The 32nd Philips Rally Argentina was the fifth round of 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. It is the longest rally of the year, covering total of 502.73 stage kilometres, with Ambul also being the longest stage of the year. The event took place between 26 and 29 April 2012.

Report

Ford World Rally Team driver Jari-Matti Latvala was forced out of the rally after his accident while training two weeks before the rally. He was replaced by Dani Sordo.

Results

Event standings

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
Overall
1.France Sébastien LoebMonaco Daniel ElenaCitroën DS3 WRC5:34:38.80.025
2.Finland Mikko HirvonenFinland Jarmo LehtinenCitroën DS3 WRC5:34:54.015.220
3.Norway Mads ØstbergSweden Jonas AnderssonFord Fiesta RS WRC5:37:49.23:10.415
4.Czech Republic Martin ProkopCzech Republic Zdeněk HrůzaFord Fiesta RS WRC5:44:24.19:45.312
5.Belgium Thierry NeuvilleBelgium Nicolas GilsoulCitroën DS3 WRC5:45:56.411:17.610
6.Norway Petter SolbergUnited Kingdom Chris PattersonFord Fiesta RS WRC5:46:41.012:02.211
7.France Sébastien OgierFrance Julien IngrassiaŠkoda Fabia S20005:47:04.112:25.36
8.Russia Evgeny NovikovFrance Denis GiraudetFord Fiesta RS WRC5:55:49.021:10.24
9.Qatar Nasser Al-AttiyahItaly Giovanni BernacchiniCitroën DS3 WRC6:03:01.428:22.63
10.Estonia Ott TänakEstonia Kuldar SikkFord Fiesta RS WRC6:11:58.337:19.51
PWRC
1.(11.)Mexico Benito GuerraSpain Borja RozadaMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X6:12:00.60.025
2.(13.)Peru Nicolás FuchsArgentina Fernando MussanoMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X6:16:19.74:19.118
3.(14.)Ukraine Valeriy GorbanUkraine Andriy NikolaievMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX6:18:45.26:44.615
4.(15.)Argentina Marcos LigatoArgentina Rubén GarcíaSubaru Impreza WRX STI6:25:00.012:59.412
5.(16.)Italy Gianluca LinariItaly Nicola ArenaSubaru Impreza WRX STI6:40:24.828:24.210
6.(17.)Argentina Ezequiel CamposArgentina Cristian WinklerMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X6:47:27.435:26.88
7.(18.)Indonesia Subhan AksaIndonesia Hade MboiMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X6:47:44.935:44.36
8.(23.)Italy Lorenzo BertelliItaly Lorenzo GranaiMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX7:35:06.41:23:05.84

Special stages

All dates and times are ART (UTC–3).

DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
Leg 1 (26–27 Apr)SS120:08SSS Amarok 16.04 kmNorway Petter Solberg4:54.973.73 km/hNorway Petter Solberg
SS27:28La Pampa / La Pampa 137.51 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb23:12.596.97 km/h
SS38:21Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 151.88 kmNorway Petter Solberg37:50.782.25 km/h
SS412:46La Pampa / La Pampa 237.51 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb22:56.398.11 km/hFinland Mikko Hirvonen
SS513:39Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 251.88 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb37:21.883.31 km/hFrance Sébastien Loeb
SS617:23Cosquin / Villa Allende19.18 kmFinland Mikko Hirvonen13:36.784.54 km/h
Leg 2 (28 Apr)SS78:30San Agustin / Santa Rosa 120.18 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb12:41.395.42 km/h
SS89:18Amboy / Santa Monica 120.33 kmFinland Mikko Hirvonen10:40.5114.26 km/h
SS910:31Intiyaco / Golpe de Agua 139.74 kmFinland Mikko Hirvonen22:48.1104.57 km/h
SS1014:44San Agustin / Santa Rosa 220.18 kmNorway Petter Solberg12:32.396.57 km/h
SS1115:32Amboy / Santa Monica 220.33 kmNorway Petter Solberg10:30.4116.10 km/h
SS1216:45Intiyaco / Golpe de Agua 239.74 kmNorway Petter Solberg22:36.2105.49 km/h
SS1320:08SSS Amarok 26.04 kmBelgium Thierry Neuville4:49.475.13 km/h
Leg 3 (29 Apr)SS148:00Matadero / Ambul65.74 kmNorway Petter Solberg38:16.0103.08 km/h
SS159:51Mina Clavero / Giulio Cesare 117.41 kmNorway Petter Solberg15:38.166.81 km/h
SS1610:32El Condor / Copina16.32 kmNorway Petter Solberg13:17.573.67 km/h
SS1714:07Mina Clavero / Giulio Cesare 217.41 kmNorway Petter Solberg15:29.367.44 km/h
SS1814:48El Condor / Casilla Negra11.16 kmNorway Petter Solberg9:37.669.56 km/h
SS1915:21Copina (Power stage)4.15 kmNorway Petter Solberg2:32.997.71 km/h

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 4.15 km (2.58 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

PosDriverTimeDiff.Avg. speedPoints
1Norway Petter Solberg2:32.9150.00097.7 km/h3
2Finland Mikko Hirvonen2:34.063+1.14897.0 km/h2
3Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah2:34.470+1.55596.8 km/h1

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points251815121086421
PosDriverMON MonacoSWE SwedenMEX MexicoPOR PortugalARG ArgentinaGRE GreeceNZL New ZealandFIN FinlandGER GermanyGBR United KingdomFRA FranceITA ItalyESP SpainPts
Pos Driver MON Monaco SWE Sweden MEX Mexico POR Portugal ARG Argentina GRE Greece NZL New Zealand FIN Finland GER Germany GBR United Kingdom FRA France ITA Italy ESP Spain Pts 1 France Sébastien Loeb 1 1 6 1 1 2 Ret 1 91 2 Norway Petter Solberg 3 4 2 3 1 3 6 1 73 3 Finland Mikko Hirvonen 4 2 2 2 DSQ 2 2 70 4 Norway Mads Østberg 3 4 3 1 3 68 5 Russia Evgeny Novikov 5 3 5 Ret 2 8 43 6 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ret 1 3 Ret 13 2 Inj 28 7 Czech Republic Martin Prokop 9 9 5 4 26 8 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah 21 6 4 9 3 23 9 Spain Dani Sordo 2 Ret 11 1 Ret 21 10 Estonia Ott Tänak 8 Ret 5 14 3 10 16 11 France Sébastien Ogier Ret 11 8 7 7 16 12 Belgium Thierry Neuville Ret 12 13 8 5 14 13 France François Delecour 6 8 14 Netherlands Dennis Kuipers 6 8 15 Portugal Armindo Araújo 10 15 7 15 Ret 7 16 Norway Henning Solberg 13 7 DNS DNS 6 17 France Pierre Campana 7 6 18 Sweden Patrik Sandell 8 Ret 4 19 Finland Jari Ketomaa Ret 9 2 20 United States Ken Block 9 2 21 Netherlands Peter van Merksteijn Jr. 19 10 1 22 Mexico Ricardo Triviño 10 26 Ret 1 23 Norway Eyvind Brynildsen 10 1 Pos Driver MON Monaco SWE Sweden MEX Mexico POR Portugal ARG Argentina GRE Greece NZL New Zealand FIN Finland GER Germany GBR United Kingdom FRA France ITA Italy ESP Spain PtsKey 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)
1France Sébastien Loeb1 16 11 2Ret191
2Norway Petter Solberg34 23 136 173
3Finland Mikko Hirvonen4 222DSQ2 270
4Norway Mads Østberg34 31368
5Russia Evgeny Novikov5 35Ret2843
6Finland Jari-Matti LatvalaRet1 3Ret13 2Inj28
7Czech Republic Martin Prokop995426
8Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah21649 323
9Spain Dani Sordo2Ret11 1Ret21
10Estonia Ott Tänak8Ret514 31016
11France Sébastien OgierRet1187716
12Belgium Thierry NeuvilleRet12138514
13France François Delecour68
14Netherlands Dennis Kuipers68
15Portugal Armindo Araújo1015715Ret7
16Norway Henning Solberg137DNSDNS6
17France Pierre Campana76
18Sweden Patrik Sandell8Ret4
19Finland Jari KetomaaRet92
20United States Ken Block92
21Netherlands Peter van Merksteijn Jr.19101
22Mexico Ricardo Triviño1026Ret1
23Norway Eyvind Brynildsen101
PosDriverMON MonacoSWE SwedenMEX MexicoPOR PortugalARG ArgentinaGRE GreeceNZL New ZealandFIN FinlandGER GermanyGBR United KingdomFRA FranceITA ItalyESP SpainPts
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew 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

PosManufacturerMON MonacoSWE SwedenMEX MexicoPOR PortugalARG ArgentinaGRE GreeceNZL New ZealandFIN FinlandGER GermanyGBR United KingdomFRA FranceITA ItalyESP SpainPts
1France Citroën Total World Rally Team372843043151
2United Kingdom Ford World Rally Team1540152610106
3United Kingdom M-Sport Ford World Rally Team161210311281
4Qatar Qatar World Rally Team8815637
5France Citroën Junior World Rally Team6121230
6Norway Adapta World Rally Team121527
7United Kingdom Mini WRC Team†2626
8Brazil Brazil World Rally Team10010
–Portugal Armindo Araújo World Rally Team‡40
–Brazil Palmeirinha Rally‡20
PosManufacturerMON MonacoSWE SwedenMEX MexicoPOR PortugalARG ArgentinaGRE GreeceNZL New ZealandFIN FinlandGER GermanyGBR United KingdomFRA FranceITA ItalyESP SpainPts

Notes:

PWRC Drivers' championship

PosDriverMON MonacoMEX MexicoARG ArgentinaGRE GreeceNZL New ZealandGER GermanyITA ItalyESP SpainPts
Pos Driver MON Monaco MEX Mexico ARG Argentina GRE Greece NZL New Zealand GER Germany ITA Italy ESP Spain Pts 1 Mexico Benito Guerra 1 1 50 2 Poland Michał Kościuszko 1 3 Ret 40 3 Peru Nicolás Fuchs DNS 2 2 36 4 Italy Gianluca Linari 4 5 22 5 United Kingdom Louise Cook 2 18 6 Ukraine Valeriy Gorban 3 15 7 Argentina Marcos Ligato 4 12 8 Mexico Rodrigo Salgado 5 10 9 Sweden Ramona Karlsson 6 Ret 8 10 Argentina Ezequiel Campos 6 8 11 Indonesia Subhan Aksa 7 6 12 Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Ret 8 4 Pos Driver MON Monaco MEX Mexico ARG Argentina GRE Greece NZL New Zealand GER Germany ITA Italy ESP Spain PtsKey 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)
1Mexico Benito Guerra1150
2Poland Michał Kościuszko13Ret40
3Peru Nicolás FuchsDNS2236
4Italy Gianluca Linari4522
5United Kingdom Louise Cook218
6Ukraine Valeriy Gorban315
7Argentina Marcos Ligato412
8Mexico Rodrigo Salgado510
9Sweden Ramona Karlsson6Ret8
10Argentina Ezequiel Campos68
11Indonesia Subhan Aksa76
12Italy Lorenzo BertelliRet84
PosDriverMON MonacoMEX MexicoARG ArgentinaGRE GreeceNZL New ZealandGER GermanyITA ItalyESP SpainPts
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from the event (WD)