The Mini factory team returned to rallying with the John Cooper Works WRC .
The new technical regulations for the World Rally Car became effective from 2011.[ 4] The cars were based on the previous Super 2000 cars, fitted with a supplementary kit, which included turbo and rear-wing additions.[ 4] The kit must be able to be fitted or removed within a defined time limit, to be determined.[ 4] They will be powered by a 1600cc turbo engine instead of the previous 2000cc turbo unit.[ 5]
The sporting regulations were amended to allow any tyre manufacturer to supply tyres. Regulations were implemented to control costs. The amended regulations were presented to the WMSC for a fax vote before 20 July 2010.[ 6]
Michelin and British tyre firm DMACK became the two tyre suppliers for the season, following Pirelli 's contract coming to an end and their announcement as the official tyre supplier for Formula One .[ 7]
Additional championship points will be awarded to the top three crews on a televised stage on the final day of each rally, known as the "Power Stage". 3 points will be awarded to the stage winner, with 2 and 1 for second and third respectively.[ 8] [ 9]
Manufacturer teams
Constructor
Team
Tyre
No
Drivers
Co-drivers
Rounds
Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC )
Citroën Total World Rally Team
M
1
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
All
2
Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
All
ICE 1 Racing
M
8
Kimi Räikkönen
Kaj Lindström
1, 3–4, 7–13
Petter Solberg World Rally Team
M
11
Petter Solberg
Chris Patterson
All
Van Merksteijn Motorsport
M
14
Peter van Merksteijn Jr.
Eddy Chevaillier
3–7
Erwin Mombaerts
9–13
20
Peter van Merksteijn Sr.
5, 7
Ford (Ford Fiesta RS WRC )
Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
M
3
Mikko Hirvonen
Jarmo Lehtinen
All
4
Jari-Matti Latvala
Miikka Anttila
All
M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team
M
5
Henning Solberg
Ilka Minor
1–4
Matthew Wilson
Scott Martin
5–13
6
Mads Østberg
Jonas Andersson
1–9, 11–13
Evgeny Novikov
Denis Giraudet
10
15
Matthew Wilson
Scott Martin
1–4
Henning Solberg
Ilka Minor
5–13
16
Per-Gunnar Andersson
Emil Axelsson
5
Aaron Burkart
Andre Kachel
9
D
18
Ott Tänak
Kuldar Sikk
13
M
54
Evgeny Novikov
Stéphane Prévot
2, 5
Denis Giraudet
7–8, 11
Munchi's Ford World Rally Team
M
7
Federico Villagra
Jorge Pérez Companc
2–6
José Díaz
7
Diego Curletto
12
FERM Power Tools World Rally Team
M
9
Dennis Kuipers
Frédéric Miclotte
1–3, 5, 7–9, 11–13
Bjorn Degandt
4
18
René Kuipers
Robin Buysmans
9
Annemieke Hulzebos
7–8
Team Abu Dhabi
M
10
Khalid Al Qassimi
Michael Orr
1, 3–5, 8, 10–12
Evgeny Novikov
Denis Giraudet
13
Monster World Rally Team [ 13]
M
43
Ken Block
Alex Gelsomino
1–3, 6, 9–13
Ford (Ford Fiesta S2000 )
FERM Power Tools World Rally Team
M
18
René Kuipers
Annemieke Hulzebos
1, 3, 5
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works WRC )
Mini WRC Team
M
37
Dani Sordo
Carlos del Barrio
5, 8–9, 11–13
52
Kris Meeke
Paul Nagle
5, 8–9, 11–13
Brazil World Rally Team
M
12
Daniel Oliveira
Carlos Magalhães
5–12
Fernando Mussano
13
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works S2000 )
Carlos Magalhães
3–4
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Ford (Ford Fiesta RS WRC )
M-Sport
M
16
Per-Gunnar Andersson
Emil Axelsson
1
Team Quinta do Lorde
M
16
Bernardo Sousa
António Costa
3
Team Greece
M
19
Lambros Athanassoulas
Nikolaos Zakheos
7
HJ-Autotalo.com
M
19
Jari Ketomaa
Mika Stenberg
8
Czech Ford National Team
M
51
Martin Prokop
Jan Tománek
13
Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC )
Citroën Racing Technilogies
M
16
Evgeny Novikov
Denis Giraudet
12
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works S2000 )
Motorsport Italia/BAMP
M
17
Armindo Araújo
Miguel Ramalho
3
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works WRC )
5, 7–9, 11–13
Grifone
M
18
Matti Rantanen
Mikko Lukka
8
51
Patrik Flodin
Goran Bergsten
5, 9
Prodrive
M
51
Mattias Therman
Janne Perälä
8
Equipe de France FFSA
M
55
Pierre Campana
Sabrina De Castelli
9, 11–12
Palmerinha Rally
M
59
Paulo Nobre
Edu Paula
13
Škoda (Škoda Fabia S2000 )
Volkswagen Motorsport
M
20
Hans Weijs, Jr.
Bjorn Degandt
9
50
Joonas Lindroos
Pasi Kipeläinen
8
54
Andreas Mikkelsen
Ola Floene
8
Kevin Abbring
Lara Vanneste
13
56
Christian Riedemann
Michael Wenzel
9, 12
57
Yeray Lemes
Rogelio Peñate
12
Sepp Wiegand
Timo Gottschalk
13
Peter van Merksteijn Jr. driving at the Rallye Deutschland .
Mini returned to the World Rally Championship as a factory team for the first time since 1967. The manufacturer used the Mini John Cooper Works , to be run by Dave Richards' Prodrive team after Prodrive failed in their bid to join the 2010 and 2011 Formula One grids. The John Cooper Works WRC will be run in a limited campaign of selected events for the 2011 season, with a view to taking part in the full World Championship from 2012.[ 16]
[ 17]
No
Team
Driver
Co-driver
Car
Rounds
21
Czech Ford National Team
Martin Prokop
Jan Tománek
Ford Fiesta S2000
2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
22
MM Motorsport
Ott Tänak
Kuldar Sikk
Ford Fiesta S2000
2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
23
Barwa World Rally Team
Nasser Al-Attiyah
Giovanni Bernacchini
Ford Fiesta S2000
2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12
24
Team Quinta do Lorde
Bernardo Sousa
António Costa
Ford Fiesta S2000
4–5, 7
Paulo Babo
8–9, 11–12
25
Red Bull Škoda [ 18]
Juho Hänninen
Mikko Markkula
Škoda Fabia S2000
2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
27
Hermann Gassner, Jr.
Katharina Wüstenhagen
4–5, 7–9, 11–12
26
ME3 Rally Team
Karl Kruuda
Martin Järveoja
Škoda Fabia S2000
2, 4–5, 7–9, 12
28
PS Engineering
Eyvind Brynildsen [ 19]
Cato Menkerud
Škoda Fabia S2000
4–5, 7–9, 11
Craig Breen
Gareth Roberts
Ford Fiesta S2000
12
29
Turán Motorsport
Frigyes Turán
Gábor Zsíros
Ford Fiesta S2000
4–5, 7–9, 11–12
30
PCR Sport
Albert Llovera
Diego Vallejo
Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000
4–5, 7–9, 11–12
Additional guest entries†
49
Ammar Hijazi Rally Team
Ammar Hijazi
Joseph Matar
Škoda Fabia S2000
4
49
Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland
Juha Salo
Marko Salminen
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4
8
50
Robot Racing
Felix Herbold
Michael Kölbach
Ford Fiesta S2000
9
49
Team Emap Yacco
Julien Maurin
Olivier Ural
Ford Fiesta S2000
11
[ 20]
No
Team
Driver
Co-driver
Car
Rounds
21
Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica
Patrik Flodin
Göran Bergsten
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
1, 3, 8, 12
Maria Andersson
6
Timo Alanne
13
33
Dmitry Tagirov
Anna Zavershinskaya
1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
22
Lotos Dynamic Rally Team
Michał Kościuszko
Maciek Szczepaniak
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
3, 6, 8, 10, 12–13
23
G.B Motors
Gianluca Linari
Paolo Gregoriani
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
1
Nicola Arena
3, 6, 10, 13
Chiara Bioletti
12
24
Bilbutikken AS World Rally Team
Anders Grøndal
Veronica Engan
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
1, 3
Brendan Reeves
Rhianon Smyth
10
Jarkko Nikara
Petri Nikara
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
8, 13
Carles Llinas
Juan Torra
12
25
Jukka Ketomäki Rally Team
Jukka Ketomäki
Kai Risberg
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
1, 3, 8, 12–13
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
10
26
Semerád Rally Team
Martin Semerád
Michal Ernst
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
27
Harry Hunt Motorsport
Harry Hunt
Sebastian Marchall
Citroën DS3 R3T
3
Robbie Durant
6, 8, 10, 12–13
28
Team Abu Dhabi
Majed Al Shamsi
Khaled Al Kendi
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
1
Killian Duffy
3, 8, 10, 12–13
29
Bader Al Jabri
Stephen McAuley
1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13
30
Mentos Ascania Racing
Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr.
Pavlo Cherepin
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13
31
Oleksiy Kikireshko
Vadym Cherneha
1, 3
Sergei Larens
8, 10, 12–13
32
Valeriy Gorban
Yevheniy Leonov
1
Sergei Larens
3
Vadym Cherneha
8
Andriy Nikolaiev
10, 12–13
34
Darnytsa Motorsport
Yuriy Protasov
Adrian Aftanaziv
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
1, 3, 6, 8
35
Ralliart Italy
Nicolàs Fuchs
Rubén Garcia
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
37
Ricardo Triviño
Sergio Salom
1
39
Benito Guerra
Borja Rozada
10
36
Easycar Rally Team
Rami Jaber
Nicola Fearnley
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
3
38
New Zealand World Rally Team
Hayden Paddon
John Kennard
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
3, 6, 8, 10, 12
39
GMA Racing
Benito Guerra
Borja Rozada
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
3, 6, 8
RMC Motorsport
12–13
Additional guest entries†
49
Team Além Mar
Ricardo Moura
Luis Ramalho
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
3
49
VRS Rally Team
Alejandro Levy
Diego Levy
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
6
50
Schroeder Competicion
Ezequiel Campos
Christian Winkler
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
6
149
ST Motors
Riku Tahko
Markus Soininen
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
8
150
Autosport Technology
Mikko Pajunen
Jani Salo
Renault Clio R3
8
49
Coffs Coast Rally Team
Nathan Quinn
David Green
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
10
50
Gotech Rally Team
Leigh Gotch
Rodger Pederson
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
10
50
North Road Garage
Jason Pritchard
Dale Furniss
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
13
The WRC Academy used identical Ford Fiesta R2s .[ 21]
No
Driver
Co-driver
Rounds
100
Calle Ward
Morten Erik Abrahamsen
3, 5
101
Alastair Fisher
Daniel Barritt
3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
102
José Suárez
Cándido Carrera
3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
103
Andrea Crugnola
Roberto Mometti
3
Michele Ferrana
5, 8–9, 11, 13
104
Jan Černý
Pavel Kohout
3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
105
Miko-Ove Niinemäe
Timo Kasesalu
3, 5, 8–9
Mait Laidvee
11
Toomas Valter
13
106
Brendan Reeves
Rhianon Smyth
3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
107
Sebastien Chadonnet
Thidault de la Haye
3
108
Egon Kaur
Mait Laidvee
3, 8
Erik Lepikson
5, 9, 11, 13
109
Craig Breen
Gareth Roberts
3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
110
Yeray Lemes
Rogelio Peñate
3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
111
Victor Henriksson
Joel Ardell
3, 5, 8–9
112
Sergey Karyakin
Natalya Potapova
3
Demitri Balin
5
Anton Vlasyak
8–9, 11, 13
113
Miguel Baldoni
Fernando Mussano
3, 5, 8
Guatavo Franchello
9, 11
114
Fredrik Åhlin
Håkan Jacobsson
3
Björn Nilsson
5, 8
Morten Erik Abrahamsen
9
Stephan Ottosson
11, 13
115
Molly Taylor
Rebecca Smart
3, 5
Sebastian Marshall
8–9, 11, 13
116
Christian Riedemann
Michael Wenzel
3, 5, 8, 11, 13
117
Philipp Knof
Henry Wichura
3
118
Timo van den Marel
Erwin Berkhof
3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
119
Matteo Brunello
Michele Ferrara
3
Carlo Pisano
5
120
Sepp Wiegand
Claudia Harloff
9, 11
121
Ashley Haigh-Smith
James Aldridge
11, 13
122
Valentin Hummel
Katja Geyer
13
123
Christopher Duplessis
Karl Atkinson
13
Results and standings
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Results and statistics
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Colour
Rally Surface
Gold
Gravel
Silver
Tarmac
Blue
Snow/Ice
Bronze
Mixed Surface
Drivers' championship
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Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
Notes:
1 2 3 refers to the classification of the drivers on the 'Power Stage', where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1 for the fastest three drivers on the stage.
Co-drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
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Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Catalunya.
† – ICE 1 Racing was excluded from the manufacturers' championship after they failed to take part in Rally Australia . As the team is considered to be a WRC entry (as opposed to a development entry, like the Mini WRC Team ), it was obligated to take part in at least two rounds of the championship outside Europe. Driver Kimi Räikkönen had previously taken part in Rally Jordan , but had not competed in any further events outside Europe, and Rally Australia was the final flyaway round of the championship.[ 22]
SWRC Drivers' championship
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Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
† Frigyes Turán Excluded from Championship
PWRC Drivers' championship
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Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
† Excluded from Championship
WRC Academy Drivers' championship
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Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
Note: 1 refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.
† Deducted 25 points