Rally Catalonia 2010
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12th of 13 races in the 2010 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Spain |
Date: | 22.-24. October 2010 |
Begin: | Salou |
Exams: | 16 tests over 344.88 km |
Distance: | 1301.70 km |
Covering: | mixed asphalt / gravel |
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The Rally Catalonia was the twelfth and penultimate round of the 2010 World Rally Championship . The event took place from October 22nd to 24th and the rally base was set up near Salou ( Tarragona province ). The rally was also the sixth and final round of the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC).
Race report
Sébastien Loeb , who had already won the World Championship title at the last World Championship round in France , celebrated his 61st career WRC victory in Catalonia. He won ahead of Petter Solberg and Dani Sordo (all Citroën). Ford could no longer compete for podium places. Jari-Matti Latvala crossed the finish line in fourth, over a minute behind Loeb. Mikko Hirvonen repeatedly struggled with technical problems. Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) was classified in tenth place after an accident.
In the JWRC it was exciting until the last day. Aaron Burkart ran off the road in the first special stage of the second day. After a repair, he was able to continue driving. Before the Rally Catalonia, he was seven points ahead of Hans Weijs junior . On the 13th special stage, Weijs jun. the lead after Yeray Lemes lost time. Weijs was on course for the title. At this point, Burkart was well behind in fifth place in the JWRC ranking. The tide turned on the penultimate test. Weijs stopped with a technical defect and lost over eleven minutes. He was still able to bring the car to the finish line, but he had dropped to third place, while Burkart improved to fourth. Nothing changed in the order. Aaron Burkart won the JWRC World Rally Championship title.
Classifications
Bottom line
Item | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 32: 59.7 | 25th | |
2 |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 33: 35.0 | 0: 35.3 | 18th |
3 |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 33: 40.8 | 0: 41.1 | 15th |
4th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 34: 19.2 | 1: 19.5 | 12 |
5 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 39: 32.6 | 6: 32.9 | 10 |
6th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 41: 17.3 | 8: 17.6 | 8th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 46: 05.4 | 13: 05.7 | 6th |
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3: 46: 10.9 | 13: 11.2 | 4th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 49: 00.9 | 16: 01.2 | 2 |
10 |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 50: 23.8 | 17: 24.1 | 1 |
JWRC | ||||||
1 (12) |
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Renault Clio S1600 | 3: 55: 58.0 | 25th | |
2 (14) |
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Renault Clio R3 | 4: 01: 42.5 | 5: 44.5 | 18th |
3 (18) |
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Citroën C2 S1600 | 4: 06: 48.5 | 10: 50.5 | 15th |
4 (26) |
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Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4: 24: 43.1 | 28: 45.1 | 12 |
5 (27) |
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Ford Fiesta R2 | 4: 24: 52.4 | 28: 54.4 | 10 |
6 (28) |
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Honda Civic type-r R3 | 4: 26: 03.1 | 30: 05.1 | 8th |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
WP name |
length | WP winner |
time | Ø km / h | Overall leader |
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Day 1 (Oct. 22) |
WP1 | Terra Alta 1 | 35.94 km |
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24: 17.2 | 88.79 km / h |
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WP2 | La Ribera d'Ebre 1 | 14.97 km |
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11: 18.3 | 79.45 km / h | ||
WP3 | Les Garrigues 1 | 12.07 km |
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7: 22.9 | 98.11 km / h | ||
WP4 | Terra Alta 2 | 35.94 km |
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23: 42.4 | 90.96 km / h | ||
WP5 | La Ribera d'Ebre 2 | 14.97 km |
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11: 08.3 | 80.64 km / h | ||
WP6 | Les Garrigues 2 | 12.07 km |
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7: 25.8 | 97.47 km / h | ||
Day 2 (Oct 23) |
WP7 | Santa Marina 1 | 26.51 km |
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15: 40.8 | 101.44 km / h | |
WP8 | La Mussara 1 | 20.48 km |
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11: 08.7 | 110.26 km / h | ||
WP9 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.32 km |
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10: 22.7 | 94.35 km / h | ||
WP10 | Santa Marina 2 | 26.51 km |
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15: 45.3 | 100.96 km / h | ||
WP11 | La Mussara 2 | 20.48 km |
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11: 09.7 | 110.09 km / h | ||
WP12 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.32 km |
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10: 22.5 | 94.38 km / h | ||
Day 3 (Oct. 24) |
WP13 | El Priory 1 | 42.04 km |
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23: 46.4 | 106.10 km / h | |
WP14 | La Serra d'Almos 1 | 4.11 km |
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2: 34.7 | 95.64 km / h | ||
WP15 | El Priory 2 | 42.04 km |
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23: 40.6 | 106.54 km / h | ||
WP16 | La Serra d'Almos 2 | 4.11 km |
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2: 35.2 | 95.34 km / h |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Loeb triumphs, Burkart is Junior Champion , accessed on December 22, 2014