# 2011 Rally Catalunya

The 2011 Rally Catalunya, formally 47è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada and the denoted RACC Rally de España, was the twelfth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place from 21–23 October, and was based in Salou, Catalonia. The rally was also the eighth and final round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the sixth round of the Production World Rally Championship.
The rally was won by championship leader Sébastien Loeb, who took his fifth victory of the season, and the 67th of his career after taking the lead at the end of the first day's running and holding on to extend his championship lead ahead of the final round in Wales. In doing so, he also secured a seventh manufacturers' title for Citroën. Loeb's title rival Mikko Hirvonen finished second after team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala, who finished third, incurred a two-minute time penalty in order to gain as many points as possible for Hirvonen's title challenge.
In the SWRC, Juho Hänninen finished at the head of the class in tenth overall, and as a result, secured the SWRC title, ahead of Ott Tänak. In the PWRC, Patrik Flodin just fended off a challenge from Michał Kościuszko in the late stages of the rally, with Flodin coming out on top by just two seconds.

## Results
### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Overall |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:05:39.3 | 0.0 | 26 |
| 2. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:07:46.2 | 2:06.9 | 18 |
| 3. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:08:11.7 | 2:32.4 | 15 |
| 4. | Dani Sordo | Carlos Del Barrio | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 4:09:03.4 | 3:24.1 | 14 |
| 5. | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 4:10:54.3 | 5:15.0 | 13 |
| 6. | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:11:33.5 | 5:54.2 | 8 |
| 7. | Evgeny Novikov | Denis Giraudet | Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:15:11.1 | 9:31.8 | 6 |
| 8. | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:15:19.4 | 9:40.1 | 4 |
| 9. | Dennis Kuipers | Frédéric Miclotte | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:16:53.1 | 11:13.8 | 2 |
| 10. | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:19:28.5 | 13:49.2 | 1 |
| SWRC |||||||
| 1. (10.) | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:19:28.5 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (11.) | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:19:43.4 | 14.9 | 18 |
| 3. (13.) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:20:26.2 | 57.7 | 15 |
| 4. (15.) | Craig Breen | Gareth Roberts | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:21:48.7 | 2:20.2 | 12 |
| 5. (18.) | Hermann Gassner | Timo Gottschalk | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:24:30.6 | 5:02.1 | 10 |
| 6. (27.) | Ott Tänak | Kuldar Sikk | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:49:41.2 | 30:12.7 | 8 |
| 7. (28.) | Karl Kruuda | Martin Järveoja | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:50:29.9 | 31:01.4 | 6 |
| 8. (40.) | Albert Llovera | Diego Vallejo | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | 5:12:07.6 | 52:39.1 | 4 |
| PWRC |||||||
| 1. (21.) | Patrik Flodin | Göran Bergsten | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:29:40.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (22.) | Michał Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:29:42.7 | 2.0 | 18 |
| 3. (24.) | Benito Guerra | Borja Rozada | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:39:26.2 | 9:45.5 | 15 |
| 4. (29.) | Bader Al Jabri | Stephen McAuley | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:50:47.3 | 21:06.6 | 12 |
| 5. (30.) | Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. | Pavlo Cherepin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:52:48.0 | 23:07.3 | 10 |
| 6. (31.) | Nicolás Fuchs | Cándido Carerra | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:53:58.4 | 24:17.7 | 8 |
| 7. (32.) | Valeriy Gorban | Andrey Nikolayev | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:55:48.4 | 26:07.7 | 6 |
| 8. (34.) | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 5:01:04.1 | 31:23.4 | 4 |
| 9. (35.) | Oleksiy Kikireshko | Sergey Larens | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 5:06:47.2 | 37:06.5 | 2 |
| 10. (36.) | Martin Semerád | Michal Ernst | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 5:07:04.3 | 37:23.6 | 1 |

### Special stages

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 (21 October) | SS1 | 8:43 | Pesells 1 | 25.74 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:18.7 | 100.86 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (21 October) | SS2 | 9:51 | Terra Alta 1 | 35.94 km | Sébastien Ogier | 23:49.4 | 90.52 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (21 October) | SS3 | 11:29 | Les Garrigues 1 | 18.50 km | Sébastien Ogier | 13:14.7 | 83.81 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (21 October) | SS4 | 16:42 | Pesells 2 | 25.74 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 14:42.2 | 105.04 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (21 October) | SS5 | 17:50 | Terra Alta 2 | 35.94 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 23:19.4 | 92.46 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (21 October) | SS6 | 19:28 | Les Garrigues 2 | 18.50 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13:14.5 | 83.83 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (22 October) | SS7 | 9:40 | El Priorat 1 | 45.97 km | Sébastien Loeb | 25:35.9 | 107.75 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (22 October) | SS8 | 11:08 | Riba-roja d'Ebre 1 | 12.27 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8:06.9 | 90.72 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (22 October) | SS9 | 11:33 | Punta de les Torres 1 | 13.53 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 7:05.7 | 114.42 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (22 October) | SS10 | 14:48 | El Priorat 2 | 45.97 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 25:39.1 | 107.53 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (22 October) | SS11 | 16:16 | Riba-roja d'Ebre 2 | 12.27 km | Dani Sordo | 8:12.3 | 89.73 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (22 October) | SS12 | 16:41 | Punta de les Torres 2 | 13.53 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 7:04.2 | 114.82 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (23 October) | SS13 | 7:02 | Santa Marina 1 | 26.51 km | Sébastien Ogier | 15:55.3 | 99.90 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (23 October) | SS14 | 8:22 | La Mussara 1 | 20.48 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 11:13.6 | 109.45 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (23 October) | SS15 | 9:12 | Coll de la Teixeta 1 | 4.32 km | Sébastien Loeb | 2:37.0 | 99.06 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (23 October) | SS16 | 11:39 | Santa Marina 2 | 26.51 km | Sébastien Ogier | 15:37.9 | 101.75 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (23 October) | SS17 | 12:59 | La Mussara 2 | 20.48 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 11:09.6 | 110.11 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (23 October) | SS18 | 14:11 | Coll de la Teixeta 2 (Power stage) | 4.32 km | Kris Meeke | 2:45.7 | 93.86 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |

### Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a live, televised 4.32 km (2.68 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held near Pradell de la Teixeta.
| Pos | Driver | Time | Diff. | Avg. speed | Points |
| 1 | Kris Meeke | 2:45.7 | 0.0 | 93.86 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | Dani Sordo | 2:45.9 | +0.2 | 93.74 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | Sébastien Loeb | 2:50.6 | +4.9 | 91.16 km/h | 1 |