The 2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira (Madeira Wine Rally), was the eighth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The 21 stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Madeira between 5 – 7 August 2010 with all stages running in daylight.
Introduction The rally was based in Funchal, which is the largest city on the island of Madeira. The Thursday evening had a single stage, the Avenida Do Mar stage, which was the only stage that was run once during the event. Friday consisted of twelve stages covering with a further eight stages on the Saturday covering . The top four protagonists of the IRC; Juho Hänninen, Jan Kopecký, Bruno Magalhães and Kris Meeke took part in the event, while Guy Wilks did not take part due to an injury sustained at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna.
Results Freddy Loix joined Juho Hänninen as a two-time winner in the 2010 IRC season with victory in Madeira, with a comfortable victory of nearly 40 seconds over Jan Kopecký. His victory, the fifth of his IRC career, tied the record of Kris Meeke for number of victories in the series. Loix, who claimed fourteen stage victories during the event, fought off the challenges of the other Škodas, Luca Rossetti's Abarth and Meeke's Peugeot. Rossetti crashed out of the event during the second run through the Cidade de Santana stage, while Meeke retired on stage 17 due to a mechanical problem, two stages after breaking an alternator belt. Behind Loix and Kopecký, Hänninen finished third but still holds a seven-point lead over Kopecký in the championship.
Overall Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points 1. Freddy Loix Fréderic Miclotte Škoda Fabia S2000 3:08:14.3 0.0 10 2. Jan Kopecký Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 3:08:52.1 37.8 8 3. Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 3:10:40.1 2:25.8 6 4. Miguel Nunes Victor Calado Peugeot 207 S2000 3:10:57.0 2:42.7 5 5. Vítor Sá Nuno Rodrigues Peugeot 207 S2000 3:11:28.0 3:13.7 4 6. Filipe Freitas Daniel Figueiroa Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:17:17.5 9:03.2 3 7. João Magalhães Jorge Pereira Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:17:43.3 9:29.0 2 8. (9.) Pedro Peres Tiago Ferreira Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3:18:54.1 10:39.8 1
Special stages DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leaderLeg 1(5–6 Aug) SS1 19:30 Avenida Do Mar 2.18 km Kris Meeke 1:37.2 80.74 km/h Kris Meeke SS2 09:01 Campo de Golfe 1 15.99 km Freddy Loix 10:04.8 95.18 km/h Freddy Loix SS3 09:39 Terreiros 1 21.77 km Luca Rossetti 13:41.5 95.40 km/h Luca Rossetti SS4 11:24 Campo de Golfe 2 15.99 km Freddy Loix 9:54.7 96.80 km/h Freddy Loix SS5 12:02 Terreiros 2 21.77 km Luca Rossetti 13:32.6 96.45 km/h Luca Rossetti SS6 13:42 Serra D'Água 1 13.77 km Freddy Loix 8:31.6 96.90 km/h SS7 14:18 Boaventura 1 10.76 km Freddy Loix 6:32.0 98.82 km/h Freddy Loix SS8 14:44 Cidade de Santana 1 13.85 km Freddy Loix 8:46.7 94.66 km/h SS9 15:19 Referta 1 14.29 km Luca Rossetti 9:53.4 86.69 km/h SS10 17:02 Serra D'Água 2 13.77 km Freddy Loix 8:26.1 97.95 km/h SS11 17:38 Boaventura 2 10.76 km Luca Rossetti 6:28.4 99.73 km/h SS12 18:04 Cidade de Santana 2 13.85 km Freddy Loix 8:44.5 95.06 km/h SS13 18:39 Referta 2 14.29 km Freddy Loix 9:47.8 87.52 km/hLeg 2(7 Aug) SS14 08:31 Paúl 1 10.92 km Freddy Loix 7:07.5 91.96 km/h SS15 09:21 Ponta do Pargo 1 13.13 km Freddy Loix 7:55.2 99.47 km/h SS16 10:08 Rosário 1 11.52 km Kris Meeke 7:09.1 96.65 km/h SS17 11:48 Chão da Lagoa 1 22.01 km Freddy Loix 13:43.5 96.22 km/h SS18 13:52 Paúl 2 10.92 km Freddy Loix 7:06.2 92.24 km/h SS19 14:42 Ponta do Pargo 2 13.13 km Freddy Loix 7:54.1 99.70 km/h SS20 15:29 Rosário 2 11.52 km Jan Kopecký 7:10.4 96.36 km/h SS21 16:27 Chão da Lagoa 2 22.01 km Freddy Loix 13:49.0 95.58 km/h
References
External links The official website for the rally The official website of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge