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.
| 2014 Coates Hire Rally Australia 23rd Rally Australia | |||
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Round 10 of the 2014 World Rally Championship season
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 Volkswagen Motorsport celebrates Podium | |||
| Host country |  Australia | ||
| Rally base | Coffs Harbour, Australia | ||
| Dates run | September 12 – September 14, 2014 | ||
| Stages | 20 (304.34 km; 189.11 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 27 at start, 23 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport | ||
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
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Results
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edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1 | 1 |  Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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 Volkswagen Motorsport
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:53:18.0 | 0.0 | 27 |
| 2 | 2 |  Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Motorsport
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:53:24.8 | 6.8 | 21 |
| 3 | 9 |  Andreas Mikkelsen
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Ola Fløene
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Volkswagen Motorsport II
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:54:36.0 | 1:18.0 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 |  Kris Meeke
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 Paul Nagle
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Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 2:55:02.0 | 1:44.0 | 13 |
| 5 | 5 | Mikko Hirvonen
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Jarmo Lehtinen
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M-Sport World Rally Team
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:55:11.6 | 1:53.6 | 10 |
| 6 | 20 |  Hayden Paddon
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John Kennard
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Hyundai Motorsport N
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Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 2:56:14.2 | 2:56.2 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 |  Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai Shell World Rally Team
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Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 2:57:46.2 | 4:28.2 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Elfyn Evans
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Daniel Barritt
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M-Sport World Rally Team
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:58:28.0 | 5:10.0 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 |  Robert Kubica
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Maciek Szczepaniak
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RK M-Sport World Rally Team
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:59:57.8 | 6:39.8 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 |  Chris Atkinson
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Stéphane Prévot
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Hyundai Shell World Rally Team
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Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 3:02:47.4 | 9:29.4 | 1 |
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| 1 (11.) | 36 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah
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 Giovanni Bernacchini
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Nasser Al-Attiyah
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Ford Fiesta RRC | WRC-2 | 3:05:11.1 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 (12.) | 35 | Jari Ketomaa
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Kaj Lindström
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Drive Dmack
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Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:07:01.5 | 1:50.4 | 18 |
| 3 (13.) | 32 |  Yuriy Protasov
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Pavlo Cherepin
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Yuriy Protasov
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Ford Fiesta RRC | WRC-2 | 3:07:48.1 | 2:37.0 | 15 |
| 4 (14.) | 37 | Lorenzo Bertelli
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Mitia Dotta
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FWRT s.r.l.
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Ford Fiesta RRC | WRC-2 | 3:08:14.1 | 3:03.0 | 12 |
| 5 (15.) | 45 |  Subhan Aksa
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Nicola Arena
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Bosowa Rally Team
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Ford Fiesta RRC | WRC-2 | 3:11:51.3 | 6:40.2 | 10 |
| 6 (23.) | 33 | Massimiliano Rendina
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Mario Pizzuti
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www.Rallyproject.com srl
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | WRC-2 | 4:16:05.9 | 1:10:54.8 | 8 |
Special stages
edit| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Rally leader |
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| Leg 1 (12 Sep) |
SS1 | Hydes Creek 1 | 10.73 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6:26.6 | Sébastien Ogier
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| SS2 | Bellingen 1 | 10.72 km | Kris Meeke
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 6:26.2 | ||
| SS3 | Newry 1 | 24.91 km | Kris Meeke
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 14:46.1 | Kris Meeke
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| SS4 | Hydes Creek 2 | 10.73 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6:19.9 | ||
| SS5 | Bellingen 2 | 10.72 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6:15.9 | ||
| SS6 | Newry 2 | 24.91 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 14:22.7 | ||
| SS7 | SSS 1 | 1.56 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:37.2 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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| SS8 | SSS 2 | 1.56 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:35.6 | Sébastien Ogier
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| Leg 2 (13 Sep) |
SS9 | Nambucca 1 | 48.92 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 27:01.6 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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| SS10 | Valla 1 | 8.96 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4:23.7 | ||
| SS11 | Nambucca 2 | 48.92 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 26:39.4 | Sébastien Ogier
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| SS12 | Valla 2 | 8.96 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4:19.8 | ||
| SS13 | SSS 3 | 1.56 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:40.8 | ||
| SS14 | SSS 4 | 1.56 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:39.7 | ||
| Leg 3 (14 Sep) |
SS15 | Shipmans 1 | 24.72 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 12:46.9 | |
| SS16 | Bucca 1 | 10.86 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6:38.2 | ||
| SS17 | Wedding Bells 1 | 9.23 km | Kris Meeke
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 5:26.0 | ||
| SS18 | Shipmans 2 | 24.72 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 12:32.7 | ||
| SS19 | Bucca 2 | 10.86 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6:29.4 | ||
| SS20 | Wedding Bells 2 (Power Stage) | 9.23 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 5:20.7 |
Power Stage
editThe "Power stage" was a 9.23 km (5.74 mi) stage at the end of the rally.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts |
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| 1 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 5:20.7 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2 | Sébastien Ogier
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 5:21.9 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kris Meeke
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 5:24.5 | 3.8 | 1 |
Standings after the rally
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