2011 Prime Yalta Rally
| Prime Yalta Rally 2011 | |||
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Round 4 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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| Host country |
 Ukraine
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| Rally base | Yalta | ||
| Dates run | 02 – 4 June 2011 | ||
| Stages | 14 (261.87 km; 162.72 mi) | ||
| Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 459.74 km (285.67 mi) | ||
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| Overall winner |
 Juho Hänninen Škoda Motorsport
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| Crews | 43 at start, 24 at finish | ||
The Prime Yalta Rally 2011, was the 4th round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fourteen stage asphalt rally took place over 2–4 June 2011.
Yalta was the base for the first ever visit of the IRC to the Ukraine. The rally started with two short stages on the afternoon of Thursday 2 June prior to the ceremonial start on the Yalta waterfront. Fifteen of the top IRC competitors contested the rally, including Bryan Bouffier, Juho Hänninen, and Tour de Corse winner Thierry Neuville.
Juho Hänninen won his second IRC rally of the season, having taken the lead towards the end of the second day of the rally, and held an advantage all the way to the end. His victory gave him the championship lead by three points ahead of Jan Kopecký. Kopecký finished the rally in third position, behind Bryan Bouffier.
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