2010 Rally Japan | |||
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Round 10 of the 2010 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | Japan | ||
Rally base | Sapporo, Hokkaidō | ||
Dates run | 9 – 12 September 2010 | ||
Stages | 26[1] (301.12 km; 187.11 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 1,205.07 km (748.80 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 70 at start, 54 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Citroën World Rally Team |
The 2010 Rally Japan, was the 10th round of the 2010 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. The 26 stage gravel rally took place on 9 – 12 September 2010 and was based in the city of Sapporo. The rally featured eight super specials at the Sapporo Dome with the rally finishing at the Dome on the Sunday afternoon.[1]
Sébastien Ogier took the second WRC victory of his career, capitalising on a broken damper for Petter Solberg which dropped him out of the lead on the final morning of the rally.[2] Ogier also cut into teammate Sébastien Loeb's championship lead, reducing it to 43 points before their home event in France.