2011 Rallye de France

2011 Rallye de France
*Rallye de France – Alsace*
2011 Rallye de France; Rallye de France – Alsace
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)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	1,296.08 km (805.35 miles)
Statistics
Crews	66 at start, 35 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier; Citroën World Rally Team

The 2011 Rallye de France – Alsace was the eleventh round of the

WRC Academy

.

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

Event standings

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Overall
1.	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:06:20.4	0.0	26
2.	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	3:06:26.7	6.3	20
3.	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:09:47.0	3:26.6	15
4.	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:09:50.7	3:30.3	15
5.	Dennis Kuipers	Frédéric Miclotte	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:13:02.4	6:42.0	10
6.	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:13:28.7	7:08.3	8
7.	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:14:18.7	7:58.3	6
8.	Ken Block	Alex Gelsomino	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:14:45.9	8:25.5	4
9.	Pierre Campana	Sabrina De Castelli	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	3:14:59.1	8:38.7	2
10.	Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:16:21.2	10:00.8	1
SWRC
1. (11.)	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta S2000	3:17:52.1	0.0	25
2. (13.)	Eyvind Brynildsen	Timo Alanne	Škoda Fabia S2000	3:20:25.8	2:33.7	18
3. (14.)	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Ford Fiesta S2000	3:20:32.8	2:40.7	15
4. (15.)	Bernando Sousa	Paulo Babo	Ford Fiesta S2000	3:22:27.0	4:34.9	12
5. (26.)	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	3:49:21.6	31:29.5	10
6. (27.)	Julien Maurin	Olivier Ural	Ford Fiesta S2000	3:49:26.1	31:34.0	8
WRC Academy^†
1.	Alastair Fisher	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta R2	3:06:01.5	0.0	28
2.	José Antonio Suárez	Cándido Carrera	Ford Fiesta R2	3:06:42.0	40.5	19
3.	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	Ford Fiesta R2	3:10:29.2	4:27.7	21
4.	Sepp Wiegand	Claudia Harloff	Ford Fiesta R2	3:12:23.2	6:21.7	0
5.	Molly Taylor	Sebastian Marshall	Ford Fiesta R2	3:24:06.0	18:04.5	10
6.	Timo van der Marel	Erwin Berkhof	Ford Fiesta R2	3:36:39.3	30:37.8	8
7.	Miko-Ove Niinemäe	Timo Kasesalu	Ford Fiesta R2	3:38:49.0	32:47.5	6
8.	Fredrik Åhlin	Bjorn Nilsson	Ford Fiesta R2	3:42:34.7	36:33.2	4

†^ – The WRC Academy featured the first two days of the rally.

Special stages

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
Leg 1 (30 September)	SS1	7:48	Klevener 1	9.68 km	Sébastien Loeb	5:41.7	101.98 km/h	Sébastien Loeb
	SS2	8:14	Ungersberg 1	15.45 km	Sébastien Ogier	9:03.5	102.34 km/h	Sébastien Loeb
	SS3	9:19	Pays d'Ormont 1	36.00 km	Sébastien Ogier	19:26.7	111.08 km/h	Sébastien Ogier
	SS4	10:12	Salm 1	13.06 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	7:03.1	111.12 km/h
	SS5	13:23	Klevener 2	9.68 km	Sébastien Ogier	5:42.7	101.69 km/h
	SS6	13:49	Ungersberg 2	15.45 km	Dani Sordo Petter Solberg	9:04.9	102.07 km/h
	SS7	14:54	Pays d'Ormont 2	36.00 km	Petter Solberg	19:33.4	110.45 km/h	Petter Solberg
	SS8	15:47	Salm 2	13.06 km	Dani Sordo	7:03.8	110.94 km/h	Dani Sordo
Leg 2 (1 October)	SS9	8:23	Hohlandsbourg 1	9.87 km	Sébastien Ogier	5:19.6	111.18 km/h	Dani Sordo
	SS10	8:41	Firstplan 1	16.50 km	Petter Solberg	8:18.0	119.28 km/h	Petter Solberg
	SS11	9:10	Vallée de Munster 1	22.26 km	Sébastien Ogier	11:15.0	118.72 km/h	Sébastien Ogier
	SS12	10:33	Grand Ballon 1	24.02 km	Dani Sordo	13:28.1	107.01 km/h	Dani Sordo
	SS13	13:02	Hohlandsbourg 2	9.87 km	Petter Solberg Sébastien Ogier	5:24.4	109.53 km/h	Sébastien Ogier
	SS14	13:20	Firstplan 2	16.50 km	Sébastien Ogier	8:16.3	119.69 km/h
	SS15	13:49	Vallée de Munster 2	22.26 km	Sébastien Ogier	11:17.6	118.26 km/h
	SS16	15:12	Grand Ballon 2	24.02 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	13:31.5	106.56 km/h
	SS17	16:56	Mulhouse	3.09 km	Sébastien Ogier	2:21.9	78.39 km/h
Leg 3 (2 October)	SS18	7:18	Gravière de Bischwiller 1	5.52 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	2:51.0	116.21 km/h
	SS19	8:27	Vignoble de Cleebourg 1	10.61 km	Dani Sordo	5:54.6	107.72 km/h
	SS20	9:48	Haguenau 1	4.20 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	3:11.6	78.91 km/h
	SS21	10:18	Gravière de Bischwiller 2	5.52 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	2:47.2	118.85 km/h
	SS22	11:27	Vignoble de Cleebourg 2	10.61 km	Jari-Matti Latvala Sébastien Ogier	5:50.3	109.04 km/h
	SS23	13:08	Haguenau 2 (Power stage)	4.20 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	3:09.4	79.83 km/h

Power Stage

The "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
1	Jari-Matti Latvala	3:09.4	0.0	79.83 km/h	3
2	Dani Sordo	3:11.5	+2.1	78.96 km/h	2
3	Sébastien Ogier	3:11.9	+2.5	78.79 km/h	1

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Sébastien Loeb	196
2	Mikko Hirvonen	196
3	Sébastien Ogier	193
4	Jari-Matti Latvala	131
5	Petter Solberg	110

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Citroen Total World Rally Team	372
2	Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team	318
3	M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team	133
4	Petter Solberg World Rally Team	98
5	Ice 1 Racing	48

Bold Text indicates World Champion.
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

^ ^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.

External links

Results^{[permanent dead link]} at eWRC.com

[Itin-1] "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.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.

[6] "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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