2011 Wales Rally GB
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The 2011 Wales Rally GB, formally the 67th Wales Rally of Great Britain, was the thirteenth and final round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season
. The rally took place over 10–13 November, and was based in Cardiff
, the capital city of Wales
. The rally was also the seventh and final round of the Production World Rally Championship
, and the sixth and final round of the WRC Academy. The route returned to the Great Orme
stage for the first time in thirty years, as well as the Dyfnant and Dyfi East and West stages for the first time in fifteen years.
Jari-Matti Latvala
took his first WRC victory since 2010 Rally Finland
, and the fifth of his career, after taking the lead midway through the running on Saturday. With Sébastien Loeb
's retirement on Sunday after a collision on a road section, Latvala's eventual winning margin was almost four minutes over Mads Østberg
, who matched his best WRC result from Rally Sweden
at the beginning of the season. Henning Solberg
took his first podium since 2009 Rally Poland
after Kris Meeke
, who had been challenging Solberg for his first WRC podium, spun on the final stage of the event. Patrik Flodin
took the PWRC victory to finish in second place in the class championship, while Craig Breen
took the WRC Academy victory, and enough bonus points to win the championship.
and Mikko Hirvonen
headed into the final round of the championship for the second time in three years as the only drivers that could claim the world title. Loeb held the lead of the championship with 222 points, having won Rally Catalunya
, the event prior to Rally GB. Hirvonen was eight points in arrears, with a maximum of 28 points possible on the rally including Power Stage bonus points. Ultimately, the championship was decided during Friday's running when Hirvonen hit a tree stump during the first passing of the Dyfnant stage. He was forced to retire from the event after Ford deemed the damage to Hirvonen's Fiesta to be too extensive for him to rejoin. With Hirvonen unable to restart, Loeb claimed his eighth consecutive world title. While running second, 7.5 seconds behind Jari-Matti Latvala
, Loeb retired from the event after a head-on collision with a spectator vehicle on the liaison route between the Halfway and Crychan stages on Sunday morning. There were no injuries in the accident.
had clinched the title in Australia
after four wins from the first four rallies he contested. Paddon did not compete in the class in Great Britain, instead moving to an R4-specification Subaru Impreza
. Seven drivers remained within mathematical contention for the runner-up placing, all of whom contested the event. The WRC Academy title was also yet to be decided prior to the rally, with Egon Kaur
, Craig Breen
and Yeray Lemes the only drivers in contention for the €500,000 scholarship given to the champion. Kaur held a 20-point lead over Breen and a 36-point advantage over Lemes with 42 points on offer. Breen won the event, and with numerous stage wins – including the final five stages – managed to beat Kaur for the championship title, winning it on countback of stage wins.
.
2011 World Rally Championship season
The 2011 World Rally Championship season was the 39th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season has 13 rallies, beginning with Rally Sweden on 10 February...
. The rally took place over 10–13 November, and was based in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, the capital city of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The rally was also the seventh and final round of the Production World Rally Championship
Production World Rally Championship
The FIA Production World Rally Championship, or PWRC, is a companion rally series to the World Rally Championship, and is driven on the same stages. PWRC is limited to production-based cars homologated under the Group N. The series began in 2002, replacing the FIA Group N Rally Championship...
, and the sixth and final round of the WRC Academy. The route returned to the Great Orme
Great Orme
The Great Orme is a prominent limestone headland on the north coast of Wales situated in Llandudno. It is referred to as Cyngreawdr Fynydd in a poem by the 12th century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr...
stage for the first time in thirty years, as well as the Dyfnant and Dyfi East and West stages for the first time in fifteen years.
Jari-Matti Latvala
Jari-Matti Latvala
Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland...
took his first WRC victory since 2010 Rally Finland
2010 Rally Finland
The 2010 Neste Oil Rally Finland was the 60th Rally Finland and the eighth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over July 29–31, and is based in Jyväskylä, the capital of the Central Finland region...
, and the fifth of his career, after taking the lead midway through the running on Saturday. With Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship...
's retirement on Sunday after a collision on a road section, Latvala's eventual winning margin was almost four minutes over Mads Østberg
Mads Østberg
Mads Østberg is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Jonas Andersson.Østberg competed in his first rally in 2004. His first World Rally Championship event was the 2006 Swedish Rally, in which he finished 31st in his Subaru Impreza WRC...
, who matched his best WRC result from Rally Sweden
2011 Rally Sweden
The 2011 Rally Sweden was the opening round of 2011 World Rally Championship season. It was the season's first and only event held on snow- and ice-covered gravel roads. The rally took place over 10–13 February, beginning with a Super Special Stage in the event's base town of Karlstad...
at the beginning of the season. Henning Solberg
Henning Solberg
Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg....
took his first podium since 2009 Rally Poland
2009 Rally Poland
The 2009 ORLEN Platinum Rally Poland was the 66th running of the Rally Poland and the eighth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season. Rally Poland had previously been part of the WRC schedule during the inaugural 1973 season. The rally consisted of 18 special stages and was won by Ford's...
after Kris Meeke
Kris Meeke
Kris Meeke is a professional rally driver. He was the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion. His current co-driver is Paul Nagle...
, who had been challenging Solberg for his first WRC podium, spun on the final stage of the event. Patrik Flodin
Patrik Flodin
Patrik Flodin is a rally driver from Sweden. Flodin won the Swedish Championship in 2006. In 2009, Flodin contests in the Production World Rally Championship with the URT-team driving a Subaru Impreza...
took the PWRC victory to finish in second place in the class championship, while Craig Breen
Craig Breen
Craig Breen is an Irish rally driver. He is the current World Rally Championship Academy champion, winning his first event at the 2011 Rallye Deutschland and sealing the championship with a win at Wales Rally GB.-Career:...
took the WRC Academy victory, and enough bonus points to win the championship.
WRC Championship
Sébastien LoebSébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship...
and Mikko Hirvonen
Mikko Hirvonen
Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to...
headed into the final round of the championship for the second time in three years as the only drivers that could claim the world title. Loeb held the lead of the championship with 222 points, having won Rally Catalunya
2011 Rally Catalunya
The 2011 Rally Catalunya, formally 47è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada and the denoted RACC Rally de España, was the twelfth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 21–23 October, and was based in Salou, Catalonia...
, the event prior to Rally GB. Hirvonen was eight points in arrears, with a maximum of 28 points possible on the rally including Power Stage bonus points. Ultimately, the championship was decided during Friday's running when Hirvonen hit a tree stump during the first passing of the Dyfnant stage. He was forced to retire from the event after Ford deemed the damage to Hirvonen's Fiesta to be too extensive for him to rejoin. With Hirvonen unable to restart, Loeb claimed his eighth consecutive world title. While running second, 7.5 seconds behind Jari-Matti Latvala
Jari-Matti Latvala
Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland...
, Loeb retired from the event after a head-on collision with a spectator vehicle on the liaison route between the Halfway and Crychan stages on Sunday morning. There were no injuries in the accident.
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The PWRC title had already been decided prior to the rally, as Hayden PaddonHayden Paddon
-Career:Paddon was introduced into motorsport at an early age, his father Chris being a rally driver. Haydon began his career competing in karting. He competed in his first rally in 2002, at the age of 15. In 2006 he began competing in the New Zealand Rally Championship in a Mitsubishi Lancer...
had clinched the title in Australia
2011 Rally Australia
The 2011 Rally Australia was the 21st Rally Australia and the tenth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 8–11 September, and was based in Coffs Harbour, a coastal city in the New South Wales state of Australia. The rally was also the fifth round of the...
after four wins from the first four rallies he contested. Paddon did not compete in the class in Great Britain, instead moving to an R4-specification Subaru Impreza
Subaru Impreza
Introduced in November 1993, the Impreza was offered in either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive versions and as a four-door sedan/saloon or five-door station wagon/estate. According to a Motor Trend article written March 1992 on page 26, the name of Subaru's new compact was, initially, to be...
. Seven drivers remained within mathematical contention for the runner-up placing, all of whom contested the event. The WRC Academy title was also yet to be decided prior to the rally, with Egon Kaur
Egon Kaur
Egon Kaur is an Estonian rally driver. He currently competes in the WRC Academy class of the World Rally Championship.-Career:...
, Craig Breen
Craig Breen
Craig Breen is an Irish rally driver. He is the current World Rally Championship Academy champion, winning his first event at the 2011 Rallye Deutschland and sealing the championship with a win at Wales Rally GB.-Career:...
and Yeray Lemes the only drivers in contention for the €500,000 scholarship given to the champion. Kaur held a 20-point lead over Breen and a 36-point advantage over Lemes with 42 points on offer. Breen won the event, and with numerous stage wins – including the final five stages – managed to beat Kaur for the championship title, winning it on countback of stage wins.
Event standings
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||||
| 1. |  Jari-Matti LatvalaJari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
Miikka Anttila |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC The Ford Fiesta RS WRC is the World Rally Car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport for use in the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car, and will replace the Ford Focus RS WRC, which has been competing in various versions since 1999... |
3:27:03.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2. |  Mads ØstbergMads Østberg Mads Østberg is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Jonas Andersson.Østberg competed in his first rally in 2004. His first World Rally Championship event was the 2006 Swedish Rally, in which he finished 31st in his Subaru Impreza WRC... |
 Jonas Andersson |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC The Ford Fiesta RS WRC is the World Rally Car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport for use in the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car, and will replace the Ford Focus RS WRC, which has been competing in various versions since 1999... |
3:30:46.4 | 3:42.9 | 18 |
| 3. | Henning Solberg Henning Solberg Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg.... |
 Ilka Minor |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC The Ford Fiesta RS WRC is the World Rally Car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport for use in the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car, and will replace the Ford Focus RS WRC, which has been competing in various versions since 1999... |
3:34:08.6 | 7:05.1 | 15 |
| 4. |  Kris MeekeKris Meeke Kris Meeke is a professional rally driver. He was the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion. His current co-driver is Paul Nagle... |
 Paul Nagle |
Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 3:34:15.8 | 7:12.3 | 12 |
| 5. | Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson is an English rally driver from Cockermouth in Cumbria. He is the son of M-Sport boss and former WRC driver Malcolm Wilson. Wilson currently competes in the World Rally Championship for the Stobart M-Sport Ford team... |
Scott Martin |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC The Ford Fiesta RS WRC is the World Rally Car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport for use in the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car, and will replace the Ford Focus RS WRC, which has been competing in various versions since 1999... |
3:36:00.8 | 8:57.3 | 10 |
| 6. |  Ott TänakOtt Tänak Ott Tänak is an Estonian rally driver.-Career:Tänak won the Estonian Rally Championship in 2008 and 2009, driving for the team run by former world rally winner Markko Märtin. Tänak made his World Rally Championship debut on the 2009 Rally de Portugal, finishing 20th overall... |
Kuldar Sikk |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC The Ford Fiesta RS WRC is the World Rally Car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport for use in the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car, and will replace the Ford Focus RS WRC, which has been competing in various versions since 1999... |
3:36:30.6 | 9:27.1 | 8 |
| 7. |  Evgeny NovikovEvgeny Novikov Evgeny Novikov is a Russian rally driver previously competing for the Citroën Junior Team in the World Rally Championship.- Career :... |
 Denis Giraudet |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC The Ford Fiesta RS WRC is the World Rally Car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport for use in the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car, and will replace the Ford Focus RS WRC, which has been competing in various versions since 1999... |
3:36:51.2 | 9:47.7 | 6 |
| 8. |  Dennis KuipersDennis Kuipers Dennis Kuipers is a Dutch rally driver.-Career:The son of businessman and part-time rally driver Rene Kuipers, Dennis began rallying in his home country in 2007. He made his debut in the World Rally Championship at the 2008 Rallye Deutschland, finishing 18th in a Ford Focus RS WRC. He also... |
 Frédéric Miclotte |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC The Ford Fiesta RS WRC is the World Rally Car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport for use in the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car, and will replace the Ford Focus RS WRC, which has been competing in various versions since 1999... |
3:37:16.2 | 10:12.7 | 4 |
| 9. |  Ken BlockKen Block Ken Block is a songwriter, guitarist and lead singer of the rock band Sister Hazel. Ken plays acoustic guitar. He also helped produce the band's first CD in 1994. His debut solo effort Drift was released on December 9, 2008.... |
Alex Gelsomino |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC The Ford Fiesta RS WRC is the World Rally Car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport for use in the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car, and will replace the Ford Focus RS WRC, which has been competing in various versions since 1999... |
3:43:04.7 | 16:01.2 | 2 |
| 10. |  Armindo AraújoArmindo Araújo Armindo Araújo is a Portuguese rally driver. He won the Production World Rally Championship in the 2009 season, repeating the accomplishment in the next year , to become the first pilot to ever win this cup twice in a row since its creation back in 2002.-Career:Araújo began rallying in 2000,... |
Miguel Ramalho |
Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 3:44:05.1 | 17:01.6 | 1 |
| PWRC | ||||||
| 1. (14.) | Patrik Flodin Patrik Flodin Patrik Flodin is a rally driver from Sweden. Flodin won the Swedish Championship in 2006. In 2009, Flodin contests in the Production World Rally Championship with the URT-team driving a Subaru Impreza... |
Timo Alanne |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
3:49:32.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (15.) |  Michał KościuszkoMichał Kościuszko Michał Kościuszko is a Polish rally driver, who currently competes in the Production World Rally Championship . He has previously won rounds of the Junior World Rally Championship and has competed in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship .-Career:Kościuszko began his motorsport career as a... |
Maciej Szczepaniak |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:01:46.9 | 12:14.7 | 18 |
| 3. (16.) |  Nicolás Fuchs |
 Rubén GarciaRuben Garcia Ruben Garcia is an American NASCAR racer from South El Monte, California. He started out in the Winston West Series. He is best remembered for hitting the wall at the Riverside International Raceway on June 12, 1988, when he came off turn 9 and hit the wall near the grandstands... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:02:18.7 | 12:46.5 | 15 |
| 4. (17.) | Dmitry Tagirov |
Anna Zavershinskaya |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
4:03:22.0 | 13:49.8 | 12 |
| 5. (18.) |  Majed Al Shamsi |
Killian Duffy |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
4:03:53.4 | 14:21.2 | 10 |
| 6. (23.) |  Oleksiy KikireshkoOleksiy Kikireshko Oleksiy Kikireshko is a rally driver from Ukraine. In 2011, Kikireshko contests in the Production World Rally Championship with the Mentos Ascania Racing Team driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX.-WRC results:-PWRC results:-External links:*... |
Sergey Larens |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:11:33.8 | 22:01.6 | 8 |
| 7. (24.) | Harry Hunt |
Robbie Durant |
Citroën DS3 R3 Citroën DS3 The Citroën DS3 is a supermini, produced by French manufacturer Citroën from 2009. This is the first car in the new DS range from Citroën. It was first hinted by the concept car Citroën DS Inside. This range of vehicle shares no common feature with, and is in no way the successor to, the Citroën DS... |
4:13:58.8 | 24:26.6 | 6 |
| 8. (25.) | Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr is a rally driver from Ukraine. Saliuk won the Ukrainian Rally Championship in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010. In 2011, Saliuk contests in the Production World Rally Championship with the Mentos Ascania Racing Team driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX... |
Pavlo Cherepin |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:15:08.5 | 25:36.3 | 4 |
| 9. (34.) | Valeriy Gorban Valeriy Gorban Valeriy Gorban is a rally driver from Ukraine. In 2011, Gorban contests in the Production World Rally Championship with the Mentos Ascania Racing Team driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX.-WRC results:-PWRC results:-External links:*... |
Andrey Nikolayev |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:32:54.4 | 43:22.2 | 2 |
| WRC Academy | ||||||
| 1. | Craig Breen Craig Breen Craig Breen is an Irish rally driver. He is the current World Rally Championship Academy champion, winning his first event at the 2011 Rallye Deutschland and sealing the championship with a win at Wales Rally GB.-Career:... |
Gareth Roberts |
Ford Fiesta R2 Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
3:06:10.7 | 0.0 | |
| 2. | Egon Kaur Egon Kaur Egon Kaur is an Estonian rally driver. He currently competes in the WRC Academy class of the World Rally Championship.-Career:... |
Erik Lepikson |
Ford Fiesta R2 Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
3:10:46.8 | 4:36.1 | |
| 3. | Alastair Fisher |
Daniel Barritt |
Ford Fiesta R2 Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
3:13:14.7 | 7:04.0 | |
| 4. |  Christian Riedemann |
Michael Wenzel |
Ford Fiesta R2 Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
3:15:01.8 | 8:51.1 | 12 |
| 5. |  Molly Taylor |
Sebastian Marshall |
Ford Fiesta R2 Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
3:17:05.0 | 10:54.3 | |
| 6. | Sergey Karyakin |
Anton Vlasyuk |
Ford Fiesta R2 Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
3:19:36.9 | 13:26.2 | 8 |
| 7. | Valentin Hummel |
Katja Geyer |
Ford Fiesta R2 Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
3:23:04.2 | 16:53.5 | |
| 8. |  Andrea Crugnola |
Michele Ferrara |
Ford Fiesta R2 Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
3:25:13.8 | 19:03.1 | 4 |
| 9. |  Yeray Lemes |
Rogelio Peñate |
Ford Fiesta R2 Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
3:25:19.5 | 19:08.8 | 2 |
| 10. | Miko-Ove Niinemäe |
Toomas Valter |
Ford Fiesta R2 Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
3:30:15.9 | 24:05.2 | 1 |
- † – 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 (10–11 November) |
SS1 | 14:38 | Great Orme 1 | 4.74 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
2:39.3 | 107.12 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
| SS2 | 14:55 | Great Orme 2 | 4.74 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
2:40.4 | 106.38 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 16:18 | Clocaenog | 15.77 km | Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
9:14.1 | 102.46 km/h | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
|
| SS4 | 7:33 | Gartheiniog 1 | 19.72 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
11:18.9 | 104.57 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 8:30 | Dyfi West 1 | 10.31 km | Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
6:14.1 | 99.21 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 8:48 | Dyfi East 1 | 6.72 km | Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
3:41.5 | 109.22 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
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| SS7 | 9:43 | Dyfnant 1 | 21.34 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
12:41.0 | 100.95 km/h | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
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| SS8 | 14:18 | Dyfi West 2 | 10.31 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
6:24.8 | 96.46 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 14:36 | Dyfi East 2 | 6.72 km | Kris Meeke Kris Meeke Kris Meeke is a professional rally driver. He was the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion. His current co-driver is Paul Nagle... |
3:46.8 | 106.67 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 14:51 | Gartheiniog 2 | 19.72 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
11:24.3 | 103.74 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 16:01 | Dyfnant 2 | 21.34 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
12:47.1 | 100.15 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (12 November) |
SS12 | 9:24 | Hafren 1 | 32.14 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
18:39.1 | 103.39 km/h | |
| SS13 | 10:05 | Sweet Lamb 1 | 4.01 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
2:48.5 | 85.67 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 10:23 | Myherin 1 | 27.88 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
15:44.6 | 106.25 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 13:51 | Hafren 2 | 32.14 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
19:11.6 | 100.47 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
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| SS16 | 14:32 | Sweet Lamb 2 | 4.01 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
2:50.8 | 84.52 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 14:50 | Myherin 2 | 27.88 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
15:57.4 | 104.83 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (13 November) |
SS18 | 7:38 | Halfway 1 | 14.93 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
8:45.6 | 102.26 km/h | |
| SS19 | 8:06 | Crychan 1 | 22.73 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
12:29.6 | 109.16 km/h | ||
| SS20 | 8:42 | Monument 1 | 4.36 km | Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier is a French rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2008 and last drove in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën World Rally Team. His co-driver is compatriot Julien Ingrassia. They are set to join Volkswagen's WRC team when they enter the championship in... |
2:41.9 | 96.95 km/h | ||
| SS21 | 10:36 | Halfway 2 | 14.93 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
8:59.8 | 99.57 km/h | ||
| SS22 | 11:04 | Crychan 2 | 22.73 km | Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier is a French rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2008 and last drove in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën World Rally Team. His co-driver is compatriot Julien Ingrassia. They are set to join Volkswagen's WRC team when they enter the championship in... |
12:39.8 | 107.70 km/h | ||
| SS23 | 12:11 | Monument 2 (Power stage) | 4.36 km | Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier is a French rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2008 and last drove in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën World Rally Team. His co-driver is compatriot Julien Ingrassia. They are set to join Volkswagen's WRC team when they enter the championship in... |
2:41.3 | 97.31 km/h |
Power Stage
The "Power stage" was a live, televised 4.36 km (2.7 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held near Builth WellsBuilth Wells
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Diff. | Avg. speed | Points |
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| 1 | Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier is a French rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2008 and last drove in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën World Rally Team. His co-driver is compatriot Julien Ingrassia. They are set to join Volkswagen's WRC team when they enter the championship in... |
2:41.3 | 0.0 | 97.31 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | Dani Sordo Dani Sordo Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team... |
2:44.0 | +2.7 | 95.71 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
2:44.5 | +3.2 | 95.42 km/h | 1 |