The 62nd

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Rally Finland Rally Finland (formerly known as the Neste Rally Finland, Neste Oil Rally Finland, 1000 Lakes Rally and Rally of the Thousand Lakes; , ) is a rallying, rally competition in the Finnish Lakeland in Central Finland. The rally is driven on wide an ...

was the eighth round of the

2012 World Rally Championship season The 2012 World Rally Championship was the 40th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of thirteen rallies, beginning with 2012 Monte Carlo Rally, Monte Carlo Rally on 17 J ...

and was held between 2 and 4 August 2012. In a similar manner to the previous year, the rally was based in

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...

with a super special stage held at Jokimaa,

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. The rally was also the fifth round of the

Super 2000 World Rally Championship The FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship (also SWRC) was a support championship of the World Rally Championship (WRC) that ran for three seasons from 2010 to 2012. It was introduced to provide a series for the Super 2000 (S2000) specification ...

and the third round of the

WRC Academy The FIA Junior WRC Championship is an international rallying series restricted to drivers under 29 years old, running within the framework of the World Rally Championship. The series is governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobi ...

Entry list

The entry list saw a total of 86 entries, 81 of which started. * Note: The bolded entrants were eligible to score points for Manufactures' championship.

Report

Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb (; born 26 February 1974) is a French professional rally, racing and rallycross driver. He is the most successful driver in the World Rally Championship (WRC), having won the world championship a record nine times in a row. He ho ...

won the

for the third time in his career. He led the rally from start to finish and was fastest in nine stages.

Results

Event standings

* Note: – The WRC Academy featured all but the last stage of the rally, and therefore the academy drivers weren't able to finish the rally.

Special Stages

Power stage

The Power stage was a legendary Rally Finland stage, 33.01 km long Ouninpohja. The three fastest crews of this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points.

Championship standings after Rally Finland

;Drivers' championship standings ;Manufacturers' championship standings ;SWRC Drivers' championship standings ;WRC Academy Drivers' championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included in all sets of standings.

References

External links

Rally official website

Rally Finland at WRC.com

Rally Finland at eWRC.com

{{2012 World Rally Championship season

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Rally Finland