33-year-old Dani Sordo felt aggrieved after his Day One penalty saw him miss out on a podium with the Hyundai Motorsport N crew.
Rising Rally stars; Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm have collected the WRC2 title after winning the final four rounds of the season with Skoda Motorsport.
Andreas Mikkelsen took the final victory of the 2016 season with team-mate Sebastien Ogier and Thierry Neuville rounding out the podium.
Hayden Paddon has moved up to third overall, twelve seconds off the current leader; Mikkelsen, with his team-mates in fourth and fifth.
Sebastien Ogier has confirmed he will likely stay in WRC, though has decided to hold off any decision until after he’s tested the new cars.
Both Neuville and Paddon were pleased with their Day 1 pace, though pressure is on Neuville to perform with Mikkelsen leading the charge.
Hyundai Motorsport team principal Michel Nandan looks ahead towards the 25th Rally Australia, the final round of the season.
The Ferrari Drivers Academy put five drivers through their paces in a recent three day test at the teams Fiorano Circuit in Italy.
15-year-old Jamie Sharp will make his debut in the F4 British Championship in 2017, with new team Sharp Motorsport.
Arthur Rougier fought his way back through the pack in the final race of the season, picking up his maiden French F4 win at Catalunya.
After starting third, Michael Benyahia took the chequered flag in race two at Catalunya, helping him in his hunt for third in the championship.
Spanish driver Javier Cobian excellently dealt with the pressure in the closing laps to take his second French F4 win of the year.
Tony Jardine and co-driver Amy Williams MBE achieved a respectable 20th place in class (39th overall) at Rally GB last weekend.
The newly crowned Italian F4 rookie champion Juri Vips took the overall race win at Monza in the final race of the year.
Points leader Enaam Ahmed extended his gap at the top after a delayed Race 3, though will be scrutineered after contact with Ticktum.
Marcos Siebert drove a measured performance to win the 2016 Italian F4 title, while Sebastian Fernandez won a three car battle for the win.
Mick Schumacher broke away in race one as a recovery drive from Marcos Seibert and Raul Guzman saw them take second and third.
