# Rally de Finlandia de 2012

El Rally de Finlandia de 2012, oficialmente 62.nd Neste Oil Rally Finland, fue la 62.ª edición y la octava ronda de la temporada 2012 del Campeonato Mundial de Rally. Se celebró en los alrededores de Jyvaskyla, Finlandia Central, entre el 2 y el 4 de agosto y contó con un itinerario de dieciocho tramos sobre tierra que sumaban un total de 303.52 km cronometrados. Fue también la quinta ronda del campeonato S2000 y la tercera ronda de la Academia WRC además de ser el rally número 500 en la historia del campeonato del mundo desde su creación en 1973.

## Lista de inscritos

Lista de inscritos :
| # | Piloto | Copiloto | Automóvil | Equipo |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | Citroën Total World Rally Team |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | Citroën Total World Rally Team |
| 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | Ford World Rally Team |
| 4 | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | Ford World Rally Team |
| 5 | Ott Tänak | Kuldar Sikk | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M-Sport Ford World Rally Team |
| 6 | Evgeny Novikov | Denis Giraudet | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M-Sport Ford World Rally Team |
| 7 | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | Citroën DS3 WRC | Qatar World Rally Team |
| 8 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Citroën DS3 WRC | Citroën Junior World Rally Team |
| 10 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | Adapta World Rally Team |
| 12 | Armindo Araújo | Miguel Ramalho | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | WRC Team Mini Portugal |
| 14 | Paulo Nobre | Edu Paula | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | WRC Team Mini Portugal |
| 15 | Martin Prokop | Zdeněk Hrůza | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | Czech Ford National Team |
| 16 | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | Henning Solberg |
| 17 | Jari Ketomaa | Mika Stenberg | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | Jari Ketomaa |
| 18 | Matti Rantanen | Mikko Lukka | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | Matti Rantanen |
| 19 | Sebastian Lindholm | Timo Hantunen | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | Sebastian Lindholm |
| 20 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Škoda Fabia S2000 | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 21 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Škoda Fabia S2000 | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 31 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Škoda Fabia S2000 | Hayden Paddon |
| 32 | Craig Breen | Paul Nagle | Ford Fiesta S2000 | Craig Breen |
| 33 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Emil Axelsson | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | Proton Motorsports |
| 34 | Juha Salo | Marko Salminen | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | Proton Motorsports |
| 35 | Maciej Oleksowicz | Andrzej Obrebowski | Ford Fiesta S2000 | Maciej Oleksowicz |
| 36 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Michael Orr | Ford Fiesta RRC | Yazeed Racing |
| 43 | Ken Block | Alex Gelsomino | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | Monster World Rally Team |
| 49 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Ford Fiesta S2000 | Printsport |
| 50 | Mikko Pajunen | Kaj Lindström | Subaru Impreza WRX STI R4 | Mikko Pajunen |
| 51 | Jarkko Nikara | Petri Nikara | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | Jarkko Nikara |
| 52 | Jukka Ketomäki | Kai Risberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | Jukka Ketomäki |
| 53 | Riku Tahko | Markus Soininen | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | Riku Tahko |
| 54 | Karl Kruuda | Martin Järveoja | Ford Fiesta S2000 | Karl Kruuda |
| 55 | Sander Pärn | Ken Järveoja | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Sander Pärn |
| 56 | Mattias Therman | Jarkko Kalliolepo | Ford Fiesta S2000 | Mattias Therman |
| 57 | Kari Hämäläinen | Risto Pietiläinen | Ford Fiesta S2000 | Kari Hämäläinen |
| 58 | Tuomas Skantz | Jani Rauhala | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | Tuomas Skantz |
| 59 | Radik Shaymiev | Maxim Tsvetkov | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Radik Shaymiev |
| 60 | Edoardo Bresolin | Rudy Pollet | Ford Fiesta RRC | Edoardo Bresolin |
| 61 | Krzysztof Oleksowicz | Krzysztof Geborys | Subaru Impreza WRX STI R4 | Krzysztof Oleksowicz |
| 62 | Oleksiy Tamrazov | Nicola Arena | Ford Fiesta S2000 | Oleksiy Tamrazov |
| 63 | Matias Kauppinen | Jonne Halttunen | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Matias Kauppinen |
| 64 | Kees Burger | Miika Teiskonen | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Kees Burger |
| 65 | Jukka Korhonen | Mikael Korhonen | Ford Fiesta R2 | Printsport |
| 66 | Andreas Amberg | Matti Heikkinen | Ford Fiesta R2 | Andreas Amberg |
| 67 | Frank Tore Larsen | Torstein Eriksen | Ford Fiesta R2 | Frank Tore Larsen |
| 68 | Kristian Yritys | Janne Siirilä | Renault Clio R3 | Kristian Yritys |
| 69 | Juho Annala | Tuukka Shemeikka | Citroën C2 R2 | Juho Annala |
| 70 | Vincent Dubert | Valentin Sarreaud | Citroën DS3 R3T | Vincent Dubert |
| 71 | Tomi Weurlander | Pasi Nurmi | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Tomi Weurlander |
| 72 | Jouni Virtanen | Petteri Luostarinen | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Jouni Virtanen |
| 73 | Ari Saxberg | Pekka Leppälä | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | Ari Saxberg |
| 74 | Pasi Matsi | Hannu Lamminen | Renault Clio R3 | Pasi Matsi |
| 75 | Yuriy Protasov | Kyrylo Nesvit | Citroën DS3 R3T | Yuriy Protasov |
| 76 | Niko-Pekka Nieminen | Pasi Haataja | Ford Fiesta R2 | Niko-Pekka Nieminen |
| 77 | Petri Itkonen | Janno Older | Citroën C2 R2 | Petri Itkonen |
| 78 | Sami Sarjula | Teemu Horkama | Ford Fiesta R2 | Sami Sarjula |
| 79 | Martin Koči | Lukáš Zámečník | Citroën C2 R2 | Martin Koči |
| 80 | Niko Veikkanen | Joni-Petteri Virtanen | Honda Civic Type-R | Niko Veikkanen |
| 81 | Yukhym Vazheyevskyy | Yevgen Kochkovyy | Citroën DS3 R3T | Yevgen Kochkovyy |
| 82 | Molly Taylor | Sebastian Marshall | Citroën DS3 R3T | United Rally Management |
| 83 | Kristian Kiviniemi | Asko Sairanen | Citroën C2 R2 | Kristian Kiviniemi |
| 84 | Kari Hytönen | Ada Herranen | Ford Fiesta R2 | Kari Hytönen |
| 85 | Ilkka Kariste | Mikael Lindberg | Ford Fiesta ST | Ilkka Kariste |
| 86 | Fabrizio de Sanctis | ? | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | Fabrizio de Sanctis |
| 87 | Lilian Vialle | Patrice Roissac | Renault Clio R3 | Lilian Vialle |
| 88 | Massimiliano Settembrini | Corrado Bonato | Citroën DS3 R3T | Massimiliano Settembrini |
| 89 | Nil Solans | Miquel Angel Ibañez | Ford Fiesta R2 | Nil Solans |
| 90 | Marc Amourette | Gwenola Marie | Citroën DS3 R3T | Marc Amourette |
| 91 | Sebastien Chardonnet | Thibault de la Hayhe | Citroën DS3 R3T | Sebastien Chardonnet |
| 92 | Federico Della Casa | Marco Menchini | Citroën DS3 R3T | Federico Della Casa |
| 93 | Raimo Kaisanlahti | Mikko Kaikkonen | Ford Fiesta R2 | Raimo Kaisanlahti |
| 94 | Simo-Petteri Tuunanen | Mika Heinonen | Citroën Saxo VTS | Mika Heinonen |
| 95 | Ilkka Pastila | Pasi Riihiaho | Citroën Saxo VTS | Ilkka Pastila |
| 96 | Eddy Brisson | Kévin Masson | Suzuki Swift | Eddy Brisson |
| 97 | Renaud Bronkart | Martine Victor | Toyota Yaris | Renaud Bronkart |
| 98 | Joonas Lindroos | Pasi Kilpeläinen | Citroën C2 R2 | Joonas Lindroos |
| 101 | Christopher Duplessis | Alexander Kihurani | Ford Fiesta R2 | Christopher Duplessis |
| 102 | José Antonio Suárez | Cándido Carrera | Ford Fiesta R2 | José Antonio Suárez |
| 103 | Alastair Fisher | Daniel Barritt | Ford Fiesta R2 | Alastair Fisher |
| 105 | Pontus Tidemand | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | Ford Fiesta R2 | Pontus Tidemand |
| 106 | Brendan Reeves | Rhianon Smyth | Ford Fiesta R2 | Brendan Reeves |
| 107 | Timo van der Marel | Erwin Berkhof | Ford Fiesta R2 | KNAF Talent First |
| 108 | John MacCrone | Stuart Loudon | Ford Fiesta R2 | John MacCrone |
| 109 | Elfyn Evans | Philip Pugh | Ford Fiesta R2 | Elfyn Evans |
| 111 | João Silva | Hugo Magalhães | Ford Fiesta R2 | João Silva |
| 113 | Ashley Haigh-Smith | Craig Parry | Ford Fiesta R2 | Ashley Haigh-Smith |
| 114 | Fredrik Åhlin | Morten Erik Abrahamsen | Ford Fiesta R2 | Fredrik Åhlin |

## Itinerario y ganadores

| Día | Tramo | Hora | Tramo | Distancia | Ganador | Tiempo | Vel. media | Líder rally |
| Día 1 (2 ago) | SS1 | 17:23 | Koukunmaa | 13.68 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6:59.8 | 117.31 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 1 (2 ago) | SS2 | 19:00 | SSS Jokimaa | 2.00 km | Petter Solberg | 1:32.5 | 77.84 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 1 (2 ago) | SS3 | 20:50 | Mynnilä | 14.22 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6:34.7 | 129.70 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 2 (3 ago) | SS4 | 7:42 | Urria | 12.75 km | Sébastien Loeb | 5:59.5 | 127.68 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 2 (3 ago) | SS5 | 8:39 | Jukojärvi | 22.29 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10:34.0 | 126.57 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 2 (3 ago) | SS6 | 11:28 | Mökkiperä 1 | 11.38 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5:29.6 | 124.30 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 2 (3 ago) | SS7 | 12:14 | Palsankylä 1 | 13.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:06.8 | 117.41 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 2 (3 ago) | SS8 | 13:32 | Lankamaa 1 | 23.06 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 11:11.4 | 123.65 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 2 (3 ago) | SS9 | 16:08 | Mökkiperä 2 | 11.38 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5:26.8 | 125.36 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 2 (3 ago) | SS10 | 16:54 | Palsankylä 2 | 13.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:01.7 | 118.83 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 2 (3 ago) | SS11 | 18:12 | Lankamaa 2 | 23.06 km | Petter Solberg | 11:03.2 | 125.17 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 2 (3 ago) | SS12 | 20:00 | SSS Killeri | 2.06 km | Sébastien Loeb | 1:22.8 | 89.57 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 3 (4 ago) | SS13 | 7:56 | Surkee 1 | 14.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8:05.7 | 110.81 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 3 (4 ago) | SS14 | 8:54 | Leustu 1 | 21.94 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10:25.8 | 126.21 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 3 (4 ago) | SS15 | 11:18 | Surkee 2 | 14.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8:00.3 | 112.05 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 3 (4 ago) | SS16 | 12:16 | Leustu 2 | 21.94 km | Sébastien Loeb Jari-Matti Latvala | 10:20.2 | 127.35 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 3 (4 ago) | SS17 | 15:37 | Ouninpohja 1 | 33.01 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15:26.9 | 128.21 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| Día 3 (4 ago) | SS18 | 18:00 | Ouninpohja 2 (Power stage) | 33.01 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15:17.3 | 129.55 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |

### Power stage

| Pos. | Piloto | Copiloto | Automóvil | Tiempo | Diferencia | Veloc. media | Puntos |
| 1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | 15:17.350 | 0.000 | 129.543 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 15:17.983 | 0.633 | 129.453 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 15:18.427 | 1.077 | 129.391 km/h | 1 |

## Clasificación final

| Pos. | Piloto | Copiloto | Automóvil | Tiempo | Diferencia | Puntos |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 2:28:11.4 | 0.0 | 25+1 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | 2:28:17.5 | 6.1 | 18+3 |
| 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2:28:46.4 | 35.0 | 15 |
| 4 | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2:29:07.5 | 56.1 | 12+2 |
| 5 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2:30:43.5 | 2:32.1 | 10 |
| 6 | Ott Tänak | Kuldar Sikk | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2:30:59.0 | 2:47.6 | 8 |
| 7 | Matti Rantanen | Mikko Lukka | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2:33:03.1 | 4:51.7 | 6 |
| 8 | Jari Ketomaa | Mika Stenberg | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2:34:13.3 | 6:01.9 | 4 |
| 9 | Martin Prokop | Zdeněk Hrůza | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2:34:15.7 | 6:04.3 | 2 |
| 10 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:36:57.4 | 8:46.0 | 1 |
| SWRC |||||||
| 1. (11) | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Emil Axelsson | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 2:39:01.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (17) | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Michael Orr | Ford Fiesta RRC | 2:42:19.0 | 3:17.8 | 18 |
| 3. (18) | Juha Salo | Marko Salminen | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 2:44:47.9 | 5:46.7 | 15 |
| 4. (23) | Maciej Oleksowicz | Andrzej Obrebowski | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:50:34.6 | 11:33.4 | 12 |
| 5. (25) | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:51:19.0 | 12:17.8 | 10 |
| WRC Academy |||||||
| 1 | Elfyn Evans | Philip Pugh | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:34:07.7 | 0.0 | 25+7 |
| 2 | Pontus Tidemand | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:35:03.0 | 55.3 | 18+6 |
| 3 | Brendan Reeves | Rhianon Smyth | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:35:35.1 | 1:27.4 | 15+2 |
| 4 | José Antonio Suárez | Cándido Carrera | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:36:22.5 | 2:14.8 | 12+1 |
| 5 | John MacCrone | Stuart Loudon | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:37:09.7 | 3:02.0 | 10 |
| 6 | Christopher Duplessis | Alexander Kihurani | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:41:26.2 | 7:18.5 | 8 |
| 7 | João Silva | Hugo Magalhães | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:47:45.7 | 13:38.0 | 6 |
| 8 | Ashley Haigh-Smith | Craig Parry | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:04:09.2 | 30:01.5 | 4 |
| 9 | Alastair Fisher | Daniel Barritt | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:14:16.6 | 40:08.9 | 2+1 |