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2011 Tour de Corse
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| image | 2011 Tour de Corse.png | |
| name | 2011 Tour de Corse | |
| native_name | 54ème Tour de Corse-E.Leclerc | |
| round | 3 | |
| championship | 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season | |
| previous_round | 2011 Rally Islas Canarias | |
| next_round | 2011 Prime Yalta Rally | |
| country | ||
| rallybase | Ajaccio, Corsica | |
| startdate | 12 | |
| enddate | 14 May 2011 | |
| stages | 14 | |
| stagekm | 320.84 | stagekm_note= |
| overallkm | 1161.95 | overallkm_note= |
| surface | Asphalt | |
| driver1 | BEL Thierry Neuville | |
| team1 | BEL Peugeot Team Belux | |
| teamsstart | 48 | |
| teamsfinish | 31 |
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 27.53 km Le Fangu stage. The remaining two days were made up of six stages on each day, covering 127.34 km on day two, and 138.44 km 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 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BEL Thierry Neuville | BEL Nicolas Gilsoul | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:20:51.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||
| 2. | CZE Jan Kopecký | CZE Petr Starý | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:21:06.5 | 15.5 | |||||||||||
| 3. | BEL Freddy Loix | BEL Frédéric Miclotte | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:21:53.6 | 1:02.6 | |||||||||||
| 4. | FRA Pierre Campana | FRA Sabrina De Castelli | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:24:50.1 | 3:59.1 | |||||||||||
| 5. | POR Bruno Magalhães | POR Paulo Grave | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:25:19.2 | 4:28.2 | |||||||||||
| 6. | NOR Andreas Mikkelsen | NOR Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:25:21.1 | 4:30.1 | |||||||||||
| 7. | FRA Julien Maurin | FRA Olivier Ural | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:24.3 | 4:33.3 | |||||||||||
| 8. | FIN Toni Gardemeister | FIN Tapio Suominen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:27:24.3 | 6:33.3 | |||||||||||
| 9. | SWE Patrik Sandell | SWE Staffan Parmander | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:29:19.8 | 8:28.8 | |||||||||||
| 10. | FRA Jean-Mathieu Leandri | FRA Pierre-Marien Leonardi | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:30:32.5 | 9:41.5 |
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader | Leg 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (12 May) | SS1 | 14:03 | SS2 | 16:56 | Leg 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (13 May) | SS3 | 9:10 | SS4 | 10:58 | SS5 | 12:06 | SS6 | 15:09 | SS7 | 16:17 | SS8 | 17:40 | Leg 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (14 May) | SS9 | 9:10 | SS10 | 10:43 | SS11 | 13:47 | SS12 | 15:10 | SS13 | 18:48 | SS14 | 20:10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Fangu – Notre Dame de la Serra 1 | 27.53 km | BEL Thierry Neuville | 16:10.3 | 102.14 km/h | BEL Thierry Neuville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Fangu – Notre Dame de la Serra 2 | 27.53 km | BEL Thierry Neuville | 15:57.7 | 103.49 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erbajolo – Pont d'Altiani 1 | 25.15 km | GBR Guy Wilks | 15:10.1 | 99.48 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barchetta – La Porta 1 | 23.24 km | FRA Bryan Bouffier | 15:32.8 | 89.69 km/h | FRA Bryan Bouffier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taverna – Pont de Castirla 1 | 15.28 km | BEL Thierry Neuville | 9:09.8 | 100.05 km/h | BEL Thierry Neuville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barchetta – La Porta 2 | 23.24 km | stage cancelled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taverna – Pont de Castirla 2 | 15.28 km | BEL Thierry Neuville | 9:07.6 | 100.45 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erbajolo – Pont d'Altiani 2 | 25.15 km | BEL Thierry Neuville | 15:06.6 | 99.87 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarrola – Plage du Liamone 1 | 26.70 km | CZE Jan Kopecký | 17:29.4 | 91.60 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marato – Acqua Doria 1 | 22.47 km | BEL Thierry Neuville | 13:15.6 | 101.67 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bocognano – Bastelica 1 | 20.05 km | BEL Thierry Neuville | 13:24.7 | 89.70 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marato – Acqua Doria 2 | 22.47 km | BEL Thierry Neuville | 13:13.3 | 101.97 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bocognano – Bastelica 2 | 20.05 km | CZE Jan Kopecký | 13:19.2 | 90.32 km/h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarrola – Plage du Liamone 2 | 26.70 km | NOR Andreas Mikkelsen | 17:30.4 | 91.51 km/h |
References
References
- (4 May 2011). "Itinerary IRC 2011". ASACC.
- (12 May 2011). "Bouffier to start first on the road in Corsica". [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]].
- (14 May 2011). "Mikkelsen fastest, Neuville wins". [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]].
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