The 2011 Tour de Corse, was the third round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fourteen stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Corsica between 12 and 14 May 2011.[1]
| 2011 Tour de Corse 54ème Tour de Corse-E.Leclerc | |||
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Round 3 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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| Host country |  France | ||
| Rally base | Ajaccio, Corsica | ||
| Dates run | 12 – 14 May 2011 | ||
| Stages | 14 (320.84 km; 199.36 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 1,161.95 km (722.00 miles)[1] | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 48 at start, 31 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Thierry Neuville Peugeot Team Belux | ||
Introduction
The rally was based in the capital, Ajaccio, with day one consisting of two runs through the 27.53 kilometres (17.11 miles) Le Fangu stage. The remaining two days were made up of six stages on each day, covering 127.34 kilometres (79.13 miles) on day two, and 138.44 kilometres (86.02 miles) on day three. A total of 48 cars contested the event, with Bryan Bouffier seeded number one.[2]
Results
Thierry Neuville took his first IRC victory and became the season's third different winner after controlling the event for almost the entire rally, only being headed in one stage by Bryan Bouffier. Jan Kopecký finished second for the second consecutive event while Freddy Loix took the championship lead with third place.[3]
Overall
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1. | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:20:51.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. |  Jan Kopecký | Petr Starý | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:21:06.5 | 15.5 | 18 |
| 3. | Freddy Loix | Frédéric Miclotte | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:21:53.6 | 1:02.6 | 15 |
| 4. | Pierre Campana | Sabrina De Castelli | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:24:50.1 | 3:59.1 | 12 |
| 5. |  Bruno Magalhães | Paulo Grave | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:25:19.2 | 4:28.2 | 10 |
| 6. |  Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:25:21.1 | 4:30.1 | 8 |
| 7. | Julien Maurin | Olivier Ural | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:25:24.3 | 4:33.3 | 6 |
| 8. |  Toni Gardemeister | Tapio Suominen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:27:24.3 | 6:33.3 | 4 |
| 9. |  Patrik Sandell | Staffan Parmander | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:29:19.8 | 8:28.8 | 2 |
| 10. | Jean-Mathieu Leandri | Pierre-Marien Leonardi | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:30:32.5 | 9:41.5 | 1 |
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| Leg 1 (12 May) | SS1 | 14:03 | Le Fangu – Notre Dame de la Serra 1 | 27.53 km | Thierry Neuville | 16:10.3 | 102.14 km/h | Thierry Neuville |
| SS2 | 16:56 | Le Fangu – Notre Dame de la Serra 2 | 27.53 km | Thierry Neuville | 15:57.7 | 103.49 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (13 May) | SS3 | 9:10 | Erbajolo – Pont d'Altiani 1 | 25.15 km |  Guy Wilks | 15:10.1 | 99.48 km/h | |
| SS4 | 10:58 | Barchetta – La Porta 1 | 23.24 km | Bryan Bouffier | 15:32.8 | 89.69 km/h | Bryan Bouffier | |
| SS5 | 12:06 | Taverna – Pont de Castirla 1 | 15.28 km | Thierry Neuville | 9:09.8 | 100.05 km/h | Thierry Neuville | |
| SS6 | 15:09 | Barchetta – La Porta 2 | 23.24 km | stage cancelled | ||||
| SS7 | 16:17 | Taverna – Pont de Castirla 2 | 15.28 km | Thierry Neuville | 9:07.6 | 100.45 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 17:40 | Erbajolo – Pont d'Altiani 2 | 25.15 km | Thierry Neuville | 15:06.6 | 99.87 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (14 May) | SS9 | 9:10 | Sarrola – Plage du Liamone 1 | 26.70 km | Jan Kopecký | 17:29.4 | 91.60 km/h | |
| SS10 | 10:43 | Marato – Acqua Doria 1 | 22.47 km | Thierry Neuville | 13:15.6 | 101.67 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 13:47 | Bocognano – Bastelica 1 | 20.05 km | Thierry Neuville | 13:24.7 | 89.70 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 15:10 | Marato – Acqua Doria 2 | 22.47 km | Thierry Neuville | 13:13.3 | 101.97 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 18:48 | Bocognano – Bastelica 2 | 20.05 km | Jan Kopecký | 13:19.2 | 90.32 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 20:10 | Sarrola – Plage du Liamone 2 | 26.70 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | 17:30.4 | 91.51 km/h | ||