# 2011 Carrera Panamericana

The 2011 edition of the Carrera Panamericana Mexican sports car racing event started in Huatulco, Oaxaca and finished in Zacatecas, Zacatecas. This edition was composed by 7 stages. The race started in October 21 and finished in October 27.

## Route

The 2011 edition traveled through eight states: started in Oaxaca and passed by, Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, and finished in Zacatecas.

## Participants

At least 75 drivers from México, USA, Canada, Sweden, Belgium and Germany took part in this edition. Douglas Mockett (2002 champion) raced in this edition. Ex-Formula one Jochen Mass raced this year in a Ford Mustang. Mexican drivers as Michel Jourdain Jr. (Champ Car, WRC) and Ricardo Triviño (WRC), eventual winner, also took part in this edition.

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time |
| 1 | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | Studebaker | Turismo Mayor | 4:27:39.1 |
| 2 | Douglas Mockett | Angélica Fuentes | Oldsmobile | Turismo Mayor | +4.5 |
| 3 | Hilaire Damiron | Horacio Chousal Jr. | Buick | Turismo Mayor | +11:08.1 |
| 4 | Ignacio Izaurieta | Raúl Villarreal | Ford | Historic C | +11:24.7 |
| 5 | Carlos Castillo | Carlos Ramirez | Studebaker | Turismo Producción | +13:10.1 |

### By Class

| Category | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time |
| Turismo Mayor | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | Studebaker | 4:27:39.1 |
| Turismo Producción | Carlos Castillo | Carlos Ramirez | Studebaker | 4:40:50.0 |
| Historic A | Emilio Velázquez | Liz Tejada | Volkswagen Beetle | 5:19:50.7 |
| Historic A+ | Oscar Uribe | Alexis Uribe | Porsche | 5:01:41.0 |
| Historic B | Tomas López Rocha | Luis Vazquez | Porsche 911 | 4:58:21.5 |
| Historic C | Ignacio Izaurieta | Raúl Villarreal | Ford | 4:39:03.8 |
| Original Panam | Carson Scheller | Lauren Sheller | Victoria | 6:03:35.3 |
| Sport Mayor | Russel Gee | Jim Pace | Jaguar | 5:43:51.4 |
| Sport Menor | Miguel Campero | Alejandra Campero | Porsche 356 | 5:09:58.2 |
| Exhibition | John Groendyke | Charles Samples | Cadillac | 5:02:24.2 |

## Stages

| Day | Stage | Route | Driver | Co-Driver | Car |
| October 20 | Preclassification | Huatulco | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | Studebaker |
| October 21 | Stage 1 | Huatulco-Oaxaca de Juárez | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | Studebaker |
| October 22 | Stage 2 | Oaxaca de Juárez-Puebla | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker |
| October 23 | Stage 3 | Puebla-Santiago de Querétaro | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Angel Diez | Studebaker |
| October 24 | Stage 4 | Santiago de Querétaro-Morelia | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | Studebaker |
| October 25 | Stage 5 | Morelia-Guanajuato | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | Studebaker |
| October 26 | Stage 6 | Guanajuato-Aguascalientes | Douglas Mockett | Angélica Fuentes | Oldsmobile |
| October 27 | Stage 7 | Aguascalientes-Zacatecas | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | Studebaker |

## By day
### Day 0

The preclassification consisted in a 30.2 km stage around Huatulco. There was a special stage of 8.12 km. The route took the Huatulco freeway to Salina Cruz and returned by Conejos beach. As this stage was optional, only 87 of 112 drivers took the start. There were four accidents, but no consequences.
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed |
| 1 | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | Studebaker | Turismo Mayor | 3:49.0 | 119.948 K/H |
| 2 | Carlos Castillo | Carlos Ramirez | Studebaker | Turismo Produccion | + 4.0 | 117.888 K/H |
| 3 | Mats Linden | Dan Hallstrom | Mustang | Historic C | + 9.0 | 115.412 K/H |
| 4 | Hilaire Damiron | Horacio Chousal Jr. | Buick | Turismo Mayor | + 10.0 | 114.929 K/H |
| 5 | Douglas Mockett | Angélica Fuentes | Oldsmobile | Turismo Mayor | +10.0 | 114.929 K/H |

### Day 1

The first stage began in Huatulco in direction to Oaxaca de Juárez. This stage passed by Salina Cruz, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, San Pedro Totolapa, Tlacolula de Matamoros. Competitors ran 401 km, 137 km in 10 special stages. The finish was in the Zocalo of Oaxaca.
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed |
| 1 | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | Studebaker | Turismo Mayor | 55:25.7 | 141.294 K/H |
| 2 | Douglas Mockett | Angélica Fuentes | Oldsmobile | Turismo Mayor | +15.9 | 140.618 K/H |
| 3 | Mats Linden | Dan Hallstrom | Mustang | Historic C | +1:17.4 | 138.097 K/H |
| 4 | Gabriel Pérez | Ignacio Rodriguez | Studebaker | Turismo Produccion | +1:23.0 | 139.078 K/H |
| 5 | Raphael Van der Straten | Eric Werner | Buick | Turismo Mayor | +1:43.2 | 137.050 K/H |

### Day 2

The second stage began in Oaxaca de Juárez and finished in Puebla. This day the Carrera pass only for Oaxaca and Puebla states. Huajuapan de León and Tehuacán were the main cities visited.
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed |
| 1 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Ángel Diez | Studebaker | Turismo Mayor | 44:12.9 | 130.363 K/H |
| 2 | Douglas Mockett | Angélica Fuentes | Oldsmobile | Turismo Mayor | +31.0 | 128.857 K/H |
| 3 | Gabriel Pérez | Ignacio Rodriguez | Studebaker | Turismo Produccion | +1:04.9 | 127.245 K/H |
| 3 | Jorge Espinosa | Gerardo Mendoza | Studebaker | Turismo Mayor | +1:12.7 | 126.872 K/H |
| 5 | Raphael Van der Straten | Eric Werner | Buick | Turismo Mayor | +1:20.4 | 126.457 K/H |

### Day 3

The third stage began in Puebla and finished in Santiago de Querétaro. Ricardo Triviño finished the stage with the best time but received one minute of penalization.
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed |
| 1 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Ángel Diez | Studebaker | Turismo Mayor | 23:12.4 | 118.707 K/H |
| 2 | Douglas Mockett | Angélica Fuentes | Oldsmobile | Turismo Mayor | +36.4 | 115.633 K/H |
| 3 | Ignacio Izaurieta | Raúl Villarreal | Ford Hardtop | Historic C | +41.6 | 115.230 K/H |
| 4 | Raphael Van der Straten | Eric Werner | Buick | Turismo Mayor | +44.3 | 114.990 K/H |
| 3 | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | Studebaker | Turismo Mayor | +45.4 | 119.913 K/H |

### Day 4

The second stage began in Santiago de Querétaro and finished in Morelia
| Pos | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Category | Time | Speed |
| 1 | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | Studebaker | Turismo Mayor | 25:08.9 | 135.674 K/H |
| 2 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Miguel Ángel Diez | Studebaker | Turismo Mayor | +2.0 | 135.494 K/H |
| 3 | Raphael Van der Straten | Eric Werner | Buick | Turismo Mayor | +33.3 | 132.770 K/H |
| 4 | Douglas Mockett | Angélica Fuentes | Oldsmobile | Turismo Mayor | +43.1 | 131.915 K/H |
| 5 | Gabriel Pérez | Ignacio Rodriguez | Studebaker | Turismo Produccion | +48.5 | 131.491 K/H |

### Day 5

The second stage began in Morelia and finished in Guanajuato

### Day 6

The second stage began in Guanajuato and finished in Aguascalientes

### Day 7

The second stage began in Aguascalientes and finished in Zacatecas