The 2012 Circuit of Ireland, officially the Donnelly Group Circuit of Ireland Rally was the third round of the 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The fifteen stage tarmac event took place between 6–7 April 2012 with two of the Friday stages taking place at night.
It was the first time the event had been included in the IRC calendar.
Introduction The rally was based in Armagh with the fifteen stages rally covering a total of primarily on closed public road. A super special stage started the event at the Titanic Quarter, Belfast on the Friday afternoon.
Results Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points 1. Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 1:58:21.8 0.0 25 2. Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 1:59:06.0 1:39.5 18 3. Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia S2000 2:00:01.3 1:39.5 15 4. Mathieu Arzeno Renoul Jamoul Peugeot 207 S2000 2:02:23.4 4:01.6 12 5. Craig Breen Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 2:03:15.6 4:53.8 10 6. Robert Barrable Damien Connolly Škoda Fabia S2000 2:03:36.3 5:14.5 8 7. Sepp Wiegand Timo Gottschalk Škoda Fabia S2000 2:04:37.7 6:15.9 6 8. Garry Jennings Barry McNulty Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:06:49.7 8:27.9 4 9. Donagh Kelly Kevin Flanagan Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:07:33.2 9:11.4 2 10. Sam Moffett James O'Reilly Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:07:37.8 9:16.0 1
Special stages DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader1(6 April) SS1 17:00 Titanic 1.80 km Jan Kopecký 2:11.8 51.90 km/h Jan Kopecký SS2 18:30 Drummond 1 12.96 km Andreas Mikkelsen 8:14.6 94.84 km/h Andreas Mikkelsen SS3 18:58 Legane 1 25.16 km Juho Hänninen 16:08.7 93.99 km/h SS4 21:25 Drummond 2 12.96 km Juho Hänninen 8:13.9 94.97 km/h Jan Kopecký SS5 21:53 Legane 2 25.16 km stage cancelled2(7 April) SS6 09:07Redrock 1 25.00 km Andreas Mikkelsen 13:50.2 108.93 km/h Andreas Mikkelsen SS7 09:50Drumhillery 1 14.24 km Juho Hänninen 96.04 km/h Juho Hänninen SS8 10:26Hollow 1 14.56 km Juho Hänninen 8:45.0 100.53 km/h SS9 12:03Redrock 2 25.00 km Andreas Mikkelsen 13:26.2 112.17 km/h SS10 12:46Drumhillery 2 14.24 km Juho Hänninen 8:48.1 97.62 km/h SS11 13:22Hollow 2 14.56 km Andreas Mikkelsen 8:29.8 103.52 km/h SS12 16:00Lisburn 1 1.06 km Juho Hänninen 0:57.9 64.04 km/h SS13 16:15Lisburn 2 1.06 km Juho Hänninen 0:57.9 64.04 km/h SS14 16:53Banbridge North 7.54 km Andreas Mikkelsen 4:54.7 92.23 km/h SS15 17:41Redrock 3 25.00 km Juho Hänninen 14:10.7 106.30 km/h
References
External links The official website for the rally The official website of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge