2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge

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.

2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Previous: 2011 Next: 2013 (ERC)

Calendar

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.[1]

Round Dates Event title Rally HQ Surface
1 23–25 FebruaryRallye Açores Ponta DelgadaGravel
2 15–17 MarchRally Islas Canarias Las PalmasAsphalt
3 6–7 AprilCircuit of Ireland Rally ArmaghAsphalt
4 11–12 MayTour de Corse AjaccioAsphalt
5 14–16 JuneTarga Florio Rally[2] SicilyAsphalt
6 21–24 JuneYpres Rally YpresAsphalt
7 6–7 JulyRally San Marino San MarinoGravel
8 20–22 JulySibiu Rally Romania SibiuGravel
9 31 August–2 SeptemberBarum Czech Rally Zlín ZlínAsphalt
10 15–16 SeptemberPrime Yalta Rally YaltaAsphalt
11 29–30 SeptemberRally Sliven SlivenAsphalt
12 12–13 OctoberRallye Sanremo SanremoAsphalt
13 2–3 NovemberCyprus Rally LimassolAsphalt/Gravel

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
Odessa 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 2:12:43.2
2 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:13:08.3
3 Bryan Bouffier Peugeot 207 S2000 2:14:48.0
2 Rally Islas Canarias
(15–17 March)
1 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:21:46.5
2 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:22:14.8
3 Luis Monzón Peugeot 207 S2000 2:25:00.1
3 Circuit of Ireland
(6–7 April) — Results and report
1 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 1:58:21.8
2 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 1:59:06.0
3 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:00:01.3
4 Tour de Corse
(11–12 May)
1 Dani Sordo Mini John Cooper Works S2000 3:22:01.6
2 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 3:22:19.5
3 Pierre Campana Peugeot 207 S2000 3:22:34.0
5 Targa Florio Rally
(14–16 June)[N 1]
1 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 1:04:59.1
2 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 1:04:59.9
3 Giandomenico Basso Ford Fiesta RRC 1:05:01.6
6 Ypres Rally
(21–24 June)
1 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:36:52.7
2 Freddy Loix Peugeot 207 S2000 2:37:39.2
3 Pieter Tsjoen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:39:07.3
7 Rally San Marino
(6–7 July)
1 Giandomenico Basso Ford Fiesta RRC 2:35:56.6
2 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:35:59.4
3 Umberto Scandola Škoda Fabia S2000 2:37:38.2
8 Sibiu Rally Romania
(20–21 July)
1 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:15:28.0
2 Patrik Flodin Ford Fiesta S2000 2:21:01.8
3 François Delecour Peugeot 207 S2000 2:27:24.9
9 Barum Rally Zlín
(31 August – 2 September) — Results and report
1 Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:11:28.2
2 Roman Kresta Škoda Fabia S2000 2:13:11.3
3 Tomáš Kostka Škoda Fabia S2000 2:13:20.0
10 Prime Yalta Rally
(15–16 September)
1 Yağiz Avci Ford Fiesta S2000 3:09:58.7
2 Robert Consani Renault Mégane RS 3:13:11.1
3 László Vizin Škoda Fabia S2000 3:13:37.1
11 Rally Sliven
(29–30 September)
1 Dimitar Iliev Škoda Fabia S2000 1:48:58.7
2 Petar Gyoshev Peugeot 207 S2000 1:49:09.9
3 Krum Donchev Peugeot 207 S2000 1:52:24.0
12 Rallye Sanremo
(12–13 October)
1 Giandomenico Basso Ford Fiesta RRC 2:19:03.6
2 Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:19:39.3
3 Alessandro Perico Peugeot 207 S2000 2:21:17.3
13 Cyprus Rally
(2–3 November)
1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 3:16:25.2
2 Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia S2000 3:20:00.5
3 Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza R4 3:26:32.3
Notes
  1. The rally was abandoned after eight stages following the death of Gareth Roberts, co-driver to Craig Breen, in a crash on stage eight.[3][4]

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 16
25 Pieter Tsjoen 3 15
Krum Donchev 3 15
László Vizin 3 15
Tomáš Kostka 3 15
Luis Monzón 3 15
François Delecour 3 15
31 Murat Bostanci 6 7 14
Michał Sołowow 4 9 14
33 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 12
40 Jonathan Pérez 5 10
Edwin Keleti 5 10
Andreas Aigner 12 8 Ret 7 10
43 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 8
50 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 6
56 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 4
62 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 2
71 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 
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)

Manufacturers

  • Only the best eight scores from each manufacturer count towards the championship.
Pos Manufacturer AZO
CAN
IRE
COR
TAR
YPR
SMR
ROM
ZLI
YAL
SLI
SAN
CYP
Total Drop  Pts 
1 Škoda 43 43 43 37 43 40 33 25 43 15 25 22 56 468 120 348
2 Peugeot 15 27 27 33 22 30 0 15 18 0 33 27 0 247 30 217
3 M-Sport 12 4 6 2 15 14 31 18 8 33 16 35 50 244 32 212
4 Subaru 10 2 0 16 3 10 22 0 25 22 2 2 54 168 6 162
5 Renault 0 7 18 12 14 1 12 22 6 18 16 14 0 140 14 126
6 Honda 0 18 0 0 4 6 0 8 1 6 8 0 16 67 67
Pos Manufacturer AZO
CAN
IRE
COR
TAR
YPR
SMR
ROM
ZLI
YAL
SLI
SAN
CYP
Total Drop  Pts 

References

  1. "Exciting IRC calendar for 2012 revealed". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. "Targa Florio to replace Mecsek Rally on 2012 IRC calendar". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  3. "Statement following accident on stage eight". IRCSeries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. "Craig Breen's co-driver Gareth Roberts dies in Targa Florio crash". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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