July 3, 2016 – Andreas Mikkelsen was handed an unexpected victory at Rally Poland on Sunday when a puncture just kilometers from the finish denied Ott Tanak a maiden World Rally Championsip success.
Heavy rain made the sandy roads treacherously slippery and long-time leader Tänak dropped 40sec in the penultimate speed test to hand the Norwegian victory by 26.2sec in a Volkswagen Polo R.
A devastated Tänak recovered to finish second in his Ford Fiesta RS with Hayden Paddon third in a Hyundai i20, a further 2.3sec back.
Championship leader Sébastien Ogier won the final live TV Power Stage to claim three bonus points in a Polo R. Team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala took two points for second while Thierry Neuville secured the final point in third in an i20.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andreas Mikkelsen
|
Volkswagen | 2h37m34.4s |
| 2 |  Ott Tanak
|
Ford | +26.2s |
| 3 |  Hayden Paddon
|
Hyundai | +28.5s |
| 4 |  Thierry Neuville
|
Hyundai | +29.3s |
| 5 |  Jari-Matti Latvala
|
Volkswagen | +33.8s |
| 6 |  Sebastien Ogier
|
Volkswagen | +40.3s |
| 7 |  Craig Breen
|
Citroen | +2m01.4s |
| 8 | Mads Ostberg
|
Ford | +3m04.6s |
| 9 | Eric Camilli
|
Ford | +5m23.1s |
| 10 | Teemu Suninen
|
Skoda | +5m53.3 |
Martin Scott
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