2010 Rally New Zealand
# 2010 Rally New Zealand

The 2010 Rally New Zealand was the fifth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 7–9 May and is based in the country's largest city, Auckland. The rally was also the fourth round of both the Production World Rally Championship and the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.

Jari-Matti Latvala took his third WRC win after taking advantage of an error by Sébastien Ogier on the final stage; which promoted the Finn into first place. Latvala eventually took the victory by just 2.4 seconds with Sébastien Loeb a further 12.8 seconds back in third position. Loeb had been leading prior to stage 19, before hitting a tree which cost him over 40 seconds.

Jari Ketomaa won the Super 2000 class of the rally, finishing in eighth position overall. Xavier Pons also broke the top ten overall as he finished behind Ketomaa to extend his championship lead to 20 points over Martin Prokop, who finished third in the class. Home drivers dominated the PWRC class as Pirelli Star Driver Hayden Paddon, Emma Gilmour and Kingsley Thompson took a 1-2-3 for New Zealand drivers.

## Results

### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 4:04:09.8 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:04:12.2 | 2.4 | 18 |
| 3. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:04:25.0 | 15.2 | 15 |
| 4. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 4:04:31.1 | 21.3 | 12 |
| 5. | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:04:35.6 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 6. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:07:35.8 | 3:26.0 | 8 |
| 7. | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:10:25.1 | 6:15.3 | 6 |
| 8. | Jari Ketomaa | Mika Stenberg | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:14:29.1 | 10:19.3 | 4 |
| 9. | Federico Villagra | Jorge Pérez Companc | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:14:59.6 | 10:49.8 | 2 |
| 10. | Xavier Pons | Alex Haro | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:15:23.2 | 11:13.4 | 1 |
| SWRC |||||||
| 1. (8.) | Jari Ketomaa | Mika Stenberg | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:14:29.1 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (10.) | Xavier Pons | Alex Haro | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:15:23.2 | 54.1 | 18 |
| 3. (11.) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:15:43.1 | 1:14.0 | 15 |
| 4. (12.) | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:16:08.5 | 1:39.4 | 12 |
| 5. (13.) | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:16:43.9 | 2:14.8 | 10 |
| PWRC |||||||
| 1. (14.) | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4:19:28.8 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (17.) | Emma Gilmour | Glenn MacNeall | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:22:44.2 | 3:15.4 | 18 |
| 3. (20.) | Kingsley Thompson | Malcolm Peden | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:28:38.8 | 9:10.0 | 15 |
| 4. (26.) | Toshi Arai | Daniel Barritt | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:37:39.3 | 18:10.5 | 12 |
| 5. (27.) | Gianluca Linari | Paolo Gregoriani | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:38:54.1 | 19:25.3 | 10 |
| 6. (35.) | Paulo Nobre | Edu Paula | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5:07:02.3 | 47:33.5 | 8 |

### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 (7 May) | SS1 | 09:03 | Waipu Gorge | 11.09 km | Petter Solberg | 6:34.8 | 101.12 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| 1 (7 May) | SS2 | 09:26 | Brooks 1 | 13.60 km | Sébastien Ogier | 8:13.7 | 99.17 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| 1 (7 May) | SS3 | 10:19 | Bull 1 | 32.56 km | Dani Sordo | 20:50.9 | 93.71 km/h | Dani Sordo |
| 1 (7 May) | SS4 | 11:02 | Cassidy 1 | 22.20 km | Dani Sordo | 12:47.5 | 104.13 km/h | Dani Sordo |
| 1 (7 May) | SS5 | 13:38 | Springfield | 9.87 km | Sébastien Ogier | 5:36.5 | 105.59 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 (7 May) | SS6 | 14:11 | Brooks 2 | 13.60 km | Sébastien Ogier | 7:56.5 | 102.75 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 (7 May) | SS7 | 14:59 | Bull 2 | 32.56 km | Sébastien Loeb | 20:01.1 | 97.59 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 1 (7 May) | SS8 | 15:42 | Cassidy 2 | 22.20 km | Petter Solberg | 12:15.2 | 108.71 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| 1 (7 May) | SS9 | 18:45 | SSS Auckland Domain | 1.50 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Ogier | 1:06.4 | 81.33 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| 2 (8 May) | SS10 | 07:43 | New Franklin 1 | 20.82 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:39.9 | 107.09 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (8 May) | SS11 | 08:33 | Baker 1 | 21.42 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:45.6 | 100.72 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (8 May) | SS12 | 09:11 | Te Akau Coast 1 | 30.89 km | Sébastien Loeb | 18:08.3 | 102.18 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (8 May) | SS13 | 11:46 | SSS Hampton Downs 1 | 4.68 km | Sébastien Ogier | 2:38.3 | 106.43 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (8 May) | SS14 | 12:49 | New Franklin 2 | 20.82 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:14.5 | 111.12 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (8 May) | SS15 | 13:39 | Baker 2 | 21.42 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:05.1 | 106.35 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (8 May) | SS16 | 14:17 | Te Akau Coast 2 | 30.89 km | Sébastien Loeb | 17:26.2 | 106.29 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (8 May) | SS17 | 15:59 | SSS Hampton Downs 2 | 4.68 km | Sébastien Ogier | 2:36.3 | 107.79 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 (9 May) | SS18 | 08:38 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11.13 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 7:53.5 | 84.62 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (9 May) | SS19 | 09:11 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.67 km | Petter Solberg | 21:27.9 | 82.94 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 (9 May) | SS20 | 10:51 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11.13 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:30.9 | 88.86 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 (9 May) | SS21 | 11:24 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.67 km | Dani Sordo | 20:49.3 | 85.50 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |

### Standings after the rally

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 108 |
| 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 72 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | 64 |
| 4 | Sebastien Ogier | 63 |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | 53 |
| 6 | Dani Sordo | 34 |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson | 30 |
| 8 | Henning Solberg | 24 |
| 9 | Federico Villagra | 22 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | 14 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Citroen WRT | 156 |
| 2 | BP Ford WRT | 151 |
| 3 | Citroen Junior Team | 75 |
| 4 | Stobart Ford | 74 |
| 5 | Munchi's Ford | 32 |
