2010 Rallye de France | |||
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Round 11 of the2010 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Strasbourg | ||
Dates run | 1 – 3 October 2010 | ||
Stages | 20[1] (352.88 km; 219.27 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
Overall distance | 1,272.31 km (790.58 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 67 at start, 49 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() |
The2010 Rallye de France was the first running of theRallye de France–Alsace and the eleventh round of the2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 1–3 October 2010, and was based inStrasbourg, the capital of theAlsace region. The rally was also the eighth round of theProduction World Rally Championship, the ninth round of theSuper 2000 World Rally Championship and the fifth round of theJunior World Rally Championship.
Sébastien Loeb became champion for the seventh successive season by claiming his 60th WRC win on the streets of his birthplace,Haguenau.[2][3]Dani Sordo was second andPetter Solberg was third. Thanks to Sordo's second place, Citroën also retained its manufacturers champion title on this same event.
Prior to the rally, depending on results,Sébastien Loeb had the chance to clinch his seventh consecutive world title with two events to spare.[4] With a 43-point lead overSébastien Ogier pre-rally, Loeb had to outscore Ogier by eight points. If Loeb scored more than six points on the event, it would eliminateFord'sJari-Matti Latvala from championship contention. As it turned out, Loeb won the event which gave him the title.
All dates and times areCEST (UTC+2).
Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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Leg 1 (1 Oct) | SS1 | 8:43 | Hohlandsbourg 1 | 9.90 km | ![]() | 5:18.0 | 112.08 km/h | ![]() |
SS2 | 9:01 | Firstplan 1 | 16.58 km | ![]() | 8:20.3 | 119.30 km/h | ||
SS3 | 9:39 | Vallée de Munster 1 | 22.33 km | ![]() | 11:14.6 | 119.16 km/h | ||
SS4 | 11:02 | Grand Ballon 1 | 24.12 km | ![]() | 13:50.7 | 104.53 km/h | ||
SS5 | 14:05 | Hohlandsbourg 2 | 9.90 km | ![]() | 5:28.5 | 108.49 km/h | ||
SS6 | 14:23 | Firstplan 2 | 16.58 km | ![]() | 8:25.1 | 118.17 km/h | ||
SS7 | 15:01 | Vallée de Munster 2 | 22.33 km | ![]() | 11:13.5 | 119.36 km/h | ||
SS8 | 16:24 | Grand Ballon 2 | 24.12 km | ![]() | 14:28.5 | 99.98 km/h | ||
Leg 2 (2 Oct) | SS9 | 8:28 | Klevener 1 | 10.54 km | ![]() | 6:25.2 | 98.50 km/h | |
SS10 | 8:57 | Ungersberg 1 | 15.50 km | ![]() | 9:20.4 | 99.57 km/h | ||
SS11 | 10:05 | Pays d'Ormont 1 | 35.48 km | ![]() | 19:39.7 | 108.27 km/h | ||
SS12 | 11:03 | Salm 1 | 13.09 km | ![]() | 7:18.9 | 107.37 km/h | ||
SS13 | 14:16 | Klevener 2 | 10.54 km | ![]() | 6:22.0 | 99.33 km/h | ||
SS14 | 14:45 | Ungersberg 2 | 15.50 km | ![]() | 9:31.5 | 97.64 km/h | ||
SS15 | 15:53 | Pays d'Ormont 2 | 35.48 km | ![]() | 21:35.2 | 98.62 km/h | ||
SS16 | 16:51 | Salm 2 | 13.09 km | ![]() | 7:35.5 | 103.46 km/h | ||
Leg 3 (3 Oct) | SS17 | 8:29 | Haguenau 1 | 4.20 km | ![]() | 3:13.3 | 78.22 km/h | |
SS18 | 9:38 | Bitche Camp 1 | 24.70 km | ![]() | 12:34.4 | 117.87 km/h | ||
SS19 | 12:16 | Bitche Camp 2 | 24.70 km | stage cancelled | ||||
SS20 | 13:40 | Haguenau 2 | 4.20 km | ![]() | 3:12.3 | 78.63 km/h |
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