The 2010 Rally de Portugal was the 44th Rally de Portugal and the sixth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over May 27–30, and was based in Faro, the capital city of the Algarve region. The rally was also the second round of the Junior World Rally Championship and the fifth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.
| 2010 Rally de Portugal Vodafone Rally de Portugal | |||
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Round 6 of the 2010 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Portugal | ||
| Rally base | Faro, Portugal | ||
| Dates run | May 27 – 30 2010 | ||
| Stages | 18 (355.32 km; 220.79 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel with some asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 1,223.07 km (759.98 miles)[1] | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 74 at start, 51 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Citroën Junior Team | ||
After losing the lead on the final stage in New Zealand, Citroën Junior Team driver Sébastien Ogier took his first WRC victory by 7.9 seconds ahead of championship leader Sébastien Loeb.[2] Third place went to Loeb's team-mate Dani Sordo, with Mikko Hirvonen edging out Petter Solberg for fourth place on the final run through the super-special stage at the Estádio Algarve. Ogier's victory lifted him into second place in the championship standings, 38 points behind Loeb, after his sixth podium finish out of six rallies in 2010.
Results
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Special stages
edit| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| 1 (27–28 May) |
SS1 | 20:30 | Estádio Algarve 1 | 2.03 km |  Mikko Hirvonen
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2:09.3 | 56.52 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen
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| SS2 | 09:30 | Santa Clara 1 | 22.72 km |  Dani Sordo
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14:09.3 | 96.31 km/h | Dani Sordo
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| SS3 | 10:18 | Ourique 1 | 20.21 km | Sébastien Ogier
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13:02.5 | 92.98 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 11:16 | Silves 1 | 21.36 km | Sébastien Ogier
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12:06.3 | 105.87 km/h | Sébastien Ogier
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| SS5 | 14:10 | Santa Clara 2 | 22.72 km | Sébastien Ogier
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13:54.9 | 97.97 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 14:58 | Ourique 2 | 20.21 km | Sébastien Ogier
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13:03.8 | 92.82 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 15:56 | Silves 2 | 21.36 km | Sébastien Ogier
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12:05.5 | 105.99 km/h | ||
| 2 (29 May) |
SS8 | 09:27 | Almodôvar 1 | 26.20 km | Sébastien Loeb
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16:40.4 | 94.28 km/h | |
| SS9 | 10:20 | Vascão 1 | 25.23 km | Sébastien Loeb
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16:31.2 | 91.63 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 11:25 | São Brás de Alportel 1 | 16.12 km |  Petter Solberg
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11:43.4 | 82.50 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 14:07 | Almodôvar 2 | 26.20 km | Sébastien Ogier
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16:38.7 | 94.44 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 15:00 | Vascão 2 | 25.23 km | Sébastien Loeb
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16:29.2 | 91.82 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 16:05 | São Brás de Alportel 2 | 16.12 km | Sébastien Loeb
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11:39.9 | 82.91 km/h | ||
| 3 (30 May) |
SS14 | 07:18 | Felizes 1 | 21.28 km | Sébastien Loeb
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13:35.6 | 93.93 km/h | |
| SS15 | 08:09 | Loulé 1 | 22.51 km | Sébastien Loeb
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15:22.7 | 87.82 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 10:48 | Felizes 2 | 21.28 km | Sébastien Loeb
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13:37.1 | 93.76 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 11:39 | Loulé 2 | 22.51 km | Sébastien Loeb
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15:27.3 | 87.39 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 13:55 | Estádio Algarve 2 | 2.03 km |  Federico Villagra
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2:09.9 | 56.26 km/h |
Standings after the rally
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References
edit- ^ "Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2010: Appendix 1 – Itineraries" (PDF). World Rally Championship. Rally de Portugal; International Sportsworld Communicators. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "WRC wrap: Ogier beats Loeb to win Vodafone Rally de Portugal". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2010-05-30. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-30.