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2011 Rally Sweden
Part of the 2011 World Rally Championship
Part of the 2011 World Rally Championship
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 2011 Rally Sweden | |
| native_name | 59th Uddeholm Swedish Rally | |
| round | 1 | |
| championship | 2011 World Rally Championship | |
| next_round | 2011 Rally México | |
| country | ||
| image | Petter Solberg at 2011 Swedish Rally.jpg | |
| rallybase | Karlstad, Sweden | |
| startdate | February 10 | |
| enddate | 13 2011 | |
| stages | 22 | |
| stagekm | 351.00 | stagekm_note= |
| overallkm | 2059.89 | overallkm_note= |
| surface | Snow- and Ice-covered gravel | |
| driver1 | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | |
| team1 | GBR Ford World Rally Team | |
| teamsstart | 44 | |
| teamsfinish | 34 |
The 2011 Rally Sweden was the opening round of 2011 World Rally Championship season. It was the season's first and only event held on snow- and ice-covered gravel roads. The rally took place over 10–13 February, beginning with a Super Special Stage in the event's base town of Karlstad. The rally was also the first round of the Production World Rally Championship.
The rally saw a beginning to a new era in the World Rally Championship, with the previous generation of WRC machinery such as the Citroën C4 and the Ford Focus being phased out in favour of cars with a displacement of 1.6 L. Citroën will use their DS3 model, and Ford will use the Fiesta RS over the course of the 2011 season. Also introduced for the 2011 season is the Power Stage, in which the final stage of each rally will award bonus points towards the championship standings. The fastest driver on the stage, will receive three points with two for the second-fastest and one for the third-fastest.
Mikko Hirvonen took the 13th WRC win of his career, and his first victory since winning the same event in 2010, having overhauled Mads Østberg midway through the second day. Østberg took his best result in the championship, finishing on the podium for the first time just 6.5 seconds behind Hirvonen. The podium was completed by another Ford driver, as Hirvonen's teammate Jari-Matti Latvala finished third, 34 seconds behind Hirvonen. Sébastien Ogier finished as the best Citroën driver in fourth place, and also picked up maximum bonus points with his victory on the first Power Stage of the season. Fellow Citroën driver Petter Solberg rounded out the top five places, despite losing his licence before the final stage due to a speeding infringement on Friday afternoon. As per the country's law, the Swedish Police Authority had given Solberg 48 hours grace before he could no longer drive after being caught going at 112 km/h in an area where the limit was 80 km/h. With the ban coming into effect prior to the final stage, Solberg's co-driver Chris Patterson had to drive the stage.
In the supporting PWRC class, Martin Semerád took his first victory by over five minutes ahead of Yuriy Protasov.
Results
Event standings
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | Overall | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | PWRC | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | FIN Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:23:56.6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | NOR Mads Østberg | SWE Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:24:03.1 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | FIN Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:24:30.6 | 34.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | FRA Sébastien Ogier | FRA Julien Ingrassia | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:24:44.3 | 47.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | NOR Petter Solberg | GBR Chris Patterson | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:25:27.8 | 1:31.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | FRA Sébastien Loeb | MON Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:26:26.9 | 2:30.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson | SWE Emil Axelsson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:30:18.6 | 6:22.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | FIN Kimi Räikkönen | FIN Kaj Lindström | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:30:58.9 | 7:02.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | GBR Matthew Wilson | GBR Scott Martin | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:34:08.1 | 10:11.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | UAE Khalid Al Qassimi | GBR Michael Orr | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:34:27.7 | 10:31.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. (16.) | CZE Martin Semerád | CZE Michal Ernst | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3:46:59.8 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. (19.) | UKR Yuriy Protasov | UKR Adrian Aftanaziv | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3:52:17.1 | 5:17.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. (21.) | PER Nicolás Fuchs | ARG Rubén Francisco García | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3:53:43.9 | 6:44.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. (22.) | UKR Valeriy Gorban | UKR Evgen Leonov | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3:53:49.3 | 6:49.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. (28.) | ITA Gianluca Linari | ITA Paolo Gregoriani | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:14:45.3 | 27:45.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. (31.) | RUS Dmitry Tagirov | RUS Anna Zavershinskaya | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:21:53.4 | 34:53.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. (32.) | UKR Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. | UKR Pavlo Cherepin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4:22:52.5 | 35:52.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. (33.) | ARE Majed Al Shamsi | ARE Khalid Al Kedi | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:29:52.6 | 42:52.8 |
Special stages
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader | Leg 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (10–11 Feb) | SS1 | 20:04 | SS2 | 07:58 | SS3 | 09:39 | SS4 | 10:55 | SS5 | 14:13 | SS6 | 15:54 | SS7 | 17:10 | Leg 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (12 Feb) | SS8 | 08:00 | SS9 | 09:01 | SS10 | 10:06 | SS11 | 11:08 | SS12 | 13:26 | SS13 | 14:27 | SS14 | 15:32 | SS15 | 16:34 | SS16 | 20:00 | Leg 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (13 Feb) | SS17 | 07:51 | SS18 | 08:43 | SS19 | 09:37 | SS20 | 12:09 | SS21 | 13:31 | SS22 | 15:08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karlstad Super Special Stage 1 | 1.90 km | SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson | 1:39.7 | 68.61 km/h | SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vargåsen 1 | 24.63 km | NOR Mads Østberg | 14:41.9 | 100.54 km/h | NOR Mads Østberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Likenäs 1 | 20.78 km | SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson | 12:10.1 | 102.46 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Løvhaugen 1 | 19.26 km | NOR Mads Østberg | 11:36.5 | 99.55 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vargåsen 2 | 24.63 km | SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOR Mads Østberg | 14:05.0 | 104.93 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Likenäs 2 | 20.78 km | FRA Sébastien Ogier | 11:39.5 | 106.94 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Løvhaugen 2 | 19.26 km | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | 10:49.7 | 106.72 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lesjöfors 1 | 15.00 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 9:38.4 | 93.36 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sågen 1 | 14.23 km | NOR Petter Solberg | 7:44.0 | 110.41 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fredriksberg 1 | 18.15 km | SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson | 10:55.8 | 99.63 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Värmullsåsen 1 | 15.42 km | NOR Petter Solberg | 8:40.2 | 107.40 km/h | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lesjöfors 2 | 15.00 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 9:35.3 | 93.86 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sågen 2 | 14.23 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 7:50.1 | 108.97 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fredriksberg 2 | 18.15 km | FRA Sébastien Ogier | 11:02.2 | 98.67 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Värmullsåsen 2 | 15.42 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 8:45.7 | 105.60 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karlstad Super Special Stage 2 | 1.90 km | NOR Petter Solberg | 1:38.9 | 69.16 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Torntorp 1 | 19.21 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 9:49.2 | 117.37 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gustavsfors 1 | 4.16 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 2:22.1 | 105.39 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rämmen 1 | 22.76 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 11:55.3 | 114.55 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Torntorp 2 | 19.21 km | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | 10:00.0 | 115.26 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rämmen 2 | 22.76 km | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | 12:12.9 | 111.80 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gustavsfors 2 (Power Stage) | 4.16 km | FRA Sébastien Ogier | 2:22.7 | 104.95 km/h |
Power Stage
The first ever "Power stage", a live televised 4.16 km short stage at the end of the rally, was held near the village of Gustavsfors.
| Pos | Driver | Time | Diff. | Avg. speed | Points | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Sébastien Ogier | 2:22.7 | 0.0 | 104.95 km/h | ||||||||
| FRA Sébastien Loeb | 2:23.0 | +0.3 | 104.73 km/h | ||||||||
| FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | 2:23.4 | +0.7 | 104.44 km/h |
Standings after the rally
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 25 |
| 2 | NOR Mads Ostberg | 18 |
| 3 | FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | 16 |
| 4 | FRA Sebastien Ogier | 15 |
| 5 | NOR Petter Solberg | 10 |
| 6 | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 10 |
| 7 | SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson | 6 |
| 8 | FIN Kimi Räikkönen | 4 |
| 9 | GBR Matthew Wilson | 2 |
| 10 | UAE Khalid Al-Qassimi | 1 |
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR BP Ford WRT | 40 |
| 2 | FRA Citroën WRT | 22 |
| 3 | GBR Stobart Ford | 18 |
| 4 | FIN Ice 1 Racing | 8 |
| 5 | UAE Team Abu Dhabi | 6 |
| 6 | NED FERM Power Tools WRT | 4 |
| 7 | USA Monster WRT | 2 |
References
References
- (2 February 2011). "Itineraries". [[Swedish Rally.
- (4 February 2011). "Rally Sweden 2011". [[International Sportsworld Communicators]].
- (13 February 2011). "Hirvonen lands thrilling victory". [[International Sportsworld Communicators]].
- Evans, David. (13 February 2011). "Solberg's co-driver in surprise debut". [[Haymarket Group.
- (13 February 2011). "Co-driver Patterson takes the wheel in Sweden". [[International Sportsworld Communicators]].
- (13 February 2011). "Maiden PWRC win for Semerad". [[International Sportsworld Communicators]].
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