2011 Tour de Corse
The 2011 Tour de Corse, was the third round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fourteen stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Corsica between 12–14 May 2011.[1]
2011 Tour de Corse 54ème Tour de Corse-E.Leclerc | |||
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Round 3 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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Host country | |||
Rally base | Ajaccio, Corsica | ||
Dates run | 12 – 14 May 2011 | ||
Stages | 14 (320.84 km; 199.36 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
Overall distance | 1,161.95 km (722.00 miles)[1] | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | |||
Crews | 48 at start, 31 at finish |
Introduction
The rally was based in the capital, Ajaccio, with day one consisting of two runs through the 27.53 kilometres (17.11 miles) Le Fangu stage. The remaining two days were made up of six stages on each day, covering 127.34 kilometres (79.13 miles) on day two, and 138.44 kilometres (86.02 miles) on day three. A total of 48 cars contested the event, with Bryan Bouffier seeded number one.[2]
Results
Thierry Neuville took his first IRC victory and became the season's third different winner after controlling the event for almost the entire rally, only being headed in one stage by Bryan Bouffier. Jan Kopecký finished second for the second consecutive event while Freddy Loix took the championship lead with third place.[3]
Overall
Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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1. | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:20:51.0 | 0.0 | 25 | ||
2. | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:21:06.5 | 15.5 | 18 | ||
3. | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:21:53.6 | 1:02.6 | 15 | ||
4. | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:24:50.1 | 3:59.1 | 12 | ||
5. | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:25:19.2 | 4:28.2 | 10 | ||
6. | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:25:21.1 | 4:30.1 | 8 | ||
7. | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:24.3 | 4:33.3 | 6 | ||
8. | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:27:24.3 | 6:33.3 | 4 | ||
9. | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:29:19.8 | 8:28.8 | 2 | ||
10. | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:30:32.5 | 9:41.5 | 1 |
Special stages
Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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Leg 1 (12 May) |
SS1 | 14:03 | Le Fangu – Notre Dame de la Serra 1 | 27.53 km | 16:10.3 | 102.14 km/h | ||
SS2 | 16:56 | Le Fangu – Notre Dame de la Serra 2 | 27.53 km | 15:57.7 | 103.49 km/h | |||
Leg 2 (13 May) |
SS3 | 9:10 | Erbajolo – Pont d'Altiani 1 | 25.15 km | 15:10.1 | 99.48 km/h | ||
SS4 | 10:58 | Barchetta – La Porta 1 | 23.24 km | 15:32.8 | 89.69 km/h | |||
SS5 | 12:06 | Taverna – Pont de Castirla 1 | 15.28 km | 9:09.8 | 100.05 km/h | |||
SS6 | 15:09 | Barchetta – La Porta 2 | 23.24 km | stage cancelled | ||||
SS7 | 16:17 | Taverna – Pont de Castirla 2 | 15.28 km | 9:07.6 | 100.45 km/h | |||
SS8 | 17:40 | Erbajolo – Pont d'Altiani 2 | 25.15 km | 15:06.6 | 99.87 km/h | |||
Leg 3 (14 May) |
SS9 | 9:10 | Sarrola – Plage du Liamone 1 | 26.70 km | 17:29.4 | 91.60 km/h | ||
SS10 | 10:43 | Marato – Acqua Doria 1 | 22.47 km | 13:15.6 | 101.67 km/h | |||
SS11 | 13:47 | Bocognano – Bastelica 1 | 20.05 km | 13:24.7 | 89.70 km/h | |||
SS12 | 15:10 | Marato – Acqua Doria 2 | 22.47 km | 13:13.3 | 101.97 km/h | |||
SS13 | 18:48 | Bocognano – Bastelica 2 | 20.05 km | 13:19.2 | 90.32 km/h | |||
SS14 | 20:10 | Sarrola – Plage du Liamone 2 | 26.70 km | 17:30.4 | 91.51 km/h |
References
- "Itinerary IRC 2011". Tour de Corse. ASACC. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- "Bouffier to start first on the road in Corsica". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- "Mikkelsen fastest, Neuville wins". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.