2010 European Rally Championship

The 2010 European Rally Championship season was the 58th season of the FIA European Rally Championship. The season had 11 rallies, beginning with Rally 1000 Miglia on 22 April. The championship was contested by 24 drivers from 6 countries. Luca Rossetti won 4 events and claimed his second European rally championship title.

Calendar and winners

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As in the previous year, the calendar consisted of 11 rounds. Rally Bulgaria was a World Rally Championship event in 2010, but Rally Poland was back in the ERC calendar. The other 10 rounds remained the same, although in a slightly different order.[1]

Round Date Event Winner ERC
1 22–24 April   Rally 1000 Miglia   Luca Rossetti
2 14–16 May   Croatia Rally   Luca Rossetti
3 4–6 June   Rally Poland   Kajetan Kajetanowicz
4 24–26 June   Ypres Rally   Jan Kopecký
5 23–25 July   Bosphorus Rally   Luca Rossetti
6 5–7 August   Rally Vinho da Madeira   Jan Kopecký
7 27–29 August   Barum Rally Zlín   Bryan Bouffier
8 9–11 September   Rallye Principe de Asturias   Luigi Fontana
9 1–3 October   ELPA Rally   Yuriy Protasov
10 15–17 October   Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur   Luca Betti
11 28–30 October   Rallye International du Valais   Luca Rossetti

Championship standings

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For the final classification in a rally, the winner got 25 points, the runner-up 18 and the third placed driver 15. Drivers ranked 4 to 10 got 12–10–8–6–4–2–1 point(s). Additionally, the top five of every leg were awarded 7–5–3–2–1 point(s). Only drivers who participated in least 5 events qualified for the championship ranking.[2]

Pos. Driver                       Points
1   Luca Rossetti 1 1 3 1 Ret 1 195
2   Antonín Tlusťák 10 5 Ret 2 2 2 3 3 140
3   Michał Sołowow 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 112
4   Luca Betti 6 2 Ret 3 Ret 1 Ret 102
5   Maciej Oleksowicz 11 4 4 5 Ret 5 Ret 4 91
6   Corrado Fontana 7 3 Ret 4 Ret 2 Ret Ret 78
7   Szymon Ruta Ret 2 4 5 Ret 60
8   Yuriy Protasov 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 6 51
9   Jan Černý 12 7 Ret 4 3 Ret 39
Not enough events to qualify for championship
  Jan Kopecký 8 1 1 Ret (82)
  Luigi Fontana Ret 6 3 1 (66)
  Kajetan Kajetanowicz 1 Ret (37)
  Bryan Bouffier Ret 1 (37)
  Matteo Gamba 9 Ret 2 (32)
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
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References

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  1. ^ "Calendar". rally-erc.com.
  2. ^ "ERC Unofficial Standings". rally-erc.com.