Rally Mexico 2010
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2nd of 13 races in the 2010 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Mexico |
Date: | 3rd-7th March 2010 |
Begin: | Leon |
Exams: | 22 tests over 354.60 km |
Distance: | 884.58 km |
Covering: | gravel |
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The 7th Rally Mexico was the second round of the 2010 World Rally Championship . The rally took place from March 5th to 7th and was stationed in León , in the Guanajuato region. The event was also part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution and the 200th anniversary of Mexico's independence.
Race report
Because of the altitude, the engines had up to twenty percent less power. The 20th special stage (Sauz Seco) had to be canceled by the organizers for safety reasons. Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) won the 55th rally of his career. Loeb was more than 24 seconds ahead of Petter Solberg at the finish. Solberg made up 0.6 seconds behind Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) on the last special stage (4.42 kilometers) and was 1.1 seconds ahead of Ogier in the end. In the World Championship, Loeb was leading with 43 points ahead of Mikko Hirvonen with 37 and Jari-Matti Latvala with 25 points.
In the SWRC class , Xavier Pons won the entire rally with Martin Prokop after a tough battle . In the end, the Spaniard was 17 seconds ahead. In the overall standings, Pons and Prokop finished eighth and ninth. Michał Kościuszko was third, half an hour behind Pons and Prokop. Eyvind Brynildsen and Albert Llovera round off the ranking. In the PWRC class , Armindo Araújo won by more than three minutes over Toshi Arai . Since the winner of the Rally Sweden Patrik Flodin was not at the start, Araújo was now in the championship lead with 15 points.
Classifications
Bottom line
Item | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 42: 41.7 | 25th | |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 43: 05.9 | 0: 24.2 | 18th |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 43: 07.0 | 0: 25.3 | 15th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 44: 29.2 | 1: 47.5 | 12 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 44: 56.8 | 2: 15.1 | 10 |
6th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3: 45: 29.7 | 2: 48.0 | 8th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 52: 55.1 | 10: 13.4 | 6th |
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4: 01: 26.1 | 18: 44.4 | 4th |
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4: 01: 43.7 | 19: 02.0 | 2 |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4: 04: 14.2 | 21: 32.5 | 1 |
SWRC | ||||||
1 (8) |
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4: 01: 26.1 | 25th | |
2 (9) |
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4: 01: 43.7 | 0: 17.6 | 18th |
3 (20) |
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4: 35: 02.9 | 33: 36.8 | 15th |
4 (21) |
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Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4: 35: 25.9 | 33: 59.8 | 12 |
5 (22) |
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Fiat Punto S2000 | 4: 38: 31.7 | 37: 05.5 | 10 |
PWRC | ||||||
1 (10) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4: 04: 14.2 | 25th | |
2 (11) |
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Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4: 07: 30.9 | 3: 16.7 | 18th |
3 (13) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4: 13: 27.2 | 9: 13.0 | 15th |
4 (15) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4: 23: 23.8 | 19: 09.6 | 12 |
5 (17) |
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Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4: 26: 16.9 | 22: 02.7 | 10 |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
WP name |
length | WP winner |
time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 (March 5th) |
WP1 | Alfaro 1 | 22.96 km |
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13: 51.4 | 97.77 km / h |
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WP2 | Ortega 1 | 23.83 km |
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13: 51.4 | 103.18 km / h | ||
WP3 | El Cubilete 1 | 18.87 km |
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11: 49.9 | 95.69 km / h | ||
WP4 | Coca-Cola Street Stage 1 | 1.50 km |
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1: 16.6 | 70.50 km / h | ||
WP5 | Alfaro 2 | 22.96 km |
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13: 56.1 | 98.86 km / h | ||
WP6 | Ortega 2 | 23.83 km |
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13: 41.2 | 104.47 km / h | ||
WP7 | El Cubilete 2 | 18.87 km |
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11: 38.9 | 97.20 km / h | ||
WP8 | Super special 1 | 2.21 km |
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1: 37.5 | 81.60 km / h | ||
WP9 | Super special 2 | 2.21 km |
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1: 36.9 | 82.11 km / h | ||
Day 2 (March 6th) |
WP10 | Ibarilla 1 | 29.90 km |
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18: 18.3 | 98.01 km / h | |
WP11 | Duarte 1 | 23.27 km |
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18: 10.2 | 76.84 km / h |
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WP12 | Derramadero 1 | 23.28 km |
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14: 03.7 | 99.33 km / h | ||
WP13 | Coca-Cola Street Stage 2 | 1.50 km |
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1: 15.3 | 71.71 km / h | ||
WP14 | Ibarrilla 2 | 29.90 km |
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18: 01.6 | 99.52 km / h | ||
WP15 | Duarte 2 | 23.27 km |
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17: 44.9 | 78.67 km / h | ||
WP16 | Derramadero 2 | 23.28 km |
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13: 50.4 | 100.92 km / h | ||
WP17 | Super special 3 | 2.21 km |
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1: 39.1 | 80.28 km / h | ||
WP18 | Super special 4 | 2.21 km |
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1: 38.1 | 81.10 km / h | ||
Day 3 (March 7th) |
WP19 | Guanajuatito | 29.13 km |
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19: 47.8 | 88.29 km / h | |
WP20 | Sauz Seco | 7.05 km | called off | ||||
WP21 | Comanjilla | 17.88 km |
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10: 16.2 | 104.46 km / h | ||
WP22 | Super special 5 | 4.42 km |
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3: 12.7 | 82.57 km / h |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: 7th Rally México 2010 , accessed on December 13, 2014