2012 Wales Rally GB

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2012 Wales Rally GB
68th Wales Rally GB
Round 10 of the 2012 World Rally Championship
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Jari-Matti Latvala during Podium
Host countryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Rally base Cardiff, Wales
Dates run14 16 September 2012
Stages19 (324.92 km; 201.90 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,604.05 km (996.71 miles)
Statistics
Crews31 at start, 29 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford World Rally Team

The 68th Wales Rally GB is the tenth round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season and is held between 14 and 16 September 2012.

Contents

The rally is also the sixth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.

Results

Event standings

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
Overall
1. Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:03:40.30.00026
2. Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 3:04:08.127.820
3. Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Pattersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:04:09.028.715
4. Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:04:50.91:10.612
5. Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 3:05:09.81:29.513
6. Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Novikov Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:07:17.33:37.08
7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Citroën DS3 WRC 3:07:52.24:11.96
8. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:09:40.76:00.44
9. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Hrůza Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:10.39.26:58.92
10. Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën DS3 WRC 3:13:12.49:32.11
SWRC
1. (13.) Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Ford Fiesta S2000 3:18:22.90.00025
2. (14.) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Parry Proton Satria Neo S2000 3:21:00.72:37.818
3. (16.) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Al-Rajhi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC 3:22:53.74:30.815
4. (17.) Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Oleksowicz Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Obrebowski Ford Fiesta S2000 3:26.38.88:15.912
5. (23.) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alastair Fischer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta S2000 3:37:14.418:51.510
6. (24.) Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Gunnar Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Axelsson Proton Satria Neo S2000 3:37:51.119:28.28

Special Stages

LegStageTimeNameLength (km)WinnerTimeAvg. spd. (km/h)Rally leader
Leg 1
(14 Sep)
SS18:13Dyfnant 120.48 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 11:53.5103.33 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
SS29:38Hafren Sweet Lamb 124.87 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 14:46.2101.03
SS310:19Myherin 127.88 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 15:55.1105.09 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
SS413:13Dyfnant 220.48 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 11:45.9104.45
SS514:38Hafren Sweet Lamb 224.87 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 14:44.9101.18
SS615:19Myherin 227.88 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 15:55.7105.02
Leg 2
(15 Sep)
SS79:02Crychan 119.50 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg 10:38.1110.01
SS89:40Epynt 18.31 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 4:31.3110.27
SS910:06Halfway 118.35 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 10:33.7104.24
SS1015:17Crychan 219.50 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 10:27.9111.80
SS1115:55Epynt 28.31 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 4:28.5111.42
SS1216:21Halfway 218.35 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 10:30.4104.79
SS1318:30 Celtic Manor 3.04 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 1:46.9102.38
Leg 3
(16 Sep)
SS147:18 Port Talbot 117.35 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 9:15.9112.21
SS158:16Rheola 18.87 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 4:42.0113.14
SS168:34Walters Arena 115.33 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 8:49.3104.15
SS1712:07Port Talbot 217.35 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 9:07.1114.09
SS1813:05Rheola 28.87 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 4:40.1114.01
SS1913:23Walters Arena 2 (Power stage)15.33 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 8:51.4103.51

Power stage

The Power stage was a 15.33 km stage run through The Walters Arena. The three fastest crews through this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points. Mikko Hirvonen was the fastest driver through the stage, earning three additional championship points. Sébastien Loeb was second, while Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala finished third.

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverCarClassTimeDifferenceAvg. spd.Points
12 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC WRC8:51.40.000103.51km/h3
21 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC WRC8:52.61.2103.37km/h2
33 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC8:52.91.5103.33km/h1

References

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    2012 Rallye Deutschland
    FIA World Rally Championship,
    2012 season
    Next event:
    2012 Rallye de France
    Previous year:
    2011 Wales Rally GB
    Wales Rally GB Next year:
    2013 Wales Rally GB