39th season of the FIA World Rally Championship
The2011 World Rally Championship was the 39th season of theFIA World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 13 rallies, beginning withRally Sweden on 10 February and ended withWales Rally GB on 13 November.
Sébastien Loeb claimed his eighth consecutiveWorld Championship title at theWales Rally of Great Britain when title rivalMikko Hirvonen retired on the first day with an engine that was too damaged to restart.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
TheMini factory team returned to rallying with theJohn Cooper Works WRC . The new technical regulations for theWorld 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 firmDMACK became the two tyre suppliers for the season, followingPirelli 's contract coming to an end and their announcement as the official tyre supplier forFormula 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] Defending championSébastien Loeb driving aCitroën DS3 WRC inPortugal . Mikko Hirvonen with aFord Fiesta RS WRC at theRallye 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]
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 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
Peter van Merksteijn Jr. driving at theRallye Deutschland .Mini returned to the World Rally Championship as a factory team for the first time since 1967. The manufacturer used theMini John Cooper Works , to be run by Dave Richards'Prodrive team after Prodrive failed in their bid to join the2010 and2011 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] [ 17]
No Team Driver Co-driver Car Rounds 21 Czech Ford National Team Martin Prokop Jan Tománek 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 Barwa World Rally Team Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta S2000 2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12 24 Team Quinta do Lorde Bernardo Sousa António Costa Ford Fiesta S2000 4–5, 7 Paulo Babo 8–9, 11–12 25 Red Bull Škoda [ 18] Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 2, 5, 7–9, 11–12 27 Hermann Gassner, Jr. Katharina Wüstenhagen 4–5, 7–9, 11–12 26 ME3 Rally Team 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 Gábor Zsíros Ford Fiesta S2000 4–5, 7–9, 11–12 30 PCR Sport Albert Llovera Diego Vallejo Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 4–5, 7–9, 11–12 32 Armindo Araújo Mini John Cooper Works S2000 3 37 Volkswagen Motorsport Škoda Fabia S2000 8 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Floene 8 9, 12 Hans Weijs, Jr. 9 12 Kevin Abbring 13 Sepp Wiegand Timo Gottschalk 13 39 FERM Power Tools World Rally Team René Kuipers Ford Fiesta S2000 1, 5 42 Brazil World Rally Team Daniel Oliveira Mini John Cooper Works S2000 3–4 Additional guest entries† 49 Ammar Hijazi Rally Team Ammar Hijazi Joseph Matar Škoda Fabia S2000 4 49 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Juha Salo Marko Salminen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 8 50 Robot Racing Felix Herbold Michael Kölbach Ford Fiesta S2000 9 49 Team Emap Yacco Julien Maurin Olivier Ural Ford Fiesta S2000 11
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No Team Driver Co-driver Car Rounds 21 Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica Patrik Flodin Göran Bergsten Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1, 3, 8, 12 Maria Andersson 6 Timo Alanne 13 33 Dmitry Tagirov Anna Zavershinskaya 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13 22 Lotos Dynamic Rally Team Michał Kościuszko Maciek Szczepaniak Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3, 6, 8, 10, 12–13 23 G.B Motors Gianluca Linari Paolo Gregoriani Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1 Nicola Arena 3, 6, 10, 13 Chiara Bioletti 12 24 Bilbutikken AS World Rally Team Anders Grøndal Veronica Engan Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1, 3 Brendan Reeves Rhianon Smyth 10 Jarkko Nikara Petri Nikara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 8, 13 Carles Llinas Juan Torra 12 25 Jukka Ketomäki Rally Team Jukka Ketomäki Kai Risberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 8, 12–13 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10 26 Semerád Rally Team Martin Semerád Michal Ernst Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13 27 Harry Hunt Motorsport Harry Hunt Sebastian Marchall Citroën DS3 R3T 3 Robbie Durant 6, 8, 10, 12–13 28 Team Abu Dhabi Majed Al Shamsi Khaled Al Kendi Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1 Killian Duffy 3, 8, 10, 12–13 29 Bader Al Jabri Stephen McAuley 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 Vadym Cherneha 1, 3 Sergei Larens 8, 10, 12–13 32 Valeriy Gorban Yevheniy Leonov 1 Sergei Larens 3 Vadym Cherneha 8 Andriy Nikolaiev 10, 12–13 34 Darnytsa Motorsport Yuriy Protasov Adrian Aftanaziv Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 6, 8 35 Ralliart Italy Nicolàs Fuchs Rubén Garcia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13 37 Ricardo Triviño Sergio Salom 1 39 Benito Guerra Borja Rozada 10 36 Easycar Rally Team Nicola Fearnley 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 GMA Racing Benito Guerra Borja Rozada Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3, 6, 8 RMC Motorsport 12–13 Additional guest entries† 49 Team Além Mar Ricardo Moura Luis Ramalho Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3 49 VRS Rally Team Alejandro Levy Diego Levy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 6 50 Schroeder Competicion Ezequiel Campos Christian Winkler Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 6 149 ST Motors Riku Tahko Markus Soininen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 8 150 Autosport Technology Mikko Pajunen Jani Salo Renault Clio R3 8 49 Coffs Coast Rally Team Nathan Quinn David Green Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10 50 Gotech Rally Team Leigh Gotch Rodger Pederson Subaru Impreza WRX STI 10 50 North Road Garage Jason Pritchard Dale Furniss Subaru Impreza WRX STI 13
WRC Academy entries [ edit ] The WRC Academy used identicalFord Fiesta R2s .[ 21]
No Driver Co-driver Rounds 100 Calle Ward Morten Erik Abrahamsen 3, 5 101 Alastair Fisher Daniel Barritt 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 102 José Suárez Cándido Carrera 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 103 Andrea Crugnola Roberto Mometti 3 Michele Ferrana 5, 8–9, 11, 13 104 Jan Černý Pavel Kohout 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 105 Miko-Ove Niinemäe Timo Kasesalu 3, 5, 8–9 Mait Laidvee 11 Toomas Valter 13 106 Brendan Reeves Rhianon Smyth 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 107 Sebastien Chadonnet Thidault de la Haye 3 108 Egon Kaur Mait Laidvee 3, 8 Erik Lepikson 5, 9, 11, 13 109 Craig Breen Gareth Roberts 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 110 Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 111 Victor Henriksson Joel Ardell 3, 5, 8–9 112 Sergey Karyakin Natalya Potapova 3 Demitri Balin 5 Anton Vlasyak 8–9, 11, 13 113 Miguel Baldoni Fernando Mussano 3, 5, 8 Guatavo Franchello 9, 11 114 Fredrik Åhlin Håkan Jacobsson 3 Björn Nilsson 5, 8 Morten Erik Abrahamsen 9 Stephan Ottosson 11, 13 115 Molly Taylor Rebecca Smart 3, 5 Sebastian Marshall 8–9, 11, 13 116 Christian Riedemann Michael Wenzel 3, 5, 8, 11, 13 117 Philipp Knof Henry Wichura 3 118 Timo van den Marel Erwin Berkhof 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 119 Matteo Brunello Michele Ferrara 3 Carlo Pisano 5 120 Sepp Wiegand Claudia Harloff 9, 11 121 Ashley Haigh-Smith James Aldridge 11, 13 122 Valentin Hummel Katja Geyer 13 123 Christopher Duplessis Karl Atkinson 13
Results and standings [ edit ] Results and statistics [ edit ] Colour Rally Surface Gold Gravel Silver Tarmac Blue Snow/Ice Bronze Mixed Surface
[ edit ] 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.[ edit ] [ edit ] 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 inRally Australia . As the team is considered to be a WRC entry (as opposed to a development entry, like theMini 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 inRally Jordan , but had not competed in any further events outside Europe, and Rally Australia was the final flyaway round of the championship.[ 22] [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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
59th Rally Sweden
8th Rally Guanajuato Mexico
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
29th ADAC Rallye Deutschland
21st Repco Rally Australia
2nd Rallye de France - Alsace
47th RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada
67th Wales Rally GB
Evgeny Novikov
Czech Ford National Team
Palmerinha Rally
