Rally Italy 2011
Racing data | |
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5th of 13 rounds of the 2011 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2011 |
Date: | 6-8 May 2011 |
Begin: | Olbia |
Exams: | 18 tests over 339.7 km |
Distance: | 1183.52 km |
Covering: | gravel |
Podium | |
First: |
Sébastien Loeb Citroën World Rally Team |
Second: |
Mikko Hirvonen Ford World Rally Team |
Third: |
Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World Rally Team |
The 2011 Rally Sardinia , officially Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2011 , was the fifth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship and also a round of the 2011 Super 2000 World Rally Championship and the 2011 WRC Academy . The Sardinia Rally took place for the eighth time in 2011 and was held in Sardinia from May 6th to 8th .
background
The rally consisted of 18 special stages over a distance of 339.7 classified kilometers. It was driven on gravel roads. The paddock was in Olbia . A total of 64 vehicles were registered for the event. The Mini WRC Team fielded its new Mini John Cooper Works WRC for Daniel Sordo and Kris Meeke for the first time in Sardinia .
Reports
Day 1 (Friday, May 6th)
After a mistake in co-driver Miikka Anttila's notes, Jari-Matti Latvala had a rollover on the first special stage that cost him 25 seconds. On the following test, he had to finally park the car because of a damaged wheel suspension as a consequence of his rollover. Petter Solberg , who initially took the lead with a best time on SS 1, lost almost 40 seconds on SS 2 with a defective turbocharger. Mikko Hirvonen then led for a short time until Sébastien Loeb took the lead on SS 4. On SS 7 Hirvonen had a puncture after hitting an earth wall. He lost around 50 seconds. Meanwhile, Stobart driver Evgeny Novikov , who was on a podium course, retired due to an accident. Sébastien Ogier clocked on SS 8 and dropped to fourth place overall in order to get a better starting position for the second day. By the end of the day Loeb had a lead of over 30 seconds over Solberg and over 50 seconds over Hirvonen and Ogier.
Day 2 (Saturday, May 7th)
Under the SupeRally regulations , Latvala was allowed to start again on the second day. He set the pace, although there was no longer any prospect of a top overall placement. Petter Solberg fell back on SS 10 after a puncture. Loeb continued to hold the lead and after the second day was almost half a minute ahead of Hirvonen.
3rd day (Sunday, May 8th)
Sébastien Loeb kept the attacking Hirvonen behind on the third day and won the rally with a lead of 11.2 seconds. Mikko Hirvonen got the bonus points on the power stage in front of Jari-Matti Latvala and Loeb. Third place went to Petter Solberg in the overall ranking . The direct opponent Sébastien Ogier had a collision with a rock on SS 17. A wheel suspension broke and he lost over a minute. Ott Tänak won the SWRC class. 32 vehicles were rated.
Classifications
Bottom line
rank | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points + power stage |
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WRC | ||||||
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 45: 40.9 | 25 + 1 | |
2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 45: 52.1 | 0: 11.2 | 18 + 3 |
3 | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 46: 04.7 | 0: 23.8 | 15th |
4th | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 47: 12.4 | 1: 31.5 | 12 |
5 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 48: 23.5 | 2: 42.6 | 10 |
6th | Daniel Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 3: 49: 08.5 | 3: 27.6 | 8th |
7th | Ott Tanak | Kuldar Sikk | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3: 52: 51.8 | 7: 10.9 | 6th |
8th | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3: 53: 18.5 | 7: 37.6 | 4th |
9 | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 53: 41.3 | 8: 00.4 | 2 |
10 | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3: 57: 09.1 | 11: 28.2 | 1 |
SWRC | ||||||
1 | (7)Ott Tanak | Kuldar Sikk | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3: 52: 51.8 | 25th | |
2 | (8)Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3: 53: 18.5 | 0: 26.7 | 18th |
3 (10) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3: 57: 09.1 | 4: 17.3 | 15th |
4 (11) | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3: 58: 14.7 | 5: 22.9 | 12 |
5 (16) | Hermann Gassner junior | Katharina Wüstenhagen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4: 06: 23.4 | 13: 31.6 | 10 |
6 (21) | Karl Kruuda | Martin Järveoja | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4: 22: 45.6 | 29: 53.8 | 8th |
7 (24) | Frigyes Turán | Gábor Zsiros | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4: 35: 09.8 | 42: 18.0 | 6th |
WRC Academy | ||||||
1 | Egon Kaur | Erik Lepikson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 29: 39.4 | 25 + 5 | |
2 | Miguel Baldoni | Fernando Mussano | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 31: 21.5 | 1: 42.1 | 18th |
3 | Fredrik Åhlin | Bjorn Nilsson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 32: 21.7 | 2: 42.3 | 15th |
4th | Jan Černý | Pavel Kohout | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 46: 22.3 | 16: 42.9 | 12 |
5 | Brendan Reeves | Rhianon Smyth | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 47: 02.5 | 17: 23.1 | 10 + 2 |
6th | Andrea Crugnola | Michele Ferrara | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 47: 13.3 | 17: 33.9 | 8 + 2 |
7th | Miko-Ove Niinemäe | Timo Kasesalu | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4: 01: 44.6 | 32: 05.2 | 6th |
8th | Craig Breen | Gareth Roberts | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4: 03: 43.6 | 34: 04.2 | 4 + 4 |
- ↑ a b 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 d Bonus points for special stage best times within the WRC Academy class .
Special stages
Day | WP number |
begin | WP name | length | WP winner | time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 (May 6th) |
WP1 | 9:33 | Lago Omodeo 1 | 10.21 km | Petter Solberg | 5: 59.2 | 102.33 km / h | Petter Solberg |
WP2 | 10:25 | Monte Grighini North 1 | 21.32 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 14: 59.1 | 85.37 km / h | Mikko Hirvonen | |
WP3 | 11:26 | Alta Marmilla 1 | 14.34 km |
Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Ogier Petter Solberg
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9: 37.8 | 89.35 km / h | ||
WP4 | 12:09 | Monte Grighini Sud 1 | 19.66 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13: 45.6 | 85.73 km / h | Sébastien Loeb | |
WP5 | 13:46 | Monte Grighini North 2 | 21.32 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 14: 32.6 | 87.96 km / h | ||
WP6 | 14:47 | Alta Marmilla 2 | 14.34 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9: 18.4 | 92.45 km / h | ||
WP7 | 3:30 p.m. | Monte Grighini Sud 2 | 19.66 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13: 17.0 | 88.80 km / h | ||
WP8 | 17:04 | Lago Omodeo 2 | 10.21 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5: 58.6 | 102.50 km / h | ||
Day 2 (May 7th) |
WP9 | 9:29 | Coiluna 1 | 29.35 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 17: 39.9 | 99.69 km / h | |
WP10 | 10:36 | Monte Lerno 1 | 27.97 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 18: 06.2 | 92.70 km / h | ||
WP11 | 11:15 | Su Filigosu 1 | 14.21 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 8: 59.8 | 94.77 km / h | ||
WP12 | 14:39 | Coiluna 2 | 29.35 km | Sébastien Ogier | 17: 13.8 | 102.21 km / h | ||
WP13 | 15:46 | Monte Lerno 2 | 27.97 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 17: 41.0 | 94.90 km / h | ||
WP14 | 16:25 | Su Filigosu 2 | 14.21 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 8: 44.0 | 97.63 km / h | ||
Day 3 (May 8th) |
WP15 | 6:50 | Gallura 1 | 8.24 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 6: 28.9 | 76.28 km / h | |
WP16 | 8:03 | Monte Olia | 24.50 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 17: 50.7 | 82.38 km / h | ||
WP17 | 8:41 | Terranova | 24.60 km | Petter Solberg | 17: 26.4 | 84.63 km / h | ||
WP18 | 12:00 | Gallura 2 | 8.24 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 6: 15.2 | 79.06 km / h |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ MINI WRC: Official starting shot in Oxford (Motorsport-Total.com on April 11, 2011)
- ↑ SS1-4: Loeb in the lead, Latvala out of decision (Motorsport-Total.com on May 6, 2011)
- ↑ SS5-8: Loeb after the first stage before Solberg (Motorsport-Total.com on May 6, 2011)
- ↑ SS9-11: Loeb holds the lead, Hirvonen behind (Motorsport-Total.com on May 7, 2011)
- ↑ SS12-14: Loeb on the way to victory in Sardinia (Motorsport-Total.com on May 7, 2011)
- ↑ Sardinia: Loeb wins 64th World Championship (Motorsport-Total.com on May 8, 2011)