2011 Rally Islas Canarias

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2011 Rally Islas Canarias
35º Trophy El Corte Inglés
Round 2 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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2011 Rally Islas Canarias.png
Host country Flag of Spain.svg Canary Islands
Rally base Las Palmas
Dates run14 16 April 2011
Stages12 (190.59 km; 118.43 miles) [1]
Stage surface Asphalt
Overall distance668.28 km (415.25 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport
Crews76 at start

The 2011 Rally Islas Canarias, was the second round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The twelve stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Gran Canaria between 14 and 16 April 2011. [1] The rally was also a round of the Spanish Asphalt Championship.

Contents

The beginning

The rally was based in the capital, Las Palmas, with a ceremonial launch on Thursday 14 April 2011. Day one consisted of eight stages covering a total of 116.81 km (72.58 mi) and included two night stages. Day two covered a total of 73.78 km (45.84 mi) over four stages. A total of seventy-six cars contested the event made up of thirty-five IRC entries and a further forty-one from the Spanish championship. Current IRC champion Juho Hänninen was seeded number one. [2]

Results

With four stage victories, Juho Hänninen won on asphalt for the first time in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, just edging out Škoda Motorsport team-mate Jan Kopecký by 1.5 seconds. Third and fourth places went to the Belgian pairing of Thierry Neuville and Freddy Loix.

Overall

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
1. Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 1:40:38.10.025
2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 1:40:39.61.518
3. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Peugeot 207 S2000 1:40:46.38.215
4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freddy Loix Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Miclotte Škoda Fabia S2000 1:40:54.816.712
5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Pugh Peugeot 207 S2000 1:41:26.448.310
6. Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 1:41:33.755.68
7. (8.) Flag of France.svg Bryan Bouffier Flag of France.svg Xavier Panseri Peugeot 207 S2000 1:41:38.71:00.66
8. (9.) Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Magalhães Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Grave Peugeot 207 S2000 1:42:27.91:49.84
9. (11.) Flag of Italy.svg Giandomenico Basso Flag of Italy.svg Mitia Dotta Proton Satria Neo S2000 1:43:15.92:37.82
10. (12.) Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister Flag of Finland.svg Tapio Suominen Škoda Fabia S2000 1:43:16.32:38.21

Special stages

DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
Leg 1
(15 Apr)
SS113:48Gran Canaria 11.50 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks 1:23.264.90 km/h Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks
SS214:11Santa Lucía 124.57 km Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký 14:08.4104.26 km/h Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký
SS315:04Ingenio 114.19 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks 8:20.8102.00 km/h
SS417:22Gran Canaria 21.50 km Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
1:22.965.14 km/h
SS517:45Santa Lucía 224.57 km Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký 13:59.9105.31 km/h
SS618:38Ingenio 214.19 km Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 8:18.1102.56 km/h
SS722:16Valleseco13.22 km Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký 8:18.495.49 km/h
SS822:49Tejeda23.07 kmstage cancelled
Leg 2
(16 Apr)
SS908:35San Mateo 123.42 km Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 13:53.8101.12 km/h Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
SS1009:22Artenara 113.47 km Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 8:24.696.10 km/h Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen
SS1112:06San Mateo 223.42 km Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 13:49.5101.64 km/h
SS1212:53Artenara 213.47 km Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký 8:22.996.42 km/h

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rally Islas Canarias Itinerary 2010" (PDF). Intercontinental Rally Challenge . Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  2. "Exciting entry for Rally Islas Canarias". Intercontinental Rally Challenge . 7 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2011.