# 2011 Rallye Deutschland

The 2011 Rallye Deutschland was the ninth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 19–21 August, and was based in Trier, in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany. The rally was also the sixth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the fourth round of the WRC Academy.
Sébastien Ogier won his first tarmac rally, and became the first driver other than his team-mate Sébastien Loeb to win the rally since it became a world championship event in 2002. Ogier benefitted from a puncture suffered by Loeb on the last stage of Saturday's running, and eventually won by just under 40 seconds from Loeb. This also resulted in some controversial remarks by Sébastien Ogier claiming there is "justice in the sport" referencing his prior displeasure with his team's decision to have Ogier hold off while teammate Sébastien Loeb held the lead. Meanwhile, Dani Sordo finished third, taking the first podium for the Mini WRC Team since its return to the sport.
In the SWRC, Ott Tänak took a comfortable victory by over five minutes, while in the WRC Academy, Egon Kaur's perfect start to the season was ended, after he finished in eighth place. Craig Breen, who finished second to Kaur in the previous round in Finland, took his first victory in the class.

## Results
### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Overall |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:32:15.9 | 0.0 | 27 |
| 2. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:32:55.7 | 39.8 | 21 |
| 3. | Dani Sordo | Carlos Del Barrio | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 3:34:11.5 | 1:55.6 | 15 |
| 4. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:34:59.6 | 2:43.7 | 12 |
| 5. | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:36:03.9 | 3:48.0 | 11 |
| 6. | Kimi Räikkönen | Kaj Lindström | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:39:40.5 | 7:24.6 | 8 |
| 7. | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:40:01.8 | 7:45.9 | 6 |
| 8. | Armindo Araújo | Miguel Ramalho | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 3:41:45.7 | 9:29.8 | 4 |
| 9. | Peter van Merksteijn Jr. | Erwin Mombaerts | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:42:17.5 | 10:01.6 | 2 |
| 10. | Dennis Kuipers | Frédéric Miclotte | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:42:24.9 | 10:09.0 | 1 |
| SWRC |||||||
| 1. (12.) | Ott Tänak | Kuldar Sikk | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:46:04.8 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (16.) | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:51:43.4 | 5:38.6 | 18 |
| 3. (19.) | Frigyes Turán | Gábor Zsiros | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:54:08.1 | 8:03.3 | 15 |
| 4. (20.) | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:57:41.9 | 11:37.1 | 12 |
| 5. (22.) | Karl Kruuda | Martin Järveoja | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:00:56.6 | 14:51.8 | 10 |
| 6. (30.) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:12:50.9 | 26:46.1 | 8 |
| 7. (32.) | Hermann Gassner | Kathi Wüstenhagen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:19:04.2 | 32:59.4 | 6 |
| 8. (35.) | Bernardo Sousa | António Costa | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:20:56.7 | 34:51.9 | 4 |
| 9. (39.) | Felix Herbold | Michael Kölbach | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:27:00.5 | 40:55.7 | 2 |
| WRC Academy |||||||
| 1. | Craig Breen | Gareth Roberts | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:07:54.0 | 0.0 | 30 |
| 2. | Yeray Lemes | Rogelio Peñate | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:08:09.1 | 15.1 | 25 |
| 3. | Andrea Crugnola | Roberto Mometti | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:09:37.2 | 1:42.3 | 15 |
| 4. | José Antonio Suárez | Cándido Carrera | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:09:52.2 | 1:58.2 | 12 |
| 5. | Jan Černý | Pavel Kohout | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:10:20.0 | 2:26.0 | 11 |
| 6. | Fredrik Åhlin | Bjorn Nilsson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:11:02.5 | 3:08.5 | 8 |
| 7. | Sepp Wiegand | Claudia Harloff | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:11:49.8 | 3:55.8 | 0 |
| 8. | Egon Kaur | Erik Lepikson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:12:21.7 | 4:27.7 | 4 |
| 9. | Alastair Fisher | Daniel Barritt | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:14:04.3 | 6:10.3 | 2 |
| 10. | Timo van der Marel | Erwin Berkhof | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:14:27.8 | 6:33.8 | 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 (19 August) | SS1 | 10:13 | Ruwertal / Fell 1 | 24.18 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 13:57.4 | 103.95 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (19 August) | SS2 | 11:26 | Grafschaft Veldenz 1 | 22.47 km | Sébastien Ogier | 13:18.9 | 101.25 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 1 (19 August) | SS3 | 12:14 | Moselland 1 | 19.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:15.1 | 97.55 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (19 August) | SS4 | 15:07 | Ruwertal / Fell 2 | 24.18 km | Sébastien Ogier | 13:50.3 | 104.84 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (19 August) | SS5 | 16:20 | Grafschaft Veldenz 2 | 22.47 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:51.5 | 104.85 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (19 August) | SS6 | 17:08 | Moselland 2 | 19.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:01.9 | 99.34 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 August) | SS7 | 8:18 | Hermeskeil / Gusenburg 1 | 11.37 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 6:12.9 | 109.77 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 August) | SS8 | 9:31 | Bosenberg 1 | 14.29 km | Sébastien Ogier | 8:25.5 | 101.77 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 August) | SS9 | 10:29 | Birkenfelder Land 1 | 15.23 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8:35.5 | 106.36 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 August) | SS10 | 11:02 | Arena Panzerplatte 1 | 34.18 km | Sébastien Ogier | 19:55.3 | 102.94 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 August) | SS11 | 15:18 | Hermeskeil / Gusenburg 2 | 11.37 km | Sébastien Ogier | 6:09.1 | 110.90 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 August) | SS12 | 16:31 | Bosenberg 2 | 14.29 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8:23.8 | 102.11 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 August) | SS13 | 17:29 | Birkenfelder Land 2 | 15.23 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8:36.5 | 106.15 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (20 August) | SS14 | 18:02 | Arena Panzerplatte 2 | 34.18 km | Sébastien Ogier | 19:49.2 | 103.47 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 3 (21 August) | SS15 | 8:13 | Dhrontal 1 | 20.85 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 12:17.2 | 101.82 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 3 (21 August) | SS16 | 8:56 | Moselwein 1 | 15.12 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 9:16.5 | 97.81 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 3 (21 August) | SS17 | 11:29 | Dhrontal 2 | 20.85 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:32.1 | 99.80 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 3 (21 August) | SS18 | 12:12 | Moselwein 2 | 15.12 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9:31.4 | 95.26 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 3 (21 August) | SS19 | 14:11 | SSS Circus Maximus Trier (Power stage) | 4.37 km | Sébastien Loeb | 3:17.4 | 79.70 km/h | Sébastien Ogier |

### Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a live, televised 4.37 km (2.72 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held in Trier.
| Pos | Driver | Time | Diff. | Avg. speed | Points |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 3:17.4 | 0.0 | 79.70 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | Sébastien Ogier | 3:19.4 | +2.0 | 78.90 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | Petter Solberg | 3:20.4 | +3.0 | 78.50 km/h | 1 |