2012 Monte Carlo Rally

Car rally Loeb elena Monte Carlo 2012.jpg Sébastien Loeb during Rally 2012 Monte Carlo Rally 80ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 1 2012 World Rally Championship season 2012 Rally Sweden MCO Monaco Monte Carlo January 18 22 2012 18http://www.acm.mc/documents/4/WRC2012_32p_Regl_GB.pdf Supplementary Regulations www.acm.mc Automobile Club de Monaco 22 November 2010 9 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120113103104/http://www.acm.mc/documents/4/WRC2012_32p_Regl_GB.pdf 2012-01-13 dead 433.36 1772.52 Tarmac and snow FRA Sébastien Loeb FRA Citroën Total WRT 82http://www.acm.mc/page-tab.php?id_menu=4&id_sousmenu=23 Engagés 2012 www.acm.mc Automobile Club de Monaco 16 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120107175610/http://www.acm.mc/page-tab.php?id_menu=4&id_sousmenu=23 2012-01-07 dead 54 The 2012 Monte Carlo Rally, officially 80ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo was the first round of the 2012 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. The rally took place between 18 and 22 January 2012. Report Introduction The rally, which returned to the WRC calendar after a three-year absence,WRC calendar for 2012 confirmed http://wrc.com/news/features/wrc-calendar-for-2012-confirmed/?fid=15428 World Rally Championship International Sportsworld Communicators 26 September 2011 20 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130922092937/http://wrc.com/news/features/wrc-calendar-for-2012-confirmed/?fid=15428 22 September 2013 dead started in Valence on Wednesday 18 January and covered over 1339 km 1, including 433 km 1 of special stages. Stages were run in both daylight and at night, and the route included two passes through the famous Col de Turini stage on Saturday. The rally became the first in the modern era of the sport to be held over the course of five days. 82 entries were registered for the event. Leg One (18 January) 2011 World Champion Sébastien Loeb took an early lead when he won the first stage of the rally, Le Moulinon–Antraigues. However, icy conditions on the second stage, Burzet–St Martial meant that Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala took the lead when he adopted an unorthodox tyre strategy, using super-soft and studded tyres on opposite corners of his car. By the end of the stage, Latvala had established a thirty-second lead over Loeb.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97076 Jari-Matti Latvala flies into Monte Carlo Rally lead as tyre gamble pays off Autosport Haymarket Publications 18 January 2012 20 January 2012 Latvala's lead was short-lived, as he crashed out on the second running of Burzet–St Martial when he missed a pace note warning that a corner tightened on entry.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97079 David Evans Matt Beer Jari-Matti Latvala crashes out of Monte Carlo Rally lead Autosport Haymarket Publications 18 January 2012 20 January 2012 His car fell over a short drop, but could not be retrieved. Ford later confirmed that Latvala had retired from the rally, as the event was not run to "Rally 2" – formerly super-rally – regulations which would normally allow Latvala to restart the rally the next day.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97082 David Evans Ford confirms Jari-Matti Latvala cannot continue in Monte Carlo Rally Autosport Haymarket Publications 18 January 2012 20 January 2012 Latvala's accident meant that Loeb reclaimed the lead of the rally, one minute ahead of Mini's Dani Sordo and Petter Solberg in the second works Ford Fiesta. Sébastien Ogier finished the day fourth in his Škoda Fabia S2000, which he credited to the mixed conditions minimising the differences in performance between the WRC and Super 2000 cars. Evgeny Novikov was fifth, the first of the privateer WRC cars.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97081 Sebastien Loeb leads Monte Carlo Rally after Jari-Matti Latvala's crash Autosport Haymarket Publications 18 January 2012 20 January 2012 Leg Two (19 January) The second day of competition saw the running of six special stages, five of which were won by Loeb;http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97099 Sebastien Loeb in charge after second day of Monte Carlo Rally Autosport Haymarket Publications 19 January 2012 20 January 2012 Sordo won the second run over Labatie D'Andaure–Lalouvesc. Ogier crashed out of the rally on the final stage of the day, the second pass over Lamastre–Gilhoc–Alboussière.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97100 David Evans Sebastien Ogier crashes out of Monte Carlo Rally Autosport Haymarket Publications 19 January 2012 20 January 2012 Ogier had been running sixth at the time of the accident. His co-driver, Julien Ingrassia, injured his arm in the crash, though the exact extent of his injuries was not revealed except to say that it was "not broken".http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97102 David Evans Sebastien Ogier's co-driver Julien Ingrassia hurts arm in Monte Carlo Rally crash Autosport Haymarket Publications 19 January 2012 20 January 2012 At the end of the second day, Loeb's lead over Sordo was one minute and thirty-seven seconds, with third-placed Solberg a further three seconds behind. Ford team principal Malcolm Wilson admitted that he felt Solberg was being "too conservative" with the car and encouraged him to chase Sordo as it was more important for Solberg to become familiar with the car's abilities than it was to score manufacturer points.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97103 David Evans Ford gives Petter Solberg green light to fight for second in Monte Carlo Autosport Haymarket Publications 19 January 2012 20 January 2012 Loeb's team-mate Mikko Hirvonen was a further two minutes behind Solberg, holding a narrow lead over Novikov. Results Event standings Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points Overall 1. FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 4:32:39.9 0.0 28 25 points for first place, 3 points for Power Stage 2. ESP Dani Sordo ESP Carlos del Barrio Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:35:25.4 2:45.5 18 3. NOR Petter Solberg GBR Chris Patterson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:35:54.1 3:14.2 15 4. FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 4:36:46.7 4:06.8 14 12 points for fourth place, 2 points for Power Stage 5. RUS Evgeny Novikov FRA Denis Giraudet Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:38:43.3 6:03.4 11 10 points for fifth place, 1 point for Power Stage 6. FRA François Delecour FRA Dominique Savignoni Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:40:27.8 7:47.9 8 7. FRA Pierre Campana FRA Sabrina de Castelli Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:41:11.3 8:31.4 6 8. EST Ott Tänak EST Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:43:14.5 10:34.6 4 9. CZE Martin Prokop CZE Zdeněk Hrůza Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:48:50.6 16:10.7 2 10. PRT Armindo Araújo PRT Miguel Ramalho Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:48:56.5 16:16.6 1 11. GBR Matthew Wilson GBR Scott Martin Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:51:30.9 +18:51.0 0 12. NLD Kevin Abbring BEL Lara Vanneste Škoda Fabia S2000 4:51:36.2 +18:56.3 - 13. NOR Henning Solberg NOR Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:52:56.2 +20:16.3 - 14. IRL Craig Breen GBR Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 4:57:06.2 +5:30.0 25* 15. FRA Bryan Bouffier FRA Xavier Panseri Peugeot 207 S2000 5:00:05.3 +8:29.1 - S2000 / SWRC 1. (12.) NLD Kevin Abbring BEL Lara Vanneste Škoda Fabia S2000 4:51:36.2 0.0 - 2. (14.) IRL Craig Breen GBR Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 4:57:06.2 +5:30.0 25* 3. (15.) FRA Bryan Bouffier FRA Xavier Panseri Peugeot 207 S2000 5:00:05.3 +8:29.1 - Production Class 4 / PWRC 1. (18.) CHE Olivier Burri CHE Jean-Jacques Ferrero Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:08:10.4 0.0 -** 2. (25.) FRA Richard Frau FRA Frédéric Vauclare Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:21:55.6 +13:45.2 -** 3. (27.) FRA Stéphane Cornu FRA Fabrice Nedel Renault Mégane RS 5:24:15.6 +16:05.2 -** 4. (28.) FRA Jerôme Aymard FRA Sandrine Aymard Subaru Impreza WRX STi 5:27:11.8 +19:01.4 -** 5. (30.) First place in PWRC POL Michał Kościuszko POL Maciek Szczepaniak Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:35:14.8 +27:04.4 25 Production Class 8 / PWRCOfficial final classificationSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 1. (42.) CZE Martin Rada CZE Jaroslav Jugas Alfa Romeo 147 5:48:32.2 0.0 -** 2. (54.) Second place in PWRC, second female driver and last classified team GBR Louise Cook GBR Stefan Davis Ford Fiesta ST 7:02:39.6 +1:14:07.4 18 * Only team eligible for SWRC points that was classified. ** These teams do not score points in PWRC. Special stages DayStageTime (UTC+1)NameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leaderLeg 1(18 Jan) SS1 9:03 Le Moulinon – Antraigues 1 36.87 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 24:04.0 91.92 km/h FRA Sébastien Loeb SS2 10:21 Burzet – St Martial 1 30.48 km FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 21:28.2 85.18 km/h FIN Jari-Matti Latvala SS3 14:21 Le Moulinon – Antraigues 2 36.87 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 23:47.0 93.01 km/h SS4 16:20 Burzet – St Martial 2 30.48 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 20:18.2 90.07 km/h FRA Sébastien LoebLeg 2(19 Jan) SS5 9:33 Labatie D'Andaure – Lalouvesc 1 19.00 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 11:22.5 100.22 km/h SS6 10:14 St. Bonnet – St. Julien Molhesabate – St. Bonnet 1 25.22 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 12:37.7 119.83 km/h SS7 11:37 Lamastre – Gilhoc – Alboussière 1 21.66 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 13:41.8 94.88 km/h SS8 14:50 Labatie D'Andaure – Lalouvesc 2 19.00 km ESP Dani Sordo 11:14.9 101.35 km/h SS9 15:31 St. Bonnet – St. Julien Molhesabate – St. Bonnet 2 25.22 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 12:29.6 121.12 km/h SS10 16:54 Lamastre – Gilhoc – Alboussière 2 21.66 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 14:00.6 92.76 km/hLeg 3(20 Jan) SS11 10:02 St-Jean-en-Royans – Font d'Urle 23.28 km NOR Petter Solberg 12:08.6 115.03 km/h SS12 10:43 Cimetiere de Vassieux – Col de Gaudissart 24.13 km FIN Mikko Hirvonen 15:47.7 91.66 km/h SS13 15:11 Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze – Eygalayes 29.89 km FIN Mikko Hirvonen 17:08.7 104.60 km/hLeg 4(21 Jan) SS14 15:11 Moulinet – La Bollène Vésubie 1 23.41 km FIN Mikko Hirvonen 15:38.4 89.81 km/h SS15 15:54 Lantosque – Lucéram 1 18.81 km NOR Petter Solberg 12:57.0 87.15 km/h SS16 19:34 Moulinet – La Bollène Vésubie 2 23.41 km NOR Petter Solberg 15:45.5 89.13 km/h SS17 21:17 Lantosque – Lucéram 2 18.81 km NOR Petter Solberg 13:05.8 86.17 km/h Leg 5(22 Jan) SS18 10:11 Ste Agnès – Col de la Madone (Power stage) 5.16 km FRA Sébastien Loeb 3:27.8 89.39 km/h Power Stage The "Power stage" was a 5.16 km mi on stage at the end of the rally, held between Ste-Agnes and Col de la Madone. PosDriverTimeDiff.Avg. speedPoints 1 FRA Sébastien Loeb 3:27.8 0.0 89.39 km/h 3 2 FIN Mikko Hirvonen 3:29.0 +1.2 88.88 km/h 2 3 RUS Evgeny Novikov 3:30.4 +2.6 88.29 km/h 1 References External links The official website for the rally The official website of the World Rally Championship Monte Carlo Category:Monte Carlo Rally Rally Monte Carlo Rally