411 REFERENCE · Wikipedia
2010 Rally Azores
Reference material by Wikipedia contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
2010 rally azores.png 290px Rally Azores Logo 2010 Sata Rally Azores 45º Sata Rallye Açores 7 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season 2010 Ypres Rally 2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira POR Portugal Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores July 15 17 2010 19 217.90 http://www.satarallyeacores.com/uk/docs_drivers/itinerary_days_1_and_2.pdf PDF Itinerary Days 1 and 2 2010-03-30 2010-06-02 Intercontinental Rally Challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20100702182438/http://www.satarallyeacores.com/uk/docs_drivers/itinerary_days_1_and_2.pdf 2 July 2010 dead dmy-allhttp://www.satarallyeacores.com/uk/docs_drivers/simple_itinerary_day_3.pdf PDF Itinerary Day 3 2010-03-30 2010-06-02 Intercontinental Rally Challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20100702182456/http://www.satarallyeacores.com/uk/docs_drivers/simple_itinerary_day_3.pdf 2 July 2010 dead dmy-all 799.99 Gravel POR Bruno Magalhães POR Peugeot Sport Portugal 38 22
The 2010 Sata Rally Azores, officially 45º Sata Rallye Açores, was the seventh round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The 19 stage gravel rally took place on the island of São Miguel in the Azores between 15–17 July 2010.
Introduction
The rally was based in the major city of Ponta Delgada. Day one consisted of three stages covering a total of 24.40 km mi on. Day two covered a total of 98.46 km mi on over nine stages with the remaining seven stages, covering 95.04 km mi on were completed on day three.
Results
Bruno Magalhães became the sixth different winner of an IRC rally in 2010, after taking advantage of troubles for the Škodas of championship contenders Juho Hänninen and Jan Kopecký over the closing stages of the rally. Magalhães had dominated the early running of the event, holding a 2.2-second advantage into the final day.http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1967 Magalhães holds slender lead in the Azores ircseries.com Intercontinental Rally Challenge 2010-07-16 2010-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20101011065238/http://ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1967 2010-10-11 dead Hänninen eroded the gap on the first stage on Saturday, but would have to wait until stage fifteen to take the lead, as stage fourteen was cancelled after Andreas Mikkelsen hit a stray cow.http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1975 Cows on road force stage axe ircseries.com Intercontinental Rally Challenge 2010-07-17 2010-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20101011013116/http://ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1975 2010-10-11 dead Hänninen would hold the lead until the penultimate stage, when he picked up a right-front puncture on the Graminhais test, losing nearly two minutes to his chasers, falling to fourth behind Kopecký, Magalhães and Kris Meeke. Kopecký held a lead of 6.4 seconds going into the final 21.94 km mi on Tronqueira test over Magalhães.http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1982 Puncture for Hänninen in Azores ircseries.com Intercontinental Rally Challenge 2010-07-17 2010-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20101010213836/http://ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1982 2010-10-10 dead However, Kopecký's bid for a second win of the season would come to a premature end as he slid off the road with four kilometres remaining in the stage.http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1983 Magalhães takes last-gasp win ircseries.com Intercontinental Rally Challenge 2010-07-17 2010-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20101010224716/http://ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1983 2010-10-10 dead His bad luck rewarded Magalhães with his first-ever win in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, with Meeke coming home in second to record Peugeot's first 1-2 in the series since Meeke and Nicolas Vouilloz finished in those positions at the 2009 Rally International de Curitiba. Hänninen's third-place finish extended his championship lead over Kopecký to nine points, with Magalhães moving into third position.
Overall
Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points 1. POR Bruno Magalhães POR Carlos Magalhães Peugeot 207 S2000 2:34:00.4 0.0 10 2. GBR Kris Meeke IRL Paul Nagle Peugeot 207 S2000 2:35:00.5 1:00.1 8 3. FIN Juho Hänninen FIN Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 2:35:21.1 1:20.7 6 4. NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta S2000 2:38:46.0 4:45.6 5 5. POR Ricardo Moura POR Sancho Eiró Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:39:22.4 5:22.0 4 6. POR Vítor Pascoal POR Mário Castro Peugeot 207 S2000 2:42:59.1 8:58.7 3 7. POR Pedro Vale POR Rui Medeiros Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII 2:44:55.7 10:55.3 2 8. POR Sérgio Silva POR Paulo Leal Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2:46:54.9 12:54.5 1
Special stages
DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leaderLeg 1(15 July) SS1 16:40 Lagoa/Marques 1 14.90 km POR Bruno Magalhães 10:14.4 87.30 km/h POR Bruno Magalhães SS2 17:19 Coroa da Mata 7.50 km FIN Juho Hänninen 6:30.3 69.18 km/h SS3 17:55 Grupo Marques 1 2.00 km NOR Andreas Mikkelsen 1:47.3 67.10 km/h FIN Juho HänninenLeg 2(16 July) SS4 10:03 Batalha Golfe 1 7.90 km POR Bruno Magalhães 5:48.0 81.72 km/h POR Bruno Magalhães SS5 10:38 Feteiras 1 7.47 km CZE Jan Kopecký 5:48.5 77.16 km/h SS6 11:03 Sete Cidades 1 18.30 km POR Bruno Magalhães 13:14.9 82.88 km/h SS7 12:57 Batalha Golfe 2 7.90 km FIN Juho Hänninen 5:39.1 83.87 km/h SS8 13:32 Feteiras 2 7.47 km GBR Kris Meeke 5:40.7 78.93 km/h SS9 13:57 Sete Cidades 2 18.30 km POR Bruno Magalhães 13:05.9 83.83 km/h SS10 15:57 Lagoa/Marques 2 14.90 km FIN Juho Hänninen 10:03.8 88.84 km/h SS11 16:50 Achada das Furnas 1 8.42 km CZE Jan Kopecký 6:01.2 83.92 km/h SS12 17:13 Lomba da Maia 1 7.80 km FIN Juho Hänninen 4:15.1 110.07 km/hLeg 3(17 July) SS13 10:17 Achada das Furnas 2 8.42 km FIN Juho Hänninen 5:51.6 86.21 km/h POR Bruno MagalhãesFIN Juho Hänninen SS14 10:45 Graminhais 1 20.68 km stage cancelled SS15 11:33 Tronqueira 1 21.94 km POR Bernardo Sousa 18:42.2 70.38 km/h FIN Juho Hänninen SS16 13:20 Grupo Marques 2 2.00 km FIN Juho Hänninen 1:46.6 67.54 km/h SS17 15:22 Lomba da Maia 2 7.80 km FIN Juho Hänninen 4:15.8 109.77 km/h SS18 15:53 Graminhais 2 20.68 km CZE Jan Kopecký 15:29.7 80.08 km/h CZE Jan Kopecký SS19 16:41 Tronqueira 2 21.94 km GBR Kris Meeke 18:35.5 70.81 km/h POR Bruno Magalhães
References
External links
The official website for the rally
The official website of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Azores