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Wales Rally GB 2012 counts for:
2012 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2012 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2012 FIA Super 2000 World Championship (for drivers)
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| 502nd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 10 of 13 |
| Official name: | Wales Rally GB 2012 |
| Edition: | 68th |
| Date: | from Friday 14-Sep-2012 to Sunday 16-Sep-2012 |
| Rally HQ: | Cardiff, Wales; United Kingdom |
| Clerk of the Course: | Fred Gallagher |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 31 | |
| Starters: | 31 | |
| Finishers: | 29 | (93.5% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 19 | |
| Shortest: | 3.04 | km | (SS13 Celtic Manor) |
| Longest: | 27.88 | km | (SS6 Myherin 2) |
| Slowest: | 101.03 | km/h | (SS2 Hafren Sweet Lamb 1) |
| Fastest: | 114.17 | km/h | (SS17 Port Talbot 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 324.92 | km | (20.3% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 324.92 | km | (20.3% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,279.13 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,604.05 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 7th win and 30th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| Second place was 111th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Third place was 52nd podium for Petter Solberg. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 82nd win and win and third place were 310th to 311th podiums for Ford. |
| | Second place was 204th podium for Citroen. |
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Latvala's second win of the troubled season proved that when all falls into place, Ford and he can win.
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Loeb fought with Solberg throughout the rally and was finally able to take second during final day's action.
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Petter said he lost second to Loeb because he was unwilling to risk everything and instead wanted to secure podium for Ford.
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Related links
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Deutschland 2012
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Alsace 2012
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