2011 Barum Czech Rally Zlín

The 2011 Barum Czech Rally Zlín was the seventh round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season, and also a round of the European Rally Championship. The fifteen stage asphalt rally took place over 26–28 August 2011. Other than the opening stage on Friday night, all stages were run in daylight.^[1]

2011 Barum Czech Rally Zlín
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Host country	Czech Republic
Rally base	Zlín
Dates run	26 – 28 August 2011
Stages	15[1] (248.48 km; 154.40 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	619.73 km (385.08 miles)
Statistics
Crews	112 at start, 77 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Jan Kopecký Škoda Motorsport

Introduction

The rally, which was run for the 41st time, was based in the Moravian town of Zlín. Friday saw the ceremonial start and opening super-special stage running through the streets of Zlín. On Saturday a further eight stages covering 124.04 km (77.07 mi) were run on asphalt with the final six stages, consisting of 115.08 km (71.51 mi) being completed on the Sunday.

Results

Jan Kopecký took his first win in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for over a year, holding off Freddy Loix by just 1.2 seconds, the closest finish in series history.^[2]

Overall

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1.	Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:15:51.7	0.0	25
2.	Freddy Loix	Frédéric Miclotte	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:15:52.9	1.2	18
3.	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:16:29.1	37.4	15
4.	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Peugeot 207 S2000	2:17:51.3	1:59.5	12
5.	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:17:57.4	2:05.7	10
6.	Toni Gardemeister	Tapio Suominen	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:19:34.9	3:43.2	8
7.	Craig Breen	Gareth Roberts	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:19:39.1	3:47.4	6
8.	Roman Kresta	Petr Gross	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:20:13.2	4:21.5	4
9.	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Emil Axelsson	Proton Satria Neo S2000	2:20:32.8	4:41.0	2
10.	Karl Kruuda	Martin Järveoja	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:20:46.1	4:54.4	1

Special stages

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
Leg 1 (26–27 August)	SS1	21:15	SSS Zlín	9.36 km	Juho Hänninen	7:03.4	79.58 km/h	Juho Hänninen
	SS2	9:38	Biskupice 1	8.89 km	Guy Wilks	4:41.0	113.89 km/h	Andreas Mikkelsen
	SS3	10:11	Pindula 1	12.95 km	Jan Kopecký	6:41.5	116.11 km/h	Jan Kopecký
	SS4	10:54	Troják 1	28.69 km	Jan Kopecký	15:49.0	108.83 km/h
	SS5	11:37	Semetín 1	11.49 km	Bryan Bouffier	6:30.9	105.82 km/h
	SS6	15:00	Biskupice 2	8.89 km	Freddy Loix	4:39.5	114.50 km/h
	SS7	15:33	Pindula 2	12.95 km	Juho Hänninen	6:37.2	117.37 km/h
	SS8	16:16	Troják 2	28.69 km	Freddy Loix Jan Kopecký	15:44.7	109.33 km/h
	SS9	16:59	Semetín 2	11.49 km	Freddy Loix	6:27.1	106.86 km/h
Leg 2 (28 August)	SS10	8:33	Maják 1	22.69 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	12:26.8	109.38 km/h
	SS11	9:21	Kudlovice 1	10.48 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	5:28.2	114.95 km/h
	SS12	9:54	Halenkovice 1	24.37 km	Freddy Loix	12:51.5	113.72 km/h
	SS13	12:12	Maják 2	22.69 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	12:11.6	111.65 km/h
	SS14	13:00	Kudlovice 2	10.48 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	5:22.4	117.02 km/h
	SS15	13:33	Halenkovice 2	24.37 km	Freddy Loix	12:35.5	116.12 km/h

References

1. "Rally Itinerary" (PDF). barum.rally.cz. Barum Rally Zlín. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
2. "Kopecký wins in Zlín after closest IRC finish". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2011.

External links

• The official website for the rally
• The official website of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge