2010 Rallye de France

The 2010 Rallye de France was the first running of the Rallye de France–Alsace and the eleventh round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 1–3 October 2010, and was based in Strasbourg, the capital of the Alsace region. The rally was also the eighth round of the Production World Rally Championship, the ninth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship and the fifth round of the Junior World Rally Championship.

2010 Rallye de France
Round 11 of the 2010 World Rally Championship season
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Sébastien Loeb celebrates winning the rally, and the world championship.
Host country France
Rally baseStrasbourg
Dates run1 – 3 October 2010
Stages20[1] (352.88 km; 219.27 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance1,272.31 km (790.58 miles)
Results
Overall winner Sébastien Loeb
Citroën World Rally Team
Crews67 at start, 49 at finish

Sébastien Loeb became champion for the seventh successive season by claiming his 60th WRC win on the streets of his birthplace, Haguenau.[2][3] Dani Sordo was second and Petter Solberg was third. Thanks to Sordo's second place, Citroën also retained its manufacturers champion title on this same event.

Introduction

Prior to the rally, depending on results, Sébastien Loeb had the chance to clinch his seventh consecutive world title with two events to spare.[4] With a 43-point lead over Sébastien Ogier pre-rally, Loeb had to outscore Ogier by eight points. If Loeb scored more than six points on the event, it would eliminate Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala from championship contention. As it turned out, Loeb won the event which gave him the title.

Results

Event standings
Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
Overall
1. Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 3:05:49.3 0.0 25
2. Dani Sordo Diego Vallejo Citroën C4 WRC 3:06:25.0 35.7 18
3. Petter Solberg Chris Patterson Citroën C4 WRC 3:07:06.1 1:16.8 15
4. Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:07:18.6 1:29.3 12
5. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:09:33.1 3:43.8 10
6. Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën C4 WRC 3:17:45.2 11:55.9 8
7. Federico Villagra Diego Curletto Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:20:04.7 14:15.4 6
8. Matthew Wilson Scott Martin Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:20:16.2 14:26.9 4
9. Henning Solberg Stéphane Prévot Ford Fiesta S2000 3:22:38.2 16:48.9 2
10. Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson Škoda Fabia S2000 3:23:01.6 17:12.3 1
SWRC
1. (10.) Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson Škoda Fabia S2000 3:23:01.6 0.0 25
2. (11.) Jari Ketomaa Mika Stenberg Ford Fiesta S2000 3:24:57.6 1:56.0 18
3. (14.) Michał Kościuszko Maciek Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia S2000 3:26:08.6 3:07.0 15
4. (15.) Xavier Pons Alex Haro Ford Fiesta S2000 3:26:09.6 3:08.0 12
5. (20.) Eyvind Brynildsen Cato Menkerud Škoda Fabia S2000 3:32:37.7 3:15.2 10
6. (21.) Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta S2000 3:33:03.7 10:02.1 8
7. (32.) Bernardo Sousa Nuno Rodrigues da Silva Ford Fiesta S2000 3:42:47.1 19:45.5 6
8. (43.) Julien Maurin Gilles Thimonier Ford Fiesta S2000 3:59:58.2 36:56.6 4
9. (47.) Albert Llovera Borja Rozada Abarth Grande Punto S2000 4:10:07.4 47:05.8 2
PWRC
1. (16.) Armindo Araújo Miguel Ramalho Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3:28:48.1 0.0 25
2. (19.) Ott Tänak Kuldar Sikk Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3:31:14.7 2:26.6 18
3. (23.) Toshi Arai Daniel Barritt Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:34:19.3 5:31.2 15
4. (26.) Alex Raschi Rudy Pollet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3:36:34.8 7:46.7 12
5. (29.) Anders Grøndal Veronica Engan Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:39:39.0 10:50.9 10
6. (31.) Wang Rui Pan Hongyu Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:41:22.7 12:34.6 8
7. (35.) Hayden Paddon John Kennard Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3:49:54.1 21:06.0 6
8. (38.) Michel Jourdain, Jr. Oscar Benavente Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3:51:08.2 22:20.1 4
9. (48.) Nicholai Georgiou Joseph Matar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4:11:45.1 47:05.8 2
JWRC
1. (22.) Jérémi Ancian Damien Mezy Suzuki Swift S1600 3:34:09.2 0.0 25
2. (24.) Hans Weijs, Jr. Bjorn Degandt Citroën C2 S1600 3:35:13.3 1:04.1 18
3. (27.) Thierry Neuville Nicolas Klinger Citroën C2 S1600 3:36:51.2 2:42.0 15
4. (30.) Mathieu Arzeno Renaud Jamoul Citroën C2 S1600 3:40:26.1 6:16.9 12
5. (36.) Aaron Burkart André Kachel Suzuki Swift S1600 3:49:55.0 15:45.8 10
6. (37.) Todor Slavov Dobromir Filipov Renault Clio R3 3:50:23.3 16:14.1 8
7. (39.) Harry Hunt Sebastian Marshall Ford Fiesta R2 3:53:52.0 19:42.8 6

Special stages
Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(1 Oct)		 SS1 8:43 Hohlandsbourg 1 9.90 km Sébastien Loeb 5:18.0 112.08 km/h Sébastien Loeb
SS2 9:01 Firstplan 1 16.58 km Sébastien Loeb 8:20.3 119.30 km/h
SS3 9:39 Vallée de Munster 1 22.33 km Sébastien Loeb 11:14.6 119.16 km/h
SS4 11:02 Grand Ballon 1 24.12 km Sébastien Loeb 13:50.7 104.53 km/h
SS5 14:05 Hohlandsbourg 2 9.90 km Jari-Matti Latvala 5:28.5 108.49 km/h
SS6 14:23 Firstplan 2 16.58 km Sébastien Loeb 8:25.1 118.17 km/h
SS7 15:01 Vallée de Munster 2 22.33 km Dani Sordo 11:13.5 119.36 km/h
SS8 16:24 Grand Ballon 2 24.12 km Jari-Matti Latvala 14:28.5 99.98 km/h
Leg 2
(2 Oct)		 SS9 8:28 Klevener 1 10.54 km Sébastien Loeb 6:25.2 98.50 km/h
SS10 8:57 Ungersberg 1 15.50 km Dani Sordo 9:20.4 99.57 km/h
SS11 10:05 Pays d'Ormont 1 35.48 km Sébastien Loeb 19:39.7 108.27 km/h
SS12 11:03 Salm 1 13.09 km Jari-Matti Latvala 7:18.9 107.37 km/h
SS13 14:16 Klevener 2 10.54 km Sébastien Ogier 6:22.0 99.33 km/h
SS14 14:45 Ungersberg 2 15.50 km Dani Sordo 9:31.5 97.64 km/h
SS15 15:53 Pays d'Ormont 2 35.48 km Petter Solberg 21:35.2 98.62 km/h
SS16 16:51 Salm 2 13.09 km Petter Solberg 7:35.5 103.46 km/h
Leg 3
(3 Oct)		 SS17 8:29 Haguenau 1 4.20 km Petter Solberg 3:13.3 78.22 km/h
SS18 9:38 Bitche Camp 1 24.70 km Dani Sordo 12:34.4 117.87 km/h
SS19 12:16 Bitche Camp 2 24.70 km stage cancelled
SS20 13:40 Haguenau 2 4.20 km Jari-Matti Latvala 3:12.3 78.63 km/h

Standings after the rally

References
  1. "Itinerary" (PDF). World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators; Rallye de France–Alsace. 21 September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  2. "Rally winner Loeb secures 2010 title!". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  3. "Sébastien Loeb claims seventh World Rally Championship title". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  4. "Sebastien Loeb Q&A". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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