2011 Tour de Corse

2011 Tour de Corse
*54ème Tour de Corse-E.Leclerc*
2011 Tour de Corse; 54ème Tour de Corse-E.Leclerc
Round 3 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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Host country	France
Rally base	Ajaccio, Corsica
Dates run	12 – 14 May 2011
Stages	14 (320.84 km; 199.36 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	1,161.95 km (722.00 miles)
Statistics
Crews	48 at start, 31 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Thierry Neuville; Peugeot Team Belux

The 2011 Tour de Corse, was the third round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fourteen stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Corsica between 12 and 14 May 2011.^[1]

Introduction

The rally was based in the capital, Ajaccio, with day one consisting of two runs through the 27.53 kilometres (17.11 miles) Le Fangu stage. The remaining two days were made up of six stages on each day, covering 127.34 kilometres (79.13 miles) on day two, and 138.44 kilometres (86.02 miles) on day three. A total of 48 cars contested the event, with Bryan Bouffier seeded number one.^[2]

Results

Thierry Neuville took his first IRC victory and became the season's third different winner after controlling the event for almost the entire rally, only being headed in one stage by Bryan Bouffier. Jan Kopecký finished second for the second consecutive event while Freddy Loix took the championship lead with third place.^[3]

Overall

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1.	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Peugeot 207 S2000	3:20:51.0	0.0	25
2.	Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý	Škoda Fabia S2000	3:21:06.5	15.5	18
3.	Freddy Loix	Frédéric Miclotte	Škoda Fabia S2000	3:21:53.6	1:02.6	15
4.	Pierre Campana	Sabrina De Castelli	Peugeot 207 S2000	3:24:50.1	3:59.1	12
5.	Bruno Magalhães	Paulo Grave	Peugeot 207 S2000	3:25:19.2	4:28.2	10
6.	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Škoda Fabia S2000	3:25:21.1	4:30.1	8
7.	Julien Maurin	Olivier Ural	Ford Fiesta S2000	3:25:24.3	4:33.3	6
8.	Toni Gardemeister	Tapio Suominen	Škoda Fabia S2000	3:27:24.3	6:33.3	4
9.	Patrik Sandell	Staffan Parmander	Škoda Fabia S2000	3:29:19.8	8:28.8	2
10.	Jean-Mathieu Leandri	Pierre-Marien Leonardi	Peugeot 207 S2000	3:30:32.5	9:41.5	1

Special stages

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
Leg 1 (12 May)	SS1	14:03	Le Fangu – Notre Dame de la Serra 1	27.53 km	Thierry Neuville	16:10.3	102.14 km/h	Thierry Neuville
Leg 1 (12 May)	SS2	16:56	Le Fangu – Notre Dame de la Serra 2	27.53 km	Thierry Neuville	15:57.7	103.49 km/h
Leg 2 (13 May)	SS3	9:10	Erbajolo – Pont d'Altiani 1	25.15 km	Guy Wilks	15:10.1	99.48 km/h
	SS4	10:58	Barchetta – La Porta 1	23.24 km	Bryan Bouffier	15:32.8	89.69 km/h	Bryan Bouffier
	SS5	12:06	Taverna – Pont de Castirla 1	15.28 km	Thierry Neuville	9:09.8	100.05 km/h	Thierry Neuville
	SS6	15:09	Barchetta – La Porta 2	23.24 km	stage cancelled
	SS7	16:17	Taverna – Pont de Castirla 2	15.28 km	Thierry Neuville	9:07.6	100.45 km/h
	SS8	17:40	Erbajolo – Pont d'Altiani 2	25.15 km	Thierry Neuville	15:06.6	99.87 km/h
Leg 3 (14 May)	SS9	9:10	Sarrola – Plage du Liamone 1	26.70 km	Jan Kopecký	17:29.4	91.60 km/h
	SS10	10:43	Marato – Acqua Doria 1	22.47 km	Thierry Neuville	13:15.6	101.67 km/h
	SS11	13:47	Bocognano – Bastelica 1	20.05 km	Thierry Neuville	13:24.7	89.70 km/h
	SS12	15:10	Marato – Acqua Doria 2	22.47 km	Thierry Neuville	13:13.3	101.97 km/h
	SS13	18:48	Bocognano – Bastelica 2	20.05 km	Jan Kopecký	13:19.2	90.32 km/h
	SS14	20:10	Sarrola – Plage du Liamone 2	26.70 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	17:30.4	91.51 km/h

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Itinerary IRC 2011". Tour de Corse. ASACC. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
^ "Bouffier to start first on the road in Corsica". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
^ "Mikkelsen fastest, Neuville wins". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.

External links

[Itin-1] "Itinerary IRC 2011". Tour de Corse. ASACC. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.

[2] "Bouffier to start first on the road in Corsica". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.

[3] "Mikkelsen fastest, Neuville wins". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.

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