Bryan Bouffier got his Intercontinental Rally Challenge title campaign off to the best possible start by winning the centenary edition of Rallye Monte-Carlo. He managed to capitalize on errors in tyre choice for direct opponents Juho Hänninen and Jan Kopecký.
Former world champion Petter Solberg finished 7th driving a Peagot 207 S2000 similar to the one that won the race with Bouffier.
Juho Hänninen has won the first Colin McRae IRC Flat Out Trophy of 2011, a little settlement for last year’s IRC Champ.
Final positions:
1 Bryan Bouffier (Peugeot 207 S2000) 3h32m55.6s
2 Freddy Loix (Škoda Fabia S2000) +32.5s
3 Stéphane Sarrazin (Peugeot 207 S2000) +51.9s
4 Guy Wilks (Peugeot 207 S2000) +1m19.7s
5 François Delecour (Peugeot 207 S2000) +1m22.4s
6 Juho Hänninen (Škoda Fabia S2000) +1m29.3s
7 Petter Solberg (Peugeot 207 S2000) +3m45.9s
8 Nicolas Vouilloz (Škoda Fabia S2000) +4m47.8s
9 Jan Kopecký (Škoda Fabia S2000) +7m45.9s
10 Giandomenico Basso (Peugeot 207 S2000) +8m46.0s
Drivers standing after round 1
1. Bryan BOUFFIER 25 pt.
2. Freddy LOIX 18 pt.
3. Guy WILKS 15 pt.
4. Stéphane SARRAZIN 12 pt.
5. François DELECOUR 10 pt.
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