The first rally for the European Rally Championship 2012 is the Austrian Janner Rally. The start list includes 115 crews. Some of them are Juho Hanninen, Jan Kopecky, Luca Betti.

Rally Location: Freistadt (40-km northern by Linz and 20 km by Czech border).

Last Rally Winner 2011: Harrach / Schindlbacher Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX.

Total 18 Special Stages, 237.58 km rally distance, total 846.88 km. The longest rally stage 25.00km.

The rally program:

Thursday 5^th January 2012
08:00 – 13:00 • Administrative Check
08:30 – 14:00 • Scrutineering
10:00 – 15:00 • Shakedown
17:30 – 18:15 • Opening Ceremony
18:15 – 19:30 • ERC Prize giving 2011 and ERC Launch
19:30 • Ceremonial start

Friday 6^th January 2012
08:18 • Start of Leg I
20:42 • Finish of Leg I

Saturday 7^th January 2012
07:38 • Start of Leg II
17:05 • Finish of the Rally
21:00 • Prize-giving