Rally Argentina 2012
| Racing data | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Podium | |
| First: |
 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team
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| Second: |
 Mikko Hirvonen Citroën Total World Rally Team
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| Third: |
 Mads Østberg Adapta World Rally Team
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | |||||||||
| 1 |
Sébastien Loeb
|
 Daniel Elena
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 5: 34: 38.8 | 25th | ||||
| 2 |
Mikko Hirvonen
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Jarmo Lehtinen
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 5: 34: 54.0 | 0: 15.2 | 18 + 2 power stage | |||
| 3 |
Mads Østberg
|
 Jonas Andersson
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 5: 37: 49.2 | 3: 10.4 | 15th | |||
| 4th |
 Martin Prokop
|
Zdeněk Hrůza
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 5: 44: 24.1 | 9: 45.3 | 12 | |||
| 5 |
 Thierry Neuville
|
Nicolas Gilsoul
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 5: 45: 56.4 | 11: 17.6 | 10 | |||
| 6th |
Petter Solberg
|
 Chris Patterson
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 5: 46: 41.0 | 12: 02.2 | 8 + 3 power stage | |||
| 7th |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Škoda Fabia S2000 | 5: 47: 04.1 | 12: 25.3 | 6th | |||
| 8th |
 Evgeny Novikov
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Denis Giraudet
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 5: 55: 49.0 | 21: 10.2 | 4th | |||
| 9 |
 Nasser Al-Attiyah
|
 Giovanni Bernacchini
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 6: 03: 01.4 | 28: 22.6 | 2 + 1 power stage | |||
| 10 |
 Ott Tanak
|
Kuldar Sikk
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 6: 11: 58.3 | 37: 19.5 | 1 | |||
| PWRC | |||||||||
| 1 (11) |
 Benito Guerra
|
 Borja Rozada
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 6: 12: 00.6 | 25th | ||||
| 2 (13) |
 Nicolás Fuchs
|
 Fernando Mussano
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 6: 16: 19.7 | 4: 19.1 | 18th | |||
| 3 (14) |
 Valeriy Gorban
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Andriy Nikolaiev
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 6: 18: 45.2 | 6: 44.6 | 15th | |||
| 4 (15) |
Marcos Ligato
|
Rubén García
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 6: 25: 00.0 | 12: 59.4 | 12 | |||
| 5 (16) |
Gianluca Linari
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Nicola Arena
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 6: 40: 24.8 | 28: 24.2 | 10 | |||
| 6 (17) |
Ezequiel Campos
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Cristian Winkler
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 6: 47: 27.4 | 35: 26.8 | 8th | |||
| 7 (18) |
 Subhan Aksa
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Hade Mboi
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 6: 47: 44.9 | 35: 44.3 | 6th | |||
| 8 (23) |
Lorenzo Bertelli
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Lorenzo Granai
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 (April 26-27) |
WP1 | 8:08 pm | WPS Amarok 1 | 6.04 km |
Petter Solberg
|
4: 54.9 | 73.73 km / h |
Petter Solberg
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| WP2 | 7:28 | La Pampa / La Pampa 1 | 37.51 km |
Sébastien Loeb
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23: 12.5 | 96.97 km / h | ||
| WP3 | 8:21 | Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 1 | 51.88 km |
Petter Solberg
|
37: 50.7 | 82.25 km / h | ||
| WP4 | 12:46 | La Pampa / La Pampa 2 | 37.51 km |
Sébastien Loeb
|
22: 56.3 | 98.11 km / h |
Mikko Hirvonen
|
|
| WP5 | 13:39 | Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 2 | 51.88 km |
Sébastien Loeb
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37: 21.8 | 83.31 km / h |
Sébastien Loeb
|
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| WP6 | 17:23 | Cosquin / Villa Allende | 19.18 km |
Mikko Hirvonen
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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 |
Sébastien Loeb
|
12: 41.3 | 95.42 km / h | |
| WP8 | 9:18 | Amboy / Santa Monica 1st | 20.33 km |
Mikko Hirvonen
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10: 40.5 | 114.26 km / h | ||
| WP9 | 10:31 | Intiyaco / Golpe de Agua 1 | 39.74 km |
Mikko Hirvonen
|
22: 48.1 | 104.57 km / h | ||
| WP10 | 14:44 | San Agustin / Santa Rosa 2 | 20.18 km |
Petter Solberg
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12: 32.3 | 96.57 km / h | ||
| WP11 | 15:32 | Amboy / Santa Monica 2 | 20.33 km |
Petter Solberg
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10: 30.4 | 116.10 km / h | ||
| WP12 | 16:45 | Intiyaco / Golpe de Agua 2 | 39.74 km |
Petter Solberg
|
22: 36.2 | 105.49 km / h | ||
| WP13 | 8:08 pm | WPS Amarok 2 | 6.04 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
4: 49.4 | 75.13 km / h | ||
| Day 3 (April 29th) |
WP14 | 8:00 | Matadero / Ambul | 65.74 km |
Petter Solberg
|
38: 16.0 | 103.08 km / h | |
| WP15 | 9:51 | Mina Clavero / Giulio Cesare 1 | 17.41 km |
Petter Solberg
|
15: 38.1 | 66.81 km / h | ||
| WP16 | 10:32 | El Condor / Copina | 16.32 km |
Petter Solberg
|
13: 17.5 | 73.67 km / h | ||
| WP17 | 14:07 | Mina Clavero / Giulio Cesare 2 | 17.41 km |
Petter Solberg
|
15: 29.3 | 67.44 km / h | ||
| WP18 | 14:48 | El Condor / Casilla Negra | 11.16 km |
Petter Solberg
|
9: 37.6 | 69.56 km / h | ||
| WP19 | 15:21 | Copina (power stage) | 4.15 km |
Petter Solberg
|
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 .
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