2010 Rally New Zealand

The 2010 Rally New Zealand was the fifth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 7–9 May and is based in the country's largest city, Auckland. The rally was also the fourth round of both the Production World Rally Championship and the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.

2010 Rally New Zealand
40th Rally New Zealand
Round 5 of the 2010 World Rally Championship
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Host country New Zealand
Rally baseAuckland, New Zealand
Dates run7 May – 9 2010
Stages21 (396.50 km; 246.37 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel with some asphalt
Overall distance1,496.51 km (929.89 miles)[1]
Results
Overall winnerFinland Jari-Matti Latvala
United Kingdom BP Ford Abu Dhabi WRT
Crews54 at start, 38 at finish

Jari-Matti Latvala took his third WRC win after taking advantage of an error by Sébastien Ogier on the final stage; which promoted the Finn into first place.[2] Latvala eventually took the victory by just 2.4 seconds with Sébastien Loeb a further 12.8 seconds back in third position. Loeb had been leading prior to stage 19, before hitting a tree which cost him over 40 seconds.[3]

Jari Ketomaa won the Super 2000 class of the rally, finishing in eighth position overall. Xavier Pons also broke the top ten overall as he finished behind Ketomaa to extend his championship lead to 20 points over Martin Prokop, who finished third in the class. Home drivers dominated the PWRC class as Pirelli Star Driver Hayden Paddon, Emma Gilmour and Kingsley Thompson took a 1-2-3 for New Zealand drivers.

Results

Event standings
Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
1. Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Ford Focus RS WRC 09 4:04:09.8 0.0 25
2. France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Citroën C4 WRC 4:04:12.2 2.4 18
3. France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 4:04:25.0 15.2 15
4. Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 4:04:31.1 21.3 12
5. Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Citroën C4 WRC 4:04:35.6 25.8 10
6. United Kingdom Matthew Wilson United Kingdom Scott Martin Ford Focus RS WRC 08 4:07:35.8 3:26.0 8
7. Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor Ford Focus RS WRC 08 4:10:25.1 6:15.3 6
8. Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Mika Stenberg Ford Fiesta S2000 4:14:29.1 10:19.3 4
9. Argentina Federico Villagra Argentina Jorge Pérez Companc Ford Focus RS WRC 08 4:14:59.6 10:49.8 2
10. Spain Xavier Pons Spain Alex Haro Ford Fiesta S2000 4:15:23.2 11:13.4 1
SWRC
1. (8.) Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Mika Stenberg Ford Fiesta S2000 4:14:29.1 0.0 25
2. (10.) Spain Xavier Pons Spain Alex Haro Ford Fiesta S2000 4:15:23.2 54.1 18
3. (11.) Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta S2000 4:15:43.1 1:14.0 15
4. (12.) Sweden Patrik Sandell Sweden Emil Axelsson Škoda Fabia S2000 4:16:08.5 1:39.4 12
5. (13.) Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Škoda Fabia S2000 4:16:43.9 2:14.8 10
PWRC
1. (14.) New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4:19:28.8 0.0 25
2. (17.) New Zealand Emma Gilmour Australia Glenn MacNeall Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4:22:44.2 3:15.4 18
3. (20.) New Zealand Kingsley Thompson New Zealand Malcolm Peden Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4:28:38.8 9:10.0 15
4. (26.) Japan Toshi Arai United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4:37:39.3 18:10.5 12
5. (27.) Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Paolo Gregoriani Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4:38:54.1 19:25.3 10
6. (35.) Brazil Paulo Nobre Brazil Edu Paula Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:07:02.3 47:33.5 8

Special stages
Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
1
(7 May)		 SS1 09:03 Waipu Gorge 11.09 km Norway Petter Solberg 6:34.8 101.12 km/h Norway Petter Solberg
SS2 09:26 Brooks 1 13.60 km France Sébastien Ogier 8:13.7 99.17 km/h
SS3 10:19 Bull 1 32.56 km Spain Dani Sordo 20:50.9 93.71 km/h Spain Dani Sordo
SS4 11:02 Cassidy 1 22.20 km Spain Dani Sordo 12:47.5 104.13 km/h
SS5 13:38 Springfield 9.87 km France Sébastien Ogier 5:36.5 105.59 km/h France Sébastien Ogier
SS6 14:11 Brooks 2 13.60 km France Sébastien Ogier 7:56.5 102.75 km/h
SS7 14:59 Bull 2 32.56 km France Sébastien Loeb 20:01.1 97.59 km/h Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
SS8 15:42 Cassidy 2 22.20 km Norway Petter Solberg 12:15.2 108.71 km/h Norway Petter Solberg
SS9 18:45 SSS Auckland Domain 1.50 km France Sébastien Loeb
France Sébastien Ogier		 1:06.4 81.33 km/h
2
(8 May)		 SS10 07:43 New Franklin 1 20.82 km France Sébastien Loeb 11:39.9 107.09 km/h France Sébastien Ogier
SS11 08:33 Baker 1 21.42 km France Sébastien Loeb 12:45.6 100.72 km/h
SS12 09:11 Te Akau Coast 1 30.89 km France Sébastien Loeb 18:08.3 102.18 km/h
SS13 11:46 SSS Hampton Downs 1 4.68 km France Sébastien Ogier 2:38.3 106.43 km/h
SS14 12:49 New Franklin 2 20.82 km France Sébastien Loeb 11:14.5 111.12 km/h
SS15 13:39 Baker 2 21.42 km France Sébastien Loeb 12:05.1 106.35 km/h
SS16 14:17 Te Akau Coast 2 30.89 km France Sébastien Loeb 17:26.2 106.29 km/h
SS17 15:59 SSS Hampton Downs 2 4.68 km France Sébastien Ogier 2:36.3 107.79 km/h
3
(9 May)		 SS18 08:38 Te Hutewai 1 11.13 km Finland Mikko Hirvonen 7:53.5 84.62 km/h France Sébastien Loeb
SS19 09:11 Whaanga Coast 1 29.67 km Norway Petter Solberg 21:27.9 82.94 km/h France Sébastien Ogier
SS20 10:51 Te Hutewai 2 11.13 km France Sébastien Loeb 7:30.9 88.86 km/h
SS21 11:24 Whaanga Coast 2 29.67 km Spain Dani Sordo 20:49.3 85.50 km/h Finland Jari-Matti Latvala

Standings after the rally

References
  1. "Rally New Zealand 2010: Itinerary" (PDF). World Rally Championship. Rally New Zealand; International Sportsworld Communicators. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  2. "Jari-Matti Latvala wins Rally New Zealand!". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  3. "SS19: Loeb goes off!". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
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