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 baseTartu, Tartu County
Dates run16 – 18 July 2010
Start locationKääriku, Valga County
Finish locationAbissaare, Põlva County
Stages12 (189.83 km; 117.95 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews115 at start, 63 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Markko Märtin
Estonia Kristo Kraag
Estonia 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.

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Classification

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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   Märjamaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:39:31.0 +6:11.9
7 12   Ago Ahu   Kalle Ahu   Sar-Tech Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:39:48.5 +6:29.4
8 14   Raimonds Kisiels   Arnis Ronis   Skandi Auto rallija komanda Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 1:40:07.0 +6:47.9
9 7   Marko Kakko   Panu Plosila   JMP-Yhtiö Ford Fiesta S2000 1:40:09.3 +6:50.2
10 9   Margus Remmak   Urmas Roosimaa   Harju KEK Ralliklubi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1:41:16.3 +7:57.2
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Special stages

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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

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  1. ^ "Märtin võitis ülekaalukalt Rally Estonia". sport.postimees.ee. Postimees. Retrieved 29 July 2019. (in Estonian)
  2. ^ "Mad-Croc Rally Estonia 2010 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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