2011 Rally Scotland

2011 Rally Scotland
RAC MSA Rally of Scotland

Round 10 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season

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Host country  Scotland
Rally base Perth, Scotland
Dates run 7 9 October 2011
Stages 15[1] (196.96 km; 122.39 mi)
Stage surface Gravel
Overall distance 1,021.31 km (634.61 mi)
Results
Overall winner Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
United Kingdom Škoda UK
Crews 37 at start, 22 at finish

The 2011 Rally Scotland, officially the RAC MSA Rally of Scotland, was the tenth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fifteen stage gravel rally took place over 7–9 October 2011 with three stages run after sunset.[1]

The rally offered points-and-a-half towards the respective IRC championships, meaning that the overall rally winner, as well as class winners, gained 37.5 points instead of the usual 25.[2]

Introduction

The rally, which was run for the third time, was based in Perth, with a ceremonial start held at Stirling Castle on the Friday. Two runs of the Carron Valley stage completed the timetable for Friday. On Saturday six stages covering 94.76 km (58.88 mi) were run on gravel with the final seven stages, consisting of 85.48 km (53.11 mi) being completed on the Sunday.

Results

Andreas Mikkelsen took his first IRC victory on the event, becoming the youngest driver to win in the championship, having taken the lead on the second leg after an error by Guy Wilks.[3]

Overall

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
1. Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 1:55:17.2 0.0 37.5
2. Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 1:55:43.6 26.4 27
3. France Bryan Bouffier France Xavier Panseri Peugeot 207 S2000 1:56:52.5 1:35.3 22.5
4. Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 1:57:22.3 2:05.1 18
5. Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 1:57:28.9 2:11.7 15
6. Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Peugeot 207 S2000 1:58:27.6 3:10.4 12
7. Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Tapio Suominen Škoda Fabia S2000 1:58:28.7 3:11.5 9
8. United Kingdom Alastair Fisher United Kingdom Daniel Baritt Ford Fiesta S2000 2:00:17.1 4:59.9 6
9. Japan Toshi Arai Australia Dale Moscatt Subaru Impreza R4 2:03:34.8 8:17.6 3
10. Germany Matthias Kahle Germany Peter Göbel Škoda Fabia S2000 2:04:53.3 9:36.1 1.5

Special stages

Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(7 October)
SS1 19:45 Carron Valley 1 8.36 km United Kingdom Guy Wilks 5:24.8 92.66 km/h United Kingdom Guy Wilks
SS2 20:10 Carron Valley 2 8.36 km United Kingdom Guy Wilks 5:21.9 93.49 km/h
Leg 2
(8 October)
SS3 9:20 Craigvinean 1 16.54 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen 9:38.2 102.98 km/h
SS4 10:45 Drummond Hill 1 13.16 km France Bryan Bouffier 8:15.3 95.65 km/h Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
SS5 12:10 Errochty 1 17.68 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen 10:02.9 105.57 km/h
SS6 16:15 Craigvinean 2 16.54 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen 9:50.4 100.85 km/h
SS7 17:40 Errochty 2 17.68 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen 10:12.4 103.93 km/h
SS8 18:52 Drummond Hill 2 13.16 km stage cancelled
Leg 3
(9 October)
SS9 9:08 Carron Valley 3 8.36 km Finland Juho Hänninen 5:12.2 96.40 km/h
SS10 10:52 Loch Chon 1 9.91 km Sweden Patrik Sandell 6:41.5 88.86 km/h
SS11 11:10 High Corrie 1 25.81 km Finland Juho Hänninen 16:34.2 93.46 km/h
SS12 13:37 Loch Chon 2 9.91 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen 6:33.3 90.71 km/h
SS13 13:55 High Corrie 2 25.81 km Finland Juho Hänninen 16:47.7 92.21 km/h
SS14 17:00 Scone Palace 1 2.84 km Belgium Thierry Neuville 1:57.7 86.86 km/h
SS15 17:19 Scone Palace 2 2.84 km Belgium Thierry Neuville 1:59.4 85.63 km/h

References

  1. 1 2 "Bulletin No. 2" (PDF). Rally Scotland. Motor Sports Association. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  2. "2011 IRC Sporting Regulations" (PDF). ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  3. "Scotland win for Mikkelsen". ircseries.com (Intercontinental Rally Challenge). 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.

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