2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira

2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira
Rali Vinho da Madeira

Round 8 of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season

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Rali Vinho da Madeira Logo
Host country  Portugal
Rally base Funchal, Madeira
Dates run August 5 – 7 2010
Stages 21[1] (298.20 km; 185.29 mi)
Stage surface Asphalt
Overall distance 898.88 km (558.54 mi)
Results
Overall winner Belgium Freddy Loix
Belgium Freddy Loix
Crews 46[2] at start, 27 at finish

The 2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira (Madeira Wine Rally), was the eighth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The 21 stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Madeira between 5 – 7 August 2010 with all stages running in daylight.[1]

Introduction

The rally was based in Funchal, which is the largest city on the island of Madeira. The Thursday evening had a single stage, the 2.18 km (1.35 mi) Avenida Do Mar stage, which was the only stage that was run once during the event. Friday consisted of twelve stages covering 183.04 km (113.74 mi) with a further eight stages on the Saturday covering 115.16 km (71.56 mi). The top four protagonists of the IRC; Juho Hänninen, Jan Kopecký, Bruno Magalhães and Kris Meeke took part in the event, while Guy Wilks did not take part due to an injury sustained at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna.

Results

Freddy Loix joined Juho Hänninen as a two-time winner in the 2010 IRC season with victory in Madeira, with a comfortable victory of nearly 40 seconds over Jan Kopecký.[3] His victory, the fifth of his IRC career, tied the record of Kris Meeke for number of victories in the series.[3] Loix, who claimed fourteen stage victories during the event, fought off the challenges of the other Škodas, Luca Rossetti's Abarth and Meeke's Peugeot. Rossetti crashed out of the event during the second run through the Cidade de Santana stage,[4] while Meeke retired on stage 17 due to a mechanical problem,[5] two stages after breaking an alternator belt.[6] Behind Loix and Kopecký, Hänninen finished third but still holds a seven-point lead over Kopecký in the championship.

Overall

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
1. Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Fréderic Miclotte Škoda Fabia S2000 3:08:14.3 0.0 10
2. Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 3:08:52.1 37.8 8
3. Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 3:10:40.1 2:25.8 6
4. Portugal Miguel Nunes Portugal Victor Calado Peugeot 207 S2000 3:10:57.0 2:42.7 5
5. Portugal Vítor Sá Portugal Nuno Rodrigues Peugeot 207 S2000 3:11:28.0 3:13.7 4
6. Portugal Filipe Freitas Portugal Daniel Figueiroa Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:17:17.5 9:03.2 3
7. Portugal João Magalhães Portugal Jorge Pereira Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:17:43.3 9:29.0 2
8. (9.) Portugal Pedro Peres Portugal Tiago Ferreira Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3:18:54.1 10:39.8 1

Special stages

Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(5–6 Aug)		 SS1 19:30 Avenida Do Mar 2.18 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke 1:37.2 80.74 km/h United Kingdom Kris Meeke
SS2 09:01 Campo de Golfe 1 15.99 km Belgium Freddy Loix 10:04.8 95.18 km/h Belgium Freddy Loix
SS3 09:39 Terreiros 1 21.77 km Italy Luca Rossetti 13:41.5 95.40 km/h Italy Luca Rossetti
SS4 11:24 Campo de Golfe 2 15.99 km Belgium Freddy Loix 9:54.7 96.80 km/h Belgium Freddy Loix
SS5 12:02 Terreiros 2 21.77 km Italy Luca Rossetti 13:32.6 96.45 km/h Italy Luca Rossetti
SS6 13:42 Serra D'Água 1 13.77 km Belgium Freddy Loix 8:31.6 96.90 km/h
SS7 14:18 Boaventura 1 10.76 km Belgium Freddy Loix 6:32.0 98.82 km/h Belgium Freddy Loix
SS8 14:44 Cidade de Santana 1 13.85 km Belgium Freddy Loix 8:46.7 94.66 km/h
SS9 15:19 Referta 1 14.29 km Italy Luca Rossetti 9:53.4 86.69 km/h
SS10 17:02 Serra D'Água 2 13.77 km Belgium Freddy Loix 8:26.1 97.95 km/h
SS11 17:38 Boaventura 2 10.76 km Italy Luca Rossetti 6:28.4 99.73 km/h
SS12 18:04 Cidade de Santana 2 13.85 km Belgium Freddy Loix 8:44.5 95.06 km/h
SS13 18:39 Referta 2 14.29 km Belgium Freddy Loix 9:47.8 87.52 km/h
Leg 2
(7 Aug)		 SS14 08:31 Paúl 1 10.92 km Belgium Freddy Loix 7:07.5 91.96 km/h
SS15 09:21 Ponta do Pargo 1 13.13 km Belgium Freddy Loix 7:55.2 99.47 km/h
SS16 10:08 Rosário 1 11.52 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke 7:09.1 96.65 km/h
SS17 11:48 Chão da Lagoa 1 22.01 km Belgium Freddy Loix 13:43.5 96.22 km/h
SS18 13:52 Paúl 2 10.92 km Belgium Freddy Loix 7:06.2 92.24 km/h
SS19 14:42 Ponta do Pargo 2 13.13 km Belgium Freddy Loix 7:54.1 99.70 km/h
SS20 15:29 Rosário 2 11.52 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 7:10.4 96.36 km/h
SS21 16:27 Chão da Lagoa 2 22.01 km Belgium Freddy Loix 13:49.0 95.58 km/h

References

  1. 1 2 "Detailed Route". Ralivm.com. Rali Vinho da Madeira. 2010-08-05. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  2. ↑ "Rali Vinho da Madeira". Ralivm.com. Rali Vinho da Madeira. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  3. 1 2 "IRC glory in Madeira for Loix". ircseries.com (Intercontinental Rally Challenge). 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  4. ↑ "Rossetti crashes in Madeira". ircseries.com (Intercontinental Rally Challenge). 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Meeke out, Hänninen in trouble". ircseries.com (Intercontinental Rally Challenge). 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  6. ↑ "Madeira drama for Meeke". ircseries.com (Intercontinental Rally Challenge). 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-08-07.

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