2010 Rally Bulgaria
# 2010 Rally Bulgaria

The 2010 Rally Bulgaria was the seventh round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over July 9–11, and was based in Borovets, around 70 km (43 mi) outside the capital city, Sofia. The rally was also the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship.

Rally Bulgaria made its début in the World Rally Championship, having been approved to the calendar in September 2009. The event was won by Sébastien Loeb, who took his fourth win of the season, and the 58th of his WRC career. Loeb was part of a 1-2-3-4 by Citroën cars, as team-mate Dani Sordo finished second, Petter Solberg finished third in his privately run car and Sébastien Ogier was fourth in a car run by the Citroën Junior Team; the first such result by any manufacturer since 1993.

## Results

### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:02:39.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:03:08.7 | 29.5 | 18 |
| 3. | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:03:15.5 | 36.3 | 15 |
| 4. | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:04:34.2 | 1:55.0 | 12 |
| 5. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:05:57.0 | 3:17.8 | 10 |
| 6. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:07:07.7 | 4:28.5 | 8 |
| 7. | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:08:04.4 | 5:25.2 | 6 |
| 8. | Frigyes Turán | Gábor Zsiros | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:09:43.2 | 7:04.0 | 4 |
| 9. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:12:07.8 | 9:28.6 | 2 |
| 10. | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:15:45.2 | 13:06.0 | 1 |
| JWRC |||||||
| 1. (12.) | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Klinger | Citroën C2 | 3:18:21.8 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (14.) | Hans Weijs | Bjorn Degandt | Citroën C2 | 3:19:14.3 | 52.5 | 18 |
| 3. (16.) | Todor Slavov | Dobromir Filipov | Renault Clio R3 | 3:24:38.4 | 6:16.6 | 15 |
| 4. (17.) | Alessandro Broccoli | Angela Forina | Renault Clio R3 | 3:25:13.6 | 6:51.8 | 12 |
| 5. (18.) | Karl Kruuda | Martin Järveoja | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:25:14.6 | 6:52.8 | 10 |
| 6. (19.) | Egoi Eder Valdés López | Albert Garduno | Renault Clio R3 | 3:30:24.1 | 12:02.3 | 8 |
| 7. (21.) | Kevin Abbring | Erwin Mombaerts | Renault Clio R3 | 3:31:55.8 | 13:34.0 | 6 |
| 8. (22.) | Mathieu Arzeno | Romain Roche | Citroën C2 | 3:38:45.6 | 20:23.8 | 4 |

### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 (9 July) | SS1 | 10:05 | Batak Lake 1 | 31.77 km | Sébastien Loeb | 17:33.8 | 108.53 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (9 July) | SS2 | 11:38 | Belmeken Lake 1 | 27.57 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:08.5 | 109.25 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (9 July) | SS3 | 14:37 | Batak Lake 2 | 31.77 km | Sébastien Loeb | 17:35.2 | 108.39 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (9 July) | SS4 | 16:10 | Belmeken Lake 2 | 27.57 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:09.2 | 109.16 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (10 July) | SS5 | 07:43 | Sestrimo 1 | 27.46 km | Sébastien Loeb | 16:27.4 | 100.12 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (10 July) | SS6 | 09:36 | Peshtera 1 | 18.13 km | Dani Sordo | 10:23.6 | 104.66 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (10 July) | SS7 | 10:54 | Lyubnitsa 1 | 24.86 km | stage cancelled | stage cancelled | stage cancelled | | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (10 July) | SS8 | 13:22 | Sestrimo 2 | 27.46 km | Petter Solberg | 16:19.5 | 100.92 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (10 July) | SS9 | 15:15 | Peshtera 2 | 18.13 km | Petter Solberg | 10:24.2 | 104.56 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (10 July) | SS10 | 16:33 | Lyubnitsa 2 | 24.86 km | Petter Solberg | 13:32.8 | 110.11 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (11 July) | SS11 | 08:46 | Muhovo 1 | 29.53 km | Petter Solberg | 15:29.7 | 114.35 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (11 July) | SS12 | 09:28 | Slavovitsa 1 | 17.73 km | Dani Sordo | 9:23.2 | 113.33 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (11 July) | SS13 | 11:52 | Muhovo 2 | 29.53 km | Petter Solberg | 15:22.7 | 115.21 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (11 July) | SS14 | 12:34 | Slavovitsa 2 | 17.73 km | Sébastien Ogier | 9:17.4 | 114.51 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |

### Standings after the rally

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 151 |
| 2 | Sebastien Ogier | 100 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | 86 |
| 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 80 |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | 78 |
| 6 | Dani Sordo | 67 |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson | 40 |
| 8 | Federico Villagra | 26 |
| 9 | Henning Solberg | 25 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | 15 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Citroën WRT | 232 |
| 2 | BP Ford WRT | 185 |
| 3 | Citroën Junior Team | 125 |
| 4 | Stobart Ford | 98 |
| 5 | Munchi's Ford | 40 |
