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Rally Japan 2010 counts for:
2010 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2010 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2010 FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship for Drivers
2010 FIA Production Car World Rally Championship (for drivers)
2010 FIA WRC Cup for Teams
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| 476th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 10 of 13 |
| Official name: | Rally Japan |
| Edition: | 9th |
| Date: | from Thursday 9-Sep-2010 to Sunday 12-Sep-2010 |
| Rally HQ: | Sapporo, Hokkaido; Japan |
| Clerk of the Course: | Ryuji Makita |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 71 | |
| Starters: | 70 | |
| Finishers: | 53 | (75.7% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 26 | |
| Shortest: | 1.57 | km | (SS1 SSS Sapporo 1) |
| Longest: | 33.76 | km | (SS15 Kamuycep 2) |
| Slowest: | 66.65 | km/h | (SS17 SSS Sapporo 5) |
| Fastest: | 115.82 | km/h | (SS22 Bisan 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 303.54 | km | (24.9% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 303.54 | km | (24.9% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 916.89 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,220.43 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 2nd win and 7th podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| Second place was 42nd podium for Petter Solberg. |
| Third place was 16th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 67th win and 1-2 win were 162nd to 163rd podiums for Citroen. |
| | Third place was 277th podium for Ford. |
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Despite contesting Rally Japan for the first time, Ogier showed impressive speed and grabbed the incredible win.
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Initially Petter Solberg was in front but after his jump-start penalty and impressive times from Latvala, Ford edged into lead. Latvala lost lead due to drive shaft problems.
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Related links
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Deutschland 2010
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Alsace 2010
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