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Wales Rally GB 2011 counts for:
2011 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2011 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2011 FIA Production Car World Championship (for drivers)
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| 492nd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 13 of 13 |
| Official name: | Wales Rally GB |
| Edition: | 67th |
| Date: | from Thursday 10-Nov-2011 to Sunday 13-Nov-2011 |
| Rally HQ: | Cardiff, Wales; United Kingdom |
| Clerk of the Course: | Fred Gallagher |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 78 | |
| Starters: | 74 | |
| Finishers: | 39 | (52.7% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 23 | |
| Shortest: | 4.01 | km | (SS13 Sweet Lamb 1) |
| Longest: | 32.14 | km | (SS15 Hafren 2) |
| Slowest: | 84.52 | km/h | (SS16 Sweet Lamb 2) |
| Fastest: | 109.22 | km/h | (SS6 Dyfi East 1) |
| Planned stage distance: | 353.53 | km | (18.8% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 353.53 | km | (18.8% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,525.14 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,878.67 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 5th win and 25th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| Second place was 2nd podium for Mads Ostberg. |
| Third place was 6th podium for Henning Solberg. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 79th win and triple win were 295th to 297th podiums for Ford. |
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Latvala was right at the top all the time. Fight with Loeb ended when he had road accident and Jari-Matti cruised to a victory.
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Mads Ostberg ended the season the way he started it - with 2nd place. Although he stood to gain most from numerous top-level retirements, his drive was nevertheless great.
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Meeke fought with Henning Solberg for 3rd place until very end but half-spin on last stage cost podium for him. Here Kris on Great Orme stage.
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Related links
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Rally Catalunya 2011
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Monte Carlo 2012
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