2012 European Rally Championship

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The 2012 European Rally Championship season was the 60th season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season consisted of eleven (twelve planned) rallies, beginning with the Internationale Jänner Rallye in Austria on 5 January 2012 and concluding with the Rallye International du Valais on 27 October 2012. After 8 rounds, Finnish driver Juho Hänninen secured the championship, winning four events. [1]

Contents

Calendar

The calendar for the 2012 season featured twelve rallies, the eleven rallies from the previous season plus the Internationale Jänner Rallye in Austria. Two events were shared with the Intercontinental Rally Challenge: Ypres and Zlín. [2] However one event, the Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur, withdrew from the ERC during the season. [3]

RoundDateEventSurfaceDistanceWinnerTimeAvg. Speed
15 – 7 January Flag of Austria.svg Internationale Jänner Rallye wintery tarmac237.58 km Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký 2:54:20.481.8 km/h
219 – 21 April Flag of Italy.svg Rally 1000 Miglia tarmac256.63 km Flag of Italy.svg Giandomenico Basso 3:00:28.285.3 km/h
324 – 26 May Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Rally tarmac240.74 km Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 2:17:21.8105.2 km/h
48 – 10 June Flag of Bulgaria.svg Rally Bulgaria tarmac250.22 km Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Iliev 2:20:26.5106.9 km/h
521 – 24 June Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ypres Rally tarmac287.50 km Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 2:36:52.7110.0 km/h
66 – 8 July Flag of Turkey.svg Bosphorus Rally gravel238.66 km Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 2:29:50.894.9 km/h
726 – 28 July Flag of Portugal.svg Rally Vinho da Madeira tarmac250.06 km Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Magalhães 2:39:41.894.0 km/h
831 Aug. – 2 Sep. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barum Rally Zlín tarmac251.62 km Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 2:11:28.2104.2 km/h
913 – 15 September Flag of Spain.svg Rally Príncipe de Asturias tarmac235.56 km Flag of Andorra.svg Joan Vinyes 1:38:44.789.4 km/h
1028 – 30 September Flag of Poland.svg Rally Poland gravel233.40 km Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi 2:06:03.1111.1 km/h
12 – 14 October Flag of France.svg Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur withdrew from ERC
1125 – 27 October Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rallye International du Valais tarmac293.36 km Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Laurent Reuche 3:12:10.185.2 km/h

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

For the final classification in a rally, the winner got 25 points, the runner-up 18 and the third placed driver 15. Drivers ranked 4 to 10 got 12–10–8–6–4–2–1 point(s). Additionally, the top five of every leg got 7–5–3–2–1 point(s). Drivers had to start in a minimum of 4 events in order to qualify for the final standings and at least one event in either half of the season. Only the 4 best results from both half-seasons counted towards the final standings. [4] [5]

Note: The "4+4" column lists the 4 best results from both halves of the season, and only if the driver competed in at least one event in each half. The "all" column lists the total number of points, but only if they differ from the other column.

PosDriver AUT
Flag of Austria.svg 		ITA
Flag of Italy.svg 		CRO
Flag of Croatia.svg 		BUL
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 		BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 		TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg 		POR
Flag of Portugal.svg 		CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 		ESP
Flag of Spain.svg 		POL
Flag of Poland.svg 		SUI
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 		Points
4+4all
1 Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 2411171203(220)
2 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Sołowow 714455922103
3 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Betti 1873EXRet32
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Tlusťák 12Ret5107RetRet825
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Francisco Parli Ret67623
6 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ekaterina Stratieva 14842Ret4
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Černý 251023121
Not enough events for final standings (podium finishers)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký 1Ret–(40)
Flag of Italy.svg Giandomenico Basso 1–(39)
Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Magalhães 1–(39)
Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi 1–(39)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Laurent Reuche 1–(39)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pieter Tsjoen 34–(39)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Iliev RetRet1–(37)
Flag of Andorra.svg Joan Vinyes 1–(37)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Florian Gonon 2–(34)
Flag of Germany.svg Hermann Gassner, Jr. 2–(33)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petar Gyoshev 92–(32)
Flag of Turkey.svg Yağiz Avci 2–(30)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freddy Loix 2–(28)
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Rossetti 3–(28)
Flag of Portugal.svg Vítor Sá 2–(28)
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Andreucci 2–(26)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicola Althaus 3–(25)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Kresta 2–(22)
Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Scandola 3–(22)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Krum Donchev 3–(21)
Flag of Spain.svg Surhayen Pernía 3–(21)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka 3–(19)
Flag of Poland.svg Grzegorz Grzyb 3–(19)
Flag of Austria.svg Beppo Harrach 3–(18)
Flag of Portugal.svg João Magalhães 3–(18)

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