2009 Rally Australia
2009 Rally Australia 20th Repco Rally Australia | |||
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Round 10 of the 2009 World Rally Championship
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![]() Eventual winner Mikko Hirvonen during day one. | |||
Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Kingscliff | ||
Dates run | 3 – 6 September 2009 | ||
Stages | 35 | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 40 at start, 25 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() |
The 2009 Repco Rally Australia was the 20th Rally Australia and the tenth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season. The rally consisted of 35 special stages and was won on the road by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb. However, Loeb's win was short-lived as his Citroën along with those of his teammate Dani Sordo, and Sébastien Ogier were given one-minute time penalties for irregularities with their cars' anti-rollbars. Ford's Mikko Hirvonen inherited the win, for his fourth win in succession.
Entries
The final entry list included 40 crews. 10 drivers contested in the World Rally Car class and 14 contested in the Production World Rally Championship class. This was the first time in the season that Petter Solberg and co-driver Phil Mills did not compete in their privately entered Citroën Xsara WRC since Rally Ireland.
Protests
The event was disrupted by environmental activists protesting against the running of the rally, claiming that the event threatened local wildlife. One week before the rally, protesters unsuccessfully filed an injunction against the event in an effort to stop it. During the rally itself, signs were placed around the route of the rally, telling the drivers and those involved in the rally to go home.[1] The CTEK East stages, scheduled to be held on 4 September as the sixth and eleventh stages of the rally, were cancelled after rocks were thrown at the course car and the stage itself was blocked when protesters pulled a fence across the road.[2] Early reports also emerged claiming that protesters had taken animals killed on local roads and placed them along the rally route to give the appearance that wildlife had been killed by rally cars, though these reports were later denied.[citation needed] Following the cancellation of the CTEK East stages, New South Wales police announced that they would prosecute those responsible as public nuisances.
Results
Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Penalty | Difference | Points |
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WRC | |||||||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 2:53:06.5 | 0.0 | 10 | |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:53:54.0 | 1:00 | +47.5 | 8 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:54:11.1 | 1:00 | +1:04.6 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 2:54:58.5 | +1:52.0 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:55:29.8 | 1:00 | +2:23.3 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 2:58:32.8 | +5:26.3 | 3 | |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:00:24.3 | 0:20 | +7:17.8 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:00:45.9 | +7:39.4 | 1 | |
PWRC and class N4 | |||||||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:08:42.6 | 0.0 | - | |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:08:51.2 | +8.6 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:09:33.4 | +50.8 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:10:26.5 | +1:43.9 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:12:59.3 | +4:16.7 | 5 | |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:14:30.3 | +5:47.7 | 4 | |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | 3:60:41.8 | 7:20 | +21:59.2 | - |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V | 3:60:41.8 | 2:00 | +21:59.2 | - |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:38:52.8 | +30:01.6 | 3 |
Special stages
Day | Stage | Time (AEST) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
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1 (3-4 Sep) | SS1 | 18:53 | Tweed 1 | 2.55 km | ![]() | 1:49.0 | ![]() |
SS2 | 19:08 | Tweed 2 | 2.55 km | ![]() | 1:46.1 | ||
SS3 | 7:38 | Kyogle 1 | 7.32 km | ![]() | 4:05.5 | ||
SS4 | 8:36 | Repco 1 | 22.41 km | ![]() | 10:27.3 | ![]() | |
SS5 | 9:24 | Kyogle 2 | 7.32 km | ![]() | 3:59.1 | ||
SS6 | 10:37 | CTEK East 1 | 11.33 km | stage cancelled | |||
SS7 | 11:40 | Mooball 1 | 5.85 km | ![]() | 4:41.7 | ||
SS8 | 11:58 | Kidney Health 1 | 5.74 km | ![]() | 4:29.4 | ||
SS9 | 12:16 | Castrol Edge 1 | 6.85 km | ![]() | 4:38.9 | ||
SS10 | 14:03 | Castrol Edge East 2 | 6.85 km | ![]() | 4:29.3 | ||
SS11 | 15:03 | CTEK East 2 | 11.33 km | stage cancelled | |||
SS12 | 16:06 | Mooball 2 | 5.85 km | ![]() | 4:36.7 | ||
SS13 | 16:24 | Kidney Health 2 | 5.74 km | ![]() | 4:26.0 | ||
SS14 | 18:30 | Tweed 3 | 2.55 km | ![]() | 1:48.1 | ||
SS15 | 18:45 | Tweed 4 | 2.55 km | ![]() | 1:46.8 | ||
2 (5 Sep) | SS16 | 7:28 | Dayco 1 | 20.31 km | ![]() | 9:45.1 | |
SS17 | 8:13 | Bosch 1 | 18.75 km | ![]() | 9:26.3 | ||
SS18 | 9:04 | Armor All 1 | 8.2 km | ![]() | 3:47.2 | ||
SS19 | 10:42 | Urliup | 5.24 km | ![]() | 4:25.7 | ||
SS20 | 13:55 | Armor All 2 | 8.2 km | ![]() | 3:42.8 | ||
SS21 | 14:34 | CTEK West 1 | 8.59 km | ![]() | 4:28.3 | ![]() | |
SS22 | 15:27 | Dayco 2 | 20.31 km | ![]() | 9:38.3 | ||
SS23 | 16:12 | Bosch 2 | 18.75 km | ![]() | 9:30.6 | ![]() | |
SS24 | 19:15 | Tweed 5 | 2.55 km | ![]() | 1:47.4 | ||
SS25 | 19:30 | Tweed 6 | 2.55 km | ![]() | 1:46.2 | ![]() | |
3 (6 Sep) | SS26 | 7:14 | Monroe 1 | 7.4 km | ![]() | 3:25.8 | ![]() |
SS27 | 7:36 | Castrol Edge West 1 | 21.52 km | ![]() | 10:01.9 | ||
SS28 | 8:37 | Gondwana 1 | 10.88 km | ![]() | 6:19.0 | ||
SS29 | 8:56 | Upper Clarence 1 | 6.94 km | ![]() | 3:14.6 | ||
SS30 | 9:40 | CTEK West 2 | 8.59 km | ![]() | 4:27.5 | ||
SS31 | 11:03 | Monroe 2 | 7.4 km | ![]() | 3:21.1 | ||
SS32 | 11:25 | Castrol Edge West 2 | 21.52 km | ![]() | 9:46.9 | ||
SS33 | 12:26 | Gondwana 2 | 10.88 km | ![]() | 6:09.1 | ||
SS34 | 12:45 | Upper Clarence 2 | 6.94 km | ![]() ![]() | 3:12.2 | ||
SS35 | 13:27 | Repco 2 | 22.41 km | ![]() | 10:14.4 | ![]() |
Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
Pos | Team | Event | Total points | |||||||||||
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IRL![]() | NOR![]() | CYP![]() | POR![]() | ARG![]() | ITA![]() | GRC![]() | POL![]() | FIN![]() | AUS![]() | ESP![]() | GBR![]() | |||
1 | ![]() | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 133 | ||
2 | ![]() | 8 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 120 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 69 | ||
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 37 | ||
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
References
External links
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- Official website
- Event at WRC.com