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2010 Carrera Panamericana

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The 2010 edition of the Carrera Panamericana Mexican sports car racing event started in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas and finished in Zacatecas, Zacatecas. This edition was composed of seven stages and one day of qualification. Harri Rovanpera won this edition, in his first attempt. Jouni Närhi was his co-driver. Michel Jourdain Jr. was the runner up.

Participants

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There are 120 cars in 8 categories: Turismo Mayor, Turismo de Producción, Historico A, B and C, Sport Mayor, Sport Menor and Original Panam. And five in exhibition.

Harri Rovanpera (WRC), Michel Jourdain Jr. (CART), Jochen Mass (Formula One) and Jo Ramírez are outstanding drivers.

Route

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The 2010 edition travel through ten states: start in Chiapas and passed by Oaxaca, Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Jalisco, Aguascalientes, and finally Zacatecas.

The 3,261 km (2,027 mi) of distance are divided in speed (582 km) and transit (2,679 km).

Results

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Overall

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Harri Rovanperä, 1st Place
Michel Jourdain, 2nd Place
Jorge Pedrero, 3rd Place
Place Driver Co-driver Car Time
1 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker 4:10:25.7
2 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker +12.9
3 Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker +13:14.8
4 Belgium Stephan Meyers Belgium Albert Demey Studebaker +19:25.4
5 Mexico Francisco Márquez García Mexico Araceli Ramírez Islas Hudson +19:53.9
6 France Hilaire Damiron Mexico Horacio Chousal Escamilla Buick +20:34.7
7 Mexico Carlos Anaya Márquez Mexico Javier Marín LT Special +11:46.2
8 United States Martin Lauber United States Conrad Stevenson Alfa Romeo +30:09.5
9 Mexico David Jassan Mexico Veronica Morelos Porsche 911 +14:43.1
10 Austria Lars Kroiss Austria Martin Rettenbacher Volvo +14:07.2
11 Mexico Tomas Lopez Rocha Mexico Luis Vazquez Ford Falcon +34:18.9
12 Mexico Rodolfo Alcoses Mexico Ricardo Puente Porsche +36:43.1
13 United States David Gussack United States Nathaniel Mundy Volvo +38:12.9
14 Belgium Marc Devis Belgium Christopher Voegelin Studebaker +39:02.4
15 Mexico Alejandro Pimentel Mexico Mauricio Pimentel Dodge +40:23.0
16 Canada Stewart Robertson Canada Linda Robertson Studebaker +41:07.2
17 Mexico Carlos Martínez Campos Mexico Roberto Mendoza Ford Falcon +41:14.1
18 Mexico Carlos Castillo Mexico Carlos Antonio Ramírez Studebaker +42:33.4
19 Mexico Emilio Azcárraga Jean Mexico Andres Gomez Porsche 911 +45:10.2
20 Mexico Fredy Van Beuren Mexico Manuel Gilardi Porsche 911 +45:46.7

By Category

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Category Driver Co-driver Car Time
Turismo Mayor Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker 4:10:25.7
Turismo Producción Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker 4:23.40.5
Historic A United States Robert Curry United States Rick Shaw Porsche 5:44:32.5
Historic A+ United States Martin Lauber United States Conrad Stevenson Alfa Romeo 4:40:35.2
Historic B Mexico David Jassan Mexico Veronica Morelos Porsche 911 4:44:09.8
Historic C Mexico Tomas Lopez Rocha Mexico Luis Vazquez Lecanda Ford Falcon 4:44:44.6
Original Panam Canada John Gregory Canada Chrislana Gregory Studebaker 5:34:17.8
Sport Mayor Mexico Carlos Anaya Márquez Mexico Javier Marín LT Special 4:32:11.9
Sport Menor Mexico Rodolfo Alcoses Mexico Ricardo Puente Porsche 4:47:08.8
Exhibition Mexico Eduardo Henkel Mexico Sergio Puente BMW 4:30:49.9

Stages

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Day Stage Route Driver Co-Driver Car link
October 21 Qualification Tuxtla Gutiérrez United States Bill Beilharz Mexico Jorge Ceballos Studebaker Results
October 22 Stage 1 Tuxtla Gutiérrez-Oaxaca de Juárez Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker Results
October 23 Stage 2 Oaxaca de Juárez-Puebla Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker Results
October 24 Stage 3 Puebla-Santiago de Querétaro Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker Results
October 25 Stage 4 Santiago de Querétaro-Morelia Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker Results
October 26 Stage 5 Morelia-Guadalajara Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker Results
October 27 Stage 6 Guadalajara-Aguascalientes Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker Results
October 28 Stage 7 Aguascalientes-Zacatecas Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker Results

Stage 0

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An overview of Tuxtla Gutiérrez from the hills

This stage started in the installations of Feria de Chiapas, and finished in the Autódromo de Chiapas. The distance was 7 km This stage does not count in the total time, but determined the exit order.[1]

Results

Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 United States Bill Beilharz Mexico Jorge Ceballos Studebaker TM 4:37.4 91.8 km/h
2 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +7.5 89.3 km/h
3 Mexico Alejandro Pimentel Mexico Mauricio Pimentel Dodge TM +9.5 88.7 km/h
4 Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +9.9 88.6 km/h
5 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM +10.5 88.4 km/h

Stage 1

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Route of the Stage 1

The first stage was composed by 12 sections with a total of 423.88 km, but only 129.98 km were speed sections.

The route started in the main square of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. The race travel through Highway 190 passed by Santo Domingo Zanatepec, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, San Pedro Tololapa, Tlacolula de Matamoros. There was a service station in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec. The stage finished in the Zocalo of Oaxaca de Juárez.

Jorge Pedrero took the leadership since the first section.[2]

Results

Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP 57:14.2 128.8 km/h
2 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM +32.3 127.6 km/h
3 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +50.8 126.9 km/h
4 Mexico Carlos Anaya Mexico Javier Marín LT Special Sport Mayor +1:28.1 125.5 km/h
5 Mexico Gabriel Pérez Mexico Ignacio Rodriguez Studebaker TM +3:45.2 120.8 km/h

Stage 2

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Puebla, View to the North

The second stage was composed of ten sections with a total of 371.45 km, but only 93.27 km were speed sections.

The stage started in the Zocalo of Oaxaca and continued by the Highway 190, In this occasion travel through Asunción Nochixtlán, Huajuapan de León, where took the Highway 125 to Tehuacán. Later the race travel by Highway 135 and Highway 150 to finished in the Plaza de la Concordia in Cholula. Asunción Nochixtlán served as service station.

Harri Rovanperä became the leader in the third timed segment, Oaxaca-Huajapan km 74.[3]

Results

Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM 48:24.4 115.6 km/h
2 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +6.6 115.4 km/h
3 Mexico Carlos Anaya Mexico Javier Marín LT Special Sport Mayor +8.7 115.3 km/h
4 United States Doug Mockett Mexico Angélica Fuentes Oldsmobile TP +39.8 114.0 km/h
5 Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +56.6 113.4 km/h

Total Time

Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM 1:46:10.9 122.1 km/h
2 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +24.1 121.7 km/h
3 Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +24.3 121.6 km/h
4 Mexico Carlos Anaya Mexico Javier Marín LT Special Sport Mayor +1:04.5 120.9 km/h
5 Mexico Gabriel Pérez Mexico Ignacio Rodriguez Studebaker TM +6:15.5 115.3 km/h

Stage 3

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The third stage was the longest and was composed by 13 sections with a total of 607.77 km. 90.02 km were speed sections.

The stage started in the hotel Camino Real Angelópolis, and went to San Martín Texmelucán through Highway 150. Later took the Highway 57 and the Highway 85 to reach Pachuca. The race return to Highway 57 to go San Juan del Río. Highway 120 was taken to go Ezequiel Montes where was service station. Finally the state road 100 carried the cars to Santiago de Querétaro where the finish line was installed in the Jardín Zenea.

Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM 34:47.2
2 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +10.8
3 United States Doug Mockett Mexico Angélica Fuentes Oldsmobile TP +1:21.8
4 Belgium Marc Devis Belgium Christopher Voegelin Diener Studebaker TM +2:01.8
5 Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +2:08.8

Total Time

Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM 2:20:58.1
2 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +34.9
3 Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +2:33.1
4 Belgium Stephan Meyers Belgium Albert Demey Studebaker TM +9:23.7
5 France Hilaire Damiron Mexico Horacio Chousal Escamilla Buick TM +9:35.9

Stage 4

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The stage 4 began in the Auditorio Josefa Ortíz en Santiago de Querétaro continued to Corregidora, and returned to the north of the city. Later took the route 57 towards Huimilpan in Amealco de Bonfil Municipality. The race entered to Guanajuato by the municipality of Jerécuaro and passed throw Apaseo el alto, Tarimoro, Acámbaro. In Michoacán travels by Zinapécuaro and finished in Morelia. The total distance was 434 km. in eleven sections. 81 km were in speed seccions.

Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM 33:21.0 147.09
2 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +2.0 146.94
3 United States Doug Mockett Mexico Angélica Fuentes Oldsmobile TP +55.0 143.16
4 Mexico Carlos Anaya Mexico Javier Marín LT Special SM +1:14.0 141.85
5 Belgium Stephan Meyers Belgium Albert Demey Studebaker TM +1:29.0 140.83

Total Time

Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM 2:54:19.1
2 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +36.9
3 Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +4:11.1
4 Belgium Stephan Meyers Belgium Albert Demey Studebaker TM +10:52.7
5 France Hilaire Damiron Mexico Horacio Chousal Escamilla Buick TM +12:09.9

Stage 5

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Total Time

Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM 3:13:21.3
2 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +29.5
3 Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +7:45.9
4 Belgium Stephan Meyers Belgium Albert Demey Studebaker TM +12:03.9
5 Mexico Gabriel Pérez Mexico Ignacio Rodriguez Studebaker TM +13:56.7

Stage 6

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Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM 24:05.0
2 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM +7.0
3 Mexico Carlos Anaya Mexico Javier Marín LT Special SM +41.0
4 Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +1:45.0
5 Mexico Alejandro Pimentel Mexico Mauricio Pimentel Dodge TP +1:51.0

Total Time

Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM 3:37:33.3
2 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +22.5
3 Mexico Jorge Pedrero Mexico Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +9:23.9
4 Belgium Stephan Meyers Belgium Albert Demey Studebaker TM +15:30.9
5 France Hilaire Damiron Mexico Horacio Chousal Escamilla Buick TM +16:24.9

Stage 7

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The last and shortest stage have 296 km divided in 11 stages.

Pos Driver Co-driver Car Category Time Speed
1 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM 32:42.8
2 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM +6.3
3 Mexico Carlos Anaya Mexico Javier Marín LT Special SM +1:17.7
4 United States Doug Mockett Mexico Angélica Fuentes Oldsmobile TP +1:26.7
5 Mexico Alejandro Pimentel Mexico Mauricio Pimentel Dodge TP +1:31.2

References

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  1. ^ "Se pone en marcha la edición 23 de La Panamericana". www.lacarrerapanamericana.com.mx. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Día1: Jorge Pedrero sorprende a los grandes al arrancar La Pana 2010". www.lacarrerapanamericana.com.mx. 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Día 2: Rovanpera se adueña del liderato". www.lacarrerapanamericana.com.mx. 23 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.