The 2010 Wales Rally GB, was the thirteenth and final round of the 2010 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. The twenty stage gravel rally took place over 11–14 November 2010 and was based in the Welsh capital of Cardiff.[1] The rally was the final event for two-litre World Rally Cars as the 2011 season will see the introduction of 1.6-litre World Rally Cars.

2010 Wales Rally GB
66th Wales Rally of Great Britain
Round 13 of the 2010 World Rally Championship season
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Host countryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Rally baseCardiff
Dates run11 – 14 November 2010
Stages20[1] (348.32 km; 216.44 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,505.70 km (935.60 miles)
Statistics
Crews61 at start, 45 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
France Citroën World Rally Team

Sébastien Loeb won his eighth event of the season and the 62nd WRC rally of his career after holding off Petter Solberg by under 20 seconds.[2] Jari-Matti Latvala finished third to secure second place in the drivers' championship.

Armindo Araújo finished second – behind Ott Tänak – in the PWRC class to claim his second successive championship, while Xavier Pons claimed the inaugural SWRC championship taking third on the rally behind Andreas Mikkelsen and Craig Breen.[3]

Introduction

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The rally started with a super special stage being held at the Cardiff Bay Barrage on the Thursday evening. Friday and Saturday saw the rally complete fourteen stages in Mid Wales, with servicing at Builth Wells, before another super special stage at Cardiff Bay. Sunday had a further four stages in the South Wales area.

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 3:14:54.0 0.0 25
2.   Petter Solberg   Chris Patterson Citroën C4 WRC 3:15:13.1 19.1 18
3.   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:16:29.3 1:35.3 15
4.   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:16:47.3 1:53.3 12
5.   Dani Sordo   Diego Vallejo Citroën C4 WRC 3:17:06.2 2:12.2 10
6.   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:21:20.5 6:26.5 8
7.   Matthew Wilson   Scott Martin Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:23:31.8 8:37.8 6
8.   Kimi Räikkönen   Kaj Lindström Citroën C4 WRC 3:25:21.9 10:27.9 4
9.   Mads Østberg   Jonas Andersson Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 3:27:07.7 12:13.7 2
10.   Andreas Mikkelsen   Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 3:28:55.2 14:01.2 1
SWRC
1. (10.)   Andreas Mikkelsen   Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 3:28:55.2 0.0 25
2. (12.)   Craig Breen   Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 3:34:57.9 6:02.7 18
3. (13.)   Xavier Pons   Alex Haro Ford Fiesta S2000 3:35:10.7 6:15.5 15
4. (14.)   Patrik Sandell   Emil Axelsson Škoda Fabia S2000 3:35:15.9 6:20.7 12
5. (15.)   Michał Kościuszko   Maciek Szczepaniak Skoda Fabia S2000 3:37:14.1 8:18.9 10
PWRC
1. (17.)   Ott Tänak   Kuldar Sikk Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:38:31.0 0.0 25
2. (18.)   Armindo Araújo   Miguel Ramalho Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:41:46.8 3:15.8 18
3. (19.)   Hayden Paddon   John Kennard Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:42:58.9 4:27.9 15
4. (20.)   Jason Pritchard   Robbie Durant Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:45:35.4 7:04.4 12
5. (22.)   Patrik Flodin   Göran Bergsten Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:46:51.9 8:20.9 10
6. (25.)   Dave Weston Jr.   Ieuan Thomas Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:53:18.4 14:47.4 8
7. (26.)   Michel Jourdain Jr.   Óscar Sánchez Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:54:29.1 15:58.1 6
8. (28.)   Alex Raschi   Rudy Pollet Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:55:51.4 17:20.4 4
9. (30.)   Toshi Arai   Daniel Barritt Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:58:55.1 20:24.1 2
10. (32.)   Reijo Muhonen   Juha Kanerva Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 4:05:08.5 26:37.5 1

Special stages

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Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(11–12 Nov)
SS1 19:30 Cardiff Bay 1 1.70 km   Sébastien Loeb 1:16.1 80.42 km/h   Sébastien Loeb
SS2 9:38 Hafren 1 32.14 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 18:43.2 103.01 km/h   Jari-Matti Latvala
SS3 10:19 Sweet Lamb 1 4.26 km   Sébastien Loeb 2:54.4 87.94 km/h   Sébastien Loeb
SS4 10:37 Myherin 1 27.88 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 15:33.3 107.54 km/h   Jari-Matti Latvala
SS5 13:51 Hafren 2 32.14 km   Sébastien Ogier 18:39.0 103.40 km/h
SS6 14:32 Sweet Lamb 2 4.26 km   Sébastien Loeb 2:57.1 86.60 km/h
SS7 14:50 Myherin 2 27.88 km   Sébastien Loeb 15:16.5 109.51 km/h   Sébastien Loeb
Leg 2
(13 Nov)
SS8 9:03 Radnor 1 14.78 km   Petter Solberg
  Jari-Matti Latvala
7:31.5 117.85 km/h   Petter Solberg
SS9 10:19 Monument Hill 1 10.14 km   Petter Solberg 5:46.5 105.35 km/h
SS10 10:43 Four Ways Crychan 1 25.14 km   Sébastien Loeb 13:48.7 109.21 km/h   Sébastien Loeb
SS11 11:22 Halfway 1 18.37 km   Petter Solberg 10:28.2 105.27 km/h
SS12 14:07 Radnor 2 14.78 km   Sébastien Loeb 7:22.3 120.30 km/h
SS13 15:23 Monument Hill 2 10.14 km   Sébastien Loeb 5:46.0 105.50 km/h
SS14 15:47 Four Ways Crychan 2 25.14 km   Sébastien Loeb 14:04.9 107.12 km/h
SS15 16:26 Halfway 2 18.37 km   Petter Solberg 10:35.9 104.00 km/h
SS16 18:34 Cardiff Bay 2 1.70 km   Sébastien Loeb 1:15.5 81.06 km/h
Leg 3
(14 Nov)
SS17 8:33 Resolfen 1 29.99 km   Sébastien Loeb 15:57.8 112.72 km/h
SS18 9:46 Margam Park 1 8.08 km   Sébastien Loeb 5:06.2 95.00 km/h
SS19 11:25 Resolfen 2 29.99 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 16:03.8 112.02 km/h
SS20 12:38 Margam Park 2 8.08 km   Dani Sordo 5:08.2 94.38 km/h

Standings after the rally

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rally Guide 1" (PDF). walesrallygb.com. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Loeb claims win number 62 in Wales". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 14 November 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  3. ^ Beer, Matt (14 November 2010). "Loeb clinches Rally GB victory". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
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