2010 Rally Islas Canarias

2010 Rally Islas Canarias
*34º Trophy El Corte Inglés*
2010 Rally Islas Canarias; 34º Trophy El Corte Inglés
Round 4 of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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	Rally Islas Canarias Logo
Host country	Canary Islands
Rally base	Las Palmas
Dates run	April 29 – 1 May 2010
Stages	15 (221.59 km; 137.69 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	670.39 km (416.56 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Jan Kopecký ; Škoda Motorsport
Crews	59 at start, 42 at finish

Last updated January 17, 2023

The 2010 Rally Islas Canarias was the fourth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fifteen stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Gran Canaria between 29 April and 1 May 2010.^[1] The rally, which is also a round of the Spanish Asphalt Championship, was a late entry in the IRC calendar after the withdrawal of the Rally Principe de Asturias.^[2]

Introduction

The rally was based in the capital Las Palmas with a ceremonial start on Thursday 29 April 2010. Day one consisted of nine stages covering a total of 137.25 km (85.28 mi) with day two covering a total of 84.34 km (52.41 mi) over six stages. In addition to a host of local drivers and those who travelled from Spain, several leading IRC competitors confirmed that they were taking part in the event. They included Jan Kopecký, Guy Wilks and Juho Hanninen representing Škoda with Bruno Magalhães and Kris Meeke entered for Peugeot.

Results

Overall

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1.	Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:12:27.4	0.0	10
2.	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:12:36.5	9.1	8
3.	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:13:03.8	36.4	6
4.	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Peugeot 207 S2000	2:13:32.9	1:05.5	5
5.	Bruno Magalhães	Carlos Magalhães	Peugeot 207 S2000	2:13:45.2	1:17.8	4
6.	Alberto Hevia	Alberto Iglesias	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:13:52.5	1:25.1	3
7. (12.)	Ruben Gracia	Diego Sanjuan	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:22:33.9	10:06.5	2
8. (13.)	Sergio Vallejo	Diego Vallejo	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:25:17.1	12:49.7	1

Special stages

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
Leg 1 (30 Apr)	SS1	9:00	Moya I	8.61 km	Kris Meeke	5:04.4	101.83 km/h	Kris Meeke
	SS2	9:22	Fontanales I	24.85 km	Juho Hänninen	16:03.8	92.82 km/h
	SS3	10:20	Teror I	11.83 km	Jan Kopecký	7:09.7	99.11 km/h
	SS4	12:55	Moya II	8.61 km	Kris Meeke	4:58.8	103.73 km/h
	SS5	13:17	Fontanales II	24.85 km	Kris Meeke	15:52.4	93.93 km/h
	SS6	14:15	Teror II	11.83 km	Kris Meeke	7:06.4	99.88 km/h
	SS7	17:33	Era del Cardón	8.92 km	Kris Meeke	5:23.9	99.14 km/h
	SS8	17:55	Ingenio	29.95 km	Jan Kopecký	18:27.0	97.40 km/h	Jan Kopecký
	SS9	19:03	La Atalaya de Santa Brigida	7.80 km	stage cancelled
Leg 2 (1 May)	SS10	8:48	Santa Brigida I	7.80 km	Jan Kopecký	4:41.9	99.61 km/h
	SS11	9:28	Telde I	25.26 km	Alberto Hevia	15:05.4	100.44 km/h
	SS12	10:23	Agüimes I	9.11 km	Jan Kopecký	5:29.1	99.65 km/h
	SS13	12:54	Santa Brigida II	7.80 km	Kris Meeke	4:39.1	100.61 km/h
	SS14	13:34	Telde II	25.26 km	Kris Meeke	15:37.4	97.01 km/h
	SS15	14:29	Agüimes II	9.11 km	Kris Meeke	5:28.2	99.93 km/h

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References

1 2 "Rally Islas Canarias Itinerary 2010" (PDF). Intercontinental Rally Challenge . 2010-03-30. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
↑ "Rally Islas Canarias joins IRC schedule". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 2010-03-16. Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-03-16.

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[Itin-1] 1 2 "Rally Islas Canarias Itinerary 2010" (PDF). Intercontinental Rally Challenge . 2010-03-30. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-30.

[2] "Rally Islas Canarias joins IRC schedule". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 2010-03-16. Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-03-16.

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