2012 Rally Finland

2012 Rally Finland
62nd Neste Oil Rally Finland

Round 8 of the 2012 World Rally Championship

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Mikko Hirvonen joking with his co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen before the start of the rally.

Host country

Finland

Rally base

Jyväskylä

Dates run

2 – 4 August 2012

Stages

18 (303.52 km; 188.60 mi)

Stage surface

Gravel

Overall distance

1,625.69 km (1,010.16 mi)

Results

Overall winner

Sébastien Loeb

Citroën Total World Rally Team

Crews

81 at start, 53 at finish

The 62nd Neste Oil Rally Finland was the eighth round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season and was held between 2 and 4 August 2012.^[1] In a similar manner to the previous year, the rally was based in Jyväskylä with a super special stage held at Jokimaa, Lahti.^[1]

The rally was also the fifth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship and the third round of the WRC Academy.

Entry list

Jari-Matti Latvala going against Sébastien Loeb at SS12 SSS Killeri.

The entry list saw a total of 86 entries, 81 of which started.^[2]

Note: The bolded entrants were eligible to score points for Manufactures' championship.

No.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Entrant	Class	Priority	Championship
1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC	Citroën Total World Rally Team	WRC	1
2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Citroën DS3 WRC	Citroën Total World Rally Team	WRC	1
3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	Ford World Rally Team	WRC	1
4	Petter Solberg	Chris Patterson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	Ford World Rally Team	WRC	1
5	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M-Sport Ford World Rally Team	WRC	1
6	Evgeny Novikov	Denis Giraudet	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M-Sport Ford World Rally Team	WRC	1
7	Chris Atkinson	Stéphane Prévot	Citroën DS3 WRC	Qatar World Rally Team	WRC	1
8	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Citroën DS3 WRC	Citroën Junior World Rally Team	WRC	1
10	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	Adapta World Rally Team	WRC	1
12	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	WRC Team Mini Portugal	WRC	1
14	Paulo Nobre	Edu Paula	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	WRC Team Mini Portugal	WRC	1
15	Martin Prokop	Zdeněk Hrůza	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	Czech Ford National Team	WRC	1
WD	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC		WRC	1
17	Jari Ketomaa	Mika Stenberg	Ford Fiesta RS WRC		WRC	1
18	Matti Rantanen	Mikko Lukka	Ford Fiesta RS WRC		WRC	1
19	Sebastian Lindholm	Timo Hantunen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC		WRC	2
20	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Škoda Fabia S2000	Volkswagen Motorsport	2
21	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Škoda Fabia S2000	Volkswagen Motorsport	2
31	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Škoda Fabia S2000		2	3	SWRC
32	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Ford Fiesta S2000		2	3	SWRC
33	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Emil Axelsson	Proton Satria Neo S2000	Proton Motorsports	2	3	SWRC
34	Juha Salo	Marko Salminen	Proton Satria Neo S2000	Proton Motorsports	2	3	SWRC
35	Maciej Oleksowicz	Andrzej Obrebowski	Ford Fiesta S2000		2	3	SWRC
36	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Michael Orr	Ford Fiesta RRC	Yazeed Racing	2	3	SWRC
43	Ken Block	Alex Gelsomino	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	Monster World Rally Team	WRC	1
49	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Ford Fiesta S2000	Printsport	2	3	SWRC
WD	Mikko Pajunen	Kaj Lindström	Subaru Impreza WRX STI R4		2	3	SWRC
51	Jarkko Nikara	Petri Nikara	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX		3
52	Jukka Ketomäki	Kai Risberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X		3
53	Riku Tahko	Markus Soininen	Mini John Cooper Works WRC		WRC	2
54	Karl Kruuda	Martin Järveoja	Ford Fiesta S2000		2
55	Sander Pärn	Ken Järveoja	Subaru Impreza WRX STI		3
56	Mattias Therman	Jarkko Kalliolepo	Ford Fiesta S2000		2
57	Kari Hämäläinen	Risto Pietiläinen	Ford Fiesta S2000		2
58	Tuomas Skantz	Jani Rauhala	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X		3
59	Radik Shaymiev	Maxim Tsvetkov	Peugeot 207 S2000		2
60	Edoardo Bresolin	Rudy Pollet	Ford Fiesta RRC		2
61	Krzysztof Oleksowicz	Krzysztof Geborys	Subaru Impreza WRX STI R4		2
62	Oleksiy Tamrazov	Nicola Arena	Ford Fiesta S2000		2
63	Matias Kauppinen	Jonne Halttunen	Subaru Impreza WRX STI		3
64	Kees Burger	Miika Teiskonen	Subaru Impreza WRX STI		3
65	Jukka Korhonen	Mikael Korhonen	Ford Fiesta R2	Printsport	6
66	Andreas Amberg	Matti Heikkinen	Ford Fiesta R2		6
67	Frank Tore Larsen	Torstein Eriksen	Ford Fiesta R2		6
68	Kristian Yritys	Janne Siirilä	Renault Clio R3		5
WD	Juho Annala	Tuukka Shemeikka	Citroën C2 R2		6
70	Vincent Dubert	Valentin Sarreaud	Citroën DS3 R3T		5
71	Tomi Weurlander	Pasi Nurmi	Subaru Impreza WRX STI		3
72	Jouni Virtanen	Petteri Luostarinen	Subaru Impreza WRX STI		3
73	Ari Saxberg	Pekka Leppälä	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X		3
74	Pasi Matsi	Hannu Lamminen	Renault Clio R3		5
75	Yuriy Protasov	Kyrylo Nesvit	Citroën DS3 R3T		5
76	Niko-Pekka Nieminen	Pasi Haataja	Ford Fiesta R2		6
77	Petri Itkonen	Janno Older	Citroën C2 R2		6
78	Sami Sarjula	Teemu Horkama	Ford Fiesta R2		6
79	Martin Koči	Lukáš Zámečník	Citroën C2 R2		6
80	Niko Veikkanen	Joni-Petteri Virtanen	Honda Civic Type R		8
81	Yukhym Vazheyevskyy	Yevgen Kochkovyy	Citroën DS3 R3T		5
82	Molly Taylor	Sebastian Marshall	Citroën DS3 R3T	United Rally Management	5
83	Kristian Kiviniemi	Asko Sairanen	Citroën C2 R2		6
84	Kari Hytönen	Ada Herranen	Ford Fiesta R2		6
85	Ilkka Kariste	Mikael Lindberg	Ford Fiesta ST		8
86	Fabrizio de Sanctis	“Bombolino”	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX		3
87	Lilian Vialle	Patrice Roissac	Renault Clio R3		5
88	Massimiliano Settembrini	Corrado Bonato	Citroën DS3 R3T		5
89	Nil Solans	Miquel Angel Ibañez	Ford Fiesta R2		6
90	Marc Amourette	Gwenola Marie	Citroën DS3 R3T		5
91	Sebastien Chardonnet	Thibault de la Hayhe	Citroën DS3 R3T		5
WD	Federico Della Casa	Marco Menchini	Citroën DS3 R3T		5
WD	Raimo Kaisanlahti	Mikko Kaikkonen	Ford Fiesta R2		6
94	Simo-Petteri Tuunanen	Mika Heinonen	Citroën Saxo VTS		9
95	Ilkka Pastila	Pasi Riihiaho	Citroën Saxo VTS		9
96	Eddy Brisson	Kévin Masson	Suzuki Swift		9
97	Renaud Bronkart	Martine Victor	Toyota Yaris		10
98	Joonas Lindroos	Pasi Kilpeläinen	Citroën C2 R2		6
101	Christopher Duplessis	Alexander Kihurani	Ford Fiesta R2		6		WRC Academy
102	José Antonio Suárez	Cándido Carrera	Ford Fiesta R2		6		WRC Academy
103	Alastair Fisher	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta R2		6		WRC Academy
105	Pontus Tidemand	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Ford Fiesta R2		6		WRC Academy
106	Brendan Reeves	Rhianon Smyth	Ford Fiesta R2		6		WRC Academy
107	Timo van der Marel	Erwin Berkhof	Ford Fiesta R2	KNAF Talent First	6		WRC Academy
108	John MacCrone	Stuart Loudon	Ford Fiesta R2		6		WRC Academy
109	Elfyn Evans	Philip Pugh	Ford Fiesta R2		6		WRC Academy
111	João Silva	Hugo Magalhães	Ford Fiesta R2		6		WRC Academy
113	Ashley Haigh-Smith	Craig Parry	Ford Fiesta R2		6		WRC Academy
114	Fredrik Åhlin	Morten Erik Abrahamsen	Ford Fiesta R2		6		WRC Academy

Report

Sébastien Loeb won the Rally Finland for the third time in his career. He led the rally from start to finish and was fastest in nine stages.^[3]

Results

Event standings

The top three crews at the post-event press conference.

Per-Gunnar Andersson and Emil Axelsson at the post-event press conference.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
Overall
1	1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	2:28:11.4	0.0	26
2	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	2:28:17.5	6.1	21
3	3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	2:28:46.4	35.0	15
4	4	Petter Solberg	Chris Patterson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	2:29:07.5	56.1	14
5	10	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	2:30:43.5	2:32.1	10
6	5	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	2:30:59.0	2:47.6	8
7	18	Matti Rantanen	Mikko Lukka	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	2:33:03.1	4:51.7	6
8	17	Jari Ketomaa	Mika Stenberg	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	2:34:13.3	6:01.9	4
9	15	Martin Prokop	Zdeněk Hrůza	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	2:34:15.7	6:04.3	2
10	20	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Škoda Fabia S2000	2	2:36:57.4	8:46.0	1
11	33	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Emil Axelsson	Proton Satria Neo S2000	2	2:39:01.2	10:49.8	0
12	54	Karl Kruuda	Martin Järveoja	Ford Fiesta S2000	2	2:39:20.3	11:08.9	0
13	51	Jarkko Nikara	Petri Nikara	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	3	2:40:43.6	12:32.2	0
14	19	Sebastian Lindholm	Timo Hantunen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	2:40:46.4	12:35.0	0
15	12	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	WRC	2:40:55.1	12:43.7	0
16	8	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	2:41:50.6	13:39.2	0
17	36	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Michael Orr	Ford Fiesta RRC	2	2:42:19.0	14:07.6	0
18	34	Juha Salo	Marko Salminen	Proton Satria Neo S2000	2	2:44:47.9	16:36.5	0
19	55	Sander Pärn	Ken Järveoja	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3	2:45:15.8	17:04.4	0
20	60	Edoardo Bresolin	Rudy Pollet	Ford Fiesta RRC	2	2:46:38.3	18:26.9	0
21	59	Radik Shaymiev	Maxim Tsvetkov	Peugeot 207 S2000	2	2:50:15.8	22:04.4	0
22	98	Joonas Lindroos	Pasi Kilpeläinen	Citroën C2 R2	6	2:50:27.9	22:16.5	0
23	35	Maciej Oleksowicz	Andrzej Obrebowski	Ford Fiesta S2000	2	2:50:34.6	22:23.2	0
24	63	Matias Kauppinen	Jonne Halttunen	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3	2:51:18.6	23:07.2	0
25	49	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Ford Fiesta S2000	2	2:51:19.0	23:07.6	0
26	66	Andreas Amberg	Matti Heikkinen	Ford Fiesta R2	6	2:52:10.5	23:59.1	0
27	21	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Škoda Fabia S2000	2	2:53:13.9	25:02.5	0
28	57	Kari Hämäläinen	Risto Pietiläinen	Ford Fiesta S2000	2	2:53:37.4	25:26.0	0
29	64	Kees Burger	Miika Teiskonen	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3	2:55:49.4	27:38.0	0
30	65	Jukka Korhonen	Mikael Korhonen	Ford Fiesta R2	6	2:56:15.5	28:04.1	0
31	62	Oleksiy Tamrazov	Nicola Arena	Ford Fiesta S2000	2	2:57:11.3	28:59.9	0
32	67	Frank Tore Larsen	Torstein Eriksen	Ford Fiesta R2	6	2:57:18.2	29:06.8	0
33	91	Sebastien Chardonnet	Thibault de la Hayhe	Citroën DS3 R3T	5	2:58:58.5	30:47.1	0
34	70	Vincent Dubert	Valentin Sarreaud	Citroën DS3 R3T	5	3:01:08.0	32:56.6	0
35	90	Marc Amourette	Gwenola Marie	Citroën DS3 R3T	5	3:01:37.9	33:26.5	0
36	6	Evgeny Novikov	Denis Giraudet	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:02:58.5	34:47.1	0
37	76	Niko-Pekka Nieminen	Pasi Haataja	Ford Fiesta R2	6	3:03:22.2	35:10.8	0
38	14	Paulo Nobre	Edu Paula	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	WRC	3:04:40.0	36:28.6	0
39	7	Chris Atkinson	Stéphane Prévot	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:05:29.0	37:17.6	0
40	72	Jouni Virtanen	Petteri Luostarinen	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3	3:07:00.0	38:48.6	0
41	89	Nil Solans	Miquel Angel Ibañez	Ford Fiesta R2	6	3:09:02.1	40:50.7	0
42	73	Ari Saxberg	Pekka Leppälä	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	3	3:09:49.2	41:37.8	0
43	77	Petri Itkonen	Janno Older	Citroën C2 R2	6	3:13:35.0	45:23.6	0
44	87	Lilian Vialle	Patrice Roissac	Renault Clio R3	5	3:15:42.3	47:30.9	0
45	88	Massimiliano Settembrini	Corrado Bonato	Citroën DS3 R3T	5	3:21:59.3	53:47.9	0
46	75	Yuriy Protasov	Kyrylo Nesvit	Citroën DS3 R3T	5	3:24:42.3	56:30.9	0
47	94	Simo-Petteri Tuunanen	Mika Heinonen	Citroën Saxo VTS	9	3:27:25.3	59:13.9	0
48	83	Kristian Kiviniemi	Asko Sairanen	Citroën C2 R2	6	3:29:16.2	1:01:04.8	0
49	95	Ilkka Pastila	Pasi Riihiaho	Citroën Saxo VTS	9	3:34:50.1	1:06:38.7	0
50	86	Fabrizio de Sanctis	“Bombolino”	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	3	3:34:52.1	1:06:40.7	0
51	61	Krzysztof Oleksowicz	Krzysztof Geborys	Subaru Impreza WRX STI R4	2	3:39:45.8	1:11:34.4	0
52	74	Pasi Matsi	Hannu Lamminen	Renault Clio R3	5	3:49:37.3	1:21:25.9	0
53	97	Renaud Bronkart	Martine Victor	Toyota Yaris	10	3:59:13.7	1:31:02.3	0
Ret	31	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Škoda Fabia S2000	2	Mechanical		–
Ret	32	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Ford Fiesta S2000	2	Accident		–
Ret	43	Ken Block	Alex Gelsomino	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	Mechanical		–
Ret	52	Jukka Ketomäki	Kai Risberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	3	Mechanical		–
Ret	53	Riku Tahko	Markus Soininen	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	WRC	Accident		–
Ret	56	Mattias Therman	Jarkko Kalliolepo	Ford Fiesta S2000	2	Mechanical		–
Ret	58	Tuomas Skantz	Jani Rauhala	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	3	Mechanical		–
Ret	68	Kristian Yritys	Janne Siirilä	Renault Clio R3	5	Mechanical		–
Ret	71	Tomi Weurlander	Pasi Nurmi	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3	Mechanical		–
Ret	78	Sami Sarjula	Teemu Horkama	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Accident		–
Ret	79	Martin Koči	Lukáš Zámečník	Citroën C2 R2	6	Accident		–
Ret	80	Niko Veikkanen	Joni-Petteri Virtanen	Honda Civic Type R	8	Mechanical		–
Ret	81	Yukhym Vazheyevskyy	Yevgen Kochkovyy	Citroën DS3 R3T	5	Accident		–
Ret	82	Molly Taylor	Sebastian Marshall	Citroën DS3 R3T	5	Mechanical		–
Ret	84	Kari Hytönen	Ada Herranen	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Mechanical		–
Ret	85	Ilkka Kariste	Mikael Lindberg	Ford Fiesta ST	8	Mechanical		–
Ret	96	Eddy Brisson	Kévin Masson	Suzuki Swift	9	Mechanical		–
Ret	101	Christopher Duplessis	Alexander Kihurani	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Academy^†		–
Ret	102	José Antonio Suárez	Cándido Carrera	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Academy^†		–
Ret	103	Alastair Fisher	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Academy^†		–
Ret	105	Pontus Tidemand	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Academy^†		–
Ret	106	Brendan Reeves	Rhianon Smyth	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Academy^†		–
Ret	107	Timo van der Marel	Erwin Berkhof	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Accident		–
Ret	108	John MacCrone	Stuart Loudon	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Academy^†		–
Ret	109	Elfyn Evans	Philip Pugh	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Academy^†		–
Ret	111	João Silva	Hugo Magalhães	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Academy^†		–
Ret	113	Ashley Haigh-Smith	Craig Parry	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Academy^†		–
Ret	114	Fredrik Åhlin	Morten Erik Abrahamsen	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Accident		–
SWRC
1 (11)	33	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Emil Axelsson	Proton Satria Neo S2000	2	2:39:01.2	0.0	25
2 (17)	36	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Michael Orr	Ford Fiesta RRC	2	2:42:19.0	3:17.8	18
3 (18)	34	Juha Salo	Marko Salminen	Proton Satria Neo S2000	2	2:44:47.9	5:46.7	15
4 (23)	35	Maciej Oleksowicz	Andrzej Obrebowski	Ford Fiesta S2000	2	2:50:34.6	11:33.4	12
5 (25)	49	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Ford Fiesta S2000	2	2:51:19.0	12:17.8	10
Ret	31	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Škoda Fabia S2000	2	Mechanical		–
Ret	32	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Ford Fiesta S2000	2	Accident		–
WRC Academy^†
1	109	Elfyn Evans	Philip Pugh	Ford Fiesta R2	6	2:34:07.7	0.0	32
2	105	Pontus Tidemand	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Ford Fiesta R2	6	2:35:03.0	55.3	24
3	106	Brendan Reeves	Rhianon Smyth	Ford Fiesta R2	6	2:35:35.1	1:27.4	17
4	102	José Antonio Suárez	Cándido Carrera	Ford Fiesta R2	6	2:36:22.5	2:14.8	13
5	108	John MacCrone	Stuart Loudon	Ford Fiesta R2	6	2:37:09.7	3:02.0	10
6	101	Christopher Duplessis	Alexander Kihurani	Ford Fiesta R2	6	2:41:26.2	7:18.5	8
7	111	João Silva	Hugo Magalhães	Ford Fiesta R2	6	2:47:45.7	13:38.0	6
8	113	Ashley Haigh-Smith	Craig Parry	Ford Fiesta R2	6	3:04:09.2	30:01.5	4
9	103	Alastair Fisher	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta R2	6	3:14:16.6	40:08.9	3
Ret	107	Timo van der Marel	Erwin Berkhof	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Accident		–
Ret	114	Fredrik Åhlin	Morten Erik Abrahamsen	Ford Fiesta R2	6	Accident		–

Note: ^† – The WRC Academy featured all but the last stage of the rally, and therefore the academy drivers weren't able to finish the rally.^[1]^[4]

Special Stages

Sebastien Loeb checks his rear suspension after SS8.

Leg	Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
Leg 1	Day 1 (2 Aug)	SS1	17:23	Koukunmaa	13.68 km	Sébastien Loeb	6:59.8	117.31 km/h	Sébastien Loeb
		SS2	19:00	SSS Jokimaa	2.00 km	Petter Solberg	1:32.5	77.84 km/h
		SS3	20:50	Mynnilä	14.22 km	Sébastien Loeb	6:34.7	129.70 km/h
	Day 2 (3 Aug)	SS4	7:42	Urria	12.75 km	Sébastien Loeb	5:59.5	127.68 km/h
		SS5	8:39	Jukojärvi	22.29 km	Mikko Hirvonen	10:34.0	126.57 km/h
		SS6	11:28	Mökkiperä 1	11.38 km	Mikko Hirvonen	5:29.6	124.30 km/h
		SS7	12:14	Palsankylä 1	13.92 km	Sébastien Loeb	7:06.8	117.41 km/h
		SS8	13:32	Lankamaa 1	23.06 km	Mikko Hirvonen	11:11.4	123.65 km/h
		SS9	16:08	Mökkiperä 2	11.38 km	Mikko Hirvonen	5:26.8	125.36 km/h
		SS10	16:54	Palsankylä 2	13.92 km	Sébastien Loeb	7:01.7	118.83 km/h
		SS11	18:12	Lankamaa 2	23.06 km	Petter Solberg	11:03.2	125.17 km/h
		SS12	20:00	SSS Killeri	2.06 km	Sébastien Loeb	1:22.8	89.57 km/h
Leg 2	Day 3 (4 Aug)	SS13	7:56	Surkee 1	14.95 km	Sébastien Loeb	8:05.7	110.81 km/h
		SS14	8:54	Leustu 1	21.94 km	Mikko Hirvonen	10:25.8	126.21 km/h
		SS15	11:18	Surkee 2	14.95 km	Sébastien Loeb	8:00.3	112.05 km/h
		SS16	12:16	Leustu 2	21.94 km	Sébastien Loeb Jari-Matti Latvala	10:20.2	127.35 km/h
		SS17	15:37	Ouninpohja 1	33.01 km	Mikko Hirvonen	15:26.9	128.21 km/h
		SS18	18:00	Ouninpohja 2 (Power stage)	33.01 km	Mikko Hirvonen	15:17.3	129.55 km/h

Power stage

The Power stage was a legendary Rally Finland stage, 33.01 km long Ouninpohja. The three fastest crews of this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points.^[5]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Avg. spd.	Points
1	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	15:17.350	0.000	129.543 km/h	3
2	4	Petter Solberg	Chris Patterson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	15:17.983	0.633	129.453 km/h	2
3	1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	15:18.427	1.077	129.391 km/h	1

Championship standings after Rally Finland

Drivers' championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Sébastien Loeb	171
	2	Mikko Hirvonen	128
	3	Petter Solberg	104
	4	Mads Østberg	90
1	5	Jari-Matti Latvala	69

Manufacturers' championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Citroën Total World Rally Team	280
2	Ford World Rally Team	171
3	M-Sport Ford World Rally Team	115
4	Qatar World Rally Team	49
5	Citroën Junior World Rally Team	48

SWRC Drivers' championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
2	1	Per-Gunnar Andersson	68
1	2	Hayden Paddon	62
1	3	Maciej Oleksowicz	53
2	4	Craig Breen	43
	5	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	40

WRC Academy Drivers' championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
1	1	Elfyn Evans	70
1	2	Brendan Reeves	52
2	3	Alastair Fisher	49
2	4	Pontus Tidemand	41
1	5	José Antonio Suárez	34

Note: Only the top five positions are included in all sets of standings.

References

1 2 3 "Itinerary" (PDF). http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 8 July 2012. External link in |work= (help)
↑ "Entry list" (PDF). http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 23 July 2012. External link in |work= (help)
↑ "Final classification" (PDF). http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 5 August 2012. External link in |work= (help)
↑ "Academy final classification" (PDF). http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 5 August 2012. External link in |work= (help)
↑ "Power stage final classification" (PDF). http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 5 August 2012. External link in |work= (help)

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2012 World Rally Championship

Teams

Citroën WRT	Ford WRT	M-Sport Ford WRT	Qatar WRT

1 Loeb (Elena) 2 Hirvonen (Lehtinen)	3 Latvala (Anttila) 3 Sordo (del Barrio) 4 P. Solberg (Patterson)	5 Tänak (Sikk) 6 Novikov (Giraudet; Klinger; Minor) 6 Powell (Fennel) 8 Delecour (Savignoni) 8 Sołowow (Baran) 18 Kuipers (Buysmans)	7 Al-Attiyah (Bernacchini) 7 Neuville (Gilsoul) 7 Atkinson (Prévot) 7 Weijs Jr. (Degandt)

Citroën Junior WRT	Brazil WRT	Adapta WRT	WRC Team Mini Portugal	Mini WRC Team

8 Neuville (Gilsoul)	9 Oliveira (Magalhaes) 9 Stohl (Minor)	10 Østberg (Andersson)	12 Araújo (Ramalho) 12 Atkinson (Prévot; MacNeall) 14 Nobre (Paula)	37 Sordo (del Barrio) 52 Campana (De Castelli)

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