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ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2012 counts for:
2012 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2012 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2012 FIA Production Car World Rally Championship for Drivers
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| 501st WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 9 of 13 |
| Official name: | ADAC Rallye Deutschland |
| Edition: | 30th |
| Date: | from Friday 24-Aug-2012 to Sunday 26-Aug-2012 |
| Rally HQ: | Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate; Germany |
| Clerk of the Course: | Armin Kohl |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 71 | |
| Starters: | 71 | |
| Finishers: | 39 | (54.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 15 | |
| Shortest: | 4.37 | km | (SS15 SSS Circus Maximus Trier) |
| Longest: | 46.54 | km | (SS12 Arena Panzerplatte 2) |
| Slowest: | 76.82 | km/h | (SS15 SSS Circus Maximus Trier) |
| Fastest: | 104.75 | km/h | (SS10 Stein & Wein 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 368.63 | km | (33.1% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 368.63 | km | (33.1% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 744.96 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,113.59 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 74th win and 110th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 29th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| Third place was 58th podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 87th win and win and third place were 202nd to 203rd podiums for Citroen. |
| | Second place was 309th podium for Ford. |
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With no real opposition, Sebastien Loeb established sizeable lead in first few stages and proceeded to win in style.
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Ford showed improved pace on tarmac, but despite several stage wins they weren't in position to offer true challenge.
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Citroen's young ace Thierry Neuville was running fourth until he went wide and crashed on Panzerplatte.
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Related links
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Rally Finland 2012
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Wales Rally GB 2012
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