25. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2016
WRC #14 • WRC2 #14 • WRC3 #14 • Australia #8 • Australia 2WD #8 • New South Wales #6 • Australia 2WD Classic Rally Challenge #8 • Australia 4WD Classic Rally Challenge #8
17. 11. – 20. 11. 2016, Coffs Harbour • gravel 283.36 km • total distance including road sections - 1038.64 km • Other years
#3
Hyundai NG i20 WRC 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Motorsport
RC1
Final results
3. overall
3. class RC1
3. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Utungun 1 (7.88 km) | 5:01.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
94.1 km/h 0.71 s/km |
5:01.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It was hard to follow their lines in places but I tried. Okay, a similar time to Ogier - which is not so bad. I tried my best." | ||||||
| SS2 Bakers Creek 1 (16.75 km) | 10:12.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
98.5 km/h 0.40 s/km |
15:13.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS3 Northbank 1 (8.42 km) | 5:54.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
85.6 km/h 0.56 s/km |
21:07.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I have to drive sideways everywhere to get the grip. There is a small advantage in following Ogier's lines." | ||||||
| SS4 Newry16 1 (10.49 km) | 6:28.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
97.2 km/h 0.58 s/km |
27:36.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I try to do well but my time is not good. Probably a lot of tyre wear too. We had a lot of wheelspin. We have to keep the pressure up. We are going to do our best. " | ||||||
| SS5 Raceway SSS 1 (1.37 km) | 1:17.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
63.6 km/h |
28:54.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS6 Utungun 2 (7.88 km) | 4:54.2 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
96.4 km/h 0.47 s/km |
33:48.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I have to go too sideways if I want to keep the speed in the corners. We are losing time like that. Not so nice. I can't follow Seb's lines - it's impossible." | ||||||
| SS7 Bakers Creek 2 (16.75 km) | 9:48.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
102.4 km/h |
43:37.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS8 Northbank 2 (8.42 km) | 5:39.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
89.4 km/h 0.20 s/km |
49:16.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "The road is cleaning and the car is working better now there is more grip. I think I pushed my tyres too hard. Ogier is driving very well." | ||||||
| SS9 Newry16 2 (10.49 km) | 6:16.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
100.4 km/h 0.23 s/km |
55:32.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I tried to do my best. And to be in my current position feels quite good. For sure my car is not working as well as Seb's here." | ||||||
| SS10 Coffs SSS 1 (1.27 km) | 1:03.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
71.5 km/h 1.18 s/km |
56:36.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS11 Coffs SSS 2 (1.27 km) | 1:02.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
72.7 km/h 0.71 s/km |
57:39.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS12 Nambucca 1 (50.80 km) | 29:00.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
105.0 km/h 0.44 s/km |
1:26:40.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "The hard tyres were right for me - the car was still moving like hell at the rear. It's getting cloudy too - I lost at least five seconds in the dust." | ||||||
| SS13 Valla16 1 (14.84 km) | 8:51.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
100.6 km/h 0.94 s/km |
1:35:31.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS14 Raceway SSS 2 (1.37 km) | 1:17.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
64.1 km/h 0.15 s/km |
1:36:48.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS15 Nambucca 2 (50.80 km) | 28:15.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
107.9 km/h 0.16 s/km |
2:05:03.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "To be honest, I drove very well. I had to back off at the end though because the tyres were beginning to lose their grip." | ||||||
| SS16 Valla16 2 (14.84 km) | 8:31.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
104.4 km/h |
2:13:34.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "A good day for us. We are doing pretty well. A wrong tyre choice this morning, which cost us in the battle for third, but a good improvement here." | ||||||
| SS17 Coffs SSS 3 (1.27 km) | 1:03.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
72.3 km/h 1.18 s/km |
2:14:38.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS18 Coffs SSS 4 (1.27 km) | 1:02.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
73.7 km/h 0.55 s/km |
2:15:40.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS19 Settles Reverse 1 (6.20 km) | 3:21.9 | 11.
10. class RC1 11. WRC |
110.5 km/h 2.48 s/km |
2:19:01.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I had a spin in a very fast section. There was so much dust in the car and I was distracted. I stalled the engine and it would not restart straight away. That cost me about 10 sec I think." | ||||||
| SS20 Bucca16 (31.90 km) | 17:46.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
107.7 km/h 0.76 s/km |
2:36:48.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS21 Wedding Bells16 1 (6.44 km) | 3:42.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
104.2 km/h 0.26 s/km |
2:40:31.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS22 Settles Reverse 2 (6.20 km) | 3:09.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
118.0 km/h 0.66 s/km |
2:43:40.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "A clean stage. No mistakes. I'm just managing the gap now. One stage to go and we are close to our objective. I don't need to push on the Power Stage. If it stays like this I get a podium and second place in the championship." | ||||||
| SS23 Wedding Bells16 2[Power Stage] (6.44 km) | 3:38.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
106.3 km/h 0.19 s/km |
2:47:18.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "We had the speed all weekend and I'm happy to get this result. After some difficult times, this year we're doing great. We have shown that we are the guys to have in the team and we're looking forward to next year." | ||||||
