2014 Rally Australia

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2014 Coates Hire Rally Australia
23rd Rally Australia
Round 10 of the 2014 World Rally Championship season
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Volkswagen Motorsport Podium Rally Australia 2014 001.jpg
Volkswagen Motorsport celebrates Podium
Host country Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Rally base Coffs Harbour, Australia
Dates runSeptember 12 September 14, 2014
Stages20 (304.34 km; 189.11 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Results
Overall winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport
Crews27 at start, 23 at finish

The 2014 Coates Hire Rally Australia was the tenth round of the 2014 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and started on 12 September and finished on 14 September after twenty special stages, totaling 304.3 competitive kilometres.

Contents

French driver Sébastien Ogier won the Rally Australia for the second time, taking his sixth victory of the 2014 season. Volkswagen completed a podium lockout by having all three cars finishing in podium positions at the end of the rally.

Entry list

Entry List
No.EntrantClassDriverCo-driverCarTyre
1 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Shell World Rally Team WRC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Shell World Rally Team WRC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Prévot Hyundai i20 WRC M
9 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RK M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of Poland.svg Robert Kubica Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
20 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport N WRC Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
31 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Racing WRC-2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Al-Rajhi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC M
32 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov WRC-2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RRC M
33 Flag of Italy.svg www.Rallyproject.com srl WRC-2 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Rendina Flag of Italy.svg Mario Pizzuti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X P
34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Drive Dmack WRC-2 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Raigo Mőlder Ford Fiesta R5 D
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Drive DMACK WRC-2 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Ketomaa Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 D
36 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah WRC-2 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RRC M
37 Flag of Italy.svg FWRT s.r.l. WRC-2 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bertelli Flag of Italy.svg Mitia Dotta Ford Fiesta RRC P
38 Flag of Greece.svg Jourdan SerderidisWRC-2 Flag of Greece.svg Jourdan Serderidis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Miclotte Ford Fiesta R5 D
45 Flag of Indonesia.svg Bosowa Rally Team WRC-2 Flag of Indonesia.svg Subhan Aksa Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena Ford Fiesta RRC M
IconClass
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC WRC entries ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Results

Event standings

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverTeamCarClassTimeDifferencePoints
Overall classification
11 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC2:53:18.00.027
22 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Mikka Anttila Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC2:53:24.8+6.821
39 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC2:54:36.0+1:18.015
43 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC2:55:02.0+1:44.013
55 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC2:55:11.6+1:53.610
620 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kennard Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC2:56:14.2+2:56.28
77 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Shell World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC2:57:46.2+4:28.26
86 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of Germany.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC2:58:28.0+5:10.04
910 Flag of Poland.svg Robert Kubica Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Szczepaniak Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RK M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC2:59:57.8+6:39.82
108 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Prévot Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Shell World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC3:02:47.4+9:29.41
WRC-2 standings
1 (11.)36 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-23:05:11.10.025
2 (12.)35 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Ketomaa Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-23:07:01.5+1:50.418
3 (13.)32 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavlo Cherepin Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-23:07:48.1+2:37.015
4 (14.)37 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bertelli Flag of Italy.svg Mitia Dotta Flag of Italy.svg FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-23:08:14.1+3:03.012
5 (15.)45 Flag of Indonesia.svg Subhan Aksa Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena Flag of Indonesia.svg Bosowa Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-23:11:51.3+6:40.210
6 (23.)33 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Rendina Flag of Italy.svg Mario Pizzuti Flag of Italy.svg www.Rallyproject.com srl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-24:16:05.9+1:10:54.88

Special stages

DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeRally leader
Leg 1
(12 Sep)
SS1Hydes Creek 110.73 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:26.6 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
SS2Bellingen 110.72 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 6:26.2
SS3Newry 124.91 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 14:46.1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke
SS4Hydes Creek 210.73 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:19.9
SS5Bellingen 210.72 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:15.9
SS6Newry 224.91 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 14:22.7
SS7SSS 11.56 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:37.2 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
SS8SSS 21.56 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:35.6 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Leg 2
(13 Sep)
SS9Nambucca 148.92 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 27:01.6 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
SS10Valla 18.96 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:23.7
SS11Nambucca 248.92 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 26:39.4 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
SS12Valla 28.96 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:19.8
SS13SSS 31.56 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:40.8
SS14SSS 41.56 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:39.7
Leg 3
(14 Sep)
SS15Shipmans 124.72 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:46.9
SS16Bucca 110.86 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:38.2
SS17Wedding Bells 19.23 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 5:26.0
SS18Shipmans 224.72 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:32.7
SS19Bucca 210.86 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 6:29.4
SS20Wedding Bells 2 (Power Stage)9.23 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:20.7

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 9.23 km (5.74 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

PosDriverCarTimeDiff.Pts
1 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:20.70.03
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:21.9+1.22
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 5:24.5+3.81

Standings after the rally

WRC

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