2011 Rally Catalunya

2011 Rally Catalunya
47è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
RACC Rally de España
2011 Rally Catalunya; 47è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada; RACC Rally de España
Round 12 of the 2011 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Spain
Rally base	Salou, Tarragona
Dates run	October 21 – 23 2011
Stages	18 (406.52 km; 252.60 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt with some gravel
Overall distance	1,589.90 km (987.92 miles)
Statistics
Crews	58 at start, 44 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb; Citroën World Rally Team

The 2011 Rally Catalunya, formally 47è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada and the denoted RACC Rally de España, was the twelfth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place from 21–23 October, and was based in Salou, Catalonia.^[1] The rally was also the eighth and final round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the sixth round of the Production World Rally Championship.

The rally was won by championship leader Sébastien Loeb, who took his fifth victory of the season, and the 67th of his career after taking the lead at the end of the first day's running and holding on to extend his championship lead ahead of the final round in Wales. In doing so, he also secured a seventh manufacturers' title for Citroën.^[2] Loeb's title rival Mikko Hirvonen finished second after team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala, who finished third, incurred a two-minute time penalty in order to gain as many points as possible for Hirvonen's title challenge.

In the SWRC, Juho Hänninen finished at the head of the class in tenth overall, and as a result, secured the SWRC title, ahead of Ott Tänak.^[3] In the PWRC, Patrik Flodin just fended off a challenge from Michał Kościuszko in the late stages of the rally, with Flodin coming out on top by just two seconds.^[4]

Results

Event standings

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Overall
1.	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:05:39.3	0.0	26
2.	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:07:46.2	2:06.9	18
3.	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:08:11.7	2:32.4	15
4.	Dani Sordo	Carlos Del Barrio	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	4:09:03.4	3:24.1	14
5.	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	4:10:54.3	5:15.0	13
6.	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:11:33.5	5:54.2	8
7.	Evgeny Novikov	Denis Giraudet	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:15:11.1	9:31.8	6
8.	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:15:19.4	9:40.1	4
9.	Dennis Kuipers	Frédéric Miclotte	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:16:53.1	11:13.8	2
10.	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	4:19:28.5	13:49.2	1
SWRC
1. (10.)	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	4:19:28.5	0.0	25
2. (11.)	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta S2000	4:19:43.4	14.9	18
3. (13.)	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Ford Fiesta S2000	4:20:26.2	57.7	15
4. (15.)	Craig Breen	Gareth Roberts	Ford Fiesta S2000	4:21:48.7	2:20.2	12
5. (18.)	Hermann Gassner	Timo Gottschalk	Škoda Fabia S2000	4:24:30.6	5:02.1	10
6. (27.)	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta S2000	4:49:41.2	30:12.7	8
7. (28.)	Karl Kruuda	Martin Järveoja	Škoda Fabia S2000	4:50:29.9	31:01.4	6
8. (40.)	Albert Llovera	Diego Vallejo	Abarth Grande Punto S2000	5:12:07.6	52:39.1	4
PWRC
1. (21.)	Patrik Flodin	Göran Bergsten	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	4:29:40.7	0.0	25
2. (22.)	Michał Kościuszko	Maciej Szczepaniak	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	4:29:42.7	2.0	18
3. (24.)	Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	4:39:26.2	9:45.5	15
4. (29.)	Bader Al Jabri	Stephen McAuley	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	4:50:47.3	21:06.6	12
5. (30.)	Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr.	Pavlo Cherepin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	4:52:48.0	23:07.3	10
6. (31.)	Nicolás Fuchs	Cándido Carerra	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	4:53:58.4	24:17.7	8
7. (32.)	Valeriy Gorban	Andrey Nikolayev	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	4:55:48.4	26:07.7	6
8. (34.)	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	5:01:04.1	31:23.4	4
9. (35.)	Oleksiy Kikireshko	Sergey Larens	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	5:06:47.2	37:06.5	2
10. (36.)	Martin Semerád	Michal Ernst	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	5:07:04.3	37:23.6	1

Special stages

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
Leg 1 (21 October)	SS1	8:43	Pesells 1	25.74 km	Sébastien Loeb	15:18.7	100.86 km/h	Sébastien Loeb
	SS2	9:51	Terra Alta 1	35.94 km	Sébastien Ogier	23:49.4	90.52 km/h
	SS3	11:29	Les Garrigues 1	18.50 km	Sébastien Ogier	13:14.7	83.81 km/h
	SS4	16:42	Pesells 2	25.74 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	14:42.2	105.04 km/h	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS5	17:50	Terra Alta 2	35.94 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	23:19.4	92.46 km/h	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS6	19:28	Les Garrigues 2	18.50 km	Sébastien Loeb	13:14.5	83.83 km/h	Sébastien Loeb
Leg 2 (22 October)	SS7	9:40	El Priorat 1	45.97 km	Sébastien Loeb	25:35.9	107.75 km/h
	SS8	11:08	Riba-roja d'Ebre 1	12.27 km	Sébastien Loeb	8:06.9	90.72 km/h
	SS9	11:33	Punta de les Torres 1	13.53 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	7:05.7	114.42 km/h
	SS10	14:48	El Priorat 2	45.97 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	25:39.1	107.53 km/h
	SS11	16:16	Riba-roja d'Ebre 2	12.27 km	Dani Sordo	8:12.3	89.73 km/h
	SS12	16:41	Punta de les Torres 2	13.53 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	7:04.2	114.82 km/h
Leg 3 (23 October)	SS13	7:02	Santa Marina 1	26.51 km	Sébastien Ogier	15:55.3	99.90 km/h
	SS14	8:22	La Mussara 1	20.48 km	Mikko Hirvonen	11:13.6	109.45 km/h
	SS15	9:12	Coll de la Teixeta 1	4.32 km	Sébastien Loeb	2:37.0	99.06 km/h
	SS16	11:39	Santa Marina 2	26.51 km	Sébastien Ogier	15:37.9	101.75 km/h
	SS17	12:59	La Mussara 2	20.48 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	11:09.6	110.11 km/h
	SS18	14:11	Coll de la Teixeta 2 (Power stage)	4.32 km	Kris Meeke	2:45.7	93.86 km/h

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a live, televised 4.32 km (2.68 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held near Pradell de la Teixeta.

Pos	Driver	Time	Diff.	Avg. speed	Points
1	Kris Meeke	2:45.7	0.0	93.86 km/h	3
2	Dani Sordo	2:45.9	+0.2	93.74 km/h	2
3	Sébastien Loeb	2:50.6	+4.9	91.16 km/h	1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Itinerary" (PDF). Rally Catalunya – Rally de España. World Rally Championship; International Sportsworld Communicators. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
^ "Loeb reigns in Spain". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^ "Hanninen takes win and title". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^ "Flodin clinches first 2011 win". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

[Itin-1] "Itinerary" (PDF). Rally Catalunya – Rally de España. World Rally Championship; International Sportsworld Communicators. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

[2] "Loeb reigns in Spain". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

[3] "Hanninen takes win and title". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

[4] "Flodin clinches first 2011 win". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

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