The 2012 Rallye Deutschland is the ninth round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season. Based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, the event took place from 24–26 August. The rally was also the sixth round of the World Rally Championship for Production cars, and the fifth round of the World Rally Championship Academy.

Results

Event standings

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
Overall
1.France Sébastien LoebMonaco Daniel ElenaCitroën DS3 WRC3:41:52.40.00028
2.Finland Jari-Matti LatvalaFinland Miikka AnttilaFord Fiesta RS WRC3:43:52.52:00.118
3.Finland Mikko HirvonenFinland Jarmo LehtinenCitroën DS3 WRC3:44:23.82:31.417
4.Norway Mads ØstbergSweden Jonas AnderssonFord Fiesta RS WRC3:45:16.83:24.412
5.Australia Chris AtkinsonBelgium Stéphane PrevotMini John Cooper Works WRC3:51:02.89:10.410
6.France Sébastien OgierFrance Julien IngrassiaŠkoda Fabia S20003:51:43.29:50.88
7.Norway Andreas MikkelsenNorway Ola FløeneŠkoda Fabia S20003:54:15.112:22.77
8.Qatar Nasser Al-AttiyahItaly Giovanni BernacchiniCitroën DS3 WRC3:54:42.812:50.44
9.Spain Dani SordoSpain Carlos del BarrioMini John Cooper Works WRC3:56:09.714:17.32
10.France Mathieu ArzenoBelgium Renaud JamoulPeugeot 207 S20003:57:12.115:20.11
PWRC
1. (13.)Poland Michał KościuszkoPoland Maciej SzczepaniakMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X4:08:35.40.00025
2. (16.)Mexico Benito GuerraSpain Borja RozadaMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X4:10:35.92:00.518
3. (19.)Argentina Marcos LigatoArgentina Rubén GarcíaSubaru Impreza WRX STI4:18:37.210:01.815
4. (22.)Mexico Ricardo TriviñoSpain Àlex HaroSubaru Impreza WRX STI4:24:10.515:35.112
5. (24.)Peru Nicolás FuchsArgentina Fernando MussanoSubaru Impreza WRX STI4:26:19.017:43.610
6. (28.)Indonesia Subhan AksaAustralia Jeff JuddMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X4:35:35.023:59.68
WRC Academy†
1.United Kingdom Elfyn EvansUnited Kingdom Philip PughFord Fiesta R21:34:34.20.00025
2.Spain José Antonio SuárezSpain Cándido CarreraFord Fiesta R21:34:44.10:09.918
3.Australia Brendan ReevesAustralia Rhianon SmythFord Fiesta R21:35:29.30:55.115
4.United Kingdom Alastair FisherUnited Kingdom Daniel BarrittFord Fiesta R21:36:05.31:31.112
5.United Kingdom John MacCroneUnited Kingdom Stuart LoudonFord Fiesta R21:36:07.61:33.410
6.Netherlands Timo van der MarelNetherlands Erwin BerkhofFord Fiesta R21:36:30.91:56.78

Notes

  • ^† — The WRC Academy only competes on the first two days of the rally.

Special stages

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

LegStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
Leg 1 (24 Aug)SS110:48Mittelmosel 124.90 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb14:42.9101.53 km/hFrance Sébastien Loeb
SS211:36Moselland 122.79 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb14:19.795.43 km/h
SS312:29Grafschaft 121.23 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb12:19.5103.35 km/h
SS416:17Mittelmosel 224.90 kmFinland Jari-Matti Latvala14:31.7102.83 km/h
SS517:05Moselland 222.79 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb14:09.996.53 km/h
SS617:58Grafschaft 221.23 kmFinland Jari-Matti Latvala12:12.2104.38 km/h
Leg 2 (25 Aug)SS77:58Stein and Wein 126.54 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb15:25.2103.27 km/h
SS89:01Peterberg 19.37 kmSpain Dani Sordo5:51.396.02 km/h
SS910:57Arena Panzerplatte 146.54 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb27:31.9101.43 km/h
SS1014:48Stein and Wein 226.54 kmEstonia Ott Tänak15:12.1104.75 km/h
SS1115:51Peterberg 29.37 kmEstonia Ott Tänak5:31.5101.76 km/h
SS1217:47Arena Panzerplatte 246.54 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb26:54.0103.80 km/h
Day 3 (26 August)SS139:13Dhrontal 130.76 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb19:45.693.44 km/h
SS1411:36Dhrontal 230.76 kmNorway Petter Solberg19:40.393.84 km/h
SS1513:21SSS Circus Maximus Trier4.37 kmFrance Sébastien Loeb3:24.877.11 km/h

Power stage

The Power stage was a short 4.37 km stage run through the streets of Trier known as the Circus Maximus. The three fastest crews through this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points. Sébastien Loeb was the fastest driver through the stage, earning three additional championship points. His teammate, Mikko Hirvonen was second, while Volkswagen Motorsport driver Andreas Mikkelsen finished third. The single point Mikkelsen earned marked the first time a S2000 car scored points on a Power stage.

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverCarClassTimeDifferenceAvg. spd.Points
11France Sébastien LoebMonaco Daniel ElenaCitroën DS3 WRCWRC3:24.80.00077.11 km/h3
22Finland Mikko HirvonenFinland Jarmo LehtinenCitroën DS3 WRCWRC3:27.02.276.00 km/h2
323Norway Andreas MikkelsenNorway Ola FløeneŠkoda Fabia S2000Super 20003:31.76.974.55 km/h1