| 2012 Rally Italia Sardegna Rally Italia Sardegna 2012 | |||
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Round 12 of the2012 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Italy | ||
| Rally base | Olbia,Sardinia | ||
| Dates run | 18 – 21 October 2012 | ||
| Stages | 16 (306.04 km; 190.16 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,241.45 km (771.40 miles) | ||
The2012Rally Italia Sardegna was the penultimate round of the2012 World Rally Championship season and was held between 18 and 21 October 2012. It was based inOlbia, Sardegna.
The rally was also the seventh round of theProduction World Rally Championship.
| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (18 Oct) | SS1 | 16:13 | Terranova 1 | 28.14 km |  Sébastien Loeb | 19:09.4 | 88.08 km/h | Sébastien Loeb |
| SS2 | 18:16 | Terranova 2 | 28.14 km |  Mikko Hirvonen | 18:49.4 | 89.41 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (19 Oct) | SS3 | 8:43 | Monte Lerno 1 | 29.68 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 18:16.2 | 97.28 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| SS4 | 11:34 | Castelsardo 1 | 14.00 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10:45.9 | 78.01 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 12:24 | Tergu-Osilo 1 | 14.88 km | Sébastien Ogier | 10:16.1 | 86.56 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 14:46 | Castelsardo 2 | 14.00 km |  Evgeny Novikov | 10:27.6 | 80.18 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 15:36 | Tergu-Osilo 2 | 14.88 km | Evgeny Novikov | 9:41.8 | 92.04 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 17:50 | Monte Lerno 2 | 29.68 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 18:32.8 | 90.23 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (20 Oct) | SS9 | 9:28 | Coiluna-Loelle 1 | 29.35 km |  Mads Østberg | 17:39.4 | 99.44 km/h | |
| SS10 | 10:35 | Monte di Ala 1 | 14.49 km | Evgeny Novikov | 9:12.9 | 94.20 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 11:37 | Monte Olia 1 | 14.12 km | Mads Østberg | 10:18.2 | 82.13 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 14:48 | Coiluna-Loelle 2 | 29.35 km | Mads Østberg | 17:12.6 | 102.19 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 15:55 | Monti di Ala 2 | 14.49 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 8:57.4 | 97.04 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 16:57 | Monte Olia 2 | 14.12 km | Mads Østberg | 10:02.6 | 84.21 km/h | ||
| Leg 4 (21 Oct) | SS15 | 9:20 | Gallura 1 | 8.24 km | Mads Østberg | 6:25.0 | 77.05 km/h | |
| SS16 | 11:00 | Gallura (power stage) | 8.24 km | Petter Solberg | 6:13.4 | 79.44 km/h |
The "Power stage" was a 8.24 km (5.12 mi) stage at the end of the rally.[1]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Avg. spd. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Petter Solberg |  Chris Patterson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 6:13.417 | 0.000 | 79.4 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 6:13.637 | 0.220 | 79.4 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | 7 |  Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 6:18.182 | 4.765 | 78.5 km/h | 1 |
