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Rally Italia Sardinia 2012 counts for:
2012 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2012 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2012 FIA Production Car Rally Championship for Drivers
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| 504th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 12 of 13 |
| Official name: | Rally Italia Sardegna |
| Edition: | 9th |
| Date: | from Thursday 18-Oct-2012 to Sunday 21-Oct-2012 |
| Rally HQ: | Olbia, Sardinia; Italy |
| Clerk of the Course: | Lucio de Mori |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 43 | |
| Starters: | 41 | |
| Finishers: | 32 | (78.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 16 | |
| Shortest: | 8.24 | km | (SS15 Gallura 1) |
| Longest: | 29.68 | km | (SS8 Monte Lerno 2) |
| Slowest: | 77.05 | km/h | (SS15 Gallura 1) |
| Fastest: | 102.32 | km/h | (SS12 Coiluna - Loelle 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 306.04 | km | (24.7% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 306.04 | km | (24.7% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 935.41 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,241.45 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 15th win and 60th podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| Second place was 2nd podium for Evgeny Novikov. |
| Third place was 1st podium for Ott Tanak. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 89th win and 207th podium for Citroen. |
| | Second and third places were 313th to 314th podiums for Ford. |
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As Loeb, Latvala and Solberg all crashed on first stages, Mikko Hirvonen was left to cruise home and finally score his maiden win with Citroen.
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Loeb lasted to stage 3, Latvala to stage 4 and Solberg to stage 7. Both Ford drivers rejoined the race and Petter went on to win Power Stage as well.
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Related links
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Alsace 2012
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Rally Catalunya 2012
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