Co-driver Daniel Elena and Sébastien Loeb celebrate 2010 Rally Jordan win.
All photos in this post are from WRC.com .
All photos in this post are from WRC.com .
The 2010 Rally Jordan, based at Dead Sea Centre in Jordan, took place at the end of last week (Preview). I wanted to share a taste of that great event with you, so I've gathered some post rally articles and daily podcasts from WRC.com as a review for those fans wanting to catch up with the details and reactions from the rally.
This was the third event in the 2010 World Rally Championship Season. The snippets below, along with their title links, are all about the main WRC competition and it's participants. Links to some of the articles on related competitions (JWRC, PWRC, SWRC or S2000) and posts not specifically about this rally may be found in Junior's regular 'Reading And Viewing List' entries.
I usually break down the reviews into a post per event day, with videos for each day. Unfortunately, I just don't currently have the time for such an undertaking. My personal life, computer and internet connection problems, as well as a strong desire to bring you posts on other things, forced me into making the tough decision to consolidate and economize on this particular occasion. Please enjoy the long list of articles and podcasts below.
Citroen trio quickest in Jordan Shakedown
Posted at WRC.com on March 31, 2010
Defending World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb was the fastest driver at the pre-event shakedown for the Jordan Rally earlier today, with fellow C4 World Rally Car drivers Petter Solberg and Dani Sordo locking out the top three times.
The four-hour test took place on a 2.3km stage, located 7.5km north of the Dead Sea Service Park. Weather conditions were dry and sunny throughout with a temperature peaking at 30 degrees Celsius...
Gravel gives Loeb cause for concern
Posted at WRC.com on March 31, 2010
Citroen Total team driver Sebastien Loeb has warned that an increased amount of loose gravel on the stages of this year's Jordan Rally could cause him problems on the event's opening day.
As championship leader, Loeb will be the first to tackle Thursday's seven stages and believes conditions are far more slippery than they were when the event was last run in 2008...
WRC Rally Jordan 2010 - Pre Event Podcast - Wed
Posted at WRC.com on March 31, 2010
Jordan Rally stage guides - Thursday
Posted at WRC.com on March 31, 2010
In contrast to most rounds of the World Championship, the Jordan Rally gets underway early, with a full day of competition on Thursday, when drivers would usually be tackling the pre-event Shakedown.
Day one in Jordan starts at 1100hrs, when the first car will drive over the start ramp amid the spectacular Roman ruins of Jerash. Ahead lie 95.70 competitive kilometres arranged over seven special stages...
After SS2: Latvala leads Jordan Rally for Ford
Posted at WRC.com on April 1, 2010
Ford’s Jari-Matti Latvala holds a 4.3-second lead over Citroen privateer Petter Solberg following the opening two stages of the Jordan Rally, round three of the World Rally Championship.
Latvala and co-driver Miikka Anttila have been fastest on both runs so far, the 15.34-kilometre Rumman Forest test and the first pass of the 8.65-kilometre Wadi Shueib stage...
After SS4, Latvala still on top in Jordan
Posted at WRC.com on April 1, 2010
Just 0.4 seconds separate Jari-Matti Latvala and Dani Sordo at the top of the leaderboard of the Jordan Rally following the opening loop of four stages.
Ford Focus driver Latvala had built a 4.3-second advantage after setting the fastest time on the first two stages. Although he momentarily dropped behind Sordo to second when the Spaniard went quickest on stage three, the 20.44-kilometre Mahes run, he moved back in front on the final stage of the morning...
Latvala leads after day one in Jordan
Posted at WRC.com on April 1, 2010
Jari-Matti Latvala will take a 30.2-second lead into day two of the Jordan Rally after winning three of Thursday’s seven special stages.
But despite the Ford Focus driver’s comfortable margin out front, the outcome of the third round of the World Rally Championship is far from settled with the leading drivers set to jostle for position throughout Friday in their tense tactical battle for honours...
Ford hits back in Jordan
Posted at WRC.com on April 1, 2010
BP Ford Abu Dhabi team boss Malcolm Wilson has spoken of his satisfaction after Jari-Matti Latvala completed the opening day of the Jordan Rally with a lead of more than half a minute.
The factory Ford squad arrived in the Middle East anxious to get revenge for its disappointing showing on Rally Mexico in early March. With Latvala leading after going fastest on three of Thursday’s seven stages and with team leader Mikko Hirvonen firmly in contention in fifth place, the Ford team has done just that...
WRC Rally Jordan 2010 - End Of Day One Podcast
- Thurs
Posted at WRC.com on April 1, 2010
Jordan Rally stage guides - Friday
Posted at WRC.com on April 1, 2010
On Friday, teams will tackle just six special stages and a total of 138.28 competitive kilometres, but two of those runs are through the punishing 41.45km Jordan River stage - one of the most difficult in the WRC calendar.
After a 0730hrs restart, drivers tackle two identical loops of three stages, split by a 30-minute midday service, before returning to the Dead Sea for the final overnight halt at 1631hrs...
SS8: Hirvonen crashes out
Posted at WRC.com on April 2, 2010
Ford team-leader Mikko Hirvonen retired from Friday's competition in the Jordan Rally after crashing on the opening Suwayma test.
The Finn, who was fifth overnight, crashed 4.5km from the start, clipping a bank with the front right-hand corner of his Focus RS World Rally Car, then ricocheting across the road into another bank and breaking his car's left-hand front suspension...
SS9: Petter up to second
Posted at WRC.com on April 2, 2010
Citroen privateer driver Petter Solberg set the fastest time through Friday's second stage of the Jordan rally to move ahead of Sebastien Loeb into second place.
The Norwegian, whose C4 World Rally Car is equipped with an evolution engine for this event, completed the 17.20km Kafrain stage 5.4sec quicker than the rest of the field...
After SS10: Latvala holding on in Jordan
Posted at WRC.com on April 2, 2010
The battle for the World Rally Championship was turned on its head this morning when title chaser Mikko Hirvonen crashed out of the Jordan Rally.
Hirvonen, who started day two in fifth overall, crashed 4.5 kilometres from the start of the 10.49-kilometre Suwayma stage after clipping a bank with the front-right corner of his Focus RS WRC 09. He then ricocheted across the road into another bank, breaking his car’s front-left suspension in the process...
SS11: Loeb pulls level with Latvala
Posted at WRC.com on April 2, 2010
Defending Champion Sebastien Loeb leapt into the joint lead of the Jordan Rally on the first stage after service and is hoping to pull at least 30 seconds clear by the end of the day.
Capitalising on his advantageous position of third in Friday's start order, the Frenchman completed the 10.49km repeated Suwayma stage 4.7sec quicker than Latvala, who is first on the road...
SS12: Loeb pulls ahead
Posted at WRC.com on April 2, 2010
Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb emerged from SS12 the clear leader of the Jordan Rally, having pulled 5.4 seconds ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala who had held the position since SS4.
But while Loeb held first place overall, he couldn't match the pace of his Citroen stable-mate Petter Solberg, who was fastest through the repeated 17.20km Kafrain...
SS13: Loeb leads after day two in Jordan
Posted at WRC.com on April 2, 2010
Sebastien Loeb will take a 24-second lead into Saturday's final day of the Jordan Rally after ending Friday's competition with a fastest time though the repeated Jordan River stage.
Earlier in the day Loeb said he was hoping for a 30-second cushion over Ford rival Jari-Matti Latvala, to counteract the disadvantage of running first on the road through Saturday's remaining eight stages...
WRC Friday wrap: Epic battle in prospect for Jordan Rally
final day
Posted at WRC.com on April 2, 2010
The final day of the Jordan Rally promises to be another epic with less than 30 seconds covering the top three pilots after Friday’s six special stages.
Sebastien Loeb, the defending world champion, holds a 24.6-second advantage over Citroen Junior Team driver Sebastien Ogier following a determined showing in the Middle East...
Wilson confident Hirvonen will hit back from Jordan crash
Posted at WRC.com on April 2, 2010
Malcolm Wilson says Mikko Hirvonen’s “silly mistake” on the Jordan Rally won’t cost him a shot at this year’s World Rally Championship title.
Ford Focus driver Hirvonen posted his first retirement on a WRC event due to a driving error since Rallye de France-Tour de Corse in October 2007, when he damaged his car’s suspension during a crash on the opening stage of day two...
WRC Rally Jordan 2010 - End Of Day Two Podcast
- Friday
Posted at WRC.com on April 2, 2010
Jordan Rally stage guides - Saturday
Posted at WRC.com on April 2, 2010
Saturday's final day of the Jordan Rally takes competitors north of the Dead Sea base.
After restarting at 0730hrs, they face two identical loops of four stages, split by a 30-minute midday service, before returning to the Dead Sea for the final service at 1440hrs.
The finish ceremony on the shores of the Dead Sea takes place at 1530hrs after another 105.50km of competition...
SS14: Citroen and Ford shake up the order
Posted at WRC.com on April 3, 2010
Saturday's final day of the Jordan Rally got off to a tactical start, with the factory Citroen and Ford teams both orchestrating a series of deliberate penalties to give their lead drivers the best chance of victory.
The tactical manoeuvring actually started on Friday, when Sebastien Ogier had intended to drop behind Jari-Matti Latvala in an effort to cancel out any advantage the Ford driver might gain by running further down the order on Saturday...
After SS16: Loeb pulls ahead
Posted at WRC.com on April 3, 2010
Sebastien Loeb's lead of the Jordan Rally stood at 33.4 seconds after Saturday's third stage, with the Frenchman remaining on course for victory today.
With his Citroen stable-mate Sebastien Ogier sweeping the road ahead of him, Loeb was second fastest to Petter Solberg through SS15 and the outright stage winner on SS16...
SS17: Loeb well placed at Saturday midpoint
Posted at WRC.com on April 3, 2010
Another stage winning performance from Sebastien Loeb on SS17 moved the Frenchman further ahead in the Jordan Rally as Saturday's competition reached its midpoint.
With just the repeat loop of the morning's stages still to run, Loeb leads Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala by 37.8sec, while Petter Solberg, in a Citroen C4, is third, 20.8sec further back.
Midday wrap: Loeb in command in Jordan
Posted at WRC.com on April 3, 2010
Sebastien Loeb remains on course to win his second World Rally Championship event of the season after he extended his advantage at the top of the Jordan Rally leaderboard to 37.8 seconds following Saturday’s opening loop of four special stages.
Loeb, driving a factory Citroen C4 WRC, was fastest on three of the morning stages, as tactics were one again in evidence on the Middle East event...
After SS20: Leaders clear the penultimate test
Posted at WRC.com on April 3, 2010
Citroen team leader Sebastien Loeb has cleared the penultimate stage of the Jordan Rally and will take a 34 second lead into the final stage.
Despite a handsome lead, the Frenchman was still trading times with the fastest drivers through SS18 and SS19, but on SS20 there were signs of a more cautious approach and he was 3.8sec off Jari-Matti Latvala's stage wining pace.
Before the decisive 10.83km Baptism Site Stage (SS21), Loeb leads Latvala by 34.7sec, while Petter Solberg, in a Citroen C4, is third, 34.1sec further back.
BREAKING NEWS: Sebastien Loeb wins the Jordan Rally!
Posted at WRC.com on April 3, 2010
Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb sealed victory on the Jordan Rally today, round three of the 2010 World Rally Championship, to extend his lead in the FIA Drivers' standings.
Today's win was the 56th at World Championship level for Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena...
WRC wrap: Loeb takes dominant Jordan win
Posted at WRC.com on April 3, 2010
Sebastien Loeb has notched up his first Jordan Rally win after a dominant performance on the final day of the third round of the World Rally Championship.
The 36-year-old Frenchman was fastest on four of Saturday’s eight special stages in his Citroen C4 WRC to take his second victory of the 2010 season and extend his advantage at the top of the drivers’ classification to 25 points over Finn Jari-Matti Latvala, who finished second...
WRC Rally Jordan 2010 - End Of Day Three Podcast - Saturday
Posted at WRC.com on April 3, 2010
Citroen boss praises his C4 trio
Posted at WRC.com on April 3, 2010
The boss of Citroen's World Rally Championship programme has congratulated Sebastien Loeb for his victory in Jordan and praised the support roles played by Dani Sordo and Junior Team driver Sebastien Ogier.
Victory for Loeb, his 56th at WRC level, extended his lead in the drivers' championship, while fourth place for his Spanish team-mate Dani Sordo enabled Citroen to snatch the lead in the Manufacturers’ standings from rivals Ford...
Jordan another confidence booster, says Latvala
Posted at WRC.com on April 4, 2010
Ford number two Jari-Matti Latvala believes second place in the Jordan Rally is further evidence of his improving consistency as a driver.
The runners-up position was the best WRC result for Latvala and his co-driver Miikka Anttila for almost a year and moved the Finns into second in the drivers' championship standings ahead of team-mates Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen...
First WRC points for Raikkonen
Posted at WRC.com on April 4, 2010
Former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen says he achieved all he set out to in the Jordan Rally, and believes the experience gained will stand him in good stead on the next round in Turkey.
Raikkonen’s debut WRC season with the Citroen Junior Team got off to a shaky start in Sweden when he drove into a snow bank, and got worse on the next round in Mexico when he rolled his C4 WRC off the road. But in Jordan, only his eighth-ever rally, a largely mistake-free performance netted him a top ten result.
Eighth place was Raikkonen’ best finish in the World Rally Championship, and secured him his first drivers’ championship points...
The wrc.com rally review: Jordan
Posted at WRC.com on April 6, 2010
One of the specialities of Jordan is mint tea, usually drunk in a tiny receptacle. These diminutive tea cups are about exactly the right size to contain a very small storm - which is exactly what the saga concerning team orders (or not) on the Jordan Rally is all about.
Sebastien Loeb felt that they overshadowed the 56th win of his glittering career, and he may have had a point. "We speak too much about the tactics," said Loeb. "I know that they are part of the game but they are becoming too important and that is not right."
But they're only important because people chose to make them so. Tactics in motorsport are nothing new, and in the past team mates have sacrificed not only their race but also their cars for the greater good...
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