The 2012 Rallye de France – Alsace was the eleventh round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 4–7 October, and was based in Strasbourg, the capital city of the Alsace region of France. The rally was also the seventh round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the fifth round of the WRC Academy.
Victor Sébastien Loeb retained his driver champion title in this rally, and the third place of his teammate Mikko Hirvonen allowed Citroën to retain the manufacturer title as well, making this rally a repeat of the 2010 event.
Results Event standings
Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points Overall 1. Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 3:32:53.0 0.0 25 2. Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:33:08.5 15.5 18 3. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 3:33:37.1 44.1 15 4. Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Citroën DS3 WRC 3:34:00.3 1:07.3 5. Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:34:09.4 1:16.4 6. Ott Tänak Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:35.20.9 2:27.9 7. Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:38:44.6 5:51.6 6 8. Chris Atkinson Glenn MacNeall Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:39:35.4 6:42.4 4 9. Martin Prokop Zdeněk Hrůza Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:41:39.8 8:46.8 2 10. Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye Citroën DS3 WRC 3:41:52.7 8:59.7 1 SWRC 1. (17.) Craig Breen Paul Nagle Ford Fiesta S2000 3:50:11.3 0.0 25 2. (18.) Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC 3:50:48.9 37.6 18 3. (24.) Per-Gunnar Andersson Emil Axelsson Proton Satria Neo S2000 4:07:44.1 17:32.5 15 4. (30.) Andreas Aigner Detlef Ruf Proton Satria Neo S2000 4:10:26.6 20:15.3 12 WRC Academy 1. Elfyn Evans Philip Pugh Ford Fiesta R2 3:20:42.6 0.0 2. José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 3:21:25.1 42.5 3. John MacCrone Stuart Loudon Ford Fiesta R2 3:22:18.0 1:35.4 4. Brendan Reeves Rhianon Smyth Ford Fiesta R2 3:23:49.1 3:06.5 5. Fredrik Åhlin Morten Erik Abrahamsen Ford Fiesta R2 3:24:18.9 3:36.3 6. Pontus Tidemand Stig Rune Skjærmoen Ford Fiesta R2 3:27:57.7 7:15.1 7. Timo van der Marel Erwin Berkhof Ford Fiesta R2 3:35:09.8 14:27.2 6 Note: – The WRC Academy featured the two first legs of the rally.
Special stages All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Leg Stage Name Length Winner Time Rally leader Leg 1 (4 Oct/5 Oct) SS1 16:30 SSS Strasbourg 3.63 km Thierry Neuville 2:44.7 79.34 km/h Thierry Neuville SS2 9:23 Hohlandsbourg – Firstplan 1 28.67 km Sébastien Loeb 14:36.1 117.81 km/h Sébastien Loeb SS3 10:06 Vallée de Munster 1 22.16 km Sébastien Loeb 11:18.8 117.53 km/h SS4 11:22 Soultzeren – Pays Welche 1 19.93 km Jari-Matti Latvala 9:49.2 121.77 km/h SS5 13:56 Hohlandsbourg – Firstplan 2 28.67 km Sébastien Loeb 14:28.9 118.78 km/h SS6 14:39 Vallée de Munster 2 22.16 km Jari-Matti Latvala 11:07.0 119.60 km/h SS7 15:55 Soultzeren – Pays Welche 2 19.93 km Sébastien Loeb 9:44.6 122.73 km/h SS8 18:35 SSS Mulhouse 4.65 km Jari-Matti Latvala 3:37.7 76.89 km/h Leg 2 (6 Oct) SS9 8:38 Massif des Grands Crus – Ungersberg 1 18.16 km Sébastien Loeb 10:58.0 99.36 km/h SS10 9:36 Pays d'Ormont 1 43.45 km Sébastien Loeb 23:20.0 111.73 km/h SS11 10:47 Pays de la Haute Bruche 1 24.04 km Jari-Matti Latvala 11:13.1 128.58 km/h SS12 11:45 Klevener 1 10.75 km Stage cancelled SS13 14:38 Massif des Grands Crus – Ungersberg 2 18.16 km Mikko Hirvonen Jari-Matti Latvala 10:53.8 99.99 km/h SS14 15:36 Pays d'Ormont 2 43.45 km Sébastien Loeb 23:09.9 112.54 km/h SS15 16:47 Pays de la Haute Bruche 2 24.04 km Sébastien Loeb 11:10.8 129.02 km/h SS16 17:45 Klevener 2 10.75 km Jari-Matti Latvala 6:08.4 105.05 km/h Leg 3 (7 Oct) SS17 9:23 Vignoble de Cleebourg 1 17.08 km Thierry Neuville 10:11.7 100.52 km/h SS18 10:46 Bischwiller – Gries 1 7.95 km Thierry Neuville 4:19.2 110.42 km/h SS19 11:16 SSS Haguenau 1 5.74 km Thierry Neuville 4:16.2 80.66 km/h SS20 12:44 Vignoble de Cleebourg 2 (Power stage) 17.08 km Ott Tänak 10:24.0 98.54 km/h SS21 14:07 Bischwiller – Gries 2 7.95 km Thierry Neuville 4:16.8 111.45 km/h SS22 14:37 SSS Haguenau 2 5.74 km Thierry Neuville 4:03.7 84.79 km/h
Power stage The Power stage was a 17.08 km stage run through the Vignoble de Cleebourg. The three fastest crews through this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points. Ott Tänak was the fastest driver through the stage, earning three additional championship points. Thierry Neuville was second, while Mads Østberg finished third.
Driver Co-driver Car Class Time Difference Points 1 5 Ott Tänak Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 10:24.0 0.000 98.32 km/h 3 2 8 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 10:24.9 0.9 98.23 km/h 2 3 10 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 10:25.8 1.8 98.15 km/h 1
References
External links
Rallye de France at WRC.com Rallye de France at JUWRA.com