Andreas Mikkelsen wins Rally Australia

Driver Andreas Mikkelsen of Norway and co-driver Anders Jaeger Synnevaag (L) celebrate winning the Rally Australia of the World Rally Championship (WRC) in Coffs Harbour on November 20, 2016. (AFP)

Norway's Andreas Mikkelsen has claimed his third career victory and his second of the season after winning the 24th Rally Australia in New South Wales.

Mikkelsen held off teammate Sebastien Ogier, who spun on the 20th stage to win the event by 14.9 seconds on Sunday, giving Volkswagen a victory in its final race of the World Rally Championship.

Belgium's Thierry Neuville took third place with New Zealand Hayden Paddon back in fourth. It was a perfect farewell for the German carmaker Volkswagen, which bowed out of the series after a dominant four-year period.

 


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