Last weekend was the thirteenth and final round of the 2016 World Rally Championship at Rally Australia (18th-20th November) was won by Andreas Mikkelsen to win the rally overall in the works Volkswagen Polo R WRC.
While, current WRC champion Sébastien Ogier finished second in the other works Volkswagen Polo R WRC to complete Volkswagen one-two finish in their final WRC round. Ogier was fifteen seconds behind Mikkelsen at the end. Meanwhile, Thierry Neuville finished in third place in the works Hyundai i20 WRC, Neuville was seventy-two seconds behind Mikkelsen at the end.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Škoda Motorsport driver Esapekka Lappi in his Škoda Fabia R5. Esapekka Lappi finished in eighth place overall, he was seven and half minutes behind Mikkelsen at the end of the rally. The win was enough to give Esapekka Lappi the 2016 WRC-2 championship; contracts to Esapekka Lappi for winning this years WRC-2 championship.
While in WRC-3 class (Group R1, R2 and R3 cars) that was won by Saintéloc Junior Team driver Michel Fabre in his Citroën DS3 R3T. Michel Fabre finished in nineteenth place overall, he was forty-one minutes behind Mikkelsen at the end of the rally.
Highlights of the rally bellow, enjoy.
And so this years champions, WRC champions: Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, WRC Manufacturers' Champions: Volkswagen. WRC-2 Champions: Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm, WRC-2 for Teams Champions: Škoda Motorsport, WRC-3 Champions: Simone Tempestini and Giovanni Bernacchini, WRC-3 for Teams Champions: Saintéloc Junior Team. J-WRC Champions: Simone Tempestini and Giovanni Bernacchini, and J-WRC Championship for Nations: Italy.
Contractions to the Champions this season.
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