26. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2017
17. 11. – 19. 11. 2017, Coffs Harbour • gravel 318.73 km - (cancelled 30.80 km) • total distance including road sections - 947.55 km • Other years
#8
Citroën C3 WRC 
EG-***
EG-***
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
RC1
Final results
Rolled Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Pilbara I (9.71 km) | 5:22.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
108.3 km/h 0.58 s/km |
5:22.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Okay, but it took me too long to get started in here. The stage time is in the ball park, we'll keep the push on." | ||||||
| SS2 Eastbank I (19.05 km) | 10:01.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
114.0 km/h 0.28 s/km |
15:24.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "You need big confidence here, big Kahunas! You have to push as hard as you can. We need to keep pushing to get a good position for tomorrow." | ||||||
| SS3 Sherwood I (26.88 km) | 12:57.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
124.4 km/h 0.25 s/km |
28:22.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "That was awesome. When it all comes together it's just absolutely perfect. I love what I do." | ||||||
| SS4 Pilbara II (9.71 km) | 5:16.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
110.4 km/h 0.27 s/km |
33:38.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| I think it happened near the start. I have four hard tyres and one soft - that tyre was coming off anyway. I'm really happy with my choice for the whole loop." | ||||||
| SS5 Eastbank II (19.05 km) | 9:54.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
115.3 km/h 0.31 s/km |
43:33.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Not really satisfied, I had to leave the soft tyre on for this stage." | ||||||
| SS6 Sherwood II (26.88 km) | 12:43.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
126.8 km/h 0.18 s/km |
56:16.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| “I had a fairly huge jump near the end," he explains. "I had a bad feeling near the start, a bad vibration, I hit a bale." | ||||||
| SS7 SSS Destination NSW I (1.27 km) | 1:03.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
71.7 km/h 1.10 s/km |
57:20.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS8 SSS Destination NSW II (1.27 km) | 1:02.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
73.5 km/h 1.02 s/km |
58:22.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I made a silly mistake on the first pass but that was much better. We've had a couple of things go against us this afternoon but otherwise for our first day down under no so bad." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Nambucca17 (48.89 km) | 27:27.4 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
106.8 km/h 0.69 s/km |
1:25:50.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Feeling great. The grip was good but it's my first time here so I couldn't show my full potential." | ||||||
| SS10 Newry17 I (20.87 km) | 12:19.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
101.6 km/h 0.44 s/km |
1:38:09.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I really enjoyed it. The last 10km were familiar, a much better flow than Nambucca and fully dry." | ||||||
| SS11 SSS Raceway (1.37 km) | 1:16.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
64.8 km/h 0.58 s/km |
1:39:26.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It's been an okay morning, but you can't beat experience here." | ||||||
| SS12 Welshs Creek (33.49 km) | 17:58.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
111.8 km/h 0.41 s/km |
1:57:24.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Not so bad. The end of the stage - the last 2km - was a little messy but overall not so bad." | ||||||
| SS13 Argents Hill (12.24 km) | 6:48.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
108.0 km/h 0.47 s/km |
2:04:12.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| “I wasn't as committed in that one. Also I had a butterfly in front of me for much of the stage - all part of the jungle experience." | ||||||
| SS14 Newry17 II (20.87 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS15 SSS Destination NSW III (1.27 km) | 1:02.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
73.4 km/h |
2:05:14.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS16 SSS Destination NSW IV (1.27 km) | 1:01.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
73.9 km/h 0.08 s/km |
2:06:16.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Pilbara Reverse I (9.93 km) | 5:35.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
106.6 km/h 1.22 s/km |
2:11:52.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "The rain is starting to come down really heavily in the stage now. The next stage should be a bit more consistent for everybody." | ||||||
| SS18 Bucca16 (31.90 km) | Rolled | |||||
| WRC TV crew reports a stop for Breen in the early section. He has rolled. | ||||||
