Andreas Mikkelsen capped off a dominant showing in Coffs Harbour with a third and a sixth on the final two stages to win Rally Australia by 14.9s. Mikkelsen went into the final two stages of the rally with a 22.7s lead, meaning he simply needed two clean passes to secure victory at what is VW’s final rally at World Championship level. The Norwegian was third fastest on SS22, dropping just 2.8s to teammate Sebastien Ogier, before cautiously cruising through the final power stage 5s slower than Ogier to win Rally Australia. “It’s been such a perfect end of the season,” said Mikkelsen. “Coming in, I had nothing to lose. During all this year I really drove for the championship, and...
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