ROUND 4 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

15 - 18 April 2010

Thursday 15 April: Ceremonial start

 Rally Route

 The rally is based in Pendik on the eastern fringe of Istanbul, one of the oldest residential districts in the city which overlooks the Marmara Sea.  The single service park will be based there.  The rally starts on Thursday evening next to Istanbul's famous Blue Mosque in the European side of the city, before crossing the Bosphorus River into Asia where the rest of the event is based.  Friday's opening leg is the shortest and is clustered around the Black Sea holiday resort of Sile, north-east of Pendik.  It is entirely gravel, apart from an end-of-day asphalt super special stage on the shores of the Bosphorus in Istanbul.  The second leg again journeys north to the Black Sea and six of the eight stages contain asphalt.  The final day's action is inland and close to Pendik.  Drivers tackle 23 stages covering 358.84km in a route of 1108.57km.   

Start   Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul                    17.30

Friday 16 April: Day 1 Pendik - Pendik

Start   Pendik                          08.00 SS1     Darlik 1                        15.66km 09.03   SS2     Karabeyli 1                       8.23km        09.46 SS3     Bozgoca 1                       13.52km 10.14 SS4     Halli 1                   9.60km        10.57 Serv A  Pendik (30 mins)                                12.27 SS5     Darlik 2                        15.66km 14.00   SS6     Karabeyli 2                       8.23km        14.43 SS7     Bozgoca 2                       13.52km 15.11 SS8     Halli 2                   9.60km        15.54 SS9     SSS Istanbul                      2.20km        19.57 Serv B  Pendik (45 mins)                                21.30 Finish  Pendik                  22.20

Total                                 98.42km

Saturday 17 April: Day 2 Pendik - Pendik

Start   Pendik                          08.57 Serv C  Pendik (15 mins)                                09.00 SS10    Göçbeyli 1                      18.17km 09.56 SS11    Ulupelit 1                      12.98km 10.34 SS12    Bozhane 1                       14.59km 11.27 SS13    Riva 1                  27.17km 12.00 Serv D  Pendik (30 mins)                                13.55 SS14    Göçbeyli 2                      18.17km 15.06 SS15    Ulupelit 2                      12.98km 15.44 SS16    Bozhane 2                       14.59km 16.37 SS17    Riva 2                  27.17km 17.10 Serv E  Pendik (45 mins)                                18.53 Finish  Pendik                  19.43

Total                           145.82km

Sunday 18 April: Day 3 Pendik - Pendik

Start   Pendik                          07.57 Serv F  Pendik (15 mins)                                08.00 SS18    Deniz 1         16.76km 09.13 SS19    Mudarli 1               21.32km 09.51 SS20    Ballica 1                       19.22km 10.39 Serv G  Pendik (30 mins)                        11.44 SS21    Deniz 2         16.76km 13.12 SS22    Mudarli 2               21.32km 13.50 SS23    Ballica 2                       19.22km 14.38 Serv H  Pendik (10 mins)                        15.41 Finish  Pendik                  16.11

Total                               114.60km Rally total                         358.84km