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2012 Monte Carlo Rally

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2012 Monte Carlo Rally
80ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the2012 World Rally Championship season
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Sébastien Loebduring Rally
Host countryMonacoMonaco
Rally baseMonte Carlo
Dates runJanuary 18 – 22 2012
Stages18[1](433.36 km; 269.28 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmacand snow
Overall distance1,772.52 km (1,101.39 miles)[1]
Statistics
Crews82[2]at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFranceSébastien Loeb
FranceCitroën Total WRT

The2012 Monte Carlo Rally,officially80ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlowas the first round of the2012 World Rally Championship(WRC) season. The rally took place between 18 and 22 January 2012.

Report

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Introduction

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The rally, which returned to the WRC calendar after a three-year absence,[3]started inValenceon Wednesday 18 January and covered over 1,339 kilometres (832.0 mi), including 433 kilometres (269.1 mi) of special stages. Stages were run in both daylight and at night, and the route included two passes through the famousCol de Turinistage on Saturday.[1]The rally became the first in the modern era of the sport to be held over the course of five days. 82 entries were registered for the event.[2]

Leg One (18 January)

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2011 World ChampionSébastien Loebtook an early lead when he won the first stage of the rally, Le Moulinon–Antraigues. However, icy conditions on the second stage, Burzet–St Martial meant thatForddriverJari-Matti Latvalatook the lead when he adopted an unorthodox tyre strategy, using super-soft and studded tyres on opposite corners of his car. By the end of the stage, Latvala had established a thirty-second lead over Loeb.[4]Latvala's lead was short-lived, as he crashed out on the second running of Burzet–St Martial when he missed a pace note warning that a corner tightened on entry.[5]His car fell over a short drop, but could not be retrieved. Ford later confirmed that Latvala had retired from the rally, as the event was not run to "Rally 2" – formerly super-rally – regulations which would normally allow Latvala to restart the rally the next day.[6]

Latvala's accident meant that Loeb reclaimed the lead of the rally, one minute ahead ofMini'sDani SordoandPetter Solbergin the second works Ford Fiesta.Sébastien Ogierfinished the day fourth in hisŠkoda Fabia S2000,which he credited to the mixed conditions minimising the differences in performance between the WRC and Super 2000 cars.Evgeny Novikovwas fifth, the first of the privateer WRC cars.[7]

Leg Two (19 January)

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The second day of competition saw the running of six special stages, five of which were won by Loeb;[8]Sordo won the second run over Labatie D'Andaure–Lalouvesc. Ogier crashed out of the rally on the final stage of the day, the second pass over Lamastre–Gilhoc–Alboussière.[9]Ogier had been running sixth at the time of the accident. His co-driver,Julien Ingrassia,injured his arm in the crash, though the exact extent of his injuries was not revealed except to say that it was "not broken".[10]

At the end of the second day, Loeb's lead over Sordo was one minute and thirty-seven seconds, with third-placed Solberg a further three seconds behind.[8]Ford team principalMalcolm Wilsonadmitted that he felt Solberg was being "too conservative" with the car and encouraged him to chase Sordo as it was more important for Solberg to become familiar with the car's abilities than it was to score manufacturer points.[11]Loeb's team-mateMikko Hirvonenwas a further two minutes behind Solberg, holding a narrow lead over Novikov.[8]

Results

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Event standings

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Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
Overall
1. FranceSébastien Loeb MonacoDaniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 4:32:39.9 0.0 28
2. SpainDani Sordo SpainCarlos del Barrio Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:35:25.4 2:45.5 18
3. NorwayPetter Solberg United KingdomChris Patterson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:35:54.1 3:14.2 15
4. FinlandMikko Hirvonen FinlandJarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 4:36:46.7 4:06.8 14
5. RussiaEvgeny Novikov FranceDenis Giraudet Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:38:43.3 6:03.4 11
6. FranceFrançois Delecour FranceDominique Savignoni Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:40:27.8 7:47.9 8
7. FrancePierre Campana FranceSabrina de Castelli Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:41:11.3 8:31.4 6
8. EstoniaOtt Tänak EstoniaKuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:43:14.5 10:34.6 4
9. Czech RepublicMartin Prokop Czech RepublicZdeněk Hrůza Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:48:50.6 16:10.7 2
10. PortugalArmindo Araújo PortugalMiguel Ramalho Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:48:56.5 16:16.6 1
11. United KingdomMatthew Wilson United KingdomScott Martin Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:51:30.9 +18:51.0 0
12. NetherlandsKevin Abbring BelgiumLara Vanneste Škoda Fabia S2000 4:51:36.2 +18:56.3 -
13. NorwayHenning Solberg Norway Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:52:56.2 +20:16.3 -
14. Republic of IrelandCraig Breen United KingdomGareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 4:57:06.2 +5:30.0 25*
15. FranceBryan Bouffier FranceXavier Panseri Peugeot 207 S2000 5:00:05.3 +8:29.1 -
S2000 / SWRC
1. (12.) NetherlandsKevin Abbring BelgiumLara Vanneste Škoda Fabia S2000 4:51:36.2 0.0 -
2. (14.) Republic of IrelandCraig Breen United KingdomGareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 4:57:06.2 +5:30.0 25*
3. (15.) FranceBryan Bouffier FranceXavier Panseri Peugeot 207 S2000 5:00:05.3 +8:29.1 -
Production Class 4 / PWRC
1. (18.) SwitzerlandOlivier Burri SwitzerlandJean-Jacques Ferrero Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:08:10.4 0.0 -**
2. (25.) FranceRichard Frau FranceFrédéric Vauclare Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:21:55.6 +13:45.2 -**
3. (27.) FranceStéphane Cornu FranceFabrice Nedel Renault Mégane RS 5:24:15.6 +16:05.2 -**
4. (28.) FranceJerôme Aymard FranceSandrine Aymard Subaru Impreza WRX STi 5:27:11.8 +19:01.4 -**
5. (30.) PolandMichał Kościuszko PolandMaciek Szczepaniak Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:35:14.8 +27:04.4 25
Production Class 8 / PWRC[12]
1. (42.) Czech RepublicMartin Rada Czech RepublicJaroslav Jugas Alfa Romeo 147 5:48:32.2 0.0 -**
2. (54.) United KingdomLouise Cook United KingdomStefan Davis Ford Fiesta ST 7:02:39.6 +1:14:07.4 18

* Only team eligible for SWRC points that was classified.

** These teams do not score points in PWRC.

Special stages

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Day Stage Time (UTC+1) Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(18 Jan) 		SS1 9:03 Le Moulinon – Antraigues 1 36.87 km FranceSébastien Loeb 24:04.0 91.92 km/h FranceSébastien Loeb
SS2 10:21 Burzet – St Martial 1 30.48 km FinlandJari-Matti Latvala 21:28.2 85.18 km/h FinlandJari-Matti Latvala
SS3 14:21 Le Moulinon – Antraigues 2 36.87 km FranceSébastien Loeb 23:47.0 93.01 km/h
SS4 16:20 Burzet – St Martial 2 30.48 km FranceSébastien Loeb 20:18.2 90.07 km/h FranceSébastien Loeb
Leg 2
(19 Jan) 		SS5 9:33 Labatie D'Andaure – Lalouvesc 1 19.00 km FranceSébastien Loeb 11:22.5 100.22 km/h
SS6 10:14 St. Bonnet – St. Julien Molhesabate – St. Bonnet 1 25.22 km FranceSébastien Loeb 12:37.7 119.83 km/h
SS7 11:37 Lamastre – Gilhoc – Alboussière 1 21.66 km FranceSébastien Loeb 13:41.8 94.88 km/h
SS8 14:50 Labatie D'Andaure – Lalouvesc 2 19.00 km SpainDani Sordo 11:14.9 101.35 km/h
SS9 15:31 St. Bonnet – St. Julien Molhesabate – St. Bonnet 2 25.22 km FranceSébastien Loeb 12:29.6 121.12 km/h
SS10 16:54 Lamastre – Gilhoc – Alboussière 2 21.66 km FranceSébastien Loeb 14:00.6 92.76 km/h
Leg 3
(20 Jan) 		SS11 10:02 St-Jean-en-Royans – Font d'Urle 23.28 km NorwayPetter Solberg 12:08.6 115.03 km/h
SS12 10:43 Cimetiere de Vassieux – Col de Gaudissart 24.13 km FinlandMikko Hirvonen 15:47.7 91.66 km/h
SS13 15:11 Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze – Eygalayes 29.89 km FinlandMikko Hirvonen 17:08.7 104.60 km/h
Leg 4
(21 Jan) 		SS14 15:11 Moulinet – La Bollène Vésubie 1 23.41 km FinlandMikko Hirvonen 15:38.4 89.81 km/h
SS15 15:54 Lantosque – Lucéram 1 18.81 km NorwayPetter Solberg 12:57.0 87.15 km/h
SS16 19:34 Moulinet – La Bollène Vésubie 2 23.41 km NorwayPetter Solberg 15:45.5 89.13 km/h
SS17 21:17 Lantosque – Lucéram 2 18.81 km NorwayPetter Solberg 13:05.8 86.17 km/h
Leg 5
(22 Jan) 		SS18 10:11 Ste Agnès – Col de la Madone (Power stage) 5.16 km FranceSébastien Loeb 3:27.8 89.39 km/h

Power Stage

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The "Power stage" was a 5.16 km (3.21 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held betweenSte-AgnesandCol de la Madone.[1]

Pos Driver Time Diff. Avg. speed Points
1 FranceSébastien Loeb 3:27.8 0.0 89.39 km/h 3
2 FinlandMikko Hirvonen 3:29.0 +1.2 88.88 km/h 2
3 RussiaEvgeny Novikov 3:30.4 +2.6 88.29 km/h 1

References

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  10. ^Evans, David (19 January 2012)."Sebastien Ogier's co-driver Julien Ingrassia hurts arm in Monte Carlo Rally crash".Autosport.Haymarket Publications.Retrieved20 January2012.
  11. ^Evans, David (19 January 2012)."Ford gives Petter Solberg green light to fight for second in Monte Carlo".Autosport.Haymarket Publications.Retrieved20 January2012.
  12. ^Official final classification[permanent dead link‍]
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