2012 Rallye de France
| 2012 Rallye de France Rallye de France – Alsace 2012 |
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Round 11 of the 2012 World Rally Championship
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Dani Sordo during Rally
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| Host country |
 France
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| Rally base | Strasbourg, Alsace | ||
| Dates run | 4 – 7 October 2012 | ||
| Stages | 22 (404.14 km; 251.12 mi) | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Overall distance | 1,404.89 km (872.96 mi) | ||
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| Overall winner |
Sébastien Loeb Citroën World Rally Team
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| Crews | 71 at start, 45 at finish | ||
The 2012 Rallye de France – Alsace was the eleventh round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 4–7 October, and was based in Strasbourg, the capital city of the Alsace region of France. The rally was also the seventh round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the fifth round of the WRC Academy.
Victor Sébastien Loeb retained his driver champion title in this rally, and the third place of his team mate Mikko Hirvonen allowed Citroën to retain the manufacturer title as well, making this rally a repeat of the 2010 event.
The Power stage was a 17.08 km stage run through the Vignoble de Cleebourg. The three fastest crews through this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points. Ott Tänak was the fastest driver through the stage, earning three additional championship points. Thierry Neuville was second, while Mads Østberg finished third.
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