Rally Australia drivers tear it up at Coffs Harbour qualifying round Nathan Quinn and Glenn MacNeall, both of Australia, compete in their Mini in Coffs Harbour. THE sound of racing engines and lots and lots of dust filled the air as Rally Australia got underway in Coffs Harbour. British national Kris Meeke ran in the fastest time in the qualifying stage, driving Citroen to pole position for the start of the rally with a 2min 39.268sec run. But the day wasn't such a smooth ride for all drivers. Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen, both of Finland, compete in their Citroen. Kris Meeke, of Great Britain, and Chris Patterson, of Ireland, compete in their Citroen. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul, both of Belgium, compete in their Qatar WRT Ford Fiesta RS. Mads Ostberg was fourth qualifier in his Fiesta RS. The Norwegian was lucky to escape a collision midway through the circuit. "We hit a big rock on a long straight after a crest," he said. It was a really big impact on the front right so I took it a bit carefully in the next few corners. When I knew everything was okay I was right back on it again. Mads Ostberg, of Norway, and Jonas Andersson, of Sweden, compete in their Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS. Andreas Mikkelsen, of Norway, and Paul Nagle, of Ireland, compete in their Volkswagen. Thierry Neuville in a Ford set the second-fastest time in qualifying. Picture:Lyndon Mechielsen Source: News Limited World Rally Championship leader Sebastien Ogier sets the fastest time in qualifying for Rally Australia. Khalid Al Qassimi of UAE and Scott Martin of Great Britain compete in their Abu Dhabi Citroen Total . Jari Matti Latvala and Mikka Anttila of Finland kick up some dust in their Volkswagen Motorsport Polo R. Picture: Getty Images Source: Getty Images Kris Meeke after winning the qualifier in Coffs Harbour.