2012 Rally de Portugal

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.

2012 Rally Portugal
46º Rally de Portugal
Round 4 of the 2012 World Rally Championship season
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Dani Sordo during Rally
Host countryPortugal Portugal
Rally baseFaro, Portugal
Dates run29 March – 1 April 2012
Stages22 (434.77 km; 270.15 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews49 at start, 30 at finish

Report

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Before the rally

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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.[1] Solberg's team-mate, Jari-Matti Latvala won the rally's qualifying stage on the Wednesday before the start of the rally.[2] 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.[3]

Results

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Event standings

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Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
Overall
1.   Mads Østberg   Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:21:16.1 0.0 25
2.   Evgeny Novikov   Denis Giraudet Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:22:49.3 1:33.2 18
3.   Petter Solberg   Chris Patterson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:23:11.7 1:55.6 15
4.   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën DS3 WRC 4:27:21.9 6:05.8 12
5.   Martin Prokop   Zdeněk Hrůza Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:27:25.3 6:09.2 10
6.   Dennis Kuipers   Robin Buysmans Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:28:03.4 6:47.3 8
7.   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Škoda Fabia S2000 4:28:25.1 7:09.0 6
8.   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul Citroën DS3 WRC 4:29:54.0 8:37.9 4
9.   Jari Ketomaa   Mika Stenberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:31:08.9 9:52.8 2
10.   Peter van Merksteijn Jr.   Eddy Chevaillier Citroën DS3 WRC 4:31:27.1 10:11.0 1
11.   Dani Sordo   Carlos del Barrio Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:33:39.8 12:23.7 3
13.   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:38:18.7 17:02.6 2
14.   Ott Tänak   Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:38:31.2 17:15.1 1
SWRC
1. (16.)   Hayden Paddon   John Kennard Škoda Fabia S2000 4:49:41.2 0.0 25
2. (17.)   Maciej Oleksowicz   Andrzej Obrebowski Ford Fiesta S2000 4:54:43.5 5:02.3 18
3. (18.)   Pedro Meireles   Mário Castro Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X R4 4:58:31.5 8:50.3 15
WRC Academy
1.   Alastair Fisher   Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta R2 2:32:02.9 0.0 28
2.   Brendan Reeves   Rhianon Smyth Ford Fiesta R2 2:32:43.2 40.3 20
3.   Pontus Tidemand   Stig Rune Skjærmoen Ford Fiesta R2 2:34:08.6 2:05.7 16
4.   Timo van der Marel   Erwin Berkhof Ford Fiesta R2 2:37:07.9 5:05.0 12
5.   Jose Antonio Suarez   Candido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 2:39:37.4 7:34.5 10
6.   Fredrik Ahlin   Morten Erik Abrahamsen Ford Fiesta R2 2:42:19.6 10:16.7 11
7.   Elfyn Evans   Andrew Edwards Ford Fiesta R2 2:47:58.2 15:55.3 6
8.   João Silva   José Janela Ford Fiesta R2 2:49:17.7 17:14.8 4
9.   John MacCrone   Stuart Loudon Ford Fiesta R2 2:52:01.9 19:59.0 2
^† – The WRC Academy features only the first 13 stages of the rally.

Special stages

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Day Stage Time (UTC+1) Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(29 Mar)
SS1 15:00 SSS Lisboa 3.27 km   Petter Solberg 2:57.1 66.47 km/h   Petter Solberg
SS2 20:19 Gomes Aires 10.19 km   Petter Solberg 6:38.1 92.15 km/h
SS3 20:49 Santa Clara 14.29 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 8:34.4 100.01 km/h   Jari-Matti Latvala
SS4 21:25 Ourique 11.10 km   Ott Tänak 6:45.5 98.55 km/h
Leg 2
(30 Mar)
SS5 12:01 Tavira 1 25.01 km   Dani Sordo 17:55.3 83.73 km/h   Petter Solberg
SS6 12:36 Alcarias 1 25.15 km   Dani Sordo 20:14.7 74.54 km/h   Mikko Hirvonen1
SS7 13:28 S. Brás de Alportel 1 16.18 km   Dani Sordo 13:11.7 73.57 km/h
SS8 15:56 Tavira 2 25.01 km stages cancelled due to poor weather[4]
SS9 16:31 Alcarias 2 25.15 km
SS10 17:23 S. Brás de Alportel 2 16.18 km
Leg 3
(31 Mar)
SS11 09:49 Almodovar 1 26.22 km   Dani Sordo 16:30.8 95.27 km/h
SS12 10:43 Vascao 1 25.29 km   Petter Solberg 17:03.5 88.95 km/h
SS13 11:33 Loulé 1 22.57 km   Petter Solberg 15:49.7 85.56 km/h
SS14 14:39 Almodovar 2 26.22 km   Petter Solberg 16:06.9 97.62 km/h
SS15 15:33 Vascao 2 25.29 km   Petter Solberg 16:16.5 93.24 km/h
SS16 16:23 Loulé 2 22.57 km   Dani Sordo 15:25.0 87.84 km/h
Leg 4
(1 Apr)
SS17 07:59 Silves 1 21.42 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 12:01.2 106.92 km/h
SS18 08:52 Santana de Serra 1 31.04 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 22:48.0 81.68 km/h
SS19 09:42 Sambro 1 5.08 km   Petter Solberg 3:09.2 96.66 km/h
SS20 12:23 Silves 2 21.42 km   Petter Solberg 12:05.2 106.33 km/h
SS21 13:16 Santana de Serra 2 31.04 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 22:54.1 81.32 km/h
SS22 14:10 Sambro 2 (Power stage) 5.08 km   Dani Sordo 3:10.4 96.05 km/h

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Power Stage

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The "Power stage" was a 5.08 km (3.16 mi) stage at the end of the rally.[5]

Pos Driver Time Diff. Avg. speed Points
1   Dani Sordo 3:10.473 0.000 96.1 km/h 3
2   Jari-Matti Latvala 3:10.747 +0.274 95.9 km/h 2
3   Ott Tänak 3:12.569 +2.096 95.0 km/h 1

Championship standings after the event

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Drivers' championship

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Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos Driver MON
 
SWE
 
MEX
 
POR
 
ARG
 
GRE
 
NZL
 
FIN
 
GER
 
GBR
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
 Pts 
1   Sébastien Loeb 1 1 6 1 1 2 Ret 66
2   Petter Solberg 3 4 2 3 1 3 62
3   Mads Østberg 3 4 3 1 53
4   Mikko Hirvonen 4 2 2 2 DSQ 50
5   Evgeny Novikov 5 3 5 Ret 2 39
6   Jari-Matti Latvala Ret 1 3 Ret 13 2 28
7   Dani Sordo 2 Ret 11 1 21
8   Nasser Al-Attiyah 21 6 4 20
9   Ott Tänak 8 Ret 5 14 3 15
10   Martin Prokop 9 9 5 14
11   Sébastien Ogier Ret 11 8 7 10
12   François Delecour 6 8
13   Dennis Kuipers 6 8
14   Armindo Araújo 10 15 7 15 7
15   Henning Solberg 13 7 DNS DNS 6
16   Pierre Campana 7 6
17   Thierry Neuville Ret 12 13 8 4
18   Patrik Sandell 8 Ret 4
19   Jari Ketomaa Ret 9 2
20   Ken Block 9 2
21   Peter van Merksteijn Jr. 19 10 1
22   Ricardo Triviño 10 26 1
23   Eyvind Brynildsen 10 1
Pos Driver MON
 
SWE
 
MEX
 
POR
 
ARG
 
GRE
 
NZL
 
FIN
 
GER
 
GBR
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

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

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Pos Manufacturer MON
 
SWE
 
MEX
 
POR
 
ARG
 
GRE
 
NZL
 
FIN
 
GER
 
GBR
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
 Pts 
1   Citroën Total World Rally Team 37 28 43 0 108
2   Ford World Rally Team 15 40 15 26 96
3   M-Sport Ford World Rally Team 16 12 10 31 69
4   Qatar World Rally Team 8 8 15 31
5   Mini WRC Team 26 26
6   Citroën Junior World Rally Team 6 12 18
7   Adapta World Rally Team 12 12
8   Brazil World Rally Team 10 10
  Armindo Araújo World Rally Team 4 0
  Palmeirinha Rally 2 0
Pos Manufacturer MON
 
SWE
 
MEX
 
POR
 
ARG
 
GRE
 
NZL
 
FIN
 
GER
 
GBR
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
Pts

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SWRC Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver MON
 
SWE
 
POR
 
NZL
 
FIN
 
GBR
 
FRA
 
ESP
 
 Pts 
1   Craig Breen 1 2 Ret 43
2   Hayden Paddon 4 1 37
3   Maciej Oleksowicz 6 2 26
4   Per-Gunnar Andersson Ret 1 25
5   Pontus Tidemand 3 15
6   Pedro Meireles 3 15
7   Yazeed Al-Rajhi 5 Ret 10
8   Alister McRae 7 6
  Giandomenico Basso Ret 0
Pos Driver MON
 
SWE
 
POR
 
NZL
 
FIN
 
GBR
 
FRA
 
ESP
 
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

WRC Academy Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver POR
 
GRE
 
FIN
 
GER
 
FRA
 
ESP
 
 Pts 
1   Alastair Fisher 1 3 28
2   Brendan Reeves 2 2 20
3   Pontus Tidemand 3 1 16
4   Timo van der Marel 4 12
5   Fredrik Ahlin 6 3 11
6   Jose Antonio Suarez 5 10
7   Elfyn Evans 7 6
8   João Silva 8 4
9   John MacCrone 9 2
  Christopher Duplessis Ret 0
Pos Driver POR
 
GRE
 
FIN
 
GER
 
FRA
 
ESP
 
 Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:

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

References

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  1. ^ Petter Solberg beats Sebastien Loeb to Fafe Rally Sprint win – WRC news – AUTOSPORT.com
  2. ^ Ford dominates Rally Portugal qualifying as Latvala and Solberg finish fastest – WRC news – AUTOSPORT.com
  3. ^ Ford and Citroen choose opposite running order strategy for opening stages of Rally Portugal – WRC news – AUTOSPORT.com
  4. ^ "Rally of Portugal's final Friday stages called off". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  5. ^ "RZ22 Sambro 2". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ a b Evans, David (6 February 2012). "Prodrive loses status as MINI's factory World Rally Team". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  8. ^ a b "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.