| 2012 Wales Rally GB | |
| Native Name: | 68th Wales Rally GB |
| Round: | 10 |
| Championship: | 2012 World Rally Championship |
| Previous Round: | 2012 Rallye Deutschland |
| Next Round: | 2012 Rallye de France |
| Rallybase: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Startdate: | 14 |
| Enddate: | 16 September 2012 |
| Stages: | 19 |
| Stagekm: | 324.92 |
| Overallkm: | 1604.05 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Teamsstart: | 31 |
| Teamsfinish: | 29 |
The 68th Wales Rally GB is the tenth round of the 2012 World Rally Championship season and is held between 14 and 16 September 2012.
The rally is also the sixth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||||||
| 1. |  Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:03:40.3 | align=middle | 0.000 | |
| 2. |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:04:08.1 | 27.8 | ||
| 3. |  Chris Pattersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:04:09.0 | 28.7 | 15 | ||
| 4. |  Mads Østberg |  Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:04:50.9 | 1:10.6 | 12 | |
| 5. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:05:09.8 | 1:29.5 | ||
| 6. |  Ilka Minor | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:07:17.3 | 3:37.0 | 8 | ||
| 7. |  Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:07:52.2 | 4:11.9 | 6 | |
| 8. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:09:40.7 | 6:00.4 | 4 | |
| 9. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3:10.39.2 | 6:58.9 | 2 | |||
| 10. |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Giovanni Bernacchini | Citroën DS3 WRC | 3:13:12.4 | 9:32.1 | 1 | |
| SWRC | |||||||
| 1. (13.) |  Craig Breen | Paul Nagle | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:18:22.9 | 0.000 | 25 | |
| 2. (14.) | Tom Cave | Craig Parry | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 3:21:00.7 | 2:37.8 | 18 | |
| 3. (16.) | Michael Orr | Ford Fiesta RRC | 3:22:53.7 | 4:30.8 | 15 | ||
| 4. (17.) |  Maciej Oleksowicz | Andrzej Obrebowski | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:26.38.8 | 8:15.9 | 12 | |
| 5. (23.) | Alastair Fischer | Daniel Barritt | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3:37:14.4 | 18:51.5 | 10 | |
| 6. (24.) | Emil Axelsson | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 3:37:51.1 | 19:28.2 | 8 | ||
| Leg | Stage | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | (km/h) | Rally leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (14 Sep) | SS1 | 8:13 | Dyfnant 1 | 20.48 | Petter Solberg | 11:53.5 | 103.33 | Petter Solberg |
| SS2 | 9:38 | Hafren Sweet Lamb 1 | 24.87 | Petter Solberg | 14:46.2 | 101.03 | ||
| SS3 | 10:19 | Myherin 1 | 27.88 | 15:55.1 | 105.09 | Jari-Matti Latvala | ||
| SS4 | 13:13 | Dyfnant 2 | 20.48 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 11:45.9 | 104.45 | ||
| SS5 | 14:38 | Hafren Sweet Lamb 2 | 24.87 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 14:44.9 | 101.18 | ||
| SS6 | 15:19 | Myherin 2 | 27.88 | 15:55.7 | 105.02 | |||
| Leg 2 (15 Sep) | SS7 | 9:02 | Crychan 1 | 19.50 | Mads Østberg | 10:38.1 | 110.01 | |
| SS8 | 9:40 | Epynt 1 | 8.31 | Sébastien Loeb | 4:31.3 | 110.27 | ||
| SS9 | 10:06 | Halfway 1 | 18.35 | 10:33.7 | 104.24 | |||
| SS10 | 15:17 | Crychan 2 | 19.50 | 10:27.9 | 111.80 | |||
| SS11 | 15:55 | Epynt 2 | 8.31 | 4:28.5 | 111.42 | |||
| SS12 | 16:21 | Halfway 2 | 18.35 | 10:30.4 | 104.79 | |||
| SS13 | 18:30 | Celtic Manor | 3.04 | 1:46.9 | 102.38 | |||
| Leg 3 (16 Sep) | SS14 | 7:18 | Port Talbot 1 | 17.35 | Sébastien Loeb | 9:15.9 | 112.21 | |
| SS15 | 8:16 | Rheola 1 | 8.87 | Sébastien Loeb | 4:42.0 | 113.14 | ||
| SS16 | 8:34 | Walters Arena 1 | 15.33 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 8:49.3 | 104.15 | ||
| SS17 | 12:07 | Port Talbot 2 | 17.35 | Petter Solberg | 9:07.1 | 114.09 | ||
| SS18 | 13:05 | Rheola 2 | 8.87 | Sébastien Loeb | 4:40.1 | 114.01 | ||
| SS19 | 13:23 | Walters Arena 2 (Power stage) | 15.33 | Mikko Hirvonen | 8:51.4 | 103.51 |
The Power stage was a 15.33 km stage run through The Walters Arena. The three fastest crews through this stage were awarded by drivers' championship points. Mikko Hirvonen was the fastest driver through the stage, earning three additional championship points. Sébastien Loeb was second, while Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala finished third.
| Driver | Co-driver | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 8:51.4 | 0.000 | 103.51km/h | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 8:52.6 | 1.2 | 103.37km/h | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 8:52.9 | 1.5 | 103.33km/h | 1 |