# 2011 Ypres Rally

The 2011 GEKO Ypres Rally, was the fifth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge and fourth round of the 2011 European Rally Championship. The event was held between 23–25 June 2011, and was based in the town of Ypres in Belgium.

## Introduction

The rally was held over two days with a total of 287.89 km (178.89 mi) covered in eighteen asphalt special stages. Friday had six stages with Saturday having a total of twelve stages. In addition to IRC frontrunners Bryan Bouffier, Jan Kopecký and Thierry Neuville, other entries in S2000 cars included Freddy Loix (Škoda Fabia S2000), Abarth driver Luca Rossetti and factory Proton pair, Giandomenico Basso and Per-Gunnar Andersson. Kopecký failed to start the event however, after a crash in shakedown that caused an injury to his co-driver, Petr Starý.

## Results

Freddy Loix won the event for the seventh time, having led from start to finish.

### Overall

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1. | Freddy Loix | Frédéric Miclotte | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:40:03.9 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Hans Weijs, Jr. | Bjorn Degandt | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:44:00.8 | 3:56.9 | 18 |
| 3. | Michał Sołowow | Maciej Baran | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:46:10.7 | 6:06.8 | 15 |
| 4. (5.) | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2:46:37.7 | 6:33.8 | 12 |
| 5. (6.) | Karl Kruuda | Martin Järveoja | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:46:44.5 | 6:40.6 | 10 |
| 6. (7.) | Toni Gardemeister | Tapio Suominen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:47:01.3 | 6:57.4 | 8 |
| 7. (8.) | Luca Rossetti | Matteo Chiarcossi | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | 2:47:28.9 | 7:25.0 | 6 |
| 8. (9.) | Bernhard ten Brinke | Davy Thierie | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:47:41.2 | 7:37.3 | 4 |
| 9. (10.) | Robert Barrable | Damien Connolly | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:47:57.7 | 7:53.8 | 2 |
| 10. (11.) | Julien Maurin | Olivier Urai | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:49:41.9 | 9:38.0 | 1 |

### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 (24 June) | SS1 | 16:49 | Dikkebus–Westouter 1 | 14.30 km | Freddy Loix | 7:53.0 | 108.84 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 1 (24 June) | SS2 | 17:36 | Mesen–Sauvegarde 1 | 14.75 km | Freddy Loix | 8:02.5 | 110.05 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 1 (24 June) | SS3 | 18:15 | Langemark 1 | 18.84 km | Freddy Loix | 9:44.2 | 116.10 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 1 (24 June) | SS4 | 20:10 | Dikkebus–Westouter 2 | 14.30 km | Freddy Loix | 7:52.0 | 109.07 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 1 (24 June) | SS5 | 20:57 | Mesen–Sauvegarde 2 | 14.75 km | Freddy Loix | 7:54.1 | 112.00 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 1 (24 June) | SS6 | 21:36 | Langemark 2 | 18.84 km | Freddy Loix | 9:45.3 | 115.88 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS7 | 11:18 | Proven–Vleteren 1 | 14.76 km | Guy Wilks | 8:24.8 | 105.26 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS8 | 11:40 | Watou 1 | 12.33 km | Freddy Loix | 7:05.5 | 104.32 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS9 | 12:16 | Heuvelland 1 | 24.74 km | Freddy Loix | 13:50.3 | 107.27 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS10 | 14:03 | Hollebeke 1 | 28.82 km | Freddy Loix | 16:20.3 | 105.84 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS11 | 15:06 | Lille–Eurométropole | 8.47 km | Bryan Bouffier | 4:30.9 | 112.56 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS12 | 15:38 | Show Wasquehal | 1.88 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | 1:17.3 | 87.55 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS13 | 16:41 | Kemmelberg 1 | 10.23 km | Bryan Bouffier | 5:58.4 | 102.76 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS14 | 18:27 | Proven–Vleteren 2 | 14.76 km | Guy Wilks | 8:11.2 | 108.18 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS15 | 18:49 | Watou 2 | 12.33 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | 6:53.4 | 107.37 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS16 | 19:25 | Heuvelland 2 | 24.74 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | 13:14.4 | 112.11 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS17 | 21:12 | Hollebeke 2 | 28.82 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | 16:19.5 | 105.92 km/h | Freddy Loix |
| Leg 2 (25 June) | SS18 | 21:56 | Kemmelberg 2 | 10.23 km | Guy Wilks | 6:08.1 | 100.05 km/h | Freddy Loix |