Raliul Dakar 2012 a fost cea de-a 33-a ediție a evenimentului. A fost organizat în America de Sud pentru a patra oară la rând.
Până la 17 martie 2011, președintele argentinian a anunțat că începutul va fi în Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, prima etapă se va încheia în Bahia Blanca și ulterior se vor traversa provinciile de La Pampa, Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja și Catamarca cunoscute cel mai bine prin dunele din Fiambala după trecerea in Chile, Raliul se va încheia în Peru.
La data de 9 ianuarie 2011, presa peruană a anunțat că Peru va găzdui trei etape finale din Raliul Dakar 2012, cu Lima, capitala Peru, ce va gazdui ceremonia de premiere.Peru confirms it will host the three final stages of the 2012 Dakar Rally Anunțul oficial a avut loc în 18 februarie în Paris.Peruvian press informs official announcement will take place on February 16 or 18 in Paris
Accidente fatale Aproape de sfârșitul primei etape, motociciclistul, Jorge Andrés Boero a murit în urma unui accident. A fost cel de-al 21-lea deces din istoria raliului. În timpul etapei 2, doi argentinieni, tată și fiu, și-au pierdut viața într-un accident aviatic pe când urmăreau raliul-raid în provincia Buenos Aires.
Etape EtapaDataDe lapâna laSecțiune drumSpecialTotalkm mi km mi km mi11 ianuarie Mar del Plata Santa Rosa763474573582050922 ianuarie Santa Rosa San RafaelMotociclete/Autocamioane487302295183782486Automobile48730229018077748333 ianuarie San Rafael San JuanMotociclete291180270167561348Automobile/Autocamioane29118020812949931044 ianuarie San Juan Chilecito42426332620275046655 ianuarie Chilecito FiambaláMotociclete15193265164416258Automobile/Autocamioane24615217711036322566 ianuarie Fiambalá Copiapó39424424715364139877 ianuarie Copiapó Copiapó154954192605733568 ianuarie CopiapóZi de odihnă89 ianuarie Copiapó Antofagasta245152477296722448910 ianuarie Antofagasta Iquique955563455653511011 ianuarie Iquique Arica3171973772346944311112 ianuarie Arica ArequipaMotociclete171106534331705438Automobile12074478297598371Autocamioane120744322685523431213 ianuarie Arequipa NazcaMotociclete259160245152504313Automobile/Autocamioane4122562451526574081314 ianuarie Nazca Pisco100622751703752331415 ianuarie Pisco Lima2541572918283175 TOTAL km mi km mi km mi Motociclete Automobile Autocamioane
Rezultate etape Motociclete Rezultat etapă Clasament general Etapa PozConcurentMarcaTimpDiferența PozConcurentMarcaTimpDiferența11 Francisco LópezAprilia32:371 Francisco LópezAprilia32:372 Marc ComaKTM32:510:142 Marc ComaKTM32:510:143 Javier PizzolitoHonda33:040:273 Javier PizzolitoHonda33:040:2721 Marc ComaKTM3:07:311 Marc ComaKTM3:40:122 Cyril DespresKTM3:08:391:182 Francisco LòpezAprilia3:42:422:303 Joan Barreda BortHusqvarna3:09:542:333 Cyril DespresKTM3:43:042:5231 Cyril DespresKTM3:48:381 Cyril DespresKTM7:31:422 Frans VerhoevenSherco3:57:158:372 Marc ComaKTM7:41:5410:123 Paulo GonçalvesHusqvarna3:57:178:393 David CasteuYamaha7:48:5817:1641 Marc ComaKTM4:16:431 Cyril DespresKTM11:50:272 Cyril DespresKTM4:18:542:022 Marc ComaKTM11:58:378:103 Frans VerhoevenSherco4:25:098:263 Helder RodriguesYamaha12:17:1526:4851 | Cyril Despres|KTM|2:28:33| |1| Cyril Despres|KTM|14:19:00| |- |2 | Marc Coma |KTM |2:30:14 |1:41 |2 | Marc Coma |KTM |14:28:51 |9:51 |- |3 | Joan Barreda Bort |Husqvarna |2:41:15 |12:42 |3 | Helder Rodrigues |Yamaha |15:06:56 |47:56 |- !6 |colspan=10|Etapă anulată |- !rowspan=3|7 |1| Marc Coma|KTM|3:51:35| |1| Cyril Despres|KTM|18:12:38| |- |2 | Cyril Despres |KTM |3:53:38 |2:03 |2 | Marc Coma |KTM |18:20:26 |7:48 |- |3 | Paulo Gonçalves |Husqvarna |3:54:24 |2:49 |3 | Helder Rodrigues |Yamaha |19:02:17 |49:39 |- !rowspan=3|8 |1| Marc Coma|KTM|5:03:52| |1| Marc Coma|KTM|23:24:18| |- |2 | Pål Anders Ullevålseter |KTM |5:05:47 |1:55 |2 | Cyril Despres |KTM |23:25:44 |1:26 |- |3 | Ruben Faria |Husqvarna |5:10:52 |7:00 |3 | Helder Rodrigues |Yamaha |24:13:19 |49:01 |- !rowspan=3|9 |1| Helder Rodrigues|Yamaha|5:16:17| |1| Cyril Despres|KTM|28:45:17| |- |2 | Cyril Despres |KTM |5:19:33 |3:16 |2 | Marc Coma |KTM |28:47:45 |2:28 |- |3 | Štefan Svitko |KTM |5:20:25 |4:35 |3 | Helder Rodrigues |Yamaha |29:29:36 |44:19 |- !rowspan=3|10 |1| Joan Barreda Bort|Husqvarna|4:18:43| |1| Cyril Despres|KTM|33:07:39| |- |2 | Marc Coma |KTM |4:20:15 |1:32 |2 | Marc Coma |KTM |33:08:00 |0:21 |- |3 | Cyril Despres |KTM |4:22:22 |3:39 |3 | Helder Rodrigues |Yamaha |33:53:35 |45:56 |- !rowspan=3|11 |1| Cyril Despres|KTM|4:03:37| |1| Cyril Despres|KTM|37:11.16| |- |2 | Gerard Farres Guell |KTM |4:05:16 |1:39 |2 | Marc Coma |KTM |37:13:38 |2:22 |- |3 | Marc Coma |KTM |4:05:38 |2:01 |3 | Helder Rodrigues |Yamaha |38:19:56 |1:34:56 |- !rowspan=3|12 |1| Marc Coma|KTM|2:24:38| |1| Marc Coma|KTM|39:38:16| |- |2 | Joan Barreda Bort |Husqvarna |2:27:21 |2:43 |2 | Cyril Despres |KTM |39:39:51 |1:35 |- |3 | Jordi Viladoms |KTM |2:27:48 |3:10 |3 | Helder Rodrigues |Yamaha |40:52:05 |1:13:49 |- !rowspan=3|13 |1| Helder RodriguesYamaha |3:21:161 Cyril Despres |KTM|43:01:542 Cyril DespresKTM3:22:030:472 Marc ComaKTM43:57:570:56:033 Jordi ViladomsKTM3:24:163:003 Helder RodriguesYamaha44:13:211:11:27141 Pål Anders UllevålseterKTM0:22:26 | |1| Cyril DespresKTM'''43:28:112 Marc ComaKTM00:23:3401:082 Marc ComaKTM44:21:310:53:203 Štefan SvitkoKTM3:24:1624:093 Helder RodriguesYamaha44:39:281:11:17
ATV Rezultat etapă Clasament general Etapa PozConcurentMarcaTimpDiferența PozConcurentMarcaTimpDiferența11 | Sergio La FuenteYamaha |40:131 | Sergio La FuenteYamaha |40:132 Marcos PatronelliYamaha41:070:542 Marcos PatronelliYamaha41:070:543 Tomas MaffeiYamaha41:201:073 Tomas MaffeiYamaha41:201:0721 Sergio La Fuente |Yamaha3:49:56 | |1| Sergio La FuenteYamaha |4:30:092 Alejandro PatronelliYamaha3:54:044:082 Alejandro PatronelliYamaha4:36:436:343 Tomas MaffeiYamaha3:58:318:353 Tomas MaffeiYamaha4:39:519:4231 | Marcos PatronelliYamaha |4:53:291 | Alejandro PatronelliYamaha |9:32:312 Tomas Maffei Yamaha4:55:211:522 Marcos PatronelliYamaha9:33:260:553 Alejandro Patronelli Yamaha4:55:482:193 Tomas MaffeiYamaha9:35:122:41 41 | Tomas MaffeiYamaha |5:13:301 | Tomas MaffeiYamaha |14:48:112 Alejandro PatronelliYamaha5:19:035:332 Alejandro PatronelliYamaha14:51:342:523 Marcos PatronelliYamaha5:21:267:563 Marcos PatronelliYamaha14:54:526:10 51 | Marcos PatronelliYamaha |2:58:371 | Tomas MaffeiYamaha |17:51:272 Alejandro PatronelliYamaha3:00:281:512 Alejandro PatronelliYamaha17:52:020:353 Tomas MaffeiYamaha3:02:454:083 Marcos PatronelliYamaha17:53:292:02 6Etapă anulată71 | Alejandro PatronelliYamaha |4:36:161 | Alejandro PatronelliYamaha |22:28:182 Ignacio CasaleYamaha4:53:2617:102 Tomas MaffeiYamaha23:27:1158:533 Sergio La FuenteYamaha5:10:1533:593 Marcos PatronelliYamaha23:49:531:21:3581 | Marcos PatronelliYamaha |6:14:071 | Alejandro PatronelliYamaha |28:45:032 Alejandro PatronelliYamaha6:16:452:382 Tomas MaffeiYamaha29:51:081:06:053 Tomas MaffeiYamaha6:23:579:503 Marcos PatronelliYamaha30:04:001:18:5791 | Alejandro PatronelliYamaha |6:21:181 | Alejandro PatronelliYamaha |35:06:212 Marcos PatronelliYamaha6:22:201:022 Marcos PatronelliYamaha37:26:201:19:593 Tomas MaffeiYamaha7:05:2544:073 Tomas MaffeiYamaha37:56:331:50:12101 | Tomas MaffeiYamaha |5:10:081 | Alejandro PatronelliYamaha |40:29:552 Marcos PatronelliYamaha5:23:0412:562 Marcos PatronelliYamaha41:49:241:19:293 Tomas MaffeiYamaha5:23:3413:263 Tomas MaffeiYamaha42:06:411:36:46111 | Alejandro PatronelliYamaha |4:53:451 | Alejandro PatronelliYamaha |45:23:402 Marcos PatronelliYamaha4:54:160:312 Marcos PatronelliYamaha46:43:401:20:003 Tomas MaffeiYamaha5:12:4218:573 Tomas MaffeiYamaha47:34:232:10:43121 | Marcos PatronelliYamaha |2:57:291 | Alejandro PatronelliYamaha |48:21:512 Alejandro PatronelliYamaha2:58:110:422 Marcos PatronelliYamaha49:41:091:19:183 Tomas MaffeiYamaha3:11:2313:543 Tomas MaffeiYamaha50:45:462:23:55131 | Tomas MaffeiYamaha |4:00:421 | Alejandro PatronelliYamaha |52:30:492 Sergio La FuenteYamaha4:07:467:042 Marcos PatronelliYamaha53:50:371:19:483 Alejandro PatronelliYamaha4:08:588:123 Tomas MaffeiYamaha54:46:282:15:39
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