2012 Circuit of Ireland
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The 2012 Circuit of Ireland, officially the Donnelly Group Circuit of Ireland Rally was the third round of the 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The fifteen stage tarmac event took place between 6–7 April 2012 with two of the Friday stages taking place at night.
It was the first time the event had been included in the IRC calendar.
Introduction
The rally was based in Armagh with the fifteen stages rally covering a total of 220.30 km (136.89 mi) primarily on closed public road. A super special stage started the event at the Titanic Quarter, Belfast on the Friday afternoon.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Finland Juho Hänninen | Finland Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:58:21.8 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | Norway Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1:59:06.0 | 1:39.5 | 18 |
| 3. | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký | Czech Republic Pavel Dresler | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:00:01.3 | 1:39.5 | 15 |
| 4. | France Mathieu Arzeno | Belgium Renoul Jamoul | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2:02:23.4 | 4:01.6 | 12 |
| 5. | Republic of Ireland Craig Breen | United Kingdom Gareth Roberts | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:03:15.6 | 4:53.8 | 10 |
| 6. | Republic of Ireland Robert Barrable | Republic of Ireland Damien Connolly | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:03:36.3 | 5:14.5 | 8 |
| 7. | Germany Sepp Wiegand | Germany Timo Gottschalk | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:04:37.7 | 6:15.9 | 6 |
| 8. | United Kingdom Garry Jennings | Republic of Ireland Barry McNulty | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 2:06:49.7 | 8:27.9 | 4 |
| 9. | Republic of Ireland Donagh Kelly | Republic of Ireland Kevin Flanagan | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 2:07:33.2 | 9:11.4 | 2 |
| 10. | Republic of Ireland Sam Moffett | Republic of Ireland James O'Reilly | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 2:07:37.8 | 9:16.0 | 1 |
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (6 April) | SS1 | 17:00 | Titanic | 1.80 km | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký | 2:11.8 | 51.90 km/h | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký |
| SS2 | 18:30 | Drummond 1 | 12.96 km | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | 8:14.6 | 94.84 km/h | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | |
| SS3 | 18:58 | Legane 1 | 25.16 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 16:08.7 | 93.99 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 21:25 | Drummond 2 | 12.96 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 8:13.9 | 94.97 km/h | Czech Republic Jan Kopecký | |
| SS5 | 21:53 | Legane 2 | 25.16 km | stage cancelled | ||||
| 2 (7 April) | SS6 | 09:07 | Redrock 1 | 25.00 km | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | 13:50.2 | 108.93 km/h | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen |
| SS7 | 09:50 | Drumhillery 1 | 14.24 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 96.04 | km/h | Finland Juho Hänninen | |
| SS8 | 10:26 | Hollow 1 | 14.56 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 8:45.0 | 100.53 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 12:03 | Redrock 2 | 25.00 km | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | 13:26.2 | 112.17 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 12:46 | Drumhillery 2 | 14.24 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 8:48.1 | 97.62 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 13:22 | Hollow 2 | 14.56 km | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | 8:29.8 | 103.52 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 16:00 | Lisburn 1 | 1.06 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 0:57.9 | 64.04 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 16:15 | Lisburn 2 | 1.06 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 0:57.9 | 64.04 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 16:53 | Banbridge North | 7.54 km | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | 4:54.7 | 92.23 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 17:41 | Redrock 3 | 25.00 km | Finland Juho Hänninen | 14:10.7 | 106.30 km/h |