Nov. 10, 2017
Rally Australia: Preview
Australia the final test for the Yaris WRC in its development season
The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will conclude its debut season in the FIA World Rally Championship season at Rally Australia on November 16-19. At the end of a campaign where learning and car development has been the main priority, the Yaris WRC will be put through its paces competitively for one last time this year by Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi.
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- Esapekka Lappi, Janne Ferm
Rally Australia is held in New South Wales on varied gravel roads, with a combination of tight and twisty forest tracks and fast and flowing sections across open countryside. Trees line the side of the roads in many places, ready to catch out the unwary, while hanging dust can also be an added challenge.
The rally is based in the coastal city of Coffs Harbour, and begins just to the north on Friday morning with three new-look stages that are then repeated in the afternoon. Friday and Saturday end with two passes of a sea-front super special stage in Coffs Harbour. The rest of Saturday's action takes place to the south and includes the 49-kilometre Nambucca stage, which is separated in two for the afternoon pass. There are five stages on Sunday, with the second pass of Wedding Bells as the Power Stage.
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- Miikka Anttila and Jari-Matti Latvala
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- Miikka Anttila and Jari-Matti Latvala
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- Janne Ferm and Esapekka Lappi
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- Janne Ferm and Esapekka Lappi
Year | Jari-Matti Latvala | Esapekka Lappi |
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2016 | 9 | 8 |
2015 | 2 | - |
2014 | 2 | - |
2013 | 4 | - |
2011 | 2 | - |
2009 | 4 | - |
- 2017 FIA World Rally Championship for drivers after round 12
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- 1
- Sebastien Ogier215
- 2
- Thierry Neuville183
- 3
- Ott Tanak169
- 4
- Jari-Matti Latvala136
- 5
- Elfyn Evans118
- 6
- Dani Sordo95
- 7
- Juho Hänninen71
- 8
- Kris Meeke70
- 9
- Craig Breen64
- 10
- Hayden Paddon59
- 12
- Esapekka Lappi51
- 2017 FIA World Rally Championship for manufacturers after round 12
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- 1
- M-Sport World Rally Team398
- 2
- Hyundai Motorsport305
- 3
- TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT241
- 4
- Citroen Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team210
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