Rally Catalonia 2010
Racing data | |
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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 |
Podium | |
First: |
Sébastien Loeb Citroën World Rally Team |
Second: |
Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World Rally Team
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Third: |
Dani Sordo Citroën World Rally Team
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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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WRC | ||||||
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 32: 59.7 | 25th | |
2 | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 33: 35.0 | 0: 35.3 | 18th |
3 | Dani Sordo | Diego Vallejo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 33: 40.8 | 0: 41.1 | 15th |
4th | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 34: 19.2 | 1: 19.5 | 12 |
5 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 39: 32.6 | 6: 32.9 | 10 |
6th | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 41: 17.3 | 8: 17.6 | 8th |
7th | Khalid Al Qassimi | Michael Orr | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 46: 05.4 | 13: 05.7 | 6th |
8th | Henning Solberg | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3: 46: 10.9 | 13: 11.2 | 4th |
9 | Ken Block | Alex Gelsomino | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 49: 00.9 | 16: 01.2 | 2 |
10 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 50: 23.8 | 17: 24.1 | 1 |
JWRC | ||||||
1 (12) | Yeray Lemes | Rogelio Peňate | Renault Clio S1600 | 3: 55: 58.0 | 25th | |
2 (14) | Todor Slavov | Dobromir Filipov | Renault Clio R3 | 4: 01: 42.5 | 5: 44.5 | 18th |
3 (18) | Hans Weijs jr. | Bjorn Degandt | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4: 06: 48.5 | 10: 50.5 | 15th |
4 (26) | Aaron Burkart | André tile | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4: 24: 43.1 | 28: 45.1 | 12 |
5 (27) | Harry Hunt | Sebastian Marshall | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4: 24: 52.4 | 28: 54.4 | 10 |
6 (28) | Martin Kangur | Martin Järveoja | 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 | Sébastien Loeb | 24: 17.2 | 88.79 km / h | Sébastien Loeb |
WP2 | La Ribera d'Ebre 1 | 14.97 km | Petter Solberg | 11: 18.3 | 79.45 km / h | ||
WP3 | Les Garrigues 1 | 12.07 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7: 22.9 | 98.11 km / h | ||
WP4 | Terra Alta 2 | 35.94 km | Sébastien Ogier | 23: 42.4 | 90.96 km / h | ||
WP5 | La Ribera d'Ebre 2 | 14.97 km | Petter Solberg | 11: 08.3 | 80.64 km / h | ||
WP6 | Les Garrigues 2 | 12.07 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7: 25.8 | 97.47 km / h | ||
Day 2 (Oct 23) |
WP7 | Santa Marina 1 | 26.51 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15: 40.8 | 101.44 km / h | |
WP8 | La Mussara 1 | 20.48 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11: 08.7 | 110.26 km / h | ||
WP9 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.32 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10: 22.7 | 94.35 km / h | ||
WP10 | Santa Marina 2 | 26.51 km | Dani Sordo | 15: 45.3 | 100.96 km / h | ||
WP11 | La Mussara 2 | 20.48 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11: 09.7 | 110.09 km / h | ||
WP12 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.32 km | Petter Solberg | 10: 22.5 | 94.38 km / h | ||
Day 3 (Oct. 24) |
WP13 | El Priory 1 | 42.04 km | Dani Sordo | 23: 46.4 | 106.10 km / h | |
WP14 | La Serra d'Almos 1 | 4.11 km | Dani Sordo | 2: 34.7 | 95.64 km / h | ||
WP15 | El Priory 2 | 42.04 km | Dani Sordo | 23: 40.6 | 106.54 km / h | ||
WP16 | La Serra d'Almos 2 | 4.11 km | Petter Solberg | 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