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

Harri Rovanperä, 1st Place
Michel Jourdain, 2nd Place
Jorge Pedrero, 3rd Place
PlaceDriverCo-driverCarTime
1Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebaker4:10:25.7
2Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebaker+12.9
3Mexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebaker+13:14.8
4Belgium Stephan MeyersBelgium Albert DemeyStudebaker+19:25.4
5Mexico Francisco Márquez GarcíaMexico Araceli Ramírez IslasHudson+19:53.9
6France Hilaire DamironMexico Horacio Chousal EscamillaBuick+20:34.7
7Mexico Carlos Anaya MárquezMexico Javier MarínLT Special+11:46.2
8United States Martin LauberUnited States Conrad StevensonAlfa Romeo+30:09.5
9Mexico David JassanMexico Veronica MorelosPorsche 911+14:43.1
10Austria Lars KroissAustria Martin RettenbacherVolvo+14:07.2
11Mexico Tomas Lopez RochaMexico Luis VazquezFord Falcon+34:18.9
12Mexico Rodolfo AlcosesMexico Ricardo PuentePorsche+36:43.1
13United States David GussackUnited States Nathaniel MundyVolvo+38:12.9
14Belgium Marc DevisBelgium Christopher VoegelinStudebaker+39:02.4
15Mexico Alejandro PimentelMexico Mauricio PimentelDodge+40:23.0
16Canada Stewart RobertsonCanada Linda RobertsonStudebaker+41:07.2
17Mexico Carlos Martínez CamposMexico Roberto MendozaFord Falcon+41:14.1
18Mexico Carlos CastilloMexico Carlos Antonio RamírezStudebaker+42:33.4
19Mexico Emilio Azcárraga JeanMexico Andres GomezPorsche 911+45:10.2
20Mexico Fredy Van BeurenMexico Manuel GilardiPorsche 911+45:46.7

By Category

CategoryDriverCo-driverCarTime
Turismo MayorFinland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebaker4:10:25.7
Turismo ProducciónMexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebaker4:23.40.5
Historic AUnited States Robert CurryUnited States Rick ShawPorsche5:44:32.5
Historic A+United States Martin LauberUnited States Conrad StevensonAlfa Romeo4:40:35.2
Historic BMexico David JassanMexico Veronica MorelosPorsche 9114:44:09.8
Historic CMexico Tomas Lopez RochaMexico Luis Vazquez LecandaFord Falcon4:44:44.6
Original PanamCanada John GregoryCanada Chrislana GregoryStudebaker5:34:17.8
Sport MayorMexico Carlos Anaya MárquezMexico Javier MarínLT Special4:32:11.9
Sport MenorMexico Rodolfo AlcosesMexico Ricardo PuentePorsche4:47:08.8
ExhibitionMexico Eduardo HenkelMexico Sergio PuenteBMW4:30:49.9

Stages

DayStageRouteDriverCo-DriverCarlink
October 21QualificationTuxtla GutiérrezUnited States Bill BeilharzMexico Jorge CeballosStudebakerResults
October 22Stage 1Tuxtla Gutiérrez-Oaxaca de JuárezMexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebakerResults
October 23Stage 2Oaxaca de Juárez-PueblaFinland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerResults
October 24Stage 3Puebla-Santiago de QuerétaroFinland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerResults
October 25Stage 4Santiago de Querétaro-MoreliaFinland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerResults
October 26Stage 5Morelia-GuadalajaraMexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerResults
October 27Stage 6Guadalajara-AguascalientesMexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerResults
October 28Stage 7Aguascalientes-ZacatecasMexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerResults

Stage 0

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

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1United States Bill BeilharzMexico Jorge CeballosStudebakerTM4:37.491.8 km/h
2Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM+7.589.3 km/h
3Mexico Alejandro PimentelMexico Mauricio PimentelDodgeTM+9.588.7 km/h
4Mexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebakerTP+9.988.6 km/h
5Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM+10.588.4 km/h

Stage 1

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

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1Mexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebakerTP57:14.2128.8 km/h
2Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM+32.3127.6 km/h
3Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM+50.8126.9 km/h
4Mexico Carlos AnayaMexico Javier MarínLT SpecialSport Mayor+1:28.1125.5 km/h
5Mexico Gabriel PérezMexico Ignacio RodriguezStudebakerTM+3:45.2120.8 km/h

Stage 2

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

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM48:24.4115.6 km/h
2Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM+6.6115.4 km/h
3Mexico Carlos AnayaMexico Javier MarínLT SpecialSport Mayor+8.7115.3 km/h
4United States Doug MockettMexico Angélica FuentesOldsmobileTP+39.8114.0 km/h
5Mexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebakerTP+56.6113.4 km/h

Total Time

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM1:46:10.9122.1 km/h
2Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM+24.1121.7 km/h
3Mexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebakerTP+24.3121.6 km/h
4Mexico Carlos AnayaMexico Javier MarínLT SpecialSport Mayor+1:04.5120.9 km/h
5Mexico Gabriel PérezMexico Ignacio RodriguezStudebakerTM+6:15.5115.3 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.

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM34:47.2
2Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM+10.8
3United States Doug MockettMexico Angélica FuentesOldsmobileTP+1:21.8
4Belgium Marc DevisBelgium Christopher Voegelin DienerStudebakerTM+2:01.8
5Mexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebakerTP+2:08.8

Total Time

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM2:20:58.1
2Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM+34.9
3Mexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebakerTP+2:33.1
4Belgium Stephan MeyersBelgium Albert DemeyStudebakerTM+9:23.7
5France Hilaire DamironMexico Horacio Chousal EscamillaBuickTM+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, Amealco. 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.

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM33:21.0147.09
2Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM+2.0146.94
3United States Doug MockettMexico Angélica FuentesOldsmobileTP+55.0143.16
4Mexico Carlos AnayaMexico Javier MarínLT SpecialSM+1:14.0141.85
5Belgium Stephan MeyersBelgium Albert DemeyStudebakerTM+1:29.0140.83

Total Time

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM2:54:19.1
2Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM+36.9
3Mexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebakerTP+4:11.1
4Belgium Stephan MeyersBelgium Albert DemeyStudebakerTM+10:52.7
5France Hilaire DamironMexico Horacio Chousal EscamillaBuickTM+12:09.9

Stage 5

Total Time

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM3:13:21.3
2Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM+29.5
3Mexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebakerTP+7:45.9
4Belgium Stephan MeyersBelgium Albert DemeyStudebakerTM+12:03.9
5Mexico Gabriel PérezMexico Ignacio RodriguezStudebakerTM+13:56.7

Stage 6

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM24:05.0
2Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM+7.0
3Mexico Carlos AnayaMexico Javier MarínLT SpecialSM+41.0
4Mexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebakerTP+1:45.0
5Mexico Alejandro PimentelMexico Mauricio PimentelDodgeTP+1:51.0

Total Time

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM3:37:33.3
2Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM+22.5
3Mexico Jorge PedreroMexico Marco Antonio HernándezStudebakerTP+9:23.9
4Belgium Stephan MeyersBelgium Albert DemeyStudebakerTM+15:30.9
5France Hilaire DamironMexico Horacio Chousal EscamillaBuickTM+16:24.9

Stage 7

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

PosDriverCo-driverCarCategoryTimeSpeed
1Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Mexico Miguel Angel DiezStudebakerTM32:42.8
2Finland Harri RovanperäFinland Jouni NärhiStudebakerTM+6.3
3Mexico Carlos AnayaMexico Javier MarínLT SpecialSM+1:17.7
4United States Doug MockettMexico Angélica FuentesOldsmobileTP+1:26.7
5Mexico Alejandro PimentelMexico Mauricio PimentelDodgeTP+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.
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