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Event: Geko Ypres Rally
Starts: Friday 25 June
Finishes: Saturday 26 June
Entries received: 102
IRC appearances: Three (2007, 2008 and 2009)
2009 winners: Kris Meeke (GBR)/Paul Nagle (IRL) Peugeot 207 S2000
Surface: Asphalt
Number of stages: 19
Special stage distance: 291.28 kilometres
Liaison distance: 364.37kms
Total distance: 655.65kms
Itinerary (all times shown are local)
Shakedown - Thursday 24 June: Nieuwkerke (4.88kms), 19:00hrs-23:00hrs
Leg one - Friday 25 June:
— Service A: Ieper Rally Center, 16:00hrs
— SS1: Hollebeke 1 (28.82kms), 16:29hrs
— SS2: Westouter 1 (6.04kms), 17:20hrs
— SS3: Messen-Sauvegarde 1 (14.80kms), 18:00hrs
— Service B: Ieper Rally Center, 19:25hrs
— SS4: Hollebeke 2 (28.82kms), 20:06hrs
— SS5: Westouter 2 (6.04kms), 20:57hrs
— SS6: Mesen-Sauvegarde 2 (14.80kms), 21:37hrs
— Service C: Ieper Rally Center, 22:05hrs
Leg two - Saturday 26 June:
— Service D: Ieper Rally Center, 10:30hrs
— SS7: Proven-Vieteren 1 (14.80kms), 11:13hrs
— SS8: Watou 1 (12.33kms), 11:31hrs
— SS9: Kemmelberg 1 (9.06kms), 12:12hrs
— Service E: Ieper Rally Center, 13:01hrs
— SS10: Langemark 1 (18.84kms), 13:41hrs
— SS11: Dikkebus 1 (11.32kms), 14:16hrs
— SS12: Heuvelland 1 (28.80kms), 14:43hrs
— SS13: Lille-Eurometropole (1.66kms), 15:56hrs
— Service F: Ieper Rally Center, 17:20hrs
— SS14: Proven-Vieteren 2 (14.80kms), 18:13hrs
— SS15: Watou 2 (12.33kms), 18:31hrs
— SS16: Kemmelberg 2 (9.06kms), 19:12hrs
— Service G: Ieper Rally Center, 20:01hrs
— SS17: Langemark 2 (18.84kms), 20:41hrs
— SS18: Dikkebus 2 (11.32kms), 21:16hrs
— SS19: Heuvelland 2 (28.80kms), 21.43hrs
— Service H: Ieper Rally Center, 22:30hrs
— Finish: Ieper Rally Center, 22:40hrs