2011 Rally Scotland
| 2011 Rally Scotland RAC MSA Rally of Scotland | |||
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Round 10 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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| File:2011 Rally Scotland Logo.png | |||
| Host country |  United Kingdom | ||
| Rally base | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Dates run | 7 – 9 October 2011 | ||
| Stages | 15[1] (196.96 km; 122.39 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,021.31 km (634.61 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 37 at start, 22 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda UK | ||
The 2011 Rally Scotland, officially the RAC MSA Rally of Scotland, was the tenth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fifteen stage gravel rally took place over 7–9 October 2011 with three stages run after sunset.[1]
The rally offered points-and-a-half towards the respective IRC championships, meaning that the overall rally winner, as well as class winners, gained 37.5 points instead of the usual 25.[2]
Introduction
[edit | edit source]The rally, which was run for the third time, was based in Perth, with a ceremonial start held at Stirling Castle on the Friday. Two runs of the Carron Valley stage completed the timetable for Friday. On Saturday six stages covering 94.76 km (58.88 mi) were run on gravel with the final seven stages, consisting of 85.48 km (53.11 mi) being completed on the Sunday.
Results
[edit | edit source]Andreas Mikkelsen took his first IRC victory on the event, becoming the youngest driver to win in the championship, having taken the lead on the second leg after an error by Guy Wilks.[3]
Overall
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1. | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | Norway Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:55:17.2 | 0.0 | 37.5 |
| 2. | Finland Juho Hänninen | Finland Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:55:43.6 | 26.4 | 27 |
| 3. | France Bryan Bouffier | France Xavier Panseri | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:56:52.5 | 1:35.3 | 22.5 |
| 4. | Republic of Ireland Craig Breen | Gareth Roberts
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 1:57:22.3 | 2:05.1 | 18 |
| 5. | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký | Czech Republic Petr Starý | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:57:28.9 | 2:11.7 | 15 |
| 6. | Belgium Thierry Neuville | Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:58:27.6 | 3:10.4 | 12 |
| 7. | Finland Toni Gardemeister | Finland Tapio Suominen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:58:28.7 | 3:11.5 | 9 |
| 8. | Alastair Fisher
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Daniel Baritt
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Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:00:17.1 | 4:59.9 | 6 |
| 9. |  Toshi Arai
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Australia Dale Moscatt | Subaru Impreza R4 | 2:03:34.8 | 8:17.6 | 3 |
| 10. | Germany Matthias Kahle | Germany Peter Göbel | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:04:53.3 | 9:36.1 | 1.5 |
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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 (7 October) |
SS1 | 19:45 | Carron Valley 1 | 8.36 km | Guy Wilks
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5:24.8 | 92.66 km/h | Guy Wilks
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| SS2 | 20:10 | Carron Valley 2 | 8.36 km | Guy Wilks
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5:21.9 | 93.49 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (8 October) |
SS3 | 9:20 | Craigvinean 1 | 16.54 km | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | 9:38.2 | 102.98 km/h | |
| SS4 | 10:45 | Drummond Hill 1 | 13.16 km | France Bryan Bouffier | 8:15.3 | 95.65 km/h | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | |
| SS5 | 12:10 | Errochty 1 | 17.68 km | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | 10:02.9 | 105.57 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 16:15 | Craigvinean 2 | 16.54 km | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | 9:50.4 | 100.85 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 17:40 | Errochty 2 | 17.68 km | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | 10:12.4 | 103.93 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 18:52 | Drummond Hill 2 | 13.16 km | stage cancelled | ||||
| Leg 3 (9 October) |
SS9 | 9:08 | Carron Valley 3 | 8.36 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 5:12.2 | 96.40 km/h | |
| SS10 | 10:52 | Loch Chon 1 | 9.91 km | Sweden Patrik Sandell | 6:41.5 | 88.86 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 11:10 | High Corrie 1 | 25.81 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 16:34.2 | 93.46 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 13:37 | Loch Chon 2 | 9.91 km | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | 6:33.3 | 90.71 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 13:55 | High Corrie 2 | 25.81 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 16:47.7 | 92.21 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 17:00 | Scone Palace 1 | 2.84 km | Belgium Thierry Neuville | 1:57.7 | 86.86 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 17:19 | Scone Palace 2 | 2.84 km | Belgium Thierry Neuville | 1:59.4 | 85.63 km/h | ||
References
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