2012 Circuit of Ireland

The 2012 Circuit of Ireland, officially the Donnelly Group Circuit of Ireland Rally was the third round of the 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The fifteen stage tarmac event took place between 6–7 April 2012 with two of the Friday stages taking place at night.

2012 Circuit of Ireland
Round 3 of the 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
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Host country
Rally baseArmagh
Dates run6 – 7 April 2012
Stages15[1] (220.30 km; 136.89 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Overall distance621.75 km (386.34 miles)
Results
Crews39[2] at start

It was the first time the event had been included in the IRC calendar.

Introduction

The rally was based in Armagh with the fifteen stages rally covering a total of 220.30 km (136.89 mi) primarily on closed public road. A super special stage started the event at the Titanic Quarter, Belfast on the Friday afternoon.[1]

Results
Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
1. Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 1:58:21.8 0.0 25
2. Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 1:59:06.0 1:39.5 18
3. Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia S2000 2:00:01.3 1:39.5 15
4. Mathieu Arzeno Renoul Jamoul Peugeot 207 S2000 2:02:23.4 4:01.6 12
5. Craig Breen Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 2:03:15.6 4:53.8 10
6. Robert Barrable Damien Connolly Škoda Fabia S2000 2:03:36.3 5:14.5 8
7. Sepp Wiegand Timo Gottschalk Škoda Fabia S2000 2:04:37.7 6:15.9 6
8. Garry Jennings Barry McNulty Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:06:49.7 8:27.9 4
9. Donagh Kelly Kevin Flanagan Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:07:33.2 9:11.4 2
10. Sam Moffett James O'Reilly Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:07:37.8 9:16.0 1

Special stages
Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
1
(6 April)		 SS1 17:00 Titanic 1.80 km Jan Kopecký 2:11.8 51.90 km/h Jan Kopecký
SS2 18:30 Drummond 1 12.96 km Andreas Mikkelsen 8:14.6 94.84 km/h Andreas Mikkelsen
SS3 18:58 Legane 1 25.16 km Juho Hänninen 16:08.7 93.99 km/h
SS4 21:25 Drummond 2 12.96 km Juho Hänninen 8:13.9 94.97 km/h Jan Kopecký
SS5 21:53 Legane 2 25.16 km stage cancelled
2
(7 April)		 SS6 09:07 Redrock 1 25.00 km Andreas Mikkelsen 13:50.2 108.93 km/h Andreas Mikkelsen
SS7 09:50 Drumhillery 1 14.24 km Juho Hänninen 96.04 km/h Juho Hänninen
SS8 10:26 Hollow 1 14.56 km Juho Hänninen 8:45.0 100.53 km/h
SS9 12:03 Redrock 2 25.00 km Andreas Mikkelsen 13:26.2 112.17 km/h
SS10 12:46 Drumhillery 2 14.24 km Juho Hänninen 8:48.1 97.62 km/h
SS11 13:22 Hollow 2 14.56 km Andreas Mikkelsen 8:29.8 103.52 km/h
SS12 16:00 Lisburn 1 1.06 km Juho Hänninen 0:57.9 64.04 km/h
SS13 16:15 Lisburn 2 1.06 km Juho Hänninen 0:57.9 64.04 km/h
SS14 16:53 Banbridge North 7.54 km Andreas Mikkelsen 4:54.7 92.23 km/h
SS15 17:41 Redrock 3 25.00 km Juho Hänninen 14:10.7 106.30 km/h

References
  1. "Rally Guide 2" (PDF). Circuit of Ireland. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. "International Rally Seeded Entry List" (PDF). Circuit of Ireland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
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