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 and 14 May 2011.
Introduction The rally was based in the capital, Ajaccio, with day one consisting of two runs through the Le Fangu stage. The remaining two days were made up of six stages on each day, covering on day two, and on day three. A total of 48 cars contested the event, with Bryan Bouffier seeded number one.
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.
Overall Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points 1. Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Peugeot 207 S2000 3:20:51.0 0.0 25 2. Jan Kopecký Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 3:21:06.5 15.5 18 3. Freddy Loix Frédéric Miclotte Škoda Fabia S2000 3:21:53.6 1:02.6 15 4. Pierre Campana Sabrina De Castelli Peugeot 207 S2000 3:24:50.1 3:59.1 12 5. Bruno Magalhães Paulo Grave Peugeot 207 S2000 3:25:19.2 4:28.2 10 6. Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 3:25:21.1 4:30.1 8 7. Julien Maurin Olivier Ural Ford Fiesta S2000 3:25:24.3 4:33.3 6 8. Toni Gardemeister Tapio Suominen Škoda Fabia S2000 3:27:24.3 6:33.3 4 9. Patrik Sandell Staffan Parmander Škoda Fabia S2000 3:29:19.8 8:28.8 2 10. Jean-Mathieu Leandri Pierre-Marien Leonardi Peugeot 207 S2000 3:30:32.5 9:41.5 1
Special stages DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader Leg 1(12 May) SS1 14:03 Le Fangu – Notre Dame de la Serra 1 27.53 km Thierry Neuville 16:10.3 102.14 km/h Thierry Neuville SS2 16:56 Le Fangu – Notre Dame de la Serra 2 27.53 km Thierry Neuville 15:57.7 103.49 km/hLeg 2(13 May) SS3 9:10 Erbajolo – Pont d'Altiani 1 25.15 km Guy Wilks 15:10.1 99.48 km/h SS4 10:58 Barchetta – La Porta 1 23.24 km Bryan Bouffier 15:32.8 89.69 km/h Bryan Bouffier SS5 12:06 Taverna – Pont de Castirla 1 15.28 km Thierry Neuville 9:09.8 100.05 km/h Thierry Neuville SS6 15:09 Barchetta – La Porta 2 23.24 km stage cancelled SS7 16:17 Taverna – Pont de Castirla 2 15.28 km Thierry Neuville 9:07.6 100.45 km/h SS8 17:40 Erbajolo – Pont d'Altiani 2 25.15 km Thierry Neuville 15:06.6 99.87 km/hLeg 3(14 May) SS9 9:10 Sarrola – Plage du Liamone 1 26.70 km Jan Kopecký 17:29.4 91.60 km/h SS10 10:43 Marato – Acqua Doria 1 22.47 km Thierry Neuville 13:15.6 101.67 km/h SS11 13:47 Bocognano – Bastelica 1 20.05 km Thierry Neuville 13:24.7 89.70 km/h SS12 15:10 Marato – Acqua Doria 2 22.47 km Thierry Neuville 13:13.3 101.97 km/h SS13 18:48 Bocognano – Bastelica 2 20.05 km Jan Kopecký 13:19.2 90.32 km/h SS14 20:10 Sarrola – Plage du Liamone 2 26.70 km Andreas Mikkelsen 17:30.4 91.51 km/h
References
External links The official website for the rally The official website of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge