| 2012 Rally New Zealand | |
| Native Name: | 42nd Brother Rally New Zealand |
| Round: | 7 |
| Championship: | 2012 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2012 Acropolis Rally |
| Next Round: | 2012 Rally Finland |
| Country: |  New Zealand |
| Rallybase: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Startdate: | 22 |
| Enddate: | 24 June 2012 |
| Stages: | 22 |
| Stagekm: | 413.94 |
| Overallkm: | 1656.38 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: |  Sébastien Loeb |
| Team1: | Citroën Total WRT |
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]
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:04:51.2 | 0.0 | |
| 2. |  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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 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 | align=left rowspan=6 | 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 | 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 | 18:09.9 | 105.10 km/h | |||
| SS8 | 16:12 | Te Akau North 2 | 32.13 km | 16:54.1 | 114.05 km/h | |||
| 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.
| Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | 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 |