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2012 European Rally Championship
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.
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. However one event, the Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur, withdrew from the ERC during the season.
| Round | Date | Event | Surface | Distance | Winner | Time | Avg. Speed | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 – 7 January | AUT Internationale Jänner Rallye | wintery tarmac | 237.58 km | CZE Jan Kopecký | 2:54:20.4 | 81.8 km/h | ||||||||||||
| 19 – 21 April | ITA Rally 1000 Miglia | tarmac | 256.63 km | ITA Giandomenico Basso | 3:00:28.2 | 85.3 km/h | ||||||||||||
| 24 – 26 May | HRV Croatia Rally | tarmac | 240.74 km | FIN Juho Hänninen | 2:17:21.8 | 105.2 km/h | ||||||||||||
| 8 – 10 June | BGR Rally Bulgaria | tarmac | 250.22 km | BGR Dimitar Iliev | 2:20:26.5 | 106.9 km/h | ||||||||||||
| 21 – 24 June | BEL Ypres Rally | tarmac | 287.50 km | FIN Juho Hänninen | 2:36:52.7 | 110.0 km/h | ||||||||||||
| 6 – 8 July | TUR Bosphorus Rally | gravel | 238.66 km | FIN Juho Hänninen | 2:29:50.8 | 94.9 km/h | ||||||||||||
| 26 – 28 July | PRT Rally Vinho da Madeira | tarmac | 250.06 km | PRT Bruno Magalhães | 2:39:41.8 | 94.0 km/h | ||||||||||||
| 31 Aug. – 2 Sep. | CZE Barum Rally Zlín | tarmac | 251.62 km | FIN Juho Hänninen | 2:11:28.2 | 104.2 km/h | ||||||||||||
| 13 – 15 September | ESP Rally Príncipe de Asturias | tarmac | 235.56 km | AND Joan Vinyes | 1:38:44.7 | 89.4 km/h | ||||||||||||
| 28 – 30 September | POL Rally Poland | gravel | 233.40 km | FIN Esapekka Lappi | 2:06:03.1 | 111.1 km/h | ||||||||||||
| 12 – 14 October | FRA Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur | withdrew from ERC | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 – 27 October | CHE Rallye International du Valais | tarmac | 293.36 km | CHE 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.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | ITA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA | CRO | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CRO | BUL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BGR | BEL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL | TUR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TUR | POR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PRT | CZE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CZE | ESP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP | POL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| POL | SUI | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE | Points | 4+4 | all | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| FIN Juho Hänninen | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 203 | (220) | |||||||||||||
| POL Michał Sołowow | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 103 | |||||||||||||
| ITA Luca Betti | 18 | 7 | 3 | EX | Ret | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| CZE Antonín Tlusťák | 12 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| CHE Francisco Parli | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| BGR Ekaterina Stratieva | 14 | 8 | 42 | Ret | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| CZE Jan Černý | 25 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Not enough events for final standings (podium finishers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZE Jan Kopecký | 1 | Ret | – | (40) | ||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Giandomenico Basso | 1 | – | (39) | |||||||||||||||||||
| PRT Bruno Magalhães | 1 | – | (39) | |||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Esapekka Lappi | 1 | – | (39) | |||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Laurent Reuche | 1 | – | (39) | |||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Pieter Tsjoen | 3 | 4 | – | (39) | ||||||||||||||||||
| BGR Dimitar Iliev | Ret | Ret | 1 | – | (37) | |||||||||||||||||
| AND Joan Vinyes | 1 | – | (37) | |||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Florian Gonon | 2 | – | (34) | |||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Hermann Gassner, Jr. | 2 | – | (33) | |||||||||||||||||||
| BGR Petar Gyoshev | 9 | 2 | – | (32) | ||||||||||||||||||
| TUR Yağiz Avci | 2 | – | (30) | |||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Freddy Loix | 2 | – | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Luca Rossetti | 3 | – | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||
| PRT Vítor Sá | 2 | – | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Paolo Andreucci | 2 | – | (26) | |||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Nicola Althaus | 3 | – | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||
| CZE Roman Kresta | 2 | – | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Umberto Scandola | 3 | – | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||
| BGR Krum Donchev | 3 | – | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Surhayen Pernía | 3 | – | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||
| CZE Tomáš Kostka | 3 | – | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||
| POL Grzegorz Grzyb | 3 | – | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||
| AUT Beppo Harrach | 3 | – | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||
| PRT João Magalhães | 3 | – | (18) |
References
References
- (2012-09-04). "ERC 2012 knows its Champions!". rally-erc.com.
- "European Rally Championship 2012 – Calendar". rally-erc.com.
- (2012-07-16). "Antibes Cote d’Azur Rally – back to the future?". rally-erc.com.
- "ERC Unofficial Standings". rally-erc.com.
- (2012-11-13). "FIA ERC 2012 – final standings". rally-erc.com.
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