2011 Jordan Rally
The 2011 Jordan Rally was the fourth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 14–16 April, and was based beside the Dead Sea, some 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the country's capital, Amman. The rally was also the second round of the Super 2000.
| 2011 Jordan Rally 29th Jordan Rally | |||
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Round 4 of the 2011 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | Jordan | ||
| Rally base | Dead Sea Centre, Jordan | ||
| Dates run | April 14 – 16 2011 | ||
| Stages | 20 (333.04 km; 206.94 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,008.89 km (626.90 miles) | ||
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| Crews | 31 at start, 23 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Citroën World Rally Team | ||
The rally concluded with the closest finish in the history of the World Rally Championship. Heading into the final 10.50 km (6.52 mi) Power Stage, Jari-Matti Latvala held a lead of 0.5 seconds over Sébastien Ogier, but Ogier overhauled his rival by just 0.2 seconds after winning the stage by 0.04 seconds over Latvala's Ford teammate Mikko Hirvonen, and crucially, 0.7 seconds over Latvala. Sébastien Loeb finished third ahead of Hirvonen. Bernardo Sousa won the Super 2000 class with a tenth place overall finish.