2016 World Rally Championship-3

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The 2016 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the fourth season of the World Rally Championship-3, 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 composed of fourteen rallies, and drivers and teams had to nominate a maximum of six events. The best five results counted towards the championship.[1]

Quentin Gilbert was the defending champion, as he won the 2015 title.

Calendar[]

The calendar was announced in November 2015 by the FIA.[2] 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,[3][4] but the Chinese round was ultimately cancelled.

Round Dates Rally name Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance
1 21–24 January Monaco Monte Carlo Rally Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France Mixed 16 337.59km
2 12–14 February Sweden Rally Sweden Karlstad, Värmland Snow 121a 226.48km1b
3 3–6 March Mexico Rally Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel 21 399.67km
4 21–24 April Argentina Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 18 364.68km
5 19–22 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 19 368.00km
6 9–12 June Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 19 324.60km
7 30 June–3 July Poland Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel 21 306.10km
8 28–31 July Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 24 333.99km
9 19–21 August Germany Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 18 306.80km
10 9–11 September China Rally China Beijing, Hebei Tarmac Cancelled2
11 30 September–2 October France Tour de Corse Bastia, Haute-Corse Tarmac 10 390.92km
12 13–16 October Spain Rally Catalunya Salou, Tarragona Mixed 21 321.08km
13 28–30 October United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel 22 336.00km
14 18–20 November Australia 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.[5]
  • ^2  – Rally China was cancelled due to weather damage caused by torrential storms and flooding in July.[6]
  • ^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.[4]
  • The calendar was to be expanded to fourteen rounds in 2016,[7] with the inclusion of the Rally of China, seventeen years after its only appearance as a round of the WRC.[8][9]
  • The Tour de Corse relocated its headquarters from Corte to Bastia, which features a brand-new route.[10]


Teams and drivers[]

Entrant Car Class Tyre Drivers Co-Drivers Rounds
Finland [11] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Norway Ole Christian Veiby[11] Sweden Jonas Andersson[11] 1
Norway [12] 5, 7–10
Finland [13] Finland [13] 8
Italy ACI Team Italia[11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 P Italy [11] Italy [11] 1, 5–6, 8–9, 11
Italy [11] Italy [11] 1
Italy [12] 5–6, 8–9, 11
France Peugeot Rally Academy[11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M France [11] France [11] 1, 9–10
Slovakia [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Slovakia Martin Koči[11] Czech Republic [11] 1, 5, 7–10, 12
France Saintéloc Junior Team[11] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M France [11] France [11] 1–4, 11–13
France Yohan Rossel[14] France [14] 12
France Équipe de France FFSA[14] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M 10
France [14] France [14] 10
France [11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M France [11] France [11] 1
France [12] 5–6, 10
France Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M France [11] France [11] 1
France Alexandre Coria[12] 5, 7–10, 12
Italy [11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 D Italy [11] Italy [11] 1, 5–6, 10–11
France Renault Sport Rally Team[12] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 M Switzerland [12] France [12] 5, 7–12
Portugal [12] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 D Portugal [12] Portugal [12] 5
France [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M United Arab Emirates [12] United Kingdom [12] 5, 7–9
United Kingdom Stuart Loudon[14] 10, 12
France [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M France [12] France [12] 5, 7–10
France [12] France [12] 5
Netherlands Hans Weijs Motorsport[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Namibia [12] South Africa [12] 5, 7
France Citroën Racing[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Poland [12] Poland [12] 5, 7–8
Italy [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Italy [12] Italy [12] 5, 7–8
Romania [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Italy Simone Tempestini[12] Italy [12] 5, 7–10, 12
France Sébastien Loeb Racing[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M France [12] France [12] 5, 7–10, 12
Poland [15] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M Poland [15] Poland [15] 7
Netherlands [16] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 M Netherlands [16] Netherlands [16] 9, 11
France PH Sport Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Belgium [14] France [14] 10, 12

Results and standings[]

Season Summary[]

Round Event name Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning Entry Winning time Report
1 Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo  Norway Ole Christian Veiby Sweden Jonas Andersson Finland 4:30:42.9 Report
2 Sweden Rally Sweden France France France Saintéloc Junior Team 2:41:39.5 Report
3 Mexico Rally Mexico France France France Saintéloc Junior Team 5:34:30.7 Report
4 Argentina Rally Argentina France France France Saintéloc Junior Team 4:53:11.0 Report
5 Portugal Rally de Portugal Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Romania 4:30:15.7 Report
6 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Italy   Italy Italy ACI Team Italia 4:08:32.3 Report
7 Poland Rally Poland Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Romania 3:04:11.3 Report
8 Finland Rally Finland Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Finland 2:55:40.0 Report
9 Germany Rallye Deutschland Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Romania 3:21:12.4 Report
10 China Rally China Rally cancelled
11 France Tour de Corse France France   France Équipe de France FFSA 4:38:19.3 Report
12 Spain Rally Catalunya Italy Italy Italy ACI Team Italia 3:38:33.6 Report
13 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Slovakia Martin Koči Czech Republic   Slovakia 3:47:47.4 Report
14 Australia Rally Australia France France France Saintéloc Junior Team 2:46:05.7 Report

FIA World Rally Championship-3 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
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
1 Italy Simone Tempestini 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 123
2 France 8 1 1 1 4 5 1 4 122
3 Italy 3 4 1 9 4 1 0 91
4 Slovakia Martin Koči 6 2 DNS 8 2 3 1 0 88
5 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 1 8 3 1 12 8 0 73
6 Italy 4 6 2 6 6 3 0 69
7 France 5 5 5 4 8 7 6 0 60
8 France 3 2 Ret 3 6 0 56
9 Switzerland 7 8 7 5 2 4 0 56
10 France Yohan Rossel 2 3 0 33
11 France 10 4 5 5 Ret 0 33
12 Italy 7 11 4 9 5 0 30
13 France 1 0 25
14 France 2 11 Ret 0 18
15 France 9 13 3 10 0 18
16 Finland 3 0 15
17 United Arab Emirates 12 9 7 9 Ret 0 10
18 Poland 6 0 8
19 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek 15 7 0 6
20 France 9 0 2
21 Netherlands 10 WD 0 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
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-3 for Co-Drivers[]

Pos. Co-driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
1 Italy 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 123
2 France 3 8 1 1 1 4 5 1 4 122
3 Italy 3 4 1 9 4 1 0 91
4 Czech Republic 6 2 DNS 8 2 3 1 0 88
5 Italy 6 2 6 6 3 0 57
6 France 3 2 Ret 3 6 0 56
7 France 7 8 7 5 2 4 0 56
8 France Alexandre Coria 5 5 4 8 7 6 0 50
9 Norway 8 3 1 12 8 0 48
10 France 2 3 0 33
11 France 10 4 5 5 Ret 0 33
12 Italy 7 11 4 9 5 0 30
13 Sweden Jonas Andersson 1 0 25
14 France 1 0 25
15 France 2 11 Ret 0 18
16 France 13 3 10 0 16
17 Finland 3 0 15
18 Italy 4 0 12
19 France 5 0 10
20 United Kingdom 12 9 7 9 0 10
21 Poland 6 0 8
22 Poland 15 7 0 6
23 France 9 0 2
24 France 4 9 0 2
25 Netherlands 10 WD 0 1
Pos. Co-driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
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)
Notes
  • ^3  – Points earned with
  • ^4  – Points earned with

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Teams[]

Pos. Team MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Points
1 France Saintéloc Junior Team 4 1 1 1 3 3 1 142
2 Italy Automobile Club d'Italia 3 3 1 2 3 1 113
3 Slovakia 1 DNS 4 1 2 1 105
4 Finland 1 5 2 1 7 5 94
5 France Renault Sport 4 4 4 3 2 2 87
6 France Sébastien Loeb Racing 2 1 Ret 2 4 73
7 United Arab Emirates 6 5 3 5 Ret 43
8 France Peugeot Rally Academy 2 6 Ret 26
9 France Équipe de France FFSA 1 25
10 Poland 3 15
Pos. Team MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
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)

References[]

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