2012 Acropolis Rally
{{Infobox Rally
|image = Loeb Acropolis 2012 - 3.jpg
|caption = Sébastien Loeb during Rally
|name = 2012 Acropolis Rally
|native_name = 58º Acropolis Rally
|round = 6
|championship = 2012 World Rally Championship season
|previous_round = 2012 Rally Argentina
|next_round = 2012 Rally New Zealand
|country = {{flagicon|GRE}} Greece
|rallybase = Loutraki, Corinthia, Greece
|startdate = 24
|enddate = 27 May 2012
|stages = 22
|stagekm = 409.47
|overallkm = 1661.39
|surface = Gravel
|driver1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb
|team1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT
|teamsstart = 54
|teamsfinish = 32
}}
The 58th Acropolis Rally is the sixth round of 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 24 and 27 May 2012.{{cite news|title=Itinerary V5|url=http://www.acropolisrally.gr/userfiles/CMSFiles/2012/Race/V5-ITINERARY-02_04_2012.pdf|work=Acropolisrally.gr|date=2 April 2012|access-date=25 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526001032/http://www.acropolisrally.gr/userfiles/CMSFiles/2012/Race/V5-ITINERARY-02_04_2012.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Results
=Event standings=
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| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Driver ! Co-driver ! Car ! Time ! Difference ! Points |
|---|
| colspan="7"| Overall |
| 1.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align="left"| {{flagicon|MCO}} Daniel Elena |align="left"| Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:42:03.3 | 0.0 ! {{Tooltip|28|25 points from 1st place, 3 points from power stage}} |
| 2.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarmo Lehtinen |align="left"| Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:42:43.3 | 40.0 ! {{Tooltip|19|18 points from 2nd place, 1 point from power stage}} |
| 3.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Miikka Anttila |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:45:08.1 | 3:04.8 ! {{Tooltip|17|15 points from 3rd place, 2 points from power stage}} |
| 4.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Mads Østberg |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Andersson |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:48:19.7 | 6:16.4 ! 12 |
| 5.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Prokop |align="left"| {{flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Hrůza |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:49:49.8 | 7:46.5 ! 10 |
| 6.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville |align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Nicolas Gilsoul |align="left"| Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:51:44.7 | 9:41.4 ! 8 |
| 7.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier |align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia |align="left"| Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:55:03.2 | 12:59.9 ! 6 |
| 8.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|KSA}} Yazeed Al-Rajhi |align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Orr |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RRC | 5:02:15.5 | 20:12.2 ! 4 |
| 9.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|EST}} Ott Tänak |align="left"| {{flagicon|EST}} Kuldar Sikk |align="left"| Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 5:05:22.2 | 23:18.9 ! 2 |
| 10.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|QAT}} Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari |align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Arena |align="left"| Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 5:10:43.8 | 28:40.5 ! 1 |
| colspan="7"| PWRC |
| 1. (14.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|UKR}} Valeriy Gorban |align="left"| {{flagicon|UKR}} Andriy Nikolaev |align="left"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 5:22:57.6 | 0.0 ! 25 |
| 2. (15.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IDN}} Subhan Aksa |align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Jeff Judd |align="left"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5:26:15.1 | 3:17.5 ! 18 |
| 3. (16.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo Triviño |align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Àlex Haro |align="left"| Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 5:30:01.9 | 7:04.3 ! 15 |
| 4. (19.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|MEX}} Benito Guerra |align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Rozada |align="left"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5:51:14.3 | 28:16.7 ! 12 |
| 5. (24.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Bertelli |align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Granai |align="left"| Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 6:07:27.0 | 44:29.4 ! 10 |
| 6. (29.)
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Louise Cook |align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stefan Davis |align="left"| Ford Fiesta ST | 6:39:02.2 | 1:16:04.6 ! 8 |
=Special stages=
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| Day
!Stage !{{Tooltip|Time|UTC+3}} !Name !Length !Winner !Time !Avg. spd. !Rally leader |
|---|
| rowspan=9|Leg 1 (24–25 May) ! SS1 ! 18:28 |align=left| Kineta | 25.24 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | 17:38.0 | 85.88 km/h |rowspan=3 align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala |
| SS2
! 6:53 |align=left| Aghia Marina | 13.80 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | 9:38.7 | 85.84 km/h |
| SS3
! 8:31 |align=left| Thiva 1 | 23.60 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | 16:06.3 | 87.92 km/h |
| SS4
! 10:20 |align=left| Elikonas 1 | 19.89 km |align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | 14:05.9 | 84.64 km/h | rowspan=19 align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |
| SS5
! 12:25 |align=left| Bauxites 1 | 23.17 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen | 14:08.9 | 98.25 km/h |
| SS6
! 13:19 |align=left| Drossohori | 22.00 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | 18:13.4 | 72.43 km/h |
| SS7
! 15:22 |align=left| Bauxites 2 | 23.17 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | 13:48.9 | 100.62 km/h |
| SS8
! 17:05 |align=left| Elikonas 2 | 19.89 km |align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | 13:42.1 | 87.09 km/h |
| SS9
! 18:50 |align=left| Thiva 2 | 23.60 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | 16:20.3 | 86.67 km/h |
| rowspan=8|Leg 2 (26 May) ! SS10 ! 8:38 |align=left| Klenia Mycenae 1 | 17.41 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | 11:24.2 | 91.60 km/h |
| SS11
! 9:45 |align=left| Ghymno 1 | 17.61 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | 12:38.0 | 83.64 km/h |
| SS12
! 10:40 |align=left| Kefalari 1 | 18.40 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | 13:18.8 | 82.92 km/h |
| SS13
! 12:06 |align=left| Ziria 1 | 21.36 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | 13:02.9 | 98.22 km/h |
| SS14
! 15:17 |align=left| Klenia Mycenae 2 | 17.41 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | 11:15.8 | 92.74 km/h |
| SS15
! 16:24 |align=left| Ghymno 2 | 17.61 km |align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | 12:36.7 | 83.77 km/h |
| SS16
! 17:19 |align=left| Kefalari 2 | 18.40 km |align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | 14:07.7 | 78.14 km/h |
| SS17
! 18:45 |align=left| Ziria 2 | 21.36 km |align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | 13:29.3 | 95.01 km/h |
| rowspan=5|Leg 3 (27 May) ! SS18 ! 9:14 |align=left| Aghii Theodori 1 | 19.42 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | 12:42.0 | 91.75 km/h |
| SS19
! 9:45 |align=left| New Pissia 1 | 11.37 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | 8:13.7 | 82.91 km/h |
| SS20
! 11:57 |align=left| Aghii Theodori 2 | 19.42 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | 12:39.6 | 92.04 km/h |
| SS21
! 12:28 |align=left| New Pissia 2 | 11.37 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | 8:09.7 | 83.59 km/h |
| SS22
! 14:11 |align=left| New Loutraki (Power stage) | 3.97 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | 2:21.8 | 100.8 km/h |
=Power Stage=
The "Power stage" was a {{convert|3.97|km|mi|abbr=on}} stage at the end of the rally.{{cite web|url=http://ewrc-results.com/results.php?e=3492&s=24477&category=&t=Acropolis-Rally-2012|title=RZ22 Power Stage – (New Loutraki)|work=ewrc-results.com|access-date=27 May 2012}}
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| Pos
!Driver !Time !Diff. !Avg. speed !Points |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | 2:21.8 | | 100.8 km/h ! 3 |
| 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | 2:22.4 | 0.6 | 100.4 km/h ! 2 |
| 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen | 2:23.1 | 1.3 | 99.9 km/h ! 1 |
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.rally-maps.com/Acropolis-Rally-of-Greece-2012 |title=Acropolis Rally of Greece 2012 |website=rally-maps.com |access-date=23 May 2017}}
{{2012 World Rally Championship season}}
{{Acropolis Rally}}