# Rally van Japan 2010

De Rally van Japan 2010, formeel 6th Rally Japan, was de 6e editie van de Rally van Japan en de tiende ronde van het wereldkampioenschap rally in 2010. Het was de 476e rally in het wereldkampioenschap rally die georganiseerd wordt door de Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). De start en finish was in Sapporo.

## Programma

| Etappe | Datum | Klassementsproeven | Competitieve afstand |
| 1 | Donderdag 9 en vrijdag 10 september | 10 | 122,74 kilometer |
| 2 | Zaterdag 11 september | 8 | 125,12 kilometer |
| 3 | Zondag 12 september | 8 | 55,68 kilometer |
| Totaal | Totaal | 26 | 303,54 kilometer |

## Resultaten

Algemene top tien :
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | Tijd | Eerste | Punten |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | Straftijd | Vorige | Punten |
| 1. | 2 | Sébastien Ogier | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 3:10:26,4 | 0:00 | 25 |
| 1. | 2 | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën Total WRT | C | | = | 25 |
| 2. | 11 | Petter Solberg | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 3:10:42,1 | + 15,7 | 18 |
| 2. | 11 | Chris Patterson | Petter Solberg World Rally Team | A8 | 0:10 | + 15,7 | 18 |
| 3. | 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | A8 | 3:10:52,4 | + 26,0 | 15 |
| 3. | 4 | Miikka Anttila | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | C | | + 10,3 | 15 |
| 4. | 7 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 3:11:01,6 | + 35,2 | 12 |
| 4. | 7 | Diego Vallejo | Citroën Junior Team | C | | + 9,2 | 12 |
| 5. | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 3:11:19,7 | + 53,3 | 10 |
| 5. | 1 | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | C | | + 18,1 | 10 |
| 6. | 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | A8 | 3:11:39,9 | + 1:13,5 | 8 |
| 6. | 3 | Jarmo Lehtinen | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | C | | + 20,2 | 8 |
| 7. | 6 | Henning Solberg | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A8 | 3:13:29,5 | + 3:03,1 | 6 |
| 7. | 6 | Ilka Minor | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | C | | + 1:49,6 | 6 |
| 8. | 9 | Federico Villagra | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | A8 | 3:20:44,3 | + 10:17,9 | 4 |
| 8. | 9 | Jorge Pérez Companc | Munchi's Ford WRT | C | | + 7:14,8 | 4 |
| 9. | 29 | Jari Ketomaa | Ford Fiesta S2000 | N4 | 3:25:13,5 | + 14:47,1 | 2 |
| 9. | 29 | Mika Stenberg | Shanghai FCACA Rally Team | N4 | | + 4:29,2 | 2 |
| 10. | 22 | Martin Prokop | Ford Fiesta S2000 | N4 | 3:25:47,2 | + 15:20,8 | 1 |
| 10. | 22 | Jan Tománek | Barwa Rally Team | N4 | | + 33,7 | 1 |
| DNF top tien ||||||||
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | KP | Reden | Reden |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | KP | Reden | Reden |
| DNF | 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 19 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 8 | Kaj Lindström | Citroën Junior Team | C | 19 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 14 | Khalid Al-Qassimi | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A8 | 3 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 14 | Michael Orr | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | A8 | 3 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 26 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta S2000 | N4 | 23 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 26 | Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | Team Ford / Quinta do Lorde | N4 | 23 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 32 | Toshi Arai | Subaru Impreza STi | N4 | 4 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 32 | Daniel Barritt | Subaru Team Arai | N4 | 4 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 44 | Paolo Nobre | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | N4 | 23 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 44 | Edu Paula | Palmeirinha Rally | N4 | 23 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 47 | Shuhei Muta | Subaru Impreza STi | N4 | 21 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 47 | Naoya Tanaka | Tommi Mäkinen Racing | N4 | 21 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 54 | Michel Jourdain | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | N4 | 23 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 54 | Óscar Sánchez | Nextel-Televisa Deportes WRT | N4 | 23 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| EX | 62 | Haruo Oshima | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | N4 | 26 | Uitgesloten | Uitgesloten |
| EX | 62 | Tatsuya Ideue | Kas e racing | N4 | 26 | Uitgesloten | Uitgesloten |
| DNF | 63 | Yozo Watanebe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | N4 | 26 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 63 | Shigeru Ikeda | Yozo Watanebe | N4 | 26 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 70 | Satoru Ito | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | N4 | 22 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 70 | Akiko Nakagawa | Satoru Ito | N4 | 22 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
PWRC top drie :
| Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| 1 | Patrik Flodin | 25 |
| 2 | Hayden Paddon | 18 |
| 3 | Gianluca Linari | 15 |
| SWRC top drie |||
| Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| 1 | Jari Ketomaa | 25 |
| 2 | Martin Prokop | 18 |
| 3 | geen | 15 |

## Statistieken
#### Klassementsproeven

| Etappe | Datum | KP | Starttijd | Naam | Lengte | Snelste rijder | Tijd | Gem. snelheid | Rallyleider |
| 1 | 9 september | 1 | 18:40 | SSS Sapporo 1 | 1,57 km | Sébastien Ogier | 1:21,8 | 69,10 km/u | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 | 9 september | 2 | 18:52 | SSS Sapporo 2 | 1,57 km | Sébastien Ogier | 1:21,4 | 69,43 km/u | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 | 10 september | 3 | 10:23 | Iwanke 1 | 26,92 km | Petter Solberg | 16:21,2 | 98,77 km/u | Sébastien Ogier |
| 1 | 10 september | 4 | 11:27 | Kamuycep 1 | 27,76 km | Petter Solberg | 15:49,9 | 105,21 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 10 september | 5 | 12:15 | Kina 1 | 3,55 km | Henning Solberg | 1:55,1 | 111,03 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 10 september | 6 | 15:03 | Iwanke 2 | 26,92 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 16:08,0 | 100,12 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 10 september | 7 | 16:07 | Kamuycep 2 | 27,76 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15:35,0 | 106,88 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 10 september | 8 | 16:55 | Kina 2 | 3,55 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 1:55,9 | 110,27 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 10 september | 9 | 18:34 | SSS Sapporo 3 | 1,57 km | Sébastien Loeb | 1:24,5 | 66,89 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 10 september | 10 | 18:46 | SSS Sapporo 4 | 1,57 km | Petter Solberg | 1:24,0 | 67,29 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 2 | 11 september | 11 | 10:28 | Nikara 1 | 17,68 km | Petter Solberg | 9:38,8 | 109,97 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 2 | 11 september | 12 | 11:26 | Sikot 1 | 33,76 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 21:02,3 | 96,28 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 2 | 11 september | 13 | 12:22 | Koyka 1 | 9,55 km | Daniel Sordo | 5:34,5 | 102,78 km/u | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 2 | 11 september | 14 | 15:09 | Nikara 2 | 17,68 km | Petter Solberg | 9:30,0 | 111,66 km/u | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 2 | 11 september | 15 | 16:07 | Sikot 2 | 33,76 km | Daniel Sordo | 20:31,5 | 98,69 km/u | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 2 | 11 september | 16 | 17:03 | Koyka 2 | 9,55 km | Petter Solberg | 5:32,6 | 103,37 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 2 | 11 september | 17 | 18:33 | SSS Sapporo 5 | 1,57 km | Petter Solberg | 1:24,8 | 66,65 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 2 | 11 september | 18 | 18:45 | SSS Sapporo 6 | 1,57 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 1:24,1 | 67,21 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 3 | 12 september | 19 | 7:31 | Bisan 1 | 4,71 km | Sébastien Loeb | 2:27,7 | 114,80 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 3 | 12 september | 20 | 8:13 | Naekawa 1 | 17,86 km | Sébastien Ogier | 14:21,6 | 74,62 km/u | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 | 12 september | 21 | 9:37 | Sunagawa 1 | 3,70 km | Sébastien Loeb | 2:39,7 | 83,41 km/u | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 | 12 september | 22 | 10:12 | Bisan 2 | 4,71 km | Sébastien Ogier | 2:26,4 | 115,82 km/u | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 | 12 september | 23 | 10:54 | Naekawa 2 | 17,86 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 14:05,6 | 76,04 km/u | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 | 12 september | 24 | 11:58 | Sunagawa 2 | 3,70 km | Sébastien Loeb | 2:36,3 | 85,22 km/u | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 | 12 september | 25 | 14:00 | SSS Sapporo 7 | 1,57 km | Sébastien Ogier | 1:24,0 | 67,29 km/u | Sébastien Ogier |
| 3 | 12 september | 26 | 14:12 | SSS Sapporo 8 | 1,57 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 1:23,8 | 67,45 km/u | Sébastien Ogier |
KP overwinningen :
| Rijder | Aantal |
| Petter Solberg | 7 |
| Sébastien Ogier | 5 |
| Jari-Matti Latvala | 4 |
| Sébastien Loeb | 4 |
| Mikko Hirvonen | 3 |
| Daniel Sordo | 2 |
| Henning Solberg | 1 |

## Kampioenschap standen
#### Rijders

| | Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 201 |
| = | 2 | Sébastien Ogier | 158 |
| = | 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 132 |
| = | 4 | Petter Solberg | 118 |
| = | 5 | Daniel Sordo | 107 |

#### Constructeurs

| | Pos. | Constructeur | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Citroën Total WRT | 345 |
| = | 2 | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | 250 |
| = | 3 | Citroën Junior Team | 183 |
| = | 4 | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 130 |
| = | 5 | Munchi's Ford WRT | 46 |
   * Noot: Enkel de top 5-posities worden in beide standen weergegeven.