COFFS HARBOUR (AUSTRALIA) - Andreas Mikkelsen signed off Volkswagen's FIA World Rally Championship era with victory at Rally Australia Sunday, but failed to finish this season's championship as runner-up. Andreas Mikkelsen of Norway sprays champagne after winning Rally Australia in his Volkswagen Polo WRC near Coffs Harbour on Nov20, 2016. But Mikkelsen's win in a Polo R was not enough to secure the runners-up spot in the drivers' championship. Third place for Belgium's Thierry Neuville in a Hyundai i20, a further 57.7sec back, secured the position behind the already-crowned Ogier. Thierry Neuville (BEL) 160, 3.

Source: Bangkok Post November 20, 2016 06:47 UTC