Rally Australia 2014
| Racing data | |
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| 10th of 13 rounds of the 2014 World Rally Championship | |
| Surname: | Rally Australia |
| Date: | 12-14 September 2014 |
| Begin: | Coffs Harbor |
| Exams: | 20 tests over 302.26 km |
| Distance: | 946.54 km |
| Covering: | gravel |
| Podium | |
| First: |
 Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Motorsport
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| Second: |
 Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Motorsport
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| Third: |
 Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Motorsport
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The 23rd Rally Australia took place from September 12-14, 2014. A total of 20 special stages were driven on gravel.
Reports
Day 1 (Friday, September 12th)
On the first day of the Rally Australia , the lead changed four times between Jari-Matti Latvala (VW), Kris Meeke (Citroën) and Sébastien Ogier (VW). At the end of the day, Ogier was in front with a minimal lead over Latvala of 0.4 seconds and Andreas Mikkelsen (VW / +3.5 seconds). Meeke won the second and third special stages. The gaps were extremely tight all day. By the evening Meeke was able to finish fourth in the classification, 4.1 seconds behind Ogier. Ogier won the two super stages (SS 7 and 8), each of which was only 1.56 kilometers long. However, it was precisely in these special stages that Ogier gained the lead over the competition. On the fifth special stage, Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) hit a stone and part of the rear suspension broke. Neuville finished the day in seventh place ahead of Robert Kubica (Ford), who was struggling with steering problems.
Day 2 (Saturday, September 13th)
On the evening of the second day, Volkswagen was able to book a triple tour. Sébastien Ogier was 11.8 seconds ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala and Andreas Mikkelsen . Because track abbreviation got Kris Meeke (Citroen) 61 second penalty and dropped back to fifth place. Mikko Hirvonen (Ford) was the best non-VW driver in fourth place.
3rd day (Sunday, September 14th)
With the triple victory in the Rally Australia , Volkswagen secured the manufacturers' title three world championship races before the end of the 2014 season . Ogier won by 6.8 seconds over Latvala and 1:18 minutes over Mikkelsen. Ott Tänak and his co-driver Raigo Mölder came off the track in the Ford Fiesta RS and rolled over. Among other things, the door on the driver's side was pushed in. After minutes of uncertainty, it was clear that the two could free themselves from the wreck. Mölder was uninjured, and Tänak was diagnosed with a concussion after a medical check-up.
Registration list
Vehicles not registered as WRC, WRC-2 and WRC-3 were not included in this list.
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Classifications
Bottom line
| rank | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points + Power Stage | ||||
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| 1 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 2: 53: 18.0 | 25 + 2 | |||||
| 2 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 2: 53: 24.8 | 0: 06.8 | 18 + 3 | ||||
| 3 |
Andreas Mikkelsen
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Ola Floene
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 2: 54: 36.0 | 1: 18.0 | 15th | ||||
| 4th |
 Kris Meeke
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 Paul Nagle
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 2: 55: 02.0 | 1: 44.0 | 12 + 1 | ||||
| 5 |
Mikko Hirvonen
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Jarmo Lehtinen
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 55: 11.6 | 1: 53.6 | 10 | ||||
| 6th |
 Hayden Paddon
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John Kennard
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 2: 56: 14.2 | 2: 56.2 | 8th | ||||
| 7th |
 Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 2: 57: 46.2 | 4: 28.2 | 6th | ||||
| 8th |
Elfyn Evans
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Daniel Barritt
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 58: 28.0 | 5: 10.0 | 4th | ||||
| 9 |
 Robert Kubica
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Maciej Szczepaniak
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 2: 59: 57.8 | 6: 39.8 | 2 | ||||
| 10 |
 Chris Atkinson
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Stéphane Prévot
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 3: 02: 47.4 | 9: 29.4 | 1 | ||||
| WRC-2 | ||||||||||
| 1 (10) |
 Nasser Al-Attiyah
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 Giovanni Bernacchini
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Ford Fiesta RRC | 3: 05: 11.1 | 25th | |||||
| 2 (11) |
Jari Ketomaa
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Kaj Lindström
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 3: 07: 01.5 | 01: 50.4 | 18th | ||||
| 3 (12) |
 Yuriy Protasov
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Pavlo Cherepin
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Ford Fiesta RRC | 3: 07: 48.1 | 02: 37.0 | 15th | ||||
| 4 (14) |
Lorenzo Bertelli
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Mitia Dotta
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Ford Fiesta RRC | 3: 08: 14.1 | 03: 03.0 | 12 | ||||
| 5 (15) |
 Subhan Aksa
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Nicola Arena
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Ford Fiesta RRC | 3: 11: 51.3 | 06: 40.2 | 10 | ||||
| 6 (24) |
Massimiliano Rendina
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Mario Pizzuti
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4: 16: 05.9 | 1: 10: 54.8 | 8th | ||||
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Special stages
| Day | WP number |
WP name |
length | winner | Co-driver | team | time | Ø km / h | leader | |
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| Day 1 (Sept. 12) |
WP1 | Hydes Creek 1 | 10.73 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6: 26.6 | 100.1 km / h |
Sébastien Ogier
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| WP2 | Bellingen 1 | 10.72 km |
Kris Meeke
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Paul Nagle
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 6: 26.2 | 99.9 km / h | |||
| WP3 | Newry 1 | 24.91 km |
Kris Meeke
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Paul Nagle
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 14: 46.1 | 101.2 km / h |
Kris Meeke
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| WP4 | Hydes Creek 2 | 10.73 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6: 19.9 | 101.9 km / h | |||
| WP5 | Bellingen 2 | 10.72 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6: 15.9 | 102.6 km / h | |||
| WP6 | Newry 2 | 24.91 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 14: 22.7 | 104.0 km / h | |||
| WP7 | Super Special Stage 1 | 1.56 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1: 37.2 | 57.9 km / h |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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| WP8 | Super Special Stage 2 | 1.56 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1: 35.6 | 59.1 km / h |
Sébastien Ogier
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| Day 2 (Sept 13th) |
WP9 | Nambucca 1 | 48.92 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 27: 01.6 | 108.6 km / h |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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| WP10 | Valla 1 | 8.96 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4: 23.7 | 108.4 km / h | |||
| WP11 | Nambucca 1 | 48.92 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 26: 39.4 | 110.1 km / h |
Sébastien Ogier
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| WP12 | Valla 2 | 7.92 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4: 19.8 | 109.7 km / h | |||
| WP13 | Super Special Stage 3 | 1.56 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1: 40.8 | 55.6 km / h | |||
| WP14 | Super Special Stage 4 | 1.56 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1: 39.7 | 56.1 km / h | |||
| Day 3 (September 14th) |
WP15 | Shipmans 1 | 24.72 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 12: 46.9 | 116.0 km / h | ||
| WP16 | Bucca 1 | 10.86 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6: 38.2 | 98.2 km / h | |||
| WP17 | Wedding Bells 1 | 9.23 km |
Kris Meeke
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Paul Nagle
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 5: 26.0 | 101.9 km / h | |||
| WP18 | Shipmans 2 | 24.72 km |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 12: 32.7 | 118.2 km / h | |||
| WP19 | Bucca 2 | 10.86 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6: 29.4 | 110.5 km / h | |||
| WP20 | Wedding Bells 2 | 9.23 km |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 5: 20.7 | 103.5 km / h | |||
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Driver ranking after the rally
The scoring system for the first ten drivers is 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. For the power stage, the three fastest drivers each receive 3-2-1 bonus points for the drivers' world championship.
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Media (German)
Web
The official website of the World Rally Championship, wrc.com, reported live daily from the event. The websites rallye-magazin.de, volkswagen-motorsport.de and motorsport-total.com, along with other magazines, kept those interested in rallying up to date.
watch TV
Sport1 and Sport1 + brought a 30–60 minute daily report on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sport1 + broadcast the 20th Power Stage special stage live on Sunday. Motors TV broadcast a 25-minute daily report on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and a 45-minute summary in the week after the rally, which was repeated several times. On Tuesday after the rally, Servus TV broadcast a 55-minute summary in the night program.
Web links
- Information and results at http://www.wrc.com/
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Volkswagen triple tour Down Under , September 13, 2014
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Entry list , August 27, 2014
- ↑ Overall (wrc.com on September 14, 2014)
- ↑ Stage times (wrc.com on September 14, 2014)
Coordinates: 30 ° 17 ' S , 153 ° 7' E
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