Auto racing championship season
The 2016 FIA World Rally Championship-2 was the fourth season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile , ran in support of the World Rally Championship . It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013 . The Championship was open to cars complying with R4 , R5 , and Super 2000 regulations. The Championship was composed of thirteen rallies, and drivers and teams had to nominate a maximum of seven events. The best six results counted towards the championship.[1]
After winning in 2015 and 2014 , Nasser Al-Attiyah didn't participate in the 2016 season. The Qatari driver decided to focus on the 2016 Dakar Rally and on training for the 2016 Summer Olympics , in attempt to win a medal in the Men's Skeet event.[2]
Calendar [ ]
The calendar was announced in November 2015 by the FIA .[3] The season was scheduled to expand with one rally in comparison to the 2015 championship , contested over fourteen rounds in Europe , North America , South America , Oceania and Asia ,[4] [5] but the Chinese round was ultimately cancelled.
Round
Dates
Rally name
Rally headquarters
Surface
Stages
Distance
1
21–24 January
Monte Carlo Rally
Gap , Hautes-Alpes , France
16
337.59km
2
12–14 February
Rally Sweden
Karlstad , Värmland
Snow
121a
226.48km1b
3
3–6 March
Rally Mexico
León , Guanajuato
Gravel
21
399.67km
4
21–24 April
Rally Argentina
Villa Carlos Paz , Córdoba
Gravel
18
364.68km
5
19–22 May
Rally de Portugal
Matosinhos , Porto
Gravel
19
368.00km
6
9–12 June
Rally Italia Sardegna
Alghero , Sardinia
Gravel
19
324.60km
7
30 June–3 July
Rally Poland
Mikołajki , Warmia-Masuria
Gravel
21
306.10km
8
28–31 July
Rally Finland
Jyväskylä , Keski-Suomi
Gravel
24
333.99km
9
19–21 August
Rallye Deutschland
Trier , Rhineland-Palatinate
Tarmac
18
306.80km
10
9–11 September
Rally China
Beijing , Hebei
Tarmac
Cancelled 2
11
30 September–2 October
Tour de Corse
Bastia , Haute-Corse
Tarmac
10
390.92km
12
13–16 October
Rally Catalunya
Salou , Tarragona
21
321.08km
13
28–30 October
Wales Rally GB
Deeside , Flintshire
Gravel
22
336.00km
14
18–20 November
Rally Australia
Coffs Harbour , New South Wales
Gravel
23
283.36km3
Notes
^1 – Rally Sweden was shortened due to warm weather conditions turning frozen roads into soft, muddy gravel and making the studded tyres unsafe to use.[6]
^2 – Rally China was cancelled due to weather damage caused by torrential storms and flooding in July.[7]
^3 – The route of Rally Australia was shortened following concerns over dust reducing visibility in forest stages.
Calendar changes [ ]
Rally Australia was moved from its September date to November to become the final round of the championship.[5]
The calendar was to be expanded to fourteen rounds in 2016,[8] with the inclusion of the Rally of China , seventeen years after its only appearance as a round of the WRC.[9] [10]
The Tour de Corse relocated its headquarters from Corte to Bastia , which features a brand-new route.[11]
Regulation changes [ ]
The Production Cup for Drivers and Co-driver will be discontinued after 2015.[12]
Teams and drivers [ ]
Car
Class
Tyre
Drivers
Co-drivers
Rounds
[13]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
Armin Kremer [13]
[13]
1, 3, 6–7, 9, 11
2C Competition [14]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
Julien Maurin [14]
Benjamin Veillas [14]
1
[15]
5–7, 9–11
Sébastien Loeb Racing
Peugeot 208 T16 R5
R5
M
[14]
[16]
6–8
9–10
PH Sport [17]
Citroën DS3 R5
[14]
1
[14]
[14]
1
Pierre-Louis Loubet [14]
Vincent Landais [14]
6–10
[14]
Peugeot 207 S2000
S
1, 5
M-Sport World Rally Team [14]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
Elfyn Evans [14]
Craig Parry[14]
1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10
Eyvind Brynildsen [18]
[18]
2
Henning Solberg [19]
Ilka Minor [19]
8
Rhys Yates [20]
[20]
12
Gus Greensmith [20]
[20]
12
[14]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
Simone Tempestini [14]
[14]
1–2
[14]
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
R4
M
[14]
[14]
1
[18]
2, 7, 11–12
[18]
[18]
2
[15]
5, 7
[21]
9
[22]
11–12
[18]
Citroën DS3 R5
R5
M
Jourdan Serderidis[23]
[23]
1, 9, 13
Emil Bergkvist [18]
[18]
2, 5, 7–8
DG Sport Compétition [24]
Citroën DS3 R5
R5
M
Quentin Gilbert [24]
Renaud Jamoul [24]
1, 5–9, 10
[25]
Citroën DS3 R5
R5
P
Yoann Bonato [25]
Denis Giraudet [25]
1, 5–9
[26]
10
Peugeot Rally Academy [27]
Peugeot 208 T16 R5
R5
M
[27]
Cándido Carrera [27]
1, 5–6, 9–11
Triviño World Rally Team [28]
Citroën DS3 R5
R5
P
Ricardo Triviño [28]
[28]
1
3
[22]
11
[14]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
[14]
[14]
1
[18]
2, 5, 7–8
Ford Fiesta R5
10, 12
Peugeot Sport Slovakia
Peugeot 208 T16 R5
3–4, 6, 9, 11, 13
[14]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
Lambros Athanassoulas [14]
[14]
1
Škoda Motorsport [29]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Esapekka Lappi [18]
Janne Ferm [18]
2, 6–9, 12–13
Pontus Tidemand [29]
Jonas Andersson [29]
2, 5, 7–8, 11
Jan Kopecký [15]
[15]
5–6, 9–12
[18]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
[18]
[18]
2, 7, 12
Michał Sołowow [18]
[18]
2
[30]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
[30]
[30]
2–3, 6
Škoda Fabia R5
9
[18]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
[18]
[18]
2
[20]
12
Drive DMACK Trophy Team [31]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
D
Sander Pärn [32]
[32]
2, 11
Martin Järveoja [16]
5
Karl Kruuda [17]
6–8
Marius Aasen [31]
[31]
2, 5–8, 11–12
[20]
[20]
12
[18]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
[18]
[18]
2–5, 8
D
Sander Pärn
7
MM Motorsport [18]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
Oleksiy Kikireshko [18]
Kuldar Sikk [18]
2
[18]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Ole Christian Veiby [18]
[18]
2, 11–12
[33]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
H
[33]
[33]
2, 4–6
Anders Grøndal Rally Team [18]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
Anders Grøndal [18]
[18]
2
Team Oreca [14]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Teemu Suninen [34]
Mikko Markkula [34]
5–8, 11–12
TGS Worldwide OU
3
[35]
[35]
4
Škoda Fabia S2000
S
[19]
[19]
8
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari
3–5, 9, 11–12
[17]
13
Ford Fiesta R5
7, 9, 12
3–5
[36]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
Nicolás Fuchs [36]
[36]
3–7, 11–13
Bernhard ten Brinke[21]
[21]
9, 11
Kristian Poulsen [21]
[21]
9
Mark van Eldik [21]
[21]
9
[21]
[21]
9
David Bogie [20]
[20]
12
[15]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
[15]
[15]
5
[15]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
H
[15]
[15]
5
[15]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
D
Scott Pedder [15]
[15]
5, 7–8
[15]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
[21]
[15]
5, 9–11
[15]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
[15]
[15]
5
[15]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
H
[15]
[15]
5, 7
[15]
[15]
5, 7
Turán Motorsport SE [15]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
H
Frigyes Turán [15]
[15]
5–7, 9, 11–12
S.A. Motorsport Italia srl [16]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
[16]
[16]
6
[37]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
Kajetan Kajetanowicz [37]
[37]
7
Tommi Mäkinen Racing [19]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
[19]
[19]
8
Takamoto Katsuta [19]
Daniel Barritt [19]
8
[19]
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
Janne Tuohino [19]
[19]
8
Škoda Auto Deutschland [21]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
[21]
[21]
9
Hyundai Motorsport N [26]
Hyundai i20 R5
R5
M
Kevin Abbring [26]
Sebastian Marshall [26]
10, 12
Škoda Motorsport II [20]
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Pontus Tidemand [20]
Jonas Andersson [20]
12
Results and standings [ ]
Season summary [ ]
FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Drivers [ ]
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
Notes
FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Co-Drivers [ ]
Co-driver
MON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
Drops
Points
1
Janne Ferm
3
9
3
1
1
1
1
2
130
2
1
16
1
1
2
4
3
0
120
3
Craig Parry
1
1
4
14
2
3
1
0
120
4
10
2
2
2
1
4
WD
0
92
5
Jonas Andersson
2
1
7
Ret
2
2
0
85
6
4
1
2
Ret
8
7
2
0
83
7
2
5
4
3
Ret
0
55
8
3
2
2
WD
9
Ret
3
0
53
9
8
3
7
Ret
6
6
5
0
51
10
Vincent Landais
WD
Ret
6
6
Ret
5
5
0
36
11
Renaud Jamoul
3
Ret
10
Ret
5
Ret
6
0
34
12
6
5
6
0
26
13
13
5
15
Ret
4
11
0
22
14
Ret
3
8
10
0
20
15
6
4
WD
12
0
20
16
9
8
9
8
8
8
0
20
17
Denis Giraudet
5
7
WD
Ret
9
12
0
18
18
Martin Järveoja
Ret
3
10
Ret
0
16
19
4
Ret
8
0
16
20
Cándido Carrera
6
12
Ret
7
Ret
9
0
16
21
Ret
3
WD
Ret
0
15
22
3
12
0
15
23
3
0
15
24
11
11
Ret
10
4
0
13
25
4
0
12
26
4
0
12
27
4
0
12
28
Ilka Minor
4
0
12
29
4
Ret
Ret
Ret
7
7
Ret
0
12
30
11
WD
5
15
11
12
0
10
31
Ret
12
5
0
10
32
WD
5
Ret
0
10
33
5
0
10
34
5
0
10
35
6
Ret
0
8
36
7
Ret
Ret
13
WD
0
6
37
Ret
Ret
7
0
6
38
7
0
6
39
8
0
4
40
9
9
0
4
41
9
0
2
40
10
Ret
10
0
2
42
10
0
1
43
10
0
1
Co-driver
MON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
Drops
Points
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Teams [ ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Categories within the World Rally Championship
FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points