# 2010 Rally of Turkey

The 2010 Rally of Turkey was the fourth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over April 16–18, and was based in the country's largest city, Istanbul. The rally was also the opening round of the Junior World Rally Championship.
The event was won by Sébastien Loeb, his third successive victory of the season and the 57th of his career.

## Results
### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Overall |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:01:38.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Citroën C4 WRC 2009 | 3:02:33.2 | 54.5 | 18 |
| 3. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:03:22.1 | 1:43.4 | 15 |
| 4. | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:05:24.7 | 3:46.0 | 12 |
| 5. | Kimi Räikkönen | Kaj Lindström | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:08:23.0 | 6:44.3 | 10 |
| 6. | Federico Villagra | José Díaz | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:09:35.4 | 7:56.7 | 8 |
| 7. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:10:08.5 | 8:29.8 | 6 |
| 8. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:21:22.9 | 19:44.2 | 4 |
| 9. | Dennis Kuipers | Frederic Miclotte | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:00.9 | 23:22.2 | 2 |
| 10. | Aaron Burkart | Andre Kachel | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:28:43.4 | 27:04.7 | 1 |
| JWRC |||||||
| 1. (10.) | Aaron Burkart | Andre Kachel | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:28:43.4 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (11.) | Alessandro Broccoli | Angela Forina | Renault Clio R3 | 3:32:37.1 | 3:53.7 | 18 |
| 3. (15.) | Kevin Abbring | Erwin Mombaerts | Renault Clio R3 | 3:38:27.1 | 9:43.7 | 15 |
| 4. (16.) | Todor Slavov | Dobromir Filipov | Renault Clio R3 | 3:43:38.3 | 14:54.9 | 12 |
| 5. (18.) | Harry Hunt | Sebastian Marshall | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:47:24.3 | 18:40.9 | 10 |
| 6. (31.) | Karl Kruuda | Martin Jarveoja | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:25:43.5 | 57:00.1 | 8 |

### Special stages

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| 1 (16 Apr) | SS1 | 09:03 | Darlık 1 | 15.66 km | Petter Solberg | 9:30.4 | 98.84 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| 1 (16 Apr) | SS2 | 09:46 | Karabeyli 1 | 8.23 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 4:43.1 | 104.66 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1 (16 Apr) | SS3 | 10:14 | Bozgoca 1 | 13.52 km | Sébastien Ogier | 8:11.2 | 99.09 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 (16 Apr) | SS4 | 10:57 | Halli 1 | 9.60 km | Petter Solberg | 4:45.0 | 121.26 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 (16 Apr) | SS5 | 14:00 | Darlık 2 | 15.66 km | Sébastien Ogier | 9:11.1 | 102.30 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 (16 Apr) | SS6 | 14:43 | Karabeyli 2 | 8.23 km | Sébastien Ogier | 4:34.6 | 107.90 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 (16 Apr) | SS7 | 15:11 | Bozgoca 2 | 13.52 km | Dani Sordo | 7:59.0 | 101.61 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 (16 Apr) | SS8 | 15:54 | Halli 2 | 9.60 km | Petter Solberg | 4:33.8 | 126.22 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 (16 Apr) | SS9 | 19:57 | SSS Istanbul | 2.20 km | Sébastien Loeb | 1:55.9 | 68.33 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (17 Apr) | SS10 | 09:56 | Göçbeyli 1 | 18.17 km | Petter Solberg | 10:34.4 | 103.11 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (17 Apr) | SS11 | 10:34 | Ulupelit 1 | 12.98 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 7:11.1 | 108.39 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (17 Apr) | SS12 | 11:27 | Bozhane 1 | 14.59 km | Sébastien Ogier | 8:46.7 | 99.72 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (17 Apr) | SS13 | 12:00 | Riva 1 | 27.17 km | Petter Solberg | 15:29.2 | 105.26 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (17 Apr) | SS14 | 15:06 | Göçbeyli 2 | 18.17 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:24.8 | 104.69 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| 2 (17 Apr) | SS15 | 15:44 | Ulupelit 2 | 12.98 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 6:58.8 | 111.58 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (17 Apr) | SS16 | 16:37 | Bozhane 2 | 14.59 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8:43.4 | 100.35 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (17 Apr) | SS17 | 17:10 | Riva 2 | 27.17 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:01.4 | 108.51 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (18 Apr) | SS18 | 09:13 | Deniz 1 | 16.76 km | stage cancelled | stage cancelled | stage cancelled | | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (18 Apr) | SS19 | 09:51 | Mudarli 1 | 21.32 km | stage cancelled | stage cancelled | stage cancelled | | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (18 Apr) | SS20 | 10:39 | Ballica 1 | 19.22 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:00.5 | 115.22 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (18 Apr) | SS21 | 13:12 | Deniz 2 | 16.76 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9:48.8 | 102.47 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (18 Apr) | SS22 | 13:50 | Mudarli 2 | 21.32 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:35.0 | 101.66 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (18 Apr) | SS23 | 14:38 | Ballica 2 | 19.22 km | Sébastien Ogier | 9:51.0 | 117.08 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |

### Standings after the rally

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 93 |
| 2 | Petter Solberg | 53 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | 52 |
| 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 47 |
| 5 | Sebastien Ogier | 45 |
| 6 | Dani Sordo | 24 |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson | 22 |
| 8 | Federico Villagra | 20 |
| 9 | Henning Solberg | 18 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | 14 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Citroen WRT | 126 |
| 2 | BP Ford WRT | 111 |
| 3 | Citroen Junior Team | 75 |
| 4 | Stobart Ford | 56 |
| 5 | Munchi's Ford | 26 |