# 2010 Wales Rally GB

The 2010 Wales Rally GB, was the thirteenth and final round of the 2010 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. The twenty stage gravel rally took place over 11–14 November 2010 and was based in the Welsh capital of Cardiff. The rally was the final event for two-litre World Rally Cars as the 2011 season will see the introduction of 1.6-litre World Rally Cars.
Sébastien Loeb won his eighth event of the season and the 62nd WRC rally of his career after holding off Petter Solberg by under 20 seconds. Jari-Matti Latvala finished third to secure second place in the drivers' championship.
Armindo Araújo finished second – behind Ott Tänak – in the PWRC class to claim his second successive championship, while Xavier Pons claimed the inaugural SWRC championship taking third on the rally behind Andreas Mikkelsen and Craig Breen.

## Introduction

The rally started with a super special stage being held at the Cardiff Bay Barrage on the Thursday evening. Friday and Saturday saw the rally complete fourteen stages in Mid Wales, with servicing at Builth Wells, before another super special stage at Cardiff Bay. Sunday had a further four stages in the South Wales area.

## Results
### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Overall |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:14:54.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:15:13.1 | 19.1 | 18 |
| 3. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:16:29.3 | 1:35.3 | 15 |
| 4. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:16:47.3 | 1:53.3 | 12 |
| 5. | Dani Sordo | Diego Vallejo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:17:06.2 | 2:12.2 | 10 |
| 6. | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:21:20.5 | 6:26.5 | 8 |
| 7. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:23:31.8 | 8:37.8 | 6 |
| 8. | Kimi Räikkönen | Kaj Lindström | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:25:21.9 | 10:27.9 | 4 |
| 9. | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 | 3:27:07.7 | 12:13.7 | 2 |
| 10. | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:28:55.2 | 14:01.2 | 1 |
| SWRC |||||||
| 1. (10.) | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:28:55.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (12.) | Craig Breen | Gareth Roberts | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:34:57.9 | 6:02.7 | 18 |
| 3. (13.) | Xavier Pons | Alex Haro | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:35:10.7 | 6:15.5 | 15 |
| 4. (14.) | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:35:15.9 | 6:20.7 | 12 |
| 5. (15.) | Michał Kościuszko | Maciek Szczepaniak | Skoda Fabia S2000 | 3:37:14.1 | 8:18.9 | 10 |
| PWRC |||||||
| 1. (17.) | Ott Tänak | Kuldar Sikk | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:38:31.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (18.) | Armindo Araújo | Miguel Ramalho | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:41:46.8 | 3:15.8 | 18 |
| 3. (19.) | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:42:58.9 | 4:27.9 | 15 |
| 4. (20.) | Jason Pritchard | Robbie Durant | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:45:35.4 | 7:04.4 | 12 |
| 5. (22.) | Patrik Flodin | Göran Bergsten | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:46:51.9 | 8:20.9 | 10 |
| 6. (25.) | Dave Weston Jr. | Ieuan Thomas | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:53:18.4 | 14:47.4 | 8 |
| 7. (26.) | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Óscar Sánchez | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:54:29.1 | 15:58.1 | 6 |
| 8. (28.) | Alex Raschi | Rudy Pollet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:55:51.4 | 17:20.4 | 4 |
| 9. (30.) | Toshi Arai | Daniel Barritt | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:58:55.1 | 20:24.1 | 2 |
| 10. (32.) | Reijo Muhonen | Juha Kanerva | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:05:08.5 | 26:37.5 | 1 |

### Special stages

All dates and times are GMT (UTC±0).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 (11–12 Nov) | SS1 | 19:30 | Cardiff Bay 1 | 1.70 km | Sébastien Loeb | 1:16.1 | 80.42 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (11–12 Nov) | SS2 | 9:38 | Hafren 1 | 32.14 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 18:43.2 | 103.01 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (11–12 Nov) | SS3 | 10:19 | Sweet Lamb 1 | 4.26 km | Sébastien Loeb | 2:54.4 | 87.94 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (11–12 Nov) | SS4 | 10:37 | Myherin 1 | 27.88 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 15:33.3 | 107.54 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (11–12 Nov) | SS5 | 13:51 | Hafren 2 | 32.14 km | Sébastien Ogier | 18:39.0 | 103.40 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (11–12 Nov) | SS6 | 14:32 | Sweet Lamb 2 | 4.26 km | Sébastien Loeb | 2:57.1 | 86.60 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (11–12 Nov) | SS7 | 14:50 | Myherin 2 | 27.88 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:16.5 | 109.51 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (13 Nov) | SS8 | 9:03 | Radnor 1 | 14.78 km | Petter Solberg Jari-Matti Latvala | 7:31.5 | 117.85 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 2 (13 Nov) | SS9 | 10:19 | Monument Hill 1 | 10.14 km | Petter Solberg | 5:46.5 | 105.35 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 2 (13 Nov) | SS10 | 10:43 | Four Ways Crychan 1 | 25.14 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13:48.7 | 109.21 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (13 Nov) | SS11 | 11:22 | Halfway 1 | 18.37 km | Petter Solberg | 10:28.2 | 105.27 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (13 Nov) | SS12 | 14:07 | Radnor 2 | 14.78 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:22.3 | 120.30 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (13 Nov) | SS13 | 15:23 | Monument Hill 2 | 10.14 km | Sébastien Loeb | 5:46.0 | 105.50 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (13 Nov) | SS14 | 15:47 | Four Ways Crychan 2 | 25.14 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:04.9 | 107.12 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (13 Nov) | SS15 | 16:26 | Halfway 2 | 18.37 km | Petter Solberg | 10:35.9 | 104.00 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (13 Nov) | SS16 | 18:34 | Cardiff Bay 2 | 1.70 km | Sébastien Loeb | 1:15.5 | 81.06 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (14 Nov) | SS17 | 8:33 | Resolfen 1 | 29.99 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:57.8 | 112.72 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (14 Nov) | SS18 | 9:46 | Margam Park 1 | 8.08 km | Sébastien Loeb | 5:06.2 | 95.00 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (14 Nov) | SS19 | 11:25 | Resolfen 2 | 29.99 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 16:03.8 | 112.02 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (14 Nov) | SS20 | 12:38 | Margam Park 2 | 8.08 km | Dani Sordo | 5:08.2 | 94.38 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |

### Standings after the rally

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 276 |
| 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 171 |
| 3 | Petter Solberg | 169 |
| 4 | Sebastien Ogier | 167 |
| 5 | Dani Sordo | 150 |
| 6 | Mikko Hirvonen | 126 |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson | 74 |
| 8 | Henning Solberg | 45 |
| 9 | Federico Villagra | 36 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | 25 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Citroen WRT | 456 |
| 2 | BP Ford WRT | 337 |
| 3 | Citroen Junior Team | 217 |
| 4 | Stobart Ford | 176 |
| 5 | Munchi's Ford | 58 |