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2012 Rally de Portugal


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imageSordo vascao p2 2012.jpg
captionDani Sordo during Rally
name2012 Rally Portugal
native_name46º Rally de Portugal
round4
championship2012 World Rally Championship season
previous_round2012 Rally México
next_round2012 Rally Argentina
countryPOR Portugal
rallybaseFaro, Portugal
startdate29 March
enddate1 April 2012
stages22
stagekm434.77
surfaceGravel
teamsstart49
teamsfinish30

The 2012 Rally de Portugal was the fourth round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season and was based in Faro, Portugal. It started with a street stage in Lisbon on 29 March and concluded on 1 April after twenty-two special stages, totalling 434 competitive kilometres.

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Before the rally

The rally was preceded by the "Fafe Rally Sprint", a single-stage exhibition event run over the famous Fafe stages in the country's north which was won by Ford World Rally Team driver Petter Solberg. Solberg's team-mate, Jari-Matti Latvala won the rally's qualifying stage on the Wednesday before the start of the rally. Latvala elected to run seventeenth on the road as a result; by contrast, Citroën Total World Rally Team drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Sébastien Loeb elected to run first and second respectively.

Leg One (29 March)

Leg Two (30 March)

Leg Three (31 March)

Leg Four (1 April)=== -->

Results

Event standings

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePointsOverall25251815121086421321SWRC251815WRC Academy282016121011642
DSQFIN Mikko HirvonenFIN Jarmo LehtinenCitroën DS3 WRC4:19:24.30.0
1.NOR Mads ØstbergSWE Jonas AnderssonFord Fiesta RS WRC4:21:16.10.0
2.RUS Evgeny NovikovFRA Denis GiraudetFord Fiesta RS WRC4:22:49.31:33.2
3.NOR Petter SolbergGBR Chris PattersonFord Fiesta RS WRC4:23:11.71:55.6
4.QAT Nasser Al-AttiyahITA Giovanni BernacchiniCitroën DS3 WRC4:27:21.96:05.8
5.CZE Martin ProkopCZE Zdeněk HrůzaFord Fiesta RS WRC4:27:25.36:09.2
6.NED Dennis KuipersBEL Robin BuysmansFord Fiesta RS WRC4:28:03.46:47.3
7.FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien IngrassiaŠkoda Fabia S20004:28:25.17:09.0
8.BEL Thierry NeuvilleBEL Nicolas GilsoulCitroën DS3 WRC4:29:54.08:37.9
9.FIN Jari KetomaaFIN Mika StenbergFord Fiesta RS WRC4:31:08.99:52.8
10.NED Peter van Merksteijn Jr.BEL Eddy ChevaillierCitroën DS3 WRC4:31:27.110:11.0
11.ESP Dani SordoESP Carlos del BarrioMini John Cooper Works WRC4:33:39.812:23.7
13.FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka AnttilaFord Fiesta RS WRC4:38:18.717:02.6
14.EST Ott TänakEST Kuldar SikkFord Fiesta RS WRC4:38:31.217:15.1
1. (16.)NZL Hayden PaddonNZL John KennardŠkoda Fabia S20004:49:41.20.0
2. (17.)POL Maciej OleksowiczPOL Andrzej ObrebowskiFord Fiesta S20004:54:43.55:02.3
3. (18.)PRT Pedro MeirelesPRT Mário CastroMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X R44:58:31.58:50.3
1.GBR Alastair FisherGBR Daniel BarrittFord Fiesta R22:32:02.90.0
2.AUS Brendan ReevesAUS Rhianon SmythFord Fiesta R22:32:43.240.3
3.SWE Pontus TidemandNOR Stig Rune SkjærmoenFord Fiesta R22:34:08.62:05.7
4.NED Timo van der MarelNED Erwin BerkhofFord Fiesta R22:37:07.95:05.0
5.ESP Jose Antonio SuarezESP Candido CarreraFord Fiesta R22:39:37.47:34.5
6.SWE Fredrik AhlinNOR Morten Erik AbrahamsenFord Fiesta R22:42:19.610:16.7
7.GBR Elfyn EvansGBR Andrew EdwardsFord Fiesta R22:47:58.215:55.3
8.POR João SilvaPOR José JanelaFord Fiesta R22:49:17.717:14.8
9.GBR John MacCroneGBR Stuart LoudonFord Fiesta R22:52:01.919:59.0

: – The WRC Academy features only the first 13 stages of the rally.

Special stages

DayStageTime (UTC+1)NameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leaderLeg 1
(29 Mar)SS115:00SS220:19SS320:49SS421:25Leg 2
(30 Mar)SS512:01SS612:36SS713:28SS815:56SS916:31SS1017:23Leg 3
(31 Mar)SS1109:49SS1210:43SS1311:33SS1414:39SS1515:33SS1616:23Leg 4
(1 Apr)SS1707:59SS1808:52SS1909:42SS2012:23SS2113:16SS2214:10
SSS Lisboa3.27 kmNOR Petter Solberg2:57.166.47 km/hNOR Petter Solberg
Gomes Aires10.19 kmNOR Petter Solberg6:38.192.15 km/h
Santa Clara14.29 kmFIN Jari-Matti Latvala8:34.4100.01 km/hFIN Jari-Matti Latvala
Ourique11.10 kmEST Ott Tänak6:45.598.55 km/h
Tavira 125.01 kmESP Dani Sordo17:55.383.73 km/hNOR Petter Solberg
Alcarias 125.15 kmESP Dani Sordo20:14.774.54 km/hFIN Mikko Hirvonen
S. Brás de Alportel 116.18 kmESP Dani Sordo13:11.773.57 km/h
Tavira 225.01 kmstages cancelled due to poor weather
Alcarias 225.15 km
S. Brás de Alportel 216.18 km
Almodovar 126.22 kmESP Dani Sordo16:30.895.27 km/h
Vascao 125.29 kmNOR Petter Solberg17:03.588.95 km/h
Loulé 122.57 kmNOR Petter Solberg15:49.785.56 km/h
Almodovar 226.22 kmNOR Petter Solberg16:06.997.62 km/h
Vascao 225.29 kmNOR Petter Solberg16:16.593.24 km/h
Loulé 222.57 kmESP Dani Sordo15:25.087.84 km/h
Silves 121.42 kmFIN Jari-Matti Latvala12:01.2106.92 km/h
Santana de Serra 131.04 kmFIN Jari-Matti Latvala22:48.081.68 km/h
Sambro 15.08 kmNOR Petter Solberg3:09.296.66 km/h
Silves 221.42 kmNOR Petter Solberg12:05.2106.33 km/h
Santana de Serra 231.04 kmFIN Jari-Matti Latvala22:54.181.32 km/h
Sambro 2 (Power stage)5.08 kmESP Dani Sordo3:10.496.05 km/h

Notes:

  • — Mikko Hirvonen won the rally, but was excluded when event scrutineers found that parts in his Citroën DS3 WRC did not match the parts listed by his team. Hirvonen's exclusion mean that Adapta World Rally Team driver Mads Østberg was declared the winner

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 5.08 km stage at the end of the rally.

PosDriverTimeDiff.Avg. speedPoints132231
ESP Dani Sordo3:10.4730.00096.1 km/h
FIN Jari-Matti Latvala3:10.747+0.27495.9 km/h
EST Ott Tänak3:12.569+2.09695.0 km/h

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

PositionPoints
1st2nd
2518
PosDriverMON
MONSWE
SWEMEX
MEXPOR
PORARG
ARGGRE
GRENZL
NZLFIN
FINGER
GERGBR
GBRFRA
FRAITA
ITAESP
ESPPts1234567891011121314151617181920212223PosDriverMON
MONSWE
SWEMEX
MEXPOR
PORARG
ARGGRE
GRENZL
NZLFIN
FINGER
GERGBR
GBRFRA
FRAITA
ITAESP
ESPPts
FRA Sébastien Loeb1 16 11 2Ret66
NOR Petter Solberg34 23 1362
NOR Mads Østberg34 3153
FIN Mikko Hirvonen4 222DSQ50
RUS Evgeny Novikov5 35Ret239
FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaRet1 3Ret13 228
ESP Dani Sordo2Ret11 121
QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah216420
EST Ott Tänak8Ret514 315
CZE Martin Prokop99514
FRA Sébastien OgierRet118710
FRA François Delecour68
NED Dennis Kuipers68
POR Armindo Araújo10157157
NOR Henning Solberg137DNSDNS6
FRA Pierre Campana76
BEL Thierry NeuvilleRet121384
SWE Patrik Sandell8Ret4
FIN Jari KetomaaRet92
USA Ken Block92
NED Peter van Merksteijn Jr.19101
MEX Ricardo Triviño10261
NOR Eyvind Brynildsen101

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Notes:

  • 1 2 3 refers to the classification of the drivers on the 'Power Stage', where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1 for the fastest three drivers on the stage.

Manufacturers' championship

PosManufacturerMON
MONSWE
SWEMEX
MEXPOR
PORARG
ARGGRE
GRENZL
NZLFIN
FINGER
GERGBR
GBRFRA
FRAITA
ITAESP
ESPPts110829636943152661871281000PosManufacturerMON
MONSWE
SWEMEX
MEXPOR
PORARG
ARGGRE
GRENZL
NZLFIN
FINGER
GERGBR
GBRFRA
FRAITA
ITAESP
ESPPts
FRA Citroën Total World Rally Team3728430
GBR Ford World Rally Team15401526
GBR M-Sport Ford World Rally Team16121031
QAT Qatar World Rally Team8815
GBR Mini WRC Team†26
FRA Citroën Junior World Rally Team612
NOR Adapta World Rally Team12
BRA Brazil World Rally Team10
POR Armindo Araújo World Rally Team‡4
BRA Palmeirinha Rally‡2

Notes:

  • † — The Mini WRC Team lost its manufacturer status in February when parent company BMW withdrew works support from the team, demoting them to customer team status. The team kept the points it scored on Rallye Monte Carlo although it was no longer classified as a manufacturer entrant. They were replaced by the WRC Team Mini Portugal as the official Mini works team.
  • ‡ — Armindo Araújo World Rally Team and Palmeirinha Rally merged to form WRC Team Mini Portugal. The points they scored at the Rallye Monte Carlo were removed from the manufacturers' championship.

SWRC Drivers' championship

PosDriverMON
MONSWE
SWEPOR
PORNZL
NZLFIN
FINGBR
GBRFRA
FRAESP
ESPPts12345678PosDriverMON
MONSWE
SWEPOR
PORNZL
NZLFIN
FINGBR
GBRFRA
FRAESP
ESPPts
IRL Craig Breen12Ret43
NZL Hayden Paddon4137
POL Maciej Oleksowicz6226
SWE Per-Gunnar AnderssonRet125
SWE Pontus Tidemand315
POR Pedro Meireles315
KSA Yazeed Al-Rajhi5Ret10
GBR Alister McRae76
ITA Giandomenico BassoRet0

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WRC Academy Drivers' Championship

PosDriverPOR
PORGRE
GREFIN
FINGER
GERFRA
FRAESP
ESPPts123456789PosDriverPOR
PORGRE
GREFIN
FINGER
GERFRA
FRAESP
ESPPts
GBR Alastair Fisher1 328
AUS Brendan Reeves2 220
SWE Pontus Tidemand3 116
NED Timo van der Marel412
SWE Fredrik Ahlin6 311
ESP Jose Antonio Suarez510
GBR Elfyn Evans76
POR João Silva84
GBR John MacCrone92
USA Christopher DuplessisRet0

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Notes:

  • 1 refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.

References

References

  1. [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98405 Petter Solberg beats Sebastien Loeb to Fafe Rally Sprint win – WRC news – AUTOSPORT.com]
  2. [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98434 Ford dominates Rally Portugal qualifying as Latvala and Solberg finish fastest – WRC news – AUTOSPORT.com]
  3. [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98438 Ford and Citroen choose opposite running order strategy for opening stages of Rally Portugal – WRC news – AUTOSPORT.com]
  4. (30 March 2012). "Rally of Portugal's final Friday stages called off". [[Haymarket Media Group.
  5. "RZ22 Sambro 2". ewrc-results.com.
  6. (8 February 2012). "2012 FIA World Rally Championship – Entrants". [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]].
  7. Evans, David. (6 February 2012). "Prodrive loses status as MINI's factory World Rally Team". [[Haymarket Group.
  8. (8 February 2012). "FIA confirms updated manufacturers’list". [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]].
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