The 62nd
Neste Oil
Neste Oyj (international name: Neste Corporation; former names Neste Oil Corporation and Fortum Oil and Gas Oy) is an oil refining and marketing company located in Espoo, Finland. It produces, refines and markets oil products, provides eng ...
Rally Finland
Rally Finland (formerly known as the Neste Rally Finland, Neste Oil Rally Finland, 1000 Lakes Rally and Rally of the Thousand Lakes; fi, Suomen ralli, sv, Finska rallyt) is a rally competition in the Finnish Lakeland in Central Finland. The ra ...
was the eighth round of the
2012 World Rally Championship season
The 2012 World Rally Championship was the 40th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of thirteen rallies, beginning with Monte Carlo Rally on 17 January, and ending on 11 November with Rally Catalunya.
Sébastien L ...
and was held between 2 and 4 August 2012.
In a similar manner to the
previous year, the rally was based in
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...
with a super special stage held at Jokimaa,
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...
.
The rally was also the fifth round of the
Super 2000 World Rally Championship
The FIA WRC2 (previously also known as World Rally Championship 2 and WRC 2), is a support championship of the World Rally Championship. The calendar consists of the same rallies and stages as the main class and crews usually compete immediately ...
and the third round of the
WRC Academy
The FIA Junior WRC, also known as JWRC and previously known as Junior World Rally Championship, is an international rallying competition restricted to drivers under 29 years old. The championship currently consists of five select rallies of th ...
.
Entry list
![2012 Rally Finland Killeri 09](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/2012_Rally_Finland_Killeri_09.jpg)
The entry list saw a total of 86 entries, 81 of which started.
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Note: The bolded entrants were eligible to score points for Manufactures' championship.
Report
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb (; born 26 February 1974) is a French professional rally, racing and rallycross driver. He is the most successful driver in the World Rally Championship (WRC), having won the world championship a record nine times in a row. He h ...
won the
Rally Finland
Rally Finland (formerly known as the Neste Rally Finland, Neste Oil Rally Finland, 1000 Lakes Rally and Rally of the Thousand Lakes; fi, Suomen ralli, sv, Finska rallyt) is a rally competition in the Finnish Lakeland in Central Finland. The ra ...
for the third time in his career. He led the rally from start to finish and was fastest in nine stages.
Results
Event standings
![2012 Rally Finland podium 14](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/2012_Rally_Finland_podium_14.jpg)
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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.
Special Stages
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.
Championship standings after Rally Finland
;Drivers' championship standings
;Manufacturers' championship standings
;SWRC Drivers' championship standings
;WRC Academy Drivers' championship standings
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Note: Only the top five positions are included in all sets of standings.
References
External links
Rally official websiteRally Finland at WRC.comRally Finland at eWRC.com
{{2012 World Rally Championship season
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
Rally Finland
Rally Finland
Rally Finland (formerly known as the Neste Rally Finland, Neste Oil Rally Finland, 1000 Lakes Rally and Rally of the Thousand Lakes; fi, Suomen ralli, sv, Finska rallyt) is a rally competition in the Finnish Lakeland in Central Finland. The ra ...