2011 World Rally Championship

39th season of the FIA World Rally Championship February 2020 2011 World Rally Championship World Drivers' Champion Sébastien Loeb World Co-drivers' Champion Daniel Elena World Manufacturers' Champion Citroën 2010 2012 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.Sebastien Loeb clinches eighth World Rally title as Mikko Hirvonen retires from Rally GB http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96110 Autosport Haymarket Publications 11 November 2011 12 November 2011https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/nov/11/sebastien-loeb-world-title Sébastien Loeb wins eighth world title to break Schumacher's record 11 November 2011 Guardian 14 November 2011https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15713476 World rally champ Sebastien Loeb crashes with hire car 13 November 2011 BBC News 14 November 2011 Changes thumb|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.http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/161223-0/stay_of_execution_for_wrc_cars.html Stay of execution for WRC cars crash.net Crash Media Group 26 March 2008 29 July 2010 The cars were based on the previous Super 2000 cars, fitted with a supplementary kit, which included turbo and rear-wing additions. The kit must be able to be fitted or removed within a defined time limit, to be determined. They will be powered by a 1600cc turbo engine instead of the previous 2000cc turbo unit.http://www.wrc.com/news/fia/?fid=10292 FIA maps out the future of the WRC World Rally Championship International Sportsworld Communicators 24 June 2009 29 July 2010 9 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120509200159/http://www.wrc.com/news/fia/?fid=10292 dead 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.http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2010/Pages/wmsc_230610.aspx World Motor Sport Council: 23 June 2010 fia.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 23 June 2010 29 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626103652/http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2010/Pages/wmsc_230610.aspx 26 June 2010 dead 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.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86703 David Evans 15 September 2010 30 September 2010 autosport.com Haymarket Publications Chinese tyre firm DMACK joins WRC https://web.archive.org/web/20100918093430/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86703 18 September 2010 live 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.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86469 WRC adds bonus points for TV stages autosport.com Haymarket Publications 8 September 2010 8 September 2010 Matt Beer https://web.archive.org/web/20100911073715/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86469 11 September 2010 livehttp://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2010/Pages/wmsc_080910.aspx World Motor Sport Council: 08 September 2010 fia.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 8 September 2010 8 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100911083736/http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2010/Pages/wmsc_080910.aspx 11 September 2010 dead Calendar thumb|Defending champion Sébastien Loeb driving a Citroën DS3 WRC in Portugal. thumb|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 dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistanceSupport class110 February13 FebruarySWE 59th Rally SwedenKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow22351.24 kmPWRC23 March6 MarchMEX 8th Rally Guanajuato Mexico León, GuanajuatoGravel22365.34 kmSWRC324 March27 MarchPOR 45th Vodafone Rally de PortugalFaro, Faro DistrictGravel17385.37 kmPWRC/WRC Academy414 April16 AprilJOR 3rd Jordan Rally WRCAmmanGravel20333.04 kmSWRC56 May8 MayITA 8th Rally d'Italia SardiniaOlbia, SardiniaGravel18339.70 kmSWRC/WRC Academy626 May29 MayARG 31st Rally ArgentinaCarlos Paz, CórdobaGravel19378.15 kmPWRC716 June19 JuneGRC 57th Acropolis RallyLoutraki, CorinthiaGravel18348.80 kmSWRC828 July31 JulyFIN 61st Neste Oil Rally FinlandJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel22314.39 kmPWRC/SWRC/WRC Academy918 August21 AugustGER 29th ADAC Rallye DeutschlandTrier, Rhineland-PalatinateTarmac19359.59 kmSWRC/WRC Academy108 September11 SeptemberAUS 21st Repco Rally AustraliaCoffs Harbour, New South WalesGravel26368.96 kmPWRC1129 September2 OctoberFRA 2nd Rallye de France - AlsaceStrasbourg, AlsaceTarmac23337.43 kmSWRC/WRC Academy1220 October23 OctoberESP 47th RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa DauradaSalou, CataloniaMixed18406.52 kmPWRC/SWRC1310 November13 NovemberGBR 67th Wales Rally GBCardiff, WalesGravel23353.53 kmPWRC/WRC AcademySources:Evans David 28 April 2010 FIA announces 2011 WRC calendar http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83162 29 July 2010 autosport.com Haymarket Publications12 January 2011 2011 World Rally Championship begins 11th February on ESPN http://tv.espn.co.uk/gb/espl/espn-news-updates/espn-news/2011-world-rally-championship-begins-11th-february-on-espn dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110203044110/http://tv.espn.co.uk/gb/espl/espn-news-updates/espn-news/2011-world-rally-championship-begins-11th-february-on-espn 3 February 2011 13 January 2011 ESPN UK ESPN Calendar changes Rally di Sardegna and Rally Argentina returned to the WRC after one year in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, replacing Rally Bulgaria and Rally Japan. Acropolis Rally replaced Rally of Turkey after a sabbatical year. Rally Australia replaced Rally New Zealand and relocated for the second time in five years. After moving from Perth in Western Australia to Kingscliff on the east coast after the 2006 event, the event ran out of Coffs Harbour, 250 km mi to the south.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87068 David Evans autosport.com Haymarket Publications 29 September 2010 30 September 2010 Rally Australia moves to new location https://web.archive.org/web/20101001235628/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87068 1 October 2010 live The city has regularly hosted a round of the Australian Rally Championship for over a decade. Teams and drivers Manufacturer teams Manufacturer Car Team Tyre No Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Citroën DS3 WRC FRA Citroën Total World Rally Team Michelin 1 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena All 2 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia All FIN ICE 1 Racing Michelin 8 FIN Kimi Räikkönen FIN Kaj Lindström 1, 3–4, 7–13 NOR Petter Solberg World Rally Team Michelin 11 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Chris Patterson All NLD Van Merksteijn Motorsport Michelin 14 NLD Peter van Merksteijn Jr. BEL Eddy Chevaillier 3–7 BEL Erwin Mombaerts 9–13 20 NLD Peter van Merksteijn Sr. 5, 7 Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Michelin 3 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen All 4 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila All GBR M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team Michelin 5 NOR Henning Solberg AUT Ilka Minor 1–4 GBR Matthew Wilson GBR Scott Martin 5–13 6 NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson 1–9, 11–13 RUS Evgeny Novikov FRA Denis Giraudet 10 15 GBR Matthew Wilson GBR Scott Martin 1–4 NOR Henning Solberg AUT Ilka Minor 5–13 16 SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson SWE Emil Axelsson 5 DEU Aaron Burkart DEU Andre Kachel 9 DMACK 18 EST Ott Tänak EST Kuldar Sikk 13 Michelin 54 RUS Evgeny Novikov BEL Stéphane Prévot 2, 5 FRA Denis Giraudet 7–8, 11 ARG Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Michelin 7 ARG Federico Villagra ARG Jorge Pérez Companc 2–6 ARG José Díaz 7 ARG Diego Curletto 12 ARE Team Abu Dhabi Michelin 10 ARE Khalid Al Qassimi GBR Michael Orr 1, 3–5, 8, 10–12 RUS Evgeny Novikov FRA Denis Giraudet 13 USA Monster World Rally Teamhttp://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2011/Pages/2011_wrc.aspx FIA World Rally Championship fia.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 11 January 2011 11 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112203515/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2011/Pages/2011_wrc.aspx 12 January 2011 dead Michelin 43 USA Ken Block ITA Alex Gelsomino 1–3, 6, 9–13 NLD FERM Power Tools World Rally Team Michelin 9 NLD Dennis Kuipers BEL Frédéric Miclotte 1–3, 5, 7–9, 11–13 BEL Bjorn Degandt 4 18 NLD René Kuipers BEL Robin Buysmans 9 NLD Annemieke Hulzebos 7–8 Mini John Cooper Works WRC GBR Mini WRC Team Michelin 37 ESP Dani Sordo ESP Carlos del Barrio 5, 8–9, 11–13 52 GBR Kris Meeke IRE Paul Nagle 5, 8–9, 11–13 BRA Brazil World Rally Team Michelin 12 BRA Daniel Oliveira ARG Fernando Mussano 13 PRT Carlos Magalhães 5–12 World Rally Car entries ineligible to score manufacturer points Manufacturer Car Team Tyre Tyre supplier Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Citroën DS3 WRC FRA Citroën Racing Technilogies Michelin RUS Evgeny Novikov FRA Denis Giraudet 12 Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR M-Sport Michelin SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson SWE Emil Axelsson 1 PRT Team Quinta do Lorde Michelin PRT Bernardo Sousa PRT António Costa 3 GRC Team Greece Michelin GRC Lambros Athanassoulas GRC Nikolaos Zakheos 7 FIN HJ-Autotalo.com Michelin FIN Jari Ketomaa FIN Mika Stenberg 8 CZE Czech Ford National Team Michelin CZE Martin Prokop CZE Jan Tománek 13Mini John Cooper Works WRCITA Motorsport Italia/BAMPMichelinPRT Armindo AraújoPRT Miguel Ramalho 5, 7–9, 11–13 ITA Grifone Michelin SWE Patrik Flodin SWE Goran Bergsten 5, 9 FIN Matti Rantanen FIN Mikko Lukka 8 GBR Prodrive Michelin FIN Mattias Therman FIN Janne Perälä 8 FRA Equipe de France FFSA Michelin FRA Pierre Campana FRA Sabrina De Castelli 9, 11 BRA Palmerinha Rally Michelin BRA Paulo Nobre BRA Edu Paula 13 Driver changes thumb|Peter van Merksteijn Jr. driving at the Rallye Deutschland. After being promoted to the Citroën works team for the 2010 Rally Finland in place of Dani Sordo, Sébastien Ogier signed a contract to drive for the team for the entire 2011 season, despite an offer from Ford. 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Kris Meeke will move to the World Rally Championship, joining debutants Mini in their Prodrive-run John Cooper Works WRC.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/rallying/8035562/IRC-champion-Kris-Meeke-set-to-drive-Mini-WRC-in-World-Rally-Championship.html IRC champion Kris Meeke set to drive Mini WRC in World Rally Championship The Daily Telegraph 30 September 2010 1 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101127074603/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/rallying/8035562/IRC-champion-Kris-Meeke-set-to-drive-Mini-WRC-in-World-Rally-Championship.html 27 November 2010 live He will be joined by Dani Sordo after the Spaniard lost his place at Citroën.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88814 Sordo finalises deal with Mini Steven English Autosport Haymarket Publications 5 January 2011 5 January 2011 Peter van Merksteijn Jr. will compete for Van Merksteijn Motorsport with a Citroën DS3 WRC in 10 selected events, while his father Peter van Merksteijn Sr. will drive in 3. Daniel Oliveira who previously competed in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge will compete with a MINI John Cooper Works WRC in selected events for the Brazil World Rally Team. Dennis Kuipers, who raced in 2010 with a Ford Fiesta S2000 run by M-Sport, will compete for the FERM Power Tools World Rally Team. 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.Mini confirms 2011 WRC programme http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85590 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 27 July 2010 27 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100730103227/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85590 30 July 2010 live SWRC entries http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2011/Pages/2011_swrc.aspx FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship fia.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 11 January 2011 11 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110116054110/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2011/Pages/2011_swrc.aspx 16 January 2011 dead No Team Driver Co-driver Car Rounds 21 CZE Czech Ford National Team CZE Martin Prokop CZE Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta S2000 2, 5, 7–9, 11–12 22 EST MM Motorsport EST Ott Tänak EST Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta S2000 2, 5, 7–9, 11–12 23 QAT Barwa World Rally Team QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah ITA Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta S2000 2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12 24 PRT Team Quinta do Lorde PRT Bernardo Sousa PRT António Costa Ford Fiesta S2000 4–5, 7 PRT Paulo Babo 8–9, 11–12 25 AUT Red Bull Škodahttp://www.crash.net/world+rally/news/165639/1/swrc_skoda_confirms_tie_up_with_red_bull_team.html crash.net Crash Media Group 22 December 2010 10 January 2011 Skoda confirms tie up with Red Bull team FIN Juho Hänninen FIN Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 2, 5, 7–9, 11–12 27 DEU Hermann Gassner, Jr. DEU Katharina Wüstenhagen 4–5, 7–9, 11–12 26 EST ME3 Rally Team EST Karl Kruuda EST Martin Järveoja Škoda Fabia S2000 2, 4–5, 7–9, 12 28 NOR PS Engineering NOR Eyvind Brynildsenhttp://www.wrc.com/news/young-star-brynildsen-secures-swrc-return/?fid=14195 Young star Brynildsen secures SWRC return World Rally Championship International Sportsworld Communicators 25 February 2011 25 February 2011 24 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120924101557/http://www.wrc.com/news/young-star-brynildsen-secures-swrc-return/?fid=14195 dead NOR Cato Menkerud Škoda Fabia S2000 4–5, 7–9, 11 IRL Craig Breen GBR Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 12 29 HUN Turán Motorsport HUN Frigyes Turán HUN Gábor Zsíros Ford Fiesta S2000 4–5, 7–9, 11–12 30 ESP PCR Sport AND Albert Llovera ESP Diego Vallejo Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 4–5, 7–9, 11–1232ITA Motorsport Italia/BAMPPRT Armindo AraújoPRT Miguel RamalhoMini John Cooper Works S2000337DEU Volkswagen MotorsportFIN Joonas LindroosFIN Pasi KipeläinenŠkoda Fabia S20008NOR Andreas MikkelsenNOR Ola Floene8DEU Christian RiedemannDEU Michael Wenzel9, 12NLD Hans Weijs, Jr.BEL Bjorn Degandt9ESP Yeray LemesESP Rogelio Peñate12NLD Kevin AbbringBEL Lara Vanneste13DEU Sepp WiegandDEU Timo Gottschalk1339NLD FERM Power Tools World Rally TeamNLD René KuipersNLD Annemieke HulzebosFord Fiesta S20001, 542BRA Brazil World Rally TeamBRA Daniel OliveiraPRT Carlos MagalhãesMini John Cooper Works S20003–4 Additional guest entries† † 49 JOR Ammar Hijazi Rally Team JOR Ammar Hijazi LBN Joseph Matar Škoda Fabia S2000 4 49 FIN Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland FIN Juha Salo FIN Marko Salminen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 8 50 DEU Robot Racing DEU Felix Herbold DEU Michael Kölbach Ford Fiesta S2000 9 49 FRA Team Emap Yacco FRA Julien Maurin FRA Olivier Ural Ford Fiesta S2000 11 PWRC entries http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2011/Pages/wrc_2011.aspx FIA Production Car World Rally Championship fia.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 11 January 2011 11 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110113234829/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2011/Pages/wrc_2011.aspx 13 January 2011 dead No Team Driver Co-driver Car Rounds 21 RUS Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica SWE Patrik Flodin SWE Göran Bergsten Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1, 3, 8, 12 SWE Maria Andersson 6 FIN Timo Alanne 13 33 RUS Dmitry Tagirov RUS Anna Zavershinskaya 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13 22 POL Lotos Dynamic Rally Team POL Michał Kościuszko POL Maciek Szczepaniak Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3, 6, 8, 10, 12–13 23 ITA G.B Motors ITA Gianluca Linari ITA Paolo Gregoriani Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1 ITA Nicola Arena 3, 6, 10, 13 ITA Chiara Bioletti 12 24 NOR Bilbutikken AS World Rally Team NOR Anders Grøndal NOR Veronica Engan Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1, 3 AUS Brendan Reeves AUS Rhianon Smyth 10 FIN Jarkko Nikara FIN Petri Nikara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 8, 13 ESP Carles Llinas ESP Juan Torra 12 25 FIN Jukka Ketomäki Rally Team FIN Jukka Ketomäki FIN Kai Risberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 8, 12–13 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10 26 CZE Semerád Rally Team CZE Martin Semerád CZE Michal Ernst Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13 27 GBR Harry Hunt Motorsport GBR Harry Hunt GBR Sebastian Marchall Citroën DS3 R3T 3 GBR Robbie Durant 6, 8, 10, 12–13 28 ARE Team Abu Dhabi ARE Majed Al Shamsi ARE Khaled Al Kendi Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1 IRL Killian Duffy 3, 8, 10, 12–13 29 ARE Bader Al Jabri IRL Stephen McAuley 1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13 30 UKR Mentos Ascania Racing UKR Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. UKR Pavlo Cherepin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13 31 UKR Oleksiy Kikireshko UKR Vadym Cherneha 1, 3 EST Sergei Larens 8, 10, 12–13 32UKR Valeriy Gorban UKR Yevheniy Leonov 1 EST Sergei Larens 3 UKR Vadym Cherneha 8 UKR Andriy Nikolaiev 10, 12–13 34 UKR Darnytsa Motorsport UKR Yuriy Protasov UKR Adrian Aftanaziv Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 6, 8 35 ITA Ralliart Italy PER Nicolàs Fuchs ARG Rubén García Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13 37 MEX Ricardo Triviño ESP Sergio Salom 1 39 MEX Benito Guerra ESP Borja Rozada 10 36 PSE Easycar Rally Team PSE Rami Jaber GBR Nicola Fearnley Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3 38 NZL New Zealand World Rally Team NZL Hayden Paddon NZL John Kennard Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3, 6, 8, 10, 12 39 ITA GMA Racing MEX Benito Guerra ESP Borja Rozada Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3, 6, 8 ESP RMC Motorsport 12–13 Additional guest entries† † 49 PRT Team Além Mar PRT Ricardo Moura PRT Luis Ramalho Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3 49 ARG VRS Rally Team ARG Alejandro Levy ARG Diego Levy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 6 50 ARG Schroeder Competicion ARG Ezequiel Campos ARG Christian Winkler Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 6 149 FIN ST Motors FIN Riku Tahko FIN Markus Soininen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 8 150 GBR Autosport Technology FIN Mikko Pajunen FIN Jani Salo Renault Clio R3 8 49 AUS Coffs Coast Rally Team AUS Nathan Quinn AUS David Green Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10 50 AUS Gotech Rally Team AUS Leigh Gotch AUS Rodger Pederson Subaru Impreza WRX STI 10 50 GBR North Road Garage GBR Jason Pritchard GBR Dale Furniss Subaru Impreza WRX STI 13 WRC Academy entries The WRC Academy used identical Ford Fiesta R2s.http://www.wrc.com/wrc-academy/news/wrc-academy-popularity-on-the-rise/?fid=14075 WRC Academy popularity on the rise 7 February 2011 8 February 2011 World Rally Championship International Sportsworld Communicators 24 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120924101635/http://www.wrc.com/wrc-academy/news/wrc-academy-popularity-on-the-rise/?fid=14075 dead No Driver Co-driver Rounds 100 SWE Calle Ward NOR Morten Erik Abrahamsen 3, 5 101 GBR Alastair Fisher GBR Daniel Barritt 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 102 ESP José Suárez ESP Cándido Carrera 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 103 ITA Andrea Crugnola ITA Roberto Mometti 3 ITA Michele Ferrana 5, 8–9, 11, 13 104 CZE Jan Černý CZE Pavel Kohout 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 105 EST Miko-Ove Niinemäe EST Timo Kasesalu 3, 5, 8–9 EST Mait Laidvee 11 EST Toomas Valter 13 106 AUS Brendan Reeves AUS Rhianon Smyth 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 107 FRA Sebastien Chadonnet FRA Thidault de la Haye 3 108 EST Egon Kaur EST Mait Laidvee 3, 8 EST Erik Lepikson 5, 9, 11, 13 109 IRL Craig Breen GBR Gareth Roberts 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 110 ESP Yeray Lemes ESP Rogelio Peñate 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 111 SWE Victor Henriksson SWE Joel Ardell 3, 5, 8–9 112 RUS Sergey Karyakin RUS Natalya Potapova 3 RUS Demitri Balin 5 RUS Anton Vlasyak 8–9, 11, 13 113 ARG Miguel Baldoni ARG Fernando Mussano 3, 5, 8 ARG Guatavo Franchello 9 114 SWE Fredrik Åhlin SWE Håkan Jacobsson 3 SWE Björn Nilsson 5, 8 NOR Morten Erik Abrahamsen 9 SWE Stephan Ottosson 11, 13 115 AUS Molly Taylor AUS Rebecca Smart 3, 5 GBR Sebastian Marshall 8–9, 11, 13 116 DEU Christian Riedemann DEU Michael Wenzel 3, 5, 8, 11, 13 117 DEU Philipp Knof DEU Henry Wichura 3 118 NLD Timo van den Marel NLD Erwin Berkhof 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13 119 ITA Matteo Brunello ITA Michele Ferrara 3 ITA Carlo Pisano 5 120 DEU Sepp Wiegand DEU Claudia Harloff 9, 11 121 ZAF Ashley Haigh-Smith GBR James Aldridge 11, 13 122 DEU Valentin Hummel DEU Katja Geyer 13 123 USA Christopher Duplessis IRL Karl Atkinson 13 Results and standings Results and statistics Colour Rally Surface Gold Gravel Silver Tarmac Blue Snow/Ice Bronze Mixed Surface Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 SWE Swedish Rally(10–13 February) — Results and report1FIN Mikko HirvonenFord Fiesta RS WRC 3:23:56.6 22 351.00 km 44 342NOR Mads ØstbergFord Fiesta RS WRC 3:24:03.13FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFord Fiesta RS WRC 3:24:30.6 2 MEX Rally Mexico(3–6 March) — Results and report1FRA Sébastien LoebCitroën DS3 WRC 3:53:17.0 22 364.87 km 24 182FIN Mikko HirvonenFord Fiesta RS WRC 3:54:55.43FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFord Fiesta RS WRC 3:55:40.9 3 PRT Rally de Portugal(24–27 March) — Results and report1FRA Sébastien OgierCitroën DS3 WRC4:10:53.4 17 385.37 km 70 382FRA Sébastien LoebCitroën DS3 WRC4:11:25.23FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFord Fiesta RS WRC4:14:15.5 4 JOR Jordan Rally(14–16 April) — Results and report1FRA Sébastien OgierCitroën DS3 WRC2:48:28.2 20 333.04 km 28 232FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFord Fiesta RS WRC2:48:28.43FRA Sébastien LoebCitroën DS3 WRC2:48:55.9 5 ITA Rally Italia Sardegna(5–8 May) — Results and report1FRA Sébastien LoebCitroën DS3 WRC3:45:40.9 18 339.70 km 64 322FIN Mikko HirvonenFord Fiesta RS WRC3:45:52.13NOR Petter SolbergCitroën DS3 WRC3:46:04.7 6 ARG Rally Argentina(26–29 May) — Results and report1FRA Sébastien LoebCitroën DS3 WRC4:03:56.9 19 378.15 km 33 272FIN Mikko HirvonenFord Fiesta RS WRC4:03:59.33FRA Sébastien OgierCitroën DS3 WRC4:04:04.2 7 GRC Acropolis Rally(16–19 June) — Results and report1FRA Sébastien OgierCitroën DS3 WRC4:04:44.3 18 348.80 km 42 352FRA Sébastien LoebCitroën DS3 WRC4:04:54.83FIN Mikko HirvonenFord Fiesta RS WRC4:04:57.8 8 FIN Rally Finland(28–30 July) — Results and report 1FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 2:39:37.0 22 314.39 km 125 662FIN Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2:39:45.13FRA Sébastien Ogier Citroën DS3 WRC 2:39:49.8 9 DEU Rallye Deutschland(18–21 August) — Results and report1 FRA Sébastien Ogier Citroën DS3 WRC 3:32:15.9 19 359.59 km 85 482 FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 3:32:55.73 ESP Dani Sordo Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:34:11.5 10 AUS Rally Australia(8–11 September) — Results and report1 FIN Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:35:59.0 26 368.96 km 30 212 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:36:13.73 NOR Petter Solberg Citroën DS3 WRC 3:36:43.8 11 FRA Rallye de France–Alsace(30 September – 2 October) — Results and report1 FRA Sébastien Ogier Citroën DS3 WRC 3:06:20.4 23 348.13 km 84 54 2 ESP Dani Sordo Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:06:26.73 FIN Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:09:47.0 12 ESP Rally Catalunya(20–23 October) — Results and report1 FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 4:05:39.3 18 406.06 km 58 442 FIN Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:07:46.23 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:08:11.7 13 GBR Wales Rally GB(10–13 November) — Results and report1 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:27:03.5 23 358.59 km 78 412 NOR Mads Østberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:30:46.43 NOR Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:34:08.6 Standings Drivers' championship 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 Pos. Position Driver SWESWE MEXMEX PORPRT JORJOR ITAITA ARGARG GREGRC FINFIN GERDEU AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR  Pts  1 FRA Sébastien Loeb 6 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 10 1 Ret 1 3 Ret222 2 FIN Mikko Hirvonen 1 2 1 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 4 1 3 2 Ret214 3 FRA Sébastien Ogier 4 1 Ret 1 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 11 1 3 Ret 111196 4 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 3 3 3 3 2 2 182 7 9 2 2 14 2 2 4 1 3 1 3172 5 NOR Petter Solberg 5 4 3 6 Ret 3 4 1 4 5 5 3 3 3 EX Ret Ret110 6 NOR Mads Østberg 2 5 31 13 5 5 12 6 Ret 7 6 288 7 GBR Matthew Wilson 9 Ret 5 5 9 8 6 8 11 4 10 Ret 563 8 ESP Dani Sordo 6 Ret 3 2 2 4 2 19 259 9 NOR Henning Solberg Ret 6 9 14 Ret DNS 5 7 7 14 6 8 359 10 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 8 7 6 7 9 6 WD Ret Ret Ret34 11 GBR Kris Meeke Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 1 425 12 NLD Dennis Kuipers 13 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 11 10 5 9 821 13 ARG Federico Villagra 9 8 7 17 6 Ret 1620 14 ARE Khalid Al Qassimi 10 14 8 13 14 5 12 1215 15 EST Ott Tänak 10 7 Ret 13 12 11 27 615 16 FIN Juho Hänninen 8 8 8 10 20 26 1014 17 RUS Evgeny Novikov Ret 14 20 Ret Ret 23 7 712 18 NZL Hayden Paddon 11 9 19 6 34 1310 19 CZE Martin Prokop 12 7 10 15 12 30 14 13 217 20 SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson 7 15 156 21 POL Michał Kościuszko 24 20 25 7 22 156 22 USA Ken Block 14 12 DNS 18 17 19 8 Ret 96 23 PRT Armindo Araújo Ret 12 Ret 20 8 Ret Ret 105 24 UKR Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. 32 20 Ret 8 30 254 25 NLD Peter van Merksteijn Jr. 22 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 13 Ret 17 Ret2 26 MEX Benito Guerra 12 18 15 Ret 9 24 Ret2 27 FRA Pierre Campana 18 9 DNS2 28 PRT Bernardo Sousa Ret 10 Ret 11 24 35 15 Ret1 29 SWE Patrik Flodin EX 29 19 10 22 27 21 141 Pos. Position Driver SWESWE MEXMEX PORPRT JORJOR ITAITA ARGARG GREGRC FINFIN GERDEU AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Pts Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in Wales. 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. Co-drivers' championship Pos. Position Driver SWESWE MEXMEX PORPRT JORJOR ITAITA ARGARG GREGRC FINFIN GERDEU AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR  Pts  1 MCO Daniel Elena 6 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 10 1 Ret 1 3 Ret222 2 FIN Jarmo Lehtinen 1 2 1 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 4 1 3 2 Ret214 3 FRA Julien Ingrassia 4 1 Ret 1 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 11 1 3 Ret 111196 4 FIN Miikka Anttila 3 3 3 3 2 2 18 2 7 9 2 2 14 2 2 4 1 3 1 3172 5 GBR Chris Patterson 5 4 3 6 Ret 3 4 1 4 5 5 3 3 3 EX Ret Ret110 6 SWE Jonas Andersson 2 5 31 13 5 5 12 6 Ret 7 6 288 7 GBR Scott Martin 9 Ret 5 5 9 8 6 8 11 4 10 Ret 563 8 ESP Carlos del Barrio 6 Ret 3 2 2 4 2 20 259 9 AUT Ilka Minor Ret 6 9 14 Ret DNS 5 7 7 14 6 8 359 10 FIN Kaj Lindström 8 7 6 7 9 6 WD Ret Ret Ret34 11 IRL Paul Nagle Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 1 425 12 ARG Jorge Pérez Companc 9 8 7 17 620 13 BEL Frédéric Miclotte 13 Ret 10 Ret 10 11 10 5 9 819 14 GBR Michael Orr 10 14 8 13 14 5 12 1215 15 EST Kuldar Sikk 10 7 Ret 13 12 11 27 615 16 FIN Mikko Markkula 8 8 8 10 20 26 1014 17 FRA Denis Giraudet Ret 14 20 Ret Ret 23 7 712 18 NZL John Kennard 11 9 19 6 34 1310 19 CZE Jan Tománek 12 7 10 15 12 30 14 13 227 20 SWE Emil Axelsson 7 15 156 21 POL Maciej Szczepaniak 24 20 25 7 22 166 22 ITA Alex Gelsomino 14 12 DNS 18 17 19 8 Ret 96 23 PRT Miguel Ramalho Ret 12 Ret 20 8 Ret Ret 105 24 UKR Pavlo Cherepin 32 20 Ret 8 30 254 25 BEL Erwin Mombaert 9 13 Ret 17 Ret2 26 BEL Bjorn Degandt 9 WD 132 27 ESP Borja Rozada 12 18 15 Ret 9 24 Ret2 28 FRA Sabrina de Castelli 18 9 DNS2 29 PRT António Costa Ret 10 Ret 11 24 35 15 Ret1 30 SWE Maria Andersson 101 Pos. Position Driver SWESWE MEXMEX PORPRT JORJOR ITAITA ARGARG GREGRC FINFIN GERDEU AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Pts Semua Manufacturers' championship Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number SWESWE MEXMEX PORPRT JORJOR ITAITA ARGARG GREGRC FINFIN GERDEU AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Points 1 FRA Citroën Total World Rally Team 1 5 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 6 Ret 1 Ret 403 2 4 Ret 1 1 4 3 1 3 1 7 1 Ret 7 2 GBR Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 3 1 2 4 4 2 2 3 4 3 1 2 2 Ret 376 4 3 3 3 2 9 7 7 2 9 2 3 3 1 3 GBR M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team 5 Ret 6 8 10 6 8 5 7 8 4 7 Ret 3 178 6 2 5 12 9 5 5 9 6 Ret Ret 5 4 2 4 NOR Petter Solberg World Rally Team 11 4 5 Ret 3 4 4 5 4 3 EX Ret Ret 98 5 NLD FERM Power Tools World Rally Team 9 8 Ret 9 8 Ret 8 9 7 4 5 5 54 6 ARE Team Abu Dhabi 10 7 10 7 7 10 5 8 6 4 54 7 ARG Munchi's Ford World Rally Team 7 7 7 6 8 6 Ret 7 38 8 USA Monster World Rally Team 43 9 8 DNS 9 10 9 6 Ret 6 27 9 NLD Van Merksteijn Motorsport 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 8 Ret 8 Ret 16 10 BRA Brazil World Rally Team 12 Ret 11 10 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 8 7 EX FIN ICE 1 Racing† 8 6 6 5 6 8 5 48 Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number SWESWE MEXMEX PORPRT JORJOR ITAITA ARGARG GREGRC FINFIN GERDEU AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Points 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.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/94352 Kimi Raikkonen's team excluded from World Rally Championship standings Autosport Haymarket Publications 9 September 2011 9 September 2011 SWRC Drivers' championship Pos. Position Driver MEXMEX JORJOR ITAITA GREGRC FINFIN GERDEU FRAFRA ESPESP  Pts  1 FIN Juho Hänninen 2 2 1 1 4 5 1 133 2 EST Ott Tänak 3 1 Ret 3 1 1 6 113 3 CZE Martin Prokop 1 3 5 2 6 3 3 106 4 PRT Bernardo Sousa 1 Ret 2 6 8 4 Ret 67 5 DEU Hermann Gassner, Jr. 3 5 4 4 7 Ret 5 65 6 EST Karl Kruuda 4 2 6 8 7 5 7 64 7 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah EX Ret 4 6 2 Ret 2 56 8 NOR Eyvind Brynildsen 5 Ret 7 RetDNS 2DNS 34 9 AND Albert Llovera 4 Ret 9 RetDNS 8 18 10 IRL Craig Breen 4 12 11 FRA Juilen Maurin 6 8 12 FIN Juha Salo 8 4 13 DEU Felix Herbold 9 2 EX HUN Frigyes Turán Ret 7 3 5 3 Ret 0† Pos. Position Driver MEXMEX JORJOR ITAITA GREGRC FINFIN GERDEU FRAFRA ESPESP Pts † Frigyes Turán Excluded from Championship PWRC Drivers' championship Pos. Position Driver SWESWE PORPRT ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS ESPESP GBRGBR  Pts  1 NZL Hayden Paddon 1 1 1 1 8 104 2 SWE Patrik Flodin EX 10 2 3 1 1 84 3 POL Michał Kościuszko 7 10 5 2 2 2 71 4 CZE Martin Semerád 1 3 5 Ret 10 EX 51 5 PER Nicolàs Fuchs 3 Ret 4 Ret 6 3 50 6 MEX Benito Guerra 4 6 Ret 4 3 Ret 47 7 UKR Valeriy Gorban 4 5 7 5 7 9 46 8 UKR Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. 7 6 Ret 3 5 8 45 9 RUS Dmitry Tagirov 6 12 3 9 Ret 4 37 10 ITA Gianluca Linari 5 Ret 8 6 Ret DNS 22 11 FIN Jarkko Nikara 2 Ret 18 12 ARE Majed Al Shamsi 8 8 Ret 11 Ret 5 18 13 ARE Bader Al Jabri Ret 9 Ret 10 4 Ret 15 14 UKR Oleksiy Kikireshko Ret 11 8 Ret 9 6 14 15 FIN Mikko Pajunen 6 8 16 GBR Harry Hunt 13 11 Ret 9 Ret 7 8 17 ARG Ezequiel Campos 7 6 18 AUS Brendan Reeves 7 6 19 AUS Nathan Quinn 8 4 EX FIN Jukka Ketomäki Ret 2 4 Ret Ret DNS 0† EX UKR Yuriy Protasov 2 Ret 9DNS 0† Pos. Position Driver SWESWE PORPRT ARGARG FINFIN AUSAUS ESPESP GBRGBR Pts † Excluded from Championship WRC Academy Drivers' championship Pos. Position Driver PORPRT ITAITA FINFIN GERDEU FRAFRA GBRGBR  Pts  1 IRL Craig Breen Ret 5 8 4 2 5 1 5 Ret 6 1 14 111 2 EST Egon Kaur 1 3 1 5 1 5 8 Ret 2 1 111 3 GBR Alastair Fisher 5 2 Ret Ret 4 9 1 3 3 1 62 4 ESP Yeray Lemes Ret 1 Ret 6 1 2 7 3 6 9 58 5 AUS Brendan Reeves 4 5 2 4 13 Ret 14 1 37 6 ITA Andrea Crugnola 7 6 2 Ret 3 Ret 8 35 7 CZE Jan Černý Ret 4 5 5 1 Ret Ret 33 8 DEU Christian Riedemann 3 Ret 7 Ret 4 33 9 ESP José Suarez Ret Ret 10 4 2 1 11 32 10 SWE Fredrik Åhlin Ret 1 3 Ret 1 6 8 13 29 11 AUS Molly Taylor 8 Ret 9 14 5 5 1 27 12 NLD Timo van den Marel 10 Ret 3 10 6 Ret 25 13 EST Miko-Ove Niinemäe Ret 7 8 11 7 10 17 14 RUS Sergey Karyakin Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 6 8 15 ARG Miguel Baldoni 6 2 Ret Ret 1† 16 SWE Victor Henriksson 2 1 Ret 1 Ret DNS −5† 17 ITA Matteo Brunello 9 Ret −23† 18 SWE Calle Ward Ret Ret −25† Pos. Position Driver PORPRT ITAITA FINFIN GERDEU FRAFRA GBRGBR Pts Note: 1 refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win. † Deducted 25 points References 30em External links Official website of the World Rally Championship FIA World Rally Championship 2011 at ewrc-results.com World Rally Championship Category:World Rally Championship seasons