Rallying championship season
The 2016 FIA WRC2 Championship was the fourth season of WRC2 , a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile , ran in support of the World Rally Championship . 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 did not 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]
The calendar was announced in November 2015 by the FIA .[ 3] 2015 championship , contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Asia,[ 4] [ 5]
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 [ 6] ^2 torrential storms and flooding in July.[ 7] ^3 The Production Cup for Drivers and Co-driver will be discontinued after 2015.[ 12] Car Class Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team [ 13] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P Armin Kremer [ 13] Pirmin Winklhofer [ 13] 1, 3, 6–7, 9, 11 2C Competition [ 14] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P Julien Maurin [ 14] Benjamin Veillas [ 14] 1 Olivier Ural [ 15] 5–7, 9–11 Sébastien Loeb Racing Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 M Quentin Giordano [ 14] Thierry Salva [ 16] 6–8 Thomas Roux 9–10 PH Sport [ 17] Citroën DS3 R5 Valentin Sarreaud [ 14] 1 Jean-Michel Raoux [ 14] Laurent Magat [ 14] 1 Pierre-Louis Loubet [ 14] Vincent Landais [ 14] 6–10 Munaretto Sport [ 14] Peugeot 207 S2000 S 1, 5 M-Sport World Rally Team [ 14] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M Elfyn Evans [ 14] [ 14] 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10 Eyvind Brynildsen [ 18] Anders Fredriksson [ 18] 2 Henning Solberg [ 19] Ilka Minor [ 19] 8 Rhys Yates [ 20] Tom Woodburn [ 20] 12 Gus Greensmith [ 20] Katrin Becker [ 20] 12 Napoca Rally Academy [ 14] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Simone Tempestini [ 14] Matteo Chiarcossi [ 14] 1–2 Heuvel Motorsport [ 14] Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 M Alain Foulon [ 14] Bernard Ferro [ 14] 1 Gilles Delarche [ 18] 2, 7, 11–12 Jim Van den Heuvel [ 18] Lisette Bakker [ 18] 2 Jac Gillis [ 15] 5, 7 Josefine Beinke [ 21] 9 Jouri Dockx [ 22] 11–12 J-Motorsport [ 18] Citroën DS3 R5 R5 M Jourdan Serderidis [ 23] Frédéric Miclotte [ 23] 1, 9, 13 Emil Bergkvist [ 18] Joakim Sjöberg [ 18] 2, 5, 7–8 DG Sport Compétition [ 24] Citroën DS3 R5 R5 M Quentin Gilbert [ 24] Renaud Jamoul [ 24] 1, 5–9, 10 CHL Sport Auto [ 25] Citroën DS3 R5 R5 P Yoann Bonato [ 25] Denis Giraudet [ 25] 1, 5–9 Benjamin Boulloud [ 26] 10 Peugeot Rally Academy [ 27] Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 M José Antonio Suárez [ 27] Cándido Carrera [ 27] 1, 5–6, 9–11 Triviño World Rally Team [ 28] Citroën DS3 R5 R5 P Ricardo Triviño [ 28] Sergio Salom [ 28] 1 Marco Hernández 3 Mario Tomé [ 22] 11 The Ptock [ 14] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P Hubert Ptaszek [ 14] Kamil Kozdroń [ 14] 1 Maciek Szczepaniak [ 18] 2, 5, 7–8 Ford Fiesta R5 10, 12 Peugeot Sport Slovakia Peugeot 208 T16 R5 3–4, 6, 9, 11, 13 Laskaris Foundation [ 14] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P Lambros Athanassoulas [ 14] Nikolaos Zakheos [ 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] Pavel Dresler [ 15] 5–6, 9–12 C-Rally [ 18] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Jarosław Kołtun [ 18] Ireneusz Pleskot [ 18] 2, 7, 12 Michał Sołowow [ 18] Maciek Baran [ 18] 2 Motorsport Italia srl [ 30] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Max Rendina [ 30] Emanuele Inglesi [ 30] 2–3, 6 Škoda Fabia R5 9 CA1 Sport Ltd [ 18] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M Fredrik Åhlin [ 18] Morten Erik Abrahamsen [ 18] 2 Andrew Roughead [ 20] 12 Drive DMACK Trophy Team [ 31] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 D Sander Pärn [ 32] James Morgan [ 32] 2, 11 Martin Järveoja [ 16] 5 Karl Kruuda [ 17] 6–8 Marius Aasen [ 31] Veronica Engan [ 31] 2, 5–8, 11–12 Osian Pryce [ 20] Dale Furniss [ 20] 12 TAIF Motorsport [ 18] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M Radik Shaymiev [ 18] Maxim Tsvetkov [ 18] 2–5, 8 D Sander Pärn James Morgan 7 MM Motorsport [ 18] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M Oleksiy Kikireshko [ 18] Kuldar Sikk [ 18] 2 Printsport [ 18] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Ole Christian Veiby [ 18] Stig Rune Skjærmoen [ 18] 2, 11–12 Bernini Rally [ 33] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 H Augusto Bestard [ 33] Fernando Mendonca [ 33] 2, 4–6 Anders Grøndal Rally Team [ 18] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Anders Grøndal [ 18] Miriam Walfridsson [ 18] 2 Team Oreca [ 14] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Teemu Suninen [ 34] Mikko Markkula [ 34] 5–8, 11–12 TGS Worldwide OU 3 Didier Arias [ 35] Hector Nunes [ 35] 4 Škoda Fabia S2000 S Joonas Soilu [ 19] Tuomo Hannonen [ 19] 8 Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy 3–5, 9, 11–12 Khalid Al-Suwaidi Marshall Clarke [ 17] 13 Ford Fiesta R5 7, 9, 12 Giovanni Bernacchini 3–5 Wevers Sport [ 36] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P Nicolás Fuchs [ 36] Fernando Mussano [ 36] 3–7, 11–13 [ 21] Davy Thierie [ 21] 9, 11 Kristian Poulsen [ 21] Ole Frederiksen [ 21] 9 Mark van Eldik [ 21] Harmen Scholtalbers [ 21] 9 Edwin Schilt [ 21] Lisette Bakker [ 21] 9 David Bogie [ 20] Kevin Rae [ 20] 12 AR Vidal Racing [ 15] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Miguel Campos [ 15] Carlos Magalhães [ 15] 5 Sports & You [ 15] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 H Diogo Salvi [ 15] Paulo Babo [ 15] 5 Autotek Motorsport [ 15] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 D Scott Pedder [ 15] Dale Moscatt [ 15] 5, 7–8 Icepol Racing Team [ 15] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Ghislain de Mevius [ 21] Johan Jalet [ 15] 5, 9–11 D-Max Racing [ 15] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Cédric Cherain [ 15] André Leyh [ 15] 5 RMC Motorsport [ 15] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 H Ilo Dhiel [ 15] Eduardo da Silva [ 15] 5, 7 Gustavo Sosa [ 15] Rogelio Peñate [ 15] 5, 7 Turán Motorsport SE [ 15] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 H Frigyes Turán [ 15] Gábor Zsíros [ 15] 5–7, 9, 11–12 S.A. Motorsport Italia srl [ 16] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P Umberto Scandola [ 16] Guido D'Amore [ 16] 6 Lotos Rally Team [ 37] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Kajetan Kajetanowicz [ 37] Jarosław Baran [ 37] 7 Tommi Mäkinen Racing [ 19] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M Hiroki Arai [ 19] Glenn MacNeall [ 19] 8 Takamoto Katsuta [ 19] Daniel Barritt [ 19] 8 Toksport World Rally Team [ 19] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M Janne Tuohino [ 19] Markku Tuohino [ 19] 8 Škoda Auto Deutschland [ 21] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Fabian Kreim [ 21] Frank Christian [ 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 [ edit ] FIA WRC2 Championship for Drivers [ edit ] 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
Notes FIA WRC2 Championship for Co-Drivers [ edit ] 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
FIA WRC2 Championship for Teams [ edit ] 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
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points
French
Deutsch
Monte Carlo Rally 
Rally Sweden 
Rally Mexico 
Rally Argentina 
Rally de Portugal 
Rally Italia Sardegna 
Rally Poland 
Rally Finland 
Rallye Deutschland 
Rally China 
Tour de Corse 
Rally Catalunya 
Wales Rally GB 
Rally Australia 
