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Coates Hire Rally Australia 2014 counts for:
2014 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2014 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2014 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers)
2014 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Teams and Drivers)
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| 528th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 10 of 13 |
| Official name: | Coates Hire Rally Australia |
| Edition: | 23rd |
| Date: | from Friday 12-Sep-2014 to Sunday 14-Sep-2014 |
| Rally HQ: | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales; Australia |
| Clerk of the Course: | Adrian Stafford |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 30 | |
| Starters: | 27 | |
| Finishers: | 23 | (85.2% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 20 | |
| Shortest: | 1.56 | km | (SS7 SSS 1) |
| Longest: | 48.92 | km | (SS11 Nambucca 2) |
| Slowest: | 55.71 | km/h | (SS13 SSS 3) |
| Fastest: | 124.16 | km/h | (SS12 Valla 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 304.34 | km | (32.5% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 304.34 | km | (32.5% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 632.80 | km |
| Total distance: | 937.14 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 22nd win and 33rd podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| Second place was 45th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| Third place was 4th podium for Andreas Mikkelsen. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 20th win and triple win were 41st to 43rd podiums for Volkswagen. |
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This was Volkswagen's first 1-2-3 result. It also sealed team's second manufacturer's title which had been expected to happen in previous round.
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Kris Meeke took way too large cut across small field, was penalized for it and hence lost his battle for third with Mikkelsen.
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Best Hyundai was team's third driver Hayden Paddon, who showed good pace and enjoyed home-like conditions.
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Related links
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Deutschland 2014
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Alsace 2014
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