2011 Monte Carlo Rally
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Monaco| 2011 Monte Carlo Rally 79ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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| Host country | Monaco | |
| Rally base | Monte Carlo | |
| Dates run | January 19 – 22 2011 | |
| Stages | 13[1] (337.06 km; 209.44 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and ice | |
| Overall distance | 1,341.75 km (833.72 miles) | |
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| Crews | 120[2] at start, 54 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Bryan Bouffier Peugeot France | |
The 2011 Monte Carlo Rally, officially 79ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo was the first round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The rally took place between January 19–22, 2011. The event marked the centenary of the creation of the Monte Carlo Rally, which was first held on January 21, 1911.
The rally started in Valence on Wednesday 19 January and covered over 1341 km including 337 km in thirteen special stages. Stages were run both in daylight and at night and included two passes through the famous Col de Turini on a Friday night.[1] A full capacity 120 entries were registered for the event including Le Mans 24 Hours star Stéphane Sarrazin and WRC brothers Petter and Henning Solberg. This was in addition to the regular IRC participants; Jan Kopecký, Freddy Loix, Bruno Magalhães, Thierry Neuville, Guy Wilks and reigning champion Juho Hänninen.[2]
Eurosport expanded their TV coverage of the event showing twelve of the thirteen stages live as part of a total of fourteen hours of television over the three days of the competition.[3]
