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
#6
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Motorsport
RC1
Final results
13. overall
9. class RC1
11. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Pilbara I (9.71 km) | 5:17.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
110.2 km/h |
5:17.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "A clean drive, no mistakes. I'm happy with that. I could have pushed more but for a first stage that was a clean run." | ||||||
| SS2 Eastbank I (19.05 km) | 9:56.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
115.0 km/h |
15:13.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "I enjoy these stage. A good start to the morning. We must continue like this. The dust is bad in places but we try not to think about it." | ||||||
| SS3 Sherwood I (26.88 km) | 12:51.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
125.5 km/h |
28:04.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "It's been a good morning and the car is acting just as I want it too. I was lifting the throttle way to much in here, so we'll change that for the second run. We're really enjoying our time in the car and these beautiful stages." | ||||||
| SS4 Pilbara II (9.71 km) | 5:14.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
111.3 km/h |
33:18.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "A good stage. I took the compression quite hard but otherwise good. Still quite slippery though." | ||||||
| SS5 Eastbank II (19.05 km) | 9:48.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
116.5 km/h 0.01 s/km |
43:07.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "It was good clean stage with no problems, just trying to keep a good rhythm." | ||||||
| SS6 Sherwood II (26.88 km) | 12:38.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
127.6 km/h |
55:45.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| “Really amazing. I'm really enjoying my third rally with Hyundai - the car feels like home now. Things are looking very good." | ||||||
| SS7 SSS Destination NSW I (1.27 km) | 1:03.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
71.8 km/h 1.02 s/km |
56:49.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| SS8 SSS Destination NSW II (1.27 km) | 1:02.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
73.0 km/h 1.34 s/km |
57:51.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "A really nice day, trying to take advantage of my road position. We have driven clean stages, with no mistakes, and we have a good lead to take into tomorrow. We will try and increase our lead in the morning but I'm sure Kris and Thierry will put up a big fight." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Nambucca17 (48.89 km) | 26:58.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
108.8 km/h 0.09 s/km |
1:24:50.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "I was flat out, but we are on two different tyre strategies so we will see over the weekend. Mine was not optimum in here. I'm saving my soft tyres for later." | ||||||
| SS10 Newry17 I (20.87 km) | 13:51.5 | 14.
11. class RC1 12. WRC |
90.4 km/h 4.83 s/km |
1:38:41.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It happened 2km after the start on a right-hander over a crest. In third or fourth gear I went wide and touched the bank quite hard. I thought I had just a rear puncture but soon after I felt the front too. I have one spare so it doesn't look like we'll be going any further." | ||||||
| SS11 SSS Raceway (1.37 km) |
8:15.3 [N] |
29.
12. class RC1 16. WRC |
10.0 km/h 306.57 s/km |
1:46:56.8 [SR] |
12.
11. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| SS12 Welshs Creek (33.49 km) |
24:44.8 [N] |
23.
12. class RC1 15. WRC |
81.2 km/h 12.54 s/km |
2:11:41.6 [SR] |
12.
11. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| SS13 Argents Hill (12.24 km) |
13:42.4 [N] |
26.
11. class RC1 15. WRC |
53.6 km/h 34.31 s/km |
2:25:24.0 [SR] |
15.
11. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| SS14 Newry17 II (20.87 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS15 SSS Destination NSW III (1.27 km) |
8:02.3 [N] |
25.
11. class RC1 14. WRC |
9.5 km/h 330.71 s/km |
2:33:26.3 [SR] |
18.
12. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| SS16 SSS Destination NSW IV (1.27 km) |
8:01.8 [N] |
24.
11. class RC1 14. WRC |
9.5 km/h 330.71 s/km |
2:41:28.1 [SR] |
21.
12. class RC1 15. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Pilbara Reverse I (9.93 km) | 5:55.6 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
100.5 km/h 3.27 s/km |
2:47:23.7 [SR] |
20.
12. class RC1 15. WRC |
|
| SS18 Bucca16 (31.90 km) | 18:28.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
103.6 km/h 2.86 s/km |
3:05:52.4 [SR] |
16.
10. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "Very, very changeable conditions. Very up and down with the rain. Just playing it safe and saving some tyres for later. Very easy to make a mistake in there." | ||||||
| SS19 Wedding Bells16 I (6.44 km) | 3:57.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
97.7 km/h 0.30 s/km |
3:09:49.8 [SR] |
15.
10. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "I'm not really fighting for much today, and when it's like that you drive accordingly. I think we've been very unlucky with the weather - it's like a cloud has been following us all day. Hopefully later we can have some good fun on the Power Stage." | ||||||
| SS20 Pilbara Reverse II (9.93 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS21 Wedding Bells16 II[Power Stage] (6.44 km) | 3:34.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
108.0 km/h 0.33 s/km |
3:13:24.5 [SR] |
13.
9. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "I think we can expect good things next year. It's good to sit here and know I'm in the right car for next year. The team is great, the car is fantastic. I'm ready for 2018." | ||||||
