Sébastien Ogier lifted his third consecutive FIA World Rally Championship title by winning Coates Hire Rally Australia on Sunday.
He won the three-day gravel road event in New South Wales by 12.3sec from Volkswagen Polo R team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala to secure the crown with three rounds remaining. Kris Meeke finished third in Citroën’s DS 3, 20.3sec further back.
Volkswagen’s 1-2 also secured a third straight manufacturers’ crown for the German squad.
Ogier also won the final live TV Power Stage to claim three bonus points. Latvala took two points in second and Andreas Mikkelsen claimed one in a Polo R.
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| Pos. | # | Driver | Time | Diff / Prev | Diff / 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | OGIER | 2:59:16.4 | ||
| 2. | 2 | LATVALA | 2:59:28.7 | +12.3 | +12.3 |
| 3. | 3 | MEEKE | 2:59:49.0 | +20.3 | +32.6 |
| 4. | 9 | MIKKELSEN | 2:59:54.9 | +5.9 | +38.5 |
| 5. | 8 | PADDON | 3:00:11.4 | +16.5 | +55.0 |
| 6. | 6 | TANAK | 3:00:54.4 | +43.0 | +1:38.0 |
| 7. | 7 | NEUVILLE | 3:01:24.7 | +30.3 | +2:08.3 |
| 8. | 20 | SORDO | 3:01:31.6 | +6.9 | +2:15.2 |
| 9. | 5 | EVANS | 3:03:50.1 | +2:18.5 | +4:33.7 |
| 10. | 39 | AL-ATTIYAH | 3:11:02.9 | +7:12.8 | +11:46.5 |
| 11. | 38 | PROTASOV | 3:11:16.4 | +13.5 | +12:00.0 |
| 12. | 40 | AL-KUWARI | 3:13:28.7 | +2:12.3 | +14:12.3 |
| 13. | 4 | LEFEBVRE | 3:15:26.8 | +1:58.1 | +16:10.4 |
| 14. | 44 | QUINN | 3:17:36.4 | +2:09.6 | +18:20.0 |
| 15. | 73 | EVANS | 3:25:41.4 | +8:05.0 | +26:25.0 |
| 16. | 75 | TAYLOR | 3:29:59.9 | +4:18.5 | +30:43.5 |
| 17. | 77 | COPPIN | 3:32:15.2 | +2:15.3 | +32:58.8 |
| 18. | 37 | BERTELLI | 3:37:01.7 | +4:46.5 | +37:45.3 |
| 19. | 43 | LINARI | 3:40:34.6 | +3:32.9 | +41:18.2 |
| 20. | 79 | DUNN | 3:50:03.5 | +9:28.9 | +50:47.1 |