| 2011 Rally Islas Canarias | |
| Native Name: | 35º Trophy El Corte Inglés |
| Round: | 2 |
| Championship: | 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season |
| Previous Round: | 2011 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Next Round: | 2011 Tour de Corse |
| Country: |  Canary Islands |
| Rallybase: | Las Palmas |
| Startdate: | 14 |
| Enddate: | 16 April 2011 |
| Stages: | 12 |
| Stagekm: | 190.59 |
| Stagekm Note: | [1] |
| Overallkm: | 668.28 |
| Surface: | Asphalt |
| Driver1: |  Juho Hänninen |
| Team1: |  Škoda Motorsport |
| Teamsstart: | 76 |
The 2011 Rally Islas Canarias, was the second round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The twelve stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Gran Canaria between 14 and 16 April 2011. The rally was also a round of the Spanish Asphalt Championship.
The rally was based in the capital, Las Palmas, with a ceremonial launch on Thursday 14 April 2011. Day one consisted of eight stages covering a total of 116.81km (72.58miles) and included two night stages. Day two covered a total of 73.78km (45.84miles) over four stages. A total of seventy-six cars contested the event made up of thirty-five IRC entries and a further forty-one from the Spanish championship. Current IRC champion Juho Hänninen was seeded number one.[2]
With four stage victories, Juho Hänninen won on asphalt for the first time in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, just edging out Škoda Motorsport team-mate Jan Kopecký by 1.5 seconds. Third and fourth places went to the Belgian pairing of Thierry Neuville and Freddy Loix.
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:40:38.1 | 0.0 | 25 | |
| 2. | Jan Kopecký | Petr Starý | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:40:39.6 | 1.5 | 18 | |
| 3. |  Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:40:46.3 | 8.2 | 15 | |
| 4. | Freddy Loix | Frédéric Miclotte | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:40:54.8 | 16.7 | 12 | |
| 5. |  Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:41:26.4 | 48.3 | 10 | |
| 6. |  Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:41:33.7 | 55.6 | 8 | |
| 7. (8.) |  Bryan Bouffier | Xavier Panseri | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:41:38.7 | 1:00.6 | 6 | |
| 8. (9.) | Bruno Magalhães | Paulo Grave | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:42:27.9 | 1:49.8 | 4 | |
| 9. (11.) |  Giandomenico Basso | Mitia Dotta | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 1:43:15.9 | 2:37.8 | 2 | |
| 10. (12.) | Toni Gardemeister | Tapio Suominen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:43:16.3 | 2:38.2 | 1 |
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS1 | 13:48 | Gran Canaria 1 | 1.50 km | Guy Wilks | 1:23.2 | 64.90 km/h | Guy Wilks |
| SS2 | 14:11 | Santa Lucía 1 | 24.57 km | Jan Kopecký | 14:08.4 | 104.26 km/h | align=left rowspan=7 | Jan Kopecký |
| SS3 | 15:04 | Ingenio 1 | 14.19 km | Guy Wilks | 8:20.8 | 102.00 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 17:22 | Gran Canaria 2 | 1.50 km | Jan Kopecký Thierry Neuville | 1:22.9 | 65.14 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 17:45 | Santa Lucía 2 | 24.57 km | Jan Kopecký | 13:59.9 | 105.31 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 18:38 | Ingenio 2 | 14.19 km | Juho Hänninen | 8:18.1 | 102.56 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 22:16 | Valleseco | 13.22 km | Jan Kopecký | 8:18.4 | 95.49 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 22:49 | Tejeda | 23.07 km | align=center colspan=3 | stage cancelled | |||
| Leg 2 (16 Apr) | SS9 | 08:35 | San Mateo 1 | 23.42 km | Juho Hänninen | 13:53.8 | 101.12 km/h | Thierry Neuville |
| SS10 | 09:22 | Artenara 1 | 13.47 km | Juho Hänninen | 8:24.6 | 96.10 km/h | align=left rowspan=3 | Juho Hänninen |
| SS11 | 12:06 | San Mateo 2 | 23.42 km | Juho Hänninen | 13:49.5 | 101.64 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 12:53 | Artenara 2 | 13.47 km | Jan Kopecký | 8:22.9 | 96.42 km/h |