The 2010 Rally of Turkey was the fourth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over April 16–18, and was based in the country's largest city, Istanbul. The rally was also the opening round of the Junior World Rally Championship.

2010 Rally of Turkey
Round 4 of the 2010 World Rally Championship
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Host country Turkey
Rally baseIstanbul, Turkey
Dates runApril 16 – 18 2010
Stages23 (358.84 km; 222.97 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel with some asphalt
Overall distance1,104.15 km (686.09 miles)[1]
Statistics
Crews40 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
France Citroën Total World Rally Team

The event was won by Sébastien Loeb, his third successive victory of the season and the 57th of his career.[2]

Results

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Event standings

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Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
Overall
1.   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 3:01:38.7 0.0 25
2.   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills Citroën C4 WRC 2009 3:02:33.2 54.5 18
3.   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:03:22.1 1:43.4 15
4.   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Citroën C4 WRC 3:05:24.7 3:46.0 12
5.   Kimi Räikkönen   Kaj Lindström Citroën C4 WRC 3:08:23.0 6:44.3 10
6.   Federico Villagra   José Díaz Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:09:35.4 7:56.7 8
7.   Matthew Wilson   Scott Martin Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:10:08.5 8:29.8 6
8.   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:21:22.9 19:44.2 4
9.   Dennis Kuipers   Frederic Miclotte Ford Fiesta S2000 3:25:00.9 23:22.2 2
10.   Aaron Burkart   Andre Kachel Suzuki Swift S1600 3:28:43.4 27:04.7 1
JWRC
1. (10.)   Aaron Burkart   Andre Kachel Suzuki Swift S1600 3:28:43.4 0.0 25
2. (11.)   Alessandro Broccoli   Angela Forina Renault Clio R3 3:32:37.1 3:53.7 18
3. (15.)   Kevin Abbring   Erwin Mombaerts Renault Clio R3 3:38:27.1 9:43.7 15
4. (16.)   Todor Slavov   Dobromir Filipov Renault Clio R3 3:43:38.3 14:54.9 12
5. (18.)   Harry Hunt   Sebastian Marshall Ford Fiesta R2 3:47:24.3 18:40.9 10
6. (31.)   Karl Kruuda   Martin Jarveoja Suzuki Swift S1600 4:25:43.5 57:00.1 8

Special stages

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Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
1
(16 Apr)
SS1 09:03 Darlık 1 15.66 km   Petter Solberg 9:30.4 98.84 km/h   Petter Solberg
SS2 09:46 Karabeyli 1 8.23 km   Mikko Hirvonen 4:43.1 104.66 km/h   Mikko Hirvonen
SS3 10:14 Bozgoca 1 13.52 km   Sébastien Ogier 8:11.2 99.09 km/h   Sébastien Ogier
SS4 10:57 Halli 1 9.60 km   Petter Solberg 4:45.0 121.26 km/h
SS5 14:00 Darlık 2 15.66 km   Sébastien Ogier 9:11.1 102.30 km/h
SS6 14:43 Karabeyli 2 8.23 km   Sébastien Ogier 4:34.6 107.90 km/h
SS7 15:11 Bozgoca 2 13.52 km   Dani Sordo 7:59.0 101.61 km/h
SS8 15:54 Halli 2 9.60 km   Petter Solberg 4:33.8 126.22 km/h
SS9 19:57 SSS Istanbul 2.20 km   Sébastien Loeb 1:55.9 68.33 km/h
2
(17 Apr)
SS10 09:56 Göçbeyli 1 18.17 km   Petter Solberg 10:34.4 103.11 km/h
SS11 10:34 Ulupelit 1 12.98 km   Mikko Hirvonen 7:11.1 108.39 km/h
SS12 11:27 Bozhane 1 14.59 km   Sébastien Ogier 8:46.7 99.72 km/h
SS13 12:00 Riva 1 27.17 km   Petter Solberg 15:29.2 105.26 km/h
SS14 15:06 Göçbeyli 2 18.17 km   Sébastien Loeb 10:24.8 104.69 km/h
SS15 15:44 Ulupelit 2 12.98 km   Mikko Hirvonen 6:58.8 111.58 km/h   Sébastien Loeb
SS16 16:37 Bozhane 2 14.59 km   Sébastien Loeb 8:43.4 100.35 km/h
SS17 17:10 Riva 2 27.17 km   Sébastien Loeb 15:01.4 108.51 km/h
3
(18 Apr)
SS18 09:13 Deniz 1 16.76 km stage cancelled
SS19 09:51 Mudarli 1 21.32 km stage cancelled
SS20 10:39 Ballica 1 19.22 km   Sébastien Loeb 10:00.5 115.22 km/h
SS21 13:12 Deniz 2 16.76 km   Sébastien Loeb 9:48.8 102.47 km/h
SS22 13:50 Mudarli 2 21.32 km   Sébastien Loeb 12:35.0 101.66 km/h
SS23 14:38 Ballica 2 19.22 km   Sébastien Ogier 9:51.0 117.08 km/h

Standings after the rally

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References

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  1. ^ "Rally of Turkey 2010: Itinerary" (PDF). World Rally Championship. Rally of Turkey; International Sportsworld Communicators. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  2. ^ "More joy for Loeb in Turkey". Sky Sports. British Sky Broadcasting. 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
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