Rally Argentina 2012
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5th of 13 rounds of the 2012 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Argentina |
Date: | 27.-29. April 2012 |
Begin: | Villa Carlos Paz |
Exams: | 19 tests over 502.73 km |
Distance: | 1783.36 km |
Covering: | gravel |
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The 32nd Rally Argentina was the 5th round of the 2012 World Rally Championship and was held from April 27 to 29, 2012. A total of 19 special stages were driven on gravel and partly in the rain.
Reports
Day 1 (Friday, April 27th)
Petter Solberg (Ford) took the lead in the first special stages of the rally . Second place went to Dani Sordo , driving a Ford (otherwise MINI) in Argentina , because Jari-Matti Latvala broke his collarbone while skiing. Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) made a mistake in choosing tires and was eighth after the first special stages. Since the track was slippery after rain, there were numerous spins. Ott Tänak and Evgeny Novikov (both Ford) reached their destination with a puncture from the 2nd special stage. Despite a spin, Loeb came within 1.9 seconds of Solberg. In the 3rd special stage Loeb stumbled and lost 20 seconds, he fell back to fourth place. At the time, Mikko Hirvonen (Citroën) was in second place ahead of Sordo. On the 4th special stage, the leader Solberg had to park his car because of a broken tie rod, he started again on Saturday in accordance with the rally 2 regulations . Likewise Thierry Neuville (Citroën), who rolled over and drove on, then had to give up due to a brake defect. Loeb got faster and faster, won the 5th special stage and took the lead from team-mate Hirvonen (+1.1 seconds).
Day 2 (Saturday, April 28th)
At the front, team-mates Loeb and Hirvonen fought for the lead. In the evening Loeb was in the lead with 2.1 seconds. Dani Sordo and Mads Østberg (Ford) followed in third and fourth place.
3rd day (Sunday, April 29th)
Petter Solberg drove the best times in special stages 14-19, at the end of the rally he was in 6th place in the overall classification. Sébastien Loeb won the Argentina Rally for the seventh time in a row. Second was Mikko Hirvonen, who had not attacked in the last special stages because of the team order from Citroën Loeb. On the podium was Mads Østberg, the best Ford driver and around 3 minutes behind Loeb, in third. In the world championship, Loeb led with 91 points ahead of Solberg with 73 and Hirvonen with 70 points.
Classifications
Bottom line
rank | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points + power stage | |||
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 5: 34: 38.8 | 25th | ||||
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 5: 34: 54.0 | 0: 15.2 | 18 + 2 power stage | |||
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 5: 37: 49.2 | 3: 10.4 | 15th | |||
4th |
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 5: 44: 24.1 | 9: 45.3 | 12 | |||
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 5: 45: 56.4 | 11: 17.6 | 10 | |||
6th |
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 5: 46: 41.0 | 12: 02.2 | 8 + 3 power stage | |||
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Škoda Fabia S2000 | 5: 47: 04.1 | 12: 25.3 | 6th | |||
8th |
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 5: 55: 49.0 | 21: 10.2 | 4th | |||
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 6: 03: 01.4 | 28: 22.6 | 2 + 1 power stage | |||
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 6: 11: 58.3 | 37: 19.5 | 1 | |||
PWRC | |||||||||
1 (11) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 6: 12: 00.6 | 25th | ||||
2 (13) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 6: 16: 19.7 | 4: 19.1 | 18th | |||
3 (14) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 6: 18: 45.2 | 6: 44.6 | 15th | |||
4 (15) |
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 6: 25: 00.0 | 12: 59.4 | 12 | |||
5 (16) |
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 6: 40: 24.8 | 28: 24.2 | 10 | |||
6 (17) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 6: 47: 27.4 | 35: 26.8 | 8th | |||
7 (18) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 6: 47: 44.9 | 35: 44.3 | 6th | |||
8 (23) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 7: 35: 06.4 | 1: 23: 05.8 | 4th |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
begin | WP name | length | WP winner | time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 (April 26-27) |
WP1 | 8:08 pm | WPS Amarok 1 | 6.04 km |
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4: 54.9 | 73.73 km / h |
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WP2 | 7:28 | La Pampa / La Pampa 1 | 37.51 km |
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23: 12.5 | 96.97 km / h | ||
WP3 | 8:21 | Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 1 | 51.88 km |
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37: 50.7 | 82.25 km / h | ||
WP4 | 12:46 | La Pampa / La Pampa 2 | 37.51 km |
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22: 56.3 | 98.11 km / h |
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WP5 | 13:39 | Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 2 | 51.88 km |
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37: 21.8 | 83.31 km / h |
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WP6 | 17:23 | Cosquin / Villa Allende | 19.18 km |
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13: 36.7 | 84.54 km / h | ||
Day 2 (April 28th) |
WP7 | 8:30 | San Agustin / Santa Rosa 1 | 20.18 km |
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12: 41.3 | 95.42 km / h | |
WP8 | 9:18 | Amboy / Santa Monica 1st | 20.33 km |
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10: 40.5 | 114.26 km / h | ||
WP9 | 10:31 | Intiyaco / Golpe de Agua 1 | 39.74 km |
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22: 48.1 | 104.57 km / h | ||
WP10 | 14:44 | San Agustin / Santa Rosa 2 | 20.18 km |
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12: 32.3 | 96.57 km / h | ||
WP11 | 15:32 | Amboy / Santa Monica 2 | 20.33 km |
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10: 30.4 | 116.10 km / h | ||
WP12 | 16:45 | Intiyaco / Golpe de Agua 2 | 39.74 km |
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22: 36.2 | 105.49 km / h | ||
WP13 | 8:08 pm | WPS Amarok 2 | 6.04 km |
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4: 49.4 | 75.13 km / h | ||
Day 3 (April 29th) |
WP14 | 8:00 | Matadero / Ambul | 65.74 km |
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38: 16.0 | 103.08 km / h | |
WP15 | 9:51 | Mina Clavero / Giulio Cesare 1 | 17.41 km |
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15: 38.1 | 66.81 km / h | ||
WP16 | 10:32 | El Condor / Copina | 16.32 km |
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13: 17.5 | 73.67 km / h | ||
WP17 | 14:07 | Mina Clavero / Giulio Cesare 2 | 17.41 km |
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15: 29.3 | 67.44 km / h | ||
WP18 | 14:48 | El Condor / Casilla Negra | 11.16 km |
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9: 37.6 | 69.56 km / h | ||
WP19 | 15:21 | Copina (power stage) | 4.15 km |
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2: 32.9 | 97.71 km / h |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com - website: Rally Argentina: motorsport-total.com/rallye/news.html?m=4&y=2012&r=sn_13&snb=0&Submit.x=12&Submit.y=4. Retrieved February 22, 2014 .