The 2010 Rally Estonia (formally known as the Mad-Croc Rally Estonia 2010) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 16 and 18 July 2010. It was the inaugural running of Rally Estonia. The event consisted of twelve special stages totalling 189.83 km (117.95 mi) in competitive kilometres. The stages were run on smooth gravel roads of Southern Estonia.
| 2010 Rally Estonia 1. Mad-Croc Rally Estonia 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Estonia |
| Rally base | Tartu, Tartu County |
| Dates run | 16 – 18 July 2010 |
| Start location | Kääriku, Valga County |
| Finish location | Abissaare, Põlva County |
| Stages | 12 (189.83 km; 117.95 miles) |
| Stage surface | Gravel |
| Statistics | |
| Crews | 115 at start, 63 at finish |
| Overall results | |
| Overall winner | Markko Märtin Kristo Kraag MM Motorsport 1:33:19.1 |
Local hero Markko Märtin (co-driver Kristo Kraag) was dominant as he won all twelve stages driving a Ford Focus RS WRC 03.[1] Rising star Ott Tänak (co-driver Kuldar Sikk) finished second on his Subaru Impreza STi N14. Finnish driver Toni Gardemeister (co-driver Tapio Suominen) completed the podium driving a Ford Fiesta S2000.
Report
editClassification
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall classification | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Markko Märtin
|
Kristo Kraag
|
MM Motorsport
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 1:33:19.1 | 0.0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Ott Tänak
|
Kuldar Sikk
|
MM Motorsport
|
Subaru Impreza STi N14 | 1:36:09.4 | +2:50.3 | ||
| 3 | 5 |  Toni Gardemeister
|
Tapio Suominen
|
GPOWER Ky
|
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 1:37:32.5 | +4:13.4 | ||
| 4 | 17 | Margus Murakas
|
Jaago Kuriks
|
Prorehv Rally Team
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:38:07.4 | +4:48.3 | ||
| 5 | 4 |  Martin Prokop
|
Jan Tománek
|
Czech Ford National Team
|
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 1:38:38.7 | +5:19.6 | ||
| 6 | 14 | Marko Kasepõld
|
Rein Jõessar
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Märjamaa Rally Team
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:39:31.0 | +6:11.9 | ||
| 7 | 12 | Ago Ahu
|
Kalle Ahu
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Sar-Tech Motorsport
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Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 1:39:48.5 | +6:29.4 | ||
| 8 | 14 |  Raimonds Kisiels
|
Arnis Ronis
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Skandi Auto rallija komanda
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Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 1:40:07.0 | +6:47.9 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Marko Kakko
|
Panu Plosila
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JMP-Yhtiö
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 1:40:09.3 | +6:50.2 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Margus Remmak
|
Urmas Roosimaa
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Harju KEK Ralliklubi
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:41:16.3 | +7:57.2 | ||
| Source:[2] | |||||||||
Special stages
edit| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Rally leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July | SS1 | Kääriku | 4.56 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 2:22.8 | Märtin / Kraag |
| SS2 | Koikküla | 13.00 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 6:43.6 | ||
| SS3 | Vaabina | 30.41 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 14:38.8 | ||
| 17 July | SS4 | Raiga 1 | 12.15 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 5:44.9 | |
| SS5 | Kambja 1 | 15.41 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 7:27.6 | ||
| SS6 | Sulaoja 1 | 25.40 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 12:14.9 | ||
| SS7 | Raiga 2 | 12.15 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 5:54.3 | ||
| SS8 | Kambja 2 | 15.41 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 7:22.1 | ||
| SS9 | Sulaoja 2 | 25.40 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 12:04.6 | ||
| 18 July | SS10 | Rüa | 11.07 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 6:14.4 | |
| SS11 | Jõksi | 14.14 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 7:14.7 | ||
| SS12 | Abissaare | 10.73 km | Märtin / Kraag | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 | 5:16.4 |
References
edit- ^ "Märtin võitis ülekaalukalt Rally Estonia". sport.postimees.ee. Postimees. Retrieved 29 July 2019. (in Estonian)
- ^ "Mad-Croc Rally Estonia 2010 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. Retrieved 29 July 2019.