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.
| 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 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,217.82 km (756.72 miles)[1] | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 42 at start, 35 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Citroën World Rally Team | ||
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 edit
Event standings edit
Special stages edit
| 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
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16:39.9 | 84.97 km/h | Petter Solberg
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| SS2 | 11:01 | Elatia | 39.10 km | Petter Solberg
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27:42.6 | 84.66 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 13:39 | Eleftherohori | 18.10 km | Petter Solberg
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11:20.6 | 95.74 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 14:28 | Rengini | 11.88 km | Petter Solberg
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8:40.1 | 92.95 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 16:15 | Thiva 2 | 23.60 km | Sébastien Ogier
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16:39.5 | 85.00 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 17:48 | Mavrolimni | 25.05 km | Sébastien Loeb
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18:18.5 | 82.09 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (18 June) |
SS7 | 11:02 | Klenia Mycenae 1 | 17.41 km | Sébastien Ogier
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11:36.2 | 90.03 km/h | |
| SS8 | 12:05 | Ghymno 1 | 26.28 km | Sébastien Ogier
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18:34.3 | 84.90 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 13:20 | Kefalari 1 | 18.40 km | Sébastien Ogier
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13:42.9 | 80.50 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 16:20 | Klenia Mycenae 2 | 17.41 km |  Jari-Matti Latvala
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11:20.0 | 92.17 km/h | Sébastien Ogier
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| SS11 | 17:23 | Ghymno 2 | 26.28 km | Sébastien Loeb
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18:11.6 | 86.67 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 18:38 | Kefalari 2 | 18.40 km | Sébastien Ogier
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13:25.2 | 82.27 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 21:33 | Nea Politia | 17.71 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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12:50.9 | 82.70 km/h | Sébastien Loeb
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| Leg 3 (19 June) |
SS14 | 9:03 | Aghii Theodori 1 | 19.42 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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12:49.5 | 90.85 km/h | Sébastien Ogier
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| SS15 | 9:34 | New Pissia 1 | 11.37 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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8:15.1 | 82.67 km/h | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS16 | 12:05 | Aghii Theodori 2 | 19.42 km | Mikko Hirvonen
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12:33.7 | 92.76 km/h | Sébastien Ogier
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| SS17 | 12:36 | New Pissia 2 | 11.37 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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8:04.5 | 84.48 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 14:11 | New Loutraki (Power stage) | 4.00 km | Sébastien Ogier
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2:22.7 | 100.91 km/h |
Power Stage edit
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
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2:22.7 | 0.0 | 100.91 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | Sébastien Loeb
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2:22.7 | 0.0 | 100.91 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen
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2:23.1 | +0.4 | 100.63 km/h | 1 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Itinerary" (PDF). Acropolis Rally. World Rally Championship; International Sportsworld Communicators. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-26. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Loeb wins in Argentina". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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