The fifteen stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Gran Canaria between 29 April and 1 May 2010.

[2] The rally was based in the capital Las Palmas with a ceremonial start on Thursday 29 April 2010.

Day one consisted of nine stages covering a total of 137.25 km (85.28 mi) with day two covering a total of 84.34 km (52.41 mi) over six stages.

In addition to a host of local drivers and those who travelled from Spain, several leading IRC competitors confirmed that they were taking part in the event.

They included Jan Kopecký, Guy Wilks and Juho Hanninen representing Škoda with Bruno Magalhães and Kris Meeke entered for Peugeot.