2012 World Rally Championship Explained

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 Loeb won the drivers' championship for the ninth time in his career, ahead of Finns Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala. Citroën won the manufacturers' championship.

Calendar

The 2012 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.

The 2012 calendar was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Singapore on 26 September 2011.^[1]

Round	Rally Name (Base)	Surface	Dates	Support Categories
1	Monte Carlo Rally (Monte Carlo, Monaco)	Mixed (Tarmac, snow)	18–22 January	Super 2000 WRC Production WRC
2	Rally Sweden (Karlstad, Värmland)	Snow	9–12 February	Super 2000 WRC
3	Rally Mexico (León, Guanajuato)	Gravel	8–11 March	nowrap	Production WRC
4	Rally de Portugal (Faro, Algarve)	Gravel	29 March – 1 April	Super 2000 WRC WRC Academy
5	Rally Argentina (Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba)	Gravel	26–29 April	Production WRC
6	Acropolis Rally (Loutraki, Corinthia)	Gravel	24–27 May	Production WRC WRC Academy
7	Rally New Zealand (Auckland, Te Ika-a-Māui)	Gravel	22–24 June	Super 2000 WRC Production WRC
8	Rally Finland (Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi)	Gravel	2–4 August	Super 2000 WRC WRC Academy
9	Rallye Deutschland (Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate)	Tarmac	24–26 August	Production WRC WRC Academy
10	Wales Rally GB (Cardiff, South Glamorgan)	Gravel	nowrap	14–16 September	Super 2000 WRC
11	nowrap	Rallye de France Alsace (Strasbourg, Alsace)	Tarmac	4–7 October	Super 2000 WRC WRC Academy
12	Rally Italia Sardegna (Olbia, Sardinia)	Gravel	18–21 October	Production WRC
13	Rally Catalunya (Salou, Tarragona)	nowrap	Mixed (Tarmac, gravel)	8–11 November	Super 2000 WRC Production WRC WRC Academy

Calendar changes

• Early plans to run the Rally Argentina over an "endurance" format with stages in neighbouring Uruguay and Chile were abandoned in favour of a new route which featured over 500km (300miles) of competitive stages and made it the longest rally in the modern era of the sport.^[2] The rally also featured the longest stage of the championship, the 66km (41miles) El Durzano–Ambul stage. The extended rally route has been promoted as a prototype of a format proposed by FIA President Jean Todt.^[2]
• The Jordan Rally was removed from the calendar. Rally Abu Dhabi was expected to be promoted in its place, but was omitted from the final calendar and given candidate status for future inclusion in the championship.
• The Wales Rally GB was brought forward from its traditional November date to September, making Rally of Spain the season finale.
• The route of the Rally Finland was revised from the 2011 event, and included the return of several famous stages, including Ouninpohja, Mokkipera and Palsankyla.^[3]
• The Rally Italia Sardegna was moved back from May to October.
• The Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo returned to the calendar after a three-year absence.
• The Rally New Zealand replaced Rally Australia, in keeping with their event-sharing arrangement.

Teams and drivers

World Rally Championship entries

Manufacturer teams
Constructor	Team	Tyre	No	Driver	Co-driver	Rounds
Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC)	Citroën Total World Rally Team^[4]		1	nowrap	Sébastien Loeb	nowrap	Daniel Elena	All
	2		nowrap	Mikko Hirvonen^[5]	nowrap	Jarmo Lehtinen	All
	Qatar World Rally Team^[6]		7	nowrap	Nasser Al-Attiyah^[7]	nowrap	Giovanni Bernacchini	nowrap	2–6, 9–11
	nowrap			Thierry Neuville^[8]	nowrap	Nicolas Gilsoul	7, 12
	nowrap			Chris Atkinson^[9]	nowrap	Stéphane Prévot	8
	nowrap			Hans Weijs, Jr.^[10]	nowrap	Björn Degandt	13
	nowrap	Citroën Junior World Rally Team^[11]		8	nowrap	Thierry Neuville	nowrap	Nicolas Gilsoul	nowrap	1–6, 8–11, 13
Ford (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	Ford World Rally Team^[12]		3	nowrap	Jari-Matti Latvala^[13]	nowrap	Miikka Anttila	nowrap	1–4, 6–13
	Dani Sordo^[14]			Carlos del Barrio	5
	4		Petter Solberg^[15]	Chris Patterson	All
	M-Sport Ford World Rally Team^[16]		5	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	All
			6	Evgeny Novikov	Denis Giraudet	1–8
					Nicolas Klinger	9
					Ilka Minor^[17]	10–12
				John Powell	Michael Fennell	13
			8	François Delecour^[18]	Dominique Savignoni	1
				Michał Sołowow	Maciek Baran	2
			15	Matthew Wilson^[19]	Scott Martin	10
			16	Jannie Habig^[20]	Robbie Durant	10
			18	Dennis Kuipers^[21]	Robin Buysmans	4
	Brazil World Rally Team^[22]		9	Daniel Oliveira^[23]	Carlos Magalhães	4–6, 9, 11, 13
				Manfred Stohl^[24]	Ilka Minor^[25]	7
	Adapta World Rally Team^[26]		10	Mads Østberg^[27]	Jonas Andersson	2–3, 5, 8–11, 13
			64	Eyvind Brynildsen	Cato Menkerud	2
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works WRC)	Armindo Araújo World Rally Team^[28]		12	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	1
	Palmeirinha Rally		14	Paulo Nobre	Edu Paula	1
	WRC Team Mini Portugal^[29]		12	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	2–8
				Chris Atkinson^[30]	Stéphane Prévot	9–10, 12
					Glenn MacNeall^[31]	11, 13
			14	Paulo Nobre	Edu Paula	2–13
	Mini WRC Team^[32]		37	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	1
			52	Pierre Campana	Sabrina de Castelli	1
World Rally Car entries not registered as manufacturers
Ford (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	Go Fast Energy World Rally Team^[33] ^[34]		9	Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	1
			16	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	1–4, 6, 8
	Autotek Motorsport^[35]		17	Jari Ketomaa	Mika Stenberg	2, 4, 7–8
			21	Martin Prokop^[36]	Zdeněk Hrůza	5
					Michal Ernst^[37]	13
			22	Evgeny Novikov^[38]	Ilka Minor	13
			51	Spyros Pavlides	Nicolas Klinger	6
	M-Sport		18	Matti Rantanen	Mikko Lukka	8
			52	Ricardo Triviño	Àlex Haro	3
	AT Rally Team		19	Sebastian Lindholm	Timo Hantunen	8
			53	Oleksiy Tamrazov	Oleksandr Gorbyk	6
	Czech Ford National Team		21	Martin Prokop^[39]	Zdeněk Hrůza^[40]	1–2, 4, 6, 8–11
						12
	Monster World Rally Team		21	Chris Atkinson^[41]	Stéphane Prévot	3
			43	Ken Block^[42]	Alex Gelsomino	3, 7–8
	Team Emap Yacco		53	Julien Maurin	Olivier Ural	1
					Nicolas Klinger	11
Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC)	Van Merksteijn Motorsport		11	Peter van Merksteijn Sr.^[43]	Eddy Chevaillier	1
			15	Peter van Merksteijn Jr.^[44]		2, 4, 9
	PH Sport		24	Luca Pedersoli^[45]	Matteo Romano	12
	Collectif Equipe de France Rallye		52	Sébastien Chardonnet^[46]	Thibault de la Haye	11
Mini (Mini John Cooper Works WRC)	Prodrive^[47]		19	Richard Göransson	Anders Fredriksson	2
			52	Eliseo Salazar	Marc Martí	5
	Mini WRC Team Prodrive WRC Team		23	Jarkko Nikara^[48]	Jarkko Kalliolepo	13
			37	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13
			52	Patrik Sandell^[49] ^[50]	Staffan Parmander	2
					Maria Andersson	4
			68	Yvan Muller^[51]	Guy Leveneu	11
	Seashore Qatar Rally Team		24	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari	Nicola Arena	6
					Killian Duffy	13
	Toksport		53	Riku Tahko	Markus Soininen	8
	Dumas Rallye Team		69	Romain Dumas	Matthieu Baumel	11
Škoda (Škoda Fabia S2000)	Volkswagen Motorsport		23	Kevin Abbring^[52]	Lara Vanneste	1
			Frédéric Miclotte		3–4, 10
			24	Sepp Wiegand^[53]	Timo Gottschalk	9
			25	Sébastien Ogier^[54]	Julien Ingrassia	1–6, 8–13
			26	Andreas Mikkelsen^[55]	Ola Fløene	nowrap	2, 5–6, 8–9, 11–13

Notes:

• – The Mini WRC Team lost Mini's support as a manufacturer team after the Monte Carlo Rally, making them ineligible to score points in the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers. The Mini WRC Team became known as the Prodrive WRC Team from the Rally de Portugal.
• – The Armindo Araújo World Rally Team and Palmeirinha Rally were merged to form WRC Team Mini Portugal with the support of Mini for the Rally of Sweden; however, the FIA ruled that they were not eligible to score points in the FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers.

Team and driver changes

• Chris Atkinson returned to the WRC to contest the Rally of Mexico with the Monster World Rally Team.^[41] He also drove at the Rally of Finland on behalf of the Qatar World Rally Team^[9] as Nasser Al-Attiyah was competing at the London Olympic Games,^{[56] [57]} and later joined WRC Team Mini Portugal in the place of Armindo Araújo for the Rally of Germany.^[30] Atkinson's last appearance at the WRC level was a one-off drive with the Citroën Junior Team at the 2009 Rally Ireland.
• Ken Block will contest a reduced WRC program, appearing at Rally Mexico, Rally New Zealand and Rally Finland.^[42]
• The Citroën World Rally Team will expand to a three-car operation, entering a third Citroën DS3 WRC for 2011 Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah.^[7] Al-Attiyah was originally scheduled to contest every event with the exception of the Rallye Monte Carlo owing to a date clash with the 2012 Dakar Rally.^[58] However, Al-Attiyah was selected to represent his native Qatar at the London Olympics in skeet shooting and was forced to miss the Rally of New Zealand and the Rally of Finland.
• François Delecour returned to the WRC to compete in the 80ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo.^[18] Delecour drove a Ford Fiesta RS WRC in the rally, his first event at the WRC level since the 2002 Rally of Great Britain. The Rallye Monte Carlo is Delecour's only planned appearance in the 2012 season.
• 2011 championship runner-up Mikko Hirvonen and co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen moved from the Ford World Rally Team to Citroën.^[5]
• Jari-Matti Latvala was injured in an accident during a training exercise two weeks before Rally Argentina, forcing him out of the event.^[59] He was replaced by Dani Sordo for the event.^[14]
• Lotus Cars planned to enter a Lotus Exige R-GT at all tarmac events on the 2012 calendar, pending the homologation of the car.^[60] The Lotus Exige R-GT was Lotus' first entry in the World Rally Championship since the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus in 1983 Rally of Portugal, but the team later changed their plans and the team made its debut appearance at the Rali Vinho da Madeira, a round of the European Rally Championship instead of the WRC.^[61]
• Mini WRC Team will only enter one works driver in selected events of 2012, after the team was unable to find the budget for two full-time entries.^[32] Dani Sordo will enter in every event, with the second car driven by local competitors. The team has stated that Kris Meeke will not compete in every rally, but will remain a part of the team.^[32] On 6 February 2012, it was announced that the status of the Prodrive-operated team had been demoted to a works-supported private team, while the Motorsport Italia-run WRC Team Mini Portugal became the factory team of Mini.^[29] The team was renamed "Prodrive WRC Team" before the Rally de Portugal.^[21]
• Thierry Neuville, winner of the 2011 Tour de Corse in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, will compete in nine rallies at the WRC level – with a provision for two more – in a Citroën DS3 WRC prepared by Citroën Racing Technology^[62] and run by PH Sport, which was re-opened after being closed down for the 2011 season.^[16] He also drove for the Qatar World Rally Team at the Rally of New Zealand. Neuville had previously contested the Junior World Rally Championship in with a Citroën C2 S1600 in 2010.
• Evgeny Novikov and Ott Tänak will join the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team.^[16]
• Sébastien Ogier was released from his three-year contract with Citroën after just one season.^[63] Ogier later joined Volkswagen to develop the Polo R WRC for their 2013 WRC entry,^[64] while contesting the full 2012 WRC schedule in a Škoda Fabia S2000 with regular co-driver Julien Ingrassia.^[54]
• Martin Prokop, who previously competed in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, will take part in ten rallies driving a Ford Fiesta RS WRC.^[39]
• 2007 Formula One World Champion Kimi Räikkönen returned to Formula One.^[65] The WRC arm of his Ice 1 Racing team was subsequently shut down.
• Former M-Sport drivers Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson joined the newly formed non-manufacturer Go Fast Energy World Rally Team with the intention of completing the season, but the team only appeared at the Rally Monte Carlo and the Rally of Sweden. Wilson later re-joined M-Sport for a one-off appearance at the Wales Rally GB.
• 2003 World Champion Petter Solberg secured a seat with the Ford World Rally Team.^[15] His privately entered team, with which he had competed with between 2009 and 2011, was closed down.

SWRC entries

No	Team	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
31	ASM Motorsport^[66]	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Škoda Fabia S2000	2, 4, 7
	Baumschlager Rallye & Racing^[67]				8, 10–11, 13
32	Keltech Motorsport	Craig Breen	Gareth Roberts	Ford Fiesta S2000	1–2, 4
			Paul Nagle		8, 10–11, 13
33	Proton Motorsports^[68]	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Emil Axelsson	Proton Satria Neo S2000	1–2, 7–8, 10–11, 13
34		Giandomenico Basso	Mitia Dotta		1
		Alister McRae^[69]	Bill Hayes		2, 7
		Juha Salo	Marko Salminen		8
		Tom Cave	Craig Parry		10
		Andreas Aigner	Detlef Ruf		11
		Alastair Fisher	Daniel Barritt		13
35	Castrol TRW Motointegrator	Maciej Oleksowicz	Andrzej Obrebowski	Ford Fiesta S2000	2, 4, 7–8, 10–11, 13
36	Yazeed Racing	Yazeed Al-Rajhi^[70]	Michael Orr	Ford Fiesta RRC	2, 4, 7–8, 10–11, 13
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49	Even Management	Pontus Tidemand	Göran Bergsten	Škoda Fabia S2000	2
63	Gundersen Motorsport	Marius Aasen	Veronica Engan	Ford Fiesta S2000	2
49	Team Vianauto/Galp Formula	Pedro Meireles	Mário Castro	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4	4
49	Printsport	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Ford Fiesta S2000	8
49	M-Sport	Alastair Fisher	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta S2000	10
49	PCR Sport	Albert Llovera	Diego Vallejo	Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000	13

Team and driver changes

• Bryan Bouffier, who won the 79ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo when it was a part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, will compete in 2012 Monte Carlo Rally with a Peugeot 207 S2000.^[16]
• Craig Breen, winner of the 2011 WRC Academy will enter the Super 2000 championship driving a Ford Fiesta S2000.^[16]
• Proton will enter the Super 2000 category for the first time, entering two Proton Satria Neos into the Rallye Monte Carlo for Per-Gunnar Andersson and Giandomenico Basso, with Alister McRae making an appearance later in the season. The team will compete at seven selected events in the 2012 season.^{[68] [69]}
• Hayden Paddon, the 2011 Group N World Champion, will contest the Super 2000 championship, driving a Škoda Fabia S2000 prepared by Spanish team ASM Motorsport.^[66]

PWRC entries

No	Team	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
31	Lotos Dynamic Rally Team	Michał Kościuszko	Maciek Szczepaniak	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1, 3, 5, 9, 12–13
32	FRT Rally	Nicolás Fuchs	Rubén García	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1
			Fernando Mussano		3, 5
	Symtech Racing^[71]			Subaru Impreza WRX STI	6, 9, 12–13
33	Top Run Motorsport^[72]	Marcos Ligato	Rubén García	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	5–7, 9, 12–13
34	Miele Racing	Lorenzo Bertelli	Lorenzo Granai	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1, 5
				Subaru Impreza WRX STI	6–7, 12–13
36	Rally Team GB	Louise Cook	Stefan Davis	Ford Fiesta ST	1, 6–7, 12
				Ford Fiesta R2	9, 13
38	Ralliart Italy^[73]	Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	3, 5–6, 9, 12–13
39	Mentos Ascania Racing	Valeriy Gorban	Andriy Nikolaiev	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	5–7, 9, 12–13
41		Oleksiy Kikireshko	Pavlo Cherepin		5–7
			Sergei Larens		9, 12–13
40	G.B. Motors	Gianluca Linari	Nicola Arena	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3, 5, 7
			Monica Fortunato^[74]		6
			Andrea Cecchi		12–13
42	Triviño World Rally Team	Ricardo Triviño	Àlex Haro	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	5
				Subaru Impreza WRX STI	6, 9, 12–13
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	7
44	Ramona Rallying	Ramona Karlsson	Miriam Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	3, 5, 7, 9, 12–13
45	Bosowa Rally Team^[75]	Subhan Aksa	Hade Mboi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	5
			Jeff Judd		6–7, 9
			Nicola Arena		12
			Bill Hayes		13
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49	Salgado Rally Team	Rodrigo Salgado	Diódoro Salgado	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	3
49	CRS Team^[76]	Ezequiel Campos	Cristian Winkler	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	5
49	RMC Motorsport	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	13
50	Escuderia Gironella	Josep Maria Membrado	Josep Ramón Ribolledo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	13

WRC Academy entries

The WRC Academy uses identical Ford Fiesta R2s.^[77]

Driver	Co-driver	Rounds
Christopher Duplessis	Karl Atkinson	4, 6
	Alexander Kihurani	8
José Antonio Suárez	Cándido Carrera	4, 6, 8–9, 11, 13
Alastair Fisher	Daniel Barritt	4, 6, 8–9, 11
Mark Donnelly	Dai Roberts	4
Pontus Tidemand	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	4, 6, 8, 11, 13
	Emil Axelsson	9
Brendan Reeves	Rhianon Smyth	4, 6, 8–9, 11, 13
Timo van der Marel	Erwin Berkhof	4, 6, 8–9, 11, 13
John MacCrone	Stuart Loudon	4, 6, 8–9, 11, 13
Elfyn Evans	Andrew Edwards	4, 6
	Philip Pugh	8–9, 11
	Sebastian Marshall	13
Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	4
João Silva	José Janela	4
	Hugo Magalhães	6, 8–9
Ashley Haigh-Smith	Craig Parry	4, 6, 8–9
Fredrik Åhlin	Morten Erik Abrahamsen	4, 6, 8–9, 11, 13
Entries not scoring Academy points
Martin Koči	Lukáš Zámečník	9
Aron Domzala	Kacper Pietrusinski	13

Results and standings

Results and statistics

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Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Monte Carlo Rally (18–22 January) – Results and report	align=center	1	nowrap	Sébastien Loeb	nowrap	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	4:32:39.9	18	433.36 km	82	54
align=center	2	nowrap	Dani Sordo	nowrap	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	align=center	4:35:25.4
align=center	3	nowrap	Petter Solberg	nowrap	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	4:35:54.1
2	Rally Sweden (9–12 February) – Results and report	align=center	1	nowrap	Jari-Matti Latvala	nowrap	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3:18:28.3	24	349.16 km	50	42
align=center	2	nowrap	Mikko Hirvonen	nowrap	Citroën DS3 WRC	3:18:44.9
align=center	3	nowrap	Mads Østberg	nowrap	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	3:19:07.1
3	Rally Mexico (8–11 March) – Results and report	align=center	1	nowrap	Sébastien Loeb	nowrap	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	4:15:32.7	(24)^† 22	(408.50 km)^† 382.60 km	27	19
align=center	2	nowrap	Mikko Hirvonen	nowrap	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	4:16:15.1
align=center	3	nowrap	Petter Solberg	nowrap		align=center	4:17:44.1
4	Rally de Portugal (29 March – 1 April) – Results and report	align=center	1	nowrap	Mads Østberg	nowrap	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	4:21:16.3	(22)^† 19	(434.77 km)^† 368.43 km	49	30
align=center	2	nowrap	Evgeny Novikov	nowrap	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	4:22:49.3
align=center	3	nowrap	Petter Solberg	nowrap	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	4:23:11.7
5	Rally Argentina (26–29 April) – Results and report	align=center	1	nowrap	Sébastien Loeb	nowrap	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	5:34:38.8	19	502.73 km	42	27
align=center	2		Mikko Hirvonen	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	5:34:54.0
align=center	3	Mads Østberg	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	5:37:49.2
6	Acropolis Rally (24–27 May) – Results and report	align=center	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	4:42:03.3	22	409.47 km	54	32
align=center	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	4:42:43.3
align=center	3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	4:45:08.1
7	Rally New Zealand (22–24 June) – Results and report	align=center	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	4:04:51.2	22	413.94 km	41	35
align=center	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	4:05:20.8
align=center	3	Petter Solberg	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	4:06:27.6
8	Rally Finland (2–4 August) – Results and report	align=center	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	2:28:11.4	18	303.52 km	81	53
align=center	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	2:28:17.5
align=center	3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	2:28:46.4
9	Rallye Deutschland (24–26 August) – Results and report	align=center	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	3:41:52.4	15	368.63 km	71	40
align=center	2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	3:43:52.5
align=center	3	Mikko Hirvonen	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	3:44:23.8
10	Wales Rally GB (14–16 September) – Results and report	align=center	1	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	3:03:40.3	19	324.92 km	31	29
align=center	2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	3:04:08.1
align=center	3	Petter Solberg	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	3:04:09.0
11	Rallye de France Alsace (4–7 October) – Results and report	align=center	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	3:32:53.0	(22)^† 21	(404.14 km)^† 393.39 km	69	45
align=center	2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	3:33:08.5
align=center	3	Mikko Hirvonen	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	3:33:37.1
12	Rally Italia Sardegna (18–21 October) – Results and report	align=center	1	Mikko Hirvonen	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	3:23:54.9	16	305.80 km	41	32
align=center	2	Evgeny Novikov	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	3:25:15.5
align=center	3	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	3:26:16.0
13	Rally Catalunya (8–11 November) – Results and report	align=center	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	4:14:29.1	18	405.46 km	70	52
align=center	2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	align=center	4:14:36.1
align=center	3	Mikko Hirvonen	Citroën DS3 WRC	align=center	4:16:15.9

Notes

• † – Event was shortened after stages were cancelled.

Standings

Drivers' championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP Points 1 Sébastien Loeb 1 ^1 6 ^1 1 ^2 Ret 1 1 ^1 1 ^3 1 ^3 1 ^1 2 ^2 1 Ret 1 ^3 270 2 Mikko Hirvonen 4 ^2 2 2 EX 2 ^2 2 ^3 2 2 ^1 3 ^2 5 ^1 3 1 3 213 3 Jari-Matti Latvala Ret 1 ^3 Ret 13 ^2 3 ^2 7 ^1 3 2 1 ^3 2 12 ^2 2 ^1 154 4 Mads Østberg 3 4 ^3 1 3 4 5 4 4 5 ^3 4 4 149 5 Petter Solberg 3 4 ^2 3 ^1 3 6 ^1 Ret 3 ^2 4 ^2 11 3 26 9 ^1 11 124 6 Evgeny Novikov 5 ^3 5 Ret 2 8 Ret 4 36 Ret 6 7 2 10 88 7 Thierry Neuville Ret 12 13 8 5 6 5 16 12 7 4 ^2 18 ^3 12 53 8 Ott Tänak 8 Ret 5 14 ^3 10 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 ^1 3 Ret 52 9 Martin Prokop 9 9 5 4 5 9 Ret 9 9 8 13 46 10 Sébastien Ogier Ret 11 8 7 7 7 10 6 12 11 5 Ret 41 11 Dani Sordo 2 Ret 11 ^1 Ret 6 9 Ret 9 ^2 35 12 Nasser Al-Attiyah 21 6 4 9 ^3 Ret 8 10 Ret 28 13 Chris Atkinson WD Ret 39 5 11 8 6 7 28 14 Andreas Mikkelsen 13 Ret Ret 27 7 ^3 12 7 21 13 15 Armindo Araújo 10 15 7 15 Ret 11 8 15 11 16 Jarkko Nikara 13 5 10 17 Craig Breen 14 16 Ret Ret 13 17 6 8 18 François Delecour 6 8 19 Dennis Kuipers 6 8 20 Henning Solberg 13 7 WD WD WD WD WD 6 21 Pierre Campana 7 6 22 Matti Rantanen 7 6 23 Jari Ketomaa Ret 9 11 8 6 24 Per-Gunnar Andersson Ret 14 23 11 24 24 8 4 25 Matthew Wilson 11 WD 8 4 26 Yazeed Al-Rajhi 24 Ret 8 28 17 Ret 16 18 15 4 27 Patrik Sandell 8 Ret 4 28 Ken Block 9 9 Ret 4 29 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari 10 14 1 30 Sébastien Chardonnet 19 25 28 33 15 19 10 1 31 Ricardo Triviño 10 26 Ret 16 19 22 28 22 35 1 32 Mathieu Arzeno Ret 10 18 Ret 1 33 align=left nowrap Peter van Merksteijn Jr. 19 10 Ret 1 34 Eyvind Brynildsen 10 1 35 Manfred Stohl 10 1 36 Luca Pedersoli 10 1 Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP Points

• Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in France.

Notes:

• ^{1 2 3} refers to the classification of the drivers on the 'Power Stage', where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1 for the fastest three drivers on the stage.

Co-drivers' championship

	Co-driver	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	GER	GBR	FRA	ITA	ESP	Points
1	Daniel Elena	1 ^1	6 ^1	1 ^2	Ret	1	1 ^1	1 ^3	1 ^3	1 ^1	2 ^2	1	Ret	1 ^3	270
2	Jarmo Lehtinen	4 ^2	2	2	EX	2 ^2	2 ^3	2	2 ^1	3 ^2	5 ^1	3	1	3	213
3	Miikka Anttila	Ret	1 ^3	Ret	13 ^2		3 ^2	7 ^1	3	2	1 ^3	2	12 ^2	2 ^1	154
4	Jonas Andersson		3	4 ^3	1	3	4		5	4	4	5 ^3	4	4	149
5	Chris Patterson	3	4 ^2	3 ^1	3	6 ^1	Ret	3 ^2	4 ^2	11	3	26	9 ^1	11	124
6	Denis Giraudet	5 ^3	5	Ret	2	8	Ret	4	36						55
7	Nicolas Gilsoul	Ret	12	13	8	5	6	5	16	12	7	4 ^2	19 ^3	12	53
8	Kuldar Sikk	8	Ret	5	14 ^3	10	9	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	6 ^1	3	Ret	52
9	Zdeněk Hrůza	9	9		5	4	5		9	Ret	9	9	8	13	46
10	Julien Ingrassia	Ret	11	8	7	7	7		10	6	12	11	5	Ret	41
11	Ilka Minor	13	7	WD	WD		WD	10	WD		6	7	2	10	40
12	Carlos del Barrio	2	Ret		11 ^1	Ret		6		9		Ret		9 ^2	35
13	align=left nowrap	Giovanni Bernacchini		21	6	4	9 ^3	Ret			8	10	Ret			28
14	Stéphane Prévot		WD	Ret					39	5	11	8	6	7	28
15	Ola Floene		13			Ret	Ret		27	7 ^3		12	7	21	13
16	Miguel Ramalho	10	15	7	15	Ret	11	8	15						11
17	Jarkko Kalliolepo													5	10
18	Paul Nagle								Ret		13	17		6	8
19	Dominique Savignoni	6													8
20	Robin Buysmans				6										8
21	Sabrina de Castelli	7													6
22	Mikko Lukka								7						6
23	Mika Stenberg		Ret		9			11	8						6
24	Emil Axelsson	Ret	14					23	11		24	24		8	4
25	Scott Martin	11	WD								8				4
26	Michael Orr		24		Ret		8	28	17	Ret	16	18		15	4
27	Staffan Parmander		8												4
28	Alex Gelsomino			9				9	Ret						4
29	Killian Duffy						10							14	1
30	Thibault de la Haye	19			25		28		33	15	19	10			1
31	Alex Haro			10	26	Ret	16	19		22		28	22	35	1
32	Renaud Jamoul	Ret								10	18	Ret			1
33	Eddy Chevailler		19		10					Ret					1
34	Cato Menkerud		10												1
35	Matteo Romano												10		1
	Co-driver	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	GER	GBR	FRA	ITA	ESP	Points

Manufacturers' championship

Manufacturer MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP Points 1 Citroën Total World Rally Team 1 1 5 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Ret 1 453 2 4 2 2 EX 2 2 2 2 3 5 3 1 3 2 Ford World Rally Team 3 Ret 1 Ret 6 Ret 3 6 3 2 1 2 5 2 309 4 3 3 3 2 5 Ret 3 4 6 3 8 4 5 3 M-Sport Ford World Rally Team 5 7 Ret 5 7 8 5 Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 3 Ret 170 6 5 4 Ret 1 6 Ret 4 8 Ret 6 7 2 Ret 4 Adapta World Rally Team 10 4 3 5 4 4 5 4 83 5 Citroën Junior World Rally Team 8 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 72 6 Qatar World Rally Team 7 6 6 3 7 Ret 5 9 5 8 Ret 6 Ret 71 7 Brazil World Rally Team 9 5 Ret Ret 7 8 Ret 6 28 8 Mini WRC Team ^† 37 2 26 52 6 – Armindo Araújo World Rally Team ^‡ 12 8 0 – Palmeirinha Rally ^‡ 14 9 0 Manufacturer MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP Points

• Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in France.

Notes:

• † — The Mini WRC Team lost its manufacturer status in February when parent company BMW withdrew works support from the team, demoting them to customer team status.^[29] The team kept the points it scored on Rallye Monte Carlo although it was no longer classified as a manufacturer entrant. They were replaced by the WRC Team Mini Portugal as the official Mini works team.
• ‡ – Armindo Araújo World Rally Team and Palmeirinha Rally merged to form WRC Team Mini Portugal.^[29] The points they scored at the Rallye Monte Carlo were removed from the manufacturers' championship.^[78]

SWRC Drivers' championship

Driver MON SWE POR NZL FIN GBR FRA ESP Points 1 Craig Breen 1 2 Ret Ret 1 1 1 118 2 align=left nowrap Per-Gunnar Andersson Ret 1 2 1 6 3 2 109 3 Yazeed Al-Rajhi 5 Ret 4 2 3 2 3 88 4 Hayden Paddon 4 1 1 Ret 7 Ret 5 78 5 Maciej Oleksowicz 6 2 3 4 4 Ret Ret 65 6 Alastair Fisher 5 4 22 7 Tom Cave 2 18 8 Pontus Tidemand 3 15 9 Pedro Meireles 3 15 10 Juha Salo 3 15 11 Andreas Aigner 4 12 12 Esapekka Lappi 5 10 13 Alister McRae 7 Ret 6 — Giandomenico Basso Ret 0 — Marius Aasen Ret 0 — Albert Llovera Ret 0 Driver MON SWE POR NZL FIN GBR FRA ESP Points

Co-drivers

	Co-driver	MON	SWE	POR	NZL	FIN	GBR	FRA	ESP	Points
1	Emil Axelsson	Ret	1		2	1	6	3	2	109
2	Michael Orr		5	Ret	4	2	3	2	3	88
3	John Kennard		4	1	1	Ret	7	Ret	5	78
4	Paul Nagle					Ret	1	1	1	75
5	align=left nowrap	Andrzej Obrebowski		6	2	3	4	4	Ret	Ret	65
6	Gareth Roberts	1	2	Ret						43
7	Daniel Barritt						5		4	22
8	Craig Parry						2			18
9	Göran Bergsten		3							15
10	Mário Castro			3						15
11	Marko Salminen					3				15
12	Detlef Ruf							4		12
13	Janne Ferm					5				10
14	William Hayes		7		Ret					6
—	Mitia Dotta	Ret								0
—	Veronica Engan		Ret							0
—	Diego Vallejo								Ret	0
	Co-driver	MON	SWE	POR	NZL	FIN	GBR	FRA	ESP	Points

PWRC Drivers' championship

Driver MON MEX ARG GRE NZL GER ITA ESP Points 1 Benito Guerra 1 1 4 2 8 1 109 2 Marcos Ligato 4 Ret 1 3 2 2 88 3 Valeriy Gorban 3 1 4 7 3 4 85 4 Michał Kościuszko 1 3 Ret 1 6 6 81 5 Subhan Aksa 7 2 2 6 4 3 77 6 Nicolás Fuchs WD 2 2 Ret 5 1 9 73 7 Ricardo Triviño Ret 3 3 4 7 8 52 8 Louise Cook 2 6 6 Ret 10 WD 35 9 Gianluca Linari 4 5 Ret 5 9 10 35 10 Lorenzo Bertelli Ret 8 5 Ret Ret 5 24 11 Oleksiy Kikireshko Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 11 10 12 Rodrigo Salgado 5 10 13 Ramona Karlsson 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret WD WD 8 14 Ezequiel Campos 6 8 15 Yeray Lemes 7 6 NC align=left nowrap Josep Maria Membrado Ret 0 Driver MON MEX ARG GRE NZL GER ITA ESP Points

Co-drivers

Co-driver MON MEX ARG GRE NZL GER ITA ESP Points 1 Borja Rozada 1 1 4 2 8 1 109 2 Rubén Garcia 4 Ret 1 3 2 2 88 3 Andriy Nikolaev 3 1 4 7 3 4 85 4 Maciej Szczepaniak 1 3 Ret 1 6 6 81 5 Fernando Mussano WD 2 2 Ret 5 1 9 73 6 Alex Haro Ret 3 3 4 7 8 52 7 Jeff Judd 2 2 6 44 8 Stefan Davis 2 6 6 Ret 10 WD 35 9 Andrea Cecchi Ret 5 9 10 35 10 Nicola Arena 4 5 4 34 11 Lorenzo Granai Ret 8 5 Ret Ret 5 24 11 William Hayes 3 15 13 Sergey Larens Ret 5 11 10 14 Diodoro Salgado 5 10 15 Miriam Walfridsson 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret WD WD 8 16 Cristian Winkler 6 8 17 Hade Mboi 7 6 18 Rogelio Peñate 7 6 NC Pavlo Cherepin Ret Ret Ret 0 NC Monica Fortunato Ret 0 NC align=left nowrap Josep Ramón Ribolleda Ret 0 Co-driver MON MEX ARG GRE NZL GER ITA ESP Points

WRC Academy Drivers' championship

Driver POR GRE FIN GER FRA ESP Points 1 Elfyn Evans 7 1 ^7 1 ^7 1 ^3 1 ^3 3 ^3 144 2 José Antonio Suárez 5 5 ^1 4 ^1 2 2 ^4 1 ^1 100 3 Pontus Tidemand 3 ^1 Ret ^1 2 ^6 6 6 ^2 2 ^7 84 4 Brendan Reeves 2 ^2 3 3 ^2 5 ^1 4 ^1 6 84 5 John MacCrone 9 4 ^1 5 3 ^2 3 ^2 4 ^2 73 6 Alastair Fisher 1 ^3 2 9 ^1 Ret ^4 Ret ^1 54 7 Timo van der Marel 4 7 Ret 4 ^1 7 5 47 8 Fredrik Åhlin 6 ^3 Ret Ret Ret 5 ^1 Ret 22 9 align=left nowrap Christopher Duplessis Ret 6 6 16 10 João Silva 8 Ret 7 DNS 10 11 Ashley Haigh-Smith WD Ret 8 DNS WD 4 Driver POR GRE FIN GER FRA ESP Points

Notes:

• ¹ refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.

Co-drivers

Co-driver POR GRE FIN GER FRA ESP Points 1 Phil Pugh 1 ^7 1 ^7 1 ^3 1 ^3 120 2 Cándido Carrera 5 5 ^1 4 ^1 2 2 ^4 1 ^1 100 3 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 3 ^1 Ret ^1 2 ^6 6 ^2 2 ^7 76 4 Rhianon Smyth 2 ^2 3 3 ^2 5 ^1 4 ^1 6 84 5 Stuart Loudon 9 4 ^1 5 3 ^2 3 ^2 4 ^2 73 6 Daniel Barritt 1 ^3 2 9 ^1 Ret ^4 Ret ^1 54 7 Erwin Berkhof 4 7 Ret 4 ^1 7 5 47 8 align=left nowrap Morten Erik Abrahamsen 6 ^3 Ret Ret Ret 5 ^1 Ret 22 9 Sebastian Marshall 3 ^3 18 10 Karl Atkinson Ret 6 8 11 Alexander Kihurani 6 8 12 Emil Axelsson 6 8 13 Andrew Edwards 7 6 14 Hugo Magalhães Ret 7 DNS 6 15 José Janela 8 4 16 Craig Parry WD Ret 8 DNS WD 4 Co-driver POR GRE FIN GER FRA ESP Points

Changes

• In November 2011, Europol issued an arrest warrant for Russian banker Vladimir Antonov at the request of Lithuanian prosecutors as part of an investigation into asset-stripping at Antonov's commercial banks, Snoras and Latvijas Krājbanka.^[79] Antonov, who held the commercial rights to the sport through Convers Sports Initiatives, was arrested in London two days later and charged with fraud and embezzlement.^[80] Convers Sports Initiatives initially claimed to be unaffected by the arrest,^[79] but went into receivership at the end of the month.^[81] Promoter North One Sport issued a statement clarifying the situation, confirming that they were unaffected by Antonov's arrest and parent company Convers Sports Initiatives entering into receivership and that they would co-operate with the investigation into Bank Snoras.^[82] However, North One Sport were subsequently forced to find new investors, with bids from Qatar and French broadcaster Eurosport.^[83] It was later reported that negotiations with the Qatari bidders had collapsed, forcing the closure of North One Sport.^[84]
• The FIA World Motor Sport Council permitted tyre suppliers to provide teams and drivers with a second tyre compound, following several complaints from drivers about a lack of grip at the 2011 Rally Australia.^[85]
• On gravel rallies, shakedown stage will be used as a qualifying stage for P1 and P2 drivers. According to the results of qualifying, P1 and P2 crews – in order of fastest to slowest – will then select their start positions for the first day of the rally.^[86] On day two and three, P1 and P2 drivers will restart in reverse order according to their provisional overall classification. On asphalt rallies, regulations in previous years still apply.^[87]
• Organisers of WRC events will be allowed to specify whether cars failed to complete a section are permitted to restart the event on the next day. Restart after retirement, formerly known as SupeRally, will now be called "Rally 2".

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• FIA World Rally Championship 2012 at ewrc-results.com

Notes and References

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2. News: The 2012 WRC Rally Argentina will be the longest route in the sport's recent history. Tony. Watson. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 23 December 2011. 23 December 2011.
3. News: The Ouninpohja stage will return to Rally Finland this year. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 15 February 2012. 15 February 2012.
4. News: WRC king Loeb commits to Citroen through 2013. MotorsTV.com. Motors TV. 17 August 2011. 11 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110820072241/http://www.motorstv.com/car/rally/wrc/17082011/wrc-king-loeb-commits-citroen-through-2013. 20 August 2011. dmy-all.
5. News: Hirvonen replaces Ogier at Citroen WRC squad . Weeks . James . 16 November 2011 . MotorsTV.com . . 16 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111118135916/http://www.motorstv.com/car/rally/wrc/16112011/hirvonen-replaces-ogier-citroen-wrc-squad . 18 November 2011 . dmy .
6. News: 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 January 2012. 14 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419145606/http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2012/Pages/wrc-manf-2012.aspx. 19 April 2012. dmy-all.
7. News: Exclusive: Nasser Al Attiyah to race for Citroen in 2012 World Rally Championship. Fernandes. Anthony. 12 December 2011. Sport360.com. Sport360°. 13 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120110174110/http://www.sport360.com/article/exclusive-nasser-al-attiyah-race-citroen-2012-world-rally-championship. 10 January 2012. dmy-all.
8. News: Neuville in Qatar for New Zealand. wrc.com. World Rally Championship. 15 May 2012. 29 May 2012. 22 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130922030913/http://www.wrc.com/news/archive/neuville-in-qatar-for-new-zealand/?fid=16685. dead.
9. News: Draft Entry List – Neste Oil Rally Finland 2012. 10 July 2012. 11 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120813063547/http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi/attachements/2012-07-10T15-38-31253.pdf. 13 August 2012. dmy-all.
10. News: Entry List. 18 October 2012. 19 October 2012.
11. News: 2012 FIA World Rally Championship – Entrants. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 February 2012. 9 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120212043305/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2012/Pages/2012-wrc-entrants.aspx. 12 February 2012. dmy-all.
12. News: Ford confirms WRC entry and Solberg for 2012. SpeedCafe. 16 November 2011. 16 November 2011.
13. News: Latvala, Solberg to lead Ford's world rally push. https://archive.today/20120604011505/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5icR208C5iVTYrcB116aF3NxaJWNA?docId=CNG.bc1097eb58074d36423719809ae8c921.551. dead. 4 June 2012. Agence France-Presse. Google News. 15 December 2011. 16 December 2011.
14. News: Prodrive happy to let Sordo drive for Ford in Argentina. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 18 April 2012. 18 April 2012.
15. News: Petter Solberg joins Ford for 2012 World Rally Championship. Jamie. O'Leary. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 15 December 2011. 15 December 2011.
16. News: 80e RALLYE MONTE CARLO 2012. rallye-magazin.de. 27 December 2011. 29 December 2011.
17. News: Ilka with Evgeny for Wales. irallylive.com. iRally. 31 August 2012. 31 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921132410/http://www.irallylive.com/ir_news.htm?00001766&11. 21 September 2013. dead.
18. News: Delecour plans Monte Fiesta run. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 7 December 2011. 8 December 2011. 8 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120108213404/http://www.wrc.com/news/delecour-plans-monte-fiesta-run/?fid=15866. dead.
19. News: Wilson Jr to return for Wales Rally GB. Crash.net. 23 August 2012. 22 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120822233328/http://www.crash.net/world+rally/news/182865/1/wilson_jr_to_return_for_wales_rally_gb.html. dead.
20. Web site: Wales Rally GB 13 – 16 September 2012 Entry List. walesrallygb.com. Wales Rally GB. 28 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018192826/http://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/2012_WRGB_Entry_List_28-8-12.pdf. 18 October 2012. dead.
21. News: World class. rallydeportugal.pt. 12 March 2012. 12 March 2012.
22. News: FIA World Rally Championship. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2 March 2012. 3 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311041340/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2012/Pages/wrc-entrants-upd.aspx. 11 March 2012. dmy-all.
23. News: Rally de Portugal – Entrants. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2 March 2012. 3 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309211220/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2012/Pages/wrc-entries-prt.aspx. 9 March 2012. dmy-all.
24. Web site: Entry List for Brother Rally New Zealand 2012. rallynz.org.nz. Rally New Zealand. 30 May 2012. 30 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120610232419/http://www.rallynz.org.nz/spectator-info/entry-list. 10 June 2012. dmy-all.
25. Web site: Stohl commends Minor as pair take on New Zealand. wrc.com. WRC. 21 June 2012. 21 June 2012. 22 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120622022435/http://www.wrc.com/news/stohl-commends-minor-as-pair-take-on-new-zealand/?fid=16913. dead.
26. News: Eyvind Brynildsen jois Adapta team for Rally Sweden. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 25 January 2012. 25 January 2012.
27. News: Mads Ostberg sticks with Ford for 2012 World rally Championship. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 7 January 2012. 7 January 2012.
28. News: Rallye Monte Carlo – Entries. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 January 2012. 14 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120119093805/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2012/Pages/wrc-entries-mco.aspx. 19 January 2012. dmy-all.
29. News: Prodrive loses status as MINI's factory World Rally Team. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 6 February 2012. 6 February 2012.
30. News: Chris Atkinson to return to World Rally Championship in Germany with Mini Portugal squad. Pablo. Elizalde. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 16 August 2012. 16 August 2012.
31. News: Friends reunited in the WRC. WRC.com. WRC. 21 September 2012. 22 September 2012. 26 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121126031917/http://www.wrc.com/news/friends-reunited-in-the-wrc/?fid=17508. dead.
32. News: Meeke will not contest the Monte Carlo Rally following Mini's decision to only run one factory driver. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 23 December 2011. 23 December 2011.
33. News: Go Fast Energy World Rally Team on Facebook. 17 January 2012.
34. News: Matthew, Henning will go faster this week in Monte Carlo. iRally (iPhone App). 17 January 2012.
35. News: World Rally Championship – News – Prokop in for Ketomaa in Argentina . World Rally Championship . 7 April 2013 . 9 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121209073411/http://www.wrc.com/news/prokop-in-for-ketomaa-in-argentina/?fid=16522 . dead .
36. Web site: World Rally Championship - News - Features - WRC.com preview: Rally RACC-Rally de Espana . 7 November 2012 . 21 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921083404/http://www.wrc.com/news/features/wrccom-preview-rally-racc-rally-de-espana/?fid=17809&page=7865 . dead .
37. http://www.rallyracc.com/2012/online/tablon/documentos/Start_List_Qual.pdf Start list for the qualifying stage
38. News: Novikov to make DMACK switch. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 26 October 2012. 26 October 2012.
39. News: Martin Prokop in ten WRC rallies in 2012. Martin Prokop v deseti soutěžích MS 2012. eWRC.cz. eWRC. 18 November 2011. 18 November 2011. cs.
40. News: Rallye Monte Carlo 2012 Martin Prokop – Zdeněk Hrůza Ford Fiesta RS WRC. eWRC.cz. eWRC. 17–22 January 2012. 26 January 2012. cs.
41. News: Entry List . 16 February 2012 . 7 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120901003458/http://www.rallymexico.com/files/noticeboard/EntryListMx12.pdf . 1 September 2012 . dmy-all .
42. News: Ken Block's 2012 Program Launch Part 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219000254/http://www.monsterworldrallyteam.com/blog/ken-blocks-2012-program-launch-part-1 . dead . 19 February 2012 . mwrt.com . MWRT . 16 February 2012 . 7 April 2013 .
43. News: Van Merksteijns cut back on WRC outings. Giles. Wade. maxrally.com. Maxrally. 11 January 2012. 14 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130922074717/http://www.maxrally.com/news/entry/van_merksteijns_cut_back_on_wrc_outings/. 22 September 2013. dmy-all.
44. News: Van Merksteijns treten kürzer. Van Merksteijn slow down. rallye-magazin.de. rallye-magazin. 31 December 2011. 3 January 2012. de.
45. News: Entry List. rallyedefrance.com. rallyitaliasardegna.com. 5 October 2012. 6 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020230855/http://www.rallyitaliasardegna.com/public/2012/pdf/Elenco_iscritti/RIS/01-01-2012_Mixed/01-01-2012_Mixed_Rally_dItalia_Sardegna_Elenco_iscritti_ita.pdf. 20 October 2012. dmy-all.
46. News: Rallye de France Entry List. rallyedefrance.com. rallye de france. 10 September 2012. 11 September 2012. 18 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018191818/http://www.rallyedefrance.com/download/2012/official_documents/Entry_List_Rallye_de_France-Alsace_2012.pdf. dead.
47. News: Entries. Rally Sweden. 16 January 2012. 17 January 2012.
48. News: Jarkko Nikara joins Prodrive Mini line-up for Rally Catalunya. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 October 2012. 12 October 2012.
49. News: Sandell bakom ratten i svensk rallysatsning. Sandell behind the wheels in Swedish rally concentration. sportbladet.se. Aftonbladet. 9 January 2012. 9 January 2012. sv.
50. News: Former Subaru star Chris Atkinson to make WRC return on Rally Sweden. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 January 2012. 11 January 2012.
51. News: Yvan Muller to drive Prodrive MINI in WRC. Neil. Hudson. Touring Car Time. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 23 August 2012. 24 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120829020721/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=8009. 29 August 2012. dmy-all.
52. News: Kevin Abbring Volkswagen junior at Rally Monte Carlo. 23 December 2011. volkswagen-motorsport.com. 26 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060126233126/http://www.volkswagen-motorsport.com/web/news/index.php. 26 January 2006. dmy-all.
53. Web site: ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2012 Entry List. adac-rallye-deutschland.de. Rallye Deutschland. 5 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120907031953/http://www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de/docs/wrc/static/179/Entry%20List.pdf. 7 September 2012. dmy-all.
54. News: Sebastien Ogier will contest the full 2012 WRC schedule in a Skoda. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 24 November 2011. 25 November 2011.
55. News: Volkswagen to run Kevin Abbring and Andreas Mikkelsen in WRC this year . Autosport . 7 April 2013.
56. Web site: Vincent Hancock wins gold in skeet. ESPN. 31 July 2012.
57. Web site: Olympic medal for WRC star Al-Attiyah . 8 August 2012 . 21 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921123252/http://www.wrc.com/news/drivers/olympic-medal-for-wrc-star-al-attiyah/?fid=17110 . dead .
58. News: Citroen announce WRC additions. Speedcafe. 20 December 2011. 20 December 2011.
59. News: injury forces Latvala out of Argentina. WRC.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 13 April 2012. 13 April 2012. 15 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415180515/http://www.wrc.com/news/injury-forces-latvala-out-of-argentina/?fid=16502. dead.
60. News: Lotus Shakes Down Its Rally-Spec Exige. Jason. Paur. Autopia. Wired. 23 December 2011. 27 December 2011.
61. News: European Rally Championship – Rali Vinho da Maderira. lotuscars.com. Lotus Cars. 30 July 2012. 31 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120825062509/http://www.lotuscars.com/gb/news/racing/european-rally-championship-rali-vinho-da-madeira. 25 August 2012. dead.
62. News: Citroen gives Thierry Neuville World Rally Championship programme for 2012. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 20 December 2011. 20 December 2011.
63. News: Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen join Citroën. Citroën World Rally Team. Citroën. 16 November 2011. 23 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111120020103/http://www.citroen-wrc.com/en/season/2011/rally/united-kingdom-1/press-release. 20 November 2011. dmy-all.
64. News: Sebastien Ogier joins Volkswagen's WRC team. Elizalde. Pablo. 23 November 2011. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 23 November 2011.
65. News: Kimi Räikkönen back in F1 with LRGP in 2012. 29 November 2011. Lotus Renault GP. 29 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111201214646/http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/8034-Kimi-Raikkonen-back-in-F1-with.html?lang=en. 1 December 2011. dead.
66. News: Kiwi rally star takes S2000 WRC step-up. Speedcafe.com. 20 December 2011. 20 December 2011.
67. News: Paddon gets new team for SWRC push. wrc.com. 30 July 2012. 31 July 2012. 1 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120801070524/http://www.wrc.com/news/paddon-gets-new-team-for-swrc-push/?fid=17104. dead.
68. News: Proton to enter S2000 WRC next year. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 21 December 2011. 21 December 2011.
69. News: Proton brings McRae name back to WRC. wrc.com. wrc.com. 22 December 2011. 24 December 2011. 21 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921185706/http://www.wrc.com/news/proton-brings-mcrae-name-back-to-wrc/?fid=158810. dead.
70. News: Al-Rajhi to Contest SWRC in Fiesta RRC. World Rally Sport. World Rally Sport Media. 9 January 2012. 9 January 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20120919105517/http://www.worldrallysport.com/node/8958. 19 September 2012. dmy-all.
71. News: Fuchs switches cars for PWRC bid. wrc.com. World Rally Championship. 10 May 2012. 11 May 2012. 13 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120513111606/http://www.wrc.com/news/fuchs-switches-cars-for-pwrc-bid/?fid=16671. dead.
72. News: FIA World Rally Championship. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 January 2012. 26 January 2012.
73. News: 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 13 February 2012. 13 February 2012.
74. Web site: Entry List in Numeric Order (Approved by the FIA). RallyAcropolis.gr. Rally Acropolis. 28 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120623054009/http://www.acropolisrally.gr/userfiles/CMSFiles/2012/Race/ENTRY-LIST-2012-n.pdf. 23 June 2012. dmy-all.
75. News: FIA Production Car World Rally Championship. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 March 2012. 31 March 2012.
76. News: Entry List. rallyargentina.com. 15 April 2012. 15 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921163341/http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Listado-Inscriptos-RA-Completo-Final-web.pdf. 21 September 2013. dead.
77. News: WRC Academy set to thrill in 2012. WRC.com. 8 March 2012. 12 March 2012. 21 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321000408/http://www.wrc.com/wrc-academy/news/wrc-academy-set-to-thrill-in-2012/?fid=16218. dead.
78. News: FIA confirms updated manufacturers'list. World Rally Championship. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 February 2012. 9 February 2012. 12 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120212033425/http://www.wrc.com/news/fia-confirms-updated-manufacturers-list/?fid=16034. dead.
79. News: Arrest warrant for World Rally Championship commercial chief Vladimir Antonov. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 23 November 2011. 20 December 2011.
80. News: WRC's commercial boss Vladimir Antonov arrested in London. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 25 November 2011. 20 December 2011.
81. News: WRC commercial rights holder's parent company CSI goes into Administration. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 29 November 2011. 20 December 2011.
82. News: North One Sport statement. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 1 December 2011. 20 December 2011. 22 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130922013707/http://www.wrc.com/news/archive/north-one-sport-statement/?fid=15846. dead.
83. News: World Rally Championship close to promotion solution. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 6 January 2012. 7 January 2012.
84. News: Eurosport set to become World Rally Championship promoter as North One's Qatar deal falls through. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 7 January 2012. 7 January 2012.
85. News: FIA to allow safer tyre compound in rallies from 2012 WRC season. David. Evans. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 7 December 2011. 20 December 2011.
86. News: World Motor Sport Council . fia.com . . 23 September 2011 . 31 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111027202119/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2011/Pages/wmsc-230911.aspx . 27 October 2011 . dmy .
87. News: FIA World Rally Championship – Summary of Regulation Changes for 2012. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 13 January 2012. 31 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020135707/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wrc/2012/Pages/2012-wrc-regs.aspx. 20 October 2012. dmy-all.