# 2012 Rally Catalunya

The 48º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada, alternatively RACC Rally de España, was the thirteenth and the final round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 9–11 November, and was based in Salou, Catalonia. The rally was also the final round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, Production World Rally Championship and WRC Academy.

## Results
### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Overall |||||||
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:14:29.1 | 0.0 | 26 |
| 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:14:36.1 | 7.0 | 21 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | 4:16:15.9 | 1:46.8 | 15 |
| 4 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:16:25.5 | 1:56.4 | 12 |
| 5 | Jarkko Nikara | Jarkko Kalliolepo | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 4:30:37.0 | 16:07.9 | 10 |
| 6 | Craig Breen | Paul Nagle | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:32:39.5 | 18:10.4 | 8 |
| 7 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn MacNeall | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 4:33:43.8 | 19:14.7 | 6 |
| 8 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Emil Axelsson | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 4:34:45.2 | 20:16.1 | 4 |
| 9 | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 4:40:09.7 | 25:40.6 | 4 |
| 10 | Evgeny Novikov | Ilka Minor | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4:40:15.7 | 25:46.6 | 1 |
| SWRC |||||||
| 1 (6) | Craig Breen | Paul Nagle | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 4:32:39.5 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 (8) | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Emil Axelsson | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 4:34:45.2 | 2:05.7 | 18 |
| 3 (15) | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Michael Orr | Ford Fiesta RRC | 4:45:13.6 | 12:34.1 | 15 |
| 4 (17) | Alastair Fisher | Daniel Barritt | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 4:46:08.8 | 13:29.3 | 12 |
| 5 (20) | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 4:51:06.6 | 18:27.1 | 10 |
| PWRC |||||||
| 1 (18) | Benito Guerra | Borja Rozada | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:47:54.5 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 (22) | Marcos Ligato | Rubén García | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:53:30.8 | 5:36.3 | 18 |
| 3 (25) | Subhan Aksa | Bill Hayes | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4:57:10.2 | 9:15.7 | 15 |
| 4 (27) | Valeriy Gorban | Andriy Nikolaev | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4:58:40.4 | 10:45.9 | 12 |
| 5 (29) | Lorenzo Bertelli | Lorenzo Granai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 5:00:04.7 | 12:10.2 | 10 |
| 6 (31) | Michał Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5:06:00.9 | 18:06.4 | 8 |
| 7 (33) | Yeray Lemes | Rogelio Peñate | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5:08:28.9 | 20:34.4 | 6 |
| 8 (35) | Ricardo Triviño | Àlex Haro | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 5:10:38.1 | 22:43.6 | 4 |
| 9 (36) | Nicolás Fuchs | Fernando Mussano | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 5:11:14.5 | 23:20.0 | 2 |
| 10 (38) | Gianluca Linari | Andrea Cecchi | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 5:16:04.4 | 28:09.9 | 1 |
| WRC Academy |||||||
| 1 | José Antonio Suárez | Cándido Carrera | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:46:51.3 | 0.0 | 26 |
| 2 | Pontus Tidemand | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:48:11.0 | 1:19.7 | 25 |
| 3 | Elfyn Evans | Philip Pugh | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:50:13.6 | 3:22.3 | 18 |
| 4 | John MacCrone | Stuart Loudon | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:55:32.8 | 8:41.5 | 14 |
| 5 | Timo van der Marel | Erwin Berkhof | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:58:15.7 | 11:24.4 | 10 |
| 6 | Brendan Reeves | Rhianon Smyth | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:00:13.6 | 13:22.3 | 8 |
| 7 | Aron Domzala | Kacper Pietrusinski | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:12:29.4 | 25:38.1 | — |
* Note: ^† – The WRC Academy featured the first two legs of the rally.

### Special stages

| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 (9 Nov) | SS1 | 7:45 | Gandesa | 7.00 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 4:40.5 | 89.84 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (9 Nov) | SS2 | 8:10 | Pesells 1 | 26.59 km | Ott Tänak Mads Østberg | 15:54.5 | 100.29 km/h | Ott Tänak |
| Leg 1 (9 Nov) | SS3 | 9:19 | Terra Alta 1 | 44.02 km | Sébastien Loeb | 30:37.3 | 86.25 km/h | Mads Østberg |
| Leg 1 (9 Nov) | SS4 | 13:35 | Pesells 2 | 26.59 km | Evgeny Novikov | 16:03.9 | 99.31 km/h | Mads Østberg |
| Leg 1 (9 Nov) | SS5 | 14:44 | Terra Alta 2 | 44.02 km | Sébastien Loeb | 31:19.0 | 84.34 km/h | Mads Østberg |
| Leg 1 (9 Nov) | SS6 | 17:00 | Salou | 2.00 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 2:35.7 | 46.24 km/h | Mads Østberg |
| Leg 2 (10 Nov) | SS7 | 8:00 | La Mussara 1 | 20.48 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 11:31.4 | 106.64 km/h | Mads Østberg |
| Leg 2 (10 Nov) | SS8 | 9:15 | El Priorat 1 | 45.97 km | Sébastien Loeb | 26:20.0 | 104.74 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (10 Nov) | SS9 | 10:26 | Riba-roja d'Ebre 1 | 14.20 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9:19.1 | 91.43 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (10 Nov) | SS10 | 13:51 | La Mussara 2 | 20.48 km | Dani Sordo | 11:23.2 | 107.92 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (10 Nov) | SS11 | 15:06 | El Priorat 2 | 45.97 km | Dani Sordo | 25:52.7 | 106.58 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (10 Nov) | SS12 | 16:17 | Riba-roja d'Ebre 2 | 14.20 km | Ott Tänak | 9:32.0 | 89.37 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (11 Nov) | SS13 | 7:50 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.35 km | Dani Sordo | 10:33.9 | 92.85 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (11 Nov) | SS14 | 8:51 | Santa Marina 1 | 26.51 km | Dani Sordo | 15:42.7 | 101.24 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (11 Nov) | SS15 | 9:47 | La Serra d'Almos 1 | 4.11 km | Dani Sordo | 2:37.1 | 94.18 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (11 Nov) | SS16 | 11:52 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.35 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 10:30.7 | 93.32 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (11 Nov) | SS17 | 12:53 | Santa Marina 2 (Power stage) | 26.51 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 15:43.5 | 101.15 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (11 Nov) | SS18 | 13:49 | La Serra d'Almos 2 | 4.11 km | Dani Sordo | 2:38.3 | 93.47 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |

### Power stage

The Power stage was the penultimate stage of the rally, 26.51 kilometers long Santa Marina. Additional points were given to three fastest drivers through the stage.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Avg. spd. | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 15:43.5 | 0.0 | 101.15 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | 37 | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | WRC | 15:45.9 | 2.4 | 100.89 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 15:54.2 | 10.7 | 100.02 km/h | 1 |