The 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge was the seventh and final season of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The season again consisted of thirteen rounds and started on 23 February with the Rallye Açores. The season ended on 3 November, at the Cyprus Rally. The season was marred by the death of Garth “Jaffa” Roberts, co-driver to Craig Breen, on stage eight of the Targa Florio Rally.
Calendar Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistance123 February25 February 47th SATA Rallye AçoresPonta Delgada, AzoresGravel14177.56 km215 March17 March 36th Rally Islas Canarias - El Corte InglésLas Palmas, Gran CanariaAsphalt15240.92 km36 April7 April 71st Circuit of Ireland RallyArmagh, Northern IrelandAsphalt15221.47 km410 May12 May 55th Tour de CorseAjaccio, CorsicaAsphalt14318.23 kmC2 June3 June 46th Mecsek RallyePécs, BaranyaAsphalt????514 June16 June 96th Targa Florio - Rally Internazionale di SiciliaPalermo, SicilyAsphalt11151.95 km621 June23 June 48th Belgium Geko Ypres RallyYpres, West FlandersAsphalt18287.66 km76 July7 July 40th San Marino RallySan MarinoGravel13190.30 km819 July21 July 12th Sibiu Rally RomaniaSibiu, Sibiu CountyGravel12200.20 km931 August2 September 42nd Barum Rally ZlínZlín, Zlín RegionAsphalt15251.62 km1014 September16 September 14th Prime Yalta RallyYalta, CrimeaAsphalt14261.87 km1128 September30 September 32nd Mabanol Rally SlivenSlivenAsphalt13197.32 km1211 October13 October 54th Rallye SanremoSanremo, LiguriaAsphalt10204.00 km132 November4 November 41st Cyprus RallyPaphosMixed13239.14 kmSources: The calendar consisted of thirteen events run in Europe. The schedule included five new events, which were held in Sicily, Bulgaria, Ireland, Romania and San Marino. The Mecsek Rally in Hungary was dropped due to financial reasons and was replaced by the Targa Florio. Selected entries Constructor Car Entrant Driver Co-driver Rounds Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 Škoda Motorsport Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 2–6, 9, 12 Škoda UK Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene 1–9, 13 Red Bull Team Hermann Gassner Klaus Wicha 1–2, 4 Škoda Auto Deutschland Sepp Wiegand Timo Gottschalk 1–9, 13 Skydive Dubai Rally Team Rashid Al Ketbi Khalid Al Kendi 1–2, 4–6 AMP Classic Team Alberto Hevia Alberto Igresias 2 Eurosol Racing Team János Puskádi Barnabás Gódor 2, 7, 12 László Vizin Gábor Zsiros 6, 10, 13 Škoda Ireland Robert Barrable Damien Connolly 3 Stuart Loudon 6, 9 S.A. Motorsport Italia SRL Umberto Scandola Guido D'Amore 5, 7, 12 Wevers Sport Pieter Tsjoen Eddy Chevaillier 6 Napoca Rally Academy Marco Tempestini Dorin Pulpea 8 Jack Daniel's Rally Team Gergely Szabó Károly Borbély 8 Škoda România Motorsport Dan Gîrtofan Adrian Berghea 8 Adell Mogul Racing Team Roman Kresta Petr Gross 9 ME3 Rally Team Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja 9 AK Rallysport Brno Jaromír Tarabus Daniel Trunkát 9 Rufa Sport Tomáš Kostka Miroslav Houšť 9 Surfin Emil Triner Petr Machů 9 Vivacom Rally Team Dimitar Iliev Yanaki Yanakiev 11 Peugeot Peugeot 207 S2000 Delta Rally Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri 1, 4 Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães 1 Nuno Rodrigues da Silva 12 Jean-Marc Manzagol Etienne Patrone 4 AMP Classic Team Jonathan Pérez Enrique Velasco 2 Canarias Sport Club Luis Monzón Jose Carlos Deniz 2 Saintéloc Racing Craig Breen Gareth Roberts 3–4 Paul Nagle 12 Mathieu Arzeno Renaud Jamoul 3–4, 8 Jean-Mathieu Leandri Pierre-Marien Leonardi 4 Florian Gonon Sandra Arlettaz 6, 9, 12 Michaël Burri Stéphane Rey 8 Munaretto Sport Pierre Campana Sabrina de Castelli 4 François Delecour Dominique Savignoni 8 F.P.F. Sport SRL Paolo Andreucci Anna Andreussi 5, 12 Casarano Racing Matteo Gamba Emanuele Inglesi 5 United Rally Management Alessandro Perico Fabrizio Carrara 5, 12 HRT Motorsport Craig Breen Gareth Roberts 5 Autostal Duindistel Freddy Loix Lara Vanneste 6 Synthos Cersanit Rally Team Michał Sołowow Maciek Baran 6, 9 Autostal Atrantic Mathias Viaene Pieter Vyncke 6 Jonas Langenakens Nico Beernaert 6 Philip Cracco Geert Demuynck 6 Peugeot Sport France Germain Bonnefis Olivier Fournier 7 Peugeot Delimax Total Team Pavel Valoušek Lukáš Kostka 9 77 Rally Team Yukhym Vazheyevskyy Yevgen Kochkovoyi 10 ASC Prestige Petar Gyoshev Dimitar Spasov 11 Globul Rally Team Krum Donchev Petar Yordanov 11 Power Car Team Pierre Campana Sabrina de Castelli 12 Peugeot Sport Italia Stefano Albertini Simone Scattolin 12 Kronos Racing Harry Hunt Dale Moscatt 12 Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Team Além Mar Ricardo Moura Sancho Eiró 1 António Costa 2 Ricardo Carmo Jorge Diniz 1 Luís Miguel Rego Pedro Rodrigues 1 Jennings Motorsport Garry Jennings Barry McNulty 3 Napoca Rally Academy Bogdan Marișca Sebastian Itu 8 Mentos Ascania Racing Valeriy Gorban Andriy Nikolaiev 10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Rally Project Max Rendina Mario Pizzuti 5, 12 Dream Team Ukraine Vitaliy Pushkar Ivan Mishyn 5–6, 8, 13 Colina Motorsport Edwin Keleti Botond Csomortáni 8 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 Heuvel Motorsport Jasper van den Heuvel Kris Botson 6 Colina Motorsport Valentin Porcișteanu Dan Dobre 8 Odesa Rally Team Vitaliy Pushkar Ivan Mishyn 10, 12 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX R4 Island Motorsport Marco Cavigioli Monica Fortunato 9–10, 12 Ford Ford Fiesta S2000 Dream Team Ukraine Oleksandr Saliuk Pavlo Cherepin 1–2, 4 Adrian Aftanaziv 6 Oleksiy Tamrazov Nicola Arena 1–2, 4, 6–7 Mikko Pajunen Kaj Lindström 10 M-Sport Alastair Fisher Rory Kennedy 3 Team Emap Yacco Julien Maurin Olivier Ural 4 PS Engineering Martin McCormack David Moynihan 4 Patrik Flodin Göran Bergsten 6, 8–9 Morgan Olsson 7 Frigyes Turán Gabor Zsiros 12 Rali SM Juha Salo Marko Salminen 7 Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Yağiz Avci Bahadir Gücenmez 10–11 Sports Racing Technologies Vasiliy Gryazin Dmitry Chumak 13 Ford Fiesta RRC Movisport Giandomenico Basso Mitia Dotta 4–5, 7, 12 77 Rally Team Yuriy Protasov Kyrylo Nesvit 10 Qatar World Rally Team Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini 13 Motortune Racing Roger Feghali Joseph Matar 13 Yazeed Racing Yazeed Al Rajhi Michael Orr 13 QMMF Qatar Rally Team Khalid Al-Suwaidi Nicky Beech 13 Subaru Subaru Impreza STi R4 Napoca Rally Academy Marco Tempestini Dorin Pulpea 1–2, 4–5, 7, 10–13 Team Arai Toshihiro Arai Dale Moscatt 4, 7, 9, 13 Stohl Racing Andreas Aigner Daniela Ertl 4, 6 Ilka Minor 8–9, 12–13 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Jarkko Nikara Jarkko Kalliolepo 4, 7, 9, 13 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Napoca Rally Academy Simone Tempestini Lucio Baggio 8, 10 Xado Motorsport Mykola Chmykh Oleksandr Vilchynskyy 10 Renault Renault Mégane RS Renault Sport Technologies Robert Consani Nicolas Klinger 2–6, 9–12 François Delecour Dominique Savignoni 4 Emmanuel Guigou Gabin Moreau 4 Kris Princen Bram Eelbode 6 Renault Clio R3 Bulbet Rally Team Todor Slavov Dobromir Filipov 11 Mini Mini John Cooper Works S2000 SMG Motorsport Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio 4 Autostal Duindistel Patrick Snijers Johan Gitsels 6 EuroOil Invelt Team Václav Pech Petr Uhel 9 AT Rally Team Oleksiy Tamrazov Nicola Arena 10 Seashore Qatar Rally Team Misfer Al-Marri Nicola Arena 13 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy 13 Abarth Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 Pegasus Racing Fatih Kara Guray Karacar 11
Results Round Rally name Podium finishers Rank Driver Car Time 1 Rallye Açores(23–25 February)1 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:12:43.22 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:13:08.33 Bryan Bouffier Peugeot 207 S2000 2:14:48.0 2 Rally Islas Canarias(15–17 March)1 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:21:46.52 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:22:14.83 Luis Monzón Peugeot 207 S2000 2:25:00.1 3 Circuit of Ireland(6–7 April) — Results and report1 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 1:58:21.82 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 1:59:06.03 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:00:01.3 4 Tour de Corse(11–12 May)1 Dani Sordo Mini John Cooper Works S2000 3:22:01.62 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 3:22:19.53 Pierre Campana Peugeot 207 S2000 3:22:34.0 5 Targa Florio Rally(14–16 June)1 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 1:04:59.12 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 1:04:59.93 Giandomenico Basso Ford Fiesta RRC 1:05:01.6 6 Ypres Rally(21–24 June)1 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:36:52.72 Freddy Loix Peugeot 207 S2000 2:37:39.23 Pieter Tsjoen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:39:07.3 7 Rally San Marino(6–7 July)1 Giandomenico Basso Ford Fiesta RRC 2:35:56.62 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:35:59.43 Umberto Scandola Škoda Fabia S2000 2:37:38.2 8 Sibiu Rally Romania(20–21 July)1 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:15:28.02 Patrik Flodin Ford Fiesta S2000 2:21:01.83 François Delecour Peugeot 207 S2000 2:27:24.9 9 Barum Rally Zlín(31 August – 2 September) — Results and report1 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S20002:11:28.22 Roman Kresta Škoda Fabia S2000 2:13:11.33 Tomáš KostkaŠkoda Fabia S20002:13:20.0 10 Prime Yalta Rally(15–16 September)1 Yağiz AvciFord Fiesta S2000 3:09:58.72 Robert ConsaniRenault Mégane RS3:13:11.13 László VizinŠkoda Fabia S20003:13:37.1 11 Rally Sliven(29–30 September)1 Dimitar IlievŠkoda Fabia S2000 1:48:58.7 2 Petar GyoshevPeugeot 207 S2000 1:49:09.93 Krum DonchevPeugeot 207 S2000 1:52:24.0 12 Rallye Sanremo(12–13 October)1 Giandomenico Basso Ford Fiesta RRC 2:19:03.62 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:19:39.33 Alessandro Perico Peugeot 207 S2000 2:21:17.3 13 Cyprus Rally(2–3 November)1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC3:16:25.22 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S20003:20:00.53 Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza R43:26:32.3 Notes
Standings
Drivers Only the best eight scores from each driver count towards the championship. Pos Driver AZO CAN IRE COR TAR YPR SMR ROM ZLI YAL SLI SAN CYP Pts 1 Andreas Mikkelsen 1 2 2 5 2 Ret 2 1 8 2 168 2 Jan Kopecký 1 3 2 1 Ret 2 101 3 Juho Hänninen 2 1 1 1 Ret 93 4 Sepp Wiegand 4 4 7 8 7 4 Ret 10 5 73 5 Giandomenico Basso Ret 3 1 1 65 6 Nasser Al-Attiyah 1 50 7 Yagiz Avci 1 5 35 8 Jarkko Nikara Ret 5 Ret 4 34 9 Robert Consani Ret 10 Ret 10 Ret 6 2 8 32 10 Toshihiro Arai 14 Ret 11 3 30 11 Patrik Flodin 5 Ret 2 15 28 12 Bryan Bouffier 3 4 27 Umberto Scandola 4 3 27 14 Craig Breen 5 6 Ret 6 26 15 Dimitar Iliev 1 25 Dani Sordo 1 25 17 Paolo Andreucci 5 5 20 18 Pierre Campana 3 8 19 Alessandro Perico 8 3 19 20 Petar Gyoshev 2 18 Freddy Loix 2 18 Roman Kresta 2 18 Robert Barrable 6 Ret 5 18 24 Marco Tempestini Ret 20 Ret 17 7 Ret 5 1625 Pieter Tsjoen 3 15 Krum Donchev 3 15 László Vizin 3 15 Tomáš Kostka 3 15 Luis Monzón 3 15 François Delecour 3 1531 Murat Bostanci 6 7 14 Michał Sołowow 4 9 1433 Stefano Albertini 4 12 Todor Slavov 4 12 Jaromir Tarabus 4 12 Mykola Chmykh 4 12 Hermann Gassner 5 Ret 9 12 Vitaliy Pushkar 23 31 4 12 Mathieu Arzeno 4 11 Ret Ret 1240 Jonathan Pérez 5 10 Edwin Keleti 5 10 Andreas Aigner 12 8 Ret 7 1043 Mathias Viaene 6 8 Gergély Szabó 6 Ret 8 Angel Marrero 6 8 Karl Kruuda 6 8 Matteo Gamba 6 8 Ricardo Moura 6 Ret 8 Martin Kangur 6 850 Jonas Langenakens 7 6 Jean-Marc Manzagol 7 6 Valentin Porcisteanu 7 6 János Puskádi 7 Ret 6 Marco Cavigioli 7 6 Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. 7 Ret Ret Ret 656 Asja Zupanc 8 4 Oleksiy Panoc 8 4 Garry Jennings 8 4 Gabriele Noberasco 8 4 Sérgio Silva 8 4 Rashid Al Ketbi Ret 8 22 19 15 462 Stoyan Apostolov 9 2 Antonín Tlusťák 9 2 Stanislav Besedin 9 2 Germán Hernández 9 2 Miklós Bujdos 9 2 Donagh Kelly 9 2 Massimiliano Rendina 9 2 Ruben Rodrigues 9 2 Bogdan Marişca 9 271 Federico Gasperetti 10 1 Bugra Banaz 10 1 Eytan Halfon 10 1 Bob Colsoul 10 1 Sam Moffett 10 1 Paolo Diana 10 1 Miguel Barbosa 10 1 Alexandru Filip 10 1 Jean-Mathieu Leandri 10 1 Pos Driver AZO CAN IRE COR TAR YPR SMR ROM ZLI YAL SLI SAN CYP Pts
Manufacturers Only the best eight scores from each manufacturer count towards the championship.