| 2016 Rally Australia | |
| Native Name: | 25. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2016 |
| Round: | 13 |
| Championship: | 2016 World Rally Championship |
| Previous Round: | 2016 Wales Rally GB |
| Rallybase: |  Coffs Harbour |
| Startdate: | 17 |
| Enddate: | 20 November 2016 |
| Stages: | 23 |
| Stagekm: | 283.36 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: |  Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger |
| Team1: | Volkswagen Motorsport II |
The 2016 Rally Australia (formally the 25. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2016) was the thirteenth and final round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 17 November and 20 November 2016, and was based in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Volkswagen's Andreas Mikkelsen won the race, his third win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall classification | ||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Anders Jæger |  Volkswagen Motorsport II | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:46:05.7 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1 |  Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:46:20.6 | +14.9 | ||
| 3 | 3 |  Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 2:47:18.3 | +1:12.6 | ||
| 4 | 4 |  Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 2:47:32.4 | +1:26.7 | 12 | |
| 5 | 20 |  Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 2:47:34.0 | +1:28.3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Mads Østberg | Ola Fløene | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:47:47.2 | +1:41.5 | 8 | |
| 7 | 12 |  Ott Tänak | Raigo Mõlder | DMACK World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:49:10.0 | +3:04.3 | 6 | |
| 8 | 31 |  Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm |  Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 2:53:38.0 | +7:32.3 | 4 | |
| 9 | 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:54:02.6 | +7:56.9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 37 |  Lorenzo Bertelli | Simone Scattolin | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:54:05.8 | +8:00.1 | 1 | |
| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 | SS1 | Utungun 1 | 7.88 km | 4:55.9 | |||
| SS2 | Bakers Creek 1 | 16.75 km | 10:05.5 | ||||
| SS3 | Northbank 1 | 8.42 km | 5:49.3 | ||||
| SS4 | Newry16 1 | 10.49 km | 6:22.6 | ||||
| SS5 | Raceway SSS 1 | 1.37 km | 1:17.6 | ||||
| SS6 | Utungun 2 | 7.88 km | 4:50.5 | ||||
| SS7 | Bakers Creek 2 | 16.75 km | 9:48.8 | ||||
| SS8 | Northbank 2 | 8.42 km | 5:37.5 | ||||
| SS9 | Newry16 2 | 10.49 km | 6:13.8 | ||||
| SS10 | Coffs SSS 1 | 1.27 km | 1:02.4 | ||||
| SS11 | Coffs SSS 2 | 1.27 km | 1:02.0 | ||||
| Leg 2 | SS12 | Nambucca 1 | 50.80 km | 28:38.6 | |||
| SS13 | Valla16 1 | 14.84 km | 8:37.1 | ||||
| SS14 | Raceway SSS 2 | 1.37 km | 1:16.8 | ||||
| SS15 | Nambucca 2 | 50.80 km | 28:07.0 | ||||
| SS16 | Valla16 2 | 14.84 km | 8:31.5 | ||||
| SS17 | Coffs SSS 3 | 1.27 km | 1:01.7 | ||||
| SS18 | Coffs SSS 4 | 1.27 km | 1:01.3 | ||||
| Leg 3 | SS19 | Settles Reverse 1 | 6.20 km | 3:06.5 | |||
| SS20 | Bucca16 | 31.90 km | 17:22.5 | ||||
| SS21 | Wedding Bells16 1 | 6.44 km | 3:40.8 | ||||
| SS22 | Settles Reverse 2 | 6.20 km | 3:05.1 | ||||
| SS23 | Wedding Bells16 2 (Power Stage) | 6.44 km | 3:36.8 | ||||
The "Power stage" was a 6.44km (04miles) stage at the end of the rally.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:36.8 | 0.0 | 3 | |
| 2 | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai i20 WRC | 3:38.0 | +1.2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Dani Sordo | Hyundai i20 WRC | 3:39.5 | +2.7 | 1 |