| 2011 Rally Argentina | |
| Native Name: | 31º Rally Argentina |
| Round: | 6 |
| Championship: | 2011 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2011 Rally d'Italia Sardegna |
| Next Round: | 2011 Acropolis Rally |
| Rallybase: | Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina |
| Startdate: | May 26 |
| Enddate: | 29 2011 |
| Stages: | 19 |
| Stagekm: | 378.15 |
| Stagekm Note: | [1] |
| Overallkm: | 1457.08 |
| Surface: | Gravel with some tarmac |
| Driver1: |  Sébastien Loeb |
| Team1: | Citroën World Rally Team |
| Teamsstart: | 33 |
| Teamsfinish: | 27 |
The 2011 Rally Argentina was the sixth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 26–29 May, and was based in Villa Carlos Paz, in the province of Córdoba. The rally was also the third round of the Production World Rally Championship. Argentina returned to the WRC calendar for the first time since 2009, after the event was a part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in 2010.
Sébastien Loeb took his third win of the season and the 65th WRC win of his career after a come-from-behind victory over the final two days.[2] Having run first on the road on the first day, Loeb trailed Jari-Matti Latvala by 90 seconds after day one, but six stage victories over the final two days helped to recover some of the lost time and ultimately took the rally victory on the final stage. Mikko Hirvonen was second, 2.4 seconds in arrears, with Sébastien Ogier a further 4.9 seconds back in third. Ogier had led the event into the final stage, but was driving a damaged car after a roll on an earlier stage. In the PWRC, Hayden Paddon took class victory and two points for an overall ninth place.
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:03:56.9 | 0.0 | ||
| 2. |  Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:03:59.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 3. | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:04:04.2 | 7.3 | 15 | |
| 4. |  Petter Solberg |  Chris Patterson | Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:04:29.5 | 32.6 | ||
| 5. | Mads Østberg |  Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:09:13.7 | 5:16.8 | 10 | |
| 6. |  Federico Villagra | Jorge Pérez Companc | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:10:45.4 | 6:48.5 | 8 | |
| 7. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:15:31.4 | 11:34.5 | 6 | |
| 8. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:17:29.6 | 13:32.7 | 4 | |
| 9. |  Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:29:40.7 | 25:43.8 | 2 | |
| 10. | Patrik Flodin | Maria Andersson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:37:31.1 | 33:34.1 | 1 | |
| PWRC | |||||||
| 1. (9.) | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:29:40.7 | 0.0 | 25 | |
| 2. (10.) | Patrik Flodin | Maria Andersson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:37:31.1 | 7:50.4 | 18 | |
| 3. (11.) |  Dmitry Tagirov | Anna Zavershinskaya | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:43:07.6 | 13:26.9 | 15 | |
| 4. (12.) |  Nicolás Fuchs | Rubén Francisco García | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4:47:53.1 | 18:12.4 | 12 | |
| 5. (14.) |  Martin Semerád | Michal Ernst | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:51:56.5 | 22:15.8 | 10 | |
| 6. (15.) |  Benito Guerra |  Borja Rozada | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:52:57.1 | 23:16.4 | 8 | |
| 7. (16.) | Ezequiel Campos | Cristian Winkler | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4:54:17.5 | 24:36.8 | 6 | |
| 8. (17.) |  Gianluca Linari | Nicola Arena | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:56:52.7 | 27:12.0 | 4 | |
| 9. (19.) |  Yuriy Protasov | Adrian Aftanaziv | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:57:25.5 | 27:44.8 | 2 | |
| 10. (20.) |  Michał Kościuszko | Maciek Szczepaniak | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:58:04.7 | 28:24.0 | 1 | |
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (26–27 May) | SS1 | 15:05 | Super Especial Carlos Paz 1 | 3.02 km | Sébastien Loeb | 2:25.9 | 74.52 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| SS2 | 9:36 | El Mirador 1 | 18.23 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 10:27.0 | 104.67 km/h | align=left rowspan=11 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| SS3 | 10:08 | Mina Clavero 1 | 22.67 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 19:42.5 | 69.02 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 11:01 | El Condor 1 | 37.32 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 23:18.9 | 96.04 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 15:17 | El Mirador 2 | 18.23 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 10:19.0 | 106.03 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 15:49 | Mina Clavero 2 | 22.67 km | Petter Solberg | 19:21.7 | 70.25 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 16:42 | El Condor 2 | 37.32 km | Sébastien Loeb | 23:19.4 | 96.01 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (28 May) | SS8 | 8:13 | Las Jarillas 1 | 21.57 km | Sébastien Ogier | 12:21.3 | 104.75 km/h | |
| SS9 | 9:46 | Las Bajadas 1 | 16.57 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9:04.1 | 109.63 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 10:32 | Amboy 1 | 20.33 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:38.0 | 114.71 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 11:13 | Santa Rosa 1 | 21.36 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13:06.2 | 97.81 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 14:08 | Las Jarillas 2 | 21.57 km | Sébastien Ogier | 12:21.6 | 104.71 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 15:41 | Las Bajadas 2 | 16.57 km | Sébastien Ogier | 9:00.7 | 110.32 km/h | align=left rowspan=6 | Sébastien Ogier |
| SS14 | 16:27 | Amboy 2 | 20.33 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:32.7 | 115.68 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 17:08 | Santa Rosa 2 | 21.36 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:59.3 | 98.67 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (29 May) | SS16 | 8:09 | Ascochinga | 48.21 km | Sébastien Loeb | 35:53.7 | 80.59 km/h | |
| SS17 | 10:27 | Cabalango 1 | 3.90 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 2:22.2 | 98.73 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 11:38 | Super Especial Carlos Paz 2 | 3.02 km | Petter Solberg | 2:25.5 | 74.72 km/h | ||
| SS19 | 12:10 | Cabalango 2 (Power stage) | 3.90 km | Petter Solberg | 2:20.1 | 100.21 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
The "Power stage" was a live, televised 3.9km (02.4miles) stage at the end of the rally, held in Cabalango.
| Pos | Driver | Time | Diff. | Avg. speed | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petter Solberg | 2:20.1 | 0.0 | 100.21 km/h | 3 | |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | 2:20.6 | +0.5 | 99.86 km/h | 2 | |
| 3 | Sébastien Loeb | 2:20.6 | +0.5 | 99.86 km/h | 1 |