2011 Rally Islas Canarias
| 2011 Rally Islas Canarias 35º Trophy El Corte Inglés | |||
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Round 2 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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| Host country | Spain Canary Islands | ||
| Rally base | Las Palmas | ||
| Dates run | 14 – 16 April 2011 | ||
| Stages | 12 (190.59 km; 118.43 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 668.28 km (415.25 miles) | ||
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| Crews | 76 at start | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Finland Juho Hänninen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport | ||
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.
The beginning
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1. | Finland Juho Hänninen | Finland Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:40:38.1 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký | Czech Republic Petr Starý | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:40:39.6 | 1.5 | 18 |
| 3. | Belgium Thierry Neuville | Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:40:46.3 | 8.2 | 15 |
| 4. | Belgium Freddy Loix | Belgium Frédéric Miclotte | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:40:54.8 | 16.7 | 12 |
| 5. | United Kingdom Guy Wilks | United Kingdom Phil Pugh | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:41:26.4 | 48.3 | 10 |
| 6. | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | Norway Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:41:33.7 | 55.6 | 8 |
| 7. (8.) | France Bryan Bouffier | France Xavier Panseri | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:41:38.7 | 1:00.6 | 6 |
| 8. (9.) | Portugal Bruno Magalhães | Portugal Paulo Grave | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:42:27.9 | 1:49.8 | 4 |
| 9. (11.) | Italy Giandomenico Basso | Italy Mitia Dotta | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 1:43:15.9 | 2:37.8 | 2 |
| 10. (12.) | Finland Toni Gardemeister | Finland Tapio Suominen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:43:16.3 | 2:38.2 | 1 |
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Special stages
[edit | edit source]| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| Leg 1 (15 Apr) |
SS1 | 13:48 | Gran Canaria 1 | 1.50 km | United Kingdom Guy Wilks | 1:23.2 | 64.90 km/h | United Kingdom Guy Wilks |
| SS2 | 14:11 | Santa Lucía 1 | 24.57 km | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký | 14:08.4 | 104.26 km/h | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký | |
| SS3 | 15:04 | Ingenio 1 | 14.19 km | United Kingdom Guy Wilks | 8:20.8 | 102.00 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 17:22 | Gran Canaria 2 | 1.50 km | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Belgium Thierry Neuville |
1:22.9 | 65.14 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 17:45 | Santa Lucía 2 | 24.57 km | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký | 13:59.9 | 105.31 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 18:38 | Ingenio 2 | 14.19 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 8:18.1 | 102.56 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 22:16 | Valleseco | 13.22 km | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký | 8:18.4 | 95.49 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 22:49 | Tejeda | 23.07 km | stage cancelled | ||||
| Leg 2 (16 Apr) |
SS9 | 08:35 | San Mateo 1 | 23.42 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 13:53.8 | 101.12 km/h | Belgium Thierry Neuville |
| SS10 | 09:22 | Artenara 1 | 13.47 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 8:24.6 | 96.10 km/h | Finland Juho Hänninen | |
| SS11 | 12:06 | San Mateo 2 | 23.42 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 13:49.5 | 101.64 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 12:53 | Artenara 2 | 13.47 km | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký | 8:22.9 | 96.42 km/h | ||