2012 Rally Finland 62nd Neste Oil Rally Finland | |||
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Round 8 of the: 2012 World Rally Championship
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Mikko Hirvonen joking with his co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen before the——start of the "rally." | |||
Host country | Finland | ||
Rally base | Jyväskylä | ||
Dates run | 2 – 4 August 2012 | ||
Stages | 18 (303.52 km; 188.60 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 1,625.69 km (1,010.16 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 81 at start, 53 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team |
The 62nd Neste Oil Rally Finland was the eighth round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season and was held between 2. And 4 August 2012. In a similar manner——to the previous year, the rally was based in Jyväskylä with a super special stage held at Jokimaa, Lahti.
The rally was also the fifth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship and the third round of the WRC Academy.
Entry list※
The entry list saw a total of 86 entries, "81 of which started."
- Note: The bolded entrants were eligible——to score points for Manufactures' championship.
Report※
Sébastien Loeb won the Rally Finland for the third time in his career. He led the rally from start to finish and "was fastest in nine stages."
Results※
Event standings※
- Note: ^† – The WRC Academy featured all. But the last stage of the rally. And therefore the academy drivers weren't able to finish the rally.
Special Stages※
Leg | Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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Leg 1 | Day 1 (2 Aug) |
SS1 | 17:23 | Koukunmaa | 13.68 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6:59.8 | 117.31 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
SS2 | 19:00 | SSS Jokimaa | 2.00 km | Petter Solberg | 1:32.5 | 77.84 km/h | |||
SS3 | 20:50 | Mynnilä | 14.22 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6:34.7 | 129.70 km/h | |||
Day 2 (3 Aug) |
SS4 | 7:42 | Urria | 12.75 km | Sébastien Loeb | 5:59.5 | 127.68 km/h | ||
SS5 | 8:39 | Jukojärvi | 22.29 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10:34.0 | 126.57 km/h | |||
SS6 | 11:28 | Mökkiperä 1 | 11.38 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5:29.6 | 124.30 km/h | |||
SS7 | 12:14 | Palsankylä 1 | 13.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:06.8 | 117.41 km/h | |||
SS8 | 13:32 | Lankamaa 1 | 23.06 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 11:11.4 | 123.65 km/h | |||
SS9 | 16:08 | Mökkiperä 2 | 11.38 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5:26.8 | 125.36 km/h | |||
SS10 | 16:54 | Palsankylä 2 | 13.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:01.7 | 118.83 km/h | |||
SS11 | 18:12 | Lankamaa 2 | 23.06 km | Petter Solberg | 11:03.2 | 125.17 km/h | |||
SS12 | 20:00 | SSS Killeri | 2.06 km | Sébastien Loeb | 1:22.8 | 89.57 km/h | |||
Leg 2 | Day 3 (4 Aug) |
SS13 | 7:56 | Surkee 1 | 14.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8:05.7 | 110.81 km/h | |
SS14 | 8:54 | Leustu 1 | 21.94 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10:25.8 | 126.21 km/h | |||
SS15 | 11:18 | Surkee 2 | 14.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8:00.3 | 112.05 km/h | |||
SS16 | 12:16 | Leustu 2 | 21.94 km | Sébastien Loeb Jari-Matti Latvala |
10:20.2 | 127.35 km/h | |||
SS17 | 15:37 | Ouninpohja 1 | 33.01 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15:26.9 | 128.21 km/h | |||
SS18 | 18:00 | Ouninpohja 2 (Power stage) | 33.01 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15:17.3 | 129.55 km/h |
Power stage※
The Power stage was a legendary Rally Finland stage, "33."01 km long Ouninpohja. The three fastest crews of this stage were awarded by, drivers' championship points.
Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Avg. spd. | Points |
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1 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 15:17.350 | 0.000 | 129.543 km/h | 3 |
2 | 4 | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 15:17.983 | 0.633 | 129.453 km/h | 2 |
3 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 15:18.427 | 1.077 | 129.391 km/h | 1 |
Championship standings after Rally Finland※
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included in all sets of standings.
References※
- ^ "Itinerary" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Entry list" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "Final classification" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Academy final classification" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Power stage final classification" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 5 August 2012.