2016 Rally Australia

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]

2016 Rally Australia
25. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2016
Round 13 of the 2016 World Rally Championship
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Rally base Coffs Harbour
Dates run17 – 20 November 2016
Stages23 (283.36 km; 176.07 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Results
Overall winner Andreas Mikkelsen
Anders Jæger
Volkswagen Motorsport II

Overall standings

[2]

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:46:05.7 25
2 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:46:20.6 +14.9 21
3 3 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:47:18.3 +1:12.6 17
4 4 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:47:32.4 +1:26.7 12
5 20 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:47:34.0 +1:28.3 11
6 5 Mads Østberg Ola Fløene M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:47:47.2 +1:41.5 8
7 12 Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder DMACK World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:49:10.0 +3:04.3 6
8 31 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:53:38.0 +7:32.3 4
9 2 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:54:02.6 +7:56.9 2
10 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Simone Scattolin 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 Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:55.9 Andreas Mikkelsen
SS2 Bakers Creek 1 16.75 km Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 10:05.5 Hayden Paddon
SS3 Northbank 1 8.42 km Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:49.3 Andreas Mikkelsen
SS4 Newry16 1 10.49 km Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:22.6
SS5 Raceway SSS 1 1.37 km Thierry Neuville
Andreas Mikkelsen		 Hyundai i20 WRC
Volkswagen Polo R WRC		 1:17.6
SS6 Utungun 2 7.88 km Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:50.5
SS7 Bakers Creek 2 16.75 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 9:48.8
SS8 Northbank 2 8.42 km Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:37.5
SS9 Newry16 2 10.49 km Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:13.8
SS10 Coffs SSS 1 1.27 km Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:02.4
SS11 Coffs SSS 2 1.27 km Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:02.0
Leg 2 SS12 Nambucca 1 50.80 km Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 28:38.6
SS13 Valla16 1 14.84 km Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:37.1
SS14 Raceway SSS 2 1.37 km Sébastien Ogier
Andreas Mikkelsen
Dani Sordo		 Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Hyundai i20 WRC		 1:16.8
SS15 Nambucca 2 50.80 km Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 28:07.0
SS16 Valla16 2 14.84 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 8:31.5
SS17 Coffs SSS 3 1.27 km Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:01.7
SS18 Coffs SSS 4 1.27 km Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:01.3
Leg 3 SS19 Settles Reverse 1 6.20 km Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:06.5
SS20 Bucca16 31.90 km Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 17:22.5
SS21 Wedding Bells16 1 6.44 km Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:40.8
SS22 Settles Reverse 2 6.20 km Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:05.1
SS23 Wedding Bells16 2 (Power Stage) 6.44 km 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 Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:36.8 0.0 3
2 Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 3:38.0 +1.2 2
3 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. http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=27494&t=Kennards-Hire-Rally-Australia-2016
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