Rally France 2012
| Racing data | |
|---|---|
| 11th of 13 races in the 2012 World Rally Championship | |
| Surname: | Rally France |
| Date: | 4th-7th October 2012 |
| Begin: | Strasbourg |
| Exams: | 22 tests over 404.14 km |
| Distance: | 1272 km |
| Covering: | asphalt |
| Podium | |
| First: |
 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team
|
| Second: |
 Jari-Matti Latvala Ford World Rally Team
|
| Third: |
Mikko Hirvonen Citroën Total World Rally Team
|
The 3rd Rally France (Alsace) took place from 4th to 7th October 2012. A total of 22 special stages were planned, one (SS 12) had to be canceled due to overcrowded auditoriums. The Rally France was driven on asphalt.
Reports
Day 1 (Thursday, October 4th)
In the first and only special stage (3.36 kilometers) on Thursday, Thierry Neuville (Citroën) was in the lead. Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford) and Dani Sordo (MINI) followed behind . The first ten classified were within 4.2 seconds.
Day 2 (Friday, October 5th)
After four of 22 special stages, Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) was in the lead, followed by Latvala in the Ford Fiesta . In SS 4 Latvala made a mistake and lost some time. Petter Solberg (Ford) got faster and faster and worked his way up to fourth place, after SS 7 he was only two seconds behind Mikko Hirvonen (Citroën). Solberg hit a power pole in SS 9, he lost time and the village was without electricity for a few hours. Latvala won the five-kilometer SS 8 in Mulhouse , at the end of the day he was 13.1 seconds behind Loeb.
3rd day (Saturday, October 6th)
Loeb set himself apart from the competition more and more in special stages 9-11 and managed the lead during special stages 13-16. Since Thierry Neuville appeared too late for the start of SS 11, he received a penalty of 20 seconds. Dani Sordo came in fourth and Mads Østberg in fifth. Østberg overtook Sordo by evening. In SS 10, Nasser Al-Attiyah (Citroën) came off the track and injured two spectators. One of the two had a broken leg, the other a broken arm. Special test 12 had to be canceled because the organizer could no longer guarantee the safety of the spectators. The auditorium was overcrowded.
4th day (Sunday, October 7th)
On Sunday morning the rain came too. Neuville won five of six special stages, one special stage victory went to Ott Taenak (Ford). Loeb / Elena had the time intervals under control. They won the home rally and the 2012 world championship title . The duo celebrated their ninth World Championship win, more than anyone else before. Citroën won the 2012 manufacturers' championship with the DS3 .
Classifications
Bottom line
| rank | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points + power stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1 |
Sébastien Loeb
|
 Daniel Elena
|
Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 32: 53.0 | 25th | |
| 2 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
Miikka Antilla
|
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 33: 08.5 | 0: 15.5 | 18th |
| 3 |
Mikko Hirvonen
|
Jarmo Lehtinen
|
Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 33: 37.1 | 0: 44.1 | 15th |
| 4th |
 Thierry Neuville
|
Nicolas Gilsoul
|
Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 34: 00.3 | 1: 07.3 | 12 + 2 power stage |
| 5 |
 Mads Østberg
|
 Jonas Andersson
|
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 34: 09.4 | 1: 16.4 | 10 + 1 power stage |
| 6th |
 Ott Tanak
|
Kuldar Sikk
|
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 35.20.9 | 2: 27.9 | 8 + 3 power stage |
| 7th |
 Evgeny Novikov
|
 Ilka Minor
|
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 38: 44.6 | 5: 51.6 | 6th |
| 8th |
 Chris Atkinson
|
Glenn MacNeall
|
Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 3: 39: 35.4 | 6: 42.4 | 4th |
| 9 |
 Martin Prokop
|
Zdeněk Hrůza
|
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 41: 39.8 | 8: 46.8 | 2 |
| 10 |
Sébastien Chardonnet
|
Thibault de la Haye
|
Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 41: 52.7 | 8: 59.7 | 1 |
| SWRC | ||||||
| 1 (17) |
 Craig Breen
|
Paul Nagle
|
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3: 50: 11.3 | 25th | |
| 2 (18) |
 Yazeed Al-Rajhi
|
Michael Orr
|
Ford Fiesta RRC | 3: 50: 48.9 | 0: 37.6 | 18th |
| 3 (24) |
Per-Gunnar Andersson
|
Emil Axelsson
|
Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 4: 07: 44.1 | 17: 32.5 | 15th |
| 4 (30) |
Andreas Aigner
|
 Detlef Ruf
|
Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 4: 10: 26.6 | 20: 15.3 | 12 |
| JWRC (Academy) | ||||||
| 1 |
Elfyn Evans
|
Philip Pugh
|
Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 20: 42.6 | 25 + 3 for SS victory | |
| 2 |
 José Antonio Suarez
|
Cándido Carrera
|
Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 21: 25.1 | 0: 42.5 | 18 + 4 for SS victory |
| 3 |
John MacCrone
|
Stuart Loudon
|
Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 22: 18.0 | 1: 35.4 | 15 + 2 for SS victory |
| 4th |
Brendan Reeves
|
Rhianon Smyth
|
Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 23: 49.1 | 3: 06.5 | 12 + 1 for SS victory |
| 5 |
Fredrik Åhlin
|
Morten Erik Abrahamsen
|
Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 24: 18.9 | 3: 36.3 | 10 + 1 for WP victory |
| 6th |
Pontus Tidemand
|
Stig rune Skjærmoen
|
Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 27: 57.7 | 7: 15.1 | 8 + 2 for SS victory |
| 7th |
 Timo van der Marel
|
Erwin Berkhof
|
Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 35: 09.8 | 14: 27.2 | 6th |
Special stages
| Day | WP number |
begin | WP name | length | WP winner | time | Ø km / h | leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1/2 (October 4th / 5th) | WP1 | 16:30 | WPS Strasbourg | 3.63 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
2: 44.7 | 79.34 km / h |
Thierry Neuville
|
| WP2 | 9:23 | Hohlandsbourg - Firstplan 1 | 28.67 km |
Sébastien Loeb
|
14: 36.1 | 117.81 km / h |
Sébastien Loeb
|
|
| WP3 | 10:06 | Vallée de Munster 1 | 22.16 km |
Sébastien Loeb
|
11: 18.8 | 117.53 km / h | ||
| WP4 | 11:22 | Soultzeren - Pays Which 1 | 19.93 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
9: 49.2 | 121.77 km / h | ||
| WP5 | 13:56 | Hohlandsbourg - Firstplan 2 | 28.67 km |
Sébastien Loeb
|
14: 28.9 | 118.78 km / h | ||
| WP6 | 14:39 | Vallée de Munster 2 | 22.16 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
11: 07.0 | 119.60 km / h | ||
| WP7 | 15:55 | Soultzeren - Pays Which 2 | 19.93 km |
Sébastien Loeb
|
9: 44.6 | 122.73 km / h | ||
| WP8 | 18:35 | WPS Mulhouse | 4.65 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
3: 37.7 | 76.89 km / h | ||
| Day 2 (October 6th) | WP9 | 8:38 | Massif des Grands Crus - Ungersberg 1 | 18.16 km |
Sébastien Loeb
|
10: 58.0 | 99.36 km / h | |
| WP10 | 9:36 | Pays d'Ormont 1 | 43.45 km |
Sébastien Loeb
|
23: 20.0 | 111.73 km / h | ||
| WP11 | 10:47 | Pays de la Haute Bruche 1 | 24.04 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
11: 13.1 | 128.58 km / h | ||
| WP12 | 11:45 | Klevener 1st | 10.75 km | called off | ||||
| WP13 | 14:38 | Massif des Grands Crus - Ungersberg 2 | 18.16 km |
Mikko Hirvonen Jari-Matti Latvala
|
10: 53.8 | 99.99 km / h | ||
| WP14 | 15:36 | Pays d'Ormont 2 | 43.45 km |
Sébastien Loeb
|
23: 09.9 | 112.54 km / h | ||
| WP15 | 16:47 | Pays de la Haute Bruche 2 | 24.04 km |
Sébastien Loeb
|
11: 10.8 | 129.02 km / h | ||
| WP16 | 17:45 | Klevener 2 | 10.75 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
|
6: 08.4 | 105.05 km / h | ||
| Day 3 (October 7th) | WP17 | 9:23 | Vignoble de Cleebourg 1 | 17.08 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
10: 11.7 | 100.52 km / h | |
| WP18 | 10:46 | Bischwiller - Gries 1 | 7.95 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
4: 19.2 | 110.42 km / h | ||
| WP19 | 11:16 | WPS Haguenau 1 | 5.74 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
4: 16.2 | 80.66 km / h | ||
| WP20 | 12:44 | Vignoble de Cleebourg 2 (Power Stage) | 17.08 km |
Ott Tanak
|
10: 24.0 | 98.54 km / h | ||
| WP21 | 14:07 | Bischwiller - Gries 2 | 7.95 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
4: 16.8 | 111.45 km / h | ||
| WP22 | 14:37 | WP Haguenau 2 | 5.74 km |
Thierry Neuville
|
4: 03.7 | 84.79 km / h | ||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com - website: Rallye News: motorsport-total.com/rallye/news.html?y=2012&m=10&p=-1&r=sn_13&snb=. Retrieved March 1, 2014 .
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