The twelve stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Gran Canaria between 14 and 16 April 2011.

The rally was based in the capital, Las Palmas, with a ceremonial launch on Thursday 14 April 2011.

A total of seventy-six cars contested the event made up of thirty-five IRC entries and a further forty-one from the Spanish championship.

[2] With four stage victories, Juho Hänninen won on asphalt for the first time in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, just edging out Škoda Motorsport team-mate Jan Kopecký by 1.5 seconds.

Third and fourth places went to the Belgian pairing of Thierry Neuville and Freddy Loix.