| 2010 Monte Carlo Rally 78ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of the2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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| Host country |  Monaco | |
| Rally base | Monte Carlo | |
| Dates run | January 19 – 23 2010 | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac andIce | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 63 at start, 36 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Mikko Hirvonen M-Sport Ltd. | |
The2010 Monte-Carlo Rally, officially78ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, was the first round of the2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The rally took place over January 19–23, 2010.
The rally started inValence on Tuesday 19 January covering 1,668 km (1,036 mi) including 405 km (252 mi) on fifteen special stages. New to the IRC Championship, a 9 km (5.6 mi) prologue was held on Tuesday evening to determine the starting order for Wednesday's stages. Stages were run both during the day and at night and included the famousCol de Turini.
Entrants for the event included the current IRC ChampionKris Meeke who was seeded at number 1,Formula One driverRobert Kubica,WRC starsMikko Hirvonen andToni Gardemeister andRally Scotland winnerGuy Wilks.[1] The event saw the debut of theFord Fiesta S2000 rally car. A total of 63 crews entered the rally including nineteen S2000 cars.
FinnMikko Hirvonen driving the Ford Fiesta in competition for the first time and making his debut in the IRC, led the event from start to finish.[2][3]
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:32:58.5 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:34:49.9 | 1:51.4 | 8 |
| 3. |  Nicolas Vouilloz | Benjamin Veillas | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:36:17.6 | 3:19.1 | 6 |
| 4. | Stéphane Sarrazin | Jacques-Julien Renucci | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 4:40:24.0 | 7:25.5 | 5 |
| 5. |  Jan Kopecký | Petr Starý | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:41:47.2 | 8:48.7 | 4 |
| 6. | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:42:23.0 | 9:24.5 | 3 |
| 7. |  Bruno Magalhães | Carlos Magalhães | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 4:42:43.9 | 9:45.4 | 2 |
| 8. | Jean-Sébastien Vigion |  Stéphane Prevot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 4:46:32.0 | 13:33.5 | 1 |
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| Prologue (19 Jan) | SSS | 18:38 | Lente – Col de Gaudissart | 8.83 km | Toni Gardemeister | 6:54:2 | 76.75 km/h | none* |
| Leg 1 (20 Jan) | SS1 | 11:51 | Burzet – Lachamp-Raphaël | 27.27 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 16:01.4 | 102.11 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| SS2 | 12:59 | St-Pierreville – Antraigues | 45.17 km | Sébastien Ogier | 30:54.2 | 87.70 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 15:02 | Burzet – Lachamp-Raphaël | 27.27 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15:49.7 | 103.37 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 16:10 | St-Pierreville – Antraigues | 45.17 km | Sébastien Ogier | 30:45.9 | 88.09 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (21 Jan) | SS5 | 10:13 | Labatie d'Andaure – St-Pierre sur Doux | 25.30 km | Nicolas Vouilloz | 17:38.5 | 86.05 km/h | |
| SS6 | 10:55 | St-Bonnet-le-Froid – St-Julien-Molhesabate – St-Bonnet-le-Froid | 25.67 km | Sébastien Ogier | 17:19.7 | 88.88 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 12:20 | Lamastre – Gilhoc – Alboussière | 21.92 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 14:43.0 | 89.37 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 15:28 | Labatie d'Andaure – St-Pierre sur Doux | 25.30 km | Juho Hänninen | 16:36.8 | 91.37 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 16:10 | St-Bonnet-le-Froid – St-Julien-Molhesabate – St-Bonnet-le-Froid | 25.67 km | Sébastien Ogier | 15:51.1 | 97.16 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 18:05 | Lamastre – Gilhoc – Alboussière | 21.92 km | Sébastien Ogier | 15:03.0 | 87.39 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (22 Jan) | SS11 | 09:23 | Montauban sur l'Ouvèze – Eygalayes | 30.42 km | Sébastien Ogier | 23:18.5 | 78.31 km/h | |
| SS12 | 19:15 | Peïra-Cava – La Bollène-Vésubie | 18.42 km | Sébastien Ogier | 13:23.4 | 82.54 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 19:48 | Lantosque – Lucéram | 19.13 km | Stéphane Sarrazin | 14:12.9 | 80.75 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 23:20 | Peïra-Cava – La Bollène-Vésubie | 18.42 km | Juho Hänninen | 13:52.3 | 79.67 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 23:53 | Lantosque – Lucéram | 19.13 km | Stéphane Sarrazin | 14:40.2 | 78.24 km/h |
