2011 Rallye de France
# 2011 Rallye de France

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 | 26 |
| 2. | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 3:06:26.7 | 6.3 | 20 |
| 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 | 15 |
| 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 | 28 |
| 2. | José Antonio Suárez | Cándido Carrera | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:06:42.0 | 40.5 | 19 |
| 3. | Yeray Lemes | Rogelio Peñate | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:10:29.2 | 4:27.7 | 21 |
| 4. | Sepp Wiegand | Claudia Harloff | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:12:23.2 | 6:21.7 | 0 |
| 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

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. 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 |
| Leg 1 (30 September) | SS2 | 8:14 | Ungersberg 1 | 15.45 km | Sébastien Ogier | 9:03.5 | 102.34 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (30 September) | SS3 | 9:19 | Pays d'Ormont 1 | 36.00 km | Sébastien Ogier | 19:26.7 | 111.08 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 1 (30 September) | SS4 | 10:12 | Salm 1 | 13.06 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 7:03.1 | 111.12 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 1 (30 September) | SS5 | 13:23 | Klevener 2 | 9.68 km | Sébastien Ogier | 5:42.7 | 101.69 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 1 (30 September) | SS6 | 13:49 | Ungersberg 2 | 15.45 km | Dani Sordo Petter Solberg | 9:04.9 | 102.07 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 1 (30 September) | SS7 | 14:54 | Pays d'Ormont 2 | 36.00 km | Petter Solberg | 19:33.4 | 110.45 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (30 September) | 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 | Dani Sordo |
| Leg 2 (1 October) | SS10 | 8:41 | Firstplan 1 | 16.50 km | Petter Solberg | 8:18.0 | 119.28 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 2 (1 October) | SS11 | 9:10 | Vallée de Munster 1 | 22.26 km | Sébastien Ogier | 11:15.0 | 118.72 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 2 (1 October) | SS12 | 10:33 | Grand Ballon 1 | 24.02 km | Dani Sordo | 13:28.1 | 107.01 km/h | Dani Sordo |
| Leg 2 (1 October) | SS13 | 13:02 | Hohlandsbourg 2 | 9.87 km | Petter Solberg Sébastien Ogier | 5:24.4 | 109.53 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 2 (1 October) | SS14 | 13:20 | Firstplan 2 | 16.50 km | Sébastien Ogier | 8:16.3 | 119.69 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 2 (1 October) | SS15 | 13:49 | Vallée de Munster 2 | 22.26 km | Sébastien Ogier | 11:17.6 | 118.26 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 2 (1 October) | SS16 | 15:12 | Grand Ballon 2 | 24.02 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 13:31.5 | 106.56 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 2 (1 October) | SS17 | 16:56 | Mulhouse | 3.09 km | Sébastien Ogier | 2:21.9 | 78.39 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 3 (2 October) | SS18 | 7:18 | Gravière de Bischwiller 1 | 5.52 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 2:51.0 | 116.21 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 3 (2 October) | SS19 | 8:27 | Vignoble de Cleebourg 1 | 10.61 km | Dani Sordo | 5:54.6 | 107.72 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 3 (2 October) | SS20 | 9:48 | Haguenau 1 | 4.20 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 3:11.6 | 78.91 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 3 (2 October) | SS21 | 10:18 | Gravière de Bischwiller 2 | 5.52 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 2:47.2 | 118.85 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 3 (2 October) | SS22 | 11:27 | Vignoble de Cleebourg 2 | 10.61 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Sébastien Ogier | 5:50.3 | 109.04 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 3 (2 October) | SS23 | 13:08 | Haguenau 2 (Power stage) | 4.20 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 3:09.4 | 79.83 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |

### Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a live, televised 4.20 km (2.61 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held in Haguenau.

| Pos | Driver | Time | Diff. | Avg. speed | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 196 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | 196 |
| 3 | Sébastien Ogier | 193 |
| 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 131 |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | 110 |
| 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.
