SYDNEY, - Belgium's Francois Duval won the Rally of Australia on Sunday.
Duval, driving a Citroen, captured his first career win in the season-ending event on the outskirts of Perth, finishing almost 53 seconds ahead of his closest rival.
Finland's Harri Rovanpera drove his Mitsubishi into second place to reach the podium for the first time in the season while Austria's Manfred Stohl took third in a Citroen.
The three-day rally was marred by a series of high-profile casualties including world champion Sebastien Loeb, Daniel Carlsson, Marcus Gronholm, Petter Solberg and Colin McRae.
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