The 2011 Rallye Sanremo (53º Rallye Sanremo), was the 9th round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The thirteen stage asphalt rally took place over 22 – 24 September 2011. The longest stage of the rally, Ronde, was run in darkness. All other stages were run in daylight.
Introduction The rally took place in the province of Imperia, with a total length of of which were special stages. The rally base was located along the sea front and the old railway station in the heart of the town of Sanremo. Fifteen S2000 cars started the event with the main front runners in the championship, excluding Juho Hänninen, taking part.
Results
Overall Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points 1. Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Peugeot 207 S2000 2:19:57.8 0.0 25 2. Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 2:19:59.3 1.5 18 3. Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri Peugeot 207 S2000 2:20:13.8 16.0 15 4. Jan Kopecký Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 2:21:06.9 1:09.1 12 5. Bruno Magalhães Paulo Grave Peugeot 207 S2000 2:21:23.8 1:26.0 10 6. Alessandro Perico Fabrizio Carrara Peugeot 207 S2000 2:23:45.6 3:47.8 8 7. Umberto Scandola Guido D'Amore Ford Fiesta S2000 2:24:03.7 4:05.9 6 8. Pierre Campana Sabrina De Castelli Peugeot 207 S2000 2:24:25.8 4:28.0 4 9. Toni Gardemeister Tapio Suominen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:25:21.9 5:24.1 2 10. Giandomenico Basso Mitia Dotta Proton Satria Neo S2000 2:27:24.7 7:26.9 1
Special stages DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leaderLeg 1(23 September) SS1 13:54 Coldirodi 1 13.06 km Andreas Mikkelsen 8:27.3 92.68 km/h Andreas Mikkelsen SS2 14:33 Bajardo 7.36 km Freddy Loix 5:18.7 83.14 km/h SS3 14:51 Bignone 1 10.59 km Freddy Loix 6:51.5 92.65 km/h SS4 16:50 Coldirodi 2 13.06 km Andreas Mikkelsen 8:22.1 93.64 km/h SS5 17:12 Apricale 17.43 km Andreas Mikkelsen 12:19.4 84.86 km/h SS6 17:39 Bignone 2 10.59 km Thierry Neuville Andreas Mikkelsen 6:47.0 93.67 km/h SS7 22:33 Ronde 44.00 km Freddy Loix 29:35.7 89.20 km/h Freddy LoixLeg 2(24 September) SS8 10:16 Colle Langan 1 20.57 km Thierry Neuville 13:49.9 89.23 km/h Andreas Mikkelsen SS9 10:53 Passo Teglia 1 18.80 km Thierry Neuville 13:38.6 82.68 km/h SS10 12:02 Colle d'Oggia 1 15.47 km Freddy Loix 10:27.8 88.71 km/h Freddy Loix SS11 15:16 Colle Langan 2 20.57 km stage cancelled Andreas Mikkelsen SS12 16:00 Passo Teglia 2 18.80 km Thierry Neuville 13:33.1 83.24 km/h Thierry Neuville SS13 17:09 Colle d'Oggia 2 15.47 km Thierry Neuville 10:21.3 89.64 km/h
References
External links The official website for the rally The official website of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge