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Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2018 counts for:
2018 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2018 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2018 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers)
2018 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Teams and Drivers)
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| 583rd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 13 of 13 |
| Official name: | Kennards Hire Rally Australia |
| Edition: | 27th |
| Date: | from Friday 16-Nov-2018 to Sunday 18-Nov-2018 |
| Rally HQ: | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales; Australia |
| Clerk of the Course: | Wayne Kenny |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 29 | |
| Starters: | 25 | |
| Finishers: | 15 | (60.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 24 | |
| Shortest: | 1.27 | km | (SS7 Destination NSW SSS18 1) |
| Longest: | 28.83 | km | (SS14 Welshs Creek Reverse 2) |
| Slowest: | 54.36 | km/h | (SS18 Destination NSW SSS18 4) |
| Fastest: | 127.11 | km/h | (SS6 Sherwood 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 318.64 | km | (31.3% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 318.64 | km | (31.3% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 698.43 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,017.07 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 18th win and 65th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| Second place was 8th podium for Hayden Paddon. |
| Third place was 18th podium for Mads Ostberg. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 50th win and 163rd podium for Toyota. |
| | Second place was 43rd podium for Hyundai. |
| | Third place was 246th podium for Citroen. |
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Latvala knew he was expected to play supporting role if Tanak was in position to win and challenge for the title. Latvala started well and momentarily led before letting Tanak to overtake. On final day, Ott hit problems and Latvala capitalized this to score much needed win.
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Hyundai wanted to do well in order to challenge for the both titles. Unfortunately for them, Paddon was only one to finish and thus manufacturers' title went to Toyota and Neuville couldn't challenge Ogier who won drivers' title. Still, Paddon's second place was a good result.
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On first day Ostberg had good road position and he soon took the lead. When road positions evened out second day his lead shrunk and he soon dropped to third which he was unable to better on subsequent days despite Tanak's retirement.
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Ogier started the rally with just one goal - to make sure of the title. To do that, he needed to finish to beat Tanak and finish higher or next to Neuville to beat him. As it turned out, both rivals hit problems and later retired, leaving Ogier to cruise to finish and to sixth consecutive title.
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Related links
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Rally Catalunya 2018
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Monte Carlo 2019
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