2010 European Rally Championship season
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The 2010 European Rally Championship season was the 58th season of the FIA
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users...

 European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship is the European continental championship series in rallying. It is organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile .-History:...

. The season had 11 rallies, beginning with Rally 1000 Miglia
Rally 1000 Miglia
The Rally 1000 Miglia is an Italian Rally that has been held since 1977, and is part of the European Rally Championship and the Italian Rally Championship....

 on 22 April. The championship was contested by 24 drivers from 6 countries. Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...

 won 4 events and claimed his second European rally championship title.

Calendar and winners

As in the previous year, the calendar consisted of 11 rounds. Rally Bulgaria
Rally Bulgaria
Rally Bulgaria is the most prestigious and the oldest rally event in Bulgaria. It is a confirmed event for the 2010 World Rally Championship season, as the seventh of the thirteen planned events. 2010 will be the first time that Rally Bulgaria have been in a World Rally Championship season, having...

 was a World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...

 event in 2010, but Rally Poland was back in the ERC calendar. The other 10 rounds remained the same, although in a slightly different order.
Round Date Event Winner ERC
1 22–24 April   34th Rally 1000 Miglia
Rally 1000 Miglia
The Rally 1000 Miglia is an Italian Rally that has been held since 1977, and is part of the European Rally Championship and the Italian Rally Championship....

  Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...

2 14–16 May   37th Croatia Delta Rally   Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...

3 4–6 June   67th Rally Poland    Kajetan Kajetanowicz
4 24–26 June   46th Geko Ypres Rally
Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally
The Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally founded by Frans Thévelin in 1965 is one of the most famous rallies in the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge....

 
  Jan Kopecký
Jan Kopecký
Jan Kopecký is a professional rally driver from Czech Republic who currently competes in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge with Škoda Motorsport....

5 23–25 July   39th Bosphorus Rally   Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...

6 5–7 August   51st Rally Vinho da Madeira    Jan Kopecký
Jan Kopecký
Jan Kopecký is a professional rally driver from Czech Republic who currently competes in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge with Škoda Motorsport....

7 27–29 August   40th Barum Rally Zlín
Barum Rally Zlín
The Barum Rally Zlín, founded in 1971, is a tarmac rally held in Zlín, Czech Republic. It is currently part of the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.-Previous winners:-External links:***...

 
  Bryan Bouffier
Bryan Bouffier
Bryan Bouffier is French rally driver. Currently competing in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, he won the 2011 Monte Carlo Rally.-Career:...

8 9–11 September   47th Rallye Principe de Asturias   Luigi Fontana
9 1–3 October   34th ELPA Rally   Jurij Protasow
10 15–17 October   45th Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur   Luca Betti
11 28–30 October   51st Rallye International du Valais
Rallye International du Valais
The Rallye International du Valais is a yearly rally in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was founded by Philippe Simonetta, a local wine dealer in 1960. Since 1980 it is part of the European Rally Championship and in 2007 and 2008 it was an event of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. In...

 
  Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...


Championship standings

For the final classification in a rally, the winner got 25 points, the runner-up 18 and the third placed driver 15. Drivers ranked 4 to 10 got 12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points. Additionally, the top five of every leg were awarded 7-5-3-2-1 points. Only drivers who participated in least 5 events qualified for the championship ranking.
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Pos. Driver                       Points
1   Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...

1 1 3 1 Ret 1 195
2   Antonín Tlusťák 10 5 Ret 2 2 2 3 3 140
3   Michał Sołowow 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 112
4   Luca Betti 6 2 Ret 3 Ret 1 Ret 102
5   Maciej Oleksowicz 11 4 4 5 Ret 5 Ret 4 91
6   Corrado Fontana 7 3 Ret 4 Ret 2 Ret Ret 78
7   Szymon Ruta Ret 2 4 5 Ret 60
8   Yurii Protasov 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 6 51
9   Jan Černý 12 7 Ret 4 3 Ret 39
Not enough events to qualify for championship
  Jan Kopecký
Jan Kopecký
Jan Kopecký is a professional rally driver from Czech Republic who currently competes in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge with Škoda Motorsport....

8 1 1 Ret (82)
  Luigi Fontana Ret 6 3 1 (66)
  Kajetan Kajetanowicz 1 Ret (37)
  Bryan Bouffier
Bryan Bouffier
Bryan Bouffier is French rally driver. Currently competing in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, he won the 2011 Monte Carlo Rally.-Career:...

Ret 1 (37)
  Matteo Gamba 9 Ret 2 (32)

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