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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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)
Statistics
Crews67 at start, 49 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
France Citroën World Rally Team

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

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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

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Event standings

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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

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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

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References

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  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. 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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