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2011 Rally Argentina

2011 Rally Argentina
31º Rally Argentina
Round 6 of the 2011 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Argentina
Rally baseVilla Carlos Paz, Argentina
Dates runMay 26 – 29 2011
Stages19 (378.15 km; 234.97 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel with some tarmac
Overall distance1,457.08 km (905.39 miles)[1]
Statistics
Crews33 at start, 27 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
France Citroën World Rally Team

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.

Results

Event standings

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
1. France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 4:03:56.9 0.0 26
2. Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:03:59.3 2.4 20
3. France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Citroën DS3 WRC 4:04:04.2 7.3 15
4. Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC 4:04:29.5 32.6 15
5. Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:09:13.7 5:16.8 10
6. Argentina Federico Villagra Argentina Jorge Pérez Companc Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:10:45.4 6:48.5 8
7. Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:15:31.4 11:34.5 6
8. United Kingdom Matthew Wilson United Kingdom Scott Martin Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:17:29.6 13:32.7 4
9. New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:29:40.7 25:43.8 2
10. Sweden Patrik Flodin Sweden Maria Andersson Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:37:31.1 33:34.1 1
PWRC
1. (9.) New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:29:40.7 0.0 25
2. (10.) Sweden Patrik Flodin Sweden Maria Andersson Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:37:31.1 7:50.4 18
3. (11.) Russia Dmitry Tagirov Russia Anna Zavershinskaya Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:43:07.6 13:26.9 15
4. (12.) Peru Nicolás Fuchs Argentina Rubén Francisco García Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4:47:53.1 18:12.4 12
5. (14.) Czech Republic Martin Semerád Czech Republic Michal Ernst Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4:51:56.5 22:15.8 10
6. (15.) Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4:52:57.1 23:16.4 8
7. (16.) Argentina Ezequiel Campos Argentina Cristian Winkler Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4:54:17.5 24:36.8 6
8. (17.) Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:56:52.7 27:12.0 4
9. (19.) Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Adrian Aftanaziv Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4:57:25.5 27:44.8 2
10. (20.) Poland Michał Kościuszko Poland Maciek Szczepaniak Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4:58:04.7 28:24.0 1

Special stages

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 France Sébastien Loeb 2:25.9 74.52 km/h France Sébastien Loeb
SS2 9:36 El Mirador 1 18.23 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 10:27.0 104.67 km/h Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
SS3 10:08 Mina Clavero 1 22.67 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 19:42.5 69.02 km/h
SS4 11:01 El Condor 1 37.32 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 23:18.9 96.04 km/h
SS5 15:17 El Mirador 2 18.23 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 10:19.0 106.03 km/h
SS6 15:49 Mina Clavero 2 22.67 km Norway Petter Solberg 19:21.7 70.25 km/h
SS7 16:42 El Condor 2 37.32 km France Sébastien Loeb 23:19.4 96.01 km/h
Leg 2
(28 May)
SS8 8:13 Las Jarillas 1 21.57 km France Sébastien Ogier 12:21.3 104.75 km/h
SS9 9:46 Las Bajadas 1 16.57 km France Sébastien Loeb 9:04.1 109.63 km/h
SS10 10:32 Amboy 1 20.33 km France Sébastien Loeb 10:38.0 114.71 km/h
SS11 11:13 Santa Rosa 1 21.36 km France Sébastien Loeb 13:06.2 97.81 km/h
SS12 14:08 Las Jarillas 2 21.57 km France Sébastien Ogier 12:21.6 104.71 km/h
SS13 15:41 Las Bajadas 2 16.57 km France Sébastien Ogier 9:00.7 110.32 km/h France Sébastien Ogier
SS14 16:27 Amboy 2 20.33 km France Sébastien Loeb 10:32.7 115.68 km/h
SS15 17:08 Santa Rosa 2 21.36 km France Sébastien Loeb 12:59.3 98.67 km/h
Leg 3
(29 May)
SS16 8:09 Ascochinga 48.21 km France Sébastien Loeb 35:53.7 80.59 km/h
SS17 10:27 Cabalango 1 3.90 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 2:22.2 98.73 km/h
SS18 11:38 Super Especial Carlos Paz 2 3.02 km Norway Petter Solberg 2:25.5 74.72 km/h
SS19 12:10 Cabalango 2 (Power stage) 3.90 km Norway Petter Solberg 2:20.1 100.21 km/h France Sébastien Loeb

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a live, televised 3.90 km (2.42 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held in Cabalango.

Pos Driver Time Diff. Avg. speed Points
1 Norway Petter Solberg 2:20.1 0.0 100.21 km/h 3
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen 2:20.6 +0.5 99.86 km/h 2
3 France Sébastien Loeb 2:20.6 +0.5 99.86 km/h 1

References

  1. ^ a b "Itinerary" (PDF). Rally Argentina. Automovil Club Argentino. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Loeb wins in Argentina". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.