2011 Mecsek Rallye

Mecsekrallyelogo2011.png 2011 Mecsek Rallye Canon 45. Mecsek Rallye 8 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season 2011 Czech Rally 2011 Rallye Sanremo Pécs 10 11 September 2011 14http://irc.mecsekrallye.hu/data/2011/0831/053/M45itinerary.pdf PDF Rally Itinerary mecsekrallye.hu Mecsek Rallye 31 August 2011 9 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402090806/http://irc.mecsekrallye.hu/data/2011/0831/053/M45itinerary.pdf 2 April 2012 dead dmy-all 251.86 825.24 Asphalt CZE Jan Kopecký CZE Škoda Motorsport 47 31 The 2011 Mecsek Rallye, officially Canon 45. Mecsek Rallye, was the eighth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fourteen stage asphalt rally – held as a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for the first time – took place over 10–11 September 2011 with all stages held in daylight. Introduction The rally, which was run for the 45th time, was based in the Mecsek mountain city of Pécs, in the Baranya County of Hungary. The opening events took place on 9 September, starting in Széchenyi square, in the old town of Pécs with a special musical performance, composed by Tibor Bogányi, the conductor of the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, for brass winds and car horns.http://www.bama.hu/baranya/sport/tobb-ezer-ember-volt-kivancsi-a-rali-felvezetesere-399436 Több ezer ember volt kíváncsi a rali felvezetésére bama.hu 9 September 2011 12 September 2011 Hungarian Following the short concert the racers drove from the square to the Pécs Plaza, where the ceremonial start was held and the rally was officially opened by Csaba Nagy, deputy mayor of Pécs, Erik Bánki, president of the Tourist and Sports Committee of the Parliament and Zsolt Gyulay, head of the National Automobilesport Federation of Hungary. The prologue was staged in the late afternoon on a 1.2 km mi on track and was won by local driver Dávid Botka ahead of Bruno Magalhães.http://www.bama.hu/baranya/sport/mecsek-rallye-botkaek-voltak-a-leggyorsabbak-a-prologon-399483 Mecsek Rallye: Botkáék voltak a leggyorsabbak a prológon bama.hu 9 September 2011 12 September 2011 Hungarian The rally began the next day; initially eight asphalt stages covering 144.46 km mi on were scheduled for Saturday, however, due to safety reasons the final stage of the day was cancelled.http://irc.mecsekrallye.hu/en/news/Newsletter_4_Due_to_safety_reasons_the_SS_8_Alsomocsolad_is_cancelled Due to safety reasons, the SS 8 (Alsómocsolád) is cancelled mecsekrallye.hu Mecsek Rallye 10 September 2011 12 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111129013608/http://irc.mecsekrallye.hu/en/news/Newsletter_4_Due_to_safety_reasons_the_SS_8_Alsomocsolad_is_cancelled 29 November 2011 dead dmy-all The closing six stages, consisting of 107.40 km mi on were completed on Sunday. Results Andreas Mikkelsen led the rally from start, but was forced to retire on the penultimate stage after he hit a log,http://ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=3056 Mikkelsen crashes out 11 September 2011 11 September 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20110911230606/http://ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=3056 11 September 2011 dead dmy-all with Jan Kopecký taking the lead and held on to take took his second consecutive IRC victory on the rally, by just 0.8 seconds ahead of Thierry Neuville, in the closest finish in Intercontinental Rally Challenge history.http://ircseries.com/html/readnews.asp?id=3058 Kopecký's win, narrowly 11 September 2011 11 September 2011 ircseries.com Intercontinental Rally Challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20110911230825/http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=3058 11 September 2011 dead dmy-all Overall Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points 1. CZE Jan Kopecký CZE Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 2:00:06.7 0.0 25 2. BEL Thierry Neuville BEL Nicolas Gilsoul Peugeot 207 S2000 2:00:07.5 0.8 18 3. BEL Freddy Loix BEL Frédéric Miclotte Škoda Fabia S2000 2:01:06.7 1:00.0 15 4. FRA Bryan Bouffier FRA Xavier Panseri Peugeot 207 S2000 2:01:42.3 1:35.6 12 5. DEU Hermann Gassner DEU Timo Gottschalk Škoda Fabia S2000 2:02:39.2 2:32.5 10 6. HUN György Aschenbrenner HUN Zsuzsa Pikó Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:02:44.9 2:38.2 8 7. FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Tapio Suominen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:03:12.3 3:05.6 6 8. HUN Róbert Bútor HUN Igor Bacigál Peugeot 207 S2000 2:03:23.5 3:16.8 4 9. POR Bruno Magalhães POR Paulo Grave Peugeot 207 S2000 2:03:58.4 3:51.7 2 10. AUT Beppo Harrach AUT Andreas Schindlbacher Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:04:20.7 4:14.0 1 Special stages DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leaderLeg 1(10 September) SS1 9:08 Hetvehely 1 18.21 km NOR Andreas Mikkelsen 8:50.2 123.64 km/h NOR Andreas Mikkelsen SS2 10:06 Orfű 1 28.00 km NOR Andreas Mikkelsen 14:16.4 117.70 km/h SS3 12:34 Pécsvárad 1 12.00 km CZE Jan Kopecký 6:46.0 106.40 km/h SS4 13:37 Alsómocsolád 1 14.02 km NOR Andreas Mikkelsen 6:53.2 122.15 km/h SS5 16:10 Hetvehely 2 18.21 km CZE Jan Kopecký 8:47.6 124.25 km/h SS6 17:08 Orfű 2 28.00 km CZE Jan Kopecký 14:10.5 118.52 km/h SS7 19:36 Pécsvárad 2 12.00 km CZE Jan Kopecký 6:49.1 105.60 km/h SS8 20:39 Alsómocsolád 2 14.02 km stage cancelledLeg 2(11 September) SS9 9:08 Zobák 1 12.00 km NOR Andreas Mikkelsen 6:51.2 105.06 km/h SS10 9:51 Árpádtető 1 24.00 km CZE Jan KopeckýNOR Andreas Mikkelsen 11:09.8 128.99 km/h SS11 10:44 Nyárásvölgy 1 17.70 km BEL Thierry Neuville 8:29.9 124.97 km/h SS12 13:17 Zobák 2 12.00 km BEL Thierry Neuville 6:48.4 105.78 km/h SS13 14:00 Árpádtető 2 24.00 km BEL Thierry Neuville 11:06.4 129.65 km/h CZE Jan Kopecký SS14 14:53 Nyárásvölgy 2 17.70 km BEL Thierry Neuville 8:26.4 125.83 km/h References External links The official website for the rally The official website of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge Mecsek Mecsek Category:Motorsport competitions in Hungary