2016 Rally Australia

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2016 Rally Australia
25.
2016 World Rally Championship
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Rally baseAustralia Coffs Harbour
Dates run17 – 20 November 2016
Stages23 (283.36 km; 176.07 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall results
Overall winnerNorway Andreas Mikkelsen
Norway Anders Jæger
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II

The 2016 Rally Australia (formally the 25. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2016) was the thirteenth and final round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 17 November and 20 November 2016, and was based in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Volkswagen's Andreas Mikkelsen won the race, his third win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Entry list

Overall standings

[2]

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 9 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:46:05.7 25
2 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:46:20.6 +14.9 21
3 3 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Germany Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:47:18.3 +1:12.6 17
4 4 New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Germany Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:47:32.4 +1:26.7 12
5 20 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Germany Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:47:34.0 +1:28.3 11
6 5 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Ola Fløene United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:47:47.2 +1:41.5 8
7 12 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mõlder United Kingdom DMACK World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:49:10.0 +3:04.3 6
8 31 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:53:38.0 +7:32.3 4
9 2 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:54:02.6 +7:56.9 2
10 37 Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Simone Scattolin Italy FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:54:05.8 +8:00.1 1

Special stages

Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally leader
Leg 1 SS1 Utungun 1 7.88 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:55.9 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
SS2 Bakers Creek 1 16.75 km New Zealand Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 10:05.5 New Zealand Hayden Paddon
SS3 Northbank 1 8.42 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:49.3 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
SS4 Newry16 1 10.49 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:22.6
SS5 Raceway SSS 1 1.37 km Belgium Thierry Neuville
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
Hyundai i20 WRC
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
1:17.6
SS6 Utungun 2 7.88 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:50.5
SS7 Bakers Creek 2 16.75 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 9:48.8
SS8 Northbank 2 8.42 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:37.5
SS9 Newry16 2 10.49 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:13.8
SS10 Coffs SSS 1 1.27 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:02.4
SS11 Coffs SSS 2 1.27 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:02.0
Leg 2 SS12 Nambucca 1 50.80 km New Zealand Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 28:38.6
SS13 Valla16 1 14.84 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:37.1
SS14 Raceway SSS 2 1.37 km France Sébastien Ogier
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
Spain Dani Sordo
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Hyundai i20 WRC
1:16.8
SS15 Nambucca 2 50.80 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 28:07.0
SS16 Valla16 2 14.84 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 8:31.5
SS17 Coffs SSS 3 1.27 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:01.7
SS18 Coffs SSS 4 1.27 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:01.3
Leg 3 SS19 Settles Reverse 1 6.20 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:06.5
SS20 Bucca16 31.90 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 17:22.5
SS21 Wedding Bells16 1 6.44 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:40.8
SS22 Settles Reverse 2 6.20 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:05.1
SS23 Wedding Bells16 2 (Power Stage) 6.44 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:36.8

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 6.44 km (4.00 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos Driver Car Time Diff. Pts
1 France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:36.8 0.0 3
2 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 3:38.0 +1.2 2
3 Spain Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 WRC 3:39.5 +2.7 1

References

  1. ^ Dale, Will (2016-11-20). "WRC: Andreas Mikkelsen wins 2016 Kennards Hire Rally Australia". foxsports.com.au. Coffs Harbour: Fox Sports. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. ^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.