2011 World Rally Championship

The 2011 World Rally Championship was the 39th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies, beginning with Rally Sweden on 10 February and ended with Wales Rally GB on 13 November.

Sébastien Loeb claimed his eighth consecutive World Championship title at the Wales Rally of Great Britain when title rival Mikko Hirvonen retired on the first day with an engine that was too damaged to restart.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Changes edit

The Mini factory team returned to rallying with the John Cooper Works WRC.

The new technical regulations for the World Rally Car became effective from 2011.^[4] The cars were based on the previous Super 2000 cars, fitted with a supplementary kit, which included turbo and rear-wing additions.^[4] The kit must be able to be fitted or removed within a defined time limit, to be determined.^[4] They will be powered by a 1600cc turbo engine instead of the previous 2000cc turbo unit.^[5]
The sporting regulations were amended to allow any tyre manufacturer to supply tyres. Regulations were implemented to control costs. The amended regulations were presented to the WMSC for a fax vote before 20 July 2010.^[6]
Michelin and British tyre firm DMACK became the two tyre suppliers for the season, following Pirelli's contract coming to an end and their announcement as the official tyre supplier for Formula One.^[7]
Additional championship points will be awarded to the top three crews on a televised stage on the final day of each rally, known as the "Power Stage". 3 points will be awarded to the stage winner, with 2 and 1 for second and third respectively.^[8]^[9]

Calendar edit

Defending champion Sébastien Loeb driving a Citroën DS3 WRC in Portugal.

Mikko Hirvonen with a Ford Fiesta RS WRC at the Rallye de France.

The 2011 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Oceania.

Following a fax vote by the members of the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC), the following calendar had been agreed for the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship.^[10]^[11]

Round	Dates	Rally Name	Rally Base	Surface	Support Category
1	10–13 February	Rally Sweden	Karlstad	Snow	PWRC
2	3–6 March	Rally Mexico	León	Gravel	SWRC
3	24–27 March	Rally de Portugal	Faro	Gravel	PWRC/WRC Academy
4	14–16 April	Jordan Rally	Amman	Gravel	SWRC
5	5–8 May	Rally Italia Sardegna	Olbia	Gravel	SWRC/WRC Academy
6	26–29 May	Rally Argentina	Villa Carlos Paz	Gravel	PWRC
7	16–19 June	Acropolis Rally	Loutraki	Gravel	SWRC
8	28–30 July	Rally Finland	Jyväskylä	Gravel	SWRC/PWRC/WRC Academy
9	18–21 August	Rallye Deutschland	Trier	Asphalt	SWRC/WRC Academy
10	8–11 September	Rally Australia	Coffs Harbour	Gravel	PWRC
11	29 September – 2 October	Rallye de France Alsace	Strasbourg	Asphalt	SWRC/WRC Academy
12	20–23 October	Rally Catalunya	Salou	Asphalt & Gravel	SWRC/PWRC
13	10–13 November	Wales Rally GB	Cardiff	Gravel	PWRC/WRC Academy

Calendar changes edit

Rally di Sardegna and Rally Argentina returned to the WRC after one year in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, replacing Rally Bulgaria and Rally Japan.
Acropolis Rally replaced Rally of Turkey after a sabbatical year.
Rally Australia replaced Rally New Zealand and relocated for the second time in five years. After moving from Perth in Western Australia to Kingscliff on the east coast after the 2006 event, the event ran out of Coffs Harbour, 250 kilometres (160 mi) to the south.^[12] The city has regularly hosted a round of the Australian Rally Championship for over a decade.

Teams and drivers edit

Manufacturer teams
Constructor	Team	Tyre	No	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC)	Citroën Total World Rally Team	M	1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	All
	Citroën Total World Rally Team	M	2	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	All
	ICE 1 Racing	M	8	Kimi Räikkönen	Kaj Lindström	1, 3–4, 7–13
	Petter Solberg World Rally Team	M	11	Petter Solberg	Chris Patterson	All
	Van Merksteijn Motorsport	M	14	Peter van Merksteijn Jr.	Eddy Chevaillier	3–7
			14	Peter van Merksteijn Jr.	Erwin Mombaerts	9–13
			20	Peter van Merksteijn Sr.	Erwin Mombaerts	5, 7
Ford (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team	M	3	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	All
	Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team	M	4	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	All
	M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team	M	5	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	1–4
			5	Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	5–13
			6	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	1–9, 11–13
			6	Evgeny Novikov	Denis Giraudet	10
			15	Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	1–4
			15	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	5–13
			16	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Emil Axelsson	5
			16	Aaron Burkart	Andre Kachel	9
		D	18	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	13
		M	54	Evgeny Novikov	Stéphane Prévot	2, 5
		M	54	Evgeny Novikov	Denis Giraudet	7–8, 11
	Munchi's Ford World Rally Team	M	7	Federico Villagra	Jorge Pérez Companc	2–6
					José Díaz	7
					Diego Curletto	12
	FERM Power Tools World Rally Team	M	9	Dennis Kuipers	Frédéric Miclotte	1–3, 5, 7–9, 11–13
			9	Dennis Kuipers	Bjorn Degandt	4
			18	René Kuipers	Robin Buysmans	9
			18	René Kuipers	Annemieke Hulzebos	7–8
	Team Abu Dhabi	M	10	Khalid Al Qassimi	Michael Orr	1, 3–5, 8, 10–12
	Team Abu Dhabi	M	10	Evgeny Novikov	Denis Giraudet	13
	Monster World Rally Team^[13]	M	43	Ken Block	Alex Gelsomino	1–3, 6, 9–13
Ford (Ford Fiesta S2000)	FERM Power Tools World Rally Team	M	18	René Kuipers	Annemieke Hulzebos	1, 3, 5
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works WRC)	Mini WRC Team	M	37	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	5, 8–9, 11–13
	Mini WRC Team	M	52	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	5, 8–9, 11–13
	Brazil World Rally Team	M	12	Daniel Oliveira	Carlos Magalhães	5–12
					Fernando Mussano	13
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works S2000)					Carlos Magalhães	3–4
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Ford (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	M-Sport	M	16	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Emil Axelsson	1
	Team Quinta do Lorde	M	16	Bernardo Sousa	António Costa	3
	Team Greece	M	19	Lambros Athanassoulas	Nikolaos Zakheos	7
	HJ-Autotalo.com	M	19	Jari Ketomaa	Mika Stenberg	8
	Czech Ford National Team	M	51	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	13
Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC)	Citroën Racing Technilogies	M	16	Evgeny Novikov	Denis Giraudet	12
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works S2000)	Motorsport Italia/BAMP	M	17	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	3
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works WRC)	Motorsport Italia/BAMP	M	17	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	5, 7–9, 11–13
	Grifone	M	18	Matti Rantanen	Mikko Lukka	8
	Grifone	M	51	Patrik Flodin	Goran Bergsten	5, 9
	Prodrive	M	51	Mattias Therman	Janne Perälä	8
	Equipe de France FFSA	M	55	Pierre Campana	Sabrina De Castelli	9, 11–12
	Palmerinha Rally	M	59	Paulo Nobre	Edu Paula	13
Škoda (Škoda Fabia S2000)	Volkswagen Motorsport	M	20	Hans Weijs, Jr.	Bjorn Degandt	9
			50	Joonas Lindroos	Pasi Kipeläinen	8
			54	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Floene	8
			54	Kevin Abbring	Lara Vanneste	13
			56	Christian Riedemann	Michael Wenzel	9, 12
			57	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	12
			57	Sepp Wiegand	Timo Gottschalk	13

Driver changes edit

Peter van Merksteijn Jr. driving at the Rallye Deutschland.

After being promoted to the Citroën works team for the 2010 Rally Finland in place of Dani Sordo, Sébastien Ogier signed a contract to drive for the team for the entire 2011 season, despite an offer from Ford.
2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Kris Meeke will move to the World Rally Championship, joining debutants Mini in their Prodrive-run John Cooper Works WRC.^[14] He will be joined by Dani Sordo after the Spaniard lost his place at Citroën.^[15]
Peter van Merksteijn Jr. will compete for Van Merksteijn Motorsport with a Citroën DS3 WRC in 10 selected events, while his father Peter van Merksteijn Sr. will drive in 3.
Daniel Oliveira who previously competed in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge will compete with a MINI John Cooper Works WRC in selected events for the Brazil World Rally Team.
Dennis Kuipers, who raced in 2010 with a Ford Fiesta S2000 run by M-Sport, will compete for the FERM Power Tools World Rally Team.

Team changes edit

Mini returned to the World Rally Championship as a factory team for the first time since 1967. The manufacturer used the Mini John Cooper Works, to be run by Dave Richards' Prodrive team after Prodrive failed in their bid to join the 2010 and 2011 Formula One grids. The John Cooper Works WRC will be run in a limited campaign of selected events for the 2011 season, with a view to taking part in the full World Championship from 2012.^[16]

SWRC entries edit

^[17]

No	Team	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
21	Czech Ford National Team	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Ford Fiesta S2000	2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
22	MM Motorsport	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta S2000	2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
23	Barwa World Rally Team	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta S2000	2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12
24	Team Quinta do Lorde	Bernardo Sousa	António Costa	Ford Fiesta S2000	4–5, 7
24	Team Quinta do Lorde	Bernardo Sousa	Paulo Babo	Ford Fiesta S2000	8–9, 11–12
25	Red Bull Škoda^[18]	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
27	Red Bull Škoda^[18]	Hermann Gassner, Jr.	Katharina Wüstenhagen	Škoda Fabia S2000	4–5, 7–9, 11–12
26	ME3 Rally Team	Karl Kruuda	Martin Järveoja	Škoda Fabia S2000	2, 4–5, 7–9, 12
28	PS Engineering	Eyvind Brynildsen^[19]	Cato Menkerud	Škoda Fabia S2000	4–5, 7–9, 11
28	PS Engineering	Craig Breen	Gareth Roberts	Ford Fiesta S2000	12
29	Turán Motorsport	Frigyes Turán	Gábor Zsíros	Ford Fiesta S2000	4–5, 7–9, 11–12
30	PCR Sport	Albert Llovera	Diego Vallejo	Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000	4–5, 7–9, 11–12
Additional guest entries^†
49	Ammar Hijazi Rally Team	Ammar Hijazi	Joseph Matar	Škoda Fabia S2000	4
49	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Juha Salo	Marko Salminen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4	8
50	Robot Racing	Felix Herbold	Michael Kölbach	Ford Fiesta S2000	9
49	Team Emap Yacco	Julien Maurin	Olivier Ural	Ford Fiesta S2000	11

PWRC entries edit

^[20]

No	Team	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
21	Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica	Patrik Flodin	Göran Bergsten	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	1, 3, 8, 12
			Maria Andersson		6
			Timo Alanne		13
33		Dmitry Tagirov	Anna Zavershinskaya		1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
22	Lotos Dynamic Rally Team	Michał Kościuszko	Maciek Szczepaniak	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	3, 6, 8, 10, 12–13
23	G.B Motors	Gianluca Linari	Paolo Gregoriani	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	1
			Nicola Arena		3, 6, 10, 13
			Chiara Bioletti		12
24	Bilbutikken AS World Rally Team	Anders Grøndal	Veronica Engan	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	1, 3
		Brendan Reeves	Rhianon Smyth	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	10
		Jarkko Nikara	Petri Nikara	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	8, 13
		Carles Llinas	Juan Torra	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	12
25	Jukka Ketomäki Rally Team	Jukka Ketomäki	Kai Risberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1, 3, 8, 12–13
25	Jukka Ketomäki Rally Team	Jukka Ketomäki	Kai Risberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	10
26	Semerád Rally Team	Martin Semerád	Michal Ernst	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
27	Harry Hunt Motorsport	Harry Hunt	Sebastian Marchall	Citroën DS3 R3T	3
27	Harry Hunt Motorsport	Harry Hunt	Robbie Durant	Citroën DS3 R3T	6, 8, 10, 12–13
28	Team Abu Dhabi	Majed Al Shamsi	Khaled Al Kendi	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	1
28		Majed Al Shamsi	Killian Duffy		3, 8, 10, 12–13
29		Bader Al Jabri	Stephen McAuley		1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13
30	Mentos Ascania Racing	Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr.	Pavlo Cherepin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13
31		Oleksiy Kikireshko	Vadym Cherneha		1, 3
31		Oleksiy Kikireshko	Sergei Larens		8, 10, 12–13
32		Valeriy Gorban	Yevheniy Leonov		1
			Sergei Larens		3
			Vadym Cherneha		8
			Andriy Nikolaiev		10, 12–13
34	Darnytsa Motorsport	Yuriy Protasov	Adrian Aftanaziv	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1, 3, 6, 8
35	Ralliart Italy	Nicolàs Fuchs	Rubén Garcia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
37		Ricardo Triviño	Sergio Salom		1
39		Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada		10
36	Easycar Rally Team	Rami Jaber	Nicola Fearnley	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	3
38	New Zealand World Rally Team	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3, 6, 8, 10, 12
39	GMA Racing	Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	3, 6, 8
39	RMC Motorsport	Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	12–13
Additional guest entries^†
49	Team Além Mar	Ricardo Moura	Luis Ramalho	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	3
49	VRS Rally Team	Alejandro Levy	Diego Levy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	6
50	Schroeder Competicion	Ezequiel Campos	Christian Winkler	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	6
149	ST Motors	Riku Tahko	Markus Soininen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	8
150	Autosport Technology	Mikko Pajunen	Jani Salo	Renault Clio R3	8
49	Coffs Coast Rally Team	Nathan Quinn	David Green	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	10
50	Gotech Rally Team	Leigh Gotch	Rodger Pederson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	10
50	North Road Garage	Jason Pritchard	Dale Furniss	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	13

WRC Academy entries edit

The WRC Academy used identical Ford Fiesta R2s.^[21]

No	Driver	Co-driver	Rounds
100	Calle Ward	Morten Erik Abrahamsen	3, 5
101	Alastair Fisher	Daniel Barritt	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
102	José Suárez	Cándido Carrera	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
103	Andrea Crugnola	Roberto Mometti	3
103	Andrea Crugnola	Michele Ferrana	5, 8–9, 11, 13
104	Jan Černý	Pavel Kohout	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
105	Miko-Ove Niinemäe	Timo Kasesalu	3, 5, 8–9
		Mait Laidvee	11
		Toomas Valter	13
106	Brendan Reeves	Rhianon Smyth	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
107	Sebastien Chadonnet	Thidault de la Haye	3
108	Egon Kaur	Mait Laidvee	3, 8
108	Egon Kaur	Erik Lepikson	5, 9, 11, 13
109	Craig Breen	Gareth Roberts	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
110	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
111	Victor Henriksson	Joel Ardell	3, 5, 8–9
112	Sergey Karyakin	Natalya Potapova	3
		Demitri Balin	5
		Anton Vlasyak	8–9, 11, 13
113	Miguel Baldoni	Fernando Mussano	3, 5, 8
113	Miguel Baldoni	Guatavo Franchello	9, 11
114	Fredrik Åhlin	Håkan Jacobsson	3
		Björn Nilsson	5, 8
		Morten Erik Abrahamsen	9
		Stephan Ottosson	11, 13
115	Molly Taylor	Rebecca Smart	3, 5
115	Molly Taylor	Sebastian Marshall	8–9, 11, 13
116	Christian Riedemann	Michael Wenzel	3, 5, 8, 11, 13
117	Philipp Knof	Henry Wichura	3
118	Timo van den Marel	Erwin Berkhof	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
119	Matteo Brunello	Michele Ferrara	3
119	Matteo Brunello	Carlo Pisano	5
120	Sepp Wiegand	Claudia Harloff	9, 11
121	Ashley Haigh-Smith	James Aldridge	11, 13
122	Valentin Hummel	Katja Geyer	13
123	Christopher Duplessis	Karl Atkinson	13

Results and standings edit

Results and statistics edit

Colour	Rally Surface
Gold	Gravel
Silver	Tarmac
Blue	Snow/Ice
Bronze	Mixed Surface

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Swedish Rally (10–13 February) — Results and report	1	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:23:56.6	22	351.00 km	44	34
		2	Mads Østberg	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:24:03.1
		3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:24:30.6

2	Rally Mexico (3–6 March) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:53:17.0	22	364.87 km	24	18
		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:54:55.4
		3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:55:40.9

3	Rally de Portugal (24–27 March) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:10:53.4	17	385.37 km	70	38
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:11:25.2
		3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:14:15.5

4	Jordan Rally (14–16 April) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:48:28.2	20	333.04 km	28	23
		2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2:48:28.4
		3	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:48:55.9

5	Rally Italia Sardegna (5–8 May) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:45:40.9	18	339.70 km	64	32
		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:45:52.1
		3	Petter Solberg	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:46:04.7

6	Rally Argentina (26–29 May) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:03:56.9	19	378.15 km	33	27
		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:03:59.3
		3	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:04:04.2

7	Acropolis Rally (16–19 June) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:04:44.3	18	348.80 km	42	35
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:04:54.8
		3	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:04:57.8

8	Rally Finland (28–30 July) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:39:37.0	22	314.39 km	125	66
		2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2:39:45.1
		3	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:39:49.8

9	Rallye Deutschland (18–21 August) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:32:15.9	19	359.59 km	85	48
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:32:55.7
		3	Dani Sordo	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	3:34:11.5

10	Rally Australia (8–11 September) — Results and report	1	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:35:59.0	26	368.96 km	30	21
		2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:36:13.7
		3	Petter Solberg	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:36:43.8

11	Rallye de France–Alsace (30 September – 2 October) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:06:20.4	23	348.13 km	84	54
		2	Dani Sordo	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	3:06:26.7
		3	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:09:47.0

12	Rally Catalunya (20–23 October) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:05:39.3	18	406.06 km	58	44
		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:07:46.2
		3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:08:11.7

13	Wales Rally GB (10–13 November) — Results and report	1	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:27:03.5	23	358.59 km	78	41
		2	Mads Østberg	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:30:46.4
		3	Henning Solberg	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:34:08.6

Standings edit

Drivers' championship edit

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Pos.	Driver	SWE	MEX	POR	JOR	ITA	ARG	GRE	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Pts
1	Sébastien Loeb	6 ²	1 ²	2 ¹	3 ³	1 ³	1 ³	2 ²	1	2 ¹	10 ¹	Ret	1 ³	Ret	222
2	Mikko Hirvonen	1	2 ¹	4	4 ²	2 ¹	2 ²	3 ³	4 ¹	4	1	3	2	Ret	214
3	Sébastien Ogier	4 ¹	Ret	1 ³	1 ¹	4	3	1 ¹	3 ³	1 ²	11	1 ³	Ret	11¹	196
4	Jari-Matti Latvala	3 ³	3	3 ²	2	18²	7	9	2 ²	14	2 ²	4 ¹	3	1 ³	172
5	Petter Solberg	5	4 ³	6	Ret	3	4 ¹	4	5	5 ³	3 ³	EX	Ret	Ret	110
6	Mads Østberg	2	5	31	13	5	5	12	6	Ret		7	6	2	88
7	Matthew Wilson	9	Ret	5	5	9	8	6	8	11	4	10	Ret	5	63
8	Dani Sordo					6			Ret	3		2 ²	4 ²	20 ²	59
9	Henning Solberg	Ret	6	9	14	Ret	DNS	5	7	7	14	6	8	3	59
10	Kimi Räikkönen	8		7	6			7	9	6	WD	Ret	Ret	Ret	34
11	Kris Meeke					Ret			Ret	Ret		Ret	5 ¹	4	25
12	Dennis Kuipers	13	Ret	10	9	Ret		10	11	10		5	9	8	21
13	Federico Villagra		9	8	7	17	6	Ret					16		20
14	Khalid Al Qassimi	10		14	8	13			14		5	12	12		15
15	Ott Tänak		10			7		Ret	13	12		11	27	6	15
16	Juho Hänninen		8			8		8	10	20		26	10		14
17	Evgeny Novikov		Ret			14		20	Ret		Ret	23	7	7	12
18	Hayden Paddon			11			9		19		6		34	13	10
19	Martin Prokop	12	7			10		15	12	30		14	13	22	7
20	Per-Gunnar Andersson	7				15			15						6
21	Michał Kościuszko			24			20		25		7		22	16	6
22	Ken Block	14	12	DNS			18			17	19	8	Ret	9	6
23	Armindo Araújo			Ret		12		Ret	20	8		Ret	Ret	10	5
24	Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr.	32		20					Ret		8		30	25	4
25	Peter van Merksteijn Jr.			22	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		9	13	Ret	17	Ret	2
26	Benito Guerra		12	18			15		Ret		9		24	Ret	2
27	Pierre Campana									18		9	DNS		2
28	Bernardo Sousa			Ret	10	Ret		11	24	35		15	Ret		1
29	Patrik Flodin	EX		29		19	10		22	27			21	14	1
Pos.	Driver	SWE	MEX	POR	JOR	ITA	ARG	GRE	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in Wales.

Notes:

¹ ² ³ refers to the classification of the drivers on the 'Power Stage', where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1 for the fastest three drivers on the stage.

Co-drivers' championship edit

Pos.	Driver	SWE	MEX	POR	JOR	ITA	ARG	GRE	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Pts
1	Daniel Elena	6 ²	1 ²	2 ¹	3 ³	1 ³	1 ³	2 ²	1	2 ¹	10 ¹	Ret	1 ³	Ret	222
2	Jarmo Lehtinen	1	2 ¹	4	4 ²	2 ¹	2 ²	3 ³	4 ¹	4	1	3	2	Ret	214
3	Julien Ingrassia	4 ¹	Ret	1 ³	1 ¹	4	3	1 ¹	3 ³	1 ²	11	1 ³	Ret	11¹	196
4	Miikka Anttila	3 ³	3	3 ²	2	18 ²	7	9	2 ²	14	2 ²	4 ¹	3	1 ³	172
5	Chris Patterson	5	4 ³	6	Ret	3	4 ¹	4	5	5 ³	3 ³	EX	Ret	Ret	110
6	Jonas Andersson	2	5	31	13	5	5	12	6	Ret		7	6	2	88
7	Scott Martin	9	Ret	5	5	9	8	6	8	11	4	10	Ret	5	63
8	Carlos del Barrio					6			Ret	3		2 ²	4 ²	20 ²	59
9	Ilka Minor	Ret	6	9	14	Ret	DNS	5	7	7	14	6	8	3	59
10	Kaj Lindström	8		7	6			7	9	6	WD	Ret	Ret	Ret	34
11	Paul Nagle					Ret			Ret	Ret		Ret	5 ¹	4	25
12	Jorge Pérez Companc		9	8	7	17	6								20
13	Frédéric Miclotte	13	Ret	10		Ret		10	11	10		5	9	8	19
14	Michael Orr	10		14	8	13			14		5	12	12		15
15	Kuldar Sikk		10			7		Ret	13	12		11	27	6	15
16	Mikko Markkula		8			8		8	10	20		26	10		14
17	Denis Giraudet		Ret			14		20	Ret		Ret	23	7	7	12
18	John Kennard			11			9		19		6		34	13	10
19	Jan Tománek	12	7			10		15	12	30		14	13	22	7
20	Emil Axelsson	7				15			15						6
21	Maciej Szczepaniak			24			20		25		7		22	16	6
22	Alex Gelsomino	14	12	DNS			18			17	19	8	Ret	9	6
23	Miguel Ramalho			Ret		12		Ret	20	8		Ret	Ret	10	5
24	Pavlo Cherepin	32		20					Ret		8		30	25	4
25	Erwin Mombaerts									9	13	Ret	17	Ret	2
26	Bjorn Degandt				9			WD		13					2
27	Borja Rozada		12	18			15		Ret		9		24	Ret	2
28	Sabrina de Castelli									18		9	DNS		2
29	António Costa			Ret	10	Ret		11	24	35		15	Ret		1
30	Maria Andersson						10								1
Pos.	Driver	SWE	MEX	POR	JOR	ITA	ARG	GRE	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Pts

Manufacturers' championship edit

Pos.	Manufacturer	No.	SWE	MEX	POR	JOR	ITA	ARG	GRE	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
1	Citroën Total World Rally Team	1	5	1	2	3	1	1	2	1	2	6	Ret	1	Ret	403
1	Citroën Total World Rally Team	2	4	Ret	1	1	4	3	1	3	1	7	1	Ret	7	403
2	Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team	3	1	2	4	4	2	2	3	4	3	1	2	2	Ret	376
2	Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team	4	3	3	3	2	9	7	7	2	9	2	3	3	1	376
3	M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team	5	Ret	6	8	10	6	8	5	7	8	4	7	Ret	3	178
3	M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team	6	2	5	12	9	5	5	9	6	Ret	Ret	5	4	2	178
4	Petter Solberg World Rally Team	11		4	5	Ret	3	4	4	5	4	3	EX	Ret	Ret	98
5	FERM Power Tools World Rally Team	9	8	Ret	9	8	Ret		8	9	7		4	5	5	54
6	Team Abu Dhabi	10	7		10	7	7			10		5	8	6	4	54
7	Munchi's Ford World Rally Team	7		7	7	6	8	6	Ret					7		38
8	Monster World Rally Team	43	9	8	DNS			9			10	9	6	Ret	6	27
9	Van Merksteijn Motorsport	14			11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		6	8	Ret	8	Ret	16
10	Brazil World Rally Team	12			Ret	11	10	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	8	7
EX	ICE 1 Racing^†	8	6		6	5			6	8	5					48
Pos.	Manufacturer	No.	SWE	MEX	POR	JOR	ITA	ARG	GRE	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Catalunya.
† – ICE 1 Racing was excluded from the manufacturers' championship after they failed to take part in Rally Australia. As the team is considered to be a WRC entry (as opposed to a development entry, like the Mini WRC Team), it was obligated to take part in at least two rounds of the championship outside Europe. Driver Kimi Räikkönen had previously taken part in Rally Jordan, but had not competed in any further events outside Europe, and Rally Australia was the final flyaway round of the championship.^[22]

SWRC Drivers' championship edit

Pos.	Driver	MEX	JOR	ITA	GRE	FIN	GER	FRA	ESP	Pts
1	Juho Hänninen	2		2	1	1	4	5	1	133
2	Ott Tänak	3		1	Ret	3	1	1	6	113
3	Martin Prokop	1		3	5	2	6	3	3	106
4	Bernardo Sousa		1	Ret	2	6	8	4	Ret	67
5	Hermann Gassner, Jr.		3	5	4	4	7	Ret	5	65
6	Karl Kruuda	4	2	6	8	7	5		7	64
7	Nasser Al-Attiyah	EX	Ret	4	6		2	Ret	2	56
8	Eyvind Brynildsen		5	Ret	7	Ret	DNS	2	DNS	34
9	Albert Llovera		4	Ret	9	Ret		DNS	8	18
10	Craig Breen								4	12
11	Juilen Maurin							6		8
12	Juha Salo					8				4
13	Felix Herbold						9			2
EX	Frigyes Turán		Ret	7	3	5	3	Ret		0†
Pos.	Driver	MEX	JOR	ITA	GRE	FIN	GER	FRA	ESP	Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

† Frigyes Turán Excluded from Championship

PWRC Drivers' championship edit

Pos.	Driver	SWE	POR	ARG	FIN	AUS	ESP	GBR	Pts
1	Hayden Paddon		1	1	1	1	8		104
2	Patrik Flodin	EX	10	2	3		1	1	84
3	Michał Kościuszko		7	10	5	2	2	2	71
4	Martin Semerád	1	3	5	Ret		10	EX	51
5	Nicolàs Fuchs	3	Ret	4	Ret		6	3	50
6	Benito Guerra		4	6	Ret	4	3	Ret	47
7	Valeriy Gorban	4	5		7	5	7	9	46
8	Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr.	7	6		Ret	3	5	8	45
9	Dmitry Tagirov	6	12	3	9		Ret	4	37
10	Gianluca Linari	5	Ret	8		6	Ret	DNS	22
11	Jarkko Nikara				2			Ret	18
12	Majed Al Shamsi	8	8		Ret	11	Ret	5	18
13	Bader Al Jabri	Ret	9		Ret	10	4		15
14	Oleksiy Kikireshko	Ret	11		8	Ret	9	6	14
15	Mikko Pajunen				6				8
16	Harry Hunt		13	11	Ret	9	Ret	7	8
17	Ezequiel Campos			7					6
18	Brendan Reeves					7			6
19	Nathan Quinn					8			4
EX	Jukka Ketomäki	Ret	2		4	Ret	Ret	DNS	0†
EX	Yuriy Protasov	2	Ret	9	DNS				0†
Pos.	Driver	SWE	POR	ARG	FIN	AUS	ESP	GBR	Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

† Excluded from Championship

WRC Academy Drivers' championship edit

Pos.	Driver	POR	ITA	FIN	GER	FRA	GBR	Pts
1	Craig Breen	Ret ⁵	8 ⁴	2 ⁵	1 ⁵	Ret ⁶	1 ¹⁴	111
2	Egon Kaur	1 ³	1 ⁵	1 ⁵	8	Ret	2 ¹	111
3	Alastair Fisher	5 ²	Ret	Ret ⁴	9	1 ³	3 ¹	62
4	Yeray Lemes	Ret ¹	Ret	6 ¹	2 ⁷	3 ⁶	9	58
5	Brendan Reeves	4	5 ²	4	13	Ret	14 ¹	37
6	Andrea Crugnola	7	6 ²	Ret	3	Ret	8	35
7	Jan Černý	Ret	4	5	5 ¹	Ret	Ret	33
8	Christian Riedemann	3	Ret	7		Ret	4	33
9	José Suarez	Ret	Ret	10	4	2 ¹	11	32
10	Fredrik Åhlin	Ret ¹	3	Ret ¹	6	8	13	29
11	Molly Taylor	8	Ret	9	14	5	5 ¹	27
12	Timo van den Marel	10	Ret	3	10	6	Ret	25
13	Miko-Ove Niinemäe	Ret	7	8	11	7	10	17
14	Sergey Karyakin	Ret			12		6	8
15	Miguel Baldoni	6	2	Ret	Ret			1†
16	Victor Henriksson	2 ¹	Ret ¹	Ret	DNS			−5†
17	Matteo Brunello	9	Ret					−23†
18	Calle Ward	Ret	Ret					−25†
Pos.	Driver	POR	ITA	FIN	GER	FRA	GBR	Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Note: ¹ refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.
† Deducted 25 points

References edit

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External links edit

Official website of the World Rally Championship
FIA World Rally Championship 2011 at ewrc-results.com

[1] "Sebastien Loeb clinches eighth World Rally title as Mikko Hirvonen retires from Rally GB". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

[2] "Sébastien Loeb wins eighth world title to break Schumacher's record". Guardian. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

[3] "World rally champ Sebastien Loeb crashes with hire car". BBC News. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

[TR-4] "Stay of execution for WRC cars". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[5] "FIA maps out the future of the WRC". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 24 June 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[6] "World Motor Sport Council: 23 June 2010". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[7] Evans, David (15 September 2010). "Chinese tyre firm DMACK joins WRC". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

[8] Beer, Matt (8 September 2010). "WRC adds bonus points for TV stages". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.

[9] "World Motor Sport Council: 08 September 2010". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.

[10] Evans, David (28 April 2010). "FIA announces 2011 WRC calendar". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[11] "2011 World Rally Championship begins 11th February on ESPN". ESPN UK. ESPN. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.

[12] Evans, David (29 September 2010). "Rally Australia moves to new location". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

[FIA_World_Rally_Championship-13] "FIA World Rally Championship". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

[Meeke-14] "IRC champion Kris Meeke set to drive Mini WRC in World Rally Championship". The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.

[Sordo-15] English, Steven (5 January 2011). "Sordo finalises deal with Mini". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 5 January 2011.

[Mini_in-16] Evans, David (27 July 2010). "Mini confirms 2011 WRC programme". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

[17] "FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

[18] "Skoda confirms tie up with Red Bull team". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011.

[19] "Young star Brynildsen secures SWRC return". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2011.

[20] "FIA Production Car World Rally Championship". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

[21] "WRC Academy popularity on the rise". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

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