2012 Rally New Zealand


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The 42nd Brother Rally New Zealand was the seventh round of 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 22 and 24 June 2012.[1]

2012 Rally New Zealand
42nd Brother Rally New Zealand
Round 7 of the 2012 World Rally Championship season
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Host countryNew Zealand New Zealand
Rally baseAuckland, New Zealand
Dates run22 – 24 June 2012
Stages22 (413.94 km; 257.21 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,656.38 km (1,029.23 miles)
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
France Citroën Total WRT
Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
Overall
1.   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 4:04:51.2 0.0 26
2.   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 4:05:20.8 29.6 18
3.   Petter Solberg   Chris Patterson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:06:27.6 1:36.4 17
4.   Evgeny Novikov   Denis Giraudet Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:07:04.8 2:13.6 12
5.   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul Citroën DS3 WRC 4:07:33.6 2:42.4 10
6.   Dani Sordo   Carlos del Barrio Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:07:54.3 3:03.1 8
7.   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:09:44.1 4:52.9 9
8.   Armindo Araújo   Miguel Ramalho Mini John Cooper Works WRC 4:14:27.6 9:36.4 4
9.   Ken Block   Alex Gelsomino Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:15:21.5 10:30.3 2
10.   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:16:17.5 11:26.3 1
SWRC
1. (12.)   Hayden Paddon   John Kennard Škoda Fabia S2000 4:20:17.4 0.0 25
2. (23.)   Per-Gunnar Andersson   Emil Axelsson Proton Satria Neo S2000 4:53:37.1 +33:19.7 18
3. (26.)   Maciej Oleksowicz   Andrzej Obrebowski Ford Fiesta S2000 5:03:55.3 +43:37.9 15
4. (28.)   Yazeed Al-Rajhi   Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC 5:10:02.5 +49:45.1 12
PWRC
1. (16.)   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcíá Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4:35:20.9 0.0 25
2. (18.)   Subhan Aksa   Jeff Judd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4:41:11.7 +5:50.8 18
3. (19.)   Ricardo Triviño   Àlex Haro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4:42:27.9 +7:07.0 15
4. (20.)   Valeriy Gorban   Andriy Nikolaiev Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4:43:30.3 +8:09.4 12
5. (22.)   Gianluca Linari   Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4:53:33.1 +18:12.2 10
6. (27.)   Louise Cook   Stefan Davis Ford Fiesta ST 5:07:21.3 +32:00.4 8
Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(22 Jun)
SS1 8:28 Te Hutewai 1 11.18 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 7:38.4 87.80 km/h   Jari-Matti Latvala
SS2 8:51 Brother Whaanga Coast 1 29.67 km   Mikko Hirvonen 20:51.8 85.32 km/h   Mikko Hirvonen
SS3 10:24 Te Akau South 1 31.82 km   Sébastien Loeb 18:21.9 103.96 km/h
SS4 11:07 Te Akau North 1 32.13 km   Sébastien Loeb 17:04.3 112.92 km/h
SS5 13:33 Te Hutewai 2 11.18 km   Sébastien Loeb 7:33.5 88.75 km/h
SS6 13:56 Brother Whaanga Coast 2 29.67 km   Mikko Hirvonen 20:41.3 86.04 km/h
SS7 15:29 Te Akau South 2 31.82 km   Sébastien Loeb 18:09.9 105.10 km/h
SS8 16:12 Te Akau North 2 32.13 km   Sébastien Loeb 16:54.1 114.05 km/h   Sébastien Loeb
Leg 2
(23 Jun)
SS9 9:13 Batley 17.61 km   Petter Solberg 9:45.3 108.31 km/h
SS10 10:01 Brother Mititai 1 23.22 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 12:14.4 113.82 km/h
SS11 10:34 Girls High School 1 26.99 km   Petter Solberg 15:34.6 103.96 km/h
SS12 14:02 Waipu Gorge 11.38 km   Sébastien Loeb 6:34.2 103.92  km/h
SS13 14:25 Brooks 13.6 km   Sébastien Loeb 8:00.7 101.85 km/h
SS14 15:08 Brother Mititai 1 23.22 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 12:13.6 113.94 km/h
SS15 15:41 Girls High School 1 26.99 km   Mikko Hirvonen 15:36.2 103.79 km/h
Leg 3
(24 Jun)
SS16 8:08 Burnside / Wech Access 1 7.30 km   Thierry Neuville 4:13.6 103.62 km/h
SS17 8:26 Brother Puhoi 1 17.94 km   Thierry Neuville 10:22.6 103.73 km/h
SS18 9:44 SSS Auckland Domain 1 2.05 km   Dani Sordo 1:44.0 70.96 km/h
SS19 11:28 SSS Auckland Domain 2 2.05 km   Dani Sordo 1:41.7 72.56 km/h
SS20 12:36 Brother Puhoi 2 17.94 km   Thierry Neuville 10:22.2 103.80 km/h
SS21 13:09 Auckland Conventions Ahuroa 6.75 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 3:58.6 101.84 km/h
SS22 13:40 Burnside / Wech Access 2 (Power Stage) 7.30 km   Jari-Matti Latvala 4:14.3 103.34 km/h

The three fastest crews of this stage were awarded by championship points.

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Avg. spd. Points
1.   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:14.3 0.0 103.34 km/h 3
2.   Petter Solberg   Chris Patterson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:15.8 1.5 102.74 km/h 2
3.   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 4:16.0 1.7 102.66 km/h 1
  1. ^ "Official Rally Maps & Itineraries". rallynz.org.nz. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.