WRC Rallye Deutschland 2012

WRC Rallye Deutschland 2012 – Preview

RSL Staff

– August 23, 2012Posted in: Featured, News, WRC

ADAC Rallye Deutschland celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and its 10th running in the FIA World Rally Championship. It is once again based in Trier, Germany’s oldest town, and is the first all-asphalt event of the season.

Building on its successful format, the event continues to be run over Friday, Saturday and Sunday with three very different days of competition. Friday sees the crews head to the bumpy narrow lanes in the Mosel vineyards, Saturday’s highlight will be two runs through the long 46.54 kilometre Panzerplatte stage in the military grounds of Baumholder, as well as two stages in the Saarland and Trier areas, while Sunday takes the crews back to the Mosel region with two runs over the Dhrontal stage before the event concludes with the Power Stage – the Circus Maximus street stage run around the Porta Nigra, a UNESCO World Heritage site. With an ever-present threat of rain, combined with the changing surfaces, conditions are remarkably unpredictable on an event that draws spectators from a host of neighbouring countries.

Last year, Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the event and became the first crew to beat Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena on an all-asphalt rally since 2004, bringing an end to Loeb’s eight consecutive victories on Rallye Deutschland.

The event also plays host to the competitors in the FIA Production Car World Rally Championship, as well as the young up-and-coming drivers in the FIA WRC Academy.

RALLYE DEUTSCHLAND – ROUTE GRAPHICS

CHANGES TO THE ROUTE SINCE 2011
There will be some familiar sections of roads for the crews, however, with the exception of the Circus Maximus Trier super special stage, all stages run in a different configuration to previous years.

RALLY DATA

Total distance:
Stage distance:
Number of stages:

1,113.59 km
368.63 km
15

RALLYE DEUTSCHLAND TIMETABLE AND MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES ORGANISED BY THE FIA

Thursday 23 August
Shakedown (P1 and P2) – 09:00 – 11:00 hrs
Shakedown (P1, P2 and P3) – 11:00 – 13:00 hrs
Shakedown (non-priority drivers) – 13:30 – 15:30 hrs
FIA Press Conference, Press Room, Messepark Trier – 13:30 hrs
Ceremonial Start, Porta Nigra – 20:00 hrs

Friday 24 August
First car arrives for regroup, service and Media Zone, Messepark – 13:59 hrs
First car arrives for final service and Media Zone, Messepark – 19:28 hrs
End of day Press Conference, Service Park – During the 45’ service

Saturday 25 August
First car arrives for remote service and Media Zone (Birkenfeld) – 09:51 hrs
First car arrives for regroup and Media Zone (Bilstein Mandern) – 12:32 hrs
First car arrives for service and Media Zone, Messepark – 13:37 hrs
First car arrives for remote service and Media Zone (Birkenfeld) – 16:36 hrs
Autograph session, Holding Area at Hauptmarkt – From 12:51 hrs
First car arrives for final service and Media Zone, Messepark – 19:37 hrs
End of day Press Conference, Service Park – During the 45’ service
FIA WRC Academy podium, Service Park – 21:00 hrs (approx)

Sunday 26 August
First car arrives for final service and Media Zone, Messepark – 13:36 hrs
FIA Press Conference, Press Room, Messepark Trier – 14:40 hrs
Prize-giving and podium ceremony, Porta Nigra – 15:45 hrs

FIA PRESS CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE

Thursday 23 August
Pontus Tidemand, FIA WRC Academy
Timo Van der Marel, FIA WRC Academy
Michal Kosciuszko, FIA Production Car World Rally Championship
Valeriy Gorban, FIA Production Car World Rally Championship
Sébastien Loeb, Citroën Total World Rally Team
Jari-Matti Latvala, Ford World Rally Team
Thierry Neuville, Citroën Junior World Rally Team
Evgeny Novikov, M-Sport Ford World Rally Team

Sunday 26 August
Winning FIA Production Car World Rally Championship crew
Top three crews in the overall classification
Representative of the winning entrant

ADDITIONAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES

‘Meet the Crews’: On Friday and Saturday the top three drivers will attend a ‘Meet the Crews’ session for media and fans. This will take place in the service park on the ‘WRC Stage’ at the earliest opportunity during the end of day 45 minute service.

Autograph Signing Session: On Friday and Saturday selected crews will be available for a 15 minute autograph session. This will take place in the service park during the end of day 45 minute service at the teams’ service areas.