The 2011 Rallye de France – Alsace was the eleventh round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 30 September – 2 October, and was based in Strasbourg, the capital city of the Alsace region of France. The rally was also the seventh round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the fifth round of the WRC Academy.
Sébastien Ogier took his fifth WRC win of the season, having taken the rally lead on the second day after battling with Dani Sordo and Petter Solberg. His victory also moved him to within three points of his team-mate and drivers' championship leader Sébastien Loeb, after Loeb's retirement on day one due to an engine problem. Sordo took Mini's best result since their return to the sport, in second position with Solberg completing the podium on-the-road.
Solberg was later disqualified from the event after his car was found to be underweight, promoting Mikko Hirvonen to the podium, and with the three extra points gained, into a tie with Loeb for the championship lead. Jari-Matti Latvala finished fourth, ahead of Dennis Kuipers, who took the best WRC result for a Dutch driver. Ott Tänak won the SWRC class for the third time in 2011, and Alastair Fisher took a maiden win in the WRC Academy.
Results Event standings Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points Overall 1. Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën DS3 WRC 3:06:20.4 0.0 2. Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:06:26.7 6.3 3. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:09:47.0 3:26.6 15 4. Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:09:50.7 3:30.3 5. Dennis Kuipers Frédéric Miclotte Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:13:02.4 6:42.0 10 6. Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:13:28.7 7:08.3 8 7. Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:14:18.7 7:58.3 6 8. Ken Block Alex Gelsomino Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:14:45.9 8:25.5 4 9. Pierre Campana Sabrina De Castelli Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:14:59.1 8:38.7 2 10. Matthew Wilson Scott Martin Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:16:21.2 10:00.8 1 SWRC 1. (11.) Ott Tänak Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta S2000 3:17:52.1 0.0 25 2. (13.) Eyvind Brynildsen Timo Alanne Škoda Fabia S2000 3:20:25.8 2:33.7 18 3. (14.) Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta S2000 3:20:32.8 2:40.7 15 4. (15.) Bernando Sousa Paulo Babo Ford Fiesta S2000 3:22:27.0 4:34.9 12 5. (26.) Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 3:49:21.6 31:29.5 10 6. (27.) Julien Maurin Olivier Ural Ford Fiesta S2000 3:49:26.1 31:34.0 8 WRC Academy 1. Alastair Fisher Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta R2 3:06:01.5 0.0 2. José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 3:06:42.0 40.5 3. Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate Ford Fiesta R2 3:10:29.2 4:27.7 4. Sepp Wiegand Claudia Harloff Ford Fiesta R2 3:12:23.2 6:21.7 5. Molly Taylor Sebastian Marshall Ford Fiesta R2 3:24:06.0 18:04.5 10 6. Timo van der Marel Erwin Berkhof Ford Fiesta R2 3:36:39.3 30:37.8 8 7. Miko-Ove Niinemäe Timo Kasesalu Ford Fiesta R2 3:38:49.0 32:47.5 6 8. Fredrik Åhlin Bjorn Nilsson Ford Fiesta R2 3:42:34.7 36:33.2 4 † – The WRC Academy featured the first two days of the rally.
Special stages All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader Leg 1(30 September) SS1 7:48 Klevener 1 9.68 km Sébastien Loeb 5:41.7 101.98 km/h Sébastien Loeb SS2 8:14 Ungersberg 1 15.45 km Sébastien Ogier 9:03.5 102.34 km/h SS3 9:19 Pays d'Ormont 1 36.00 km Sébastien Ogier 19:26.7 111.08 km/h Sébastien Ogier SS4 10:12 Salm 1 13.06 km Jari-Matti Latvala 7:03.1 111.12 km/h SS5 13:23 Klevener 2 9.68 km Sébastien Ogier 5:42.7 101.69 km/h SS6 13:49 Ungersberg 2 15.45 km Dani Sordo Petter Solberg 9:04.9 102.07 km/h SS7 14:54 Pays d'Ormont 2 36.00 km Petter Solberg 19:33.4 110.45 km/h Petter Solberg SS8 15:47 Salm 2 13.06 km Dani Sordo 7:03.8 110.94 km/h Dani Sordo Leg 2(1 October) SS9 8:23 Hohlandsbourg 1 9.87 km Sébastien Ogier 5:19.6 111.18 km/h SS10 8:41 Firstplan 1 16.50 km Petter Solberg 8:18.0 119.28 km/h Petter Solberg SS11 9:10 Vallée de Munster 1 22.26 km Sébastien Ogier 11:15.0 118.72 km/h Sébastien Ogier SS12 10:33 Grand Ballon 1 24.02 km Dani Sordo 13:28.1 107.01 km/h Dani Sordo SS13 13:02 Hohlandsbourg 2 9.87 km Petter Solberg Sébastien Ogier 5:24.4 109.53 km/h Sébastien Ogier SS14 13:20 Firstplan 2 16.50 km Sébastien Ogier 8:16.3 119.69 km/h SS15 13:49 Vallée de Munster 2 22.26 km Sébastien Ogier 11:17.6 118.26 km/h SS16 15:12 Grand Ballon 2 24.02 km Jari-Matti Latvala 13:31.5 106.56 km/h SS17 16:56 Mulhouse 3.09 km Sébastien Ogier 2:21.9 78.39 km/h Leg 3(2 October) SS18 7:18 Gravière de Bischwiller 1 5.52 km Jari-Matti Latvala 2:51.0 116.21 km/h SS19 8:27 Vignoble de Cleebourg 1 10.61 km Dani Sordo 5:54.6 107.72 km/h SS20 9:48 Haguenau 1 4.20 km Jari-Matti Latvala 3:11.6 78.91 km/h SS21 10:18 Gravière de Bischwiller 2 5.52 km Jari-Matti Latvala 2:47.2 118.85 km/h SS22 11:27 Vignoble de Cleebourg 2 10.61 km Jari-Matti Latvala Sébastien Ogier 5:50.3 109.04 km/h SS23 13:08 Haguenau 2 (Power stage) 4.20 km Jari-Matti Latvala 3:09.4 79.83 km/h
Power Stage The "Power stage" was a live, televised stage at the end of the rally, held in Haguenau. PosDriverTimeDiff.Avg. speedPoints 1 Jari-Matti Latvala 3:09.4 0.0 79.83 km/h 3 2 Dani Sordo 3:11.5 +2.1 78.96 km/h 2 3 Sébastien Ogier 3:11.9 +2.5 78.79 km/h 1 Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Sébastien Loeb 196 2 Mikko Hirvonen 196 3 Sébastien Ogier 193 4 Jari-Matti Latvala 131 5 Petter Solberg 110
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Citroen Total World Rally Team 372 2 Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 318 3 M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team 133 4 Petter Solberg World Rally Team 98 5 Ice 1 Racing 48
Bold text indicates World Champion. Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
External links
Results at eWRC.com