2010 Barum Czech Rally Zlín
# 2010 Barum Czech Rally Zlín

The 2010 Barum Czech Rally Zlín was the ninth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season and also a round of the European Rally Championship. The seventeen stage asphalt rally took place on 27 – 29 August 2010. Other than the opening stage on Friday night all stages were run in daylight.

## Introduction

The rally, which was being run for the 40th time, was based in the Moravian town of Zlín. Friday saw the ceremonial start and opening super-special stage running through the streets of Zlín. On Saturday a further eight stages covering 138.88 km (86.30 mi) were run on asphalt with the final eight stages (126.38 km (78.53 mi)) being completed on the Sunday. A record-breaking 28 Super 2000 cars started the rally, including six of the top seven drivers in the championship. New entries to the series included Keith Cronin and Niall McShea from the Proton R3 Rally Team.

## Results

The early part of the rally was dominated by Kopecký, who won the first, second and third stage and lead the rally at the end of the day. Day one saw a total of five different drivers take a stage win. Day two also saw five different stage winners and the overall lead change three times. Kopecký, while in the lead, crashed out of the rally on stage 14 handing the lead to Bouffier only for Loix to take the lead on stage 16 and win the rally. The result was the fourth 1–2–3 for Škoda in this year's championship.

### Overall

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Freddy Loix | Fréderic Miclotte | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:31:31.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:31:56.0 | 25.0 | 8 |
| 3. | Pavel Valoušek | Zdeněk Hrůza | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:32:51.2 | 1:20.2 | 6 |
| 4. | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2:33:28.6 | 1:57.6 | 5 |
| 5. | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:34:04.9 | 2:33.9 | 4 |
| 6. | Václav Pech | Petr Uhel | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 2:34:38.4 | 3:07.4 | 3 |
| 7. | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:35:12.1 | 3:41.1 | 2 |
| 8. | Jaromír Tarabus | Daniel Trunkát | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:36:49.0 | 5:18.0 | 1 |

### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (27–28 Aug) | SS1 | 21:15 | SSS Zlín | 9.36 km | Jan Kopecký | 7:15.0 | 77.46 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (27–28 Aug) | SS2 | 9:48 | Biskupice 1 | 9.01 km | Jan Kopecký | 5:02.8 | 107.12 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (27–28 Aug) | SS3 | 10:31 | Zádveřice 1 | 14.95 km | Jan Kopecký | 7:49.5 | 114.63 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (27–28 Aug) | SS4 | 11:24 | Semetín 1 | 11.71 km | Juho Hänninen | 7:02.8 | 95.70 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (27–28 Aug) | SS5 | 11:52 | Troják 1 | 29.09 km | Bryan Bouffier | 16:54.9 | 103.19 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (27–28 Aug) | SS6 | 14:55 | Biskupice 2 | 9.01 km | Pavel Valoušek | 5:17.3 | 102.23 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (27–28 Aug) | SS7 | 15:38 | Zádveřice 2 | 14.95 km | Jan Kopecký | 8:07.6 | 110.38 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (27–28 Aug) | SS8 | 16:31 | Semetín 2 | 11.71 km | Juho Hänninen | 7:11.3 | 93.82 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (27–28 Aug) | SS9 | 16:59 | Troják 2 | 29.09 km | Freddy Loix | 17:00.9 | 102.58 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 2 (29 Aug) | SS10 | 8:28 | Halenkovice 1 | 24.90 km | Pavel Valoušek | 13:12.1 | 113.17 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 2 (29 Aug) | SS11 | 9:11 | Kudlovice 1 | 11.39 km | Bryan Bouffier | 6:04.5 | 112.49 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 2 (29 Aug) | SS12 | 9:59 | Velký Ořechov 1 | 7.14 km | Jan Kopecký | 3:48.9 | 112.29 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 2 (29 Aug) | SS13 | 10:27 | Pindula 1 | 19.76 km | Pavel Valoušek | 10:31.6 | 112.63 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 2 (29 Aug) | SS14 | 12:45 | Halenkovice 2 | 24.90 km | Freddy Loix | 13:44.0 | 108.79 km/h | Bryan Bouffier |
| Leg 2 (29 Aug) | SS15 | 13:28 | Kudlovice 2 | 11.39 km | Bryan Bouffier | 6:05.4 | 112.22 km/h | Bryan Bouffier |
| Leg 2 (29 Aug) | SS16 | 14:16 | Velký Ořechov 2 | 7.14 km | Juho Hänninen | 4:06.7 | 104.19 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (29 Aug) | SS17 | 14:44 | Pindula 2 | 19.76 km | Pavel Valoušek | 10:42.4 | 110.73 km/h | Freddy Loix |

Notes:

* ^ – SS14 was cancelled after an accident for Josef Béreš, who was running 23rd on the road. A nominal time of 15:09.0 was given for the drivers who had yet to complete the stage, while times for several other drivers, including Loix and Bouffier stood.
