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
#2
Ford Fiesta WRC 
WRT**
WRT**
M-Sport World Rally Team
RC1
Final results
2. overall
2. class RC1
2. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Pilbara I (9.71 km) | 5:22.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
108.4 km/h 0.55 s/km |
5:22.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "They are doing a good job I guess - nothing else. Not such a good feeling with the car here." | ||||||
| SS2 Eastbank I (19.05 km) | 10:04.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
113.4 km/h 0.44 s/km |
15:27.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "We need to take a look at the settings." | ||||||
| SS3 Sherwood I (26.88 km) | 12:58.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
124.3 km/h 0.27 s/km |
28:25.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Maybe I was not smart enough on the previous stage when I tried to rebalance the set-up after losing the diffuser. This time I made settings the other way, to give a lot more grip to the rear, and it was much more driveable." | ||||||
| SS4 Pilbara II (9.71 km) | 5:17.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
110.1 km/h 0.36 s/km |
33:43.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS5 Eastbank II (19.05 km) | 9:56.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
115.0 km/h 0.40 s/km |
43:39.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It was quite a slippery road, not so easy, and no aero again, so quite challenging." How does the lack of aero make the car behave? "We are driving looking through the side windows." | ||||||
| SS6 Sherwood II (26.88 km) | 12:41.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
127.1 km/h 0.12 s/km |
56:20.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Same as this morning with the missing aero. No other issues." | ||||||
| SS7 SSS Destination NSW I (1.27 km) | 1:02.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
73.3 km/h |
57:23.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS8 SSS Destination NSW II (1.27 km) | 1:01.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
74.2 km/h 0.55 s/km |
58:24.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Not bad, but it should have been better. Tomorrow we need the whole package - at least my road position will be better than today." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Nambucca17 (48.89 km) | 27:10.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
108.0 km/h 0.34 s/km |
1:25:35.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "The beginning was wet and felt quite good, after that it dried out and I struggled with the balance." | ||||||
| SS10 Newry17 I (20.87 km) | 12:16.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
102.0 km/h 0.27 s/km |
1:37:51.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Compared to the previous stage, the surface is a bit more slippery because it's dry, but it was more consistent and the the car worked well." | ||||||
| SS11 SSS Raceway (1.37 km) | 1:15.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
65.5 km/h |
1:39:07.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "We are still a bit far from the top. Definitely we need some more performance to fight for the podium." | ||||||
| SS12 Welshs Creek (33.49 km) | 17:54.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
112.2 km/h 0.29 s/km |
1:57:01.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| “All okay." | ||||||
| SS13 Argents Hill (12.24 km) | 6:46.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
108.5 km/h 0.29 s/km |
2:03:47.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| “Unfortunately we had a puncture in the previous one so we had to use a very worn soft tyre here that I was keeping for the Super Special. It was difficult, not so good." | ||||||
| SS14 Newry17 II (20.87 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS15 SSS Destination NSW III (1.27 km) | 1:02.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
72.8 km/h 0.39 s/km |
2:04:50.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS16 SSS Destination NSW IV (1.27 km) | 1:01.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
74.0 km/h |
2:05:52.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Pilbara Reverse I (9.93 km) | 5:30.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
108.2 km/h 0.73 s/km |
2:11:22.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It's getting slippery for sure. This stage didn't feel so good. Let's see what the next one is like." | ||||||
| SS18 Bucca16 (31.90 km) | 17:11.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
111.3 km/h 0.45 s/km |
2:28:34.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "For sure its very tricky with the rain. The last part was all dry. It's not too extreme at the moment." | ||||||
| SS19 Wedding Bells16 I (6.44 km) | 4:00.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
96.5 km/h 0.73 s/km |
2:32:34.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It was slippy like hell. So, so tricky. Can I catch Latvala? In conditions like this I can't plan anything." | ||||||
| SS20 Pilbara Reverse II (9.93 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS21 Wedding Bells16 II[Power Stage] (6.44 km) | 3:32.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
109.0 km/h 0.02 s/km |
2:36:07.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I've been in this family for a long, long time. I've learned a lot of hard lessons, and this year with Seb was a great experience. I'm sure I will be strong in the future so thank you Malcolm and thank you M-Sport." | ||||||
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