Sébastien Ogier led Volkswagen’s first podium clean sweep at Coates Hire Rally Australia as the German squad secured its second consecutive FIA World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown.
The Frenchman held off team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala in a tense final leg to win the three-day gravel event, round nine of 13, by 6.8sec in a Polo R. Andreas Mikkelsen completed the podium lockout in third, a further 1min 11.2sec behind.
Latvala won the rally-closing live TV Power Stage to take maximum bonus points. Ogier claimed two points for second with Kris Meeke taking one in a Citroen DS3.
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| Pos. | # | Driver | Time | Diff / Prev | Diff / 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | OGIER | 2:53:18.0 | ||
| 2. | 2 | LATVALA | 2:53:24.8 | +6.8 | +6.8 |
| 3. | 9 | MIKKELSEN | 2:54:36.0 | +1:11.2 | +1:18.0 |
| 4. | 3 | MEEKE | 2:55:02.0 | +26.0 | +1:44.0 |
| 5. | 5 | HIRVONEN | 2:55:11.6 | +9.6 | +1:53.6 |
| 6. | 20 | PADDON | 2:56:14.2 | +1:02.6 | +2:56.2 |
| 7. | 7 | NEUVILLE | 2:57:46.2 | +1:32.0 | +4:28.2 |
| 8. | 6 | EVANS | 2:58:28.0 | +41.8 | +5:10.0 |
| 9. | 10 | KUBICA | 2:59:57.8 | +1:29.8 | +6:39.8 |
| 10. | 8 | ATKINSON | 3:02:47.4 | +2:49.6 | +9:29.4 |
| 11. | 36 | AL-ATTIYAH | 3:05:11.1 | +2:23.7 | +11:53.1 |
| 12. | 35 | KETOMAA | 3:07:01.5 | +1:50.4 | +13:43.5 |
| 13. | 32 | PROTASOV | 3:07:48.1 | +46.6 | +14:30.1 |
| 14. | 37 | BERTELLI | 3:08:14.1 | +26.0 | +14:56.1 |
| 15. | 4 | OSTBERG | 3:12:52.8 | +4:38.7 | +19:34.8 |
| 16. | 45 | AKSA | 3:23:37.6 | +10:44.8 | +30:19.6 |
| 17. | 38 | SERDERIDIS | 3:27:00.4 | +3:22.8 | +33:42.4 |
| 18. | 69 | VAN TUINEN | 3:29:03.5 | +2:03.1 | +35:45.5 |
| 19. | 73 | FRISIERO | 3:29:09.4 | +5.9 | +35:51.4 |
| 20. | 71 | COPPIN | 3:40:39.3 | +11:29.9 | +47:21.3 |