2012 Rally Finland
The 62nd Rally Finland was held until August 4, 2012 from 2. A total of 18 special stages were run on gravel.
- 2.1 final
- 2.2 stages
Reports
Day 1 ( Thursday, August 2 )
Since 1973 runs were driven to the World Rally Championship. In the Rally Finland, there was the issue of a 500th World Rally Championship. This began with a wafer- thin guide for world champion Sébastien Loeb ( Citroën) in front of Petter Solberg and Jari -Matti Latvala (both Ford). In the third special stage Loeb drove out a little more edge. Solberg lost some time and fell behind Mads Østberg (Ford) and Thierry Neuville ( Citroën). In third place stayed Mikko Hirvonen ( Citroën).
Day 2 ( Friday, August 3 )
On the second day of the rally attacked Hirvonen 's team-mate Loeb and reducing the deficit. Hirvonen was only 4.4 seconds ( according to WP 8 ) behind Loeb, who had technical problems ( differential ) to fight. Nevertheless, was this evening Loeb in the lead with 3.7 seconds ahead of Hirvonen. Exciting was the battle for fifth place between Neuville and Østberg. The two parted only just 2.1 seconds, while Solberg vorarbeitete fourth.
Day 3 ( Saturday, August 4 )
Sébastien Loeb, Mikko Hirvonen and Citroen celebrated in Finland the fifth double win in the 2012 season. , You referred the Ford driver Jari -Matti Latvala and Petter Solberg on the third and fourth places. Behind Mads Østberg was fifth, although he had technical problems in the last stages.