# 2011 Rally Islas Canarias

The 2011 Rally Islas Canarias, was the second round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The twelve stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Gran Canaria between 14 and 16 April 2011. The rally was also a round of the Spanish Asphalt Championship.

## The beginning

The rally was based in the capital, Las Palmas, with a ceremonial launch on Thursday 14 April 2011. Day one consisted of eight stages covering a total of 116.81 km (72.58 mi) and included two night stages. Day two covered a total of 73.78 km (45.84 mi) over four stages. A total of seventy-six cars contested the event made up of thirty-five IRC entries and a further forty-one from the Spanish championship. Current IRC champion Juho Hänninen was seeded number one.

## Results

With four stage victories, Juho Hänninen won on asphalt for the first time in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, just edging out Škoda Motorsport team-mate Jan Kopecký by 1.5 seconds. Third and fourth places went to the Belgian pairing of Thierry Neuville and Freddy Loix.

### Overall

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1. | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:40:38.1 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Jan Kopecký | Petr Starý | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:40:39.6 | 1.5 | 18 |
| 3. | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:40:46.3 | 8.2 | 15 |
| 4. | Freddy Loix | Frédéric Miclotte | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:40:54.8 | 16.7 | 12 |
| 5. | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:41:26.4 | 48.3 | 10 |
| 6. | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:41:33.7 | 55.6 | 8 |
| 7. (8.) | Bryan Bouffier | Xavier Panseri | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:41:38.7 | 1:00.6 | 6 |
| 8. (9.) | Bruno Magalhães | Paulo Grave | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 1:42:27.9 | 1:49.8 | 4 |
| 9. (11.) | Giandomenico Basso | Mitia Dotta | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 1:43:15.9 | 2:37.8 | 2 |
| 10. (12.) | Toni Gardemeister | Tapio Suominen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:43:16.3 | 2:38.2 | 1 |

### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS1 | 13:48 | Gran Canaria 1 | 1.50 km | Guy Wilks | 1:23.2 | 64.90 km/h | Guy Wilks |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS2 | 14:11 | Santa Lucía 1 | 24.57 km | Jan Kopecký | 14:08.4 | 104.26 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS3 | 15:04 | Ingenio 1 | 14.19 km | Guy Wilks | 8:20.8 | 102.00 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS4 | 17:22 | Gran Canaria 2 | 1.50 km | Jan Kopecký Thierry Neuville | 1:22.9 | 65.14 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS5 | 17:45 | Santa Lucía 2 | 24.57 km | Jan Kopecký | 13:59.9 | 105.31 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS6 | 18:38 | Ingenio 2 | 14.19 km | Juho Hänninen | 8:18.1 | 102.56 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS7 | 22:16 | Valleseco | 13.22 km | Jan Kopecký | 8:18.4 | 95.49 km/h | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS8 | 22:49 | Tejeda | 23.07 km | stage cancelled | stage cancelled | stage cancelled | | Jan Kopecký |
| Leg 2 (16 Apr) | SS9 | 08:35 | San Mateo 1 | 23.42 km | Juho Hänninen | 13:53.8 | 101.12 km/h | Thierry Neuville |
| Leg 2 (16 Apr) | SS10 | 09:22 | Artenara 1 | 13.47 km | Juho Hänninen | 8:24.6 | 96.10 km/h | Juho Hänninen |
| Leg 2 (16 Apr) | SS11 | 12:06 | San Mateo 2 | 23.42 km | Juho Hänninen | 13:49.5 | 101.64 km/h | Juho Hänninen |
| Leg 2 (16 Apr) | SS12 | 12:53 | Artenara 2 | 13.47 km | Jan Kopecký | 8:22.9 | 96.42 km/h | Juho Hänninen |