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 beginning 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 and included two night stages. Day two covered a total of 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.
Results 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.
Overall 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
Special stages DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leaderLeg 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 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 stage cancelledLeg 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 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
References
External links The official website for the rally The official website of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge Results analysis, times comparative and drivers evolution charts