Rally Finland 2012
Racing data | |
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8th of 13 rounds of the 2012 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Finland |
Date: | 2-4 August 2012 |
Begin: | Jyväskylä |
Exams: | 18 tests over 303.52 km |
Distance: | 1375.15 km |
Covering: | gravel |
Podium | |
First: |
Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team |
Second: |
Mikko Hirvonen Citroën Total World Rally Team |
Third: |
Jari-Matti Latvala Ford World Rally Team |
The 62nd Rally Finland took place from 2nd to 4th August 2012. A total of 18 special stages were driven on gravel.
Reports
Day 1 (Thursday, August 2nd)
World rally championship races have been held since 1973 . The Rally Finland was the 500th edition of a World Championship rally. This began with a wafer-thin lead for world champion Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) in front of Petter Solberg and Jari-Matti Latvala (both Ford). In the third special stage, Loeb gained a little more lead. Solberg lost some time and fell behind Mads Østberg (Ford) and Thierry Neuville (Citroën). Third place went to Mikko Hirvonen (Citroën).
Day 2 (Friday, August 3)
On the second day of the rally , Hirvonen attacked team-mate Loeb and narrowed the gap. Hirvonen was only 4.4 seconds (after SS 8) behind Loeb, who was struggling with technical problems ( differential ). Nevertheless, Loeb was in the lead that evening, 3.7 seconds ahead of Hirvonen. The fight for fifth place between Neuville and Østberg was exciting. The two were separated by just 2.1 seconds, while Solberg worked his way up to fourth.
3rd day (Saturday, August 4th)
Sébastien Loeb , Mikko Hirvonen and Citroën celebrated their fifth double victory in Finland in the 2012 season. They relegated Ford drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Petter Solberg to third and fourth. Behind them, Mads Østberg was fifth, although he had technical problems on the last special stages.
Classifications
Bottom line
rank | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points + power stage | ||
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WRC | ||||||||
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 2: 28: 11.4 | 25 + 1 power stage | |||
2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | 2: 28: 17.5 | 0: 06.1 | 18 + 3 power stage | ||
3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 28: 46.4 | 0: 35.0 | 15th | ||
4th | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 29: 07.5 | 0: 56.1 | 12 + 2 power stage | ||
5 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 30: 43.5 | 2: 32.1 | 10 | ||
6th | Ott Tanak | Kuldar Sikk | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 30: 59.0 | 2: 47.6 | 8th | ||
7th | Matti Rautanen | Mikko Lukka | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 33: 03.1 | 4: 51.7 | 6th | ||
8th | Jari Ketomaa | Mika Stenberg | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 34: 13.3 | 6: 01.9 | 4th | ||
9 | Martin Prokop | Zdeněk Hrůza | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 34: 15.7 | 6: 04.3 | 2 | ||
10 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2: 36: 57.4 | 8: 46.0 | 1 | ||
SWRC | ||||||||
1 (11) | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Emil Axelsson | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 2: 39: 01.2 | 25th | |||
2 (17) | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Michael Orr | Ford Fiesta RRC | 2: 42: 19.0 | 3: 17.8 | 18th | ||
3 (18) | Juha Salo | Marko salt mines | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 2: 44: 47.9 | 5: 46.7 | 15th | ||
4 (23) | Maciej Oleksowicz | Andrzej Obrebowski | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2: 50: 34.6 | 11: 33.4 | 12 | ||
5 (25) | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2: 51: 19.0 | 12: 17.8 | 10 | ||
JWRC | ||||||||
1 | Elfyn Evans | Philip Pugh | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2: 34: 07.7 | 25 + 7 for SS victories | |||
2 | Pontus Tidemand | Stig rune Skjærmoen | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2: 35: 03.0 | 0: 55.3 | 18 + 6 for SS victories | ||
3 | Brendan Reeves | Rhianon Smyth | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2: 35: 35.1 | 1: 27.4 | 15 + 2 for SS victories | ||
4th | José Antonio Suarez | Cándido Carrera | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2: 36: 22.5 | 2: 14.8 | 12 + 1 for SS victories | ||
5 | John MacCrone | Stuart Loudon | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2: 37: 09.7 | 3: 02.0 | 10 | ||
6th | Christopher Duplessis | Alexander Kihurani | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2: 41: 26.2 | 7: 18.5 | 8th | ||
7th | João Silva | Hugo Magalhães | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2: 47: 45.7 | 13: 38.0 | 6th | ||
8th | Ashley Haigh-Smith | Craig Parry | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 04: 09.2 | 30: 01.5 | 4th | ||
9 | Alastair Fisher | Daniel Barritt | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 14: 16.6 | 40: 08.9 | 2 + 1 for SS victories |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
begin | WP name | length | WP winner | time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 (August 2nd) |
WP1 | 17:23 | Koukunmaa | 13.68 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6: 59.8 | 117.31 km / h | Sébastien Loeb |
WP2 | 19:00 | WP Jokimaa SS | 2.00 km | Petter Solberg | 1: 32.5 | 77.84 km / h | ||
WP3 | 20:50 | Mynnila | 14.22 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6: 34.7 | 129.70 km / h | ||
Day 2 (August 3rd) |
WP4 | 7:42 | Urria | 12.75 km | Sébastien Loeb | 5: 59.5 | 127.68 km / h | |
WP5 | 8:39 | Jukojärvi | 22.29 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10: 34.0 | 126.57 km / h | ||
WP6 | 11:28 | Mökkiperä 1 | 11.38 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5: 29.6 | 124.30 km / h | ||
WP7 | 12:14 | Palsankylä 1 | 13.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7: 06.8 | 117.41 km / h | ||
WP8 | 13:32 | Lankamaa 1 | 23.06 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 11: 11.4 | 123.65 km / h | ||
WP9 | 16:08 | Mökkiperä 2 | 11.38 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5: 26.8 | 125.36 km / h | ||
WP10 | 16:54 | Palsankylä 2 | 13.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7: 01.7 | 118.83 km / h | ||
WP11 | 18:12 | Lankamaa 2 | 23.06 km | Petter Solberg | 11: 03.2 | 125.17 km / h | ||
WP12 | 20:00 | WPS Killeri | 2.06 km | Sébastien Loeb | 1: 22.8 | 89.57 km / h | ||
Day 3 (August 4th) |
WP13 | 7:56 | Surkee 1 | 14.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8: 05.7 | 110.81 km / h | |
WP14 | 8:54 | Leustu 1 | 21.94 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10: 25.8 | 126.21 km / h | ||
WP15 | 11:18 | Surkee 2 | 14.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8: 00.3 | 112.05 km / h | ||
WP16 | 12:16 | Leustu 2 | 21.94 km |
Sébastien Loeb Jari-Matti Latvala
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10: 20.2 | 127.35 km / h | ||
WP17 | 15:37 | Ouninpohja 1 | 33.01 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15: 26.9 | 128.21 km / h | ||
WP18 | 18:00 | Ouninpohja 2 (power stage) | 33.01 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15: 17.3 | 129.55 km / h |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com website: News: motorsport-total.com. Retrieved February 23, 2014 .