2011 Acropolis Rally
| 2011 Acropolis Rally 57th Acropolis Rally | |||
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Round 7 of the 2011 World Rally Championship season
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Eventual winner Sébastien Ogier driving a Citroën DS3 WRC on SS3. | |||
| Host country |
 Greece | ||
| Rally base | Loutraki, Greece | ||
| Dates run | June 17 – 19 2011 | ||
| Stages | 18 (348.80 km; 216.73 mi)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,217.82 km (756.72 mi)[1] | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |
 Sébastien Ogier Citroën World Rally Team | ||
| Crews | 42 at start, 35 at finish | ||
The 2011 Acropolis Rally was the seventh round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 17–19 June, and was based in Loutraki, 85 kilometres (52.8 mi) outside the country's capital, Athens. The rally was also the fourth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship. The Acropolis Rally returned to the WRC calendar for the first time since 2009, after the event was not run in 2010.
Sébastien Ogier took his third victory in five starts, having overtaken team-mate Sébastien Loeb on the final day of the event.[2] Ogier's winning margin was 10.5 seconds, with Mikko Hirvonen a further three seconds behind in third place. Juho Hänninen claimed SWRC honours with an overall eighth place finish.
Results
Event standings
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1. | Sébastien Ogier |
Julien Ingrassia |
Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:04:44.3 | 0.0 | 28 |
| 2. | Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:04:54.8 | 10.5 | 20 |
| 3. |  Mikko Hirvonen |
Jarmo Lehtinen |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:04:57.8 | 13.5 | 16 |
| 4. |  Petter Solberg |
 Chris Patterson |
Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:05:23.1 | 38.8 | 12 |
| 5. | Henning Solberg |
 Ilka Minor |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:10:09.0 | 5:24.7 | 10 |
| 6. | Matthew Wilson |
Scott Martin |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:11:39.0 | 6:54.7 | 8 |
| 7. | Kimi Räikkönen |
Kaj Lindström |
Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:13:13.7 | 8:29.4 | 6 |
| 8. | Juho Hänninen |
Mikko Markkula |
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:16:19.0 | 11:34.7 | 4 |
| 9. | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Miikka Anttila |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:17:53.1 | 13:08.8 | 2 |
| 10. |  Dennis Kuipers |
.svg.png){kind=small} Frédéric Miclotte |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:19:54.4 | 15:10.1 | 1 |
| SWRC | ||||||
| 1. (8.) | Juho Hänninen |
Mikko Markkula |
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:16:19.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (11.) |  Bernardo Sousa |
António Costa |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:21:13.6 | 4:54.6 | 18 |
| 3. (13.) |  Frigyes Turán |
Gábor Zsiros |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:22:36.3 | 6:17.3 | 15 |
| 4. (14.) |  Hermann Gassner, Jr. |
Kathi Wüstenhagen |
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:23:27.7 | 7:08.7 | 12 |
| 5. (15.) |  Martin Prokop |
Jan Tománek |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:25:17.4 | 8:58.4 | 10 |
| 6. (16.) |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |
 Giovanni Bernacchini |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:26:23.9 | 10:04.9 | 8 |
| 7. (18.) | Eyvind Brynildsen |
Cato Menkerud |
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:37:41.5 | 21:22.5 | 6 |
| 8. (23.) |  Karl Kruuda |
Martin Järveoja |
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 5:06:22.1 | 50:03.1 | 4 |
| 9. (24.) |  Albert Llovera |
 Diego Vallejo |
Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | 5:10:50.5 | 54:31.5 | 2 |
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| Leg 1 (17 June) |
SS1 | 9:08 | Thiva 1 | 23.60 km | Petter Solberg |
16:39.9 | 84.97 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| SS2 | 11:01 | Elatia | 39.10 km | Petter Solberg |
27:42.6 | 84.66 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 13:39 | Eleftherohori | 18.10 km | Petter Solberg |
11:20.6 | 95.74 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 14:28 | Rengini | 11.88 km | Petter Solberg |
8:40.1 | 92.95 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 16:15 | Thiva 2 | 23.60 km | Sébastien Ogier |
16:39.5 | 85.00 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 17:48 | Mavrolimni | 25.05 km | Sébastien Loeb |
18:18.5 | 82.09 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (18 June) |
SS7 | 11:02 | Klenia Mycenae 1 | 17.41 km | Sébastien Ogier |
11:36.2 | 90.03 km/h | |
| SS8 | 12:05 | Ghymno 1 | 26.28 km | Sébastien Ogier |
18:34.3 | 84.90 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 13:20 | Kefalari 1 | 18.40 km | Sébastien Ogier |
13:42.9 | 80.50 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 16:20 | Klenia Mycenae 2 | 17.41 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
11:20.0 | 92.17 km/h | Sébastien Ogier | |
| SS11 | 17:23 | Ghymno 2 | 26.28 km | Sébastien Loeb |
18:11.6 | 86.67 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 18:38 | Kefalari 2 | 18.40 km | Sébastien Ogier |
13:25.2 | 82.27 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 21:33 | Nea Politia | 17.71 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
12:50.9 | 82.70 km/h | Sébastien Loeb | |
| Leg 3 (19 June) |
SS14 | 9:03 | Aghii Theodori 1 | 19.42 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
12:49.5 | 90.85 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| SS15 | 9:34 | New Pissia 1 | 11.37 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
8:15.1 | 82.67 km/h | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS16 | 12:05 | Aghii Theodori 2 | 19.42 km | Mikko Hirvonen |
12:33.7 | 92.76 km/h | Sébastien Ogier | |
| SS17 | 12:36 | New Pissia 2 | 11.37 km | Jari-Matti Latvala |
8:04.5 | 84.48 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 14:11 | New Loutraki (Power stage) | 4.00 km | Sébastien Ogier |
2:22.7 | 100.91 km/h |
Power Stage
The "Power stage" was a live, televised 4.00 km (2.49 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held in Loutraki.
| Pos | Driver | Time | Diff. | Avg. speed | Points |
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| 1 | Sébastien Ogier |
2:22.7 | 0.0 | 100.91 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | Sébastien Loeb |
2:22.7 | 0.0 | 100.91 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen |
2:23.1 | +0.4 | 100.63 km/h | 1 |
References
- 1 2 "Itinerary" (PDF). Acropolis Rally. World Rally Championship; International Sportsworld Communicators. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ↑ "Loeb wins in Argentina". World Rally Championship (International Sportsworld Communicators). 29 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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