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2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge

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The 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge was the sixth season of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The season consisted of twelve rounds and started on 19 January with the Monte Carlo Rally. The season ended on 5 November, at the Cyprus Rally.

The series introduced a new points system for the 2011 season, applying the FIA points system – 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1^[1] – which had been introduced to other championships within the last twelve months. Within the new system, the final two events in Scotland and Cyprus offered more points via a scoring coefficient.^[1] Scotland offered crews points on a 1.5 coefficient, meaning that the winner earned 37.5 points, second place 27 points, third place 22.5 points and so on. In Cyprus, double points were offered, meaning the winner received 50 points, second place 36, third place 30 and so forth. The rule was intended to increase the number of entries for the final two rounds, although Bouffier (who was still in mathematical contention for the title) did not participate in Cyprus.^[2]

Argentina was cancelled, meaning the calendar had a large proportion of tarmac events. Extra points for the final two gravel rallies meant that tarmac specialists would not necessarily dominate, however. The Proton Satria Neos were not as competitive as the Škoda Fabias or Peugeot 207s. The Monte Carlo Rally had several notable appearances, including François Delecour and 2003 World Rally Champion Petter Solberg. The final two rallies were won by Andreas Mikkelsen, who also took two other podiums and the most stage wins during the season en-route to the championship.^[3]

Standings

Drivers

Only the best seven scores from each driver count towards the championship.

More information Pos, Driver ...

Pos	Driver	MON	CAN	COR	YAL	YPR	AZO	ZLI	MEC	SAN	SCO	CYP	Total	Drop	Pts
1	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ret	6	6	4	Ret	2	5	Ret	2	1	1	161.5	8	153.5
2	Jan Kopecký	8	2	2	3	DNS	3	1	1	4	5	2	183	31	152
3	Juho Hänninen	6	1		1		1	3			2	16	125		125
4	Freddy Loix	2	4	3		1		2	3	Ret		5	123		123
5	Thierry Neuville	Ret	3	1	6	Ret		4	2	1	6	Ret	115		115
6	Bryan Bouffier	1	8	Ret	2	DSQ	4	Ret	4	3	3		110.5		110.5
7	Guy Wilks	3	5	Ret	5	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		47		47
8	Patrik Sandell			9	9		5	12			Ret	3	44		44
9	Toni Gardemeister	10	12	8	7	7		6	7	9	7		45	2	43
10	Karl Kruuda				8	5		10	11	Ret	13	4	39		39
11	Bruno Magalhães	Ret	9	5		Ret	Ret		9	5			26		26
12	Craig Breen							7			4		24		24
13	Hans Weijs					2							18		18
14	Matthias Kahle							19	19		10	6	17.5		17.5
15	Pierre Campana	14		4						8			16		16
16	Michał Sołowow					3		11					15		15
17	Toshi Arai			13			Ret		18		9	7	15		15
18	Stéphane Sarrazin	4											12		12
19	François Delecour	5											10		10
19	Hermann Gassner								5				10		10
21	Ricardo Moura						6						8		8
	György Aschenbrenner								6				8		8
	Alessandro Perico									6			8		8
24	Mark Wallenwein	21						18	14			8	8		8
25	Julien Maurin	12		7		11	Ret						7		7
26	Nicolas Vouilloz	7											6		6
	Vítor Lopes						7						6		6
	Umberto Scandola									7			6		6
29	Luca Rossetti					8							6		6
29	Alastair Fisher										8		6		6
31	Giandomenico Basso	9	11		Ret	Ret		13	Ret	10			5		5
32	Vítor Pascoal						8						4		4
	Roman Kresta							8					4		4
	Róbert Bútor								8				4		4
35	Bernhard ten Brinke					9							4		4
36	Doros Loucaides											10	4		4
37	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Ret	24		Ret	19		9	Ret		Ret		2		2
38	Sérgio Silva						9						2		2
39	Robert Barrable					10		DSQ			16		2		2
40	Charalambos Timotheou											11	2		2
41	Jean-Mathieu Leandri			10									1		1
41	Beppo Harrach								10				1		1
43	Fumio Nutahara						11	Ret			15		1		1
44	János Puskádi			23	12			Ret	28		20	24	1		1
Pos	Driver	MON	CAN	COR	YAL	YPR	AZO	ZLI	MEC	SAN	SCO	CYP	Total	Drop	Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

2WD Cup drivers' standings

Only the best seven scores from each driver count towards the championship.

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Pos	Driver	MON	CAN	COR	YAL	YPR	AZO	ZLI	MEC	SAN	SCO	CYP	Pts
1	Jean-Michel Raoux	7		Ret	1		2	3	7	14	Ret	1	120
2	Stefano Albertini			3		Ret		1	1	2		2	119
3	János Puskádi			9	3			Ret	6		3	4	71.5
4	Martin Kangur			Ret	6	11		6	Ret	Ret	1		53.5
5	Pierre-Antoine Guglielmi			1						3			40
6	Andreas Charalambous											3	30
7	John MacCrone										2		27
8	Kris Princen	Ret				1							25
9	Pierre Campana	1											25
	Joan Vinyes		1										25
	Paulo Maciel						1						25
	Davide Medici									1			25
13	Eric Mauffrey	4				Ret		5	Ret				22
14	Doros Constantinou											5	20
15	Vlad Cosma				2			18					18
16	Michaël Burri	2											18
	Gorka Antxustegi		2										18
	Guy Fiori			2									18
	Tommy Doyle					2							18
	Václav Dunovský							2					18
	Menyhért Krózser								2				18
22	Ruary MacLeod										4		18
23	Harry Hunt	20	6	6		Ret	Ret			9	Ret	Ret	18
24	Renaud Poutout	3											15
	Angel Marrero		3										15
	Kevin Demaerschalk					3							15
	Carlos Costa						3						15
	Sasa Ollé								3				15
29	Tony Jardine	Ret									5		15
30	Raul Quesada		4										12
	Jean-Paul Villa			4									12
	Archil Bidzinashvili				4								12
	Kevin Abbring					4							12
	Tiago Mota						4						12
	Petr Zedník							4					12
	Zsolt Szíjj								4				12
	Roberto Vescovi									4			12
38	Ekaterina Stratieva				5				Ret				10
39	Adrien Tambay	5											10
	Enrique Cruz		5										10
	Pierre Quilici			5									10
	Xavier Baugnet					5							10
	Olavo Esteves						5						10
	Szabolcs Várkonyi								5				10
	Cedric Cherain									5			10
46	Andrea Crugnola	6											8
	Claudie Tanghe					6							8
	Joaquim Pacheco						6						8
	Andrea Cortinovis									6			8
50	Petr Brynda			7		10		Ret	Ret				7
51	Enrique García Ojeda		7										6
	Giedrius Kriptavičius				7								6
	Nicolas Damsin					7							6
	João Faria						7						6
	Zsolt Pénzes							7					6
	Alex Vittalini									7			6
57	Renaud Bronkart								8	27			4
58	Dimitrios Amaxopoulos	8											4
	Alessandro Barchiesi		8										4
	Stéphane Rovina			8									4
	Vadim Trutnyev				8								4
	Davy Vanneste					8							4
	Lubomír Minařík							8					4
	Matteo Brunello									8			4
65	Lilian Vialle	9											2
	Miguel Arias		9										2
	Vincent Verschueren					9							2
	Jarosław Kołtun							9					2
69	Christophe Fontaine	10											1
	Rubén Gracia		10										1
	Franck Amaudru			10									1
	Milan Kneifel							10					1
	Elwis Chentre									10			1
Pos	Driver	MON	CAN	COR	YAL	YPR	AZO	ZLI	MEC	SAN	SCO	CYP	Pts

Production Cup drivers' standings

Only the best seven scores from each driver count towards the championship.

More information Pos, Driver ...

Pos	Driver	MON	CAN	COR	YAL	YPR	AZO	ZLI	MEC	SAN	SCO	CYP	Pts
1	Toshi Arai			2			Ret		7		1	1	111.5
2	Florian Gonon	1		1		Ret				1			75
3	Marco Caviglioli							15	10	2	4	Ret	37
4	Charalambos Timotheou											2	36
5	Fumio Nutahara						5	Ret			3		32.5
6	Savvas Savva											3	30
7	Volodymyr Pechenyk				1							10	27
8	Jason Pritchard										2		27
9	Jose Barrios		1										25
	Jonas Langenakens					1							25
	Ricardo Moura						1						25
	Jaroslav Orsák							1					25
	György Aschenbrenner								1				25
14	Vojtěch Štajf	2						7					24
15	Constantinos Tingirides											4	24
16	Eamonn Boland	6		Ret						3			23
17	Panayiotis Yiangou											5	20
18	Yuriy Shapovalov				2								18
	Anthony Martin					2							18
	Vítor Lopes						2						18
	Daniel Běhálek							2					18
	Beppo Harrach								2				18
23	Michalis Posedias											6	16
24	Giacomo Ogliari	3											15
	Anton Kuzmenko				3								15
	Jasper van den Heuvel					3							15
	Vítor Pascoal						3						15
	Martin Bujáček							3					15
	Dávid Botka								3				15
30	Arman Smailov										5		15
31	Maurizio Verini	4											12
	Yukhym Vazheyevskyy				4								12
	Andy Lefevere					4							12
	Sérgio Silva						4						12
	Václav Arazim							4					12
	László Ranga								4				12
	Corrado Perino									4			12
38	Mihály Matics						8		6				12
39	Costas Zenonos											7	12
40	Claude Carret	5											10
	Yevgen Konopellkin				5								10
	Philip Barbier					5							10
	Jaromír Tarabus							5					10
	István Pethő								5				10
45	Alexander Lomadze				6								8
	Kris Cools					6							8
	José Paula						6						8
	Milan Pantálek							6					8
49	Phivos Nicolaou											8	8
50	Herve Knapick	7											6
50	Neil McCance					7							6
52	László Vizin								9			9	6
53	Miguel Baudoin	8											4
	Bruno Parmentier					8							4
	András Hadik								8				4
56	Rémi Tosello	9											2
	Michael Eckhaus					9							2
	Richard Kirnig							9					2
59	Pierre Bos	10											1
	Roy Clijnk					10							1
	Petr Trnovec							10					1
Pos	Driver	MON	CAN	COR	YAL	YPR	AZO	ZLI	MEC	SAN	SCO	CYP	Pts

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Round	Dates	Event title	Rally HQ	Surface
1	19–22 January	Monte Carlo Rally	Valence	Asphalt
2	14–16 April	Rally Islas Canarias	Las Palmas	Asphalt
3	12–14 May	Tour de Corse	Ajaccio	Asphalt
4	2–4 June	Prime Yalta Rally	Yalta	Asphalt
5	23–25 June	Ypres Rally	Ypres	Asphalt
6	14–16 July	Rallye Açores	Ponta Delgada	Gravel
7	26–28 August	Barum Czech Rally Zlín	Zlín	Asphalt
8	9–11 September	Mecsek Rallye	Pécs	Asphalt
9	22–24 September	Rallye Sanremo	Sanremo	Asphalt
10	7–9 October^[8]	Rally Scotland	Perth	Gravel
11	3–5 November	Cyprus Rally	Limassol	Asphalt/Gravel

Entrant/Team	Manufacturer^[13]	Car	Driver	Co-driver	Tyres	Rounds
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Škoda Fabia S2000	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	M	1–2, 4, 6–7, 10–11
			Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý	M	All
			Nicolas Vouilloz	Benjamin Veillas	M	1
			Freddy Loix	Frédéric Miclotte	M	1
BFO-Škoda Rally Team			Freddy Loix	Frédéric Miclotte	M	2–3, 5, 7–11
Škoda UK			Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	M	All
Škoda Auto Deutschland			Mark Wallenwein	Stefan Kopczyk	M	1, 7–8, 11
Škoda Auto Deutschland			Matthias Kahle	Peter Göbel	M	7–8, 10–11
TGS Worldwide OÜ			Toni Gardemeister	Tapio Suominen	H	2–5, 7–10
Škoda Sweden			Patrik Sandell	Staffan Parmander	M	3–4
Škoda Sweden			Patrik Sandell	Staffan Parmander	P	6–7, 10–11
ME3 Rally Team			Karl Kruuda	Martin Järveoja	M	4–5, 7–11
Autostal Duindistel			Bernd Casier	Francis Caesemaeker	M	5
Wevers Sport			Hans Weijs	Bjorn Degandt	BF	5
			Mark van Eldik	Robin Buysmans	BF	5
			Edwin Schilt	Lisette Bakker	BF	5
Simpsons Škoda			Jonathan Greer	Dai Roberts	P	5, 10
Škoda Ireland			Robert Barrable	Damien Connolly	P	5
Škoda Ireland			Robert Barrable	Damien Connolly	M	7, 10
Adell Mogul Racing Team			Roman Kresta	Petr Gross	M	7
Škoda Rally Team Hungaria			Norbert Herczig	Kálmán Benics	M	8
Red Bull Škoda			Hermann Gassner	Timo Gottschalk	M	8
René Georges Motorsport			Burcu Çetinkaya	Çiçek Güney	Y	10–11
Peugeot France	Peugeot	Peugeot 207 S2000	Petter Solberg	Chris Patterson	M	1
			Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	M	1–10
			Stéphane Sarrazin	Jacques-Julien Renucci	M	1
			Robert Bútor	Igor Bacigál	M	8
Enjolras Sport			François Delecour	Dominique Savignoni	M	1, 3
Peugeot UK			Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	M	1–10
Astra Racing			Toni Gardemeister	Tomi Tuominen	M	1
Peugeot Sport Portugal			Bruno Magalhães	Paulo Grave	M	1–3, 5–6, 8–9
Friulmotor			Giandomenico Basso	Mitia Dotta	M	1
Peugeot Team Belux			Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Klinger	M	1
Peugeot Team Belux			Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	M	2–5, 7–11
Kimera Motorsport			Luca Betti	Alessandro Mattioda	M	1
Kimera Motorsport			Luca Betti	Maurizio Barone	M	5, 7
Munaretto Sport			Max Settembrini	Corrado Bonato	M	1–3
			Max Settembrini	David Boselli	M	9
			Marco Tempestini	Dorin Pulpea	M	1, 4, 8
			Pierre Campana	Sabrina De Castelli	M	3, 5, 9
			Doros Loucaides	Costas Laos	M	11
AMP Classic Team			Jonathan Pérez	Enrique Velasco	M	2
Yazeed Al Rajhi Team			Yazeed Al Rajhi	Mathieu Baumel	M	3
Kronos Racing			Pieter Tsjoen	Lara Vanneste	M	5
Peugeot Delimax Czech National Team			Pavel Valoušek	Zdeněk Hrůza	M	7
Peugeot Total Hungária Rallye Team			János Tóth	Róbert Tagai	M	8
National Proklama			Alessandro Perico	Fabrizio Carrara	P	9
Petter Solberg World Rally Team	M-Sport	Ford Fiesta S2000	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	M	1
Team Emap Yacco			Julien Maurin	Olivier Ural	M	1, 3, 5–6
AT Rally Team			Oleksiy Tamrazov	Ivan German	M	3–4, 7
Cersanit Rally Team			Michał Sołowow	Maciek Baran	P	5, 7
Keltech Motorsport			Craig Breen	Gareth Roberts	P	7, 10
Synergon Turán Motorsport			Frigyes Turán	Gábor Zsiros	M	8
Car Racing			Umberto Scandola	Guido D'Amore	M	9
M-Sport			Alastair Fisher	Daniel Barritt	P	10
Barwa World Rally Team			Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	P	11
Proton Motorsport	Proton	Proton Satria Neo S2000	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Emil Axelsson	M	1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10
			Chris Atkinson	Stéphane Prévot	M	1, 9
			Giandomenico Basso	Mitia Dotta	M	2, 4–5, 7–9
			Oleksandr Saliuk	Evgen Chervonenko	M	4
			Alister McRae	Bill Hayes	M	10
Dytko Sport	Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	Andreas Aigner	Daniela Ertl	M	1
Amarante Rally Team		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	Vítor Pascoal	Luis Ramalho	M	6
Team Além Mar		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	Ricardo Moura	Sancho Eiró	M	6
David Bogie Rallying			David Bogie	Kevin Rae	P	10
Sonax Racing			Jarkko Nikara	Petri Nikara	Y	10
Nicos Thomas Racing			Nicos Thomas	Angelos Loizides	M	11
Heuvel Motorsport		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4	Jasper van den Heuvel	Martine Kolman	P	5
EuroOil Čepro Czech National Team		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX R4	Václav Pech	Petr Uhel	M	7
Martevo Kft.		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX R4	György Aschenbrenner	Zsuzsa Pikó	Y	8
Team Arai	Subaru	Subaru Impreza R4	Toshihiro Arai	Dale Moscatt	Y	3, 6, 8, 10–11
Advan Team Nutahara	Subaru	Subaru Impreza R4	Fumio Nutahara	Hakaru Ichino	Y	6–7, 10
National Proklama	Abarth	Abarth Grande Punto S2000	Luca Rossetti	Matteo Chiarcossi	M	5

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	/ Monte Carlo Rally (19–22 January) — Results and report	1	Bryan Bouffier	Peugeot 207 S2000	3:32:55.6
		2	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000	3:33:28.1
		3	Guy Wilks	Peugeot 207 S2000	3:34:15.3

2	Rally Islas Canarias (14–16 April) — Results and report	1	Juho Hänninen	Škoda Fabia S2000	1:40:38.1
		2	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia S2000	1:40:39.6
		3	Thierry Neuville	Peugeot 207 S2000	1:40:46.3

3	Tour de Corse (12–14 May) — Results and report	1	Thierry Neuville	Peugeot 207 S2000	3:20:51.0
		2	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia S2000	3:21:06.5
		3	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000	3:21:53.6

4	Prime Yalta Rally (2–4 June) — Results and report	1	Juho Hänninen	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:54:14.0
		2	Bryan Bouffier	Peugeot 207 S2000	2:54:25.7
		3	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:54:52.7

5	Ypres Rally (23–25 June) — Results and report	1	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:40:03.9
		2	Hans Weijs	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:44:00.8
		3	Michał Sołowow	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:46:10.7

6	Rallye Açores (14–16 July) — Results and report	1	Juho Hänninen	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:19:03.8
		2	Andreas Mikkelsen	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:19:46.1
		3	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:20:49.8

7	Barum Rally Zlín (26–28 August) — Results and report	1	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:15:51.7
		2	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:15:52.9
		3	Juho Hänninen	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:16:29.1

8	Mecsek Rallye (9–11 September) — Results and report	1	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:00:06.7
		2	Thierry Neuville	Peugeot 207 S2000	2:00:07.5
		3	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:01:06.7

9	Rallye Sanremo (22–24 September) — Results and report	1	Thierry Neuville	Peugeot 207 S2000	2:19:57.8
		2	Andreas Mikkelsen	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:19:59.3
		3	Bryan Bouffier	Peugeot 207 S2000	2:20:13.8

10	Rally Scotland (7–9 October) — Results and report	1	Andreas Mikkelsen	Škoda Fabia S2000	1:55:17.2
		2	Juho Hänninen	Škoda Fabia S2000	1:55:43.6
		3	Bryan Bouffier	Peugeot 207 S2000	1:56:52.5

11	Cyprus Rally (3–5 November) — Results and report	1	Andreas Mikkelsen	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:25:18.5
		2	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:26:59.0
		3	Patrik Sandell	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:28:13.3

2011_Intercontinental_Rally_Challenge_season

2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge

Calendar

Selected entries

Results

Standings

Drivers

Manufacturers

2WD Cup drivers' standings

2WD Cup manufacturers' standings

Production Cup drivers' standings

References

External links

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