2013 Rally Australia

2013 Rally Australia
*22nd Coates Hire Rally Australia*
2013 Rally Australia; 22nd Coates Hire Rally Australia
Round 10 of 13 in the 2013 World Rally Championship
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Host country	Australia
Rally base	Coffs Harbour
Dates run	September 12 – 15, 2013
Stages	22 (352.36 km; 218.95 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Statistics
Crews	29 at start, 23 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier; Julien Ingrassia; Volkswagen Motorsport; 3:19:55.0
Power Stage winner	Sébastien Ogier; Julien Ingrassia; Volkswagen Motorsport

The 22nd Coates Hire Rally Australia was the tenth rally of the 2013 World Rally Championship, held from 12 to 15 September, 2013. Sébastien Ogier won his sixth rally of the season.

Results

Event standings


Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
Overall classification
1	8	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:19:55.0	0.0	28
2	11	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Qatar World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:21:27.1	+1:32.1	20
3	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:21:57.1	+2:02.1	15
4	7	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:22:52.4	+2:57.4	12
5	4	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:23:12.2	+3:17.2	10
6	9	Andreas Mikkelsen	Paul Nagle	Volkswagen Motorsport II	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:23:32.6	+3:37.6	8
7	5	Evgeny Novikov	Ilka Minor	Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:27:26.2	+7:31.2	7
8	22	Nathan Quinn	Glenn MacNeall	Motorsport Italia	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	WRC	3:33:05.2	+13:10.2	4
9	10	Khalid Al Qassimi	Scott Martin	Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:35:12.6	+15:17.6	2
10	48	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari	Killian Duffy	Seashore Qatar Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RRC	WRC-2	3:37:22.7	+17:27.7	1
WRC-2 standings
1 (10.)	48	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari	Killian Duffy	Seashore Qatar Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RRC	WRC-2	3:37:22.7	0.0	25
2 (11.)	82	Yuriy Protasov	Kuldar Sikk	MM Motorsport	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:38:36.1	+1:13.4	18
3 (12.)	35	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Michael Orr	Yazeed Racing	Ford Fiesta RRC	WRC-2	3:44:23.7	+7:01.0	15
4 (13.)	40	Arman Smailov	Andrey Rusov	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	WRC-2	4:04:59.4	+27:36.7	12
5 (16.)	84	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	BRR Team	Škoda Fabia S2000	WRC-2	4:07:46.9	+30:24.2	10
6 (17.)	91	Alejandro Lombardo	Alex Haro	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	WRC-2	4:13:40.9	+36:18.2	8
7 (20.)	86	Carlos Garcia Fessman	Hugo Magalhães	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	WRC-2	4:25:52.8	+48:30.1	6
8 (21.)	87	Jose Alexander Gelvez	Borja Rozanda	Ralliart Italia	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	WRC-2	4:38:47.3	+1:01:24.6	4

Special Stages


Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally Leader
Leg 1 (12-13 September)	SS1	Coffs 1	1.60 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	1:22.1	Andreas Mikkelsen
	SS2	Coffs 2	1.60 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	1:23.1	Andreas Mikkelsen
	SS3	Tuckers Nob 1	8.44 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	5:27.9	Sébastien Ogier
	SS4	Bellingen 1	10.72 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	6:26.1
	SS5	Newry 1	24.91 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	15:10.1
	SS6	Tuckers Nob 2	8.44 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	5:20.8
	SS7	Bellingen 2	10.72 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	6:15.4
	SS8	Newry 2	24.91 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	14:38.8
	SS9	Coffs 3	1.60 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	1:20.8
	SS10	Coffs 4	1.60 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	1:19.8
Leg 2 (14 September)	SS11	Nambucca 1	49.90 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	28:19.7
	SS12	Valla 1	14.84 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	8:47.3
	SS13	Nambucca 2	49.90 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	27:41.3
	SS14	Valla 2	14.84 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	8:34.3
	SS15	Coffs 5	1.60 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	1:23.3
	SS16	Coffs 6	1.60 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	1:21.4
Leg 3 (15 September)	SS17	Bucca 1	10.89 km	Mikko Hirvonen	Citroën DS3 WRC	6:19.5
	SS18	Wedding Bells 1	22.24 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	11:29.0
	SS19	Shipmans 1	29.44 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	15:08.7
	SS20	Bucca 2	10.89 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	6:07.7
	SS21	Wedding Bells 2	22.24 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	11:11.2
	SS22	Shipmans 2	29.44 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	14:44.9

Power Stage

The "Power Stage" was a 29.44 km (18.29 mi) stage at the end of the rally.


Pos.	Driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	14:44.9	0.0	3
2	Thierry Neuville	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	14:47.7	+2.8	2
3	Evgeny Novikov	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	14:54.3	+9.4	1

Standings after rally

Drivers' Championship standings


Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Sébastien Ogier	209
2	Thierry Neuville	129
3	Jari-Matti Latvala	109
4	Mikko Hirvonen	103
5	Dani Sordo	96

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Volkswagen Motorsport	299
2	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	251
3	Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team	142
4	Qatar World Rally Team	139
5	Jipocar Czech National Team	51

Other

WRC-2 Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari	118
2	Robert Kubica	101
3	Yuriy Protasov	83
4	Nicolás Fuchs	78
5	Sepp Wiegand	67