SS1: 36.870km
SS1 of the IRC Monte Carlo Rally 2011 started off with a bang, especially for Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda). After clipping a wall he suffered from a left rear puncture that resulted in him having to change the flat tyre and losing over nine minutes.
Thierry Neuville (Peugeot) clipped a bank has not finished the stage. Nicolas Vouilloz (Skoda) and Henning Solberg (Ford) both also picked up punctures, while Petter Solberg (Peugeot) was lucky to escape damage after clipping a wall too.
Overall Classification after SS1:
01) S. Sarrazin (Peugeot) – 23m 35.6s
02) J. Hanninen (Skoda) + 00,3s
03) G. Wilks (Peugeot) + 20,3s
04) B. Bouffier (Peugeot) + 20,8s
05) F. Loix (Skoda) + 24,1s
06) P. Solberg (Peugeot) + 29,8s
07) F. Delecour (Peugeot) + 35,7s
08) J. Kopecky (Skoda) + 36,0s
09) B. Magalhaes (Peugeot) + 38,2s
10) G. Basso (Peugeot) + 41,1s