2010 Rally Japan
| 2010 Rally Japan | |||
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Round 10 of the 2010 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |
 Japan | ||
| Rally base | Sapporo, Hokkaidō | ||
| Dates run | 9 – 12 September 2010 | ||
| Stages | 26[1] (301.12 km; 187.11 mi) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,205.07 km (748.80 mi) | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |
 Sébastien Ogier Citroën World Rally Team | ||
| Crews | 70 at start, 54 at finish | ||
The 2010 Rally Japan, was the 10th round of the 2010 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. The 26 stage gravel rally took place on 9 – 12 September 2010 and was based in the city of Sapporo. The rally featured eight super specials at the Sapporo Dome with the rally finishing at the Dome on the Sunday afternoon.[1]
Sébastien Ogier took the second WRC victory of his career, capitalising on a broken damper for Petter Solberg which dropped him out of the lead on the final morning of the rally.[2] Ogier also cut into team-mate Sébastien Loeb's championship lead, reducing it to 43 points before their home event in France.
Introduction
Prior to the rally, depending on results, Sébastien Loeb could have clinched his seventh consecutive world title with three events to spare.[3] With a 58-point lead over team-mate Sébastien Ogier pre-rally, Loeb had to outscore Ogier by 18 points in order to secure the championship, as well as beating Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala by 2 points, as the Finnish driver was 74 points behind Loeb. Petter Solberg and Dani Sordo were still in mathematical contention but would have to finish in the top two placings in Japan, with Loeb failing to score, to stay in contention.
Results
Event standings
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1. | Sébastien Ogier |
Julien Ingrassia |
Citroën C4 WRC | 3:10:26.4 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. |  Petter Solberg |
 Chris Patterson |
Citroën C4 WRC | 3:10:42.1 | 15.7 | 18 |
| 3. |  Jari-Matti Latvala |
Miikka Anttila |
Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:10:52.4 | 26.0 | 15 |
| 4. |  Dani Sordo |
Diego Vallejo |
Citroën C4 WRC | 3:11:01.6 | 35.2 | 12 |
| 5. | Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën C4 WRC | 3:11:19.7 | 53.3 | 10 |
| 6. | Mikko Hirvonen |
Jarmo Lehtinen |
Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:11:39.9 | 1:13.5 | 8 |
| 7. | Henning Solberg |
 Ilka Minor |
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:13:29.5 | 3:03.1 | 6 |
| 8. |  Federico Villagra |
Jorge Pérez Companc |
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:20:44.3 | 10:17.9 | 4 |
| 9. | Jari Ketomaa |
Mika Stenberg |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:13.5 | 14:47.1 | 2 |
| 10. |  Martin Prokop |
Jan Tománek |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:47.2 | 15:20.8 | 1 |
| SWRC | ||||||
| 1. (9.) | Jari Ketomaa |
Mika Stenberg |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:13.5 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (10.) | Martin Prokop |
Jan Tománek |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:47.2 | 33.7 | 18 |
| PWRC | ||||||
| 1. (11.) |  Patrik Flodin |
Göran Bergsten |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:31:08.3 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (12.) |  Hayden Paddon |
John Kennard |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3:33:54.1 | 2:45.8 | 18 |
| 3. (16.) |  Gianluca Linari |
Paolo Gregoriani |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:46:15.1 | 15:06.8 | 15 |
| 4. (17.) | Kyosuke Kamata |
Takumi Takahashi |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3:48:18.6 | 17:10.3 | 12 |
| 5. (20.) |  Wang Rui |
Pan Hongyu |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:53:07.8 | 21:59.5 | 10 |
| 6. (46.) | Reijo Muhonen |
Lasse Miettinen |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:39:53.3 | 1:08:45.0 | 8 |
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| Leg 1 (9–10 Sept) |
SS1 | 18:40 | SSS Sapporo 1 | 1.57 km | Sébastien Ogier |
1:21.8 | 69.10 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| SS2 | 18:52 | SSS Sapporo 2 | 1.57 km | Sébastien Ogier |
1:21.4 | 69.43 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 10:23 | Iwanke 1 | 26.92 km | Petter Solberg |
16:21.2 | 98.77 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 11:27 | Sikot 1 | 27.76 km | Petter Solberg |
15:49.9 | 105.21 km/h | Petter Solberg | |
| SS5 | 12:15 | Koyka 1 | 3.55 km | Henning Solberg |
1:55.1 | 111.03 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 15:03 | Iwanke 2 | 26.92 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
16:08.0 | 100.12 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 16:07 | Sikot 2 | 27.76 km | Mikko Hirvonen |
15:35.0 | 106.88 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 16:55 | Koyka 2 | 3.55 km | Mikko Hirvonen |
1:55.9 | 110.27 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 18:34 | SSS Sapporo 3 | 1.57 km | Sébastien Loeb |
1:24.5 | 66.89 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 18:46 | SSS Sapporo 4 | 1.57 km | Petter Solberg |
1:24.0 | 67.29 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (11 Sept) |
SS11 | 10:28 | Nikara 1 | 17.68 km | Petter Solberg |
9:38.8 | 109.97 km/h | |
| SS12 | 11:26 | Kamuycep 1 | 33.76 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
21:02.3 | 96.28 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 12:22 | Kina 1 | 9.55 km | Dani Sordo |
5:34.5 | 102.78 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala | |
| SS14 | 15:09 | Nikara 2 | 17.68 km | Petter Solberg |
9:30.0 | 111.66 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 16:07 | Kamuycep 2 | 33.76 km | Dani Sordo |
20:31.5 | 98.69 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 17:03 | Kina 2 | 9.55 km | Petter Solberg |
5:32.6 | 103.37 km/h | Petter Solberg | |
| SS17 | 18:33 | SSS Sapporo 5 | 1.57 km | Petter Solberg |
1:24.8 | 66.65 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 18:45 | SSS Sapporo 6 | 1.57 km | Mikko Hirvonen |
1:24.1 | 67.21 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (12 Sept) |
SS19 | 7:31 | Bisan 1 | 4.71 km | Sébastien Loeb |
2:27.7 | 114.80 km/h | |
| SS20 | 8:13 | Naekawa 1 | 17.86 km | Sébastien Ogier |
14:21.6 | 74.62 km/h | Sébastien Ogier | |
| SS21 | 9:37 | Sunagawa 1 | 3.70 km | Sébastien Loeb |
2:39.7 | 83.41 km/h | ||
| SS22 | 10:12 | Bisan 2 | 4.71 km | Sébastien Ogier |
2:26.4 | 115.82 km/h | ||
| SS23 | 10:54 | Naekawa 2 | 17.86 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
14:05.6 | 76.04 km/h | ||
| SS24 | 11:58 | Sunagawa 2 | 3.70 km | Sébastien Loeb |
2:36.3 | 85.22 km/h | ||
| SS25 | 14:00 | SSS Sapporo 7 | 1.57 km | Sébastien Ogier |
1:24.0 | 67.29 km/h | ||
| SS26 | 14:12 | SSS Sapporo 8 | 1.57 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
1:23.8 | 67.45 km/h |
Standings after the rally
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References
- 1 2 "Itinerary" (PDF). World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators; Rally Japan. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ↑ "Ace Ogier lands victory number two in Japan". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 12 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ↑ "Sebastien Ogier takes early lead at Rally Japan". USA Today. Sapporo: David Hunke; Gannett Company. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
External links
- The official website for the rally
- The official website of the World Rally Championship
- Results at eWRC.com