2011 Rally Catalunya

The 2011 Rally Catalunya, formally 47è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada and the denoted RACC Rally de España, was the twelfth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place from 21–23 October, and was based in Salou, Catalonia.[1] The rally was also the eighth and final round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the sixth round of the Production World Rally Championship.

2011 Rally Catalunya
47è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
RACC Rally de España
Round 12 of the 2011 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Spain
Rally baseSalou, Tarragona
Dates runOctober 21 – 23 2011
Stages18 (406.52 km; 252.60 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceAsphalt with some gravel
Overall distance1,589.90 km (987.92 miles)[1]
Results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
France Citroën World Rally Team
Crews58 at start, 44 at finish

The rally was won by championship leader Sébastien Loeb, who took his fifth victory of the season, and the 67th of his career after taking the lead at the end of the first day's running and holding on to extend his championship lead ahead of the final round in Wales. In doing so, he also secured a seventh manufacturers' title for Citroën.[2] Loeb's title rival Mikko Hirvonen finished second after team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala, who finished third, incurred a two-minute time penalty in order to gain as many points as possible for Hirvonen's title challenge.

In the SWRC, Juho Hänninen finished at the head of the class in tenth overall, and as a result, secured the SWRC title, ahead of Ott Tänak.[3] In the PWRC, Patrik Flodin just fended off a challenge from Michał Kościuszko in the late stages of the rally, with Flodin coming out on top by just two seconds.[4]

Results

Event standings
Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
Overall
1. France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 4:05:39.3 0.0 26
2. Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:07:46.2 2:06.9 18
3. Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:08:11.7 2:32.4 15
4. Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos Del Barrio Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:09:03.4 3:24.1 14
5. United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:10:54.3 5:15.0 13
6. Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:11:33.5 5:54.2 8
7. Russia Evgeny Novikov France Denis Giraudet Citroën DS3 WRC 4:15:11.1 9:31.8 6
8. Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:15:19.4 9:40.1 4
9. Netherlands Dennis Kuipers Belgium Frédéric Miclotte Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:16:53.1 11:13.8 2
10. Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 4:19:28.5 13:49.2 1
SWRC
1. (10.) Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 4:19:28.5 0.0 25
2. (11.) Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta S2000 4:19:43.4 14.9 18
3. (13.) Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta S2000 4:20:26.2 57.7 15
4. (15.) Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 4:21:48.7 2:20.2 12
5. (18.) Germany Hermann Gassner Germany Timo Gottschalk Škoda Fabia S2000 4:24:30.6 5:02.1 10
6. (27.) Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta S2000 4:49:41.2 30:12.7 8
7. (28.) Estonia Karl Kruuda Estonia Martin Järveoja Škoda Fabia S2000 4:50:29.9 31:01.4 6
8. (40.) Andorra Albert Llovera Spain Diego Vallejo Abarth Grande Punto S2000 5:12:07.6 52:39.1 4
PWRC
1. (21.) Sweden Patrik Flodin Sweden Göran Bergsten Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:29:40.7 0.0 25
2. (22.) Poland Michał Kościuszko Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 4:29:42.7 2.0 18
3. (24.) Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 4:39:26.2 9:45.5 15
4. (29.) United Arab Emirates Bader Al Jabri United Kingdom Stephen McAuley Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:50:47.3 21:06.6 12
5. (30.) Ukraine Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 4:52:48.0 23:07.3 10
6. (31.) Peru Nicolás Fuchs Spain Cándido Carerra Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 4:53:58.4 24:17.7 8
7. (32.) Ukraine Valeriy Gorban Ukraine Andrey Nikolayev Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 4:55:48.4 26:07.7 6
8. (34.) New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5:01:04.1 31:23.4 4
9. (35.) Ukraine Oleksiy Kikireshko Estonia Sergey Larens Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 5:06:47.2 37:06.5 2
10. (36.) Czech Republic Martin Semerád Czech Republic Michal Ernst Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 5:07:04.3 37:23.6 1

Special stages
Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(21 October)		 SS1 8:43 Pesells 1 25.74 km France Sébastien Loeb 15:18.7 100.86 km/h France Sébastien Loeb
SS2 9:51 Terra Alta 1 35.94 km France Sébastien Ogier 23:49.4 90.52 km/h
SS3 11:29 Les Garrigues 1 18.50 km France Sébastien Ogier 13:14.7 83.81 km/h
SS4 16:42 Pesells 2 25.74 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 14:42.2 105.04 km/h Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
SS5 17:50 Terra Alta 2 35.94 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 23:19.4 92.46 km/h
SS6 19:28 Les Garrigues 2 18.50 km France Sébastien Loeb 13:14.5 83.83 km/h France Sébastien Loeb
Leg 2
(22 October)		 SS7 9:40 El Priorat 1 45.97 km France Sébastien Loeb 25:35.9 107.75 km/h
SS8 11:08 Riba-roja d'Ebre 1 12.27 km France Sébastien Loeb 8:06.9 90.72 km/h
SS9 11:33 Punta de les Torres 1 13.53 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 7:05.7 114.42 km/h
SS10 14:48 El Priorat 2 45.97 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 25:39.1 107.53 km/h
SS11 16:16 Riba-roja d'Ebre 2 12.27 km Spain Dani Sordo 8:12.3 89.73 km/h
SS12 16:41 Punta de les Torres 2 13.53 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 7:04.2 114.82 km/h
Leg 3
(23 October)		 SS13 7:02 Santa Marina 1 26.51 km France Sébastien Ogier 15:55.3 99.90 km/h
SS14 8:22 La Mussara 1 20.48 km Finland Mikko Hirvonen 11:13.6 109.45 km/h
SS15 9:12 Coll de la Teixeta 1 4.32 km France Sébastien Loeb 2:37.0 99.06 km/h
SS16 11:39 Santa Marina 2 26.51 km France Sébastien Ogier 15:37.9 101.75 km/h
SS17 12:59 La Mussara 2 20.48 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 11:09.6 110.11 km/h
SS18 14:11 Coll de la Teixeta 2 (Power stage) 4.32 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke 2:45.7 93.86 km/h

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a live, televised 4.32 km (2.68 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held near Pradell de la Teixeta.

Pos Driver Time Diff. Avg. speed Points
1 United Kingdom Kris Meeke 2:45.7 0.0 93.86 km/h 3
2 Spain Dani Sordo 2:45.9 +0.2 93.74 km/h 2
3 France Sébastien Loeb 2:50.6 +4.9 91.16 km/h 1

References
  1. "Itinerary" (PDF). Rally Catalunya – Rally de España. World Rally Championship; International Sportsworld Communicators. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. "Loeb reigns in Spain". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. "Hanninen takes win and title". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. "Flodin clinches first 2011 win". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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