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2010 Rally Japan
Rally Championship
Rally Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2010 Rally Japan |
| image | Subaru WRC Rally Japan Zero car 2010 Motorsport Japan.jpg |
| round | 10 |
| championship | 2010 World Rally Championship season |
| previous_round | 2010 Rallye Deutschland |
| next_round | 2010 Rallye de France |
| country | |
| rallybase | Sapporo, Hokkaidō |
| startdate | 9 |
| enddate | 12 September 2010 |
| stages | 26 |
| stagekm | 301.12 |
| overallkm | 1205.07 |
| surface | Gravel |
| driver1 | FRA Sébastien Ogier |
| team1 | FRA Citroën World Rally Team |
| teamsstart | 70 |
| teamsfinish | 54 |
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.
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. Ogier also cut into teammate 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. With a 58-point lead over teammate 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 | Overall | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | SWRC | 25 | 18 | PWRC | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FRA Sébastien Ogier | FRA Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:10:26.4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | NOR Petter Solberg | GBR Chris Patterson | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:10:42.1 | 15.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | FIN Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:10:52.4 | 26.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | ESP Dani Sordo | ESP Diego Vallejo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:11:01.6 | 35.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | FRA Sébastien Loeb | MON Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:11:19.7 | 53.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | FIN Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:11:39.9 | 1:13.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | NOR Henning Solberg | AUT Ilka Minor | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:13:29.5 | 3:03.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | ARG Federico Villagra | ARG Jorge Pérez Companc | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:20:44.3 | 10:17.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | FIN Jari Ketomaa | FIN Mika Stenberg | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:13.5 | 14:47.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | CZE Martin Prokop | CZE Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:47.2 | 15:20.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. (9.) | FIN Jari Ketomaa | FIN Mika Stenberg | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:13.5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. (10.) | CZE Martin Prokop | CZE Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:47.2 | 33.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. (11.) | SWE Patrik Flodin | SWE Göran Bergsten | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:31:08.3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. (12.) | NZL Hayden Paddon | NZL John Kennard | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3:33:54.1 | 2:45.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. (16.) | ITA Gianluca Linari | ITA Paolo Gregoriani | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:46:15.1 | 15:06.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. (17.) | JPN Kyosuke Kamata | JPN Takumi Takahashi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3:48:18.6 | 17:10.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. (20.) | CHN Wang Rui | CHN Pan Hongyu | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:53:07.8 | 21:59.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. (46.) | FIN Reijo Muhonen | FIN Lasse Miettinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:39:53.3 | 1:08:45.0 |
Special stages
All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader | Leg 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (9–10 Sept) | SS1 | 18:40 | SS2 | 18:52 | SS3 | 10:23 | SS4 | 11:27 | SS5 | 12:15 | SS6 | 15:03 | SS7 | 16:07 | SS8 | 16:55 | SS9 | 18:34 | SS10 | 18:46 | Leg 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (11 Sept) | SS11 | 10:28 | SS12 | 11:26 | SS13 | 12:22 | SS14 | 15:09 | SS15 | 16:07 | SS16 | 17:03 | SS17 | 18:33 | SS18 | 18:45 | Leg 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (12 Sept) | SS19 | 7:31 | SS20 | 8:13 | SS21 | 9:37 | SS22 | 10:12 | SS23 | 10:54 | SS24 | 11:58 | SS25 | 14:00 | SS26 | 14:12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSS Sapporo 1 | 1.57 km | FRA Sébastien Ogier | 1:21.8 | 69.10 km/h | FRA Sébastien Ogier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSS Sapporo 2 | 1.57 km | FRA Sébastien Ogier | 1:21.4 | 69.43 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iwanke 1 | 26.92 km | NOR Petter Solberg | 16:21.2 | 98.77 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sikot 1 | 27.76 km | NOR Petter Solberg | 15:49.9 | 105.21 km/h | NOR Petter Solberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Koyka 1 | 3.55 km | NOR Henning Solberg | 1:55.1 | 111.03 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iwanke 2 | 26.92 km | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | 16:08.0 | 100.12 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sikot 2 | 27.76 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 15:35.0 | 106.88 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Koyka 2 | 3.55 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 1:55.9 | 110.27 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSS Sapporo 3 | 1.57 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 1:24.5 | 66.89 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSS Sapporo 4 | 1.57 km | NOR Petter Solberg | 1:24.0 | 67.29 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nikara 1 | 17.68 km | NOR Petter Solberg | 9:38.8 | 109.97 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kamuycep 1 | 33.76 km | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | 21:02.3 | 96.28 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kina 1 | 9.55 km | ESP Dani Sordo | 5:34.5 | 102.78 km/h | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nikara 2 | 17.68 km | NOR Petter Solberg | 9:30.0 | 111.66 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kamuycep 2 | 33.76 km | ESP Dani Sordo | 20:31.5 | 98.69 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kina 2 | 9.55 km | NOR Petter Solberg | 5:32.6 | 103.37 km/h | NOR Petter Solberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSS Sapporo 5 | 1.57 km | NOR Petter Solberg | 1:24.8 | 66.65 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSS Sapporo 6 | 1.57 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 1:24.1 | 67.21 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bisan 1 | 4.71 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 2:27.7 | 114.80 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Naekawa 1 | 17.86 km | FRA Sébastien Ogier | 14:21.6 | 74.62 km/h | FRA Sébastien Ogier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunagawa 1 | 3.70 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 2:39.7 | 83.41 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bisan 2 | 4.71 km | FRA Sébastien Ogier | 2:26.4 | 115.82 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Naekawa 2 | 17.86 km | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | 14:05.6 | 76.04 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunagawa 2 | 3.70 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 2:36.3 | 85.22 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSS Sapporo 7 | 1.57 km | FRA Sébastien Ogier | 1:24.0 | 67.29 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSS Sapporo 8 | 1.57 km | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | 1:23.8 | 67.45 km/h |
Standings after the rally
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 201 |
| 2 | FRA Sebastien Ogier | 158 |
| 3 | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | 132 |
| 4 | NOR Petter Solberg | 118 |
| 5 | ESP Dani Sordo | 107 |
| 6 | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 94 |
| 7 | GBR Matthew Wilson | 56 |
| 8 | NOR Henning Solberg | 31 |
| 9 | ARG Federico Villagra | 30 |
| 10 | FIN Kimi Räikkönen | 21 |
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA Citroen WRT | 345 |
| 2 | GBR BP Ford WRT | 250 |
| 3 | FRA Citroen Junior Team | 183 |
| 4 | GBR Stobart Ford | 130 |
| 5 | ARG Munchi's Ford | 46 |
References
References
- (8 June 2010). "Itinerary". [[International Sportsworld Communicators]]; [[Rally Japan]].
- (12 September 2010). "Ace Ogier lands victory number two in Japan". [[International Sportsworld Communicators]].
- (9 September 2010). "Sebastien Ogier takes early lead at Rally Japan". David Hunke; [[Gannett Company]].
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