2011 Tour de Corse
| 2011 Tour de Corse 54ème Tour de Corse-E.Leclerc |
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Round 3 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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| Host country |
 France
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| Rally base | Ajaccio, Corsica | ||
| Dates run | 12 – 14 May 2011 | ||
| Stages | 14 (320.84 km; 199.36 mi) | ||
| Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 1,161.95 km (722.00 mi) | ||
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| Overall winner |
 Thierry Neuville Peugeot Team Belux
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| Crews | 48 at start, 31 at finish | ||
The 2011 Tour de Corse, was the third round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The fourteen stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Corsica between 12–14 May 2011.
The rally was based in the capital, Ajaccio, with day one consisting of two runs through the 27.53 kilometres (17.11 miles) Le Fangu stage. The remaining two days were made up of six stages on each day, covering 127.34 kilometres (79.13 miles) on day two, and 138.44 kilometres (86.02 miles) on day three. A total of 48 cars contested the event, with Bryan Bouffier seeded number one.
Thierry Neuville took his first IRC victory and became the season's third different winner after controlling the event for almost the entire rally, only being headed in one stage by Bryan Bouffier. Jan Kopecký finished second for the second consecutive event while Freddy Loix took the championship lead with third place.
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