# 2010 Rally de Portugal

The 2010 Rally de Portugal was the 44th Rally de Portugal and the sixth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over May 27–30, and was based in Faro, the capital city of the Algarve region. The rally was also the second round of the Junior World Rally Championship and the fifth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.
After losing the lead on the final stage in New Zealand, Citroën Junior Team driver Sébastien Ogier took his first WRC victory by 7.9 seconds ahead of championship leader Sébastien Loeb. Third place went to Loeb's team-mate Dani Sordo, with Mikko Hirvonen edging out Petter Solberg for fourth place on the final run through the super-special stage at the Estádio Algarve. Ogier's victory lifted him into second place in the championship standings, 38 points behind Loeb, after his sixth podium finish out of six rallies in 2010.

## Results
### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Overall |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:51:16.1 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:51:24.0 | 7.9 | 18 |
| 3. | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:52:33.7 | 1:17.6 | 15 |
| 4. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:52:48.1 | 1:32.0 | 12 |
| 5. | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:52:51.8 | 1:35.7 | 10 |
| 6. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:58:26.2 | 7:10.1 | 8 |
| 7. | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Subaru Impreza WRC 2008 | 3:58:44.4 | 7:28.3 | 6 |
| 8. | Federico Villagra | Jorge Pérez Companc | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:01:52.2 | 10:36.1 | 4 |
| 9. | Khalid Al Qassimi | Michael Orr | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:02:11.9 | 10:55.8 | 2 |
| 10. | Kimi Räikkönen | Kaj Lindström | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:02:50.4 | 11:34.3 | 1 |
| SWRC |||||||
| 1. (11.) | Jari Ketomaa | Mika Stenberg | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:07:36.1 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (12.) | Xavier Pons | Alex Haro | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:11:08.3 | 3:32.2 | 18 |
| 3. (13.) | Michał Kościuszko | Maciek Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:13:03.5 | 5:27.4 | 15 |
| 4. (15.) | Bernardo Sousa | Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:16:57.4 | 9:21.3 | 12 |
| 5. (16.) | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Anders Fredriksson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:23:23.4 | 15:47.3 | 10 |
| 6. (24.) | Vítor Pascoal | Mário Castro | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 4:28:55.4 | 21:19.3 | 8 |
| 7. (25.) | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:30:20.3 | 22:44.2 | 6 |
| 8. (28.) | Janne Tuohino | Risto Pietiläinen | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:35:44.1 | 28:08.0 | 4 |
| 9. (29.) | Eyvind Brynildsen | Cato Menkerud | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:36:00.0 | 28:23.9 | 2 |
| 10. (41.) | Albert Llovera | Borja Rozada | Abarth Punto S2000 | 4:58:36.7 | 51:00.6 | 1 |
| JWRC |||||||
| 1. (21.) | Kevin Abbring | Erwin Mombaerts | Renault Clio R3 | 4:27:34.4 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (27.) | Karl Kruuda | Martin Järveoja | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:33:29.1 | 5:54.7 | 18 |
| 3. (32.) | Aaron Burkart | Andre Kachel | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:38:53.9 | 11:19.5 | 15 |
| 4. (40.) | Yeray Lemes | Rogelio Peňate | Renault Clio S1600 | 4:53:16.3 | 25:41.9 | 12 |
| 5. (50.) | Egoi Eder Valdes Lopez | Albert Garduno | Renault Clio R3 | 5:25:40.2 | 58:05.8 | 10 |
| 6. (51.) | Harry Hunt | Sebastian Marshall | Ford Fiesta R2 | 5:36:13.5 | 1:08:39.1 | 8 |

### Special stages

All dates and times are WEST (UTC+1).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| 1 (27–28 May) | SS1 | 20:30 | Estádio Algarve 1 | 2.03 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 2:09.3 | 56.52 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1 (27–28 May) | SS2 | 09:30 | Santa Clara 1 | 22.72 km | Dani Sordo | 14:09.3 | 96.31 km/h | Dani Sordo |
| 1 (27–28 May) | SS3 | 10:18 | Ourique 1 | 20.21 km | Sébastien Ogier | 13:02.5 | 92.98 km/h | Dani Sordo |
| 1 (27–28 May) | SS4 | 11:16 | Silves 1 | 21.36 km | Sébastien Ogier | 12:06.3 | 105.87 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 (27–28 May) | SS5 | 14:10 | Santa Clara 2 | 22.72 km | Sébastien Ogier | 13:54.9 | 97.97 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 (27–28 May) | SS6 | 14:58 | Ourique 2 | 20.21 km | Sébastien Ogier | 13:03.8 | 92.82 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 (27–28 May) | SS7 | 15:56 | Silves 2 | 21.36 km | Sébastien Ogier | 12:05.5 | 105.99 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (29 May) | SS8 | 09:27 | Almodôvar 1 | 26.20 km | Sébastien Loeb | 16:40.4 | 94.28 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (29 May) | SS9 | 10:20 | Vascão 1 | 25.23 km | Sébastien Loeb | 16:31.2 | 91.63 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (29 May) | SS10 | 11:25 | São Brás de Alportel 1 | 16.12 km | Petter Solberg | 11:43.4 | 82.50 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (29 May) | SS11 | 14:07 | Almodôvar 2 | 26.20 km | Sébastien Ogier | 16:38.7 | 94.44 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (29 May) | SS12 | 15:00 | Vascão 2 | 25.23 km | Sébastien Loeb | 16:29.2 | 91.82 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (29 May) | SS13 | 16:05 | São Brás de Alportel 2 | 16.12 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:39.9 | 82.91 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 (30 May) | SS14 | 07:18 | Felizes 1 | 21.28 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13:35.6 | 93.93 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 (30 May) | SS15 | 08:09 | Loulé 1 | 22.51 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:22.7 | 87.82 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 (30 May) | SS16 | 10:48 | Felizes 2 | 21.28 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13:37.1 | 93.76 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 (30 May) | SS17 | 11:39 | Loulé 2 | 22.51 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:27.3 | 87.39 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 (30 May) | SS18 | 13:55 | Estádio Algarve 2 | 2.03 km | Federico Villagra | 2:09.9 | 56.26 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |

### Standings after the rally

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 126 |
| 2 | Sebastien Ogier | 88 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | 76 |
| 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 72 |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | 63 |
| 6 | Dani Sordo | 49 |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson | 38 |
| 8 | Federico Villagra | 26 |
| 9 | Henning Solberg | 24 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | 15 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Citroen WRT | 189 |
| 2 | BP Ford WRT | 163 |
| 3 | Citroen Junior Team | 106 |
| 4 | Stobart Ford | 84 |
| 5 | Munchi's Ford | 40 |