2012 Rally Argentina
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| 2012 Rally Argentina 32º Philips Rally Argentina | |||
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Round 5 of the 2012 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | Argentina Argentina | ||
| Rally base | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Dates run | 26 – 29 April 2012 | ||
| Stages | 19 (502.73 km; 312.38 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,770.92 km (1,100.40 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 42 at start, 27 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | France Sébastien Loeb France Citroën Total WRT | ||
The 32nd Philips Rally Argentina was the fifth round of 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. It is the longest rally of the year, covering total of 502.73 stage kilometres, with Ambul also being the longest stage of the year.[1] The event took place between 26 and 29 April 2012.
Report
Ford World Rally Team driver Jari-Matti Latvala was forced out of the rally after his accident while training two weeks before the rally.[2] He was replaced by Dani Sordo.
Results
Event standings
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Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (26–27 Apr) |
SS1 | 20:08 | SSS Amarok 1 | 6.04 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 4:54.9 | 73.73 km/h | Norway Petter Solberg |
| SS2 | 7:28 | La Pampa / La Pampa 1 | 37.51 km | France Sébastien Loeb | 23:12.5 | 96.97 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 8:21 | Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 1 | 51.88 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 37:50.7 | 82.25 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 12:46 | La Pampa / La Pampa 2 | 37.51 km | France Sébastien Loeb | 22:56.3 | 98.11 km/h | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | |
| SS5 | 13:39 | Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 2 | 51.88 km | France Sébastien Loeb | 37:21.8 | 83.31 km/h | France Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS6 | 17:23 | Cosquin / Villa Allende | 19.18 km | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 13:36.7 | 84.54 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (28 Apr) |
SS7 | 8:30 | San Agustin / Santa Rosa 1 | 20.18 km | France Sébastien Loeb | 12:41.3 | 95.42 km/h | |
| SS8 | 9:18 | Amboy / Santa Monica 1 | 20.33 km | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 10:40.5 | 114.26 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 10:31 | Intiyaco / Golpe de Agua 1 | 39.74 km | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 22:48.1 | 104.57 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 14:44 | San Agustin / Santa Rosa 2 | 20.18 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 12:32.3 | 96.57 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 15:32 | Amboy / Santa Monica 2 | 20.33 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 10:30.4 | 116.10 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 16:45 | Intiyaco / Golpe de Agua 2 | 39.74 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 22:36.2 | 105.49 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 20:08 | SSS Amarok 2 | 6.04 km | Belgium Thierry Neuville | 4:49.4 | 75.13 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (29 Apr) |
SS14 | 8:00 | Matadero / Ambul | 65.74 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 38:16.0 | 103.08 km/h | |
| SS15 | 9:51 | Mina Clavero / Giulio Cesare 1 | 17.41 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 15:38.1 | 66.81 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 10:32 | El Condor / Copina | 16.32 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 13:17.5 | 73.67 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 14:07 | Mina Clavero / Giulio Cesare 2 | 17.41 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 15:29.3 | 67.44 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 14:48 | El Condor / Casilla Negra | 11.16 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 9:37.6 | 69.56 km/h | ||
| SS19 | 15:21 | Copina (Power stage) | 4.15 km | Norway Petter Solberg | 2:32.9 | 97.71 km/h |
Power Stage
The "Power stage" was a 4.15 km (2.58 mi) stage at the end of the rally.[3]
| Pos | Driver | Time | Diff. | Avg. speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway Petter Solberg | 2:32.915 | 0.000 | 97.7 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 2:34.063 | +1.148 | 97.0 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah | 2:34.470 | +1.555 | 96.8 km/h | 1 |
Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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
| Pos | Manufacturer | MON Monaco |
SWE Sweden |
MEX Mexico |
POR Portugal |
ARG Argentina |
GRE Greece |
NZL New Zealand |
FIN Finland |
GER Germany |
GBR United Kingdom |
FRA France |
ITA Italy |
ESP Spain |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Citroën Total World Rally Team | 37 | 28 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 151 | ||||||||
| 2 | United Kingdom Ford World Rally Team | 15 | 40 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 106 | ||||||||
| 3 | United Kingdom M-Sport Ford World Rally Team | 16 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 12 | 81 | ||||||||
| 4 | Qatar Qatar World Rally Team | 8 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 37 | |||||||||
| 5 | France Citroën Junior World Rally Team | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Norway Adapta World Rally Team | 12 | 15 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 7 | United Kingdom Mini WRC Team† | 26 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Brazil Brazil World Rally Team | 10 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||
| – | Portugal Armindo Araújo World Rally Team‡ | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| – | Brazil Palmeirinha Rally‡ | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | MON Monaco |
SWE Sweden |
MEX Mexico |
POR Portugal |
ARG Argentina |
GRE Greece |
NZL New Zealand |
FIN Finland |
GER Germany |
GBR United Kingdom |
FRA France |
ITA Italy |
ESP Spain |
Pts |
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.[4][5] The team kept the points it scored on Rallye Monte Carlo although it was no longer classified as a manufacturer entrant.[6] 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.[5] The points they scored at the Rallye Monte Carlo were removed from the manufacturers' championship.[6]
PWRC Drivers' championship
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References
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "injury forces Latvala out of Argentina". WRC.com. WRC. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ "RZ19 Copina". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "2012 FIA World Rally Championship – Entrants". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Evans, David (6 February 2012). "Prodrive loses status as MINI's factory World Rally Team". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "FIA confirms updated manufacturers'list". World Rally Championship. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.