2012 Rally Finland
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.[1] In a similar manner to the previous year, the rally was based in Jyväskylä with a super special stage held at Jokimaa, Lahti.[1]
| 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) | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team | ||
| Crews | 81 at start, 53 at finish | ||
The rally was also the fifth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship and the third round of the WRC Academy.
Entry list
Jari-Matti Latvala going against Sébastien Loeb at SS12 SSS Killeri.
The entry list saw a total of 86 entries, 81 of which started.[2]
- Note: The bolded entrants were eligible to score points for Manufactures' championship.
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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.[3]
Results
Event standings
The top three crews at the post-event press conference.
Per-Gunnar Andersson and Emil Axelsson at the post-event press conference.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 2:28:11.4 | 0.0 | 26 |
| 2 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen |
Jarmo Lehtinen |
Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 2:28:17.5 | 6.1 | 21 |
| 3 | 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Miikka Anttila |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:28:46.4 | 35.0 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 |  Petter Solberg |
 Chris Patterson |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:29:07.5 | 56.1 | 14 |
| 5 | 10 | Mads Østberg |
 Jonas Andersson |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:30:43.5 | 2:32.1 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 |  Ott Tänak |
Kuldar Sikk |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:30:59.0 | 2:47.6 | 8 |
| 7 | 18 | Matti Rantanen |
Mikko Lukka |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:33:03.1 | 4:51.7 | 6 |
| 8 | 17 | Jari Ketomaa |
Mika Stenberg |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:34:13.3 | 6:01.9 | 4 |
| 9 | 15 |  Martin Prokop |
Zdeněk Hrůza |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:34:15.7 | 6:04.3 | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Sébastien Ogier |
Julien Ingrassia |
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2 | 2:36:57.4 | 8:46.0 | 1 |
| 11 | 33 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
Emil Axelsson |
Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 2 | 2:39:01.2 | 10:49.8 | 0 |
| 12 | 54 | Karl Kruuda |
Martin Järveoja |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2 | 2:39:20.3 | 11:08.9 | 0 |
| 13 | 51 | Jarkko Nikara |
Petri Nikara |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3 | 2:40:43.6 | 12:32.2 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | Sebastian Lindholm |
Timo Hantunen |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:40:46.4 | 12:35.0 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 |  Armindo Araújo |
Miguel Ramalho |
Mini John Cooper Works WRC | WRC | 2:40:55.1 | 12:43.7 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Thierry Neuville |
Nicolas Gilsoul |
Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 2:41:50.6 | 13:39.2 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 |  Yazeed Al-Rajhi |
Michael Orr |
Ford Fiesta RRC | 2 | 2:42:19.0 | 14:07.6 | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | Juha Salo |
Marko Salminen |
Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 2 | 2:44:47.9 | 16:36.5 | 0 |
| 19 | 55 | Sander Pärn |
Ken Järveoja |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3 | 2:45:15.8 | 17:04.4 | 0 |
| 20 | 60 |  Edoardo Bresolin |
Rudy Pollet |
Ford Fiesta RRC | 2 | 2:46:38.3 | 18:26.9 | 0 |
| 21 | 59 |  Radik Shaymiev |
Maxim Tsvetkov |
Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2 | 2:50:15.8 | 22:04.4 | 0 |
| 22 | 98 | Joonas Lindroos |
Pasi Kilpeläinen |
Citroën C2 R2 | 6 | 2:50:27.9 | 22:16.5 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 |  Maciej Oleksowicz |
Andrzej Obrebowski |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2 | 2:50:34.6 | 22:23.2 | 0 |
| 24 | 63 | Matias Kauppinen |
Jonne Halttunen |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3 | 2:51:18.6 | 23:07.2 | 0 |
| 25 | 49 | Esapekka Lappi |
Janne Ferm |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2 | 2:51:19.0 | 23:07.6 | 0 |
| 26 | 66 | Andreas Amberg |
Matti Heikkinen |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 2:52:10.5 | 23:59.1 | 0 |
| 27 | 21 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
Ola Fløene |
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2 | 2:53:13.9 | 25:02.5 | 0 |
| 28 | 57 | Kari Hämäläinen |
Risto Pietiläinen |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2 | 2:53:37.4 | 25:26.0 | 0 |
| 29 | 64 |  Kees Burger |
Miika Teiskonen |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3 | 2:55:49.4 | 27:38.0 | 0 |
| 30 | 65 | Jukka Korhonen |
Mikael Korhonen |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 2:56:15.5 | 28:04.1 | 0 |
| 31 | 62 |  Oleksiy Tamrazov |
Nicola Arena |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2 | 2:57:11.3 | 28:59.9 | 0 |
| 32 | 67 | Frank Tore Larsen |
Torstein Eriksen |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 2:57:18.2 | 29:06.8 | 0 |
| 33 | 91 | Sebastien Chardonnet |
Thibault de la Hayhe |
Citroën DS3 R3T | 5 | 2:58:58.5 | 30:47.1 | 0 |
| 34 | 70 | Vincent Dubert |
Valentin Sarreaud |
Citroën DS3 R3T | 5 | 3:01:08.0 | 32:56.6 | 0 |
| 35 | 90 | Marc Amourette |
Gwenola Marie |
Citroën DS3 R3T | 5 | 3:01:37.9 | 33:26.5 | 0 |
| 36 | 6 | Evgeny Novikov |
Denis Giraudet |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:02:58.5 | 34:47.1 | 0 |
| 37 | 76 | Niko-Pekka Nieminen |
Pasi Haataja |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 3:03:22.2 | 35:10.8 | 0 |
| 38 | 14 |  Paulo Nobre |
Edu Paula |
Mini John Cooper Works WRC | WRC | 3:04:40.0 | 36:28.6 | 0 |
| 39 | 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chris Atkinson |
Stéphane Prévot |
Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:05:29.0 | 37:17.6 | 0 |
| 40 | 72 | Jouni Virtanen |
Petteri Luostarinen |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3 | 3:07:00.0 | 38:48.6 | 0 |
| 41 | 89 |  Nil Solans |
Miquel Angel Ibañez |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 3:09:02.1 | 40:50.7 | 0 |
| 42 | 73 | Ari Saxberg |
Pekka Leppälä |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3 | 3:09:49.2 | 41:37.8 | 0 |
| 43 | 77 | Petri Itkonen |
Janno Older |
Citroën C2 R2 | 6 | 3:13:35.0 | 45:23.6 | 0 |
| 44 | 87 | Lilian Vialle |
Patrice Roissac |
Renault Clio R3 | 5 | 3:15:42.3 | 47:30.9 | 0 |
| 45 | 88 | Massimiliano Settembrini |
Corrado Bonato |
Citroën DS3 R3T | 5 | 3:21:59.3 | 53:47.9 | 0 |
| 46 | 75 | Yuriy Protasov |
Kyrylo Nesvit |
Citroën DS3 R3T | 5 | 3:24:42.3 | 56:30.9 | 0 |
| 47 | 94 | Simo-Petteri Tuunanen |
Mika Heinonen |
Citroën Saxo VTS | 9 | 3:27:25.3 | 59:13.9 | 0 |
| 48 | 83 | Kristian Kiviniemi |
Asko Sairanen |
Citroën C2 R2 | 6 | 3:29:16.2 | 1:01:04.8 | 0 |
| 49 | 95 | Ilkka Pastila |
Pasi Riihiaho |
Citroën Saxo VTS | 9 | 3:34:50.1 | 1:06:38.7 | 0 |
| 50 | 86 | Fabrizio de Sanctis |
“Bombolino” |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3 | 3:34:52.1 | 1:06:40.7 | 0 |
| 51 | 61 | Krzysztof Oleksowicz |
Krzysztof Geborys |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI R4 | 2 | 3:39:45.8 | 1:11:34.4 | 0 |
| 52 | 74 | Pasi Matsi |
Hannu Lamminen |
Renault Clio R3 | 5 | 3:49:37.3 | 1:21:25.9 | 0 |
| 53 | 97 | Renaud Bronkart |
 Martine Victor |
Toyota Yaris | 10 | 3:59:13.7 | 1:31:02.3 | 0 |
| Ret | 31 |  Hayden Paddon |
John Kennard |
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 32 |  Craig Breen |
Paul Nagle |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2 | Accident | – | |
| Ret | 43 |  Ken Block |
Alex Gelsomino |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 52 | Jukka Ketomäki |
Kai Risberg |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 53 | Riku Tahko |
Markus Soininen |
Mini John Cooper Works WRC | WRC | Accident | – | |
| Ret | 56 | Mattias Therman |
Jarkko Kalliolepo |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 58 | Tuomas Skantz |
Jani Rauhala |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 68 | Kristian Yritys |
Janne Siirilä |
Renault Clio R3 | 5 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 71 | Tomi Weurlander |
Pasi Nurmi |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 78 | Sami Sarjula |
Teemu Horkama |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Accident | – | |
| Ret | 79 |  Martin Koči |
Lukáš Zámečník |
Citroën C2 R2 | 6 | Accident | – | |
| Ret | 80 | Niko Veikkanen |
Joni-Petteri Virtanen |
Honda Civic Type R | 8 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 81 | Yukhym Vazheyevskyy |
Yevgen Kochkovyy |
Citroën DS3 R3T | 5 | Accident | – | |
| Ret | 82 | Molly Taylor |
Sebastian Marshall |
Citroën DS3 R3T | 5 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 84 | Kari Hytönen |
Ada Herranen |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 85 | Ilkka Kariste |
Mikael Lindberg |
Ford Fiesta ST | 8 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 96 | Eddy Brisson |
Kévin Masson |
Suzuki Swift | 9 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 101 | Christopher Duplessis |
Alexander Kihurani |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Academy† | – | |
| Ret | 102 | José Antonio Suárez |
Cándido Carrera |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Academy† | – | |
| Ret | 103 | Alastair Fisher |
Daniel Barritt |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Academy† | – | |
| Ret | 105 | Pontus Tidemand |
Stig Rune Skjærmoen |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Academy† | – | |
| Ret | 106 | Brendan Reeves |
Rhianon Smyth |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Academy† | – | |
| Ret | 107 | Timo van der Marel |
Erwin Berkhof |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Accident | – | |
| Ret | 108 | John MacCrone |
Stuart Loudon |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Academy† | – | |
| Ret | 109 | Elfyn Evans |
Philip Pugh |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Academy† | – | |
| Ret | 111 | João Silva |
Hugo Magalhães |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Academy† | – | |
| Ret | 113 |  Ashley Haigh-Smith |
Craig Parry |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Academy† | – | |
| Ret | 114 | Fredrik Åhlin |
Morten Erik Abrahamsen |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Accident | – | |
| SWRC | ||||||||
| 1 (11) | 33 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
Emil Axelsson |
Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 2 | 2:39:01.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 (17) | 36 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi |
Michael Orr |
Ford Fiesta RRC | 2 | 2:42:19.0 | 3:17.8 | 18 |
| 3 (18) | 34 | Juha Salo |
Marko Salminen |
Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 2 | 2:44:47.9 | 5:46.7 | 15 |
| 4 (23) | 35 | Maciej Oleksowicz |
Andrzej Obrebowski |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2 | 2:50:34.6 | 11:33.4 | 12 |
| 5 (25) | 49 | Esapekka Lappi |
Janne Ferm |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2 | 2:51:19.0 | 12:17.8 | 10 |
| Ret | 31 | Hayden Paddon |
John Kennard |
Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2 | Mechanical | – | |
| Ret | 32 | Craig Breen |
Paul Nagle |
Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2 | Accident | – | |
| WRC Academy† | ||||||||
| 1 | 109 | Elfyn Evans |
Philip Pugh |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 2:34:07.7 | 0.0 | 32 |
| 2 | 105 | Pontus Tidemand |
Stig Rune Skjærmoen |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 2:35:03.0 | 55.3 | 24 |
| 3 | 106 | Brendan Reeves |
Rhianon Smyth |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 2:35:35.1 | 1:27.4 | 17 |
| 4 | 102 | José Antonio Suárez |
Cándido Carrera |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 2:36:22.5 | 2:14.8 | 13 |
| 5 | 108 | John MacCrone |
Stuart Loudon |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 2:37:09.7 | 3:02.0 | 10 |
| 6 | 101 | Christopher Duplessis |
Alexander Kihurani |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 2:41:26.2 | 7:18.5 | 8 |
| 7 | 111 | João Silva |
Hugo Magalhães |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 2:47:45.7 | 13:38.0 | 6 |
| 8 | 113 | Ashley Haigh-Smith |
Craig Parry |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 3:04:09.2 | 30:01.5 | 4 |
| 9 | 103 | Alastair Fisher |
Daniel Barritt |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | 3:14:16.6 | 40:08.9 | 3 |
| Ret | 107 | Timo van der Marel |
Erwin Berkhof |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Accident | – | |
| Ret | 114 | Fredrik Åhlin |
Morten Erik Abrahamsen |
Ford Fiesta R2 | 6 | Accident | – | |
Special Stages
Sebastien Loeb checks his rear suspension after SS8.
| Leg | Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[5]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Avg. spd. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
External links
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