[IRC] Cyprus Rally 2011

I wrote the half points as well:
IRC driver standings
1 Mikkelsen 153.5
2 Kopecky 152
3 Hänninen 125
4 Loix 123
5 Neuville 115
6 Bouffier 110.5
7 Wilks 47
8 Sandell 44
9 Gardemeister 43
10 Kruuda 39
So, Sandell and kruuda made it to top 10 thanks to the last rally

IRC manufacturers
1 Skoda 362.5
2 Peugeot 241.5
3 Subaru 117
4 M-Sport 107
5 Mitsubishi 104
6 Honda 46
7 Proton 41
8 Fiat 15
So, Skoda missed only 3 points from maximum. Subaru passed Ford to take third and Honda passed Proton to take 6th

IRC 2WD
1 Raoux 120
2 Albertini 119
3 Puskádi 71.5
4 Kangur 53.5
5 Guglielmi 40
6 Charalambous 30
7 MacCrone 27

Just 1 point between top 2, and is it first time since Sandell won JWRC in 2006 when Renault driver has won such a title?

2WD manu
1 Honda 320
2 M-Sport 161
3 Peugeot 149
4 Fiat 85
5 Skoda 73

Massive lead for Honda

Production Cup
1 Arai 111.5
2 Gonon 75
3 Cavigioli 37
4 Timotheou 36
5 Nutahara 32.5
6 Savvas 30
7 Pritchard 27
8 Pechenyk 27

Arai took it on the last rally:-)

Congratulations to Andreas and Ola! They were the raw speed of IRC 2011 and showed great maturing during the year. It would be more than interesting to measure Andreas' speed in WRC.

There haven't been any rumours in Finland around Arctic Rally being an IRC round.

Horror.

Congratulations to Andreas and Ola for the IRC championship.

But what do you guys think about this points scoring system. With this system Andreas scored 57% of his points from the two last rallies compared to Jan that scored 33,6% of his points with two victories.

With equal points Andreas would have been out from the title battle before Scotland (54 points behind Jan). Freddy and Thierry was 25 points behind Jan, Juho was 30 points and Bryan 40points behind. Still four drivers that had at least a theoretical change for the championship.

IMO IRC should in the future see what is the standing before the two last or the last IRC rally and then decide the coefficients for the rallies.

I’m not saying that Andreas don’t deserve the title but at the same time I feel little sorry for Jan.

Below some scenarios with different coefficients.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IRCpoints.jpg

Without coefficients and without scrap results, that is how a championship must be. In my opinion Jan Kopecký is the real champion and not Mikkelsen who is very lucky with the coefficients and the scrap results.

Also strange to see that a Group A car can win the Production cup.

Congratulations to Mikkelsen and Floene, they deserved the title . They and Neuville/Gilsoul were the fastest and most attractive in my opinion in this season, especially Mikkelsen in the 2nd part of the season. But I'm afraid in my opinion this will never be a true title. Kopecky is the real champion througout the year as he was the most consistent. Mikkelsen was leading the last 6 rallies, however you don't become champion by leading rallies. This coefficient rule is extremely stupid, but as pointed this rule was from the beginning and it was the same for everyone .

Well, here I disagree with all, who are against coefficients. As already somebody wrote, all crews know already from the first rally in 2011 for this system, so they knew, that the highlight of the season will be on the last two rallyes. And all tactics through the season is worth nothing, as everything will be turned upside down in yust two last races. And it is good for the sport itself, because on the other hand we would see almost nowebody in the Cyprus. And imagine organizers with yust some local crews on the start of the IRC rally.
Andreas showed terrifying speed & mental stability at the right time, so he deserves the title.
God forbidden to change the rules through the season, this is stupid proposal....
Summary: it was the same for everyone, they had their chances, but yust one is the champion at the end.

Indeed if u don't agree with that ruling, don't start then and don't make it a objective then. But like always there will be criticism afterwards like it's in every sport..

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Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza

Without coefficients and without scrap results, that is how a championship must be. In my opinion Jan Kopecký is the real champion and not Mikkelsen who is very lucky with the coefficients and the scrap results.

Also strange to see that a Group A car can win the Production cup.

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But Mikkelsen have most stage wins....

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Originally Posted by Micke_VOC

But Mikkelsen have most stage wins....

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Kopecký finished all the rallies where he took part in. Mikkelsen crashed twice in SS1 and he crashed also in Hungary.