2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge

The 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge was the fifth season of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The season consisted of twelve rounds and started on 19 January with the Monte Carlo Rally. The season ended on November 6, at the Cyprus Rally.

2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
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Juho Hänninen became the drivers' champion after winning Rally Scotland, the third of his rally wins during the season. Hänninen also won in Argentina and Sardinia as he finished on the podium in ten of the eleven events that he contested during the season, of which three wins and four second places counted towards the championship's best seven scores rule. Škoda Motorsport team-mate Jan Kopecký finished in second place, some 18 points behind Hänninen. Although not as consistent as his team-mate, Kopecký won one event during the season, winning in the Canary Islands.

Third place was claimed by the top Peugeot driver and reigning champion Kris Meeke, after a third place in Scotland took him ahead of Freddy Loix. Meeke's season was blighted by errors of which retiring from five of the eleven events he contested but did take a win in Brazil. Despite taking part in four rallies, Loix's tarmac expertise shone through, winning the events in Ypres, Belgium, Madeira and the Czech Republic as well as a third place in Sanremo. Four other drivers took victories during the season; World Rally Championship front-runner Mikko Hirvonen won a one-off outing in Monte Carlo, Bruno Magalhães took his first IRC win in the Azores, Paolo Andreucci won in Sanremo and Nasser Al-Attiyah won in Cyprus when many of the leading contenders skipped the event. Škoda took the manufacturers' championship after the Barum Rally Zlín in the Czech Republic.

Calendar

The calendar consisted of twelve events run on two continents. Changes for 2010 season included the replacement of Rally Russia, Rally Japan and the Safari Rally with Rally Argentina, Rally d'Italia Sardegna and FxPro Cyprus Rally.[1] In March it was announced that the Rally Islas Canarias would replace the Rally Principe de Asturias as the Spanish round on the schedule, moving from September to April.[2]

Round Dates Event title Rally HQ Surface
1 January 19–23Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo ValenceAsphalt
2 March 4–6Rally Internacional de Curitiba CuritibaGravel
3 March 19–21Rally Argentina CórdobaGravel
4 April 29 – May 1Rally Islas Canarias Las PalmasAsphalt
5 June 4–6Rally d'Italia Sardegna OlbiaGravel
6 June 24–26Ypres Rally YpresAsphalt
7 July 15–17Rallye Açores Ponta DelgadaGravel
8 August 5–7Rali Vinho da Madeira FunchalAsphalt
9 August 27–29Barum Czech Rally Zlín ZlínAsphalt
10 September 23–25Rallye Sanremo SanremoAsphalt
11 October 15–17[3]Rally Scotland PerthGravel
12 November 4–6Cyprus Rally LimassolAsphalt/Gravel

Selected entries

M-Sport (Ford) and Subaru became the latest registered manufacturers to join the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, alongside Abarth (Fiat), Honda, Ralliart (Mitsubishi), Peugeot, Proton and Škoda.

Entrant Manufacturer[4] Car Driver Co-driver Tyres Rounds
Peugeot UK[5] Peugeot Peugeot 207 S2000 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle BF 1–11
Peugeot France Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia BF 1
P 5
Stéphane Sarrazin Jacques-Julien Renucci BF 1, 6
Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri 9–10
Peugeot Sport Portugal[5] Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães BF 1–8, 10
Interwetten Racing Franz Wittmann Klaus Wicha BF 1, 4–5, 9
Josefine Beinke 12
Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri 12
Kimera Motorsport Luca Betti Alessandro Mattioda BF 1
Pierangelo Scalvini 5
Stohl Racing[6] Daniel Oliveira Carlos Del Barrio BF 1, 3–4, 6–10
Denis Giraudet 2
Armando Miranda 11–12
Peugeot Team Belux Thierry Neuville Nicolas Klinger BF 4–6, 9–11
Yazeed Al Rajhi Team Yazeed Al Rajhi Matthieu Baumel BF 5
F.P.F. Sport SRL Paolo Andreucci Anna Andreussi P 5, 10
Peugeot Team Turkey Burcu Çetinkaya Çiçek Güney Y 5–12
Bluthunder Racing Italy Corrado Fontana Nicola Arena P 6, 8–9
Autostal Duindistel Pieter Tsjoen Eddy Chevaillier BF 6
Amarante Rally Team Vítor Pascoal Mário Castro P 7–8
Power Car Team Marco Tempestini Dorin Pulpea P 8
Team C.D. Nacional da Madeira Miguel Nunes Victor Calado BF 8
Nicos Thomas Racing Nicos Thomas Angelos Loizides BF 12
M-Sport Ltd. M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen P 1
Julien Maurin Gilles Thimonier 1
Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene H 5–7, 9–12
Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Federico Villagra Jorge Pérez Companc P 3
ESC. Ourense Sergio Vallejo Diego Vallejo P 4
Cersanit Rally Team Michał Sołowow Maciek Baran P 6
Team Ford Quinta do Lorde Bernardo Sousa Nuno Rodrigues da Silva P 7–8
RMC Motorsport Miguel Campos Aloisio Monteiro BF 8
Czech Ford Rally Team Jaromír Tarabus Daniel Trunkát BF 9, 12
Martin Prokop Jan Tománek P 12
Car Racing Umberto Scandola Guido D'Amore BF 10
Barwa Rally Team Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini P 12
Škoda Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 Jan Kopecký Petr Starý BF 1–10
Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 1–11
Nicolas Vouilloz Benjamin Veillas 1
Freddy Loix Frédéric Miclotte 6, 8–10
Škoda UK Guy Wilks Phil Pugh BF 1–5, 9–11
Barwa Rally Team Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini P 3
A.C. Principado de Asturias Alberto Hevia Alberto Iglesias BF 4
René Georges Rally Sport Bernd Casier Francis Caesemaeker BF 6
Škoda Delimax Czech National Team Pavel Valoušek Zdeněk Hrůza BF 9
Mogul Racing Team Roman Kresta Petr Gross BF 9
Motortune Racing Roger Feghali Joseph Matar BF 12
Astra Racing Abarth Abarth Grande Punto S2000 Toni Gardemeister Tomi Tuominen BF 1
Procar Luca Rossetti Matteo Chiarcossi BF 8
Abarth & C. Spa 10
Giandomenico Basso Mitia Dotta 10
Tommi Mäkinen Racing Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX STI Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri BF 1
Barattero Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo P 3
Claudio Menzi Diego Cagnotti 3
Motoring Club Teemu Arminen Tuomo Nikkola BF 5
WAR Racing Luigi Ricci Christine Pfister Y 5
Subaru Team Arai Toshihiro Arai Daniel Barrit P 6
Intercontinental Motul Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Oswaldo Scheer Gilvan Jablonski Y 2
Sidinei Bröering 3
Eduardo Scheer Geferson Pavinatto 2–3
Tango Rally Team Federico Bassi Jorge García Quiroga BF 3
Agustín Elvíra Oscar Tagle 3
Agustín Rossi Leonardo Suaya 3
Gonzalo Monarca Laureano Grigera 3
Team Além Mar Ricardo Moura Sancho Eiró BF 7
António Costa 8
EuroOil Čepro Czech National Team Václav Pech Petr Uhel BF 9
Advan-Piaa Rally Team Fumio Nutahara Hakaru Ichino Y 9
DGM Sport Jonathan Greer Dai Roberts P 11
David Bogie Rallying David Bogie Kevin Rae P 11
Kresta Racing Roman Kresta Petr Gross PH 12
Tango Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Nicolas Madero Guillermo Piazzano BF 3
Marcos Ligato Rubén García 3
Luciano Bernardi Fabian Cretu 3
Alejandro Cancio Santiego García 3
Juan Jose Gil de Marchi Mauro Albornoz 3
Escudería GPR Sport Rubén Gracia Diego Sanjuan BF 4
JRM Engenierring Per-Gunnar Andersson Anders Fredriksson P 5
Heuvel Motorsport Jasper ven den Heuvel Martine Kolman P 6
Proton R3 Malaysia Rally Team Proton Proton Satria Neo S2000 Chris Atkinson Stéphane Prévot BF 6–7
Alister McRae Bill Hayes 6–7, 11
Tom Cave Craig Parry 6–7, 11
Niall McShea Marshall Clarke 9–10
Keith Cronin Barry McNulty 9, 11
Gilles Panizzi Freddy Delorme 10
Catwees Honda Racing Honda Honda Civic Type-R R3 Siim Plangi Marek Sarapuu BF 9, 11

Results
Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1 / Monte Carlo Rally
(January 19–23) — Results and report		 1 Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta S2000 4:32:58.5
2 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 4:34:49.9
3 Nicolas Vouilloz Škoda Fabia S2000 4:36:17.6
2 Rally Internacional de Curitiba
(March 4–6) — Results and report		 1 Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000 1:42:45.4
2 Guy Wilks Škoda Fabia S2000 1:43:32.1
3 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 1:44:05.6
3 Rally Argentina
(March 19–21) — Results and report		 1 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:30:38.1
2 Guy Wilks Škoda Fabia S2000 2:31:29.1
3 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:32:58.2
4 Rally Islas Canarias
(April 29 – May 1) — Results and report		 1 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:12:27.4
2 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:12:36.5
3 Guy Wilks Škoda Fabia S2000 2:13:03.8
5 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
(June 4–6) — Results and report		 1 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:31:28.6
2 Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000 2:32:04.2
3 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:32:06.8
6 Ypres Rally
(June 24–26) — Results and report		 1 Freddy Loix Škoda Fabia S2000 2:35:36.9
2 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:35:58.3
3 Thierry Neuville Peugeot 207 S2000 2:37:42.4
7 Rallye Açores
(July 15–17) — Results and report		 1 Bruno Magalhães Peugeot 207 S2000 2:34:00.4
2 Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000 2:35:00.5
3 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:35:21.1
8 Rali Vinho da Madeira
(August 5–7) — Results and report		 1 Freddy Loix Škoda Fabia S2000 3:08:14.3
2 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 3:08:52.1
3 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 3:10:40.1
9 Barum Czech Rally Zlín
(August 27–29) — Results and report		 1 Freddy Loix Škoda Fabia S2000 2:31:31.0
2 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:31:56.0
3 Pavel Valoušek Škoda Fabia S2000 2:32:51.2
10 Rallye Sanremo
(September 23–25) — Results and report		 1 Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000 2:35:32.7
2 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:35:37.1
3 Freddy Loix Škoda Fabia S2000 2:36:06.8
11 Rally Scotland
(October 15–17) — Results and report		 1 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:01:07.4
2 Andreas Mikkelsen Ford Fiesta S2000 2:01:32.9
3 Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000 2:04:31.6
12 Cyprus Rally
(November 4–6) — Results and report		 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta S2000 3:11:53.5
2 Roger Feghali Škoda Fabia S2000 3:12:24.2
3 Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta S2000 3:16:35.5

Standings

Drivers
  • Only the best seven scores from each driver counted towards the championship.
Pos Driver MON
 CUR
 ARG
 CAN
 SAR
 YPR
 AZO
 MAD
 ZLI
 SAN
 SCO
 CYP
  T. Pts   Drop   Pts 
1 Juho Hänninen 2 3 1 2 1 Ret 3 3 2 2 1 80 18 62
2 Jan Kopecký 5 4 3 1 3 2 Ret 2 Ret 6 50 3 47
3 Kris Meeke Ret 1 Ret 4 Ret Ret 2 Ret 4 4 3 39 39
4 Freddy Loix 1 1 1 3 36 36
5 Bruno Magalhães 7 5 6 5 5 6 1 Ret 10 30 30
6 Guy Wilks 6 2 2 3 Ret 7 Ret Ret 27 27
7 Andreas Mikkelsen Ret 5 4 5 Ret 2 Ret 21 21
8 Paolo Andreucci 2 1 18 18
9 Thierry Neuville Ret 4 3 Ret 8 Ret 12 12
10 Nasser Al-Attiyah Ret 1 10 10
11 Mikko Hirvonen 1 10 10
12 Roger Feghali 2 8 8
13 Martin Prokop 3 6 6
14 Pavel Valoušek 3 6 6
15 Nicolas Vouilloz 3 6 6
16 Jaromír Tarabus 8 4 6 6
17 Stéphane Sarrazin 4 Ret 5 5
18 David Bogie 4 5 5
19 Bernd Casier 4 5 5
20 Miguel Nunes 4 5 5
21 Gabriel Pozzo 4 5 5
22 Ricardo Moura 5 10 4 4
23 Luca Rossetti Ret 5 4 4
24 Vítor Sá 5 4 4
25 Nicos Thomas 5 4 4
26 Federico Villagra 5 4 4
27 Siim Plangi Ret 6 4 4
28 Vítor Pascoal 6 18 3 3
29 Roman Kresta Ret 6 3 3
30 Eduardo Scheer 6 Ret 3 3
31 Teemu Arminen 6 3 3
32 Filipe Freitas 6 3 3
33 Alberto Hevia 6 3 3
34 Václav Pech 6 3 3
35 Eamonn Boland 19 7 3 3
36 Daniel Oliveira 20 7 Ret Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 2
37 Giandomenico Basso 7 2 2
38 Nicolás Madero 7 2 2
39 João Magalhães 7 2 2
40 Luigi Ricci 7 2 2
41 Michał Sołowow 7 2 2
42 Charalambos Timotheou 7 2 2
43 Pedro Vale 7 2 2
44 Burcu Çetinkaya Ret Ret 19 44 38 8 15 2 2
45 Ruben Gracia 12 2 2
46 Daniele Batistini 8 1 1
47 Luca Betti Ret 8 1 1
48 Diego Domínguez 8 1 1
49 Sérgio Silva 8 1 1
50 Constantinos Tingirides 8 1 1
51 Jean-Sébastien Vigion 8 1 1
52 Harry Hunt 34 12 Ret 49 48 9 19 1 1
53 Pedro Peres 9 1 1
54 Marcos Tokarski 11 1 1
55 Sergio Vallejo 13 1 1
Pos Driver MON
 CUR
 ARG
 CAN
 SAR
 YPR
 AZO
 MAD
 ZLI
 SAN
 SCO
 CYP
  T. Pts   Drop   Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers
  • Only the best seven scores from each manufacturer counted towards the championship.
Pos Manufacturer MON
 CUR
 ARG
 CAN
 SAR
 YPR
 AZO
 MAD
 ZLI
 SAN
 SCO
 CYP
  T. Pts   Drop   Pts 
1 Škoda 14 14 18 18 16 18 6 18 18 14 10 8 172 52 120
2 Peugeot 7 14 3 9 13 9 18 9 5 15 8 4 114 27 87
3 M-Sport 10 0 4 1 0 6 5 0 5 0 9 16 56 1 55
4 Ralliart 0 3 3 2 0 0 6 5 3 0 8 5 35 2 33
5 Subaru 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 11
6 Abarth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 6
Pos Manufacturer MON
 CUR
 ARG
 CAN
 SAR
 YPR
 AZO
 MAD
 ZLI
 SAN
 SCO
 CYP
  T. Pts   Drop   Pts 

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