2010 Rally Argentina

2010 Rally Argentina; 30º Rally Argentina
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Host country	Argentina
Rally base	Córdoba–Villa Carlos Paz
Dates run	March 19 – 21, 2010
Stages	15 (238.62 km; 148.27 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,013.51 km (629.77 miles)[1]
Results
Overall winner	Juho Hänninen; Škoda Motorsport
Crews	63[2] at start, 31 at finish

The 2010 Rally Argentina was the 30th running of Rally Argentina and the third round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The rally consisted of 15 special stages and took place over 19–21 March 2010. The rally was also a round of the South American Rally Championship and the Argentine Rally Championship.

Introduction

The rally started in Villa Carlos Paz, a city in the center-north of the province of Córdoba, on Friday 19 March with a 3.30 km (2.05 mi) super special stage in the town. The event was made up of 15 gravel stages covering a total of 238.62 km (148.27 mi) all completed in daylight. The event on Saturday consisted of seven stages and was centred on the town of San Agustín and around Valle Hermoso on Sunday. The final stage was a repeat of the super special stage in Villa Carlos Paz.[1]

Nasser Al-Attiyah was seeded number 1 in his Škoda Fabia S2000, with local Federico Villagra taking number 2 in his Ford Fiesta S2000. Other entrants included current championship leader Juho Hänninen and reigning champion Kris Meeke. A total of 63 cars took part in the event.[2]

Results

Škodas dominated the event, winning all bar one stage of the event. After Kris Meeke won the opening stage in Villa Carlos Paz, Juho Hänninen took control of the rally on the second stage and never lost the lead. Hänninen won eleven of the remaining fourteen stages, as he won the rally by 51 seconds. The other two drivers to win a stage, Guy Wilks and Jan Kopecký finished second and third to complete a clean sweep of the podium for Škoda. Kopecký was the main beneficiary of the retirement of Meeke on the road section after stage fourteen, as the suspension spot-weld failed on the Northern Irish driver's Peugeot during the stage.[3][4]

Overall

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1.	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:30:38.1	0.0	10
2.	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:31:29.1	51.0	8
3.	Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:32:58.2	2:20.1	6
4.	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2:35:42.0	5:03.9	5
5.	Federico Villagra	Jorge Pérez Companc	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:35:52.3	5:14.2	4
6.	Bruno Magalhães	Carlos Magalhães	Peugeot 207 S2000	2:36:49.1	6:11.0	3
7.	Nicolás Madero	Guillermo Piazzaro	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:37:25.6	6:47.5	2
8.	Diego Dominguez	Edgardo Galindo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:38:17.4	7:39.3	1

Special stages

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
Leg 1 (19–20 Mar)	SS1	17:00	Super Special Stage Carlos Paz 1	3.30 km	Kris Meeke	2:32.8	77.75 km/h	Kris Meeke
	SS2	08:13	Las Bajadas – Villa del Dique 1	16.57 km	Juho Hänninen	9:28.2	104.98 km/h	Juho Hänninen
	SS3	09:00	Amboy – Santa Mónica 1	20.43 km	Juho Hänninen	11:03.2	110.90 km/h
	SS4	09:41	Santa Rosa – San Agustín 1	21.53 km	Guy Wilks	13:41.3	94.37 km/h
	SS5	10:24	San Agustín – Villa General Belgrano	8.43 km	Juho Hänninen	6:11.6	81.67 km/h
	SS6	14:57	Las Bajadas – Villa del Dique 2	16.57 km	Juho Hänninen	9:21.7	106.20 km/h
	SS7	15:44	Amboy – Santa Mónica 2	20.43 km	Juho Hänninen	10:52.9	112.65 km/h
	SS8	16:25	Santa Rosa – San Agustín 2	21.53 km	Juho Hänninen	13:39.5	94.58 km/h
Leg 2 (21 Mar)	SS9	08:13	La Cumbre – Agua de Oro	15.06 km	Juho Hänninen	12:56.4	69.83 km/h
	SS10	09:13	Ascochinga – La Cumbre	22.40 km	Juho Hänninen	15:08.3	88.78 km/h
	SS11	10:08	Valle Hermoso – Casa Grande 1	11.34 km	Juho Hänninen	7:26.3	91.47 km/h
	SS12	10:40	Cosquín – Villa Allende 1	19.18 km	Juho Hänninen	14:05.8	81.64 km/h
	SS13	14:08	Valle Hermoso – Casa Grande 2	11.34 km	Jan Kopecký	7:26.9	91.35 km/h
	SS14	14:40	Cosquín – Villa Allende	19.18 km	Juho Hänninen	14:07.0	81.52 km/h
	SS15	16:23	Super Special Stage Carlos Paz 2	3.30 km	Jan Kopecký	2:29.4	79.52 km/h

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References

"Rally Argentina Itinerary 2010" (PDF). Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Rally Argentina. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
"List of crews authorised to start – Rally Argentina". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
"Meeke retires from Rally Argentina". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 2010-03-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
Evans, David (2010-03-22). "Meeke frustrated by suspension failure". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-22.

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[Itin-1] "Rally Argentina Itinerary 2010" (PDF). Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Rally Argentina. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[Entry-2] "List of crews authorised to start – Rally Argentina". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.

[3] "Meeke retires from Rally Argentina". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 2010-03-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-03-21.

[4] Evans, David (2010-03-22). "Meeke frustrated by suspension failure". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-22.