Prime Yalta Rally 2011
The Prime Yalta Rally 2011 was the fourth round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge 2011 . The rally took place from June 2-4, 2011.
background
The Prime Yalta Rally was part of the IRC calendar for the first time in 2011. The paddock was in Yalta on the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea . The program consisted of 14 special stages , two of them on the first day and six each on the following two days. In total, the rally ran over 459.74 kilometers, of which 261.87 were classified. We drove on paved roads. 43 starters took part in the rally, including 15 with Super 2000 vehicles. 24 teams reached the goal.
course
On the first day, Thierry Neuville took the lead in a Peugeot. Škoda driver Juho Hänninen received a 10-second time penalty for an early start and fell back slightly as a result.
Neuville extended his lead at the beginning of the second day. On SS4 Andreas Mikkelsen , Per-Gunnar Andersson and Guy Wilks were thrown back by punctures and Karl Kruuda by declining brakes. In the subsequent test, the previous leader Neuville lost more than two minutes after a spin. This resulted in a duel between Hänninen and Bryan Bouffier , who initially took the lead, but had to give it back to Hänninen a little later. The closest pursuers were already more than a minute behind by the end of the day.
On the third day the duel between Hänninen and Bouffier for victory continued. While Bouffier managed to get close to Hänninen for a few seconds in the morning, in the afternoon he pulled away again slightly. In the end, Hänninen had 11.7 seconds ahead of Bouffier and won the rally. In the battle for third place, Jan Kopecký prevailed against Mikkelsen.
With his victory, Hänninen took the lead in the championship.
Results
Overall rating
| Item | driver | Co-driver | vehicle | total time | Residue | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Juho Hänninen
|
Mikko Markkula
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2: 54: 14.0 | 25th | |
| 2 |
 Bryan Bouffier
|
Xavier Panseri
|
Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2: 54: 25.7 | 11.7 | 18th |
| 3 |
 Jan Kopecký
|
Petr Starý
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2: 54: 52.7 | 38.7 | 15th |
| 4th |
 Andreas Mikkelsen
|
Ola Fløene
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2: 55: 11.3 | 57.3 | 12 |
| 5 |
 Guy Wilks
|
Phil Pugh
|
Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2: 58: 14.4 | 4: 00.4 | 10 |
| 6th |
 Thierry Neuville
|
Nicolas Gilsoul
|
Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2: 59: 15.5 | 5: 01.5 | 8th |
| 7th |
Toni Gardemeister
|
Tapio Suominen
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3: 02: 13.3 | 7: 59.3 | 6th |
| 8th |
 Karl Kruuda
|
Martin Järveoja
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3: 04: 15.3 | 10: 01.3 | 4th |
| 9 |
 Patrik Sandell
|
Staffan Parmander
|
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3: 12: 22.9 | 18: 08.9 | 2 |
| 10 |
Jean-Michel Raoux
|
Laurent Magat
|
Renault Clio R3 | 3: 16: 06.9 | 21: 52.9 | |
| ... | ||||||
| 12 |
 János Puskádi
|
Barnabás Gódor
|
Honda Civic Type R R3 | 3: 24: 12.0 | 29: 58.0 | 1 |
- ↑ Drivers with vehicles that were not registered in the IRC were placed in ranks 10 and 11. János Puskádi therefore moved up in the point allocation and received the number of points for the 10th place as 12th.
Special stages
| Day | WP | Time | Surname | length | winner | time | Ø pace | Overall leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 (June 2nd) |
SS1 | 13:14 | Yalta | 2.12 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
1: 09.7 | 109.50 km / h |
Thierry Neuville
|
| SS2 | 13:47 | Livadija | 5.49 km |
Guy Wilks
|
3: 19.5 | 99.07 km / h | ||
| Day 2 (June 3rd) |
SS3 | 8:44 | Ai-Petri 1 | 17.26 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
12: 15.8 | 84.45 km / h | |
| SS4 | 9:12 | Plato 1 | 22.55 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
15: 46.6 | 85.76 km / h | ||
| SS5 | 10:55 | Orlinoje 1 | 28.95 km |
Andreas Mikkelsen
|
18: 23.2 | 94.47 km / h |
Bryan Bouffier
|
|
| SS6 | 13:03 | Ai-Petri 2 | 17.26 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
12: 06.5 | 85.53 km / h | ||
| SS7 | 13:31 | Plato 2 | 22.55 km |
Juho Hänninen
|
15: 21.0 | 88.14 km / h |
Juho Hänninen
|
|
| SS8 | 15:14 | Orlinoje 2 | 28.95 km |
Juho Hänninen
|
17: 59.2 | 96.57 km / h | ||
| Day 3 (June 4th) |
SS9 | 8:07 | Opolznevoje 1 | 18.95 km |
Andreas Mikkelsen
|
11: 16.8 | 100.80 km / h | |
| SS10 | 9:45 | Sokolinoje 1 | 22.35 km |
Jan Kopecký
|
15: 09.0 | 88.51 km / h | ||
| SS11 | 10:13 | Uchan-Su 1 | 10.13 km |
Andreas Mikkelsen
|
11: 53.1 | 86.18 km / h | ||
| SS12 | 12:25 | Opolznevoje 2 | 18.95 km |
Jan Kopecký
|
11: 06.2 | 102.40 km / h | ||
| SS13 | 14:03 | Sokolinoje 2 | 22.35 km |
Jan Kopecký
|
15: 06.2 | 88.79 km / h | ||
| SS14 | 14:31 | Uchan-Su 2 | 10.13 km |
Bryan Bouffier
|
11: 50.4 | 86.50 km / h |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ SS1-2: Neuville leads to the start of the Yalta Rally (Motorsport-Total.com on June 2, 2011)
- ↑ SS3-8: Battle between Hänninen and Bouffier (Motorsport-Total.com on June 3, 2011)
- ↑ a b Yalta Rally: Hänninen wins in Crimea (Motorsport-Total.com on June 4, 2011)
