ROUND 3 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 1 - 3 April 2010

Rally Route

There are few changes from Jordan's 2008 WRC debut, with the service park based at the Dead Sea.  Most stages are fully or partially below sea level west of the capital city of Amman, although new roads north of the city will be used on the opening morning after the start ceremony amid the ruins of the stunning former Roman city of Jerash.  They journey through historical and biblical sites around the Jordan Valley and Rumman forests, including the Baptism Site, where Jesus was baptised in the Jordan River, and Mount Nebo, where Moses looked over the Promised Land before he died and was buried there.  All but one of the 11 different stages will be used twice and some sections of road will be used four times.  The second leg contains the marathon 41.45km Jordan River test, a twisty stretch of road which runs north to south through 'no man's land' alongside the Jordan - Palestine border.  Drivers tackle 21 stages covering 339.48km in a route of 911.78km.

Thursday 1 April: Day 1 Jerash - Dead Sea

Start   Oval Plaza, Jerash                              11.00 SS1     Rumman Forest                   15.34km 11.28   SS2     Wadi Shueib 1                     8.65km        12.26 SS3     Mahes 1                 20.44km 12.54 SS4     Mount Nebo 1                    11.09km 13.37 Serv A  Dead Sea (30 mins)                              14.32 SS5     Wadi Shueib 2                     8.65km        15.50 SS6     Mahes 2                 20.44km 16.13 SS7     Mount Nebo 2                    11.09km 16.56 Serv B  Dead Sea (45 mins)                              17.34 Finish  Dead Sea                        18.19

Total                                 95.70km

Friday 2 April: Day 2 Dead Sea - Dead Sea

Serv C  Dead Sea (15 mins)                              07.30 SS8     Suwayma 1                       10.49km 08.11 SS9     Kafrain 1                       17.20km 08.51 SS10    Jordan River 1                  41.45km 09.49 Serv D  Dead Sea (30 mins)                              11.54 SS11    Suwayma 2                       10.49km 12.50 SS12    Kafrain 2                       17.20km 13.30 SS13    Jordan River 2                  41.45km 14.28 Serv E  Dead Sea (45 mins)                              15.46 Finish  Dead Sea                        16.31

Total                           138.28km

Saturday 3 April: Day 3 Dead Sea - Dead Sea

Serv F  Dead Sea (15 mins)                              07.30 SS14    Yakrut 1                14.16km 08.20 SS15    Bahath 1                12.53km 08.50 SS16    Shuna 1                 15.23km 09.33 SS17    Baptism Site 1          10.83km 10.16 Serv G  Dead Sea (30 mins)                      11.06 SS18    Yakrut 2                14.16km 12.11 SS19    Bahath 2                12.53km 12.41 SS20    Shuna 2                 15.23km 13.24 SS21    Baptism Site 2          10.83km 14.07 Serv H  Dead Sea (10 mins)                      14.40 Finish  Dead Sea                        15.30

Total                               105.50km Rally total                         339.48km