2010 Rally Finland

2010 Rally Finland
*60th Neste Oil Rally Finland*
2010 Rally Finland; 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland
Round 8 of the 2010 World Rally Championship
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	Rally winner Jari-Matti Latvala during the shakedown in Muurame.
Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä, Finland
Dates run	July 29 – 31 2010
Stages	19 (310.29 km; 192.81 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,308.17 km (812.86 miles)
Statistics
Crews	99 at start, 61 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Jari-Matti Latvala; BP Ford Abu Dhabi WRT

The 2010 Neste Oil Rally Finland was the 60th Rally Finland and the eighth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over July 29–31, and is based in Jyväskylä, the capital of the Central Finland region. The rally was also the fifth round of the Production World Rally Championship and the sixth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.

Jari-Matti Latvala took his second victory of the season, and the fourth of his WRC career after holding off the Citroën C4s of Sébastien Ogier, Sébastien Loeb and Petter Solberg, as the four drivers were separated by just over 30 seconds at the rally's conclusion.^[2] Four time world champion Juha Kankkunen finished 8th, having entered the rally to celebrate its sixtieth anniversary.^[3]

In the junior classes, Intercontinental Rally Challenge championship leader Juho Hänninen made a guest appearance in the Super 2000 class, and wound up winning the class and taking two overall championship points for ninth position. Per-Gunnar Andersson also claimed an overall point, as he finished second in class. One of the selections for the Pirelli Star Driver and a protégé of former WRC driver Markko Märtin, Ott Tänak claimed victory in the PWRC, on his first appearance in the class this season.

Entry List[edit]

No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Gr.	Cl.
1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total World Rally Team	Citroën C4 WRC	A	8
2	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Citroën Total World Rally Team	Citroën C4 WRC	A	8
3	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC 09	A	8
4	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC 09	A	8
5	Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	A	8
6	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	A	8
7	Daniel Sordo	Marc Martí	Citroën Junior Team	Citroën C4 WRC	A	8
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Kaj Lindström	Citroën Junior Team	Citroën C4 WRC	A	8
11	Petter Solberg	Chris Patterson	Petter Solberg World Rally Team	Citroën C4 WRC	A	8
12	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	A	8
14	Khalid Al-Qassimi	Michael Orr	BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	A	8
15	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Adapta Motorsport	Subaru Impreza WRC 2007	A	8
16	Jouni Ampuja	Mika Rajasalo	WordDive	Subaru Impreza WRC 2007	A	8
17	Mattias Therman	Janne Perälä	Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	A	8
18	Jouni Arolainen	Matti-Jussi Partanen	Jouni Arolainen	Ford Focus RS WRC 05	A	8
21	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Czech Ford National Team	Ford Fiesta S2000	N	4
22	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Barwa Rally Team	Ford Fiesta S2000	N	4
23	Michał Kościuszko	Maciej Szczepaniak	Dynamic World Rally Team	Škoda Fabia S2000	N	4
24	Patrik Sandell	Emil Axelsson	Red Bull Rallye Team	Škoda Fabia S2000	N	4
27	Janne Tuohino	Marko Sallinen	JanPro	Ford Fiesta S2000	N	4
29	Jari Ketomaa	Mika Stenberg	Shanghai FCACA Rally Team	Ford Fiesta S2000	N	4
30	Albert Llovera	Borja Rozada	Albert Llovera	Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000	N	4
34	Martin Semerád	Michal Ernst	Czech National Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	N	4
36	Nicholai Georgiou	Joseph Matar	Pirelli Star Driver	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	N	4
37	Peter Horsey	Calvin Cooledge	Pirelli Star Driver	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	N	4
38	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Pirelli Star Driver	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	N	4
39	Alex Raschi	Rudy Pollet	Pirelli Star Driver	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	N	4
40	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	Pirelli Star Driver	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	N	4
41	Alessandro Bruschetta	Edoardo Civiero	Hawk Racing Club SRL	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	N	4
42	Miguel Angel Baldoni	José Díaz	Miguel Angel Baldoni	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	N	4
43	Reijo Muhonen	Miika Teiskonen	Reijo Muhonen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	N	4
44	Paulo Nobre	Edu Paula	Palmeirinha Rally	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	N	4
45	Rui Wang	Yiping Chen	Shanghai FCACA Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	N	4
46	Anders Grøndal	Veronica Engan	Anders Grøndal WRC Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	N	4
47	Nuno Barroso Pereira	Pedro Conde	Tommi Mäkinen Racing Oy	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	N	4
48	Patrik Flodin	Göran Bergsten	Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	N	4
49	Juha Salo	Jarkko Kalliolepo	Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	N	4
50	Jukka Ketomäki	Kai Risberg	Kai Risberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	N	4
51	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Juho Hänninen	Škoda Fabia S2000	N	4
52	Matti Rantanen	Mikko Lukka	Matti Rantanen	Škoda Fabia S2000	N	4
53	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Anders Fredriksson	RUFA Sport	Škoda Fabia S2000	N	4
54	Michel Jourdain Jr.	Óscar Sánchez	Nextel-Televisa Deportes WRT	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	N	4
61	Dennis Kuipers	Frédéric Miclotte	Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team	Ford Fiesta S2000	N	4

Results[edit]

Event standings[edit]

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Overall
1.	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Focus RS WRC 09	2:31:29.6	0.0	25
2.	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Citroën C4 WRC	2:31:39.7	10.1	18
3.	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC	2:31:55.6	26.0	15
4.	Petter Solberg	Chris Patterson	Citroën C4 WRC	2:32:00.3	30.7	12
5.	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Citroën C4 WRC	2:33:14.6	1:45.0	10
6.	Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	2:37:13.3	5:43.7	8
7.	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Subaru Impreza WRC 2007	2:37:20.4	5:50.8	6
8.	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	2:39:18.6	7:49.0	4
9.	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:40:34.6	9:05.0	2
10.	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Anders Fredriksson	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:41:45.3	10:15.7	1
SWRC
1. (9.)	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:40:34.6	0.0	25
2. (10.)	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Anders Fredriksson	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:41:45.3	1:10.7	18
3. (11.)	Patrik Sandell	Emil Axelsson	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:42:04.6	1:30.0	15
4. (13.)	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:44:41.8	4:07.2	12
5. (16.)	Michał Kościuszko	Maciek Szczepaniak	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:46:29.7	5:55.1	10
6. (17.)	Janne Tuohino	Markku Tuohino	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:46:44.3	6:09.7	8
7. (29.)	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:57:50.1	17:15.5	6
PWRC
1. (18.)	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	2:46:50.5	0.0	25
2. (20.)	Jukka Ketomäki	Kai Risberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	2:48:18.8	1:28.3	18
3. (21.)	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	2:49:56.5	3:06.0	15
4. (24.)	Anders Grøndal	Veronica Engan	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2:51:45.8	4:55.3	12
5. (28.)	Alex Raschi	Rudy Pollet	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	2:57:03.6	10:13.1	10
6. (30.)	Martin Semerád	Bohuslav Ceplecha	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	2:58:26.7	11:36.2	8
7. (32.)	Reijo Muhonen	Lasse Miettinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	2:59:52.5	13:02.0	6
8. (39.)	Wang Rui	Pan Hongyu	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3:04:53.4	18:02.9	4
9. (40.)	Peter Horsey	Moses Matovu	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	3:05:15.6	18:25.1	2
10. (41.)	Nicholai Georgiou	Joseph Matar	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	3:05:58.2	19:07.7	1

Special stages[edit]

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
1 (29–30 July)	SS1	18:45	Laajavuori 1	4.31 km	Petter Solberg	2:33.2	98.46 km/h	Petter Solberg
	SS2	07:42	Urria 1	12.75 km	Mikko Hirvonen	5:55.8	129.01 km/h	Mikko Hirvonen
	SS3	08:40	Jukojärvi 1	22.29 km	Mikko Hirvonen	10:33.7	126.63 km/h	Mikko Hirvonen
	SS4	10:06	Urria 2	12.75 km	Sébastien Ogier	5:52.9	130.07 km/h	Petter Solberg
	SS5	11:04	Jukojärvi 2	22.29 km	Dani Sordo	10:28.7	127.63 km/h
	SS6	13:58	Lankamaa	24.87 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	12:03.3	123.78 km/h
	SS7	15:01	Sirkkamäki 1	6.45 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	3:04.4	125.92 km/h	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS8	15:36	Myhinpää 1	15.52 km	Sébastien Loeb	7:07.8	130.60 km/h
	SS9	17:27	Sirkkamäki 2	6.45 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	3:01.4	128.00 km/h
	SS10	18:02	Myhinpää 2	15.52 km	Sébastien Loeb	6:59.8	133.09 km/h
	SS11	20:00	Laajavuori 2	4.19 km	Petter Solberg	2:35.1	97.25 km/h
2 (31 July)	SS12	07:33	Kolonkulma	10.35 km	Sébastien Ogier	5:06.4	121.61 km/h
	SS13	08:01	Väärinmaja	29.29 km	Sébastien Loeb	14:46.9	118.89 km/h
	SS14	09:44	Surkee 1	19.59 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	9:56.4	118.25 km/h
	SS15	11:59	Leustu 1	21.35 km	Sébastien Loeb	10:08.8	126.25 km/h
	SS16	12:46	Himos 1	20.63 km	Sébastien Loeb	10:28.5	118.17 km/h
	SS17	14:03	Surkee 2	19.59 km	Sébastien Ogier	9:53.6	118.81 km/h
	SS18	16:23	Leustu 2	21.35 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	9:59.9	128.12 km/h
	SS19	17:10	Himos 2	20.63 km	Sébastien Ogier	10:15.7	120.62 km/h

Standings after the rally[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Sébastien Loeb	166
2	Sebastien Ogier	118
3	Jari-Matti Latvala	105
4	Petter Solberg	90
5	Mikko Hirvonen	86
6	Dani Sordo	77
7	Matthew Wilson	48
8	Federico Villagra	26
9	Henning Solberg	25
10	Mads Ostberg	16

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Citroen WRT	265
2	BP Ford WRT	210
3	Citroen Junior Team	145
4	Stobart Ford	108
5	Munchi's Ford	40

References[edit]

^ "Neste Oil Rally Finland 2010: Itinerary" (PDF). World Rally Championship. Rally Finland; International Sportsworld Communicators. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "Latvala wins Neste Oil Rally Finland!". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2010-07-31. Archived from the original on August 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
^ Thapar, Hamir (2023-11-01). "Remembering Kankkunen's final WRC act". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-03-25.

External links[edit]

Results at eWRC.com

[1] "Neste Oil Rally Finland 2010: Itinerary" (PDF). World Rally Championship. Rally Finland; International Sportsworld Communicators. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[2] "Latvala wins Neste Oil Rally Finland!". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2010-07-31. Archived from the original on August 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-31.

[3] Thapar, Hamir (2023-11-01). "Remembering Kankkunen's final WRC act". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-03-25.

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