The 2011 World Rally Championship was the 39th season of the FIA World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 13 rallies, beginning with Rally Sweden on 10 February and ended with Wales Rally GB on 13 November.
Sébastien Loeb claimed his eighth consecutive World Championship title at the Wales Rally of Great Britain when title rival Mikko Hirvonen retired on the first day with an engine that was too damaged to restart.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Changes The Mini factory team returned to rallying with the John Cooper Works WRC . The new technical regulations for the World Rally Car became effective from 2011.[ 4] Super 2000 cars, fitted with a supplementary kit, which included turbo and rear-wing additions.[ 4] [ 4] [ 5] The sporting regulations were amended to allow any tyre manufacturer to supply tyres. Regulations were implemented to control costs. The amended regulations were presented to the WMSC for a fax vote before 20 July 2010.[ 6] Michelin and British tyre firm DMACK became the two tyre suppliers for the season, following Pirelli 's contract coming to an end and their announcement as the official tyre supplier for Formula One .[ 7] Additional championship points will be awarded to the top three crews on a televised stage on the final day of each rally, known as the "Power Stage". 3 points will be awarded to the stage winner, with 2 and 1 for second and third respectively.[ 8] [ 9]
Calendar Defending champion Sébastien Loeb driving a Citroën DS3 WRC in Portugal . Mikko Hirvonen with a Ford Fiesta RS WRC at the Rallye de France .The 2011 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Oceania. Following a fax vote by the members of the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC), the following calendar had been agreed for the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship.
Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Support class 1 10 February 13 February 59th Rally Sweden Karlstad , Värmland County Snow 22 351.24 km PWRC 2 3 March 6 March 8th Rally Guanajuato Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel 22 365.34 km SWRC 3 24 March 27 March 45th Vodafone Rally de Portugal Faro, Faro District Gravel 17 385.37 km PWRC/WRC Academy 4 14 April 16 April 3rd Jordan Rally WRC Amman Gravel 20 333.04 km SWRC 5 6 May 8 May 8th Rally d'Italia Sardinia Olbia, Sardinia Gravel 18 339.70 km SWRC/WRC Academy 6 26 May 29 May 31st Rally Argentina Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 19 378.15 km PWRC 7 16 June 19 June 57th Acropolis Rally Loutraki, Corinthia Gravel 18 348.80 km SWRC 8 28 July 31 July 61st Neste Oil Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 22 314.39 km PWRC/SWRC/WRC Academy 9 18 August 21 August 29th ADAC Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 19 359.59 km SWRC/WRC Academy 10 8 September 11 September 21st Repco Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Gravel 26 368.96 km PWRC 11 29 September 2 October 2nd Rallye de France - Alsace Strasbourg, Alsace Tarmac 23 337.43 km SWRC/WRC Academy 12 20 October 23 October 47th RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada Salou , Catalonia Mixed 18 406.52 km PWRC/SWRC 13 10 November 13 November 67th Wales Rally GB Cardiff, Wales Gravel 23 353.53 km PWRC/WRC Academy Sources: [ 10] [ 11]
Calendar changes
Teams and drivers Manufacturer teams Manufacturer Car Team Tyre No Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën Total World Rally Team M 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena All 2 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia All ICE 1 Racing M 8 Kimi Räikkönen Kaj Lindström 1, 3–4, 7–13 Petter Solberg World Rally Team M 11 Petter Solberg Chris Patterson All Van Merksteijn Motorsport M 14 Peter van Merksteijn Jr. 3–7 9–13 20 Peter van Merksteijn Sr. 5, 7 Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team M 3 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen All 4 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila All M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team M 5 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor 1–4 Matthew Wilson Scott Martin 5–13 6 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson 1–9, 11–13 Evgeny Novikov Denis Giraudet 10 15 Matthew Wilson Scott Martin 1–4 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor 5–13 16 Per-Gunnar Andersson Emil Axelsson 5 Aaron Burkart 9 D 18 Ott Tänak Kuldar Sikk 13 M 54 Evgeny Novikov Stéphane Prévot 2, 5 Denis Giraudet 7–8, 11 Munchi's Ford World Rally Team M 7 Federico Villagra 2–6 7 12 Team Abu Dhabi M 10 Khalid Al Qassimi 1, 3–5, 8, 10–12 Evgeny Novikov Denis Giraudet 13 Monster World Rally Team [ 13] M 43 Ken Block Alex Gelsomino 1–3, 6, 9–13 FERM Power Tools World Rally Team M 9 Dennis Kuipers 1–3, 5, 7–9, 11–13 4 18 René Kuipers 9 7–8 Ford Fiesta S2000 1, 3, 5 Mini Mini John Cooper Works WRC Mini WRC Team M 37 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio 5, 8–9, 11–13 52 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle 5, 8–9, 11–13 Brazil World Rally Team M 12 Daniel Oliveira 13 5–12 Mini John Cooper Works S2000 3–4
Driver changes Peter van Merksteijn Jr. driving at the Rallye Deutschland .
Team changes Mini returned to the World Rally Championship as a factory team for the first time since 1967. The manufacturer used the Mini John Cooper Works , to be run by Dave Richards' Prodrive team after Prodrive failed in their bid to join the 2010 and 2011 Formula One grids. The John Cooper Works WRC will be run in a limited campaign of selected events for the 2011 season, with a view to taking part in the full World Championship from 2012.[ 16]
SWRC entries [ 17]
No Team Driver Co-driver Car Rounds 21 Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta S2000 2, 5, 7–9, 11–12 22 MM Motorsport Ott Tänak Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta S2000 2, 5, 7–9, 11–12 23 Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta S2000 2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12 24 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta S2000 4–5, 7 8–9, 11–12 25 Red Bull Škoda [ 18] Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2, 5, 7–9, 11–12 27 Hermann Gassner, Jr. 4–5, 7–9, 11–12 26 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Škoda Fabia S2000 2, 4–5, 7–9, 12 28 PS Engineering Eyvind Brynildsen [ 19] Cato Menkerud Škoda Fabia S2000 4–5, 7–9, 11 Craig Breen Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 12 29 Turán Motorsport Frigyes Turán Ford Fiesta S2000 4–5, 7–9, 11–12 30 Albert Llovera Diego Vallejo Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 4–5, 7–9, 11–12 Additional guest entries† 49 Škoda Fabia S2000 4 49 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Juha Salo Marko Salminen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 8 50 Ford Fiesta S2000 9 49 Julien Maurin Ford Fiesta S2000 11
PWRC entries [ 20]
No Team Driver Co-driver Car Rounds 21 Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1, 3, 8, 12 6 13 33 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13 22 Michał Kościuszko Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3, 6, 8, 10, 12–13 23 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1 3, 6, 10, 13 12 24 Anders Grøndal Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1, 3 10 Jarkko Nikara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 8, 13 12 25 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 8, 12–13 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10 26 Semerád Rally Team Martin Semerád Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13 27 Harry Hunt Citroën DS3 R3T 3 6, 8, 10, 12–13 28 Team Abu Dhabi Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1 3, 8, 10, 12–13 29 1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13 30 Mentos Ascania Racing Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. Pavlo Cherepin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13 31 Oleksiy Kikireshko 1, 3 8, 10, 12–13 32 Valeriy Gorban 1 3 8 10, 12–13 34 Yuriy Protasov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 6, 8 35 Ralliart Italy Nicolàs Fuchs Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13 37 Ricardo Triviño 1 39 Benito Guerra Borja Rozada 10 36 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3 38 New Zealand World Rally Team Hayden Paddon John Kennard Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3, 6, 8, 10, 12 39 Benito Guerra Borja Rozada Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3, 6, 8 12–13 Additional guest entries† 49 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3 49 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 6 50 Christian Winkler Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 6 149 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 8 150 Renault Clio R3 8 49 Nathan Quinn Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10 50 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 10 50 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 13
WRC Academy entries The WRC Academy used identical Ford Fiesta R2s .[ 21]
No Driver Co-driver Rounds 100 3, 5 101 Daniel Barritt 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 102 Cándido Carrera 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 103 3 5, 8–9, 11, 13 104 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 105 3, 5, 8–9 11 13 106 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 107 3 108 Egon Kaur 3, 8 5, 9, 11, 13 109 Craig Breen Gareth Roberts 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 110 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 111 3, 5, 8–9 112 Sergey Karyakin 3 5 8–9, 11, 13 113 3, 5, 8 9, 11 114 3 5, 8 9 11, 13 115 Molly Taylor 3, 5 Sebastian Marshall 8–9, 11, 13 116 3, 5, 8, 11, 13 117 3 118 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 119 Michele Ferrara 3 5 120 Sepp Wiegand 9, 11 121 11, 13 122 13 123 13
Results and standings
Results and statistics Colour Rally Surface Gold Gravel Silver Tarmac Blue Snow/Ice Bronze Mixed Surface
Standings
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Notes:
1 2 3 refers to the classification of the drivers on the 'Power Stage', where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1 for the fastest three drivers on the stage.
Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Catalunya.† – ICE 1 Racing was excluded from the manufacturers' championship after they failed to take part in Rally Australia . As the team is considered to be a WRC entry (as opposed to a development entry, like the Mini WRC Team ), it was obligated to take part in at least two rounds of the championship outside Europe. Driver Kimi Räikkönen had previously taken part in Rally Jordan , but had not competed in any further events outside Europe, and Rally Australia was the final flyaway round of the championship.[ 22]
Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
† Frigyes Turán Excluded from Championship
Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
† Excluded from Championship
Driver POR ITA FIN GER FRA GBR Pts 1 Craig Breen Ret 5 8 4 2 5 1 5 Ret 6 1 14 111 2 Egon Kaur 1 3 1 5 1 5 8 Ret 2 1 111 3 5 2 Ret Ret 4 9 1 3 3 1 62 4 Ret 1 Ret 6 1 2 7 3 6 9 58 5 4 5 2 4 13 Ret 14 1 37 6 7 6 2 Ret 3 Ret 8 35 7 Ret 4 5 5 1 Ret Ret 33 8 3 Ret 7 Ret 4 33 9 Ret Ret 10 4 2 1 11 32 10 Ret 1 3 Ret 1 6 8 13 29 11 Molly Taylor 8 Ret 9 14 5 5 1 27 12 10 Ret 3 10 6 Ret 25 13 Ret 7 8 11 7 10 17 14 Sergey Karyakin Ret 12 6 8 15 6 2 Ret Ret 1† 16 2 1 Ret 1 Ret DNS −5† 17 9 Ret −23† 18 Ret Ret −25† Driver POR ITA FIN GER FRA GBR Pts
Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Note: 1 refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win. † Deducted 25 points
References
External links
59th Rally Sweden 
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45th Vodafone Rally de Portugal 
3rd Jordan Rally WRC 
8th Rally d'Italia Sardinia 
31st Rally Argentina 
57th Acropolis Rally 
61st Neste Oil Rally Finland 
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21st Repco Rally Australia 
2nd Rallye de France - Alsace 
47th RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 
67th Wales Rally GB 
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Czech Ford National Team 
MM Motorsport 
Barwa World Rally Team 
Red Bull Škoda[18] 
PS Engineering 
Craig Breen 
Turán Motorsport 
Albert Llovera 
Joseph Matar 
Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica 
Lotos Dynamic Rally Team 
Team Abu Dhabi 
Mentos Ascania Racing 
Nicolàs Fuchs 
Easycar Rally Team 
New Zealand World Rally Team 
Timo van den Marel 
Ashley Haigh-Smith 
Christopher Duplessis 