2010 Ulster Rally

2010 Ulster Rally 35th Ulster Rally
Round 5 of the 2010 British Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Northern Ireland
Rally base	Antrim, Co Antrim
Dates run	August 20 – 21 2010
Stages	14 (202.73 km; 125.97 mi)
Stage surface	Tarmac
Results
Overall winner	Derek McGarrity Subaru Impreza S12B WRC (A8)
Crews	52 at start, 31 at finish

2010 Ulster Rally incorporating Rally Northern Ireland was held between 20–21 August 2010. The Rally HQ located in Antrim, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland and organised by the Northern Ireland Motor Club (NIMC) The 2010 Ulster Rally was the fifth round of the 2010 MSA British Rally Championship and the sixth round of the 2010 MSA British Historic Rally Championship.

Special Stages

Rally Northern Ireland

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
1 (20 Aug)	SS1	14:29	Knockboy 1	9.37 miles	Gwyndaf Evans	7:04.6	79.44 mph	Gwyndaf Evans
	SS2	15:06	Glendun 1	9.09 miles	Craig Breen	7:31.1	72.55 mph	Craig Breen
	SS3	15:31	Torr Head 1	7.96 miles	Keith Cronin	7:14.2	65.99 mph
	SS4	18:47	Knockboy 2	9.37 miles	Keith Cronin	6:57.6	80.76 mph
	SS5	19:24	Glendun 2	9.09 miles	Keith Cronin	7:19.7	58.47 mph
	SS6	19:50	Torr Head 2	7.96 miles	Craig Breen	7:05.0	67.43 mph
2 (21 Aug)	SS7	08:03	Cairncastle 1	12.54 miles	Gwyndaf Evans	9:51.6	76.31 mph
	SS8	08:32	Slemish 1	9.17 miles	Keith Cronin	6:53.8	79.78 mph
	SS9	10:11	Tardree 1	8.09 miles	Craig Breen	7:28.6	64.93 mph
	SS10	11:01	Langford Lodge 1	6.54 miles	Keith Cronin	5:03.0	77.71 mph
	SS11	13:08	Cairncastle 2	12.54 miles	Craig Breen	9:46.0	77.04 mph
	SS12	13:37	Slemish 2	9.17 miles	Craig Breen	6:53.5	79.84 mph
	SS13	8.09	Tardree 2	8.09 miles	Craig Breen	7:33.6	64.21 mph
	SS14	16:31	Langford Lodge 2	6.54 miles	Keith Cronin	5:08.2	63.98 mph

Final Classification

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Ulster Rally (WRC)
1.	Derek McGarrity	James McKee	Subaru Impreza S12B WRC	1:39.44.6	0.0	–
2.	Gareth MacHale	Brian Murphy	Ford Focus	1:39.45.7	0:0.01.1	–
3.	Aaron MacHale	Eugene O' Donnell	Ford Focus	1:43.37.0	0:03.52.4	–
4.	Arjen de Koning	Hein Verschuuren	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	1:52.26.3	0:12.41.7	–
Rally Northern Ireland (BRC)
1.	Craig Breen	Gareth Roberts	Ford Fiesta S2000	1:42:09.5	0.0	20
2.	Keith Cronin	Barry McNulty	Subaru Impreza N15	1:43.36.5	0:01.50.9	18
3.	Alastair Fisher	Rory Kennedy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1:44:00.4	0:01.50.9	16
4.	Jonathan Greer	Gordon Noble	Subaru Impreza N11	1:44.43.2	0:02.33.7	15
5.	Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	Citroën DS3 R3	1:45.12.7	0:03.03.2	14
6.	Jason Pritchard	Robbie Durant	Subaru Impreza N16	1:47.20.4	0:05.10.9	13
7.	Jonathan Greer	Dai Roberts	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1:47.37.0	0:05.27.5	12
8.	Mark Donnelly	Stephen O'Hanlon	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1:48.19.3	0:06.09.8	10
9.	Martin McCormack	David Moynihan	Citroën C2 R2 Max	1:49.06.5	0:06.57.0	9
10.	Alan Carmichael	Ivor Lamont	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1:49.58.2	0:07.48.7	8
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Retirements

Rally Northern Ireland

• Gwyndaf Evans/Phil Pugh (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) – Engine (SS11);
• Molly Taylor/Coral Taylor (Citroën C2 R2 Max) – Accident (SS8);
• Dave Weston_Jnr/Ieuan Thomas (Subaru Impreza N2010) – Accident (SS1);
• Jarkko Nikara/Petri Nikara (Renault Twingo) – Accident (SS10);
• Mikko Pajunen/Janne Perälä (Suzuki Swift) – Accident (SS8);
• Robert Barrable/Damien Connolly (Citroën C2 R2 Max) – Lost Wheel (SS7);

2010 British Rally Championship Drivers' championship (after 5 rounds of 6)

Pos Driver BUL PIR JCR IOM ULS YOR  Pts  1 Jonathan Greer 5 2 4 4 7 75 2 Keith Cronin 1 Ret 3 1 2 74 3 Jason Pritchard 7 6 5 3 6 69 4 Gwyndaf Evans Ret 1 1 2 Ret 58 5 Adam Gould 3 10 6 Ret 4 53 6 Elfyn Evans 9 9 13 8 11 49 7 Daníel Sigurðarson 8 4 7 Ret 20 46 8 Dave Weston, Jr. 2 Ret 8 6 Ret 42 9 Jarkko Nikara 13 7 14 5 Ret 38 10 Mark Donnelly 11 17 11 12 13 38 11 Craig Breen Ret 3 Ret 1 36 12 Alastair Fisher Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 34 13 Robert Barrable 15 12 9 10 Ret 31 14 Euan Thorburn 4 14 DNS 9 30 15 Matti Rantanen Ret Ret 12 7 15 29 16 Alan Cookson Ret 8 10 Ret 20 17 John MacCrone 24 Ret 23 13 16 18 18 Max Utting 14 15 16 16 17 19 Owen Murphy Ret 5 Ret 14 20 Darren Gass 6 13 21 Mikko Pajunen 17 11 19 Ret Ret 12 22 Steve Graham 25 21 21 20 26 5 23 Molly Taylor 18 19 17 14 Ret 5 24 David Bogie 12 Ret 8 25 Joe McGonigle 19 16 15 Ret Ret 8 26 Luke Pinder 20 13 Ret 7 27 Tom Clark 20 Ret 27 7 28 Peter Taylor Ret 18 Ret 15 6 29 Peter Horsey 16 4 30 David Harrison 23 Ret 18 4 31 John Boyd 21 Ret 18 2 32 Spencer Wilkinson 22 Ret 1 Pos Driver BUL PIR JCR IOM ULS YOR  Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Non-podium finish Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not participate

Sources

External links

• Official Website