2011 Rally Scotland

2011 Rally Scotland
*RAC MSA Rally of Scotland*
2011 Rally Scotland; RAC MSA Rally of Scotland
Round 10 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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Host country	United Kingdom
Rally base	Perth, Scotland
Dates run	7 – 9 October 2011
Stages	15 (196.96 km; 122.39 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,021.31 km (634.61 miles)
Statistics
Crews	37 at start, 22 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Andreas Mikkelsen; Škoda UK

The 2011 Rally Scotland, officially the RAC MSA Rally of Scotland, was the tenth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fifteen stage gravel rally took place over 7–9 October 2011 with three stages run after sunset.^[1]

The rally offered points-and-a-half towards the respective IRC championships, meaning that the overall rally winner, as well as class winners, gained 37.5 points instead of the usual 25.^[2]

Introduction

The rally, which was run for the third time, was based in Perth, with a ceremonial start held at Stirling Castle on the Friday. Two runs of the Carron Valley stage completed the timetable for Friday. On Saturday six stages covering 94.76 km (58.88 mi) were run on gravel with the final seven stages, consisting of 85.48 km (53.11 mi) being completed on the Sunday.

Results

Andreas Mikkelsen took his first IRC victory on the event, becoming the youngest driver to win in the championship, having taken the lead on the second leg after an error by Guy Wilks.^[3]

Overall

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1.	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Škoda Fabia S2000	1:55:17.2	0.0	37.5
2.	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	1:55:43.6	26.4	27
3.	Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	Peugeot 207 S2000	1:56:52.5	1:35.3	22.5
4.	Craig Breen	Gareth Roberts	Ford Fiesta S2000	1:57:22.3	2:05.1	18
5.	Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý	Škoda Fabia S2000	1:57:28.9	2:11.7	15
6.	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Peugeot 207 S2000	1:58:27.6	3:10.4	12
7.	Toni Gardemeister	Tapio Suominen	Škoda Fabia S2000	1:58:28.7	3:11.5	9
8.	Alastair Fisher	Daniel Baritt	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:00:17.1	4:59.9	6
9.	Toshi Arai	Dale Moscatt	Subaru Impreza R4	2:03:34.8	8:17.6	3
10.	Matthias Kahle	Peter Göbel	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:04:53.3	9:36.1	1.5

Special stages

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
Leg 1 (7 October)	SS1	19:45	Carron Valley 1	8.36 km	Guy Wilks	5:24.8	92.66 km/h	Guy Wilks
Leg 1 (7 October)	SS2	20:10	Carron Valley 2	8.36 km	Guy Wilks	5:21.9	93.49 km/h
Leg 2 (8 October)	SS3	9:20	Craigvinean 1	16.54 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	9:38.2	102.98 km/h
	SS4	10:45	Drummond Hill 1	13.16 km	Bryan Bouffier	8:15.3	95.65 km/h	Andreas Mikkelsen
	SS5	12:10	Errochty 1	17.68 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	10:02.9	105.57 km/h
	SS6	16:15	Craigvinean 2	16.54 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	9:50.4	100.85 km/h
	SS7	17:40	Errochty 2	17.68 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	10:12.4	103.93 km/h
	SS8	18:52	Drummond Hill 2	13.16 km	stage cancelled
Leg 3 (9 October)	SS9	9:08	Carron Valley 3	8.36 km	Juho Hänninen	5:12.2	96.40 km/h
	SS10	10:52	Loch Chon 1	9.91 km	Patrik Sandell	6:41.5	88.86 km/h
	SS11	11:10	High Corrie 1	25.81 km	Juho Hänninen	16:34.2	93.46 km/h
	SS12	13:37	Loch Chon 2	9.91 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	6:33.3	90.71 km/h
	SS13	13:55	High Corrie 2	25.81 km	Juho Hänninen	16:47.7	92.21 km/h
	SS14	17:00	Scone Palace 1	2.84 km	Thierry Neuville	1:57.7	86.86 km/h
	SS15	17:19	Scone Palace 2	2.84 km	Thierry Neuville	1:59.4	85.63 km/h

References

^ ^a ^b "Bulletin No. 2" (PDF). Rally Scotland. Motor Sports Association. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
^ "2011 IRC Sporting Regulations" (PDF). ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
^ "Scotland win for Mikkelsen". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 9 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.

External links

[Itin-1] "Bulletin No. 2" (PDF). Rally Scotland. Motor Sports Association. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

[Points-2] "2011 IRC Sporting Regulations" (PDF). ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

[3] "Scotland win for Mikkelsen". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 9 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.

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