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Rally Catalunya 2011 counts for:
2011 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2011 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2011 FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship for Drivers
2011 FIA Production Car World Championship (for drivers)
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| 491st WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 12 of 13 |
| Official name: | RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada |
| Edition: | 47th |
| Date: | from Friday 21-Oct-2011 to Sunday 23-Oct-2011 |
| Rally HQ: | Salou, Catalunya; Spain |
| Clerk of the Course: | Aman Barfull |
| Surface: | Tarmac/gravel |
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| Entries: | 62 | |
| Starters: | 58 | |
| Finishers: | 44 | (75.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 4.32 | km | (SS15 Coll de la Teixeta 1) |
| Longest: | 45.97 | km | (SS10 El Priorat 2) |
| Slowest: | 83.81 | km/h | (SS3 Les Garrigues 1) |
| Fastest: | 114.82 | km/h | (SS12 Punta de les Torres 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 406.52 | km | (25.6% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 406.52 | km | (25.6% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,183.38 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,589.90 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 67th win and 103rd podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 51st podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| Third place was 24th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 80th win and 189th podium for Citroen. |
| | Second and third places were 293rd to 294th podiums for Ford. |
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Contrary to pre-rally predictions, Loeb did not suffer from sweeping on Day 1. Instead, other drivers suffered from dust and apart from few stages, Loeb led the rally.
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Surprisingly, Loeb's strongest rival was Latvala. He even took lead on first day but lost it on last stage due to dust. Even more impressive was his pace on tarmac on Days 2 and 3.
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Using soft tyres on final stages, Mini drivers were able to dominate Power Stage. Kris Meeke was fastest and team-mate Sordo second fastest.
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Related links
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Alsace 2011
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Wales Rally GB 2011
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