2011 Rallye Açores

The 2011 Sata Rally Azores, officially 46º Sata Rallye Açores, was the sixth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The 17-stage gravel rally took place on the island of São Miguel in the Azores between 14–16 July 2011.[1][2]

2011 Sata Rally Azores
46º Sata Rallye Açores
Round 6 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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Host country Portugal
Rally basePonta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores
Dates runJuly 14 16 2011
Stages17 (205.09 km; 127.44 miles)[1][2]
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance743.61 km (462.06 miles)
Results
Overall winner Juho Hänninen
Škoda Motorsport
Crews41 at start, 18 at finish

Introduction

The rally was based in the major city of Ponta Delgada. Day one consisted of three stages covering a total of 22.56 km (14.02 mi). Day two covered a total of 95.05 km (59.06 mi) over nine stages with the remaining five stages, covering 87.48 km (54.36 mi) completed on day three.

Results

Juho Hänninen won his third IRC rally of the season, having led the rally for most of the running, before Andreas Mikkelsen made a late charge for the lead. Hänninen held an advantage into the final day and after Mikkelsen took the lead for a period, Hänninen regained the lead for the final time.[3] His victory gave him the championship lead by four points ahead of Bryan Bouffier. Bouffier finished the rally in fourth position, behind Mikkelsen and Jan Kopecký.

Overall

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
1. Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 2:19:03.8 0.0 25
2. Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 2:19:46.1 42.3 18
3. Jan Kopecký Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 2:20:49.8 1:46.0 15
4. Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri Peugeot 207 S2000 2:22:40.0 3:36.2 12
5. Patrik Sandell Staffan Parmander Škoda Fabia S2000 2:23:37.1 4:33.3 10
6. Ricardo Moura Sancho Eiró Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:25:10.8 6:07.0 8
7. Vítor Lopes Hugo Magalhães Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2:28:55.9 9:52.1 6
8. Vítor Pascoal Luis Ramalho Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:31:51.1 12:47.3 4
9. Sérgio Silva Nelson Cordeiro Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2:33:04.1 14:00.3 2
10. Paulo Maciel Filipe Gouveira Citroën Saxo VTS 2:37:14.5 18:10.7 1

Special stages

Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(14 July)
SS1 16:45 Lagoa – Marques 1 13.06 km Andreas Mikkelsen 8:41.9 90.09 km/h Andreas Mikkelsen
SS2 17:24 Coroa da Mata 1 7.50 km Bruno Magalhães 6:25.3 70.08 km/h Juho Hänninen
SS3 18:00 Grupo Marques 1 2.00 km Juho Hänninen 1:57.4 61.33 km/h
Leg 2
(15 July)
SS4 10:08 Batalha Golfe 1 7.90 km Juho Hänninen 5:40.2 83.60 km/h
SS5 10:43 Feteiras 1 7.47 km stage cancelled
SS6 11:08 Sete Cidades 1 18.30 km Juho Hänninen 13:46.3 79.73 km/h
SS7 13:02 Batalha Golfe 2 7.90 km Andreas Mikkelsen 5:32.3 85.59 km/h
SS8 13:37 Feteiras 2 7.47 km Juho Hänninen 5:48.7 77.12 km/h
SS9 14:02 Sete Cidades 2 18.30 km stage cancelled
SS10 16:02 Remédios – Água de Pau 7.15 km Andreas Mikkelsen 4:56.8 86.73 km/h
SS11 16:25 Lagoa – Marques 2 13.06 km Andreas Mikkelsen 8:29.6 92.26 km/h
SS12 17:04 Coroa da Mata 2 7.50 km Andreas Mikkelsen 6:14.3 72.13 km/h
Leg 3
(16 July)
SS13 10:27 Graminhais 1 20.80 km Jan Kopecký 15:45.0 79.24 km/h Andreas Mikkelsen
SS14 11:25 Tronqueira 1 21.94 km Juho Hänninen 18:33.7 70.92 km/h Juho Hänninen
SS15 12:57 Grupo Marques 2 2.00 km Andreas Mikkelsen 1:59.4 60.30 km/h
SS16 15:26 Graminhais 2 20.80 km Juho Hänninen 15:54.9 78.42 km/h
SS17 16:24 Tronqueira 2 21.94 km Patrik Sandell 18:58.4 69.38 km/h

References

  1. "Itinerary Days 1 and 2" (PDF). Sata Rallye Açores. GDC. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. "Itinerary Day 3" (PDF). Sata Rallye Açores. GDC. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. "Hänninen wins rally and praises team". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
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