2010 Carrera Panamericana

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

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

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

Overall

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

By Category

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

Stages

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

Stage 0

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 Bill Beilharz Jorge Ceballos Studebaker TM 4:37.4 91.8 km/h
2 Michel Jourdain Jr. Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +7.5 89.3 km/h
3 Alejandro Pimentel Mauricio Pimentel Dodge TM +9.5 88.7 km/h
4 Jorge Pedrero Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +9.9 88.6 km/h
5 Harri Rovanperä Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM +10.5 88.4 km/h

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

Stage 2

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 Harri Rovanperä Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM 48:24.4 115.6 km/h
2 Michel Jourdain Jr. Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +6.6 115.4 km/h
3 Carlos Anaya Javier Marín LT Special Sport Mayor +8.7 115.3 km/h
4 Doug Mockett Angélica Fuentes Oldsmobile TP +39.8 114.0 km/h
5 Jorge Pedrero Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +56.6 113.4 km/h

Total Time

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

Stage 3

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 Harri Rovanperä Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM 34:47.2
2 Michel Jourdain Jr. Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +10.8
3 Doug Mockett Angélica Fuentes Oldsmobile TP +1:21.8
4 Marc Devis Christopher Voegelin Diener Studebaker TM +2:01.8
5 Jorge Pedrero Marco Antonio Hernández Studebaker TP +2:08.8

Total Time

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

Stage 4

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 Harri Rovanperä Jouni Närhi Studebaker TM 33:21.0 147.09
2 Michel Jourdain Jr. Miguel Angel Diez Studebaker TM +2.0 146.94
3 Doug Mockett Angélica Fuentes Oldsmobile TP +55.0 143.16
4 Carlos Anaya Javier Marín LT Special SM +1:14.0 141.85
5 Stephan Meyers Albert Demey Studebaker TM +1:29.0 140.83

Total Time

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

Stage 5

Total Time

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

Stage 6

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

Total Time

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

Stage 7

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

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

References

  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.