2011 Rallye Deutschland

The 2011 Rallye Deutschland was the ninth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 19–21 August, and was based in Trier, in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany.[1] The rally was also the sixth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the fourth round of the WRC Academy.

2011 Rallye Deutschland
29. ADAC Rallye Deutschland
Round 9 of the 2011 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Germany
Rally baseTrier, Germany
Dates run19 August – 21 August 2011
Stages19 (359.59 km; 223.44 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Overall distance1,245.96 km (774.20 miles)[1]
Statistics
Crews85 at start, 48 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Citroën World Rally Team

Sébastien Ogier won his first tarmac rally, and became the first driver other than his team-mate Sébastien Loeb to win the rally since it became a world championship event in 2002.[2] Ogier benefitted from a puncture suffered by Loeb on the last stage of Saturday's running,[3] and eventually won by just under 40 seconds from Loeb. This also resulted in some controversial remarks by Sébastien Ogier claiming there is "justice in the sport" referencing his prior displeasure with his team's decision to have Ogier hold off while teammate Sébastien Loeb held the lead. Meanwhile, Dani Sordo finished third, taking the first podium for the Mini WRC Team since its return to the sport.

In the SWRC, Ott Tänak took a comfortable victory by over five minutes, while in the WRC Academy, Egon Kaur's perfect start to the season was ended, after he finished in eighth place. Craig Breen, who finished second to Kaur in the previous round in Finland, took his first victory in the class.[4]

Results edit

Event standings edit

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
Overall
1.   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Citroën DS3 WRC 3:32:15.9 0.0 27
2.   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 3:32:55.7 39.8 21
3.   Dani Sordo   Carlos Del Barrio Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:34:11.5 1:55.6 15
4.   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:34:59.6 2:43.7 12
5.   Petter Solberg   Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC 3:36:03.9 3:48.0 11
6.   Kimi Räikkönen   Kaj Lindström Citroën DS3 WRC 3:39:40.5 7:24.6 8
7.   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:40:01.8 7:45.9 6
8.   Armindo Araújo   Miguel Ramalho Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:41:45.7 9:29.8 4
9.   Peter van Merksteijn Jr.   Erwin Mombaerts Citroën DS3 WRC 3:42:17.5 10:01.6 2
10.   Dennis Kuipers   Frédéric Miclotte Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:42:24.9 10:09.0 1
SWRC
1. (12.)   Ott Tänak   Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta S2000 3:46:04.8 0.0 25
2. (16.)   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta S2000 3:51:43.4 5:38.6 18
3. (19.)   Frigyes Turán   Gábor Zsiros Ford Fiesta S2000 3:54:08.1 8:03.3 15
4. (20.)   Juho Hänninen   Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 3:57:41.9 11:37.1 12
5. (22.)   Karl Kruuda   Martin Järveoja Škoda Fabia S2000 4:00:56.6 14:51.8 10
6. (30.)   Martin Prokop   Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta S2000 4:12:50.9 26:46.1 8
7. (32.)   Hermann Gassner   Kathi Wüstenhagen Škoda Fabia S2000 4:19:04.2 32:59.4 6
8. (35.)   Bernardo Sousa   António Costa Ford Fiesta S2000 4:20:56.7 34:51.9 4
9. (39.)   Felix Herbold   Michael Kölbach Ford Fiesta S2000 4:27:00.5 40:55.7 2
WRC Academy
1.   Craig Breen   Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta R2 3:07:54.0 0.0 30
2.   Yeray Lemes   Rogelio Peñate Ford Fiesta R2 3:08:09.1 15.1 25
3.   Andrea Crugnola   Roberto Mometti Ford Fiesta R2 3:09:37.2 1:42.3 15
4.   José Antonio Suárez   Cándido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 3:09:52.2 1:58.2 12
5.   Jan Černý   Pavel Kohout Ford Fiesta R2 3:10:20.0 2:26.0 11
6.   Fredrik Åhlin   Bjorn Nilsson Ford Fiesta R2 3:11:02.5 3:08.5 8
7.   Sepp Wiegand   Claudia Harloff Ford Fiesta R2 3:11:49.8 3:55.8 0
8.   Egon Kaur   Erik Lepikson Ford Fiesta R2 3:12:21.7 4:27.7 4
9.   Alastair Fisher   Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta R2 3:14:04.3 6:10.3 2
10.   Timo van der Marel   Erwin Berkhof Ford Fiesta R2 3:14:27.8 6:33.8 1
^ – The WRC Academy featured the first two days of the rally.

Special stages edit

Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(19 August)
SS1 10:13 Ruwertal / Fell 1 24.18 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 13:57.4 103.95 km/h   Jari-Matti Latvala
SS2 11:26 Grafschaft Veldenz 1 22.47 km   Sébastien Ogier 13:18.9 101.25 km/h   Sébastien Ogier
SS3 12:14 Moselland 1 19.92 km   Sébastien Loeb 12:15.1 97.55 km/h   Sébastien Loeb
SS4 15:07 Ruwertal / Fell 2 24.18 km   Sébastien Ogier 13:50.3 104.84 km/h
SS5 16:20 Grafschaft Veldenz 2 22.47 km   Sébastien Loeb 12:51.5 104.85 km/h
SS6 17:08 Moselland 2 19.92 km   Sébastien Loeb 12:01.9 99.34 km/h
Leg 2
(20 August)
SS7 8:18 Hermeskeil / Gusenburg 1 11.37 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 6:12.9 109.77 km/h
SS8 9:31 Bosenberg 1 14.29 km   Sébastien Ogier 8:25.5 101.77 km/h
SS9 10:29 Birkenfelder Land 1 15.23 km   Sébastien Loeb 8:35.5 106.36 km/h
SS10 11:02 Arena Panzerplatte 1 34.18 km   Sébastien Ogier 19:55.3 102.94 km/h
SS11 15:18 Hermeskeil / Gusenburg 2 11.37 km   Sébastien Ogier 6:09.1 110.90 km/h
SS12 16:31 Bosenberg 2 14.29 km   Sébastien Loeb 8:23.8 102.11 km/h
SS13 17:29 Birkenfelder Land 2 15.23 km   Sébastien Loeb 8:36.5 106.15 km/h
SS14 18:02 Arena Panzerplatte 2 34.18 km   Sébastien Ogier 19:49.2 103.47 km/h   Sébastien Ogier
Leg 3
(21 August)
SS15 8:13 Dhrontal 1 20.85 km   Mikko Hirvonen 12:17.2 101.82 km/h
SS16 8:56 Moselwein 1 15.12 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 9:16.5 97.81 km/h
SS17 11:29 Dhrontal 2 20.85 km   Sébastien Loeb 12:32.1 99.80 km/h
SS18 12:12 Moselwein 2 15.12 km   Sébastien Loeb 9:31.4 95.26 km/h
SS19 14:11 SSS Circus Maximus Trier (Power stage) 4.37 km   Sébastien Loeb 3:17.4 79.70 km/h

Power Stage edit

The "Power stage" was a live, televised 4.37 km (2.72 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held in Trier.

Pos Driver Time Diff. Avg. speed Points
1   Sébastien Loeb 3:17.4 0.0 79.70 km/h 3
2   Sébastien Ogier 3:19.4 +2.0 78.90 km/h 2
3   Petter Solberg 3:20.4 +3.0 78.50 km/h 1

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary" (PDF). Rallye Deutschland. World Rally Championship; International Sportsworld Communicators. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Ogier wins in Germany". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Puncture costs Loeb his rally lead". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Breen takes maiden win". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

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