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2010 FINAL SEASON DRIVER STANDINGS
AFTER GREAT BRITAIN, NOVEMBER 14, 2010
ROUND 13 of 13
POS DRIVER NAT POINTS 1 Sebastian Loeb France 276 2 Jari-Matti Latvala Finland 171 3 Petter Solberg Norway 169 4 Sebastien Ogier France 167 5 Dani Sordo Spain 150 6 Mikko Hirvonen Finland 126 7 Matthew Wilson Great Britain 74 8 Henning Solberg Norway 45 9 Federico Villagra Argentinia 36 10 Kimi Raikkonen Finland 25 11 Mads Ostberg Norway 18 12 Khalid Al-Qassimi UAE 12 13 P-G Andersson Sweden 8 14 Xavi Pons Spain 6 15 Jari Ketomaa Finland 6 16 Frigyes Turan Hungary 4 17 Juha Kankkunen Finland 4 18 Marin Prokop Czech Republic 3 19 Dennis Kuipers Netherlands 2 20 Juho Hanninen Finland 2 21 Mark van Eldik Netherlands 2 22 Patrick Sandell Sweden 2 23 Ken Block USA 2 24 Armindo Araujo Portugal 1 25 Aaron Burkart Germany 1 26 Andreas Mikkelsen Norway 1 |
FINAL 2010 MANUFACTURES STANDINGS
AFTER GREAT BRITAIN, NOVEMBER 14, 2010
ROUND 13 of 13
1 CITROEN TOTAL WORLD RALLY TEAM 456 2 BP FORD ABU DHABI WORLD RALLY TEAM 337 3 CITROEN JUNIOR RALLY TEAM 217 4 STOBART VK M-SPORT FORD RALLY TEAM 176 5 MUNCHI'S FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM 58 |
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WALES RALLY GB
CARDIFF, WALES
NOV 11 - 14, 2010
New for 2010 is a longer rally. This year's Rally of Great Britain is a four day race, with several stages taking place Thursday November 11th.
SEBASTIEN LOEB WINS 2010 WALES RALLY GB
Along with the WRC title, Frenchman Sebastien Loeb and his co-driver Daniel Elena took the race for the Citroen Total team.
Citroen privateer, Norwegian Petter Solberg finished, with BP Ford Abu Dhabi Team team driver Jari-Matti Latvala finishing third.
2010 WALES RALLY GB - RECAP
The Citroen Total World Rally Team crew of Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena maintained their advantage in Wales Rally GB today to clinch victory on the final round of the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship. The pair fought hard to stay ahead of Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson, who finished a close second in their privately-run Citroen C4 WRC. Third position was claimed by Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila in a Ford Focus RS WRC.
The FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers was clinched by Loeb on his home round in France. However, the battle for second and third positions in the series was intense. Third place in Wales was sufficient for Latvala to claim second and Petter Solberg finished third in the series. Sébastien Ogier's retirement from the event on Saturday dropped him from second to fourth in the Drivers' Championship. The Citroen Total World Rally Team also won the Manufacturers' Championship in France and the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team finished second.
The final leg of Wales Rally GB took in just 76.14 competitive kilometres over two loops of two stages, however conditions remained tricky. Loeb started the day with a slim 4.8 second lead, but in the first run through the Resolfen stage increased his advantage after Solberg backed off in the slippery conditions. By the mid-day service, the Frenchman had pulled out a 14.3 second lead and this afternoon he again extended that when Solberg hit a rock and damaged a wheel in SS18 and then briefly went off the road in stage 19.
Jari-Matti Latvala spent the day closing in on team-mate Hirvonen. The Finn had a problem when the steering column came loose in the opening stage of the day, but went on to overhaul Hirvonen in stage 19 to clinch second in the FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers. Dani Sordo finished fifth, 18.9 seconds adrift of Hirvonen. All other positions within the top 10 remained unchanged throughout the day.
WALES RALLY GB RESULTS - NOVEMBER 14, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 1 S. LOEB 3:14:54.0 2 11 P. SOLBERG 3:15:13.1 19.1 3 4 J. LATVALA 3:16:29.3 1:35.3 4 3 M. HIRVONEN 3:16:47.3 1:53.3 5 7 D. SORDO 3:17:06.2 2:12.2 6 6 H. SOLBERG 3:21:20.5 6:26.5 7 5 M. WILSON 3:23:31.8 8:37.8 8 8 K. RAIKKONEN 3:25:21.9 10:27.9 9 14 M. OSTBERG 3:27:07.7 12:13.7 10 21 A. MIKKELSEN 3:28:55.2 14:01.2 11 12 K. AL QASSIMI 3:31:02.8 16:08.8 12 22 C. BREEN 3:34:57.9 20:03.9 13 28 X. PONS 3:35:10.7 20:16.7 14 24 P. SANDELL 3:35:15.9 20:21.9 15 23 M. KOSCIUSZKO 3:37:14.1 22:20.1 16 61 D. KUIPERS 3:38:08.8 23:14.8 17 40 O. TANAK 3:38:31.0 23:37.0 18 31 A. ARAUJO 3:41:26.8 26:52.8 19 38 H. PADDON 3:42:58.9 28:04.9 20 50 J. PRITCHARD 3:45:35.4 30:41.4 21 43 KEN BLOCK 3:46:39.8 31:45.8 22 48 P. FLODIN 3:46:51.9 31:57.9 23 69 T. ERDI JUN 3:50:44.4 35:50.4 24 63 R. KUIPERS 3:51:32.5 36:38.5 25 49 D. WESTON JNR 3:53:18.4 38:24.4 26 54 M. JOURDAIN 3:54:29.1 39:35.1 27 65 E. BOLAND 3:55:12.5 40:18.5 28 39 A. RASCHI 3:55:51.4 40:57.4 29 70 G. DETTORI 3:56:38.8 41:44.8 30 32 T. ARAI 3:57:45.1 44:01.1 31 64 H. GASSNER JUNIOR 3:59:42.7 44:48.7 32 46 A. GRONDAL 4:23:43.0 1:08:49.0 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 2 S. OGIER (FRA)/ Citroen C4 WRC A8 8 OFF ROAD 15 L. DONG (CHN)/ Ford Focus RS WRC 08 A8 18A 25 E. BRYNILDSEN (NOR)/ Skoda Fabia S2000 N4 9 26 B. SOUSA (PRT)/ Ford Fiesta S2000 N4 2 MECHANICAL 29 J. KETOMAA (FIN)/ Ford Fiesta S2000 N4 17 33 G. LINARI (ITA)/ Subaru Impreza N4 17 34 M. SEMERAD (CZE)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution N4 18 45 R. WANG (CHN)/ Subaru Impreza STi N4 1B MECHANICAL 47 S. LANCASTER (GBR)/ Subaru Impreza N4 1 PERSONAL 62 M. THERMAN (FIN)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution N4 8 66 P. STEPHENSON (GBR)/ Ford Focus WRC A8 16D 68 T. CAVE (GBR)/ Proton Satria Neo S2000 N4 10 71 T. ZHUO YONG (CHN)/ Mitsubishi Lancer N4 16D 72 N. KONDRAKHIN (RUS)/ Mitsubishi Lancer N4 18C 79 T. CLARK (GBR)/ Suzuki Swift Sport N2 16D |
RACC RALLY DE ESPANA
COSTA DAURADA, SPAIN
OCT 22 - 24, 2010
The Spanish Rally consists ofwide, sweeping asphalt roads providing the fastest sealed surface stages of the season.
SEBASTIEN LOEB WINS 2010 RALLY SPAIN
"It was another very good result for us in Spain and I'm very happy," said Loeb. "We had no pressure for the championship on this event, so we were just able to drive as we wanted. We pushed hard on the gravel on Friday and from then it was a little bit easier to control the advantage."
RACC RALLY DE ESPANA RESULTS - OCTOBER 24, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 1 S. LOEB 3:32:59.7 2 11 P. SOLBERG 3:33:35.0 35.3 3 2 D. SORDO 3:33:40.8 41.1 4 4 J. LATVALA 3:34:19.2 1:19.5 5 3 M. HIRVONEN 3:39:32.6 6:32.9 6 5 M. WILSON 3:41:17.3 8:17.6 7 12 K. AL QASSIMI 3:46:05.4 13:05.7 8 17 H. SOLBERG 3:46:10.9 13:11.2 9 43 K. BLOCK 3:49:00.9 16:01.2 10 7 S. OGIER 3:50:23.8 17:24.1 11 18 D. KUIPERS 3:51:31.5 18:31.8 12 31 Y. LEMES 3:55:58.0 22:58.3 13 62 H. GASSNER JR 4:00:10.7 27:11.0 14 26 T. SLAVOV 4:01:42.5 28:42.8 15 9 F. VILLAGRA 4:04:42.2 31:42.5 16 73 C. RIEDEMANN 4:06:37.8 33:38.1 17 66 A. LLOVERA 4:06:45.6 33:45.9 18 23 H. WEIJS 4:06:48.5 33:48.8 19 63 A. ORRIOLS 4:07:02.7 34:03.0 20 75 B. AL JABRI 4:10:27.8 37:28.1 21 78 E. KELETI 4:11:18.0 38:18.3 22 79 M. SETTEMBRINI 4:14:16.7 41:17.0 23 80 E. SANS 4:18:37.3 45:37.6 24 84 L. VIALLE 4:19:22.0 46:22.3 25 71 J. DIEGO 4:23:40.4 50:40.7 26 21 A. BURKART 4:24:43.1 51:43.4 27 28 H. HUNT 4:24:52.4 51:52.7 28 30 M. KANGUR 4:26:03.1 53:03.4 29 74 M. AL SHAMSI 4:27:54.0 54:54.3 30 69 D. WESTON JR 4:28:42.2 55:42.5 31 72 J. FONT 4:37:48.8 1:04:49.1 32 83 J. LODEIRO 4:53:25.7 1:20:26.0 33 86 P. SEMERARO 4:56:10.9 1:23:11.2 34 81 A. MARQUINA 4:59:34.4 1:26:34.7 35 87 J. LLOPART 5:19:02.8 1:46:03.1 36 82 D. URQUIJO 5:31:30.4 1:58:30.7 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 15 F. TURAN (HUN)/ FORD Focus RS WRC 08 A8 13 OUT OF ROAD 27 A. BROCCOLI (SMR)/ RENAULT Clio R3 A7 1 32 M. ARZENO (FRA)/ FORD Fiesta R2 A6 1 49 C. DOMINGO (ESP)/ PEUGEOT 206 S1600 A6 3 61 J. VINYES (AND)/ SUZUKI Swift S1600 A6 15 64 J. ZURITA (ESP)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X N4 14 65 E. FORES (ESP)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo IX N4 15 67 V. SENRA (ESP)/ FORD Fiesta R2 A6 9B 68 J. SUAREZ (ESP)/ FORD Fiesta R2 A6 13 77 F. PARLI (CHE)/ RENAULT Clio R3 A7 6D 85 L. PAPA (ITA)/ RENAULT Clio 2.0 16v N3 12D |
RALLYE DE FRANCE
ALSACE, FRANCE
SEPT 30 - OCT 3, 2010
This year the rally moves from its long term home on the island of Corsica to a new base in the Alsace region, near the German border.
SEBASTIEN LOEB WINS RALLYE DE FRANCE
Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena today won the inaugural Rallye de France - Alsace and in so doing have clinched a record-breaking seventh consecutive FIA World Rally Championship title. Team-mates Dani Sordo and Diego Vallejo claimed second, securing the FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers for Citroen. The final podium position was taken by Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson.
In the FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers, Loeb's 60th world rally victory secured the title with two rounds in Spain and Great Britain remaining. Sebastien Ogier remains second ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala and Petter Solberg respectively. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Citroen's one-two finish has secured their third consecutive world title.
Today's final day of Rallye de France took in two loops of two stages, with the final stage taking place in Loeb's home town, Haguenau. Positions throughout the top 10 leaderboard remained unchanged during the day, although Jari-Matti Latvala continued to push Solberg for the final podium position, gaining time when the Norwegian went off in SS18 and lost 11 seconds. Dani Sordo had a scare this morning when he had to change a water hose at the end of the first running of the Haguenau stage, but the Spaniard had no further problems.
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RALLY FRANCE RESULTS - OCTOBER 10, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 1 S. LOEB 3:05:49.3 2 2 D. SORDO 3:06:25.0 35.7 3 11 P. SOLBERG 3:07:06.1 1:16.8 4 4 J. LATVALA 3:07:18.6 1:29.3 5 3 M. HIRVONEN 3:09:33.1 3:43.8 6 7 S. OGIER 3:17:45.2 11:55.9 7 9 F. VILLAGRA 3:20:04.7 14:15.4 8 5 M. WILSON 3:20:16.2 14:26.9 9 16 H. SOLBERG 3:22:38.2 16:48.9 10 24 P. SANDELL 3:23:01.6 17:12.3 11 29 J. KETOMAA 3:24:57.6 19:08.3 12 43 K. BLOCK 3:23:54.5 19:45.2 13 14 K. AL QASSIMI 3:25:35.5 19:46.2 14 23 M. KOSCIUSZKO 3:26:08.6 20:19.3 15 28 X. PONS 3:26:09.6 20:20.3 16 31 A. ARAUJO 3:28:48.1 22:58.8 17 17 D. KUIPERS 3:28:56.9 23:07.6 18 79 A. MIKKELSEN 3:29:59.1 24:09.8 19 40 O. TANAK 3:31:14.7 25:25.4 20 25 E. BRYNILDSEN 3:32:37.7 26:48.4 21 21 M. PROKOP 3:33:03.7 27:14.4 22 149 J. ANCIAN 3:34:09.2 28:19.9 23 32 T. ARAI 3:34:19.3 28:30.0 24 123 H. WEIJS JR. 3:35:13.3 29:24.0 25 78 T. BARAL 3:36:33.9 30:44.6 26 39 A. RASCHI 3:36:34.8 30:45.5 27 129 T. NEUVILLE 3:36:51.2 31:01.9 28 67 F. GONON 3:35:53.3 31:14.0 29 46 A. GRONDAL 3:39:39.0 33:49.7 30 132 M. ARZENO 3:40:26.1 34:36.8 31 45 R. WANG 3:41:12.7 35:33.4 32 26 B. SOUSA 3:42:47.1 36:57.8 33 70 H. GASSNER JUN 3:46:40.2 40:50.9 34 69 J. SCHMITT 3:48:58.5 43:09.2 35 38 H. PADDON 3:49:54.1 44:04.8 36 121 A. BURKART 3:46:55.0 44:05.7 37 126 T. SLAVOV 3:45:33.3 44:34.0 38 54 M. JOURDAIN 3:51:08.2 45:18.9 39 128 H. HUNT 3:53:52.0 48:02.7 40 64 B. AL JABRI 3:56:10.7 50:21.4 41 18 M. OSTBERG 3:57:25.4 51:36.1 42 68 Y. MULLER 3:58:48.7 52:59.4 43 50 J. MAURIN 3:59:58.2 54:08.9 44 77 A. LAIVOLA 4:07:30.1 1:01:40.8 45 75 E. GUIGOU 4:07:41.3 1:01:52.0 46 65 T. COLNEY 4:02:45.1 1:01:55.8 47 30 A. LLOVERA 4:10:07.4 1:04:18.1 48 36 N. GEORGIOU 4:11:45.1 1:05:55.8 49 72 T. JONES 4:15:40.5 1:09:51.2 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 8 K. RAIKKONEN (FIN)/ CITROEN C4 WRC A8 16F 15 F. TURAN (HUN)/ PEUGEOT 307 WRC A8 8H 33 G. LINARI (ITA)/ SUBARU Impreza N4 12 37 P. HORSEY (KEN)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X N4 8H 41 F. FRISIERO (ITA)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo 9 N4 16F 47 N. BARROSO PEREIRA (PRT)/ SUBARU Impreza N4 8H 48 D. WESTON JNR (IVB)/ SUBARU Impreza N4 18 49 J. VIGION (FRA)/ PEUGEOT 207 S2000 N4 8H 61 C. RIEDEMANN (GER)/ FORD Fiesta R2 A6 20 62 M. AL SHAMSI (UAE)/ FORD Fiesta R2 A6 10 63 K. AL SHAIKH (UAE)/ FORD Fiesta R2 A6 0 71 J. BESSON (FRA)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo 9 N4 16C EXCLUDED 73 G. BONNEFIS (FRA)/ CITROEN C2 R2 Max A6 9 74 J. ROMAN (SWE)/ SUBARU Impreza STI N4 8H 76 P. ALDEGHI (ITA)/ RENAULT Clio R3 A7 8C 122 K. ABBRING (NLD)/ RENAULT Clio R3 A7 8H 127 A. BROCCOLI (SMR)/ RENAULT Clio R3 A7 8H 131 Y. LEMES MACIAS (ESP)/ RENAULT Clio S1600 A6 4 |
RALLY JAPAN
SAPPORO, JAPAN
SEPTEMBER 10 - 12, 2010
Rally Headquarters and the Super Special are at the Sapporo Dome, with the Service Park being at a location three kilometres away.
SEBASTIEN OGIER WINS RALLY JAPAN
Here is the post race media interview with Sebastien Ogier:
Question:
Sebastien, congratulations on your second win of the 2010 season and on your first time competing in Japan! How do you feel?
Sebastien Ogier:
Very good. It's a perfect weekend for me. To take my second victory and first with the official team, it's a good feeling. It was difficult, especially today. When you have a fight against Petter, it's never easy.
Question:
How many risks did you take in that fight with Petter?
Sebastien Ogier:
This morning we had to take big risks. It's stupid to go out and not score any points for the Championship, but as I said, when you want to beat Petter and Mikko - although he had a problem - you have to push very hard. I did it on the first one and then we took a little bit more seconds and then it was a little bit more comfortable.
Question:
Given that this was your first time here, were you surprised at your speed?
Sebastien Ogier:
Maybe I am, but I am happy to be surprised. When I came I said it was not the kind of roads I prefer and I expected the difficult weekend. But we learn quite quickly and we started the rally with the safety. On the second day we look at the split times and today, now we had a good road position so we push very hard. At the end it's a very good weekend.
Question:
Two wins this season, second in the Championship, it's been an incredible season for you hasn't it?
Sebastien Ogier:
Until now it's almost perfect, almost better than I expected at the start of the season. It's good to have progression, but we have to work on all surfaces, tarmac maybe. I hope we can be closer to Seb [Loeb] on tarmac, he's grand on tarmac. This is especially important on a new rally [France].
RALLY JAPAN RESULTS - SEPTEMBER 12, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 2 S. OGIER 3:10:26.4 2 11 P. SOLBERG 3:10:42.1 15.7 3 4 J. LATVALA 3:10:52.4 26.0 4 7 D. SORDO 3:11:01.6 35.2 5 1 S. LOEB 3:11:19.7 53.3 6 3 M. HIRVONEN 3:11:39.9 1:13.5 7 6 H. SOLBERG 3:13:29.5 3:03.1 8 9 F. VILLAGRA 3:20:44.3 10:17.9 9 29 J. KETOMAA 3:25:13.5 14:47.1 10 22 M. PROKOP 3:25:47.2 15:20.8 11 48 P. FLODIN 3:31:08.3 20:41.9 12 38 H. PADDON 3:33:54.1 23:27.7 13 62 H. OSHIMA 3:39:46.5 29:20.1 14 61 E. IWASHITA 3:42:19.1 31:52.7 15 73 G. NAGAYOSHI 3:45:09.9 34:43.5 16 33 G. LINARI 3:46:15.1 35:48.7 17 46 K. KAMATA 3:48:18.6 37:52.2 18 64 A. MASUMURA 3:50:25.4 39:59.0 19 83 T. NIIHORI 3:52:04.0 41:37.6 20 45 R. WANG 3:53:07.8 42:41.4 21 69 F. TAKAHASHI 3:53:35.9 43:09.5 22 65 Y. ONISHI 3:54:06.9 43:40.5 23 5 M. WILSON 3:54:26.1 43:59.7 24 75 F. NUTAHARA 3:55:31.1 45:04.7 25 78 H. NAMBA 3:55:44.4 45:18.0 26 82 T. NONAKA 3:58:35.6 48:09.2 27 74 E. NAKAMURA 4:01:21.4 50:55.0 28 92 T. NASU 4:01:27.2 51:00.8 29 68 T. OHASHI 4:03:15.6 52:49.2 30 80 Y. YAMADA 4:04:02.2 53:35.8 31 79 T. SAITO 4:09:05.8 58:39.4 32 81 M. HIRAGI 4:10:55.3 1:00:28.9 33 91 K. NOGARIYA 4:11:07.7 1:00:41.3 34 67 S. ISHIKAWA 4:12:19.7 1:01:53.3 35 89 M. ITO 4:14:33.2 1:04:06.8 36 72 Y. MITANI 4:18:43.4 1:08:17.0 37 66 T. ISHIGURO 4:21:14.5 1:10:48.1 38 88 Y. HARA 4:23:24.6 1:12:58.2 39 103 D. MOCHIZUKI 4:24:09.1 1:13:42.7 40 97 K. KOIDE 4:25:44.1 1:15:17.7 41 94 S. WASHIO 4:26:52.6 1:16:26.2 42 100 T. KAWAMURA 4:29:09.6 1:18:43.2 43 96 Y. HAGIWARA 4:30:24.0 1:19:57.6 44 95 N. MIYANO 4:32:13.0 1:21:46.6 45 85 K. BABA 4:34:35.2 1:24:08.8 46 43 R. MUHONEN 4:39:53.3 1:29:26.9 47 98 K. KONDO 4:45:05.1 1:34:38.7 48 99 T. AOYAMA 4:58:37.0 1:48:10.6 49 102 N. SATO 5:03:22.7 1:52:56.3 50 90 T. HASEGAWA 5:08:09.4 1:57:43.0 51 93 M. SUGIYAMA 5:26:50.1 2:16:23.7 52 106 M. TOMIZUMI 5:38:47.3 2:28:20.9 53 105 S. AIKAWA 5:48:04.8 2:37:38.4 54 104 U. ARAI 6:21:05.6 3:10:39.2 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 8 K. RAIKKONEN (FIN)/ CITROEN C4 WRC A8 19 OFF ROAD 14 K. AL QASSIMI (UAE)/ FORD FOCUS RS WRC 08 A8 3 OFF ROAD 26 B. SOUSA (P)/ FORD FIESTA S2000 N4 23 MECHANICAL 32 T. ARAI (J)/ SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI Spec C N4 4 OFF ROAD 44 P. NOBRE (BR)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X N4 23 ENGINE 47 S. MUTA (J)/ SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI N4 21 OFF ROAD 54 M. JOURDAIN (MEX)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO IX N4 23 MECHANICAL 62 H. OSHIMA (J)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO IX N4 26C EXCLUDED 63 Y. WATANABE (J)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO IX N4 26 MECHANICAL 70 S. ITO (J)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO IX N4 22 OFF ROAD 71 M. AOKI (J)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO IX N4 3 ENGINE 76 Y. SUMIYAMA (J)/ SUZUKI SWIFT SPORT N2 20 OFF ROAD 77 O. FUKUNAGA (J)/ SUZUKI SWIFT SPORT N2 11 ENGINE 84 B. SEARCY (AUS)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO VII N4 23A MECHANICAL 86 T. IKEDA (J)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO IX N4 20 OFF ROAD 87 K. TSUTSUI (J)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO VIII N4 12 OFF ROAD 101 H. MIKI (J)/ DAIHATSU SIRION/STORIA N1 18D GEAR BOX |
ADAC RALLY DEUTSCHLAND
TRIER, GERMANY
AUGUST 20 - 22, 2010
This is an all asphalt event and has one of the widest variety of paved surfaces on the calendar. It's a tricky rally that demands the very best from the drivers.
SEBASTIEN LOEB WINS RALLY DEUTSCHLAND
Sebastien Loeb stated after the win, "It really was a perfect weekend. I had a big battle with Dani at the start. He was pushing hard. I was not able to make a big difference, until the Panzerplatte. After that stage I felt more comfortable."
THE RALLY DEUTSCHLAND RESULTS - AUGUST 22, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 1 S. LOEB 3:59:38.3 2 2 D. SORDO 4:00:29.6 51.3 3 7 S. OGIER 4:01:51.6 2:13.3 4 4 J. LATVALA 4:02:12.2 2:33.9 5 11 P. SOLBERG 4:06:26.0 6:47.7 6 5 M. WILSON 4:08:25.0 8:46.7 7 8 K. RAIKKONEN 4:08:28.8 8:50.5 8 14 K. AL QASSIMI 4:17:14.8 17:36.5 9 15 M. VAN ELDIK 4:17:31.3 17:53.0 10 24 P. SANDELL 4:17:37.1 17:58.8 11 21 M. PROKOP 4:17:41.8 18:03.5 12 16 B. TEN BRINKE 4:18:38.9 19:00.6 13 53 P. ANDERSSON 4:20:49.7 21:11.4 14 25 E. BRYNILDSEN 4:20:52.3 21:14.0 15 28 X. PONS 4:23:37.2 23:58.9 16 18 M. OSTBERG 4:24:18.3 24:40.0 17 61 F. WITTMANN 4:25:01.6 25:23.3 18 31 A. ARAUJO 4:26:08.4 26:30.1 19 38 H. PADDON 4:26:32.8 26:54.5 20 48 P. FLODIN 4:28:53.5 29:15.2 21 63 B. DE JONG 4:29:56.2 30:17.9 22 123 H. WEIJS JR. 4:30:13.4 30:35.1 23 49 H. GASSNER JUN. 4:30:43.6 31:05.3 24 19 D. KUIPERS 4:33:07.6 33:29.2 25 65 R. KUIPERS 4:34:40.2 35:01.9 26 121 A. BURKART 4:35:32.6 35:54.2 27 64 G. HUZINK 4:38:39.3 39:01.0 28 23 M. KOSCIUSZKO 4:40:48.8 41:10.5 29 62 E. WEVERS 4:40:55.2 41:16.9 30 130 K. KRUUDA 4:41:26.1 41:47.8 31 40 O. TANAK 4:41:42.0 42:03.7 32 26 B. SOUSA 4:42:06.1 42:27.8 33 71 T. ERDI JUN. 4:43:09.0 43:30.7 34 30 A. LLOVERA 4:47:17.9 47:39.6 35 68 E. SCHILT 4:47:31.6 47:53.3 36 32 T. ARAI 4:49:35.8 49:57.5 37 17 H. SOLBERG 4:50:42.5 51:04.2 38 149 C. RIEDEMANN 4:50:53.4 51:15.1 39 75 M. LISKA 4:56:54.4 57:16.1 40 124 E. VALDES LOPEZ 4:58:57.0 59:18.7 41 66 H. VOSSEN 4:58:58.6 59:20.3 42 84 S. SCHWINN 4:59:05.7 59:27.4 43 36 N. GEORGIOU 4:59:09.6 59:31.3 44 80 M. AL SHAMSI 5:00:02.9 1:00:24.6 45 37 P. HORSEY 5:01:10.6 1:01:32.3 46 131 Y. LEMES MACIAS 5:05:13.3 1:05:35.0 47 79 B. AL JABRI 5:08:20.0 1:08:41.7 48 72 T. KURKA 5:12:38.6 1:13:00.3 49 81 K. AL SHAIKH 5:16:48.6 1:17:10.3 50 89 W. EHLHARDT 5:17:06.0 1:17:27.7 51 86 H. VAN DE KAMP 5:21:33.6 1:21:55.3 52 87 J. WECKER 5:24:27.7 1:24:49.4 53 47 N. BARROSO PEREIRA 5:26:01.9 1:26:23.6 54 126 T. SLAVOV 5:27:34.0 1:27:55.7 55 90 J. HOHLHEIMER 5:29:36.1 1:29:57.8 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 3 M. HIRVONEN (FIN)/ FORD Focus RS WRC 09 A8 16A 6 F. DUVAL (BEL)/ FORD Focus RS WRC 08 A8 14F 39 A. RASCHI (SMR)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X N4 18 43 K. BLOCK (USA)/ FORD Focus RS WRC 08 A8 15 Technical 50 F. NIEGEL (DEU)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo IX N4 2 54 M. JOURDAIN (MEX)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X N4 10 55 R. MUHONEN (FIN)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X N4 19 67 E. VAN LOON (NLD)/ FORD Focus RS WRC 08 A8 16 69 J. VAN DEN HEUVEL (NLD)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer N4 10A 70 H. GASSNER (DEU)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo X N4 6F 73 E. MOREE (NLD)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo IX N4 14F 74 D. REXHAUSEN (DEU)/ MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo IX N4 16 76 W. IHLE (DEU)/ RENAULT Clio R3 A7 17 77 G. MOREELS (BEL)/ CITROEN C2 R2 A6 6F 78 H. HUNT (GBR)/ FORD Fiesta R2 A6 12 82 J. KOCHMAN (POL)/ CITROEN C2 R2 A6 16 83 D. FISCHER (HUN)/ HONDA Civic Type R A7 9 85 J. MULLER-WENDE (DEU)/ FORD Fiesta R2 A6 14F 88 H. SAGEL (DEU)/ SEAT Leon 2.0 TDI N4 15 91 B. CETINKAYA (TUR)/ PEUGEOT 207 S2000 N4 6D 122 K. ABBRING (NLD)/ RENAULT Clio R3 A7 1 129 T. NEUVILLE (BEL)/ CITROEN C2 S1600 A6 6F 132 M. ARZENO (FRA)/ CITROEN C2 S1600 A6 14F |
NESTE OIL RALLY FINLAND
JYVASKYLA, FINLAND
JULY 29 - 31, 2010
This rally is a fast gravel affair. The Finland rally has high speed runs along tree lined tracks full of fast, flying 'yumps' that demand absolute, balls out commitment.
JARI-MATTI LATVALA WINS RALLY FINLAND
Finnish driver Jari-Matti Latvala made history at the Neste Oil Rally Finland today, becoming the youngest driver to win the event.
This was the fourth win at World Championship level for Latvala, who is codriven by Miikka Anttila. His first win was the 2008 Rally Sweden, when he became the youngest winner of a WRC rally. His most recent victory came just 12 weeks ago at the Rally of New Zealand.
THE RALLY FINLAND RESULTS - JULY 31, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 4 J. LATVALA 2:31:29.6 2 2 S. OGIER 2:31:39.7 10.1 3 1 S. LOEB 2:31:55.6 26.0 4 11 P. SOLBERG 2:32:00.3 30.7 5 7 D. SORDO 2:33:14.6 1:45.0 6 5 M. WILSON 2:37:13.3 5:43.7 7 15 M. OSTBERG 2:37:20.4 5:50.8 8 12 J. KANKKUNEN 2:39:18.6 7:49.0 9 51 J. HANNINEN 2:40:34.6 9:05.0 10 53 P. ANDERSSON 2:41:45.3 10:15.7 11 24 P. SANDELL 2:42:04.6 10:35.0 12 62 T. GARDEMEISTER 2:42:21.8 10:52.2 13 21 M. PROKOP 2:44:41.8 13:12.2 14 17 M. THERMAN 2:45:21.0 13:51.4 15 66 M. KAKKO 2:46:10.1 14:40.5 16 23 M. KOSCIUSZKO 2:46:29.7 15:00.1 17 27 J. TUOHINO 2:46:44.3 15:14.7 18 40 O. TANAK 2:46:50.5 15:20.9 19 67 C. BREEN 2:47:16.6 15:47.0 20 50 J. KETOMAKI 2:48:18.8 16:49.2 21 38 H. PADDON 2:49:56.5 18:26.9 22 73 A. NEIKSANS 2:50:05.0 18:35.4 23 68 R. KRESTA 2:50:12.8 18:43.2 24 46 A. GRONDAL 2:51:45.8 20:16.2 25 8 K. RAIKKONEN 2:54:44.9 23:15.3 26 22 N. AL-ATTIYAH 2:57:50.1 26:20.5 27 65 J. NIKARA 3:03:13.2 31:43.6 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 3 M. HIRVONEN (FIN)/ Ford Focus RS WRC 09 A8 4 Offroad 6 H. SOLBERG (N)/ Ford Focus RS WRC 08 A8 6 Offroad 14 K. AL QASSIMI (UAE)/ Ford Focus RS WRC 08 A8 6 Offroad 18 J. AROLAINEN (FIN)/ Ford Focus RS WRC 05 A8 13 Technical 29 J. KETOMAA (FIN)/ Ford Fiesta S2000 N4 13 Technical 30 A. LLOVERA (AND)/ Fiat Grande Punto S2000 N4 15 Technical 41 A. BRUSCHETTA (I)/ Subaru Impreza WRX Sti N4 6 Offroad 44 P. NOBRE (BR)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X N4 17 Technical 47 N. BARROSO PEREIRA (PT)/ Subaru Impreza WRX N4 6 Technical 48 P. FLODIN (S)/ Subaru Impreza WRX Sti N4 14 Technical 49 J. SALO (FIN)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X N4 7 Offroad 52 M. RANTANEN (FIN)/ Skoda Fabia S2000 N4 13 Technical 61 D. KUIPERS (NL)/ Ford Fiesta S2000 N4 13 Offroad 64 J. LINDROOS (FIN)/ Subaru Impreza WRX Sti N4 16 Offroad 70 R. TAHKO (FIN)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X N4 11D Withdrawn 75 T. MAENPAA (FIN)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution N4 14 Technical 78 V. SILVASTI (FIN)/ Subaru Impreza WRX Sti N4 3 Technical 80 M. NEIKSANS (LV)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution N4 14 Technical 81 R. SHAYMIEV (RUS)/ Peugeot 207 S2000 N4 17 Technical 82 K. HAMALAINEN (FIN)/ Mitsubishi Lancer N4 13 Technical 83 J. HARA (FIN)/ Subaru Impreza WRX Sri N4 16 Technical 86 T. WEURLANDER (FIN)/ Mitsubishi Lancer VIII N4 6 Offroad 87 N. KONDRAKHIN (RUS)/ Mitsubishi Lancer IX N4 17A Technical 90 J. VIRTANEN (FIN)/ Subaru Impreza WRX Sti N4 14 Technical 92 A. LAHTINEN (FIN)/ Mitsubishi Lancer IX N4 13 Technical 96 A. VILLANUEVA (E)/ Mitsubishi Lancer IX N4 11D Withdrawn 98 M. PAJUNEN (FIN)/ Citroen C2 R2 A6 13 Technical 101 A. ALANEN (FIN)/ Ford Fiesta R2 A6 4 Technical 102 J. KOJO (FIN)/ Ford Fiesta R2 A6 12 Technical 103 C. RIEDEMANN (D)/ Ford Fiesta R2 A6 16 Technical 104 H. HUNT (GB)/ Ford Fiesta R2 A6 12 Offroad 105 I. KARISTE (FIN)/ Ford Fiesta ST N3 13 Technical 106 C. DAHLSTROM (FIN)/ Ford Fiesta ST N3 13 Technical 110 M. AL SHAMSI (UAE)/ Ford Fiesta R2 A6 17 Technical 112 S. AL AMERI (UAE)/ Ford Fiesta R2 A6 17 Technical 113 M. HONDA (CZE)/ Citroen C2 S1600 A6 14A Technical 119 O. JUNTUNEN (FIN)/ Citroen C2 R2 A6 11D Withdrawn 120 J. TAPPER (FIN)/ Seat Leon TDi A8 5C Technical |
RALLY BULGARIA
BOROVETS, BULGARIA
JULY 9 - 11, 2010
After 39 years as the country's premier rally event, Rally Bulgaria finally makes its debut in the World Rally Championship.
The first of four asphalt rallies in 2010, Bulgaria represents a leap into the unknown for the majority of WRC teams and drivers. But if the popularity of the European Championship rally is anything to go by, the combination of a challenging, compact route and the stunning mountain scenery will make it an exciting addition.
SEBASTIEN LOEB WINS RALLY BULGARIA
Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena today won the inaugural FIA World Rally Championship event in Bulgaria. The Citroen Total World Rally Team crew claimed a 29.5 second winning margin over team mates Dani Sordo/Marc Marti, with Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson taking the final podium position.
The final day of competition in the Bulgarian mountains took in two loops of two stages covering 94.52 competitive kilometres. With significant time differences between the crews, the main fight on the leaderboard was between Sordo and Solberg. However, neither was prepared to risk their podium placing and so positions within the top 10 remained unchanged throughout the day.
Former Formula One World Champion Kimi Raikkonen continued to recover from his first day accident, setting top times and ultimately finishing 11th overall in his first tarmac rally.
THE RALLY BULGARIA RESULTS - JULY 11, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 1 Sebastien LOEB 3:02:39.2 2 2 Dani SORDO 3:03:08.7 29.5 3 11 Petter SOLBERG 3:03:15.5 36.3 4 7 Sebastien OGIER 3:04:34.2 1:55.0 5 3 Mikko HIRVONEN 3:05:57.0 3:17.8 6 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA 3:07:07.7 4:28.5 7 6 Per Gunnar ANDERSSON 3:08:04.4 5:25.2 8 41 Frigyes TURAN 3:09:43.2 7:04.0 9 5 Matthew WILSON 3:12:07.8 9:28.6 10 12 Henning SOLBERG 3:15:45.2 13:06.0 11 8 Kimi RAIKKONEN 3:16:45.6 14:06.4 12 29 Thierry NEUVILLE 3:18:21.8 15:42.6 13 15 Denis KUIPERS 3:19:10.1 16:30.9 14 23 Hans WEIJS 3:19:14.3 16:35.1 15 42 Eyvind BRYNILDSEN 3:20:17.7 17:38.5 16 26 Todor SLAVOV 3:24:38.4 21:59.2 17 27 Alessandro BROCCOLI 3:25:13.6 22:34.4 18 30 Karl KRUUDA 3:25:14.6 22:35.4 19 24 Egoi E. VALDES LOPEZ 3:30:24.1 27:44.9 20 46 Dimitar ILIEV 3:31:38.2 28:59.0 21 22 Kevin ABBRING 3:31:55.8 29:16.6 22 43 Krum DONCHEV 3:32:13.0 29:33.8 23 32 Mathieu ARZENO 3:38:45.6 36:06.4 24 51 Zoltan BESSENYEY 3:39:11.1 36:31.9 25 50 Francesco PARLI 3:41:40.5 39:01.3 26 66 Spas VIDARKINSKY 3:49:04.3 46:25.1 27 61 Yordan BOZHICH 3:49:25.5 46:46.3 28 67 Georgy MARINOV 4:08:35.3 1:05:56.1 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 28 Harry HUNT (GBR)/ FORD Fiesta R2 A6 12 MECHANICAL 31 Yeray LEMES (ESP)/ RENAULT C2 S1600 A6 10C EXCLUDED 43 Krum DONCHEV (BGR)/ PEUGEOT 207 S2000 N4 14D EXCLUDED 44 Jasen POPOV (BGR)/ MITUBISHI Lancer EVO IX N4 8 MECHANICAL 45 Petar GYOSHEV (BGR)/ MITUBISHI Lancer EVO IX N4 10C EXCLUDED 47 Ignat ISAEV (BGR)/ MITUBISHI Lancer EVO VIII N4 10C EXCLUDED 48 Plamen STAYKOV (BGR)/ MITUBISHI Lancer EVO N4 2A MECHANICAL 52 Tihomir STRATIEV (BGR)/ CITROEN C2 R2 A6 10C EXCLUDED 53 Ekaterina STRATIEVA (BGR)/ CITROEN C2 R2 A6 10C EXCLUDED 56 Venelin RANGELOV (BGR)/ CITROEN C2 A6 2 OFF ROAD 58 Vladica RABRENOVIC (SRB)/ RENAULT Clio N3 10C EXCLUDED 59 Emil DENEV (BGR)/ RENAULT Clio N3 0 WITHDRAWN 60 Kostadin TOSHEV (BGR)/ RENAULT Clio N3 4A MECHANICAL 62 Stoyan APOSTOLOV (BGR)/ HONDA Civic N3 0 WITHDRAWN 63 Tural METKOV (BGR)/ PEUGEOT 206 RC N3 10C EXCLUDED 65 Svetlan RADEV (BGR)/ CITROEN Saxo N2 0 WITHDRAWN |
VODAFONE RALLY DE PORTUGAL
ALGARVE, PORTUGAL
MAY 28 - 30, 2010
Portugal is a country with a long rallying tradition. The first Portuguese round of the WRC came in 1973, and over the next 29 years it went on to become one of the most difficult and notorious rallies on earth.
OGIER BEATS LOEB TO THE WIN
"It's a fantastic feeling and I am very, very happy," said Ogier. "It has not been easy with Sebastien behind me, pushing me all the time, but we also pushed hard for all of the rally and made no mistakes."
Ogier's codriver, Julien Ingrassia, added: "It's a special feeling. I have worked so hard preparing to get to this level and to achieve this win is a big moment for me."
RALLY DE PORTUGAL RESULTS - MAY 30, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 7 Sebastien OGIER 3:51:16.1 2 1 Sebastien LOEB 3:51:24.0 7.9 3 2 Dani SORDO 3:52:33.7 1:17.6 4 3 Mikko HIRVONEN 3:52:48.1 1:32.0 5 11 Petter SOLBERG 3:52:51.8 1:35.7 6 5 Matthew WILSON 3:58:26.2 7:10.1 7 12 Mads OSTBERG 3:58:44.4 7:28.3 8 9 Federico VILLAGRA 4:01:52.2 10:36.1 9 14 Khalid AL QASSIMI 4:02:11.9 10:55.8 10 8 Kimi RAIKKONEN 4:02:50.4 11:34.3 11 29 Jari KETOMAA 4:07:36.1 16:20.0 12 28 Xavier PONS 4:11:08.3 19:52.2 13 23 Michal KOSCIUSZKO 4:13:03.5 21:47.4 14 31 Armindo ARAUJO 4:13:56.8 22:40.7 15 26 Bernardo SOUSA 4:16:57.4 25:41.3 16 53 Per Gunnar ANDERSSON 4:23:23.4 32:07.3 17 65 Laurent CARBONARO 4:23:27.3 32:11.2 18 76 Pedro PERES 4:25:18.4 34:02.3 19 60 Dennis KUIPERS 4:26:43.8 35:27.7 20 38 Hayden PADDON 4:27:33.1 36:17.0 21 122 Kevin ABBRING 4:27:34.4 36:18.3 22 77 Vitor SA 4:27:36.4 36:20.3 23 63 Frigyes TURAN 4:28:12.8 36:56.7 24 49 Vitor PASCOAL 4:28:55.4 37:39.3 25 22 Nasser AL ATTIYAH 4:30:20.3 39:04.2 26 85 Francesco FANARI 4:33:17.6 42:01.4 27 130 Karl KRUUDA 4:33:29.1 42:12.9 28 27 Janne TUOHINO 4:35:44.1 44:27.9 29 25 Eyvind BRYNILDSEN 4:36:00.0 44:43.9 30 39 Alex RASCHI 4:36:18.0 45:01.9 31 64 Rene KUIPERS 4:37:59.5 46:43.4 32 121 Aaron BURKART 4:38:53.9 47:37.8 33 36 Nicholai GEORGIOU 4:41:38.8 50:22.7 34 73 Pedro MEIRELES 4:42:36.7 51:20.6 35 37 Peter HORSEY 4:44:46.9 53:30.8 36 71 Ricardo MOURA 4:48:57.7 57:41.6 37 95 Carlos OLIVEIRA 4:49:02.5 57:46.4 38 74 Armindo NEVES 4:49:29.1 58:13.0 39 82 Joao TRAILA 4:51:27.0 1:00:10.9 40 131 Yeray LEMES 4:53:16.3 1:02:00.2 41 30 Albert LLOVERA 4:58:36.7 1:07:20.6 42 98 Flavio CASTEGNARO 5:02:17.0 1:11:00.9 43 86 Paulo FREIRE 5:03:05.3 1:11:49.2 44 78 Joao RAMOS 5:06:57.0 1:15:40.9 45 91 Majed AL SHAMSI 5:09:52.5 1:18:36.4 46 90 Bader AL JABRI 5:13:40.2 1:22:24.1 47 88 Victor HENRIKSSON 5:14:04.9 1:22:48.8 48 83 Edith WEISS 5:21:34.5 1:30:18.4 49 93 Miguel MONTEIRO 5:21:48.4 1:30:32.3 50 79 Paulo NETO 5:22:50.4 1:31:34.3 51 124 Egoi VALDES LOPEZ 5:25:40.2 1:34:24.1 52 128 Harry HUNT 5:36:13.5 1:44:57.4 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA (FIN)/Ford Focus RS WRC 09 A8 9 Out Of Road 6 Henning SOLBERG (NOR)/ Ford Focus RS WRC 08 A8 15 Engine 15 Jean-Marie CUOQ (FRA)/ Peugeot 307 WRC A8 13C 40 Ott TANAK (EST)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N4 15 Out of Road 43 Ken BLOCK (USA)/ Ford Focus RS WRC 08 A8 7D 62 Juho HANNINEN (FIN)/ Skoda Fabia S2000 N4 15 Suspension 66 Spyros PAVLIDES (CYP)/ Peugeot 307 WRC A8 4 70 Julien MAURIN (FRA)/ Ford Fiesta S2000 N4 9 72 Hermann GASSNER JR. (DEU)/ Mitsubishi Lancer N4 13D 75 Nuno Barroso PEREIRA (PRT)/ Subaru Impreza N4 17 Out of Road 80 Alexander VILLANUEVA (ESP)/Mitsubishi Lancer N4 11 81 Rui LOUSADO (PRT)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4 9 84 Jose Pedro MIRANDA (PRT)/ Mitsubishi Lancer N4 4C 87 Eduardo VEIGA (PRT)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo N4 15 Out of Road 89 Christian RIEDEMANN (DEU)/ Ford Fiesta R2 A6 16 Breaks 92 Sultan AL AMERI (UAE)/ Ford Fiesta R2 A6 7D 94 Francesco PARLI (CH)/ Renault Clio R3 A7 15 96 Joao SILVA (PRT)/ Renault Clio R3 A7 16 123 Hans WEIJS (NLD)/ Citroen C2 S1600 A6 5 127 Alessandro BROCCOLI (SMR)/ Renault Clio R3 A7 17 Engine 129 Thierry NEUVILLE (BEL)/ Citroen C2 S1600 A6 7D 132 Mathieu ARZENO (FRA)/ Citroen C2 R2 Max A6 15B |
RALLY NEW ZEALAND
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
MAY 7 - 9, 2010
Rally New Zealand is the oldest WRC event in the Southern Hemisphere and is renowned for its fast flowing gravel roads and the beautiful landscape of the country's North Island.
JARI-MATTI LATVALA WINS RALLY NEW ZEALAND
"It's been a very interesting weekend. For me it's been, I would say, a little bit of a strange rally, because I have not won a single stage in this rally but in the end I'm the winner. So it seems that the consistency matters. So I was a little bit lucky that these guys beside me made mistakes. But anyway you need to finish the last stage and our time comes, so in a way a great weekend." said Jari-Matti Latvala at the post race press conference.
He added, "When I started this morning I though okay the main thing is to keep the third place. But things obviously changed and going in to the last stage I just thought that if I drive fast it's good, as I have been driving so far - if I don't start doing a massive push, because I know what happens then when Mr Latvala starts to push too hard! It's happened so many times, but it worked this time and I am very happy about it."
RALLY NEW ZEALAND RESULTS - MAY 10, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA 4:04:09.8 2 7 Sebastien OGIER 4:04:12.2 2.4 3 1 Sebastien LOEB 4:04:25.0 15.2 4 3 Mikko HIRVONEN 4:04:31.1 21.3 5 2 Dani SORDO 4:04:35.6 25.8 6 5 Matthew WILSON 4:07:35.8 3:26.0 7 6 Henning SOLBERG 4:10:25.1 6:15.3 8 29 Jari KETOMAA 4:14:29.1 10:19.3 9 9 Federico VILLAGRA 4:14:59.6 10:49.8 10 28 Xavier PONS 4:15:23.2 11:13.4 11 21 Martin PROKOP 4:15:43.1 11:33.3 12 24 Patrik SANDELL 4:16:08.5 11:58.7 13 22 Nasser AL-ATTIYAH 4:16:43.9 12:34.1 14 38 Hayden PADDON 4:19:28.8 15:19.0 15 62 Chris WEST 4:22:05.7 17:55.9 16 64 Dean SUMNER 4:22:27.7 18:17.9 17 50 Emma GILMOUR 4:22:44.2 18:34.4 18 66 Glenn INKSTER 4:25:55.3 21:45.5 19 70 Sloan COX 4:28:07.1 23:57.3 20 34 Kingsley THOMPSON 4:28:38.8 24:29.0 21 65 Glenn SMITH 4:29:49.1 25:39.3 22 80 Stephen BARKER 4:34:04.3 29:54.5 23 69 Matt JANSEN 4:35:37.1 31:27.3 24 75 Jean-Louis LEYRAUD 4:35:43.2 31:33.3 25 71 Josh MARSTON 4:36:40.5 32:30.7 26 32 Toshi ARAI 4:37:39.3 33:29.5 27 33 Gianluca LINARI 4:38:54.1 34:44.3 28 77 Dominick UNTERBERGER 4:49:40.3 45:30.5 29 68 Patrick MALLEY 4:51:39.9 47:30.1 30 81 Ben HUNT 4:52:09.4 47:59.6 31 84 Tony BURROWES 4:54:07.8 49:58.0 32 85 Dermott MALLEY 5:01:37.8 57:28.0 33 78 Brian GREEN 5:04:27.5 1:00:17.7 34 86 Trevor TAYLOR 5:06:39.7 1:02:29.9 35 44 Paulo NOBRE 5:07:02.3 1:02:52.5 36 72 Ben JAGGER 5:08:00.3 1:03:50.5 37 87 Phil CAMPBELL 5:15:18.8 1:11:09.0 38 79 Lee STRINGER 5:20:09.0 1:15:59.2 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 11 Petter SOLBERG (NOR)/ Citroen C4 WRC A8 21 WITHDRAWN 27 Janne TUOHINO (FIN)/ Ford Fiesta S2000 N4 21 WITHDRAWN 30 Albert LLOVERA (AND)/ Fiat Abarth N4 12 WITHDRAWN 36 Nicholai GEORGIOU (GBR)/Mitsubishi Lancer N4 9E WITHDRAWN 40 Richard MASON (NZL)/ Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4 9E WITHDRAWN 42 Miguel Angel BALDONI (ARG)/ Mitsubishi Lancer N4 12 WITHDRAWN 45 Rui WANG (CHN)/ Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4 19 WITHDRAWN 46 Chaodong LIU (CHN)/ Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX N4 21 WITHDRAWN 54 Michel JOURDAIN (MEX)/ Mitsubishi Lancer EVO N4 12 WITHDRAWN 61 Mark TAPPER (NZL)/ Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII A8 15 WITHDRAWN 63 Stewart TAYLOR (NZL)/ Mitsubishi Lancer EVO N4 19 WITHDRAWN 67 Kieran HALL (NZL)/ Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4 17E WITHDRAWN 73 Dave STRONG (NZL)/ Ford Fiesta S2000 N4 19C WITHDRAWN 74 Brent TAYLOR (NZL)/ Mitsubishi Lancer EVO N4 19 WITHDRAWN 76 Piran PIGNEGUY (NZL)/ Mitsubishi Lancer EVO N4 0 WITHDRAWN 83 Alain DALSTEIN (FRA)/ Mitsubishi Lancer EVO N4 17E WITHDRAWN |
RALLY OF TURKEY
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
APRIL 16 - 18, 2010
This year the Rally has shifted location to the other side of Turkey, to Istanbul - the world's fifth largest city and the only one to straddle two continents (Europe and Asia).
Due to the new location, this year's Rally of Turkey is a big step into the unknown for the WRC drivers and teams, who will tackle a brand new set of stages to the north and east of the Asian side of Istanbul.
SEBASTIEN LOEB WINS RALLY OF TURKEY
Sebastien Loeb won Rally of Turkey by nearly a minute to extend his lead of the World Rally Championship to 40 points over privateer Citroen driver Petter Solberg, who finished second.
Citroen now has a 15 point lead over Ford in the manufacturers' rankings. "It was good to be able to fight from the front and not have to think about the tactics," said Loeb. "It was not easy because I really had to push from the start."
Solberg claimed his third consecutive podium to move up to the championship runner up spot, making good on his promise to be a genuine title contender in 2010.
RALLY OF TURKEY RESULTS - APRIL 18, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 1 Sebastien LOEB 3:01:38.7 2 11 Petter SOLBERG 3:02:33.2 54.5 3 3 Mikko HIRVONEN 3:03:22.1 1:43.4 4 7 Sebastien OGIER 3:05:24.7 3:46.0 5 8 Kimi RAIKKONEN 3:08:23.0 6:44.3 6 9 Federico VILLAGRA 3:09:35.4 7:56.7 7 5 Matthew WILSON 3:10:08.5 8:29.8 8 4 Jari Matti LATVALA 3:21:22.9 19:44.2 9 56 Dennis KUIPERS 3:25:00.9 23:22.2 10 21 Aaron BURKART 3:28:43.4 27:04.7 11 27 Alessandro BROCCOLI 3:32:37.1 30:58.4 12 58 Burcu CETINKAYA 3:34:01.7 32:23.0 13 57 Burak CUKUROVA 3:34:12.5 32:33.8 14 60 Serhat OZTEMIR 3:34:58.7 33:20.0 15 22 Kevin ABBRING 3:38:27.1 36:48.4 16 26 Todor SLAVOV 3:43:38.3 41:59.6 17 65 Siim PLANGI 3:44:58.8 43:20.1 18 28 Harry HUNT 3:47:24.3 45:45.6 19 67 Emre YURDAKUL 3:49:07.6 47:28.9 20 69 Murat BOSTANCI 3:49:14.4 47:35.7 21 72 Adil KUCUKSARI 3:49:36.5 47:57.8 22 68 Craig BREEN 3:53:07.6 51:28.9 23 70 Orhan AVCIOGLU 3:54:03.9 52:25.2 24 43 Ken BLOCK 3:57:27.2 55:48.5 25 6 Henning SOLBERG 3:57:42.3 56:03.6 26 38 Hayden PADDON 4:06:27.1 1:04:48.4 27 39 Alex RASCHI 4:07:23.4 1:05:44.7 28 55 Yagiz AVCI 4:07:29.3 1:05:50.6 29 36 Nicholai GEORGIOU 4:17:00.6 1:15:21.9 30 73 Daniel FISCHER 4:21:46.8 1:20:08.1 31 30 Karl KRUUDA 4:25:43.5 1:24:04.8 32 66 Martin KANGUR 4:33:27.0 1:31:48.3 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 2 Dani SORDO (ESP)/ CITROEN C4 WRC A8 21 29 Thierry NEUVILLE (BEL)/ CITROEN C2 SUPER 1600 A6 10 37 Peter HORSEY (KEN)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO X N4 2 Fire 40 Ott TANAK (EST)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO X N4 20 61 Giuseppe DETTORI (ITA)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO N4 9E 62 Aleksandr SALUK (UKR)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO N4 17E 63 Halim ATES (TUR)/ MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO IX N4 9E 71 Victor HENRIKSSON (SWE)/ FORD FIESTA R2 A6 22 |
JORDAN RALLY, JORDAN
APRIL 1 - 3, 2010
This is a rally of extremes. From scorching temperatures - which can top 40 degrees Celsius - to the wild landscape the sandy gravel stages snake through. The headquarters and Service Park are located next to the Dead Sea at the lowest land point on earth, 50km away from the Kingdom's capital city of Amman.
SEBASTIEN LOEB WINS JORDAN RALLY
Loeb, the defending and six-times World Champion, claiming his 56th WRC win, maintained his healthy overnight lead throughout Saturday's eight stages to finish 35.8 seconds ahead of Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala who finished second in a Ford Focus RS WRC.
Citroen privateer Petter Solberg claimed third, with 1 minute and 11 seconds behind Loeb in another Citroen C4 WRC.
JORDAN RALLY RESULTS - APRIL 3, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 1 Sebastien LOEB 3:51:35.9 2 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA 3:52:11.7 35.8 3 11 Petter SOLBERG 3:52:47.7 1:11.8 4 2 Dani SORDO 3:53:25.2 1:49.3 5 5 Matthew WILSON 4:00:00.2 8:24.3 6 7 Sebastien OGIER 4:02:02.3 10:26.4 7 9 Federico VILLAGRA 4:03:03.9 11:28.0 8 8 Kimi RAIKKONEN 4:04:06.9 12:31.0 9 6 Henning SOLBERG 4:05:44.5 14:08.6 10 28 Xavier PONS 4:10:09.8 18:33.9 11 48 Patrik FLODIN 4:10:42.9 19:07.0 12 31 Armindo ARAUJO 4:12:39.5 21:03.6 13 62 Yazeed AL RAJHI 4:14:26.2 22:50.3 14 25 Eyvind BRYNILDSEN 4:22:01.8 30:25.9 15 36 Nicholai GEORGIOU 4:29:01.3 37:25.4 16 53 Per Gunnar ANDERSSON 4:29:07.2 37:31.3 17 47 Spyros PAVLIDES 4:29:54.8 38:18.9 18 22 Nasser AL-ATTIYAH 4:31:26.0 39:50.1 19 49 Amjad FARRAH 4:33:00.4 41:24.5 20 3 Mikko HIRVONEN 4:38:09.4 46:33.5 21 45 Rui WANG 4:38:14.8 46:38.9 22 56 Karl KRUUDA 4:42:16.1 50:40.2 23 24 Patrik SANDELL 4:51:50.0 1:00:14.1 24 44 Paulo NOBRE 4:55:12.0 1:03:36.1 25 29 Jari KETOMAA 5:04:29.3 1:12:53.4 26 58 Ammar ABU NAMOUS 5:41:48.2 1:50:12.3 27 59 Nada ZAIDAN 6:12:23.1 2:20:47.2 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 23 Michal KOSCIUSZKO (POL)/ Ford Fiesta S2000 N4 16 26 Bernardo SOUSA (PRT)/ Ford Fiesta S2000 N4 13D EXCLUDED 27 Janne TUOHINO (FIN)/ Ford Fiesta S2000 N4 20 34 Martin SEMERAD (CZE)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo N4 14 43 Reijo Juhani MUHONEN (FIN)/Mitsubishi Lancer N4 14 57 Mazen TANTASH (JOR)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo N4 7D |
CORONA RALLY MEXICO, MEXICO
MARCH 5 - 7, 2010
 MIKKO HIRVONEN, MEXICO, March 6, 2010 |
With Rally Argentina sitting out the 2010 season, Mexico is the only country in the American continent to host a round of this year's championship, making it a popular destination for stateside rally fans.
SEBASTIEN LOEB WINS RALLY MEXICO
Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb sealed a crushing victory on Rally Mexico today, round two of the 2010 World Rally Championship, to leap into the lead of the FIA Drivers' standings.
RALLY MEXICO RESULTS - MARCH 7, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 1 Sebastien LOEB 3:42:41.7 2 11 Petter SOLBERG 3:43:05.9 24.2 3 7 Sebastien OGIER 3:43:07.0 25.3 4 3 Mikko HIRVONEN 3:44:29.2 1:47.5 5 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA 3:44:56.8 2:15.1 6 6 Henning SOLBERG 3:45:29.7 2:48.0 7 9 Federico VILLAGRA 3:52:55.1 10:13.4 8 28 Xavier PONS 4:01:26.1 18:44.4 9 21 Martin PROKOP 4:01:43.7 19:02.0 10 31 Armindo ARAUJO 4:04:14.2 21:32.5 11 32 Toshi ARAI 4:07:30.9 24:49.2 12 59 Nicolas FUCHS 4:08:31.6 25:49.9 13 42 Miguel Angel BALDONI 4:13:07.2 30:25.5 14 49 Benito GUERRA 4:22:03.8 39:22.1 15 2 Dani SORDO 4:22:34.1 39:52.4 16 33 Gianluca LINARI 4:25:46.9 43:05.2 17 5 Matthew WILSON 4:25:58.9 43:17.2 18 55 Ken BLOCK 4:29:32.0 46:50.3 19 58 Michel JOURDAIN 4:31:17.1 48:35.4 20 23 Michal KOSCIUSZKO 4:35:02.9 52:21.2 21 25 Eyvind BRYNILDSEN 4:35:25.9 52:44.2 22 30 Albert LLOVERA 4:37:21.7 54:39.9 23 61 Jose CORTES 4:53:13.1 1:10:31.4 24 64 Luis ORDUNA 5:58:30.3 2:15:48.6 25 62 Jose Manuel PONCE 6:26:35.3 2:43:53.6 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 8 Kimi RAIKKONEN (FIN)/ Citroen C4 WRC A8 9C 22 Nasser AL-ATTIYAH (QA)/ Skoda Fabia S2000 N4 18C 41 Giorgio BACCO (I)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4 7 50 Rodrigo SALGADO (MEX)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo N4 21 63 Ivan ZALDIVAR (MEX)/ Renault Clio RS N3 9C |
RALLY SWEDEN, SWEDEN
FEBUARY 12 - 14, 2010
The rally had a difficult time in 2008, when mild temperatures turned stages around its central Sweden base of Karlstad into a slush fest. This year, in an effort to deliver a proper winter landscape, much of the event has been shifted north. The start, finish and Super Special remain in Karlstad, while the Service Park is 85km away in the town of Hagfors - ideally placed for the gravel roads and forests of the Varmland and Dalarna regions.
NEW FOR 2010 RALLY SWEDEN
With the exception of the Karlstad Super Special, only two of the stages from 2008 remain. The rest is a mix of brand new routes and tests used in previous years when the rally went further north.
HIRVONEN WINS RALLY SWEDEN
"It's absolutely fantastic!" said Hirvonen. "And I'm really happy it's over after those last few stages; you can't imagine how nervous I was in there. It's a perfect start to my year, I've never won the first round before, but after last season I've got one more year of experience. Now I plan to carry on like this. It's a new game in Mexico and I can't wait to get started again."
RALLY SWEDEN RESULTS - FEBRUARY 14, 2010
POS NO DRIVER TIME LAG FROM FIRST 1 3 Mikko HIRVONEN 3:09:30.4 2 1 Sebastien LOEB 3:10:12.7 +42.3 3 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA 3:10:45.8 +1:15.4 4 2 Dani SORDO 3:12:12.0 +2:41.6 5 7 Sebastien OGIER 3:13:45.7 +4:15.3 6 6 Henning SOLBERG 3:14:53.8 +5:23.4 7 12 Matthew WILSON 3:17:24.3 +7:53.9 8 15 Mads OSTBERG 3:18:52.6 +9:22.2 9 11 Petter SOLBERG 3:19:47.9 +10:17.5 10 49 P-G ANDERSSON 3:21:39.3 +12:08.9 11 70 Andreas MIKKELSEN 3:22:04.6 +12:34.2 12 27 Janne TUOHINO 3:22:36.6 +13:06.2 13 14 Khalid AL QASSIMI 3:23:57.0 +14:26.6 14 21 Martin PROKOP 3:24:35.7 +15:05.3 15 24 Patrik SANDELL 3:26:19.4 +16:49.0 16 25 Eyvind BRYNILDSEN 3:26:37.3 +17:06.9 17 63 Peter jr. VAN MERKSTEIJN 3:27:10.0 +17:39.6 18 50 Patrik FLODIN 3:28:04.7 +18:34.3 19 26 Bernardo SOUSA 3:28:54.9 +19:24.5 20 46 Anders GRONDAL 3:29:17.8 +19:47.4 21 5 Marcus GRONHOLM 3:33:01.2 +23:30.8 22 76 Michal SOLOWOW 3:33:04.3 +23:33.9 23 31 Armindo ARAUJO 3:33:09.6 +23:39.2 24 62 Mattias THERMAN 3:33:34.3 +24:03.9 25 51 Per-Arne SAAV 3:39:28.7 +29:58.3 26 77 Marius AASEN 3:40:21.3 +30:50.9 27 91 Ott TANAK 3:40:35.0 +31:04.6 28 41 Fabio FRISIERO 3:44:49.8 +35:19.4 29 65 Peter VAN MERKSTEIJN 3:46:42.0 +37:11.6 30 8 Kimi RAIKKONEN 3:47:17.6 +37:47.2 31 34 Martin SEMERAD 3:49:52.5 +40:22.1 32 43 Reijo MUHONEN 3:53:00.0 +43:29.6 33 74 Hermann GASSNER JUNIOR 3:56:44.7 +47:14.3 34 87 Lasse STORM 3:58:04.7 +48:34.3 35 80 Erdi TIBOR 3:59:04.4 +49:34.0 36 81 Magnus SAMUELSSON 4:00:18.0 +50:47.6 37 82 Tony JARDINE 4:03:57.5 +54:27.1 38 64 Dennis KUIPERS 4:04:22.2 +54:51.8 39 66 Rene KUIPERS 4:06:42.3 +57:11.9 40 78 Eamonn BOLAND 4:07:04.5 +57:34.1 41 33 Gianluca LINARI 4:11:03.3 +1:01:32.9 42 84 Brian GREEN 4:16:26.9 +1:06:56.5 43 44 Paulo NOBRE 4:19:52.8 +1:10:22.4 44 90 Harry HUNT 4:28:16.6 +1:18:46.2 RETIREMENTS NO DRIVER/ CAR CLASS CONTROL REASON 52 Joakim NYMAN (S)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4 9 DRIVESHAFT 61 Jouni AROLAINEN (FIN)/ Ford Focus RS WRC 05 A8 16A 71 Jukka KETOMAKI (FIN)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo N4 6 OFF ROAD 72 Ari LAIVOLA (FIN)/ Mitsubishi Lancer IX N4 16A GEARBOX 73 Roman KRESTA (CZ)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4 12C TECHNICAL 79 Joakim ROMAN (S)/ Subaru WRX STi N4 8B ENGINE 83 Florian GONON (CH)/ Subaru Impreza N4 9 ENGINE 85 Oscar ORTFELDT (S)/ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4 16A MECHANICAL 86 Alexander VILLANUEVA (E)/ Mitsubishi Lancer N4 18 OFF ROAD 88 Ilkka PASTILA (FIN)/ Citroen Saxo VTS N2 18C MECHANICAL 89 Kari HYTONEN (FIN)/ Suzuki Swift Sport N2 12 GEARBOX 91 Ott TANAK (EE)/ Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4 21B UNKNOWN |