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Rally Mexico 2012 counts for:
2012 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2012 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2012 FIA Production Car World Championship (for drivers)
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| 495th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 3 of 13 |
| Official name: | Rally Guanajuato Mexico |
| Edition: | 9th |
| Date: | from Thursday 8-Mar-2012 to Sunday 11-Mar-2012 |
| Rally HQ: | Leon, Guanajuato; Mexico |
| Clerk of the Course: | Jaime del Palacio |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 31 | |
| Starters: | 27 | |
| Finishers: | 19 | (70.4% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 24 | |
| Shortest: | 1.05 | km | (SS1 DC Shoes Street Stage Guanajuato) |
| Longest: | 54.30 | km | (SS22 Guanajuatito) |
| Slowest: | 40.95 | km/h | (SS18 Super Special 3) |
| Fastest: | 105.06 | km/h | (SS20 Comanjilla 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 406.82 | km | (35.4% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 380.92 | km | (33.2% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 766.89 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,147.81 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 69th win and 105th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 53rd podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| Third place was 49th podium for Petter Solberg. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 82nd win and 1-2 win were 192nd to 193rd podiums for Citroen. |
| | Third place was 301st podium for Ford. |
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Loeb was initially outpaced by both Latvala and Hirvonen, but following Ford's punctures in first day, he took the lead and kept it.
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Latvala scored most stage wins and led the until he hit a rock and lost a minute. On course to finish third, his mindless and unnecessary charge on longest stage resulted a roll and retirement.
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Citroen Junior Team driver Thierry Neuville ran as high as 4th and scored first stage win, in only his 9th WRC event and 3rd in WRC car.
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Related links
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Rally Sweden 2012
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Portugal 2012
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