The 32nd Philips Rally Argentina was the fifth round of 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. It is the longest rally of the year, covering total of 502.73 stage kilometres, with Ambul also being the longest stage of the year. The event took place between 26 and 29 April 2012.
Report Ford World Rally Team driver Jari-Matti Latvala was forced out of the rally after his accident while training two weeks before the rally. He was replaced by Dani Sordo.
Results
Event standings Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points Overall 1. Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 5:34:38.8 0.0 25 2. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 5:34:54.0 15.2 3. Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 5:37:49.2 3:10.4 15 4. Martin Prokop Zdeněk Hrůza Ford Fiesta RS WRC 5:44:24.1 9:45.3 12 5. Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Citroën DS3 WRC 5:45:56.4 11:17.6 10 6. Petter Solberg Chris Patterson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 5:46:41.0 12:02.2 7. Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Škoda Fabia S2000 5:47:04.1 12:25.3 6 8. Evgeny Novikov Denis Giraudet Ford Fiesta RS WRC 5:55:49.0 21:10.2 4 9. Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën DS3 WRC 6:03:01.4 28:22.6 10. Ott Tänak Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RS WRC 6:11:58.3 37:19.5 1 PWRC 1.(11.) Benito Guerra Borja Rozada Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 6:12:00.6 0.0 25 2.(13.) Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 6:16:19.7 4:19.1 18 3.(14.) Valeriy Gorban Andriy Nikolaiev Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 6:18:45.2 6:44.6 15 4.(15.) Marcos Ligato Rubén García Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6:25:00.0 12:59.4 12 5.(16.) Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6:40:24.8 28:24.2 10 6.(17.) Ezequiel Campos Cristian Winkler Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 6:47:27.4 35:26.8 8 7.(18.) Subhan Aksa Hade Mboi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 6:47:44.9 35:44.3 6 8.(23.) Lorenzo Bertelli Lorenzo Granai Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 7:35:06.4 1:23:05.8 4
Special stages All dates and times are ART (UTC–3). DayStageNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader Leg 1(26–27 Apr) SS1 20:08 SSS Amarok 1 6.04 km Petter Solberg 4:54.9 73.73 km/h Petter Solberg SS2 7:28 La Pampa / La Pampa 1 37.51 km Sébastien Loeb 23:12.5 96.97 km/h SS3 8:21 Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 1 51.88 km Petter Solberg 37:50.7 82.25 km/h SS4 12:46 La Pampa / La Pampa 2 37.51 km Sébastien Loeb 22:56.3 98.11 km/h Mikko Hirvonen SS5 13:39 Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 2 51.88 km Sébastien Loeb 37:21.8 83.31 km/h Sébastien Loeb SS6 17:23 Cosquin / Villa Allende 19.18 km Mikko Hirvonen 13:36.7 84.54 km/h Leg 2(28 Apr) SS7 8:30 San Agustin / Santa Rosa 1 20.18 km Sébastien Loeb 12:41.3 95.42 km/h SS8 9:18 Amboy / Santa Monica 1 20.33 km Mikko Hirvonen 10:40.5 114.26 km/h SS9 10:31 Intiyaco / Golpe de Agua 1 39.74 km Mikko Hirvonen 22:48.1 104.57 km/h SS10 14:44 San Agustin / Santa Rosa 2 20.18 km Petter Solberg 12:32.3 96.57 km/h SS11 15:32 Amboy / Santa Monica 2 20.33 km Petter Solberg 10:30.4 116.10 km/h SS12 16:45 Intiyaco / Golpe de Agua 2 39.74 km Petter Solberg 22:36.2 105.49 km/h SS13 20:08 SSS Amarok 2 6.04 km Thierry Neuville 4:49.4 75.13 km/h Leg 3(29 Apr) SS14 8:00 Matadero / Ambul 65.74 km Petter Solberg 38:16.0 103.08 km/h SS15 9:51 Mina Clavero / Giulio Cesare 1 17.41 km Petter Solberg 15:38.1 66.81 km/h SS16 10:32 El Condor / Copina 16.32 km Petter Solberg 13:17.5 73.67 km/h SS17 14:07 Mina Clavero / Giulio Cesare 2 17.41 km Petter Solberg 15:29.3 67.44 km/h SS18 14:48 El Condor / Casilla Negra 11.16 km Petter Solberg 9:37.6 69.56 km/h SS19 15:21 Copina (Power stage) 4.15 km Petter Solberg 2:32.9 97.71 km/h
Power Stage The "Power stage" was a stage at the end of the rally. PosDriverTimeDiff.Avg. speedPoints 1 Petter Solberg 2:32.915 0.000 97.7 km/h 3 2 Mikko Hirvonen 2:34.063 +1.148 97.0 km/h 2 3 Nasser Al-Attiyah 2:34.470 +1.555 96.8 km/h 1
Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
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 1 91 2 Petter Solberg 3 4 2 3 1 3 6 173 3 Mikko Hirvonen 4 2 2 2 DSQ 2 270 4 Mads Østberg 3 4 3 1 3 68 5 Evgeny Novikov 5 3 5 Ret 2 843 6 Jari-Matti Latvala Ret 1 3 Ret 13 2 Inj28 7 Martin Prokop 9 9 5 426 8 Nasser Al-Attiyah 21 6 4 9 323 9 Dani Sordo 2 Ret 11 1 Ret21 10 Ott Tänak 8 Ret 5 14 3 1016 11 Sébastien Ogier Ret 11 8 7 716 12 Thierry Neuville Ret 12 13 8 514 13 François Delecour 68 14 Dennis Kuipers 68 15 Armindo Araújo 10 15 7 15 Ret7 16 Henning Solberg 13 7 DNS DNS6 17 Pierre Campana 76 18 Patrik Sandell 8 Ret4 19 Jari Ketomaa Ret 92 20 Ken Block 92 21 Peter van Merksteijn Jr. 19 101 22 Ricardo Triviño 10 26 Ret1 23 Eyvind Brynildsen 101 Pos Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP Pts
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 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 43 151 2 Ford World Rally Team 15 40 15 26 10 106 3 M-Sport Ford World Rally Team 16 12 10 31 12 81 4 Qatar World Rally Team 8 8 15 6 37 5 Citroën Junior World Rally Team 6 12 12 30 6 Adapta World Rally Team 12 15 27 7 Mini WRC Team† 26 26 8 Brazil World Rally Team 10 0 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 Notes: † — The Mini WRC Team lost its manufacturer status in February when parent company BMW withdrew works support from the team, demoting them to customer team status. The team kept the points it scored on Rallye Monte Carlo although it was no longer classified as a manufacturer entrant. They were replaced by the WRC Team Mini Portugal as the official Mini works team. ‡ — Armindo Araújo World Rally Team and Palmeirinha Rally merged to form WRC Team Mini Portugal. The points they scored at the Rallye Monte Carlo were removed from the manufacturers' championship.
PWRC Drivers' championship Pos Driver MON MEX ARG GRE NZL GER ITA ESP Pts 1 Benito Guerra 1 1 50 2 Michał Kościuszko 1 3 Ret 40 3 Nicolás Fuchs DNS 2 2 36 4 Gianluca Linari 4 5 22 5 Louise Cook 2 18 6 Valeriy Gorban 3 15 7 Marcos Ligato 4 12 8 Rodrigo Salgado 5 10 9 Ramona Karlsson 6 Ret 8 10 Ezequiel Campos 6 8 11 Subhan Aksa 7 6 12 Lorenzo Bertelli Ret 8 4 Pos Driver MON MEX ARG GRE NZL GER ITA ESP Pts
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