2010 Rallye de France

The 2010 Rallye de France was the first running of the Rallye de France–Alsace and the eleventh round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 1–3 October 2010, and was based in Strasbourg, the capital of the Alsace region. The rally was also the eighth round of the Production World Rally Championship, the ninth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship and the fifth round of the Junior World Rally Championship.

2010 Rallye de France
Round 11 of the 2010 World Rally Championship season
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Host country France
Rally baseStrasbourg
Dates run1 3 October 2010
Stages20 (352.88 km; 219.27 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance1,272.31 km (790.58 miles)
Statistics
Crews67 at start, 49 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Sébastien Loeb
Citroën World Rally Team

Sébastien Loeb became champion for the seventh successive season by claiming his 60th WRC win on the streets of his birthplace, Haguenau. Dani Sordo was second and Petter Solberg was third. Thanks to Sordo's second place, Citroën also retained its manufacturers champion title on this same event.

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