2012 Rallye de France

2012 Rallye de France Rallye de France – Alsace 2012 11 2012 World Rally Championship 2012 Wales Rally GB 2012 Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2012 10 05 Rallye France, ES2, Dani Sordo.jpg Dani Sordo during Rally Strasbourg, Alsace 4 7 October 2012 22 404.14 1404.89 Tarmac FRA Sébastien Loeb FRA Citroën World Rally Team 71 45 The 2012 Rallye de France – Alsace was the eleventh round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 4–7 October, and was based in Strasbourg, the capital city of the Alsace region of France. The rally was also the seventh round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the fifth round of the WRC Academy. Victor Sébastien Loeb retained his driver champion title in this rally, and the third place of his teammate Mikko Hirvonen allowed Citroën to retain the manufacturer title as well, making this rally a repeat of the 2010 event.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103219 Rally France: Sebastien Loeb clinches final World Rally title 7 October 2012 Autosport 20 December 2012 Results Event standings Pos. Position Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points Overall 1. FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 3:32:53.0 0.0 25 2. FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:33:08.5 15.5 18 3. FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 3:33:37.1 44.1 15 4. BEL Thierry Neuville BEL Nicolas Gilsoul Citroën DS3 WRC 3:34:00.3 1:07.3 14 12 for 4th place, 2 for power stage 5. NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:34:09.4 1:16.4 11 10 for 5th place, 1 for power stage 6. EST Ott Tänak EST Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:35.20.9 2:27.9 11 8 for 6th place, 3 for power stage 7. RUS Evgeny Novikov AUT Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:38:44.6 5:51.6 6 8. AUS Chris Atkinson AUS Glenn MacNeall Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:39:35.4 6:42.4 4 9. CZE Martin Prokop CZE Zdeněk Hrůza Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:41:39.8 8:46.8 2 10. FRA Sébastien Chardonnet FRA Thibault de la Haye Citroën DS3 WRC 3:41:52.7 8:59.7 1 SWRC 1. (17.) IRL Craig Breen IRL Paul Nagle Ford Fiesta S2000 3:50:11.3 0.0 25 2. (18.) KSA Yazeed Al-Rajhi GBR Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC 3:50:48.9 37.6 18 3. (24.) SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson SWE Emil Axelsson Proton Satria Neo S2000 4:07:44.1 17:32.5 15 4. (30.) AUT Andreas Aigner GER Detlef Ruf Proton Satria Neo S2000 4:10:26.6 20:15.3 12 WRC Academy† † 1. GBR Elfyn Evans GBR Philip Pugh Ford Fiesta R2 3:20:42.6 0.0 28 25 for 1st place, 3 for stage wins 2. ESP José Antonio Suárez ESP Cándido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 3:21:25.1 42.5 22 18 for 4th place, 4 for stage wins 3. GBR John MacCrone GBR Stuart Loudon Ford Fiesta R2 3:22:18.0 1:35.4 17 15 for 3rd place, 2 for stage wins 4. AUS Brendan Reeves AUS Rhianon Smyth Ford Fiesta R2 3:23:49.1 3:06.5 13 12 for 4th place, 1 for stage win 5. SWE Fredrik Åhlin NOR Morten Erik Abrahamsen Ford Fiesta R2 3:24:18.9 3:36.3 11 10 for 5th place, 1 for stage win 6. SWE Pontus Tidemand NOR Stig Rune Skjærmoen Ford Fiesta R2 3:27:57.7 7:15.1 10 8 for 6th place, 2 for stage wins 7. NLD Timo van der Marel NLD Erwin Berkhof Ford Fiesta R2 3:35:09.8 14:27.2 6 Note: † † – The WRC Academy featured the two first legs of the rally. Special stages All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Leg Stage Time UTC+2 Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Average speed Rally leader Leg 1 (4 Oct/5 Oct) SS1 16:30 SSS Strasbourg 3.63 km BEL Thierry Neuville 2:44.7 79.34 km/h BEL Thierry Neuville SS2 9:23 Hohlandsbourg – Firstplan 1 28.67 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 14:36.1 117.81 km/h FRA Sébastien Loeb SS3 10:06 Vallée de Munster 1 22.16 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 11:18.8 117.53 km/h SS4 11:22 Soultzeren – Pays Welche 1 19.93 km FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 9:49.2 121.77 km/h SS5 13:56 Hohlandsbourg – Firstplan 2 28.67 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 14:28.9 118.78 km/h SS6 14:39 Vallée de Munster 2 22.16 km FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 11:07.0 119.60 km/h SS7 15:55 Soultzeren – Pays Welche 2 19.93 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 9:44.6 122.73 km/h SS8 18:35 SSS Mulhouse 4.65 km FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 3:37.7 76.89 km/h Leg 2 (6 Oct) SS9 8:38 Massif des Grands Crus – Ungersberg 1 18.16 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 10:58.0 99.36 km/h SS10 9:36 Pays d'Ormont 1 43.45 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 23:20.0 111.73 km/h SS11 10:47 Pays de la Haute Bruche 1 24.04 km FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 11:13.1 128.58 km/h SS12 11:45 Klevener 1 10.75 km Stage cancelled SS13 14:38 Massif des Grands Crus – Ungersberg 2 18.16 km FIN Mikko HirvonenFIN Jari-Matti Latvala 10:53.8 99.99 km/h SS14 15:36 Pays d'Ormont 2 43.45 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 23:09.9 112.54 km/h SS15 16:47 Pays de la Haute Bruche 2 24.04 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 11:10.8 129.02 km/h SS16 17:45 Klevener 2 10.75 km FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 6:08.4 105.05 km/h Leg 3 (7 Oct) SS17 9:23 Vignoble de Cleebourg 1 17.08 km BEL Thierry Neuville 10:11.7 100.52 km/h SS18 10:46 Bischwiller – Gries 1 7.95 km BEL Thierry Neuville 4:19.2 110.42 km/h SS19 11:16 SSS Haguenau 1 5.74 km BEL Thierry Neuville 4:16.2 80.66 km/h SS20 12:44 Vignoble de Cleebourg 2 (Power stage) 17.08 km EST Ott Tänak 10:24.0 98.54 km/h SS21 14:07 Bischwiller – Gries 2 7.95 km BEL Thierry Neuville 4:16.8 111.45 km/h SS22 14:37 SSS Haguenau 2 5.74 km BEL Thierry Neuville 4:03.7 84.79 km/h Power stage The Power stage was a 17.08 km stage run through the Vignoble de Cleebourg. The three fastest crews through this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points. Ott Tänak was the fastest driver through the stage, earning three additional championship points. Thierry Neuville was second, while Mads Østberg finished third. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Car Class Time Difference Avg. spd. Average speed through stage Points 1 5 EST Ott Tänak EST Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 10:24.0 0.000 98.32 km/h 3 2 8 BEL Thierry Neuville BEL Nicolas Gilsoul Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 10:24.9 0.9 98.23 km/h 2 3 10 NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 10:25.8 1.8 98.15 km/h 1 References External links http://www.rallyedefrance.com/ Rally official website Rallye de France at WRC.com https://web.archive.org/web/20121014135126/http://www.wrc.com/calendar-and-rallies/2012/rallye-de-france-alsace/overview/ 2012-10-14 Rallye de France at JUWRA.com France Rally Category:Rallye de France Alsace