2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
The 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge was the sixth season of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The season consisted of twelve rounds and started on 19 January with the Monte Carlo Rally. The season ended on 5 November, at the Cyprus Rally.
2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge | |||
Previous: | 2010 | Next: | 2012 |
The series introduced a new points system for the 2011 season, applying the FIA points system – 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1[1] – which had been introduced to other championships within the last twelve months. Within the new system, the final two events in Scotland and Cyprus offered more points via a scoring coefficient.[1] Scotland offered crews points on a 1.5 coefficient, meaning that the winner earned 37.5 points, second place 27 points, third place 22.5 points and so on. In Cyprus, double points were offered, meaning the winner received 50 points, second place 36, third place 30 and so forth.
Calendar
The calendar had consisted of twelve events run on two continents. The schedule will include two new countries, France (Tour de Corse, former WRC event) and Hungary (Asphalt/Gravel Mecsek Rallye), plus a return to Argentina for the new gravel-based Rally de los Alerces.[2] The final calendar was released on 10 December 2010, with the Prime Yalta Rally in Ukraine added, and the Rally Islas Canarias listed without a confirmed date.[3] Rally Islas Canarias was reinstated to the calendar on 19 January 2011 at the expense of Rally de los Alerces, which was cancelled.[4] Rali Vinho da Madeira was later dropped in June 2011.[5]
Round | Dates | Event title | Rally HQ | Surface |
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1 | 19–22 January | Monte Carlo Rally | Asphalt | |
2 | 14–16 April | Rally Islas Canarias | Asphalt | |
3 | 12–14 May | Tour de Corse | Asphalt | |
4 | 2–4 June | Prime Yalta Rally | Asphalt | |
5 | 23–25 June | Ypres Rally | Asphalt | |
6 | 14–16 July | Rallye Açores | Gravel | |
7 | 26–28 August | Barum Czech Rally Zlín | Asphalt | |
8 | 9–11 September | Mecsek Rallye | Asphalt | |
9 | 22–24 September | Rallye Sanremo | Asphalt | |
10 | 7–9 October[6] | Rally Scotland | Gravel | |
11 | 3–5 November | Cyprus Rally | Asphalt/Gravel |
Selected entries
Peugeot UK had already confirmed their entry for the 2011 season with Guy Wilks[7] who previously raced for Škoda UK instead of 2009 champion Kris Meeke who made the switch to World Rally Championship (WRC) driving for MINI.[8] 2003 World Rally champion Petter Solberg made a one-off appearance at the Monte Carlo Rally for Peugeot. Škoda UK, had also announced their plan to compete in IRC in 2011.[9] The team's single car was occupied by Andreas Mikkelsen, who competed in the Skoda Italia-run car, alongside the works cars of the top two drivers in 2010, Juho Hänninen and Jan Kopecký.[10]
Entrant/Team | Manufacturer[11] | Car | Driver | Co-driver | Tyres | Rounds |
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Škoda | Škoda Fabia S2000 | M | 1–2, 4, 6–7, 10–11 | |||
M | All | |||||
M | 1 | |||||
M | 1 | |||||
2–3, 5, 7–11 | ||||||
M | All | |||||
M | 1, 7–8, 11 | |||||
M | 7–8, 10–11 | |||||
H | 2–5, 7–10 | |||||
M | 3–4 | |||||
P | 6–7, 10–11 | |||||
M | 4–5, 7–11 | |||||
M | 5 | |||||
BF | 5 | |||||
BF | 5 | |||||
BF | 5 | |||||
P | 5, 10 | |||||
P | 5 | |||||
M | 7, 10 | |||||
M | 7 | |||||
M | 8 | |||||
M | 8 | |||||
Y | 10–11 | |||||
Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 | M | 1 | |||
M | 1–10 | |||||
M | 1 | |||||
M | 8 | |||||
M | 1, 3 | |||||
M | 1–10 | |||||
M | 1 | |||||
M | 1–3, 5–6, 8–9 | |||||
M | 1 | |||||
M | 1 | |||||
2–5, 7–11 | ||||||
M | 1 | |||||
5, 7 | ||||||
M | 1–3 | |||||
9 | ||||||
M | 1, 4, 8 | |||||
M | 3, 5, 9 | |||||
M | 11 | |||||
M | 2 | |||||
M | 3 | |||||
M | 5 | |||||
M | 7 | |||||
M | 8 | |||||
P | 9 | |||||
M-Sport | Ford Fiesta S2000 | M | 1 | |||
M | 1, 3, 5–6 | |||||
M | 3–4, 7 | |||||
P | 5, 7 | |||||
P | 7, 10 | |||||
M | 8 | |||||
M | 9 | |||||
P | 10 | |||||
P | 11 | |||||
Proton | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | M | 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10 | |||
M | 1, 9 | |||||
M | 2, 4–5, 7–9 | |||||
M | 4 | |||||
M | 10 | |||||
Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | M | 1 | |||
M | 6 | |||||
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | M | 6 | ||||
P | 10 | |||||
Y | 10 | |||||
M | 11 | |||||
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 | P | 5 | ||||
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX R4 | M | 7 | ||||
Y | 8 | |||||
Subaru | Subaru Impreza R4 | Y | 3, 6, 8, 10–11 | |||
Y | 6–7, 10 | |||||
Abarth | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | M | 5 |
Results
Standings
Drivers
- Only the best seven scores from each driver count towards the championship.
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Manufacturers
- Only the best seven scores from each manufacturer count towards the championship.
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2WD Cup drivers' standings
- Only the best seven scores from each driver count towards the championship.
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2WD Cup manufacturers' standings
- Only the best seven scores from each manufacturer count towards the championship.
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Production Cup drivers' standings
- Only the best seven scores from each driver count towards the championship.
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References
- "2011 IRC Sporting Regulations" (PDF). ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- "Exciting developments for 2011 IRC season". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- "Revised IRC calendar for 2011". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- "2011 IRC calendar updated". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 19 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- "IRC to drop Rali Vinho Madeira from calendar". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- "Rally of Scotland to run from 7–9 October". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- Harrold, Chris (29 October 2010). "Wilks set for 2011 IRC Peugeot drive". RallyBuzz.com. Rally Buzz. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- "Peugeot UK to continue in IRC in 2011". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- Harrold, Chris (28 October 2010). "Škoda UK continues in IRC series for 2011". RallyBuzz.com. Rally Buzz. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- Evans, David (11 November 2010). "Mikkelsen eyes title with Skoda UK". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- "Manufacturers". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2010.