Rally Germany 2011
| Racing data | |
|---|---|
| 9th of 13 races in the 2011 World Rally Championship | |
| Surname: | Rally Germany |
| Date: | 18.-21. August 2011 |
| Begin: | trier |
| Exams: | 19 tests over 359.59 km |
| Distance: | 1,245.96 km |
| Covering: | asphalt |
| Podium | |
| First: |
 Sébastien Ogier Citroën World Rally Team
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| Second: |
Sébastien Loeb Citroën World Rally Team
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| Third: |
 Daniel Sordo Mini WRC Team
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The Rally Germany 2011 took place from August 18 to 21, 2011 in the vicinity of Trier . It was the 29th edition of the Rally Germany and the ninth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship . In addition, the SWRC and WRC Academy classes were held.
background
Before the Rally Germany, Sébastien Loeb was leading the drivers' standings with a 31-point lead over his team-mate Sébastien Ogier . Loeb won all eight events of the Rally Germany, which were previously held as part of the WRC, and has been unbeaten in asphalt rallies since 2004.
At the Rallye Deutschland, the WRC was a guest for the first time in 2011 on mostly paved roads. After the shake down on August 18th, a total of 19 special stages over 359.59 kilometers followed over the next three days . The total distance covered, including connecting stages, was 1,245.96 kilometers.
The Mini factory team used its vehicles for the third time in 2011. In addition to the SWRC regular pilot Hermann Gassner junior , the German participants also included a few other young drivers who were given the chance to present themselves on an international level. Aaron Burkart , 2010 Junior World Champion, drove a Ford Fiesta RS WRC owned by Ford customer team Stobart . Christian Riedemann got a seat in a Škoda Fabia S2000 from Volkswagen Motorsport . Felix Herbold made a guest start in the WRC with his private Ford Fiesta S2000 . Sepp Wiegand started in the WRC Academy class . A total of 85 teams took part in the field of the WRC.
Reports
Shakedown (Thursday, August 18)
Sébastien Ogier set the fastest time in the shakedown.
Day 1 (Friday, August 19)
Most of the field of participants, including the Ford works drivers, chose the hard tires for dry conditions for the three special stages on the morning of the first day. The Citroën works team, on the other hand, equipped its vehicles with soft tires and, in some cases, relied on the unusual strategy of installing different tire compounds on both sides of the vehicle. Sébastien Loeb started the competition with two hard and two soft tires on each side of the vehicle. Since he and Sébastien Ogier used the opportunity to each carry two additional spare tires in the vehicles and to mount them between the special stages, they were able to react better to changes in the weather. Jari-Matti Latvala set the fastest time on SS 1 and thus also took the lead in the overall standings. But since it was raining on SS 2, Loeb and Ogier were able to take advantage of their soft tires on wet roads. They distanced the competition by more than half a minute and thus ensured a preliminary decision. In the overall standings, Ogier was now just ahead of Loeb in the lead. When dry conditions prevailed again on SS 3, Loeb set the fastest time and thus took the overall lead. About halfway through the route, Latvala had a puncture that cost him over a minute and set him back in the overall standings.
After a service break, the last three tests of the first day were due in the afternoon. At the top, Loeb and Ogier continued to fight a close duel, with Ogier initially having one record and then Loeb two. At the end of the day Loeb was 7.4 seconds ahead of his team mate in the lead. Ford works driver Mikko Hirvonen again lost around half a minute on SS 4 due to contact with a wall and the resulting damage to the suspension. After the first day he was in third place in the overall standings, albeit just one and a half minutes behind the leaders. The mini duo Daniel Sordo and Kris Meeke lined up behind him , followed by Citroën privateer Petter Solberg . Latvala was slowed down by engine problems in the Fiesta, which only ran on three cylinders, and another puncture. He was already more than six minutes behind in the overall standings.
Day 2 (Saturday, August 20)
On the morning of the second day, Latvala set the fastest time on SS 7. Ogier was the fastest on the following special stage and shortened his gap to Loeb in the overall standings to 3.8 seconds. At this point, speculations arose about a team order from Citroën that Ogier should not attack the world champion because of the large lead over the competition in order not to endanger the one-two lead. With a best time on SS 9, Loeb slightly increased his lead. In the chasing field, Petter Solberg lost around 40 seconds due to a puncture. As a result, he fell back to sixth place behind Meeke, which he had overtaken on SS 7 after his driving error. SS 10, the famous "Panzerplatte" test, with 34.18 kilometers, the longest test of this rally, was on the program. Ogier completed the test the quickest and again moved up to within 4.8 seconds of Loeb. Hirvonen lost over a minute due to a puncture and had to surrender third place in the overall standings to Sordo, who was now 33 seconds ahead of Hirvonen.
In the afternoon, Ogier set the best time on SS 11. Loeb countered again on SS 12 when Ogier was instructed not to attack. The two teammates were then only 3.4 seconds apart. Behind them, Hirvonen caught up with Sordo five seconds. SS 13 also decided Loeb for himself. Several drivers in the chasing field were hit by tire damage, including Latvala again, who finally fell out of the points. On the subsequent second crossing of the “Panzerplatte”, the previous leader Loeb also got hit. He lost 1.15 minutes due to a puncture, which was the decisive turning point in the rally. At the end of the day, his team-mate Ogier led the overall standings with a 1.11.3-minute lead over Loeb.
3rd day (August 21)
On the third and final day of the rally, Ogier managed his comfortable lead. He didn't cut the corners to avoid puncture. After the two stages in the morning, Loeb had made up around 10 seconds on Ogier, but he was still over a minute behind. Hirvonen secured the best times on SS 15 and Latvala on SS 16. However, Hirvonen was no longer able to get within striking distance of third-placed Dani Sordo. Kris Meeke meanwhile fell back to sixth behind Petter Solberg due to an error in the record. During the lunch break it started to rain. On the wet roads of SS 17, Loeb took 15 seconds from leading Ogier, who didn't want to take any risks. Hirvonen now gave up his attacks on Sordo because he could not make up enough time on him without great risk. Loeb again set the best time on SS 18 and took Ogier another four seconds. Now Loeb was still 41.8 seconds behind in the overall standings. Meeke, who had previously placed sixth, was forced to give up after his Mini lost the electrical system voltage and stopped shortly before the finish of SS 18.
The final power stage , the so-called “Circus Maximus” in Trier, was won by Loeb with a lead of over two seconds over Ogier and Petter Solberg. Ogier won the overall standings with a 39.8 second lead over his team-mate Loeb and thus also achieved his first victory in an asphalt rally. In addition, Ogier broke two of his winning streaks, because Loeb has been generally unbeaten in the Rally Germany since 2002 and in asphalt rallies in the WRC since 2004. After the rally, Loeb was still leading the drivers' standings with a 25-point lead over Ogier. Third place went to Sordo, who achieved the first podium with the new Mini John Cooper Works WRC. Hirvonen, Petter Solberg, Kimi Räikkönen , Henning Solberg , Armindo Araújo , Peter van Merksteijn junior and Dennis Kuipers completed the other points . Jari-Matti Latvala finished the rally in 14th place after numerous problems. The best German was Christian Riedemann in 15th place. Aaron Burkart only reached the finish under Superally conditions and was classified 23rd. Ott Tänak won the SWRC ranking ahead of Nasser Al-Attiyah and Frigyes Turán . In this class, Hermann Gassner junior was ranked seventh and Felix Herbold ninth. In the WRC field, a total of 48 of the 85 teams that started crossed the finish line. The WRC Academy competition was already over after the second day, so that its participants did not continue until the end. Since one of the most influential factors in the course of the Rallye Deutschland was the large number of tire damage, Michelin rally manager Jacques Morelli made it clear afterwards: “In Germany there were only 14 damaged tires.” - “But there were 113 broken rims and only 14 punctures . Actually there was only one real puncture. That was Loeb's. Because he hadn't cut the curve. So he caught the stone in the middle of the street. The rest of the drivers took full risk, drove everywhere and damaged 113 rims. People have to understand that. "
Classifications
Bottom line
| rank | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points + power stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 32: 15.9 | 25 + 2 | |
| 2 |
Sébastien Loeb
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 Daniel Elena
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 32: 55.7 | 0: 39.8 | 18 + 3 |
| 3 |
Daniel Sordo
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Carlos Del Barrio
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Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 3: 34: 11.5 | 1: 55.6 | 15th |
| 4th |
 Mikko Hirvonen
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Jarmo Lehtinen
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 34: 59.6 | 2: 43.7 | 12 |
| 5 |
 Petter Solberg
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Chris Patterson
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 36: 03.9 | 3: 48.0 | 10 + 1 |
| 6th |
Kimi Raikkonen
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Kaj Lindström
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 39: 40.5 | 7: 24.6 | 8th |
| 7th |
Henning Solberg
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 Ilka Minor
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 40: 01.8 | 7: 45.9 | 6th |
| 8th |
 Armindo Araújo
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Miguel Ramalho
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Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 3: 41: 45.7 | 9: 29.8 | 4th |
| 9 |
 Peter van Merksteijn junior
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 Erwin Mombaerts
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 42: 17.5 | 10: 01.6 | 2 |
| 10 |
Dennis Kuipers
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Frédéric Miclotte
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 42: 24.9 | 10: 09.0 | 1 |
| SWRC | ||||||
| 1 (12) |
 Ott Tanak
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Kuldar Sikk
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3: 46: 04.8 | 25th | |
| 2 (16) |
 Nasser Al-Attiyah
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 Giovanni Bernacchini
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3: 51: 43.4 | 5: 38.6 | 18th |
| 3 (19) |
 Frigyes Turán
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Gábor Zsiros
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3: 54: 08.1 | 8: 03.3 | 15th |
| 4 (20) |
Juho Hänninen
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Mikko Markkula
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Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3: 57: 41.9 | 11: 37.1 | 12 |
| 5 (22) |
Karl Kruuda
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Martin Järveoja
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Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4: 00: 56.6 | 14: 51.8 | 10 |
| 6 (30) |
 Martin Prokop
|
Jan Tománek
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4: 12: 50.9 | 26: 46.1 | 8th |
| 7 (32) |
 Hermann Gassner junior
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Katharina Wüstenhagen
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Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4: 19: 04.2 | 32: 59.4 | 6th |
| 8 (35) |
Bernardo Sousa
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Antonio Costa
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4: 20: 56.7 | 34: 51.9 | 4th |
| 9 (39) |
Felix Herbold
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Michael Koelbach
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4: 27: 00.5 | 40: 55.7 | 2 |
| WRC Academy | ||||||
| 1 |
 Craig Breen
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Gareth Roberts
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Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 07: 54.0 | 25 + 5 | |
| 2 |
Yeray Lemes
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Rogelio Peñate
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Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 08: 09.1 | 0: 15.1 | 18 + 7 |
| 3 |
Andrea Crugnola
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Roberto Mometti
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Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 09: 37.2 | 1: 42.3 | 15th |
| 4th |
José Antonio Suarez
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Cándido Carrera
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Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 09: 52.2 | 1: 58.2 | 12 |
| 5 |
Jan Černý
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Pavel Kohout
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Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 10: 20.0 | 2: 26.0 | 10 + 1 |
| 6th |
 Fredrik Åhlin
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Bjorn Nilsson
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Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 11: 02.5 | 3: 08.5 | 8th |
| 7th |
Sepp Wiegand
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Claudia Harloff
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Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 11: 49.8 | 3: 55.8 | - |
| 8th |
Egon Kaur
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Erik Lepikson
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Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 12: 21.7 | 4: 27.7 | 4th |
| 9 |
Alastair Fisher
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Daniel Barritt
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Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 14: 04.3 | 6: 10.3 | 2 |
| 10 |
Timo van der Marel
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Erwin Berkhof
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Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 14: 27.8 | 6: 33.8 | 1 |
- ↑ a b c Bonus points for placement on the Power Stage .
- ↑ For the evaluation of the WRC Academy only the first two days of the rally were taken into account. The drivers therefore did not place in the overall standings.
- ↑ a b c Bonus points for special stage best times within the WRC Academy class .
- ↑ Not eligible for points.
Special stages
| Day | WP number |
begin | WP name | length | WP winner | time | Ø km / h | leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 (August 19th) |
WP1 | 10:13 | Ruwertal / Fell 1 | 24.18 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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13: 57.4 | 103.95 km / h |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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| WP2 | 11:26 | County of Veldenz 1 | 22.47 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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13: 18.9 | 101.25 km / h |
Sébastien Ogier
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| WP3 | 12:14 | Moselland 1 | 19.92 km |
Sébastien Loeb
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12: 15.1 | 97.55 km / h |
Sébastien Loeb
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|
| WP4 | 15:07 | Ruwertal / Fell 2 | 24.18 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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13: 50.3 | 104.84 km / h | ||
| WP5 | 16:20 | County of Veldenz 2 | 22.47 km |
Sébastien Loeb
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12: 51.5 | 104.85 km / h | ||
| WP6 | 17:08 | Moselland 2 | 19.92 km |
Sébastien Loeb
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12: 01.9 | 99.34 km / h | ||
| Day 2 (August 20th) |
WP7 | 8:18 | Hermeskeil / Gusenburg 1 | 11.37 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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6: 12.9 | 109.77 km / h | |
| WP8 | 9:31 | Bosenberg 1 | 14.29 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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8: 25.5 | 101.77 km / h | ||
| WP9 | 10:29 | Birkenfelder Land 1 | 15.23 km |
Sébastien Loeb
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8: 35.5 | 106.36 km / h | ||
| WP10 | 11:02 | Arena armor plate 1 | 34.18 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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19: 55.3 | 102.94 km / h | ||
| WP11 | 15:18 | Hermeskeil / Gusenburg 2 | 11.37 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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6: 09.1 | 110.90 km / h | ||
| WP12 | 16:31 | Bosenberg 2 | 14.29 km |
Sébastien Loeb
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8: 23.8 | 102.11 km / h | ||
| WP13 | 17:29 | Birkenfelder Land 2 | 15.23 km |
Sébastien Loeb
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8: 36.5 | 106.15 km / h | ||
| WP14 | 18:02 | Arena armor plate 2 | 34.18 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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19: 49.2 | 103.47 km / h |
Sébastien Ogier
|
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| Day 3 (August 21) |
WP15 | 8:13 | Dhrontal 1 | 20.85 km |
Mikko Hirvonen
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12: 17.2 | 101.82 km / h | |
| WP16 | 8:56 | Moselle wine 1 | 15.12 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
9: 16.5 | 97.81 km / h | ||
| WP17 | 11:29 | Dhrontal 2 | 20.85 km |
Sébastien Loeb
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12: 32.1 | 99.80 km / h | ||
| WP18 | 12:12 | Moselle wine 2 | 15.12 km |
Sébastien Loeb
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9: 31.4 | 95.26 km / h | ||
| WP19 | 14:11 | SSS Circus Maximus Trier | 4.37 km |
Sébastien Loeb
|
3: 17.4 | 79.70 km / h |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Germany: Ogier in the shakedown ahead (Motorsport-Total.com on August 18, 2011)
- ↑ Citroen shocks competition with tire choice (Motorsport-Total.com on August 19, 2011)
- ↑ SS1-3: Loeb leads in tire battle (Motorsport-Total.com on August 19, 2011)
- ↑ SS4-6: Loeb leads, many difficulties at Ford (Motorsport-Total.com on August 19, 2011)
- ↑ SS7-8: Citroen alone on a wide hallway (Motorsport-Total.com on August 20, 2011)
- ↑ SS9-10: Loeb still in front, MINI in third place (Motorsport-Total.com on August 20, 2011)
- ↑ SS11-12: Sordo defends podium (Motorsport-Total.com on August 20, 2011)
- ↑ SS13-14: Tire damage at Loeb - Ogier leads! (Motorsport-Total.com on August 20, 2011)
- ↑ SS15-16: Hirvonen increases pressure on Sordo (Motorsport-Total.com on August 21, 2011)
- ↑ SS17-18: Ogier on the way to victory (Motorsport-Total.com on August 21, 2011)
- ↑ Ogier triumphs in Germany (Motorsport-Total.com on August 21, 2011)
- ↑ Loeb is worried about the tires (Motorsport-Aktuell.com on September 29, 2011)
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