2010 Rally Bulgaria
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The 2010 Rally Bulgaria was the seventh round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season
. The rally took place over July 9–11, and was based in Borovets
, around 70 km (43.5 mi) outside the capital city, Sofia
. The rally was also the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship
.
Rally Bulgaria made its début in the World Rally Championship, having been approved to the calendar in September 2009. The event was won by Sébastien Loeb
, who took his fourth win of the season, and the 58th of his WRC career. Loeb was part of a 1-2-3-4 by Citroën cars, as team-mate Dani Sordo
finished second, Petter Solberg
finished third in his privately-run car and Sébastien Ogier
was fourth in a car run by the Citroën Junior Team
; the first such result by any manufacturer since 1993.
2010 World Rally Championship season
The 2010 World Rally Championship season was the 38th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies, beginning with Rally Sweden on 11 February and ended Wales Rally GB on 14 November....
. The rally took place over July 9–11, and was based in Borovets
Borovets
Borovets , known as Chamkoria until the middle of the 20th century, is a popular Bulgarian mountain resort situated in Sofia Province, on the northern slopes of Rila, at an altitude of 1350 m...
, around 70 km (43.5 mi) outside the capital city, Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. The rally was also the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship
Junior World Rally Championship
The FIA Junior World Rally Championship is a complementary series to the World Rally Championship as is the Production World Rally Championship , and the Super 2000 World Rally Championship . As JWRC was originally envisioned as a series for developing drivers, it is limited to drivers below the...
.
Rally Bulgaria made its début in the World Rally Championship, having been approved to the calendar in September 2009. The event was won by Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship...
, who took his fourth win of the season, and the 58th of his WRC career. Loeb was part of a 1-2-3-4 by Citroën cars, as team-mate Dani Sordo
Dani Sordo
Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team...
finished second, Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg
Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999...
finished third in his privately-run car and Sébastien Ogier
Sébastien Ogier
Sébastien Ogier is a French rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2008 and last drove in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën World Rally Team. His co-driver is compatriot Julien Ingrassia. They are set to join Volkswagen's WRC team when they enter the championship in...
was fourth in a car run by the Citroën Junior Team
Citroën Junior Team
The Citroën Junior Team was a World Rally Championship team, which competed in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. It was set up and run as Citroën's secondary team in the World Rally Championship, pitched against the existing Stobart Ford World Rally Team....
; the first such result by any manufacturer since 1993.
Event standings
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||||
| 1. |  Sébastien LoebSébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
 Daniel ElenaDaniel Elena Daniel Elena is a Monegasque rally co-driver, currently working with Sébastien Loeb. Between them, the pair have won the World Rally Championship eight times, and currently compete with the Citroën DS3 WRC... |
Citroën C4 WRC | 3:02:39.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. |  Dani SordoDani Sordo Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team... |
Marc Martí Marc Martí Marc Martí Moreno is a Spanish rally co-driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship as a co-driver to Oriol Gómez in 1992. In the 1999 season, he began his partnership with Jesús Puras and the Citroën factory team. The pair took a surprise second place at the 1999 Tour de Corse, behind... |
Citroën C4 WRC | 3:03:08.7 | 29.5 | 18 |
| 3. |  Petter SolbergPetter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
 Chris Patterson |
Citroën C4 WRC | 3:03:15.5 | 36.3 | 15 |
| 4. | Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier is a French rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2008 and last drove in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën World Rally Team. His co-driver is compatriot Julien Ingrassia. They are set to join Volkswagen's WRC team when they enter the championship in... |
Julien Ingrassia Julien Ingrassia Julien Ingrassia is a French rally co-driver, currently working with Sébastien Ogier.-References:... |
Citroën C4 WRC | 3:04:34.2 | 1:55.0 | 12 |
| 5. |  Mikko HirvonenMikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen is a Finnish sports commentator and journalist who works who works for Finland's National Broadcasting Company YLE. He commentates sports events, mainly football matches, for both radio and television. He regularly commentatos football for the Jalkapallokierros program in Radio Suomi... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 09 Ford Focus WRC The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification... |
3:05:57.0 | 3:17.8 | 10 |
| 6. | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
Miikka Anttila |
Ford Focus RS WRC 09 Ford Focus WRC The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification... |
3:07:07.7 | 4:28.5 | 8 |
| 7. |  Per-Gunnar AnderssonPer-Gunnar Andersson (rally driver) Per-Gunnar Andersson is a Swedish rally driver. He is a two-time winner of the Junior World Rally Championship.-Career:... |
Jonas Andersson |
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 Ford Focus WRC The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification... |
3:08:04.4 | 5:25.2 | 6 |
| 8. |  Frigyes TuránFrigyes Turán Frigyes Turán is a Hungarian rally driver.-Career:A regular competitor in the Hungarian national championship, Turán made his World Rally Championship debut at the 2010 Rally de Portugal driving a Peugeot 307 WRC, finishing 23rd overall. At the next event, Rally Bulgaria, he finished an impressive... |
Gábor Zsiros |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:09:43.2 | 7:04.0 | 4 |
| 9. | Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson is an English rally driver from Cockermouth in Cumbria. He is the son of M-Sport boss and former WRC driver Malcolm Wilson. Wilson currently competes in the World Rally Championship for the Stobart M-Sport Ford team... |
Scott Martin |
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 Ford Focus WRC The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification... |
3:12:07.8 | 9:28.6 | 2 |
| 10. | Henning Solberg Henning Solberg Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg.... |
 Ilka Minor |
Ford Fiesta S2000 Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
3:15:45.2 | 13:06.0 | 1 |
| JWRC | ||||||
| 1. (12.) |  Thierry NeuvilleThierry Neuville Thierry Neuville is Belgian rally driver. He is currently competing in JWRC and Intercontinental Rally Challenge. His co-driver was Nicolas Klinger from his debuts to the end of 2010, Nicolas Klinger was replaced by Nicolas Gilsoul for the first 2011 IRC rally, Monte Carlo... |
Nicolas Klinger |
Citroën C2 | 3:18:21.8 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (14.) |  Hans WeijsHans Weijs Hans Weijs, Jr. is a Dutch rally driver. He has won two rounds of the Junior World Rally Championship, finishing runner-up in the standings in 2010.... |
Bjorn Degandt |
Citroën C2 | 3:19:14.3 | 52.5 | 18 |
| 3. (16.) |  Todor SlavovTodor Slavov Todor Slavov is a Bulgarian rallye driver.-Biography:Todor Slavov was born on 22 January 1984 in Varna, a family of Slavi and Tatyana Slavov. His father worked in the construction field, and his mother in the system of insurance.Completes his secondary education in Varna Mathematical School "Dr.... |
Dobromir Filipov |
Renault Clio R3 Renault Clio The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation... |
3:24:38.4 | 6:16.6 | 15 |
| 4. (17.) |  Alessandro Broccoli |
 Angela Forina |
Renault Clio R3 Renault Clio The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation... |
3:25:13.6 | 6:51.8 | 12 |
| 5. (18.) |  Karl KruudaKarl Kruuda Karl Kruuda is an Estonian rally driver.In 2010 World Rally Championship season he drove Suzuki Swift S1600. His best result of the year was 2nd place in Junior World Rally Championship at 2010 Rally de Portugal. Kruuda will drive Škoda Fabia S2000 in 2011... |
Martin Jarveoja |
Suzuki Swift S1600 Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :... |
3:25:14.6 | 6:52.8 | 10 |
| 6. (19.) | Egoi Eder Valdés López |
Albert Garduno |
Renault Clio R3 Renault Clio The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation... |
3:30:24.1 | 12:02.3 | 8 |
| 7. (21.) | Kevin Abbring Kevin Abbring Kevin Abbring is a Dutch rally driver. His father, Edwin Abbring, is also a well-known former rally driver.-Career:Abbring started his motorsport career in Rallycross with a 60 bhp strong buggy for newcomers, winning the 2005 and 2006 titles of the Dutch Ford RST series. In 2007 he competed... |
Erwin Mombaerts |
Renault Clio R3 Renault Clio The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation... |
3:31:55.8 | 13:34.0 | 6 |
| 8. (22.) | Mathieu Arzeno |
Romain Roche |
Citroën C2 | 3:38:45.6 | 20:23.8 | 4 |
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (9 July) |
SS1 | 10:05 | Batak Lake 1 | 31.77 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
17:33.8 | 108.53 km/h | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
| SS2 | 11:38 | Belmeken Lake 1 | 27.57 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
15:08.5 | 109.25 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 14:37 | Batak Lake 2 | 31.77 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
17:35.2 | 108.39 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 16:10 | Belmeken Lake 2 | 27.57 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
15:09.2 | 109.16 km/h | ||
| 2 (10 July) |
SS5 | 07:43 | Sestrimo 1 | 27.46 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
16:27.4 | 100.12 km/h | |
| SS6 | 09:36 | Peshtera 1 | 18.13 km | Dani Sordo Dani Sordo Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team... |
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 Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
16:19.5 | 100.92 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 15:15 | Peshtera 2 | 18.13 km | Petter Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
10:24.2 | 104.56 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 16:33 | Lyubnitsa 2 | 24.86 km | Petter Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
13:32.8 | 110.11 km/h | ||
| 3 (11 July) |
SS11 | 08:46 | Muhovo 1 | 29.53 km | Petter Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
15:29.7 | 114.35 km/h | |
| SS12 | 09:28 | Slavovitsa 1 | 17.73 km | Dani Sordo Dani Sordo Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team... |
9:23.2 | 113.33 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 11:52 | Muhovo 2 | 29.53 km | Petter Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
15:22.7 | 115.21 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 12:34 | Slavovitsa 2 | 17.73 km | Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier is a French rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2008 and last drove in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën World Rally Team. His co-driver is compatriot Julien Ingrassia. They are set to join Volkswagen's WRC team when they enter the championship in... |
9:17.4 | 114.51 km/h | ||