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2011 Ypres Rally
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 2011 GEKO Ypres Rally | |
| round | 5 | |
| championship | 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season | |
| previous_round | 2011 Prime Yalta Rally | |
| next_round | 2011 Rally Azores | |
| country | ||
| rallybase | Ypres | |
| startdate | June 23 | |
| enddate | 25 2011 | |
| stages | 18 | |
| stagekm | 287.89 | stagekm_note= |
| overallkm | 649.87 | |
| surface | Asphalt | |
| driver1 | BEL Freddy Loix | |
| team1 | BEL BFO-Škoda Rally Team | |
| teamsstart | 115 | |
| teamsfinish | 57 |
The 2011 GEKO Ypres Rally, was the fifth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge and fourth round of the 2011 European Rally Championship. The event was held between 23–25 June 2011, and was based in the town of Ypres in Belgium.
Introduction
The rally was held over two days with a total of 287.89 km covered in eighteen asphalt special stages. Friday had six stages with Saturday having a total of twelve stages. In addition to IRC frontrunners Bryan Bouffier, Jan Kopecký and Thierry Neuville, other entries in S2000 cars included Freddy Loix (Škoda Fabia S2000), Abarth driver Luca Rossetti and factory Proton pair, Giandomenico Basso and Per-Gunnar Andersson. Kopecký failed to start the event however, after a crash in shakedown that caused an injury to his co-driver, Petr Starý.
Results
Freddy Loix won the event for the seventh time, having led from start to finish.
Overall
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BEL Freddy Loix | BEL Frédéric Miclotte | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:40:03.9 | 0.0 | |||||||||||
| 2. | NED Hans Weijs, Jr. | BEL Bjorn Degandt | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:44:00.8 | 3:56.9 | |||||||||||
| 3. | POL Michał Sołowow | POL Maciej Baran | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:46:10.7 | 6:06.8 | |||||||||||
| 4. (5.) | GBR Guy Wilks | GBR Phil Pugh | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2:46:37.7 | 6:33.8 | |||||||||||
| 5. (6.) | EST Karl Kruuda | EST Martin Järveoja | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:46:44.5 | 6:40.6 | |||||||||||
| 6. (7.) | FIN Toni Gardemeister | FIN Tapio Suominen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:47:01.3 | 6:57.4 | |||||||||||
| 7. (8.) | ITA Luca Rossetti | ITA Matteo Chiarcossi | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | 2:47:28.9 | 7:25.0 | |||||||||||
| 8. (9.) | NED Bernhard ten Brinke | NED Davy Thierie | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:47:41.2 | 7:37.3 | |||||||||||
| 9. (10.) | IRL Robert Barrable | IRL Damien Connolly | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:47:57.7 | 7:53.8 | |||||||||||
| 10. (11.) | FRA Julien Maurin | FRA Olivier Urai | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:49:41.9 | 9:38.0 |
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader | Leg 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (24 June) | SS1 | 16:49 | SS2 | 17:36 | SS3 | 18:15 | SS4 | 20:10 | SS5 | 20:57 | SS6 | 21:36 | Leg 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (25 June) | SS7 | 11:18 | SS8 | 11:40 | SS9 | 12:16 | SS10 | 14:03 | SS11 | 15:06 | SS12 | 15:38 | SS13 | 16:41 | SS14 | 18:27 | SS15 | 18:49 | SS16 | 19:25 | SS17 | 21:12 | SS18 | 21:56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dikkebus–Westouter 1 | 14.30 km | BEL Freddy Loix | 7:53.0 | 108.84 km/h | BEL Freddy Loix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mesen–Sauvegarde 1 | 14.75 km | BEL Freddy Loix | 8:02.5 | 110.05 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langemark 1 | 18.84 km | BEL Freddy Loix | 9:44.2 | 116.10 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dikkebus–Westouter 2 | 14.30 km | BEL Freddy Loix | 7:52.0 | 109.07 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mesen–Sauvegarde 2 | 14.75 km | BEL Freddy Loix | 7:54.1 | 112.00 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langemark 2 | 18.84 km | BEL Freddy Loix | 9:45.3 | 115.88 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proven–Vleteren 1 | 14.76 km | GBR Guy Wilks | 8:24.8 | 105.26 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watou 1 | 12.33 km | BEL Freddy Loix | 7:05.5 | 104.32 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heuvelland 1 | 24.74 km | BEL Freddy Loix | 13:50.3 | 107.27 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hollebeke 1 | 28.82 km | BEL Freddy Loix | 16:20.3 | 105.84 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lille–Eurométropole | 8.47 km | FRA Bryan Bouffier | 4:30.9 | 112.56 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Show Wasquehal | 1.88 km | NOR Andreas Mikkelsen | 1:17.3 | 87.55 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kemmelberg 1 | 10.23 km | FRA Bryan Bouffier | 5:58.4 | 102.76 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proven–Vleteren 2 | 14.76 km | GBR Guy Wilks | 8:11.2 | 108.18 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watou 2 | 12.33 km | NOR Andreas Mikkelsen | 6:53.4 | 107.37 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heuvelland 2 | 24.74 km | NOR Andreas Mikkelsen | 13:14.4 | 112.11 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hollebeke 2 | 28.82 km | NOR Andreas Mikkelsen | 16:19.5 | 105.92 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kemmelberg 2 | 10.23 km | GBR Guy Wilks | 6:08.1 | 100.05 km/h |
References
References
- (20 June 2011). "GEKO Ypres Rally Itinerary 2011". Combell.
- (17 June 2011). "IRC GEKO Ypres Rally preview (part 2 of 2)". [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]].
- (24 June 2011). "Kopecký and Starý withdraw from Ypres Rally". [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]].
- Beer, Matt. (25 June 2011). "Freddy Loix clinches a dominant seventh Ypres Rally victory". [[Haymarket Group.
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