The 2011 World Rally Championship was the 39th season of the FIA World Rally Championship in automobile racing. 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 new technical regulations for the World Rally Car became effective from 2011.[4] The cars were based on the previous Super 2000 cars, fitted with a supplementary kit, which included turbo and rear-wing additions.[4] The kit must be able to be fitted or removed within a defined time limit, to be determined.[4] They will be powered by a 1600cc turbo engine instead of the previous 2000cc turbo unit.[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 [ ]
The 2011 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe , the Middle East , North America , South America 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.[10] [11]
Round
Dates
Rally Name
Rally Base
Surface
Support Category
1
10–13 February
Rally Sweden
Karlstad
Snow
PWRC
2
3–6 March
Rally Mexico
León
Gravel
SWRC
3
24–27 March
Rally de Portugal
Faro
Gravel
PWRC/WRC Academy
4
14–16 April
Jordan Rally
Amman
Gravel
SWRC
5
5–8 May
Rally Italia Sardegna
Olbia
Gravel
SWRC/WRC Academy
6
26–29 May
Rally Argentina
Villa Carlos Paz
Gravel
PWRC
7
16–19 June
Acropolis Rally
Loutraki
Gravel
SWRC
8
28–30 July
Rally Finland
Jyväskylä
Gravel
SWRC/PWRC/WRC Academy
9
18–21 August
Rallye Deutschland
Trier
Asphalt
SWRC/WRC Academy
10
8–11 September
Rally Australia
Coffs Harbour
Gravel
PWRC
11
29 September – 2 October
Rallye de France Alsace
Strasbourg
Asphalt
SWRC/WRC Academy
12
20–23 October
Rally Catalunya
Salou
Asphalt & Gravel
SWRC/PWRC
13
10–13 November
Wales Rally GB
Cardiff
Gravel
PWRC/WRC Academy
Calendar changes [ ]
Teams and drivers [ ]
Manufacturer teams
Team
Constructor
Car
Tyre
No
Drivers
Co-drivers
Rounds
Citroën Total World Rally Team [13]
Citroën
Citroën DS3 WRC
M
1
Sébastien Loeb [14]
Daniel Elena
All
2
Sébastien Ogier [14]
Julien Ingrassia
All
Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team [15]
Ford
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
M
3
Mikko Hirvonen [16]
Jarmo Lehtinen [16]
All
4
Jari-Matti Latvala [16]
Miikka Anttila [16]
All
M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team [17]
Ford
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
M
5
Henning Solberg
Ilka Minor
1–4
Matthew Wilson
Scott Martin
5–13
6
Mads Østberg [18]
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 [19]
Emil Axelsson
5
Aaron Burkart
9
D
18
Ott Tänak [20]
Kuldar Sikk
13
M
54
Evgeny Novikov [21]
Stéphane Prévot
2, 5
Denis Giraudet
7–8, 11
Munchi's Ford World Rally Team [22]
Ford
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
M
7
Federico Villagra [22]
[22]
2–6
7
12
ICE 1 Racing [17]
Citroën
Citroën DS3 WRC
M
8
Kimi Räikkönen [23]
Kaj Lindström [23]
1, 3–4, 7–13
FERM Power Tools World Rally Team [24]
Ford
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
M
9
Dennis Kuipers [25]
1–3, 5, 7–9, 11–13
4
18
René Kuipers
9
7–8
Ford Fiesta S2000
1, 3, 5
Team Abu Dhabi [26]
Ford
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
M
10
Khalid Al Qassimi [27]
1, 3–5, 8, 10–12
Evgeny Novikov
Denis Giraudet
13
Petter Solberg World Rally Team [28]
Citroën
Citroën DS3 WRC
M
11
Petter Solberg
Chris Patterson
All
Brazil World Rally Team [29]
Mini
Mini John Cooper Works S2000 [30]
M
12
Daniel Oliveira [29]
[29]
3–4
Mini John Cooper Works WRC [30]
5–12
13
Van Merksteijn Motorsport [31]
Citroën
Citroën DS3 WRC
M
14
Peter van Merksteijn Jr. [32]
[32]
3–7
9–13
20
Peter van Merksteijn Sr. [31]
5, 7
Mini WRC Team [33]
Mini
Mini John Cooper Works WRC [30]
M
37
Dani Sordo [34]
Carlos del Barrio
5, 8–9, 11–13
52
Kris Meeke [35]
Paul Nagle [35]
5, 8–9, 11–13
Monster World Rally Team [17]
Ford
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
M
43
Ken Block [36]
Alex Gelsomino [36]
1–3, 6, 9–13
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
M-Sport
Ford
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
M
16
Per-Gunnar Andersson
Emil Axelsson
1
Team Quinta do Lorde [37]
Ford
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
M
16
Bernardo Sousa
3
Citroën Racing Technilogies
Citroën
Citroën DS3 WRC
M
16
Evgeny Novikov
Denis Giraudet
12
[38]
Mini
Mini John Cooper Works S2000 [30]
M
17
Armindo Araújo
3
Mini John Cooper Works WRC
5, 7–9, 11–13
Mini
Mini John Cooper Works WRC
M
18
Matti Rantanen
8
51
Patrik Flodin
5, 9
Team Greece
Ford
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
M
19
Lambros Athanassoulas
7
Ford
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
M
19
Jari Ketomaa
8
Prodrive
Mini
Mini John Cooper Works WRC
M
51
Mattias Therman
8
Czech Ford National Team
Ford
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
M
51
Martin Prokop
13
Equipe de France FFSA
Mini
Mini John Cooper Works WRC
M
55
Pierre Campana
9, 11–12
Mini
Mini John Cooper Works WRC
M
59
Paulo Nobre
13
Volkswagen Motorsport
Škoda
Škoda Fabia S2000
M
20
Hans Weijs, Jr.
9
50
8
54
Andreas Mikkelsen
Ola Floene
8
Kevin Abbring
13
56
9, 12
57
12
Sepp Wiegand
Timo Gottschalk
13
Driver changes [ ]
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.[33]
SWRC entries [ ]
[39]
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 [40]
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 [41]
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 [ ]
[42]
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
Rami Jaber
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
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
6
149
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
8
150
Renault Clio R3
8
49
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 .[43]
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
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 [ ]
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
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 the event (WD)
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 [ ]
Driver
SWE
MEX
POR
JOR
ITA
ARG
GRE
FIN
GER
AUS
FRA
ESP
GBR
Pts
1
Daniel Elena
6 2
1 2
2 1
3 3
1 3
1 3
2 2
1
2 1
10 1
Ret
1 3
Ret
222
2
Jarmo Lehtinen
1
2 1
4
4 2
2 1
2 2
3 3
4 1
4
1
3
2
Ret
214
3
Julien Ingrassia
4 1
Ret
1 3
1 1
4
3
1 1
3 3
1 2
11
1 3
Ret
111
196
4
Miikka Anttila
3 3
3
3 2
2
18 2
7
9
2 2
14
2 2
4 1
3
1 3
172
5
Chris Patterson
5
4 3
6
Ret
3
4 1
4
5
5 3
3 3
EX
Ret
Ret
110
6
Jonas Andersson
2
5
31
13
5
5
12
6
Ret
7
6
2
88
7
Scott Martin
9
Ret
5
5
9
8
6
8
11
4
10
Ret
5
63
8
Carlos del Barrio
6
Ret
3
2 2
4 2
20 2
59
9
Ilka Minor
Ret
6
9
14
Ret
DNS
5
7
7
14
6
8
3
59
10
Kaj Lindström
8
7
6
7
9
6
WD
Ret
Ret
Ret
34
11
Paul Nagle
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
5 1
4
25
12
9
8
7
17
6
20
13
13
Ret
10
Ret
10
11
10
5
9
8
19
14
10
14
8
13
14
5
12
12
15
15
Kuldar Sikk
10
7
Ret
13
12
11
27
6
15
16
8
8
8
10
20
26
10
14
17
Denis Giraudet
Ret
14
20
Ret
Ret
23
7
7
12
18
John Kennard
11
9
19
6
34
13
10
19
12
7
10
15
12
30
14
13
22
7
20
Emil Axelsson
7
15
15
6
21
Maciej Szczepaniak
24
20
25
7
22
16
6
22
Alex Gelsomino
14
12
DNS
18
17
19
8
Ret
9
6
23
Ret
12
Ret
20
8
Ret
Ret
10
5
24
Pavlo Cherepin
32
20
Ret
8
30
25
4
25
9
13
Ret
17
Ret
2
26
9
WD
13
2
27
Borja Rozada
12
18
15
Ret
9
24
Ret
2
28
18
9
DNS
2
29
Ret
10
Ret
11
24
35
15
Ret
1
30
10
1
Driver
SWE
MEX
POR
JOR
ITA
ARG
GRE
FIN
GER
AUS
FRA
ESP
GBR
Pts
Manufacturers' 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 the event (WD)
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.[44]
SWRC Drivers' 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 the event (WD)
† Frigyes Turán Excluded from Championship
PWRC Drivers' 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 the event (WD)
† Excluded from Championship
WRC Academy Drivers' 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
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 the event (WD)
Note: 1 refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.
† Deducted 25 points
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