The 2011 Rallye de France – Alsace was the eleventh round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 30 September – 2 October, and was based in Strasbourg, the capital city of the Alsace region of France.[1] The rally was also the seventh round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the fifth round of the WRC Academy.
| 2011 Rallye de France Rallye de France – Alsace | |||
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Round 11 of the 2011 World Rally Championship season
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 Mikko Hirvonen in a Ford Fiesta RS WRC with a special one-off black livery | |||
| Host country |  France | ||
| Rally base | Strasbourg, Alsace | ||
| Dates run | September 30 – October 2 2011 | ||
| Stages | 23 (348.13 km; 216.32 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 1,296.08 km (805.35 miles)[1] | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 66 at start, 35 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Citroën World Rally Team | ||
Sébastien Ogier took his fifth WRC win of the season, having taken the rally lead on the second day after battling with Dani Sordo and Petter Solberg.[2] His victory also moved him to within three points of his team-mate and drivers' championship leader Sébastien Loeb, after Loeb's retirement on day one due to an engine problem.[3] Sordo took Mini's best result since their return to the sport, in second position with Solberg completing the podium on-the-road.
Solberg was later disqualified from the event after his car was found to be underweight, promoting Mikko Hirvonen to the podium, and with the three extra points gained, into a tie with Loeb for the championship lead.[4] Jari-Matti Latvala finished fourth, ahead of Dennis Kuipers, who took the best WRC result for a Dutch driver.[5] Ott Tänak won the SWRC class for the third time in 2011, and Alastair Fisher took a maiden win in the WRC Academy.[6]
Results
editEvent standings
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- †^ – 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 |
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| Leg 1 (30 September) |
SS1 | 7:48 | Klevener 1 | 9.68 km | Sébastien Loeb
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5:41.7 | 101.98 km/h | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS2 | 8:14 | Ungersberg 1 | 15.45 km | Sébastien Ogier
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9:03.5 | 102.34 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 9:19 | Pays d'Ormont 1 | 36.00 km | Sébastien Ogier
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19:26.7 | 111.08 km/h | Sébastien Ogier
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| SS4 | 10:12 | Salm 1 | 13.06 km |  Jari-Matti Latvala
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7:03.1 | 111.12 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 13:23 | Klevener 2 | 9.68 km | Sébastien Ogier
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5:42.7 | 101.69 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 13:49 | Ungersberg 2 | 15.45 km |  Dani Sordo Petter Solberg
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9:04.9 | 102.07 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 14:54 | Pays d'Ormont 2 | 36.00 km | Petter Solberg
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19:33.4 | 110.45 km/h | Petter Solberg
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| SS8 | 15:47 | Salm 2 | 13.06 km | Dani Sordo
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7:03.8 | 110.94 km/h | Dani Sordo
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| Leg 2 (1 October) |
SS9 | 8:23 | Hohlandsbourg 1 | 9.87 km | Sébastien Ogier
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5:19.6 | 111.18 km/h | |
| SS10 | 8:41 | Firstplan 1 | 16.50 km | Petter Solberg
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8:18.0 | 119.28 km/h | Petter Solberg
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| SS11 | 9:10 | Vallée de Munster 1 | 22.26 km | Sébastien Ogier
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11:15.0 | 118.72 km/h | Sébastien Ogier
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| SS12 | 10:33 | Grand Ballon 1 | 24.02 km | Dani Sordo
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13:28.1 | 107.01 km/h | Dani Sordo
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| SS13 | 13:02 | Hohlandsbourg 2 | 9.87 km | Petter Solberg Sébastien Ogier
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5:24.4 | 109.53 km/h | Sébastien Ogier
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| SS14 | 13:20 | Firstplan 2 | 16.50 km | Sébastien Ogier
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8:16.3 | 119.69 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 13:49 | Vallée de Munster 2 | 22.26 km | Sébastien Ogier
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11:17.6 | 118.26 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 15:12 | Grand Ballon 2 | 24.02 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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13:31.5 | 106.56 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 16:56 | Mulhouse | 3.09 km | Sébastien Ogier
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2:21.9 | 78.39 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (2 October) |
SS18 | 7:18 | Gravière de Bischwiller 1 | 5.52 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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2:51.0 | 116.21 km/h | |
| SS19 | 8:27 | Vignoble de Cleebourg 1 | 10.61 km | Dani Sordo
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5:54.6 | 107.72 km/h | ||
| SS20 | 9:48 | Haguenau 1 | 4.20 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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3:11.6 | 78.91 km/h | ||
| SS21 | 10:18 | Gravière de Bischwiller 2 | 5.52 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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2:47.2 | 118.85 km/h | ||
| SS22 | 11:27 | Vignoble de Cleebourg 2 | 10.61 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Sébastien Ogier
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5:50.3 | 109.04 km/h | ||
| SS23 | 13:08 | Haguenau 2 (Power stage) | 4.20 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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3:09.4 | 79.83 km/h |
Power Stage
editThe "Power stage" was a live, televised 4.20 km (2.61 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held in Haguenau.
| Pos | Driver | Time | Diff. | Avg. speed | Points |
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| 1 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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3:09.4 | 0.0 | 79.83 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | Dani Sordo
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3:11.5 | +2.1 | 78.96 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | Sébastien Ogier
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3:11.9 | +2.5 | 78.79 km/h | 1 |
Standings after the race
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- Bold Text indicates World Champion.
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Itinerary" (PDF). Rallye de France Alsace. World Rally Championship; International Sportsworld Communicators. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Ogier wins in France". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Loeb out, Hirvonen in trouble". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Petter excluded from rally". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Home triumph for Ogier". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Joy turns to despair for Lemes". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
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