Rally Australia. 34 entries km including km divided into 21 stages TIMETABLE. NOVEMBER 17» th RUNNING Michelin FIA WRC

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1 07 Michelin FIA 07 Rally Australia COFFS HARBOUR, NEW SOUTH WALES KENNARDS HIRE RALLY AUSTRALIA NOVEMBER 7» th RUNNING 07 FIA : ROUND entries TOTAL DISTANCE: 97.km including.km divided into stages TIMETABLE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER :00am Shakedown.0km FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 7:0am Start, Coffs Harbour :am SS Pilbara 9.7km :am SS Eastbank 9.0km 9:9am SS Sherwood.km :am Service/Tyre change, Coffs Harbour 0 minutes :7pm SS Pilbara 9.7km :00pm SS Eastbank 9.0km :0pm SS Sherwood.km :pm SS7 Destination NSW.7km :0pm SS Destination NSW.7km :pm Service, Coffs Harbour minutes SATURDAY, NOVEMBER :00am Service/Tyre change, Coffs Harbour minutes 7:am SS9 Nambucca.9km :am SS Newry 0.7km 9:am SS Raceway.km :9am Service/Tyre change, Coffs Harbour 0 minutes :pm SS Welshs Creek.9km :0pm SS Argents Hill.km :pm SS Newry 0.7km :pm SS Destination NSW.7km :0pm SS Destination NSW.7km :pm Service, Coffs Harbour minutes SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 :0am Service/Tyre change, Coffs Harbour minutes 7:am SS7 Pilbara Reverse 9.9km 7:am SS Bucca.90km 9:0am SS9 Wedding Bells.km :am Service/Tyre change, Coffs Harbour 0 minutes :am SS0 Pilbara Reverse 9.9km :pm SS Wedding Bells.km :pm Service, Coffs Harbour minutes :0pm Podium ceremony, Coffs Harbour TIME (GMT +) - SOURCE: wrc.com - INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE

2 Jacques Morelli, Manager of Michelin Motorsport s programme This fantastic season is about to come to a close. However, before they can tuck into the gala dinner in Sydney, the teams and crews will need to contend with Rally Australia s challenging stages. They are especially hard on tyres because once the loose top coating has been swept aside, which can hard enough for the first drivers on the road, a highly abrasive base becomes exposed. The high temperatures and the albeit short portions of short asphalt also contribute to high wear-rates, and Nambucca [.9km] is the third-longest stage of the 07 championship. All the title fights have now been settled, so everyone will be looking to conclude the year on a high note. MICHELIN TYRES FOR THE 07 RALLY AUSTRALIA MICHELIN LTX Force Quota for drivers: tyres, from an overall allocation of hards (H) and softs (S) S (soft) H (HARD) MICHELIN AND RALLY AUSTRALIA Michelin has won Rally Australia 7 times, including 9 times with Finnish drivers Volkswagen and Michelin have won the last four Rally Australias Since 0, Michelin runners have won every Rally Australia stage () 07 FORMAT Total distance: 97.km, including.km divided into stages A more compact route around Coffs Harbour Forest dirt stages Abrasive surface and high temperatures Eastbank and Welshs Creek are new stages Pilbara, Sherwood and Nambucca have been modified Nambucca (.9km) is the rally s longest stage RALLY AUSTRALIA Rally Australia was a round for the first time in 99 The event was originally based in Perth, Western Australia Rally Australia has been based in New South Wales since 009 Rally Australia did not count towards the from 00 to 009 Rally Australia invented so-called s superspecials with Perth s Langley Park spectator stage RALLY AUSTRALIA TRIVIA In addition to hosting the service park, Coffs Harbour s soccer stadium is famous for having been the venue where Australia beat Samoa -0, a record for an international match Rally Australia is the 07 s second southernhemisphere round after Argentina Coffs Harbour is famous for its surfing and banana plantations CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LASTEST VIDEOS FROM THE RALLY AUSTRALIA The s annual gala dinner will be held on the Monday after the rally at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney TEAMS / DRIVERS Toyota Gazoo Racing has only entered two Michelin-equipped Yaris s, for Latvala and Lappi A fourth win for Sébastien Ogier would take him level with Rally Australia s current most successful driver, Juha Kankkunen

3 Entry List M-SPORT WORLD RALLY TEAM # OGIER Sébastien / INGRASSIA Julien FRA / FRA FORD FIESTA M-SPORT WORLD RALLY TEAM # TANAK Ott / JARVEOJA Martin EST / EST FORD FIESTA # PADDON Hayden / MARSHALL Seb NZL / GBR HYUNDAI i0 COUPE # NEUVILLE Thierry / GILSOUL Nicolas BEL / BEL HYUNDAI i0 COUPE # MIKKELSEN Andreas / JAEGER Anders NOR / NOR HYUNDAI i0 COUPE # 7 LEFEBVRE Stéphane / MOREAU Gabin FRA / FRA CITROEN C # BREEN Craig / MARTIN Scott IRL / GBR CITROEN C # 9 MEEKE Kris / NAGLE Paul GBR / IRL CITROEN C TOYOTA GAZOO RACING # LATVALA Jari-Matti / ANTTILA Miikka FIN / FIN TOYOTA YARIS TOYOTA GAZOO RACING # LAPPI Esapekka / FERM Janne FIN / FIN TOYOTA YARIS SERDERIDIS JOURDAN FLASHBACK TO 0 WINNERS: Andreas Mikkelsen/Anders Jaeger (VW Polo R /Michelin) # SERDERIDIS Jourdan / MICLOTTE Frédéric GRC / BEL CITROEN DS KALLE ROVANPERA # ROVANPERA Kalle / HALTTUNEN Jonne FIN / FIN FORD FIESTA R RICHIE DALTON # DALTON Richie / ALLEN John IRL / AUS SKODA FABIA R THE FULL ENTRY LIST HERE STAGE WINNERS: Mikkelsen (), Ogier (), Neuville (), Paddon and Latvala (), Sordo () RALLY LEADERS: Mikkelsen (SS), Paddon (SS), Mikkelsen (SS-finish) Volkswagen Motorsport withdrew from the after Australia with four titles to its name Neuville became the 0 Drivers runner-up Esapekka Lappi and Skoda won the championship with Michelin

4 Drivers STANDINGS Rally Monte-Carlo 9/0 > /0 Suede 9/0 > /0 Mexique 9/0 > /0 France /0 > 9/0 Argentine 7/0 > 0/0 Portugal /0 > /0 Italie /0 > /0 Pologne 9/0 > /07 Finlande 7/07 > 0/07 Allemagne 7/0 > 0/0 Espagne / > / Grande- Bretagne / > 9/ Australie / > 9/ TOTAL des POINTS Sébastien OGIER (.) (R) (-) Thierry NEUVILLE (.) (.) (.) (.) (R) + (-) Ott TÄNAK + (.) (.) + + (.) (R) + + (.) (-) 9 Jari-Matti LATVALA + + (.) + (.) + (9.) + (0.) (.) + (R) + (-) Elfyn EVANS + (.) (.) (9.) (.) + + (.) (R) (.) + (.) (-) Dani SORDO + (.) (.) + (.) + (.) (.) (.) (9.) (.) (.) (.) (-) 9 7 Juho HÄNNINEN (.) (.) (R) (.) (.) + (.) + (.) (R) (-) 7 Kris MEEKE (R) (.) (R) (R) (.) (R) (-) (.) (R) + + (-) 70 9 Craig BREEN (-) + (R) (.) + (-) (.) (-) Hayden PADDON (R) + (.) (.) (R) (R) (R) (.) (-) (.) (-) 9 Andreas MIKKELSEN (-) (-) (-) (R) (.) + (9.) (-) (.) + (.) (-) Esapekka LAPPI (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) + (.) + (.) (R) (.) (R) (9.) (-) drivers. Pontus TIDEMAND pts. Eric CAMILLI 9 pts. Teemu SUNINEN pts. Jan KOPECKY 79 pts. Benito GUERRA 9 pts Manufacturers. M-Sport World Rally Team 9 pts. Hyundai Motorsport 0 pts. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT pts. Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT pts

5 Michelin range 07 season THE 07 REGULATIONS ASPHALT TYRES : michelin pilot SPORT WINTRY ASPHALT: michelin ALPIN Newgeneration World Rally Cars More powerful (0hp), kg lighter, active central differential, new aerodynamic package Start orders H (hard compound) Size : 0/- Conditions: dry stages S (soft compound) Size : 0/- Conditions: wet, cold conditions non-studded Day in 07 Drivers championship order, then reverse order of overnight classification Manufacturers can nominate SS (super soft compound) Size : 0/- Conditions: icy, frosty, damp, cold conditions FW (Full Wet) Size : /- Conditions: showers, standing water or heavy rain studded Size : /- Conditions: ice and/or snow up to three cars with the two best-placed cars to score Manufacturer points. points GRAVEL TYRES : michelin LTX FORCE SNOW/ICE TYRE : michelin X-ICE NORTH st, points nd, points rd points th, points th, points th, points 7 th, points th, points 9 th, points th, point Power Stage points H (hard compound) Size : 7/- Conditions: rough, rocky, abrasive surfaces S (soft compound) Size : 7/- Conditions: smooth, loose surfaces, mud X-Ice North Size : /- Conditions: ice and/or snow st, points nd, points rd, points th, points th, point. michelinmotorsport.com