Rally Catalonia 2012
Racing data | |
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13th of 13 races in the 2012 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Catalonia (Spain) |
Date: | 8-11 November 2012 |
Begin: | Salou |
Exams: | 18 tests over 405.46 km |
Distance: | 1299.13 km |
Covering: | Asphalt / gravel |
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 48th Rally Catalonia (Spain) took place from November 8th to 11th, 2012. A total of 18 special stages were driven on asphalt and gravel with mostly wet conditions.
Reports
Day 1 (Friday, November 9th)
After the first day, Mads Østberg (Ford) led the Rally Catalonia. Due to heavy rain, there were a lot of turneries, including Jari-Matti Latvala and Ott Tänak . For Thierry Neuville (Citroën) and Petter Solberg (Ford) the day was over after the second special stage. Both hit a stone and the suspension broke. Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) won the fifth special stage, improved to second overall and took up the pursuit of Østberg. Evgeny Novikov (Ford) won the fourth special stage, put his vehicle into the ditch in special stage 5 and lost time again. Østberg stayed as the overall leader with a 27.2 second lead over Loeb, followed by Latvala and Hirvonen.
Day 2 (Saturday, November 10th)
After two slips and the wrong tire choice by Østberg, Loeb took the lead from Latvala. In the ninth special stage, Loeb pulled away despite the muddy roads after heavy rain . Loeb was in the lead, 27 seconds ahead of Latvala and 47 seconds over team-mate Hirvonen.
Day 3 (Sunday, November 11th)
Sébastien Loeb closed his last full WRC season with a win. Jari-Matti Latvala followed, seven seconds back. Third place went to Mikko Hirvonen , who became vice world champion. Latvala, third in the world championship and best Ford driver, lost 116 world championship points on Loeb.
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 | 4: 14: 29.1 | 25 + 1 power stage | |
2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4: 14: 36.1 | 0: 07.0 | 18 + 3 power stage |
3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | 4: 16: 15.9 | 1: 46.8 | 15th |
4th | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4: 16: 25.5 | 1: 56.4 | 12 |
5 | Jarkko Nikara | Jarkko Kalliolepo | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 4: 30: 37.0 | 16: 07.9 | 10 |
6th | Craig Breen | Paul Nagle | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4: 32: 39.5 | 18: 10.4 | 8th |
7th | Chris Atkinson | Glenn MacNeall | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 4: 33: 43.8 | 19: 14.7 | 6th |
8th | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Emil Axelsson | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 4: 34: 45.2 | 20: 16.1 | 4th |
9 | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 4: 40: 09.7 | 25: 40.6 | 2 + 2 power stage |
10 | Evgeny Novikov | Ilka Minor | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4: 40: 15.7 | 25: 46.6 | 1 |
SWRC | ||||||
1 (6) | Craig Breen | Paul Nagle | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4: 32: 39.5 | 25th | |
2 (8) | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Emil Axelsson | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 4: 34: 45.2 | 2: 05.7 | 18th |
3 (15) | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Michael Orr | Ford Fiesta RRC | 4: 45: 13.6 | 12: 34.1 | 15th |
4 (17) | Alastair Fisher | Daniel Barritt | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 4: 46: 08.8 | 13: 29.3 | 12 |
5 (20) | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4: 51: 06.6 | 18: 27.1 | 10 |
PWRC | ||||||
1 (18) | Benito Guerra | Borja Rozada | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4: 47: 54.5 | 25th | |
2 (22) | Marcos Ligato | Rubén García | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4: 53: 30.8 | 5: 36.3 | 18th |
3 (25) | Subhan Aksa | Bill Hayes | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4: 57: 10.2 | 9: 15.7 | 15th |
4 (27) | Valeriy Gorban | Andriy Nikolaev | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4: 58: 40.4 | 10: 45.9 | 12 |
5 (29) | Lorenzo Bertelli | Lorenzo Granai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 5:00: 04.1 | 12: 10.2 | 10 |
6 (31) | Michał Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5: 06: 00.9 | 18: 06.4 | 8th |
7 (33) | Yeray Lemes | Rogelio Peñate | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5: 08: 28.9 | 20: 34.4 | 6th |
8 (35) | Ricardo Triviño | Àlex Haro | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 5: 10: 38.1 | 22: 43.6 | 4th |
9 (36) | Nicolás Fuchs | Fernando Mussano | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 5: 11: 14.5 | 23: 20.0 | 2 |
10 (38) | Gianluca Linari | Andrea Cecchi | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 5: 16: 04.4 | 28: 09.9 | 1 |
JWRC (Academy) | ||||||
1 | José Antonio Suarez | Cándido Carrera | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 46: 51.3 | 25 + 1 for SS victories | |
2 | Pontus Tidemand | Stig rune Skjærmoen | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 48: 11.0 | 1: 19.7 | 18 + 7 for SS victories |
3 | Elfyn Evans | Philip Pugh | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 50: 13.6 | 3: 22.3 | 15 + 3 for SS victories |
4th | John MacCrone | Stuart Loudon | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 55: 32.8 | 8: 41.5 | 12 + 2 for SS victories |
5 | Timo van der Marel | Erwin Berkhof | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3: 58: 15.7 | 11: 24.4 | 10 |
6th | Brendan Reeves | Rhianon Smyth | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:00: 13.6 | 13: 22.3 | 8th |
7th | Aron Domzala | Kacper Pietrusinski | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4: 12: 29.4 | 25: 38.1 | - |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
begin | WP name | length | WP winner | time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 (November 9th) |
WP1 | 7:45 | Gandesa | 7.00 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 4: 40.5 | 89.84 km / h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
WP2 | 8:10 | Pesells 1 | 26.59 km |
Ott Tänak Mads Østberg |
15: 54.5 | 100.29 km / h | Ott Tanak | |
WP3 | 9:19 | Terra Alta 1 | 44.02 km | Sébastien Loeb | 30: 37.3 | 86.25 km / h | Mads Østberg | |
WP4 | 13:35 | Pesells 2 | 26.59 km | Evgeny Novikov | 16: 03.9 | 99.31 km / h | ||
WP5 | 14:44 | Terra Alta 2 | 44.02 km | Sébastien Loeb | 31: 19.0 | 84.34 km / h | ||
WP6 | 17:00 | Salou | 2.00 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 2: 35.7 | 46.24 km / h | ||
Day 2 (November 10th) |
WP7 | 8:00 | La Mussara 1 | 20.48 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 11: 31.4 | 106.64 km / h | |
WP8 | 9:15 | El Priory 1 | 45.97 km | Sébastien Loeb | 26: 20.0 | 104.74 km / h | Sébastien Loeb | |
WP9 | 10:26 | Riba-roja d'Ebre 1 | 14.20 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9: 19.1 | 91.43 km / h | ||
WP10 | 13:51 | La Mussara 2 | 20.48 km | Dani Sordo | 11: 23.2 | 107.92 km / h | ||
WP11 | 15:06 | El Priory 2 | 45.97 km | Dani Sordo | 25: 52.7 | 106.58 km / h | ||
WP12 | 16:17 | Riba-roja d'Ebre 2 | 14.20 km | Ott Tanak | 9: 32.0 | 89.37 km / h | ||
Day 3 (November 11th) |
WP13 | 7:50 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.35 km | Dani Sordo | 10: 33.9 | 92.85 km / h | |
WP14 | 8:51 | Santa Marina 1 | 26.51 km | Dani Sordo | 15: 42.7 | 101.24 km / h | ||
WP15 | 9:47 | La Serra d'Almos 1 | 4.11 km | Dani Sordo | 2: 37.1 | 94.18 km / h | ||
WP16 | 11:52 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.35 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 10: 30.7 | 93.32 km / h | ||
WP17 | 12:53 | Santa Marina 2 (power stage) | 26.51 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 15: 43.5 | 101.15 km / h | ||
WP18 | 13:49 | La Serra d'Almos 2 | 4.11 km | Dani Sordo | 2: 38.3 | 93.47 km / h |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com - Internet page: Rallye News: motorsport-total.com. Retrieved March 2, 2014 .