The 2010 Rally International of Curitiba, officially 2010 Rally Internacional de Curitiba (30° Graciosa Rally), was the second round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. It was also the first round of the South American Rally Championship and the Brazilian Rally Championship. The rally took place over 4–6 March 2010.
Introduction The rally was due to start with a prologue on Thursday 4 March to determine the running order for leg one. However, this was cancelled due to heavy rain. The prologue route was also due to be used as the final stage of the rally, but was also cancelled due to the persistent rain that lasted throughout the event. The event consisted of a total of 15 gravel special stages covering with all stages taking place in daylight. The rally was centred in the city of Curitiba, which is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná.
Confirmed entries for the event included Guy Wilks (Škoda UK), reigning champion Kris Meeke (Kronos Racing Team Peugeot UK), and the Brazilian Daniel Oliveira, who drove a Peugeot 207 S2000 for the Austrian Stohl Racing squad.
Results Kris Meeke led the rally from start to finish, as he took his first victory of the season. Another British driver, Guy Wilks finished 46.7 seconds behind in second, with the Škoda of Juho Hänninen finishing third. Hänninen moves into the championship lead, after his six points in Brazil took him onto a tally of fourteen points.
Overall Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points 1. Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Peugeot 207 S2000 1:42:45.4 0.0 10 2. Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Škoda Fabia S2000 1:43:32.1 46.7 8 3. Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 1:44:05.6 1:20.2 6 4. Jan Kopecký Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 1:44:34.7 1:49.3 5 5. Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães Peugeot 207 S2000 1:46:50.9 4:05.5 4 6. Eduardo Scheer Geferson Pavinatto Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1:56:45.8 14:00.4 3 7. Daniel Rolim Oliveira Denis Giraudet Peugeot 207 S2000 1:57:27.2 14:41.8 2 8. (11.) Marcos Tokarski Laércio Reginatto Peugeot 207 2:06:06.8 23:21.4 1
Special stages DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader Prologue(4 Mar) SSS 15:30 Pinhais 3.38 km stage cancelled*Leg 1(5 Mar) SS1 08:55 Campo Magro 1 18.85 km Kris Meeke 10:17.0 109.98 km/h Kris Meeke SS2 10:05 Ouro Fino 1 9.58 km Kris Meeke 4:42.0 122.30 km/h SS3 10:45 Curitiba 1 10.91 km Kris Meeke 4:51.6 134.69 km/h SS4 11:10 Campo Magro 2 18.85 km Kris Meeke 10:05.5 112.07 km/h SS5 14:50 Curitiba 2 10.58 km Juho Hänninen 4:43.3 134.44 km/h SS6 15:15 Campo Magro 3 18.85 km Kris Meeke 9:58.3 113.42 km/h SS7 15:45 Ouro Fino 2 9.58 km Kris Meeke 4:38.4 123.88 km/hLeg 2(6 Mar) SS8 08:30 Bocaiúva 28.32 km Juho Hänninen 17:49.8 95.30 km/h SS9 09:30 Rio Pesqueiro 1 15.06 km stage cancelled SS10 10:10 Quattro Barras 1 12.02 km Juho Hänninen 7:05.1 101.79 km/h SS11 11:00 Nobre 10.47 km Juho Hänninen 6:34.1 95.64 km/h SS12 13:05 Rio Pesqueiro 2 15.06 km stage cancelled SS13 14:20 Quattro Barras 2 12.02 km Juho Hänninen 6:57.7 103.60 km/h SS14 14:40 Campina 23.07 km Juho Hänninen 14:39.0 94.48 km/h SS15 15:15 Pinhais 3.38 km stage cancelled * The super-special had been due to set the running order for the first leg with the top ten running in reverse order from where they finished. With the stage's cancellation, it was announced that the competitors would go through the stages in championship order.
References
External links The official website for the rally The official website of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge