# 2012 Rallye Deutschland

The 2012 Rallye Deutschland is the ninth round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season. Based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, the event took place from 24–26 August. The rally was also the sixth round of the World Rally Championship for Production cars, and the fifth round of the World Rally Championship Academy.

## Results
### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Overall |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:41:52.4 | 0.000 | 28 |
| 2. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:43:52.5 | 2:00.1 | 18 |
| 3. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:44:23.8 | 2:31.4 | 17 |
| 4. | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:45:16.8 | 3:24.4 | 12 |
| 5. | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prevot | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 3:51:02.8 | 9:10.4 | 10 |
| 6. | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:51:43.2 | 9:50.8 | 8 |
| 7. | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:54:15.1 | 12:22.7 | 7 |
| 8. | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:54:42.8 | 12:50.4 | 4 |
| 9. | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 3:56:09.7 | 14:17.3 | 2 |
| 10. | Mathieu Arzeno | Renaud Jamoul | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 3:57:12.1 | 15:20.1 | 1 |
| PWRC |||||||
| 1. (13.) | Michał Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:08:35.4 | 0.000 | 25 |
| 2. (16.) | Benito Guerra | Borja Rozada | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:10:35.9 | 2:00.5 | 18 |
| 3. (19.) | Marcos Ligato | Rubén García | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:18:37.2 | 10:01.8 | 15 |
| 4. (22.) | Ricardo Triviño | Àlex Haro | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:24:10.5 | 15:35.1 | 12 |
| 5. (24.) | Nicolás Fuchs | Fernando Mussano | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:26:19.0 | 17:43.6 | 10 |
| 6. (28.) | Subhan Aksa | Jeff Judd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4:35:35.0 | 23:59.6 | 8 |
| WRC Academy |||||||
| 1. | Elfyn Evans | Philip Pugh | Ford Fiesta R2 | 1:34:34.2 | 0.000 | 25 |
| 2. | José Antonio Suárez | Cándido Carrera | Ford Fiesta R2 | 1:34:44.1 | 0:09.9 | 18 |
| 3. | Brendan Reeves | Rhianon Smyth | Ford Fiesta R2 | 1:35:29.3 | 0:55.1 | 15 |
| 4. | Alastair Fisher | Daniel Barritt | Ford Fiesta R2 | 1:36:05.3 | 1:31.1 | 12 |
| 5. | John MacCrone | Stuart Loudon | Ford Fiesta R2 | 1:36:07.6 | 1:33.4 | 10 |
| 6. | Timo van der Marel | Erwin Berkhof | Ford Fiesta R2 | 1:36:30.9 | 1:56.7 | 8 |
Notes
* ^† — The WRC Academy only competes on the first two days of the rally.

### Special stages

| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 (24 Aug) | SS1 | 10:48 | Mittelmosel 1 | 24.90 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:42.9 | 101.53 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (24 Aug) | SS2 | 11:36 | Moselland 1 | 22.79 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:19.7 | 95.43 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (24 Aug) | SS3 | 12:29 | Grafschaft 1 | 21.23 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:19.5 | 103.35 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (24 Aug) | SS4 | 16:17 | Mittelmosel 2 | 24.90 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 14:31.7 | 102.83 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (24 Aug) | SS5 | 17:05 | Moselland 2 | 22.79 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:09.9 | 96.53 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (24 Aug) | SS6 | 17:58 | Grafschaft 2 | 21.23 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 12:12.2 | 104.38 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Aug) | SS7 | 7:58 | Stein and Wein 1 | 26.54 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:25.2 | 103.27 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Aug) | SS8 | 9:01 | Peterberg 1 | 9.37 km | Dani Sordo | 5:51.3 | 96.02 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Aug) | SS9 | 10:57 | Arena Panzerplatte 1 | 46.54 km | Sébastien Loeb | 27:31.9 | 101.43 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Aug) | SS10 | 14:48 | Stein and Wein 2 | 26.54 km | Ott Tänak | 15:12.1 | 104.75 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Aug) | SS11 | 15:51 | Peterberg 2 | 9.37 km | Ott Tänak | 5:31.5 | 101.76 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Aug) | SS12 | 17:47 | Arena Panzerplatte 2 | 46.54 km | Sébastien Loeb | 26:54.0 | 103.80 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Day 3 (26 August) | SS13 | 9:13 | Dhrontal 1 | 30.76 km | Sébastien Loeb | 19:45.6 | 93.44 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Day 3 (26 August) | SS14 | 11:36 | Dhrontal 2 | 30.76 km | Petter Solberg | 19:40.3 | 93.84 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Day 3 (26 August) | SS15 | 13:21 | SSS Circus Maximus Trier | 4.37 km | Sébastien Loeb | 3:24.8 | 77.11 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |

### Power stage

The Power stage was a short 4.37 km stage run through the streets of Trier known as the Circus Maximus. The three fastest crews through this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points. Sébastien Loeb was the fastest driver through the stage, earning three additional championship points. His teammate, Mikko Hirvonen was second, while Volkswagen Motorsport driver Andreas Mikkelsen finished third. The single point Mikkelsen earned marked the first time a S2000 car scored points on a Power stage.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Avg. spd. | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:24.8 | 0.000 | 77.11 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:27.0 | 2.2 | 76.00 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | 23 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | Super 2000 | 3:31.7 | 6.9 | 74.55 km/h | 1 |