2012 European Rally Championship

2012 European Rally Championship season
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The 2012 European Rally Championship season was the 60th season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season consisted of eleven (twelve planned) rallies, beginning with the Internationale Jänner Rallye in Austria on 5 January 2012 and concluding with the Rallye International du Valais on 27 October 2012. After 8 rounds, Finnish driver Juho Hänninen secured the championship, winning four events.[1]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2012 season featured twelve rallies, the eleven rallies from the previous season plus the Internationale Jänner Rallye in Austria. Two events were shared with the Intercontinental Rally Challenge: Ypres and Zlín.[2] However one event, the Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur, withdrew from the ERC during the season.[3]

Round Date Event Surface Distance Winner Time Avg. Speed
1 5 – 7 January Austria Int. Jänner Rallye wintery tarmac 237.58 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 2:54:20.4 81.8 km/h
2 19 – 21 April Italy Rally 1000 Miglia tarmac 256.63 km Italy Giandomenico Basso 3:00:28.2 85.3 km/h
3 24 – 26 May Croatia Croatia Rally tarmac 240.74 km Finland Juho Hänninen 2:17:21.8 105.2 km/h
4 8 – 10 June Bulgaria Rally Bulgaria tarmac 250.22 km Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev 2:20:26.5 106.9 km/h
5 21 – 24 June Belgium Geko Ypres Rally tarmac 287.50 km Finland Juho Hänninen 2:36:52.7 110.0 km/h
6 6 – 8 July Turkey Bosphorus Rally gravel 238.66 km Finland Juho Hänninen 2:29:50.8 94.9 km/h
7 26 – 28 July Portugal Rally Vinho da Madeira tarmac 250.06 km Portugal Bruno Magalhães 2:39:41.8 94.0 km/h
8 31 Aug. – 2 Sep. Czech Republic Barum Rally Zlín tarmac 251.62 km Finland Juho Hänninen 2:11:28.2 104.2 km/h
9 13 – 15 September Spain Rally Príncipe de Asturias tarmac 235.56 km Andorra Joan Vinyes 1:38:44.7 89.4 km/h
10 28 – 30 September Poland Rally Poland gravel 233.40 km Finland Esapekka Lappi 2:06:03.1 111.1 km/h
12 – 14 October France Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur withdrew from ERC
11 25 – 27 October Switzerland Rallye International du Valais tarmac 293.36 km Switzerland Laurent Reuche 3:12:10.1 85.2 km/h

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

For the final classification in a rally, the winner got 25 points, the runner-up 18 and the third placed driver 15. Drivers ranked 4 to 10 got 12–10–8–6–4–2–1 point(s). Additionally, the top five of every leg got 7–5–3–2–1 point(s). Drivers had to start in a minimum of 4 events in order to qualify for the final standings and at least one event in either half of the season. Only the 4 best results from both half-seasons counted towards the final standings.[4][5]

Note: The "4+4" column lists the 4 best results from both halves of the season, and only if the driver competed in at least one event in each half. The "all" column lists the total number of points, but only if they differ from the other column.

Pos Driver AUT
Austria
ITA
Italy
CRO
Croatia
BUL
Bulgaria
BEL
Belgium
TUR
Turkey
POR
Portugal
CZE
Czech Republic
ESP
Spain
POL
Poland
SUI
Switzerland
Points
4+4 all
1 Finland Juho Hänninen 2 4 1 1 1 7 1 203 (220)
2 Poland Michał Sołowow 7 14 4 5 5 9 2 2 103
3 Italy Luca Betti 18 7 3 EX Ret 32
4 Czech Republic Antonín Tlusťák 12 Ret 5 10 7 Ret Ret 8 25
5 Switzerland Francisco Parli Ret 6 7 6 23
6 Bulgaria Ekaterina Stratieva 14 8 42 Ret 4
7 Czech Republic Jan Černý 25 10 23 12 1
Not enough events for final standings (podium finishers)
Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 1 Ret (40)
Italy Giandomenico Basso 1 (39)
Portugal Bruno Magalhães 1 (39)
Finland Esapekka Lappi 1 (39)
Switzerland Laurent Reuche 1 (39)
Belgium Pieter Tsjoen 3 4 (39)
Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Ret Ret 1 (37)
Andorra Joan Vinyes 1 (37)
Switzerland Florian Gonon 2 (34)
Germany Hermann Gassner, Jr. 2 (33)
Bulgaria Petar Gyoshev 9 2 (32)
Turkey Yağiz Avci 2 (30)
Belgium Freddy Loix 2 (28)
Italy Luca Rossetti 3 (28)
Portugal Vítor Sá 2 (28)
Italy Paolo Andreucci 2 (26)
Switzerland Nicola Althaus 3 (25)
Czech Republic Roman Kresta 2 (22)
Italy Umberto Scandola 3 (22)
Bulgaria Krum Donchev 3 (21)
Spain Surhayen Pernía 3 (21)
Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka 3 (19)
Poland Grzegorz Grzyb 3 (19)
Austria Beppo Harrach 3 (18)
Portugal João Magalhães 3 (18)

External links

References

  1. "ERC 2012 knows its Champions!". rally-erc.com. 2012-09-04.
  2. "European Rally Championship 2012 – Calendar". rally-erc.com.
  3. "Antibes Cote d’Azur Rally – back to the future?". rally-erc.com. 2012-07-16.
  4. "ERC Unofficial Standings". rally-erc.com.
  5. "FIA ERC 2012 – final standings" (PDF). rally-erc.com. 2012-11-13.
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