| 2010 Rally Bulgaria 41st Rally Bulgaria | |||
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Round 7 of the2010 World Rally Championship
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 Kimi Räikkönen finished in eleventh place. | |||
| Host country |  Bulgaria | ||
| Rally base | Borovets,Bulgaria | ||
| Dates run | July 9 – 11 2010 | ||
| Stages | 14 (354.10 km; 220.03 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 1,223.07 km (759.98 miles)[1] | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 40 at start, 27 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien LoebCitroën Total WRT | ||
The2010 Rally Bulgaria was the seventh round of the2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over July 9–11, and was based inBorovets, around 70 km (43 mi) outside the capital city,Sofia. The rally was also the third round of theJunior World Rally Championship.
Rally Bulgaria made its début in the World Rally Championship, having been approved to the calendar in September 2009.[2] The event was won bySébastien Loeb, who took his fourth win of the season, and the 58th of his WRC career.[3] Loeb was part of a 1-2-3-4 by Citroën cars, as team-mateDani Sordo finished second,Petter Solberg finished third in his privately run car andSébastien Ogier was fourth in a car run by theCitroën Junior Team; the first such result by any manufacturer since1993.[3]
All dates and times areEEST (UTC+3).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| 1 (9 July) | SS1 | 10:05 | Batak Lake 1 | 31.77 km | Sébastien Loeb | 17:33.8 | 108.53 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| SS2 | 11:38 | Belmeken Lake 1 | 27.57 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:08.5 | 109.25 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 14:37 | Batak Lake 2 | 31.77 km | Sébastien Loeb | 17:35.2 | 108.39 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 16:10 | Belmeken Lake 2 | 27.57 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:09.2 | 109.16 km/h | ||
| 2 (10 July) | SS5 | 07:43 | Sestrimo 1 | 27.46 km | Sébastien Loeb | 16:27.4 | 100.12 km/h | |
| SS6 | 09:36 | Peshtera 1 | 18.13 km |  Dani Sordo | 10:23.6 | 104.66 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 10:54 | Lyubnitsa 1 | 24.86 km | stage cancelled | ||||
| SS8 | 13:22 | Sestrimo 2 | 27.46 km |  Petter Solberg | 16:19.5 | 100.92 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 15:15 | Peshtera 2 | 18.13 km | Petter Solberg | 10:24.2 | 104.56 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 16:33 | Lyubnitsa 2 | 24.86 km | Petter Solberg | 13:32.8 | 110.11 km/h | ||
| 3 (11 July) | SS11 | 08:46 | Muhovo 1 | 29.53 km | Petter Solberg | 15:29.7 | 114.35 km/h | |
| SS12 | 09:28 | Slavovitsa 1 | 17.73 km | Dani Sordo | 9:23.2 | 113.33 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 11:52 | Muhovo 2 | 29.53 km | Petter Solberg | 15:22.7 | 115.21 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 12:34 | Slavovitsa 2 | 17.73 km | Sébastien Ogier | 9:17.4 | 114.51 km/h | ||
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