# 2016 Rally Australia

The 2016 Rally Australia (formally the 25. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2016) was the thirteenth and final round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 17 November and 20 November 2016, and was based in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Volkswagen's Andreas Mikkelsen won the race, his third win in the World Rally Championship.

## Overall standings

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
| Overall classification ||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Anders Jæger | Volkswagen Motorsport II | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:46:05.7 | | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:46:20.6 | +14.9 | 21 |
| 3 | 3 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 2:47:18.3 | +1:12.6 | 17 |
| 4 | 4 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 2:47:32.4 | +1:26.7 | 12 |
| 5 | 20 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 2:47:34.0 | +1:28.3 | 11 |
| 6 | 5 | Mads Østberg | Ola Fløene | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:47:47.2 | +1:41.5 | 8 |
| 7 | 12 | Ott Tänak | Raigo Mõlder | DMACK World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:49:10.0 | +3:04.3 | 6 |
| 8 | 31 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 2:53:38.0 | +7:32.3 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:54:02.6 | +7:56.9 | 2 |
| 10 | 37 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Simone Scattolin | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:54:05.8 | +8:00.1 | 1 |

## Special stages

| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 | SS1 | Utungun 1 | 7.88 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4:55.9 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 1 | SS2 | Bakers Creek 1 | 16.75 km | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 WRC | 10:05.5 | Hayden Paddon |
| Leg 1 | SS3 | Northbank 1 | 8.42 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 5:49.3 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 1 | SS4 | Newry16 1 | 10.49 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6:22.6 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 1 | SS5 | Raceway SSS 1 | 1.37 km | Thierry Neuville Andreas Mikkelsen | Hyundai i20 WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:17.6 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 1 | SS6 | Utungun 2 | 7.88 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4:50.5 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 1 | SS7 | Bakers Creek 2 | 16.75 km | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai i20 WRC | 9:48.8 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 1 | SS8 | Northbank 2 | 8.42 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 5:37.5 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 1 | SS9 | Newry16 2 | 10.49 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6:13.8 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 1 | SS10 | Coffs SSS 1 | 1.27 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:02.4 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 1 | SS11 | Coffs SSS 2 | 1.27 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:02.0 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 2 | SS12 | Nambucca 1 | 50.80 km | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 WRC | 28:38.6 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 2 | SS13 | Valla16 1 | 14.84 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 8:37.1 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 2 | SS14 | Raceway SSS 2 | 1.37 km | Sébastien Ogier Andreas Mikkelsen Dani Sordo | Volkswagen Polo R WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC Hyundai i20 WRC | 1:16.8 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 2 | SS15 | Nambucca 2 | 50.80 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 28:07.0 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 2 | SS16 | Valla16 2 | 14.84 km | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai i20 WRC | 8:31.5 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 2 | SS17 | Coffs SSS 3 | 1.27 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:01.7 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 2 | SS18 | Coffs SSS 4 | 1.27 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:01.3 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 3 | SS19 | Settles Reverse 1 | 6.20 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:06.5 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 3 | SS20 | Bucca16 | 31.90 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 17:22.5 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 3 | SS21 | Wedding Bells16 1 | 6.44 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:40.8 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 3 | SS22 | Settles Reverse 2 | 6.20 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:05.1 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 3 | SS23 | Wedding Bells16 2 (Power Stage) | 6.44 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:36.8 | Andreas Mikkelsen |

### Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 6.44 km (4.00 mi) stage at the end of the rally.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts |
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:36.8 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2 | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai i20 WRC | 3:38.0 | +1.2 | 2 |
| 3 | Dani Sordo | Hyundai i20 WRC | 3:39.5 | +2.7 | 1 |