ROUND 1 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

11 - 14 February 2010

Rally Route

Organisers have introduced major changes in a bid to guarantee full snow cover.  Karlstad remains the rally base, and each leg starts and finishes there, but the single service park has been moved back to Hagfors to allow more northerly stages to be used in search of true winter conditions.  Fifty-seven per cent of the competitive distance has changed since the last running in 2008, although many of the new roads are familiar from previous years.  The action begins with a super special stage at Karlstad's trotting track on Thursday evening and the test also ends Friday's opening leg, which journeys to the rally's most northerly point.  The second day includes a short test on the edge of Hagfors and the final day is based east of the town.  Drivers tackle 21 tests covering 345.15km in a route of 1879.23km.

Thursday 11 February: Day 1 Karlstad - Karlstad

Start   Karlstad trotting track                 20.00 SS1     SSS Karlstad 1          1.90km  20.04 Finish  Karlstad                        20.44

Friday 12 February: Day 1 (continued) Karlstad - Karlstad

Start   Karlstad                                05.30 Serv A  Hagfors (15 mins)                               06.40 SS2     Likenäs 1                       20.78km 08.18 SS3     Viggen 1                        21.28km 09.41 SS4     Torntorp 1                      19.21km 10.51 Serv B  Hagfors (30 mins)                               11.41 SS5     Likenäs 2                       20.78km 13.34 SS6     Viggen 2                        21.28km 14.57 SS7     Torntorp 2                      19.21km 16.30 Serv C  Hagfors (45 mins)                               17.10 SS8     SSS Karlstad 2          1.90km  20.00 Finish  Karlstad                        20.40

Total                               126.34km

Saturday 13 February: Day 2 Karlstad - Karlstad

Start   Karlstad                                06.00 Serv D  Hagfors (15 mins)                               07.10 SS9     Vargåsen 1                      24.63km 07.58 SS10    Sågen 1                 14.23km 09.46 SS11    Fredriksberg 1                  18.15km 10.42 SS12    Hagfors Sprint 1                          1.87km        11.58 Serv E  Hagfors (30 mins)                               12.38 SS12    Vargåsen 2                      24.63km 13.41 SS13    Sågen 2                 14.23km 15.29 SS14    Fredriksberg 2                  18.15km 16.25 SS15    Hagfors Sprint 2                          1.87km        17.41 Serv F  Hagfors (45 mins)                               18.11 Finish  Karlstad                        20.10

Total                           117.76km

Sunday 14 February: Day 3 Karlstad - Karlstad

Start   Karlstad                                05.35 Serv G  Hagfors (15 mins)                               06.45 SS17    Rämmen 1                21.87km 07.52 SS18    Värmullsåsen 1                  23.41km 08.28 Serv H  Hagfors (30 mins)                               09.19 SS19    Lesjöfors               10.49km 10.49 SS20    Rämmen 2                21.87km 11.21 SS21    Värmullsåsen 2                  23.41km 12.58 Serv I  Hagfors (10 mins)                               13.49 Finish  Main Square, Karlstad                   15.30

Total                       101.05km Rally total                         345.15km