The 2012 Rallye Deutschland is the ninth round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season. Based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, the event took place from 24–26 August. The rally was also the sixth round of the World Rally Championship for Production cars, and the fifth round of the World Rally Championship Academy.
Results Event standings Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points Overall 1. Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 3:41:52.4 0.00028 2. Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:43:52.5 2:00.1 18 3. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 3:44:23.8 2:31.4 17 4. Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:45:16.8 3:24.4 12 5. Chris Atkinson Stéphane Prevot Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:51:02.8 9:10.4 10 6. Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Škoda Fabia S2000 3:51:43.2 9:50.8 8 7. Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 3:54:15.1 12:22.7 7 8. Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën DS3 WRC 3:54:42.8 12:50.4 4 9. Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:56:09.7 14:17.3 2 10. Mathieu Arzeno Renaud Jamoul Peugeot 207 S2000 3:57:12.1 15:20.1 1 PWRC 1. (13.) Michał Kościuszko Maciej Szczepaniak Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 4:08:35.4 0.000 25 2. (16.) Benito Guerra Borja Rozada Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 4:10:35.9 2:00.5 18 3. (19.) Marcos Ligato Rubén García Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:18:37.2 10:01.8 15 4. (22.) Ricardo Triviño Àlex Haro Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:24:10.5 15:35.1 12 5. (24.) Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:26:19.0 17:43.6 10 6. (28.) Subhan Aksa Jeff Judd Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 4:35:35.0 23:59.6 8 WRC Academy 1. Elfyn Evans Philip Pugh Ford Fiesta R2 1:34:34.2 0.000 25 2. José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 1:34:44.1 0:09.9 18 3. Brendan Reeves Rhianon Smyth Ford Fiesta R2 1:35:29.3 0:55.1 15 4. Alastair Fisher Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta R2 1:36:05.3 1:31.1 12 5. John MacCrone Stuart Loudon Ford Fiesta R2 1:36:07.6 1:33.4 10 6. Timo van der Marel Erwin Berkhof Ford Fiesta R2 1:36:30.9 1:56.7 8 Notes — The WRC Academy only competes on the first two days of the rally.
Special stages All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Leg Stage Name Length Winner Time Rally leader Leg 1(24 Aug) SS1 10:48 Mittelmosel 1 24.90 km Sébastien Loeb 14:42.9 101.53 km/h Sébastien Loeb SS2 11:36 Moselland 1 22.79 km Sébastien Loeb 14:19.7 95.43 km/h SS3 12:29 Grafschaft 1 21.23 km Sébastien Loeb 12:19.5 103.35 km/h SS4 16:17 Mittelmosel 2 24.90 km Jari-Matti Latvala 14:31.7 102.83 km/h SS5 17:05 Moselland 2 22.79 km Sébastien Loeb 14:09.9 96.53 km/h SS6 17:58 Grafschaft 2 21.23 km Jari-Matti Latvala 12:12.2 104.38 km/h Leg 2(25 Aug) SS7 7:58 Stein and Wein 1 26.54 km Sébastien Loeb 15:25.2 103.27 km/h SS8 9:01 Peterberg 1 9.37 km Dani Sordo 5:51.3 96.02 km/h SS9 10:57 Arena Panzerplatte 1 46.54 km Sébastien Loeb 27:31.9 101.43 km/h SS10 14:48 Stein and Wein 2 26.54 km Ott Tänak 15:12.1 104.75 km/h SS11 15:51 Peterberg 2 9.37 km Ott Tänak 5:31.5 101.76 km/h SS12 17:47 Arena Panzerplatte 2 46.54 km Sébastien Loeb 26:54.0 103.80 km/h Day 3(26 August) SS13 9:13 Dhrontal 1 30.76 km Sébastien Loeb 19:45.6 93.44 km/h SS14 11:36 Dhrontal 2 30.76 km Petter Solberg 19:40.3 93.84 km/h SS15 13:21 SSS Circus Maximus Trier 4.37 km Sébastien Loeb 3:24.8 77.11 km/h
Power stage The Power stage was a short 4.37 km stage run through the streets of Trier known as the Circus Maximus. The three fastest crews through this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points. Sébastien Loeb was the fastest driver through the stage, earning three additional championship points. His teammate, Mikko Hirvonen was second, while Volkswagen Motorsport driver Andreas Mikkelsen finished third. The single point Mikkelsen earned marked the first time a S2000 car scored points on a Power stage.
Driver Co-driver Car Class Time Difference Points 1 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:24.8 0.000 77.11 km/h 3 2 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:27.0 2.2 76.00 km/h 2 3 23 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 Super 2000 3:31.7 6.9 74.55 km/h 1
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