2011 World Rally Championship Explained

The 2011 World Rally Championship was the 39th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies, beginning with Rally Sweden on 10 February and ended with Wales Rally GB on 13 November.

Sébastien Loeb claimed his eighth consecutive World Championship title at the Wales Rally of Great Britain when title rival Mikko Hirvonen retired on the first day with an engine that was too damaged to restart.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Changes

• The new technical regulations for the World Rally Car became effective from 2011.^[4] The cars were based on the previous Super 2000 cars, fitted with a supplementary kit, which included turbo and rear-wing additions.^[4] The kit must be able to be fitted or removed within a defined time limit, to be determined.^[4] They will be powered by a 1600cc turbo engine instead of the previous 2000cc turbo unit.^[5]
• The sporting regulations were amended to allow any tyre manufacturer to supply tyres. Regulations were implemented to control costs. The amended regulations were presented to the WMSC for a fax vote before 20 July 2010.^[6]
• Michelin and British tyre firm DMACK became the two tyre suppliers for the season, following Pirelli's contract coming to an end and their announcement as the official tyre supplier for Formula One.^[7]
• Additional championship points will be awarded to the top three crews on a televised stage on the final day of each rally, known as the "Power Stage". 3 points will be awarded to the stage winner, with 2 and 1 for second and third respectively.^{[8] [9]}

Calendar

The 2011 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Oceania.

Following a fax vote by the members of the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC), the following calendar had been agreed for the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship.^{[10] [11]}

Round	Dates	Rally Name	Rally Base	Surface	Support Category
1	10–13 February			Snow	PWRC
2	3–6 March			Gravel	SWRC
3	24–27 March			Gravel	nowrap	PWRC/WRC Academy
4	14–16 April			Gravel	SWRC
5	5–8 May			Gravel	SWRC/WRC Academy
6	26–29 May		nowrap		Gravel	PWRC
7	16–19 June			Gravel	SWRC
8	28–30 July			Gravel	nowrap	SWRC/PWRC/WRC Academy
9	18–21 August			Asphalt	SWRC/WRC Academy
10	8–11 September			Gravel	PWRC
11	nowrap	29 September – 2 October	nowrap			Asphalt	SWRC/WRC Academy
12	20–23 October			nowrap	Asphalt & Gravel	SWRC/PWRC
13	10–13 November			Gravel	PWRC/WRC Academy

Calendar changes

• Rally di Sardegna and Rally Argentina returned to the WRC after one year in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, replacing Rally Bulgaria and Rally Japan.
• Acropolis Rally replaced Rally of Turkey after a sabbatical year.
• Rally Australia replaced Rally New Zealand and relocated for the second time in five years. After moving from Perth in Western Australia to Kingscliff on the east coast after the 2006 event, the event ran out of Coffs Harbour, 250km (160miles) to the south.^[12] The city has regularly hosted a round of the Australian Rally Championship for over a decade.

Teams and drivers

Manufacturer teams
Constructor	Team	Tyre	No	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC)	Citroën Total World Rally Team		1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	All
			2	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	All
	ICE 1 Racing		8	Kimi Räikkönen	Kaj Lindström	1, 3–4, 7–13
	Petter Solberg World Rally Team		11	Petter Solberg	Chris Patterson	All
	Van Merksteijn Motorsport		14	Peter van Merksteijn Jr.		3–7
					Erwin Mombaerts	9–13
			20	nowrap		Peter van Merksteijn Sr.	5, 7
Ford (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team		3	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	All
			4	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	All
	M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team		5	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	1–4
				Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	5–13
			6	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	1–9, 11–13
				Evgeny Novikov	Denis Giraudet	10
			15	Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	1–4
				Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	5–13
			16	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Emil Axelsson	5
				Aaron Burkart	Andre Kachel	9
			18	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	13
			54	Evgeny Novikov	Stéphane Prévot	2, 5
					Denis Giraudet	7–8, 11
	Munchi's Ford World Rally Team		7	Federico Villagra	Jorge Pérez Companc	2–6
					José Díaz	7
					Diego Curletto	12
	FERM Power Tools World Rally Team		9	Dennis Kuipers	Frédéric Miclotte	nowrap	1–3, 5, 7–9, 11–13
					Bjorn Degandt	4
			18	René Kuipers	Robin Buysmans	9
					Annemieke Hulzebos	7–8
	Team Abu Dhabi		10	Khalid Al Qassimi	Michael Orr	1, 3–5, 8, 10–12
				Evgeny Novikov	Denis Giraudet	13
	Monster World Rally Team^[13]		43	Ken Block	Alex Gelsomino	1–3, 6, 9–13
Ford (Ford Fiesta S2000)	FERM Power Tools World Rally Team		18	René Kuipers	Annemieke Hulzebos	1, 3, 5
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works WRC)	Mini WRC Team		37	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	5, 8–9, 11–13
			52	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	5, 8–9, 11–13
	Brazil World Rally Team		12	Daniel Oliveira	Carlos Magalhães	5–12
		Fernando Mussano	13
nowrap		Mini (Mini John Cooper Works S2000)	Carlos Magalhães		3–4
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Ford (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	M-Sport		16	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Emil Axelsson	1
	Team Quinta do Lorde		16	Bernardo Sousa	António Costa	3
	Team Greece		19	nowrap	Lambros Athanassoulas	Nikolaos Zakheos	7
	HJ-Autotalo.com		19	Jari Ketomaa	Mika Stenberg	8
	Czech Ford National Team		51	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	13
Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC)	Citroën Racing Technilogies		16	Evgeny Novikov	Denis Giraudet	12
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works S2000)	Motorsport Italia/BAMP		17	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	3
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works WRC)		5, 7–9, 11–13
	Grifone		18	Matti Rantanen	Mikko Lukka	8
		51	Patrik Flodin	Goran Bergsten	5, 9
	Prodrive		51	Mattias Therman	Janne Perälä	8
	Equipe de France FFSA		55	Pierre Campana	Sabrina De Castelli	9, 11–12
	Palmerinha Rally		59	Paulo Nobre	Edu Paula	13
Škoda (Škoda Fabia S2000)	Volkswagen Motorsport		20	Hans Weijs, Jr.	Bjorn Degandt	9
		50	Joonas Lindroos	Pasi Kipeläinen	8
		54	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Floene	8
		Kevin Abbring	Lara Vanneste	13
		56	Christian Riedemann	Michael Wenzel	9, 12
		57	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	12
		Sepp Wiegand	Timo Gottschalk	13

Driver changes

• After being promoted to the Citroën works team for the 2010 Rally Finland in place of Dani Sordo, Sébastien Ogier signed a contract to drive for the team for the entire 2011 season, despite an offer from Ford.
• 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Kris Meeke will move to the World Rally Championship, joining debutants Mini in their Prodrive-run John Cooper Works WRC.^[14] He will be joined by Dani Sordo after the Spaniard lost his place at Citroën.^[15]
• Peter van Merksteijn Jr. will compete for Van Merksteijn Motorsport with a Citroën DS3 WRC in 10 selected events, while his father Peter van Merksteijn Sr. will drive in 3.
• Daniel Oliveira who previously competed in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge will compete with a MINI John Cooper Works WRC in selected events for the Brazil World Rally Team.
• Dennis Kuipers, who raced in 2010 with a Ford Fiesta S2000 run by M-Sport, will compete for the FERM Power Tools World Rally Team.

Team changes

• Mini returned to the World Rally Championship as a factory team for the first time since 1967. The manufacturer used the Mini John Cooper Works, to be run by Dave Richards' Prodrive team after Prodrive failed in their bid to join the and Formula One grids. The John Cooper Works WRC will be run in a limited campaign of selected events for the 2011 season, with a view to taking part in the full World Championship from 2012.^[16]

SWRC entries

^[17]

No	Team	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
21	Czech Ford National Team	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Ford Fiesta S2000	2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
22	MM Motorsport	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta S2000	2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
23	Barwa World Rally Team	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta S2000	2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12
24	Team Quinta do Lorde	Bernardo Sousa	António Costa	Ford Fiesta S2000	4–5, 7
			Paulo Babo		8–9, 11–12
25	Red Bull Škoda^[18]	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
27		Hermann Gassner, Jr.	Katharina Wüstenhagen		4–5, 7–9, 11–12
26	ME3 Rally Team	Karl Kruuda	Martin Järveoja	Škoda Fabia S2000	2, 4–5, 7–9, 12
28	PS Engineering	Eyvind Brynildsen^[19]	Cato Menkerud	Škoda Fabia S2000	4–5, 7–9, 11
		Craig Breen	Gareth Roberts	Ford Fiesta S2000	12
29	Turán Motorsport	Frigyes Turán	Gábor Zsíros	Ford Fiesta S2000	4–5, 7–9, 11–12
30	PCR Sport	Albert Llovera	Diego Vallejo	Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000	4–5, 7–9, 11–12
Additional guest entries <						-- PLEASE KEEP THESE ENTRIES IN THE ORDER THEY JOINED THE CHAMPIONSHIP, RATHER THAN NUMERICAL ORDER -->
49	Ammar Hijazi Rally Team	Ammar Hijazi	Joseph Matar	Škoda Fabia S2000	4
49	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Juha Salo	Marko Salminen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4	8
50	Robot Racing	Felix Herbold	Michael Kölbach	Ford Fiesta S2000	9
49	Team Emap Yacco	Julien Maurin	Olivier Ural	Ford Fiesta S2000	11

PWRC entries

^[20]

No	Team	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
21	Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica	Patrik Flodin	Göran Bergsten	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	1, 3, 8, 12
			Maria Andersson		6
			Timo Alanne		13
33		Dmitry Tagirov	Anna Zavershinskaya		1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
22	Lotos Dynamic Rally Team	Michał Kościuszko	Maciek Szczepaniak	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	3, 6, 8, 10, 12–13
23	G.B Motors	Gianluca Linari	Paolo Gregoriani	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	1
			Nicola Arena		3, 6, 10, 13
			Chiara Bioletti		12
24	Bilbutikken AS World Rally Team	Anders Grøndal	Veronica Engan	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	1, 3
		Brendan Reeves	Rhianon Smyth		10
		Jarkko Nikara	Petri Nikara	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	8, 13
		Carles Llinas	Juan Torra		12
25	Jukka Ketomäki Rally Team	Jukka Ketomäki	Kai Risberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1, 3, 8, 12–13
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	10
26	Semerád Rally Team	Martin Semerád	Michal Ernst	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
27	Harry Hunt Motorsport	Harry Hunt	Sebastian Marchall	Citroën DS3 R3T	3
			Robbie Durant		6, 8, 10, 12–13
28	Team Abu Dhabi	Majed Al Shamsi	Khaled Al Kendi	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	1
			Killian Duffy		3, 8, 10, 12–13
29		Bader Al Jabri	Stephen McAuley		1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13
30	Mentos Ascania Racing	Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr.	Pavlo Cherepin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13
31		Oleksiy Kikireshko	Vadym Cherneha		1, 3
			Sergei Larens		8, 10, 12–13
32		Valeriy Gorban	Yevheniy Leonov		1
			Sergei Larens		3
			Vadym Cherneha		8
			Andriy Nikolaiev		10, 12–13
34	Darnytsa Motorsport	Yuriy Protasov	Adrian Aftanaziv	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1, 3, 6, 8
35	Ralliart Italy	Nicolàs Fuchs	Rubén Garcia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
37		Ricardo Triviño	Sergio Salom		1
39		Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada		10
36	Easycar Rally Team	Rami Jaber	Nicola Fearnley	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	3
38	New Zealand World Rally Team	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3, 6, 8, 10, 12
39	GMA Racing	Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	3, 6, 8
	RMC Motorsport				12–13
Additional guest entries <						-- PLEASE KEEP THESE ENTRIES IN THE ORDER THEY JOINED THE CHAMPIONSHIP, RATHER THAN NUMERICAL ORDER -->
49	Team Além Mar	Ricardo Moura	Luis Ramalho	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	3
49	VRS Rally Team	Alejandro Levy	Diego Levy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	6
50	Schroeder Competicion	Ezequiel Campos	Christian Winkler	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	6
149	ST Motors	Riku Tahko	Markus Soininen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	8
150	Autosport Technology	Mikko Pajunen	Jani Salo	Renault Clio R3	8
49	Coffs Coast Rally Team	Nathan Quinn	David Green	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	10
50	Gotech Rally Team	Leigh Gotch	Rodger Pederson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	10
50	North Road Garage	Jason Pritchard	Dale Furniss	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	13

WRC Academy entries

The WRC Academy used identical Ford Fiesta R2s.^[21]

No	Driver	Co-driver	Rounds
100	Calle Ward	Morten Erik Abrahamsen	3, 5
101	Alastair Fisher	Daniel Barritt	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
102	José Suárez	Cándido Carrera	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
103	Andrea Crugnola	Roberto Mometti	3
		Michele Ferrana	5, 8–9, 11, 13
104	Jan Černý	Pavel Kohout	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
105	Miko-Ove Niinemäe	Timo Kasesalu	3, 5, 8–9
		Mait Laidvee	11
		Toomas Valter	13
106	Brendan Reeves	Rhianon Smyth	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
107	Sebastien Chadonnet	Thidault de la Haye	3
108	Egon Kaur	Mait Laidvee	3, 8
		Erik Lepikson	5, 9, 11, 13
109	Craig Breen	Gareth Roberts	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
110	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
111	Victor Henriksson	Joel Ardell	3, 5, 8–9
112	Sergey Karyakin	Natalya Potapova	3
		Demitri Balin	5
		Anton Vlasyak	8–9, 11, 13
113	Miguel Baldoni	Fernando Mussano	3, 5, 8
		Guatavo Franchello	9, 11
114	Fredrik Åhlin	Håkan Jacobsson	3
		Björn Nilsson	5, 8
		Morten Erik Abrahamsen	9
		Stephan Ottosson	11, 13
115	Molly Taylor	Rebecca Smart	3, 5
		Sebastian Marshall	8–9, 11, 13
116	Christian Riedemann	Michael Wenzel	3, 5, 8, 11, 13
117	Philipp Knof	Henry Wichura	3
118	Timo van den Marel	Erwin Berkhof	3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
119	Matteo Brunello	Michele Ferrara	3
		Carlo Pisano	5
120	Sepp Wiegand	Claudia Harloff	9, 11
121	Ashley Haigh-Smith	James Aldridge	11, 13
122	Valentin Hummel	Katja Geyer	13
123	Christopher Duplessis	Karl Atkinson	13

Results and standings

Results and statistics

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Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Swedish Rally (10–13 February) — Results and report	1	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:23:56.6	22	351.00 km	44	34
2	Mads Østberg	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:24:03.1
3	nowrap	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:24:30.6
2	Rally Mexico (3–6 March) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:53:17.0	22	364.87 km	24	18
2	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:54:55.4
3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:55:40.9
3	Rally de Portugal (24–27 March) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:10:53.4	17	385.37 km	70	38
2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:11:25.2
3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:14:15.5
4	Jordan Rally (14–16 April) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:48:28.2	20	333.04 km	28	23
2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2:48:28.4
3	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:48:55.9
5	Rally Italia Sardegna (5–8 May) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:45:40.9	18	339.70 km	64	32
2	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:45:52.1
3	Petter Solberg	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:46:04.7
6	Rally Argentina (26–29 May) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:03:56.9	19	378.15 km	33	27
2	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:03:59.3
3	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:04:04.2
7	Acropolis Rally (16–19 June) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:04:44.3	18	348.80 km	42	35
2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:04:54.8
3	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:04:57.8
8	Rally Finland (28–30 July) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:39:37.0	22	314.39 km	125	66
2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2:39:45.1
3	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:39:49.8
9	Rallye Deutschland (18–21 August) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:32:15.9	19	359.59 km	85	48
2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:32:55.7
3	Dani Sordo	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	3:34:11.5
10	Rally Australia (8–11 September) — Results and report	1	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:35:59.0	26	368.96 km	30	21
2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:36:13.7
3	Petter Solberg	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:36:43.8
11	Rallye de France–Alsace (30 September – 2 October) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Ogier	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:06:20.4	23	348.13 km	84	54
2	Dani Sordo	nowrap	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	3:06:26.7
3	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:09:47.0
12	Rally Catalunya (20–23 October) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:05:39.3	18	406.06 km	58	44
2	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:07:46.2
3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:08:11.7
13	Wales Rally GB (10–13 November) — Results and report	1	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:27:03.5	23	358.59 km	78	41
2	Mads Østberg	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:30:46.4
3	Henning Solberg	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:34:08.6

Standings

Drivers' championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Driver SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR  Pts  1 Sébastien Loeb 6 ^2 1 ^2 2 ^1 3 ^3 1 ^3 1 ^3 2 ^2 1 2 ^1 10 ^1 Ret 1 ^3 Ret 222 2 Mikko Hirvonen 1 2 ^1 4 4 ^2 2 ^1 2 ^2 3 ^3 4 ^1 4 1 3 2 Ret 214 3 Sébastien Ogier 4 ^1 Ret 1 ^3 1 ^1 4 3 1 ^1 3 ^3 1 ^2 11 1 ^3 Ret 11^1 196 4 Jari-Matti Latvala 3 ^3 3 3 ^2 2 18^2 7 9 2 ^2 14 2 ^2 4 ^1 3 1 ^3 172 5 Petter Solberg 5 4 ^3 6 Ret 3 4 ^1 4 5 5 ^3 3 ^3 EX Ret Ret 110 6 Mads Østberg 2 5 31 13 5 5 12 6 Ret 7 6 2 88 7 Matthew Wilson 9 Ret 5 5 9 8 6 8 11 4 10 Ret 5 63 8 Dani Sordo 6 Ret 3 2 ^2 4 ^2 20 ^2 59 9 Henning Solberg Ret 6 9 14 Ret DNS 5 7 7 14 6 8 3 59 10 Kimi Räikkönen 8 7 6 7 9 6 WD Ret Ret Ret 34 11 Kris Meeke Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 ^1 4 25 12 Dennis Kuipers 13 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 11 10 5 9 8 21 13 Federico Villagra 9 8 7 17 6 Ret 16 20 14 Khalid Al Qassimi 10 14 8 13 14 5 12 12 15 15 Ott Tänak 10 7 Ret 13 12 11 27 6 15 16 Juho Hänninen 8 8 8 10 20 26 10 14 17 Evgeny Novikov Ret 14 20 Ret Ret 23 7 7 12 18 Hayden Paddon 11 9 19 6 34 13 10 19 Martin Prokop 12 7 10 15 12 30 14 13 22 7 20 Per-Gunnar Andersson 7 15 15 6 21 Michał Kościuszko 24 20 25 7 22 16 6 22 Ken Block 14 12 DNS 18 17 19 8 Ret 9 6 23 Armindo Araújo Ret 12 Ret 20 8 Ret Ret 10 5 24 Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. 32 20 Ret 8 30 25 4 25 align=left nowrap Peter van Merksteijn Jr. 22 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 13 Ret 17 Ret 2 26 Benito Guerra 12 18 15 Ret 9 24 Ret 2 27 Pierre Campana 18 9 DNS 2 28 Bernardo Sousa Ret 10 Ret 11 24 35 15 Ret 1 29 Patrik Flodin EX 29 19 10 22 27 21 14 1 - René Kuipers 29 DNS 25 17 Ret Ret 0 Daniel Oliveira Ret 19 29 Ret Ret 49 Ret Ret 25 36 0 Peter van Merksteijn Sr. Ret Ret 0---> Driver SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Pts

• Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in Wales.

Notes:

• ^{1 2 3} refers to the classification of the drivers on the 'Power Stage', where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1 for the fastest three drivers on the stage.

Co-drivers' championship

Driver SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR  Pts  1 Daniel Elena 6 ^2 1 ^2 2 ^1 3 ^3 1 ^3 1 ^3 2 ^2 1 2 ^1 10 ^1 Ret 1 ^3 Ret 222 2 Jarmo Lehtinen 1 2 ^1 4 4 ^2 2 ^1 2 ^2 3 ^3 4 ^1 4 1 3 2 Ret 214 3 Julien Ingrassia 4 ^1 Ret 1 ^3 1 ^1 4 3 1 ^1 3 ^3 1 ^2 11 1 ^3 Ret 11^1 196 4 Miikka Anttila 3 ^3 3 3 ^2 2 18 ^2 7 9 2 ^2 14 2 ^2 4 ^1 3 1 ^3 172 5 Chris Patterson 5 4 ^3 6 Ret 3 4 ^1 4 5 5 ^3 3 ^3 EX Ret Ret 110 6 Jonas Andersson 2 5 31 13 5 5 12 6 Ret 7 6 2 88 7 Scott Martin 9 Ret 5 5 9 8 6 8 11 4 10 Ret 5 63 8 Carlos del Barrio 6 Ret 3 2 ^2 4 ^2 20 ^2 59 9 Ilka Minor Ret 6 9 14 Ret DNS 5 7 7 14 6 8 3 59 10 Kaj Lindström 8 7 6 7 9 6 WD Ret Ret Ret 34 11 Paul Nagle Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 ^1 4 25 12 align=left nowrap Jorge Pérez Companc 9 8 7 17 6 20 13 Frédéric Miclotte 13 Ret 10 Ret 10 11 10 5 9 8 19 14 Michael Orr 10 14 8 13 14 5 12 12 15 15 Kuldar Sikk 10 7 Ret 13 12 11 27 6 15 16 Mikko Markkula 8 8 8 10 20 26 10 14 17 Denis Giraudet Ret 14 20 Ret Ret 23 7 7 12 18 John Kennard 11 9 19 6 34 13 10 19 Jan Tománek 12 7 10 15 12 30 14 13 22 7 20 Emil Axelsson 7 15 15 6 21 Maciej Szczepaniak 24 20 25 7 22 16 6 22 Alex Gelsomino 14 12 DNS 18 17 19 8 Ret 9 6 23 Miguel Ramalho Ret 12 Ret 20 8 Ret Ret 10 5 24 Pavlo Cherepin 32 20 Ret 8 30 25 4 25 Erwin Mombaerts 9 13 Ret 17 Ret 2 26 Bjorn Degandt 9 WD 13 2 27 Borja Rozada 12 18 15 Ret 9 24 Ret 2 28 Sabrina de Castelli 18 9 DNS 2 29 António Costa Ret 10 Ret 11 24 35 15 Ret 1 30 Maria Andersson 10 1 - René Kuipers 29 DNS 25 17 Ret Ret 0 Daniel Oliveira Ret 19 29 Ret Ret 49 Ret Ret 25 36 0 Peter van Merksteijn Sr. Ret Ret 0---> Driver SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Pts

Manufacturers' championship

Manufacturer SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Citroën Total World Rally Team 1 5 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 6 Ret 1 Ret 403 2 4 Ret 1 1 4 3 1 3 1 7 1 Ret 7 2 Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 3 1 2 4 4 2 2 3 4 3 1 2 2 Ret 376 4 3 3 3 2 9 7 7 2 9 2 3 3 1 3 M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team 5 Ret 6 8 10 6 8 5 7 8 4 7 Ret 3 178 6 2 5 12 9 5 5 9 6 Ret Ret 5 4 2 4 Petter Solberg World Rally Team 11 4 5 Ret 3 4 4 5 4 3 EX Ret Ret 98 5 FERM Power Tools World Rally Team 9 8 Ret 9 8 Ret 8 9 7 4 5 5 54 6 Team Abu Dhabi 10 7 10 7 7 10 5 8 6 4 54 7 Munchi's Ford World Rally Team 7 7 7 6 8 6 Ret 7 38 8 Monster World Rally Team 43 9 8 DNS 9 10 9 6 Ret 6 27 9 Van Merksteijn Motorsport 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 8 Ret 8 Ret 16 10 Brazil World Rally Team 12 Ret 11 10 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 8 7 EX ICE 1 Racing^† 8 6 6 5 6 8 5 48 Manufacturer SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points

• Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Catalunya.
• † – ICE 1 Racing was excluded from the manufacturers' championship after they failed to take part in Rally Australia. As the team is considered to be a WRC entry (as opposed to a development entry, like the Mini WRC Team), it was obligated to take part in at least two rounds of the championship outside Europe. Driver Kimi Räikkönen had previously taken part in Rally Jordan, but had not competed in any further events outside Europe, and Rally Australia was the final flyaway round of the championship.^[22]

SWRC Drivers' championship

Driver MEX JOR ITA GRE FIN GER FRA ESP  Pts  1 Juho Hänninen 2 2 1 1 4 5 1 133 2 Ott Tänak 3 1 Ret 3 1 1 6 113 3 Martin Prokop 1 3 5 2 6 3 3 106 4 Bernardo Sousa 1 Ret 2 6 8 4 Ret 67 5 align=left nowrap Hermann Gassner, Jr. 3 5 4 4 7 Ret 5 65 6 Karl Kruuda 4 2 6 8 7 5 7 64 7 Nasser Al-Attiyah EX Ret 4 6 2 Ret 2 56 8 Eyvind Brynildsen 5 Ret 7 Ret DNS 2 DNS 34 9 Albert Llovera 4 Ret 9 Ret DNS 8 18 10 Craig Breen 4 12 11 Juilen Maurin 6 8 12 Juha Salo 8 4 13 Felix Herbold 9 2 EX Frigyes Turán Ret 7 3 5 3 Ret 0† Driver MEX JOR ITA GRE FIN GER FRA ESP Pts

• † Frigyes Turán Excluded from Championship

PWRC Drivers' championship

Driver SWE POR ARG FIN AUS ESP GBR  Pts  1 Hayden Paddon 1 1 1 1 8 104 2 Patrik Flodin EX 10 2 3 1 1 84 3 Michał Kościuszko 7 10 5 2 2 2 71 4 Martin Semerád 1 3 5 Ret 10 EX 51 5 Nicolàs Fuchs 3 Ret 4 Ret 6 3 50 6 Benito Guerra 4 6 Ret 4 3 Ret 47 7 Valeriy Gorban 4 5 7 5 7 9 46 8 align=left nowrap Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. 7 6 Ret 3 5 8 45 9 Dmitry Tagirov 6 12 3 9 Ret 4 37 10 Gianluca Linari 5 Ret 8 6 Ret DNS 22 11 Jarkko Nikara 2 Ret 18 12 Majed Al Shamsi 8 8 Ret 11 Ret 5 18 13 Bader Al Jabri Ret 9 Ret 10 4 15 14 Oleksiy Kikireshko Ret 11 8 Ret 9 6 14 15 Mikko Pajunen 6 8 16 Harry Hunt 13 11 Ret 9 Ret 7 8 17 Ezequiel Campos 7 6 18 Brendan Reeves 7 6 19 Nathan Quinn 8 4 EX Jukka Ketomäki Ret 2 4 Ret Ret DNS 0† EX Yuriy Protasov 2 Ret 9 DNS 0†< -- - Anders Grøndal Ret Ret 0 Ricardo Triviño 13EX 0--> Driver SWE POR ARG FIN AUS ESP GBR Pts

• † Excluded from Championship

WRC Academy Drivers' championship

Driver POR ITA FIN GER FRA GBR  Pts  1 Craig Breen Ret ^5 8 ^4 2 ^5 1 ^5 Ret ^6 1 ^14 111 2 Egon Kaur 1 ^3 1 ^5 1 ^5 8 Ret 2 ^1 111 3 Alastair Fisher 5 ^2 Ret Ret ^4 9 1 ^3 3 ^1 62 4 Yeray Lemes Ret ^1 Ret 6 ^1 2 ^7 3 ^6 9 58 5 Brendan Reeves 4 5 ^2 4 13 Ret 14 ^1 37 6 Andrea Crugnola 7 6 ^2 Ret 3 Ret 8 35 7 Jan Černý Ret 4 5 5 ^1 Ret Ret 33 8 align=left nowrap Christian Riedemann 3 Ret 7 Ret 4 33 9 José Suarez Ret Ret 10 4 2 ^1 11 32 10 Fredrik Åhlin Ret ^1 3 Ret ^1 6 8 13 29 11 Molly Taylor 8 Ret 9 14 5 5 ^1 27 12 Timo van den Marel 10 Ret 3 10 6 Ret 25 13 Miko-Ove Niinemäe Ret 7 8 11 7 10 17 14 Sergey Karyakin Ret 12 6 8 15 Miguel Baldoni 6 2 Ret Ret 1† 16 Victor Henriksson 2 ^1 Ret ^1 Ret DNS −5† 17 Matteo Brunello 9 Ret −23† 18 Calle Ward Ret Ret −25† Driver POR ITA FIN GER FRA GBR Pts

• Note: ¹ refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.
• † Deducted 25 points

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• FIA World Rally Championship 2011 at ewrc-results.com

Notes and References

1. News: Sebastien Loeb clinches eighth World Rally title as Mikko Hirvonen retires from Rally GB. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 11 November 2011. 12 November 2011.
2. Web site: Sébastien Loeb wins eighth world title to break Schumacher's record. 11 November 2011. Guardian. 14 November 2011.
3. Web site: World rally champ Sebastien Loeb crashes with hire car. 13 November 2011. BBC News. 14 November 2011.
4. News: Stay of execution for WRC cars. crash.net. Crash Media Group. 26 March 2008. 29 July 2010.
5. News: FIA maps out the future of the WRC. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 24 June 2009. 29 July 2010. 9 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509200159/http://www.wrc.com/news/fia/?fid=10292. dead.
6. News: World Motor Sport Council: 23 June 2010 . fia.com . . 23 June 2010 . 29 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100626103652/http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2010/Pages/wmsc_230610.aspx . 26 June 2010 . dead .
7. News: Chinese tyre firm DMACK joins WRC. David. Evans. 15 September 2010. 30 September 2010. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. https://web.archive.org/web/20100918093430/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86703. 18 September 2010 . live.
8. News: WRC adds bonus points for TV stages. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 8 September 2010. 8 September 2010. Matt. Beer. https://web.archive.org/web/20100911073715/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86469. 11 September 2010 . live.
9. News: World Motor Sport Council: 08 September 2010 . fia.com . . 8 September 2010 . 8 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100911083736/http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2010/Pages/wmsc_080910.aspx . 11 September 2010 . dead.
10. News: FIA announces 2011 WRC calendar. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 28 April 2010. 29 July 2010. David. Evans.
11. News: 2011 World Rally Championship begins 11th February on ESPN. ESPN UK. ESPN. 12 January 2011. 13 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110203044110/http://tv.espn.co.uk/gb/espl/espn-news-updates/espn-news/2011-world-rally-championship-begins-11th-february-on-espn. 3 February 2011. dead.
12. News: Rally Australia moves to new location. David. Evans. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 29 September 2010. 30 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101001235628/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87068. 1 October 2010 . live.
13. News: FIA World Rally Championship. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 January 2011. 11 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110112203515/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2011/Pages/2011_wrc.aspx. 12 January 2011. dead.
14. News: IRC champion Kris Meeke set to drive Mini WRC in World Rally Championship. The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 2010. 1 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127074603/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/rallying/8035562/IRC-champion-Kris-Meeke-set-to-drive-Mini-WRC-in-World-Rally-Championship.html. 27 November 2010 . live.
15. News: Sordo finalises deal with Mini. Steven. English. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 5 January 2011. 5 January 2011.
16. News: Mini confirms 2011 WRC programme. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 27 July 2010. 27 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100730103227/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85590. 30 July 2010 . live.
17. News: FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 January 2011. 11 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110116054110/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2011/Pages/2011_swrc.aspx. 16 January 2011. dead.
18. News: Skoda confirms tie up with Red Bull team. crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 December 2010. 10 January 2011.
19. News: Young star Brynildsen secures SWRC return. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 25 February 2011. 25 February 2011. 24 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120924101557/http://www.wrc.com/news/young-star-brynildsen-secures-swrc-return/?fid=14195. dead.
20. News: FIA Production Car World Rally Championship. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 January 2011. 11 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110113234829/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2011/Pages/wrc_2011.aspx. 13 January 2011. dead.
21. News: WRC Academy popularity on the rise. 7 February 2011. 8 February 2011. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 24 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120924101635/http://www.wrc.com/wrc-academy/news/wrc-academy-popularity-on-the-rise/?fid=14075. dead.
22. News: Kimi Raikkonen's team excluded from World Rally Championship standings. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 9 September 2011. 9 September 2011.