Citroen's Sebastien Loeb wins the 2012 Rallye Monte Carlo, 2 minutes 45.5 seconds up on Dani Sordo in his MINI John Cooper Works WRC car; Petter Solberg completes the podium for Ford ahead of Mikko Hirvonen and Evgeny Novikov.
Rally Monte Carlo: Overall standings after Stage 18 (Top 20):1.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT DS3 WRC
4hours 32mins 39.9secs M
2.
Dani Sordo MINI WRC Team John Cooper Works WRC
+02mins 45.5secs M
3.
Petter Solberg Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRC
+03mins 14.2secs M
4.
Mikko Hirvonen Citroen Total WRT DS3 WRC
+04mins 06.8secs M
5.
Evgeny Novikov M-Sport Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRC
+06mins 03.4secs M
6.
Francois Delecour M-Sport Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRC
+07mins 47.9secs7.
Pierre Campana MINI WRC Team John Cooper Works WRC
+08mins 31.4secs M
8.
Ott Tanak M-Sport Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRC
+10mins 34.6secs M
9.
Martin Prokop Czech Ford National Team Fiesta RS WRC
+16mins 10.7secs10.
Armindo Araujo Armindo Araujo WRT MINI Cooper Works WRC
+16mins 16.6secs M
11.
Matthew Wilson Go Fast Energy WRT Fiesta RS WRC
+18mins 51.0secs12.
Kevin Abbring Volkswagen Motorsport Skoda Fabia S2000
+18mins 56.3secs13.
Henning Solberg Go Fast Energy WRT Fiesta RS WRC
+20mins 16.3secs14.
Craig Breen Ford Fiesta S2000
+24mins 26.3secs S
15.
Bryan Bouffier Peugeot 207 S2000
+27mins 25.4secs16.
Michael Burri Peugeot 207 S2000
+30mins 19.5secs17.
Cedric Robert Citroen DS3 R3T
+32mins 27.7secs18.
Olivier Burri Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
+35mins 30.5secs19.
Sebastien Chardonnet Renault Clio R3
+36mins 55.3secs20.
Paulo Nobre Palmeirinha Rally MINI John Cooper Works WRC
+38mins 59.7secs M
Other(s)30.
Michal Kosciuszko Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
+1hr 02mins 34.9secs P
36.
Eamonn Boland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
+1hr 07mins 55.2secs54.
Louise Cook Ford Fiesta ST
+2hour 29mins 59.7secs P
Rallye Monte Carlo: Power Stage / SS18 (Top 3): 1.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT DS3 WRC
3mins 27.8secs M
2.
Mikko Hirvonen Citroen Total WRT DS3 WRC
+00mins 01.2secs M
3.
Evgeny Novikov M-Sport Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRC
+00mins 02.6secs M
NOTE: Top three finishers in Power Stage are awarded bonus points. 1st = 3 points; 2nd = 2 points; 3rd = 1 pointSWRC standings after Stage 18:1.
Craig Breen Ford Fiesta S2000
4hours 57mins 06.2secs S
PWRC standings after Stage 18:1.
Michal Kosciuszko Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
5hours 35mins 14.8secs P
2.
Louise Cook Ford Fiesta ST
+1hour 27mins 24.8secs P
Notable retirements:*
SS1.
Giandomenico Basso Proton Motorsport Satria Neo S2000
Accident S
SS2.
Lorenzo Bertelli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Gearbox P
SS3.
Julien Maurin Ford Fiesta RS WRC
MechanicalSS4.
Jari-Matti Latvala Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRC
Rolled M
SS4.
Thierry Neuville Citroen Junior WRT DS3 WRC
RetiredSS5.
Peter van Merksteijn Sr van Merksteijn Motorsport
Citroen DS3 WRC
MechanicalSS10.
Sebastien Ogier Volkswagen Motorsport Skoda Fabia S2000
AccidentSS16.
P-G Andersson Proton Motorsport Satria Neo S2000
Mechanical S
* Note: There was no Rally 2 (as the SupeRally has been renamed for this year) on Rallye Monte Carlo.
all times unofficial