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2012 Rallye de France

{{Infobox Rally

|name = 2012 Rallye de France

|native_name = Rallye de France – Alsace 2012

|round = 11

|championship = 2012 World Rally Championship

|previous_round = 2012 Wales Rally GB

|next_round = 2012 Rally d'Italia Sardegna

|country = {{FRA}}

|image = 2012 10 05 Rallye France, ES2, Dani Sordo.jpg

|caption = Dani Sordo during Rally

|rallybase = Strasbourg, Alsace

|startdate = 4

|enddate = 7 October 2012

|stages = 22

|stagekm = 404.14

|overallkm = 1404.89

|surface = Tarmac

|driver1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

|team1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën World Rally Team

|teamsstart = 71

|teamsfinish = 45

|commons =

}}

The 2012 Rallye de France – Alsace was the eleventh round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 4–7 October, and was based in Strasbourg, the capital city of the Alsace region of France. The rally was also the seventh round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the fifth round of the WRC Academy.

Victor Sébastien Loeb retained his driver champion title in this rally, and the third place of his teammate Mikko Hirvonen allowed Citroën to retain the manufacturer title as well, making this rally a repeat of the 2010 event.{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103219

|title= Rally France: Sebastien Loeb clinches final World Rally title|date=7 October 2012|work=Autosport|access-date=20 December 2012 }}

Results

=Event standings=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; max-width: 950px;"

! {{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

| 3:32:53.0

|align=middle| 0.0

! 25

2.

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Miikka Anttila

| align="left" | Ford Fiesta RS WRC

| 3:33:08.5

| 15.5

! 18

3.

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarmo Lehtinen

| align="left" | Citroën DS3 WRC

| 3:33:37.1

| 44.1

! 15

4.

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Nicolas Gilsoul

| align="left" | Citroën DS3 WRC

| 3:34:00.3

| 1:07.3

! {{Tooltip|14|12 for 4th place, 2 for power stage}}

5.

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Mads Østberg

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Andersson

| align="left" | Ford Fiesta RS WRC

| 3:34:09.4

| 1:16.4

! {{Tooltip|11|10 for 5th place, 1 for power stage}}

6.

| align="left" | {{flagicon|EST}} Ott Tänak

| align="left" | {{flagicon|EST}} Kuldar Sikk

| align="left" | Ford Fiesta RS WRC

| 3:35.20.9

| 2:27.9

! {{Tooltip|11|8 for 6th place, 3 for power stage}}

7.

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Novikov

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUT}} Ilka Minor

| align="left" | Ford Fiesta RS WRC

| 3:38:44.6

| 5:51.6

! 6

8.

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Atkinson

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn MacNeall

| align="left" | Mini John Cooper Works WRC

| 3:39:35.4

| 6:42.4

! 4

9.

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Prokop

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Hrůza

| align="left" | Ford Fiesta RS WRC

| 3:41:39.8

| 8:46.8

! 2

10.

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Chardonnet

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Thibault de la Haye

| align="left" | Citroën DS3 WRC

| 3:41:52.7

| 8:59.7

! 1

colspan=7 | SWRC
1. (17.)

|align="left"| {{flagicon|IRL}} Craig Breen

|align="left"| {{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Nagle

|align="left"| Ford Fiesta S2000

| 3:50:11.3

| 0.0

! 25

2. (18.)

|align="left"| {{flagicon|KSA}} Yazeed Al-Rajhi

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Orr

|align="left"| Ford Fiesta RRC

| 3:50:48.9

| 37.6

! 18

3. (24.)

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Gunnar Andersson

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Axelsson

|align="left"| Proton Satria Neo S2000

| 4:07:44.1

| 17:32.5

! 15

4. (30.)

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Aigner

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Detlef Ruf

|align="left"| Proton Satria Neo S2000

| 4:10:26.6

| 20:15.3

! 12

colspan="7"| WRC Academy{{Ref|†|†}}
1.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Elfyn Evans

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Philip Pugh

|align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2

| 3:20:42.6

| 0.0

| {{Tooltip|28|25 for 1st place, 3 for stage wins}}

2.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} José Antonio Suárez

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Cándido Carrera

|align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2

| 3:21:25.1

| 42.5

| {{Tooltip|22|18 for 4th place, 4 for stage wins}}

3.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} John MacCrone

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Loudon

|align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2

| 3:22:18.0

| 1:35.4

| {{Tooltip|17|15 for 3rd place, 2 for stage wins}}

4.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brendan Reeves

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rhianon Smyth

|align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2

| 3:23:49.1

| 3:06.5

| {{Tooltip|13|12 for 4th place, 1 for stage win}}

5.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Åhlin

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Morten Erik Abrahamsen

|align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2

| 3:24:18.9

| 3:36.3

| {{Tooltip|11|10 for 5th place, 1 for stage win}}

6.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Pontus Tidemand

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Stig Rune Skjærmoen

|align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2

| 3:27:57.7

| 7:15.1

| {{Tooltip|10|8 for 6th place, 2 for stage wins}}

7.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Timo van der Marel

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Erwin Berkhof

|align="left"| Ford Fiesta R2

| 3:35:09.8

| 14:27.2

| 6

  • Note: {{Note|†|†}} – The WRC Academy featured the two first legs of the rally.

=Special stages=

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! Leg

! Stage

! {{Tooltip|Time|UTC+2}}

! Name

! Length

! Winner

! Time

! {{Tooltip|Avg. spd.|Average speed}}

! Rally leader

rowspan="8"| Leg 1 (4 Oct/5 Oct)

! SS1

! 16:30

|align=left| SSS Strasbourg

| 3.63 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| 2:44.7

| 79.34 km/h

|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

SS2

! 9:23

|align=left| Hohlandsbourg – Firstplan 1

| 28.67 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 14:36.1

| 117.81 km/h

|align=left rowspan="21"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

SS3

! 10:06

|align=left| Vallée de Munster 1

| 22.16 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 11:18.8

| 117.53 km/h

SS4

! 11:22

|align=left| Soultzeren – Pays Welche 1

| 19.93 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| 9:49.2

| 121.77 km/h

SS5

! 13:56

|align=left| Hohlandsbourg – Firstplan 2

| 28.67 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 14:28.9

| 118.78 km/h

SS6

! 14:39

|align=left| Vallée de Munster 2

| 22.16 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| 11:07.0

| 119.60 km/h

SS7

! 15:55

|align=left| Soultzeren – Pays Welche 2

| 19.93 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 9:44.6

| 122.73 km/h

SS8

! 18:35

|align=left| SSS Mulhouse

| 4.65 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| 3:37.7

| 76.89 km/h

rowspan="8"| Leg 2 (6 Oct)

! SS9

! 8:38

|align=left| Massif des Grands Crus – Ungersberg 1

| 18.16 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 10:58.0

| 99.36 km/h

SS10

! 9:36

|align=left| Pays d'Ormont 1

| 43.45 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 23:20.0

| 111.73 km/h

SS11

! 10:47

|align=left| Pays de la Haute Bruche 1

| 24.04 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| 11:13.1

| 128.58 km/h

SS12

! 11:45

|align=left| Klevener 1

| 10.75 km

|colspan="3"| Stage cancelled

SS13

! 14:38

|align=left| Massif des Grands Crus – Ungersberg 2

| 18.16 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen
{{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| 10:53.8

| 99.99 km/h

SS14

! 15:36

|align=left| Pays d'Ormont 2

| 43.45 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 23:09.9

| 112.54 km/h

SS15

! 16:47

|align=left| Pays de la Haute Bruche 2

| 24.04 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 11:10.8

| 129.02 km/h

SS16

! 17:45

|align=left| Klevener 2

| 10.75 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| 6:08.4

| 105.05 km/h

rowspan="6"| Leg 3 (7 Oct)

! SS17

! 9:23

|align=left| Vignoble de Cleebourg 1

| 17.08 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| 10:11.7

| 100.52 km/h

SS18

! 10:46

|align=left| Bischwiller – Gries 1

| 7.95 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| 4:19.2

| 110.42 km/h

SS19

! 11:16

|align=left| SSS Haguenau 1

| 5.74 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| 4:16.2

| 80.66 km/h

SS20

! 12:44

|align=left| Vignoble de Cleebourg 2 (Power stage)

| 17.08 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Ott Tänak

| 10:24.0

| 98.54 km/h

SS21

! 14:07

|align=left| Bischwiller – Gries 2

| 7.95 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| 4:16.8

| 111.45 km/h

SS22

! 14:37

|align=left| SSS Haguenau 2

| 5.74 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| 4:03.7

| 84.79 km/h

=Power stage=

The Power stage was a 17.08 km stage run through the Vignoble de Cleebourg. The three fastest crews through this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points. Ott Tänak was the fastest driver through the stage, earning three additional championship points. Thierry Neuville was second, while Mads Østberg finished third.

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{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Co-driver

! Car

! Class

! Time

! Difference

! {{Tooltip|Avg. spd.|Average speed through stage}}

! Points

1

| 5

| align="left" | {{flagicon|EST}} Ott Tänak

| align="left" | {{flagicon|EST}} Kuldar Sikk

| align="left" | Ford Fiesta RS WRC

| WRC

| 10:24.0

| 0.000

| 98.32 km/h

! 3

2

| 8

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Nicolas Gilsoul

| align="left" | Citroën DS3 WRC

| WRC

| 10:24.9

| 0.9

| 98.23 km/h

! 2

3

| 10

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Mads Østberg

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Andersson

| align="left" | Ford Fiesta RS WRC

| WRC

| 10:25.8

| 1.8

| 98.15 km/h

! 1

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.rallyedefrance.com/|Rally official website}}
  • [http://www.wrc.com/calendar-and-rallies/2012/rallye-de-france-alsace/overview/ Rallye de France at WRC.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014135126/http://www.wrc.com/calendar-and-rallies/2012/rallye-de-france-alsace/overview/ |date=2012-10-14 }}
  • [http://www.juwra.com/alsace_2012.html Rallye de France at JUWRA.com]

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