2012 Rally México

The 2012 Rally México was the third round of the 2012 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. The rally took place between 8 and 11 March 2012.

2012 Rally México
Rally Guanajuato México
Round 3 of the 2012 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Mexico
Rally baseLeón, Mexico
Dates runMarch 8 11 2012
Stages24 (408.5 km; 253.8 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Results
Overall winner Sébastien Loeb
Citroën Total WRT
Crews27[1] at start, 19 at finish

Results

Event standings

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
Overall
1. Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 4:15:32.7 0.0 27
2. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 4:16:15.1 42.4 18
3. Petter Solberg Chris Patterson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:17:44.1 2:11.4 18
4. Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:20:24.2 4:51.5 13
5. Ott Tänak Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:20:35.3 5:02.6 10
6. Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën DS3 WRC 4:22:14.1 6:41.4 8
7. Armindo Araújo Miguel Ramalho Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:28:19.6 12:46.9 6
8. Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Skoda Fabia S2000 4:30:30.5 14:57.8 4
9. Ken Block Alex Gelsomino Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:37:59.5 22:26.8 2
10. Ricardo Triviño Álex Haro Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:39:03.4 23:30.7 1
Production Class 3 / PWRC
1.(11.) Benito Guerra Borja Rozada Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4:39:26.1 0.0 25
2.(12.) Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4:43:36.0 4:09.9 18
3.(14.) Michał Kościuszko Maciek Szczepaniak Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:00:13.5 20:47.4 15
4.(15.) Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5:14:08.1 34:42.0 12
5.(16.) Tibor Érdi Jr. Attila Taborszki Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:30:29.5 51:03.4 -*
6.(17.) Rodrigo Salgado Diódoro Salgado Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 5:45:54.9 1:06:28.8 10
7.(18.) Ramona Karlsson Miriam Walfridsson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:59:29.2 1:20:03.1 8

*This team does not score points in the PWRC championship.

Special stages

Day Stage Time (UTC−6) Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(8–9 Mar)
SS1 20:09 DC Shoes Guanajuato Street Stage 1.05 km Petter Solberg 53.7 70.39 km/h Petter Solberg
SS2 8:08 El Cubilete 1 22.12 km Mikko Hirvonen 13:23.6 99.09 km/h Mikko Hirvonen
SS3 9:06 Las Minas 1 15.21 km Jari-Matti Latvala 11:22.9 80.18 km/h Jari-Matti Latvala
SS4 9:47 Los Mexicanos 1 9.76 km Sébastien Loeb 7:53.3 74.24 km/h
SS5 10:08 Ortega 1 23.69 km Sébastien Loeb 14:08.7 100.49 km/h Mikko Hirvonen
SS6 13:36 El Cubilete 2 22.12 km Jari-Matti Latvala 13:11.8 101.86 km/h Sébastien Loeb
SS7 14:34 Las Minas 2 15.21 km Jari-Matti Latvala 11:03.1 82.58 km/h
SS8 15:15 Los Mexicanos 2 9.76 km Jari-Matti Latvala 7:43.6 75.79 km/h
SS9 15:36 Ortega 2 23.69 km stage cancelled[2]
SS10 17:24 Monster León Street Stage 1.23 km Sébastien Loeb 1:16.4 57.96 km/h
SS11 20:13 Super Special 1 2.21 km Nasser Al-Attiyah 1:39.5 79.96 km/h
SS12 20:18 Super Special 2 2.21 km Chris Atkinson 1:38.3 80.94 km/h
Leg 2
(10 Mar)
SS13 6:54 Ibarrilla 1 29.90 km Jari-Matti Latvala 18:01.4 99.54 km/h
SS14 8:12 Otates 1 41.88 km Sébastien Loeb 30:19.9 82.84 km/h
SS15 11:06 Ibarrilla 2 29.90 km Sébastien Loeb 17:55.3 100.10 km/h
SS16 12:24 Otates 2 41.88 km Jari-Matti Latvala 29:54.7 84.01 km/h
SS17 15:30 Comanjilla 1 17.91 km Jari-Matti Latvala 10:21.1 103.81 km/h
SS18 16:45 Super Special 3 4.42 km Petter Solberg
Sébastien Loeb
3:14.3 81.89 km/h
SS19 16:50 Super Special 4 2.21 km stage cancelled
SS20 17:23 Comanjilla 2 17.91 km Jari-Matti Latvala 10:13.7 105.06 km/h
Leg 3
(11 Mar)
SS21 9:30 Super Special 5 4.42 km Thierry Neuville 3:12.5 82.7 km/h
SS22 10:33 Guanajuatito 54.76 km Mikko Hirvonen 36:30.7 89.2 km/h
SS23 12:06 Derramadero 11.51 km Sébastien Loeb 7:14.9 87.6 km/h
SS24 13:18 VW Power Stage 5.75 km Petter Solberg 3:11.4 102.7 km/h

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 5.46 km (3.39 mi) stage at the end of the rally.[3]

Pos Driver Time Diff. Avg. speed Points
1 Petter Solberg 3:11.429 0.000 102.7 km/h 3
2 Sébastien Loeb 3:12.900 +1.471 101.9 km/h 2
3 Mads Østberg 3:14.109 +2.680 101.3 km/h 1

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

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 66
2 Mikko Hirvonen 4 2 2 2 50
3 Petter Solberg 3 4 2 3 1 47
4 Mads Østberg 3 4 3 28
5 Jari-Matti Latvala Ret 1 3 Ret 26
6 Evgeny Novikov 5 3 5 Ret 21
7 Dani Sordo 2 Ret 18
8 Ott Tänak 8 Ret 5 14
9 Nasser Al-Attiyah 21 6 8
10 François Delecour 6 8
11 Armindo Araújo 10 15 7 7
12 Henning Solberg 13 7 DNS 6
13 Pierre Campana 7 6
14 Sébastien Ogier Ret 11 8 4
15 Patrik Sandell 8 4
16 Martin Prokop 9 9 4
17 Ken Block 9 2
18 Eyvind Brynildsen 10 1
19 Ricardo Triviño 10 1
Pos Driver MON
SWE
MEX
POR
ARG
GRE
NZL
FIN
GER
GBR
FRA
ITA
ESP
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

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 372843 108
2 Ford World Rally Team 154015 70
3 M-Sport Ford World Rally Team 161210 38
4 Mini WRC Team 26 26
5 Qatar World Rally Team 88 16
6 Adapta World Rally Team 12 12
7 Citroën Junior World Rally Team 6 6
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:

PWRC Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON
MEX
ARG
GRE
NZL
GER
ITA
ESP
 Pts 
1 Michał Kościuszko 1 3 40
2 Benito Guerra 1 25
3 Louise Cook 2 18
4 Nicolás Fuchs DNS 2 18
5 Gianluca Linari 4 12
6 Rodrigo Salgado 5 10
7 Ramona Karlsson 6 8
Pos Driver MON
MEX
ARG
GRE
NZL
GER
ITA
ESP
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References

  1. "Rally Mexico Start List" (PDF). Rally Mexico. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. "SS9: Safety concerns lead to stage cancellation". World Rally Championship. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. "RZ24 VW Power Stage". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. "2012 FIA World Rally Championship – Entrants". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. Evans, David (6 February 2012). "Prodrive loses status as MINI's factory World Rally Team". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  6. "FIA confirms updated manufacturers'list". World Rally Championship. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
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