2010 Barum Czech Rally Zlín

The 2010 Barum Czech Rally Zlín was the ninth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season and also a round of the European Rally Championship. The seventeen stage asphalt rally took place on 27 – 29 August 2010. Other than the opening stage on Friday night all stages were run in daylight.[1]

2010 Barum Czech Rally Zlín
Round 9 of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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Host countryCzech Republic Czech Republic
Rally baseZlín
Dates run27 – 29 August 2010
Stages17[1] (265.26 km; 164.82 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance625.26 km (388.52 miles)
Results
Overall winnerBelgium Freddy Loix
Belgium Freddy Loix
Crews112[2] at start, 58 at finish

Introduction

The rally, which was being run for the 40th time, was based in the Moravian town of Zlín. Friday saw the ceremonial start and opening super-special stage running through the streets of Zlín. On Saturday a further eight stages covering 138.88 km (86.30 mi) were run on asphalt with the final eight stages (126.38 km (78.53 mi)) being completed on the Sunday. A record-breaking 28 Super 2000 cars started the rally,[3] including six of the top seven drivers in the championship. New entries to the series included Keith Cronin and Niall McShea from the Proton R3 Rally Team.[4]

Results

The early part of the rally was dominated by Kopecký, who won the first, second and third stage and lead the rally at the end of the day. Day one saw a total of five different drivers take a stage win.[5] Day two also saw five different stage winners and the overall lead change three times. Kopecký, while in the lead, crashed out of the rally on stage 14 handing the lead to Bouffier only for Loix to take the lead on stage 16 and win the rally.[6][7] The result was the fourth 1–2–3 for Škoda in this year's championship.

Overall
Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
1. Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Fréderic Miclotte Škoda Fabia S2000 2:31:31.0 0.0 10
2. Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 2:31:56.0 25.0 8
3. Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Czech Republic Zdeněk Hrůza Škoda Fabia S2000 2:32:51.2 1:20.2 6
4. United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Peugeot 207 S2000 2:33:28.6 1:57.6 5
5. Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta S2000 2:34:04.9 2:33.9 4
6. Czech Republic Václav Pech Czech Republic Petr Uhel Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:34:38.4 3:07.4 3
7. United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh Škoda Fabia S2000 2:35:12.1 3:41.1 2
8. Czech Republic Jaromír Tarabus Czech Republic Daniel Trunkát Ford Fiesta S2000 2:36:49.0 5:18.0 1

Special stages
Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(27–28 Aug)		 SS1 21:15 SSS Zlín 9.36 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 7:15.0 77.46 km/h Czech Republic Jan Kopecký
SS2 9:48 Biskupice 1 9.01 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 5:02.8 107.12 km/h
SS3 10:31 Zádveřice 1 14.95 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 7:49.5 114.63 km/h
SS4 11:24 Semetín 1 11.71 km Finland Juho Hänninen 7:02.8 95.70 km/h
SS5 11:52 Troják 1 29.09 km France Bryan Bouffier 16:54.9 103.19 km/h
SS6 14:55 Biskupice 2 9.01 km Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek 5:17.3 102.23 km/h
SS7 15:38 Zádveřice 2 14.95 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 8:07.6 110.38 km/h
SS8 16:31 Semetín 2 11.71 km Finland Juho Hänninen 7:11.3 93.82 km/h
SS9 16:59 Troják 2 29.09 km Belgium Freddy Loix 17:00.9 102.58 km/h
Leg 2
(29 Aug)		 SS10 8:28 Halenkovice 1 24.90 km Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek 13:12.1 113.17 km/h
SS11 9:11 Kudlovice 1 11.39 km France Bryan Bouffier 6:04.5 112.49 km/h
SS12 9:59 Velký Ořechov 1 7.14 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 3:48.9 112.29 km/h
SS13 10:27 Pindula 1 19.76 km Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek 10:31.6 112.63 km/h
SS14 12:45 Halenkovice 2 24.90 km Belgium Freddy Loix 13:44.01 108.79 km/h France Bryan Bouffier
SS15 13:28 Kudlovice 2 11.39 km France Bryan Bouffier 6:05.4 112.22 km/h
SS16 14:16 Velký Ořechov 2 7.14 km Finland Juho Hänninen 4:06.7 104.19 km/h Belgium Freddy Loix
SS17 14:44 Pindula 2 19.76 km Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek 10:42.4 110.73 km/h

Notes:

  1. ^ – SS14 was cancelled after an accident for Josef Béreš, who was running 23rd on the road. A nominal time of 15:09.0 was given for the drivers who had yet to complete the stage, while times for several other drivers, including Loix and Bouffier stood.[8]

References
  1. "Rally Itinerary" (PDF). barum.rally.cz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  2. "Hapala to lead 112 starters away in Zlín". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. "Record-breaking Super 2000 entry for Zlín". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  4. "New drivers for PROTON R3 Rally Team". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 16 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  5. "After SS9: Loix storms to first stage best". Ircseries.com. 28 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  6. "After SS14: Kopecký out, Bouffier leads". Ircseries.com. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  7. "After SS17: Dramatic third IRC win for Loix". Ircseries.com. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  8. "Barum Czech Rally Zlín, 27th – 29th August 2010: Unofficial results – List for category: IRC; SS 14 – Halenkovice". irc-results.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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