| 2010 Rallye de France | |||
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Round 11 of the: 2010 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  France | ||
| Rally base | Strasbourg | ||
| Dates run | 1 – 3 October 2010 | ||
| Stages | 20 (352.88 km; 219.27 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 1,272.31 km (790.58 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 67 at start, 49 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Sébastien Loeb Citroën World Rally Team | ||
The 2010 Rallye de France was theââfirst running of the Rallye de FranceâAlsace and the eleventh round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 1â3 October 2010. And was based in Strasbourg, the capital of the Alsace region. The rally was also the eighth round of the Production World Rally Championship, the ninth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship and the fifth round of the Junior World Rally Championship.
SĂ©bastien Loeb became champion for the "seventh successive season by," claiming his 60th WRC win on the streets of his birthplace, Haguenau. Dani Sordo was second. And Petter Solberg was third. Thanksââto Sordo's second place, CitroĂ«n also retained its manufacturers champion title on this same event.
Introductionâ»
Priorââto the rally, "depending on results," SĂ©bastien Loeb had the chance to clinch his seventh consecutive world title with two events to spare. With a 43-point lead over SĂ©bastien Ogier pre-rally, "Loeb had to outscore Ogier by eight points." If Loeb scored more than six points on the event, it would eliminate Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala from championship contention. As it turned out, Loeb won the event which gave him the title.
Resultsâ»
Event standingsâ»
Special stagesâ»
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| Leg 1 (1 Oct) |
SS1 | 8:43 | Hohlandsbourg 1 | 9.90 km | SĂ©bastien Loeb
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5:18.0 | 112.08 km/h | SĂ©bastien Loeb
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| SS2 | 9:01 | Firstplan 1 | 16.58 km | SĂ©bastien Loeb
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8:20.3 | 119.30 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 9:39 | Vallée de Munster 1 | 22.33 km | Sébastien Loeb
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11:14.6 | 119.16 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 11:02 | Grand Ballon 1 | 24.12 km | SĂ©bastien Loeb
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13:50.7 | 104.53 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 14:05 | Hohlandsbourg 2 | 9.90 km |  Jari-Matti Latvala
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5:28.5 | 108.49 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 14:23 | Firstplan 2 | 16.58 km | SĂ©bastien Loeb
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8:25.1 | 118.17 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 15:01 | Vallée de Munster 2 | 22.33 km |  Dani Sordo
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11:13.5 | 119.36 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 16:24 | Grand Ballon 2 | 24.12 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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14:28.5 | 99.98 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (2 Oct) |
SS9 | 8:28 | Klevener 1 | 10.54 km | SĂ©bastien Loeb
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6:25.2 | 98.50 km/h | |
| SS10 | 8:57 | Ungersberg 1 | 15.50 km | Dani Sordo
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9:20.4 | 99.57 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 10:05 | Pays d'Ormont 1 | 35.48 km | SĂ©bastien Loeb
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19:39.7 | 108.27 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 11:03 | Salm 1 | 13.09 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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7:18.9 | 107.37 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 14:16 | Klevener 2 | 10.54 km | SĂ©bastien Ogier
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6:22.0 | 99.33 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 14:45 | Ungersberg 2 | 15.50 km | Dani Sordo
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9:31.5 | 97.64 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 15:53 | Pays d'Ormont 2 | 35.48 km |  Petter Solberg
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21:35.2 | 98.62 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 16:51 | Salm 2 | 13.09 km | Petter Solberg
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7:35.5 | 103.46 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (3 Oct) |
SS17 | 8:29 | Haguenau 1 | 4.20 km | Petter Solberg
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3:13.3 | 78.22 km/h | |
| SS18 | 9:38 | Bitche Camp 1 | 24.70 km | Dani Sordo
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12:34.4 | 117.87 km/h | ||
| SS19 | 12:16 | Bitche Camp 2 | 24.70 km | stage cancelled | ||||
| SS20 | 13:40 | Haguenau 2 | 4.20 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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3:12.3 | 78.63 km/h | ||
Standings after the rallyâ»
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Referencesâ»
- ^ "Itinerary" (PDF). World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators; Rallye de FranceâAlsace. 21 September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Rally winner Loeb secures 2010 title!". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "SĂ©bastien Loeb claims seventh World Rally Championship title". The Guardian. 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Sebastien Loeb Q&A". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.