2010 Rally Catalunya
# 2010 Rally Catalunya

The 2010 Rally Catalunya was the twelfth and penultimate round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 22–24 October 2010, and was based in Salou, the second biggest city in the Province of Tarragona in Catalonia. The rally was also the sixth and final round of the Junior World Rally Championship.

After claiming the world championship at the previous round in France, Sébastien Loeb won the 61st WRC rally of his career by leading from start to finish. Second was Petter Solberg with Loeb's team-mate Dani Sordo completing an all-Citroën podium. Loeb's victory ensured that the marque's C4 would finish with a perfect record on asphalt, with it not being beaten on any WRC rally on the surface since its début in 2007.

Despite being forced to return under Superally conditions, Aaron Burkart won the JWRC championship title after Hans Weijs Jr. was slowed by a crankshaft sensor issue on the second run through El Priorat.

## Results

### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:32:59.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:33:35.0 | 35.3 | 18 |
| 3. | Dani Sordo | Diego Vallejo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:33:40.8 | 41.1 | 15 |
| 4. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:34:19.2 | 1:19.5 | 12 |
| 5. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:39:32.6 | 6:32.9 | 10 |
| 6. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:41:17.3 | 8:17.6 | 8 |
| 7. | Khalid Al Qassimi | Michael Orr | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:46:05.4 | 13:05.7 | 6 |
| 8. | Henning Solberg | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:46:10.9 | 13:11.2 | 4 |
| 9. | Ken Block | Alex Gelsomino | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:49:00.9 | 16:01.2 | 2 |
| 10. | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:50:23.8 | 17:24.1 | 1 |
| JWRC |||||||
| 1. (12.) | Yeray Lemes | Rogelio Peňate | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:55:58.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (14.) | Todor Slavov | Dobromir Filipov | Renault Clio R3 | 4:01:42.5 | 5:44.5 | 18 |
| 3. (18.) | Hans Weijs Jr. | Bjorn Degandt | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:06:48.5 | 10:50.5 | 15 |
| 4. (26.) | Aaron Burkart | André Kachel | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:24:43.1 | 28:45.1 | 12 |
| 5. (27.) | Harry Hunt | Sebastian Marshall | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:24:52.4 | 28:54.4 | 10 |
| 6. (28.) | Martin Kangur | Martin Järveoja | Honda Civic type-r R3 | 4:26:03.1 | 30:05.1 | 8 |

### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (22 Oct) | SS1 | 8:53 | Terra Alta 1 | 35.94 km | Sébastien Loeb | 24:17.2 | 88.79 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (22 Oct) | SS2 | 9:51 | La Ribera d'Ebre 1 | 14.97 km | Petter Solberg | 11:18.3 | 79.45 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (22 Oct) | SS3 | 10:34 | Les Garrigues 1 | 12.07 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:22.9 | 98.11 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (22 Oct) | SS4 | 14:47 | Terra Alta 2 | 35.94 km | Sébastien Ogier | 23:42.4 | 90.96 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (22 Oct) | SS5 | 15:45 | La Ribera d'Ebre 2 | 14.97 km | Petter Solberg | 11:08.3 | 80.64 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (22 Oct) | SS6 | 16:28 | Les Garrigues 2 | 12.07 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:25.8 | 97.47 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (23 Oct) | SS7 | 9:59 | Santa Marina 1 | 26.51 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:40.8 | 101.44 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (23 Oct) | SS8 | 11:17 | La Mussara 1 | 20.48 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:08.7 | 110.26 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (23 Oct) | SS9 | 12:07 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.32 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:22.7 | 94.35 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (23 Oct) | SS10 | 14:11 | Santa Marina 2 | 26.51 km | Dani Sordo | 15:45.3 | 100.96 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (23 Oct) | SS11 | 15:29 | La Mussara 2 | 20.48 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:09.7 | 110.09 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (23 Oct) | SS12 | 16:34 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.32 km | Petter Solberg | 10:22.5 | 94.38 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (24 Oct) | SS13 | 8:40 | El Priorat 1 | 42.04 km | Dani Sordo | 23:46.4 | 106.10 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (24 Oct) | SS14 | 10:09 | La Serra d'Almos 1 | 4.11 km | Dani Sordo | 2:34.7 | 95.64 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (24 Oct) | SS15 | 12:30 | El Priorat 2 | 42.04 km | Dani Sordo | 23:40.6 | 106.54 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (24 Oct) | SS16 | 13:59 | La Serra d'Almos 2 | 4.11 km | Petter Solberg | 2:35.2 | 95.34 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |

### Standings after the rally

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 251 |
| 2 | Sebastien Ogier | 167 |
| 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 156 |
| 4 | Petter Solberg | 151 |
| 5 | Dani Sordo | 140 |
| 6 | Mikko Hirvonen | 114 |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson | 68 |
| 8 | Henning Solberg | 37 |
| 9 | Federico Villagra | 36 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | 21 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Citroen WRT | 428 |
| 2 | BP Ford WRT | 299 |
| 3 | Citroen Junior Team | 194 |
| 4 | Stobart Ford | 158 |
| 5 | Munchi's Ford | 54 |
