"With everyone's interests and safety around the rally, and of course in the entire community, in mind, it is not appropriate to conduct the competition," announces Rally Australia Manager Andrew Papadopoulos.
The fact that Tänak would become world champion was already made clear at the Spain World Cup rally two weeks ago. So the score that was applicable then becomes the final one.
Tänak is the first non-Frenchman to win since Petter Solberg in 2003 - Sébastien Loeb took the title for nine years, and then Sébastien Ogier in six.
Hyundai takes the title, with an 18 point margin for Toyota.