2012 Rally Finland
2012 Rally Finland 62nd Neste Oil Rally Finland | |||
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Round 8 of the 2012 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Finland | ||
Rally base | Jyväskylä | ||
Dates run | 2 – 4 August 2012 | ||
Stages | 18 (303.52 km; 188.60 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 1,625.69 km (1,010.16 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 81 at start, 53 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team |
The 62nd Neste Oil Rally Finland was the eighth round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season and was held between 2 and 4 August 2012.[1] In a similar manner to the previous year, the rally was based in Jyväskylä with a super special stage held at Jokimaa, Lahti.[1]
The rally was also the fifth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship and the third round of the WRC Academy.
Entry list
[edit]The entry list saw a total of 86 entries, 81 of which started.[2]
- Note: The bolded entrants were eligible to score points for Manufactures' championship.
Report
[edit]Sébastien Loeb won the Rally Finland for the third time in his career. He led the rally from start to finish and was fastest in nine stages.[3]
Results
[edit]Event standings
[edit]- Note: ^† – The WRC Academy featured all but the last stage of the rally, and therefore the academy drivers weren't able to finish the rally.[1][4]
Special Stages
[edit]Leg | Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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Leg 1 | Day 1 (2 Aug) |
SS1 | 17:23 | Koukunmaa | 13.68 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6:59.8 | 117.31 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
SS2 | 19:00 | SSS Jokimaa | 2.00 km | Petter Solberg | 1:32.5 | 77.84 km/h | |||
SS3 | 20:50 | Mynnilä | 14.22 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6:34.7 | 129.70 km/h | |||
Day 2 (3 Aug) |
SS4 | 7:42 | Urria | 12.75 km | Sébastien Loeb | 5:59.5 | 127.68 km/h | ||
SS5 | 8:39 | Jukojärvi | 22.29 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10:34.0 | 126.57 km/h | |||
SS6 | 11:28 | Mökkiperä 1 | 11.38 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5:29.6 | 124.30 km/h | |||
SS7 | 12:14 | Palsankylä 1 | 13.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:06.8 | 117.41 km/h | |||
SS8 | 13:32 | Lankamaa 1 | 23.06 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 11:11.4 | 123.65 km/h | |||
SS9 | 16:08 | Mökkiperä 2 | 11.38 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5:26.8 | 125.36 km/h | |||
SS10 | 16:54 | Palsankylä 2 | 13.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:01.7 | 118.83 km/h | |||
SS11 | 18:12 | Lankamaa 2 | 23.06 km | Petter Solberg | 11:03.2 | 125.17 km/h | |||
SS12 | 20:00 | SSS Killeri | 2.06 km | Sébastien Loeb | 1:22.8 | 89.57 km/h | |||
Leg 2 | Day 3 (4 Aug) |
SS13 | 7:56 | Surkee 1 | 14.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8:05.7 | 110.81 km/h | |
SS14 | 8:54 | Leustu 1 | 21.94 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10:25.8 | 126.21 km/h | |||
SS15 | 11:18 | Surkee 2 | 14.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8:00.3 | 112.05 km/h | |||
SS16 | 12:16 | Leustu 2 | 21.94 km | Sébastien Loeb Jari-Matti Latvala |
10:20.2 | 127.35 km/h | |||
SS17 | 15:37 | Ouninpohja 1 | 33.01 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15:26.9 | 128.21 km/h | |||
SS18 | 18:00 | Ouninpohja 2 (Power stage) | 33.01 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15:17.3 | 129.55 km/h |
Power stage
[edit]The Power stage was a legendary Rally Finland stage, 33.01 km long Ouninpohja. The three fastest crews of this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points.[5]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Avg. spd. | Points |
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1 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 15:17.350 | 0.000 | 129.543 km/h | 3 |
2 | 4 | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 15:17.983 | 0.633 | 129.453 km/h | 2 |
3 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 15:18.427 | 1.077 | 129.391 km/h | 1 |
Championship standings after Rally Finland
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included in all sets of standings.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Itinerary" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 8 July 2012.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Entry list" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "Final classification" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Academy final classification" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 5 August 2012.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Power stage final classification" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 5 August 2012.[permanent dead link ]