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.
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.
Calendar
The calendar was announced in November 2015 by the FIA . The season was scheduled to expand with one rally in comparison to the 2015 championship , contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Asia, 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.
^2 – Rally China was cancelled due to weather damage caused by torrential storms and flooding in July.
^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.
The calendar was to be expanded to fourteen rounds in 2016, with the inclusion of the Rally of China , seventeen years after its only appearance as a round of the WRC.
The Tour de Corse relocated its headquarters from Corte to Bastia , which features a brand-new route.
Regulation changes
The Production Cup for Drivers and Co-driver will be discontinued after 2015.
Teams and drivers
Car
Class
Tyre
Drivers
Co-drivers
Rounds
BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
Armin Kremer
Pirmin Winklhofer
1, 3, 6–7, 9, 11
2C Competition
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
Julien Maurin
Benjamin Veillas
1
Olivier Ural
5–7, 9–11
Sébastien Loeb Racing
Peugeot 208 T16 R5
R5
M
Quentin Giordano
Thierry Salva
6–8
Thomas Roux
9–10
PH Sport
Citroën DS3 R5
Valentin Sarreaud
1
Jean-Michel Raoux
Laurent Magat
1
Pierre-Louis Loubet
Vincent Landais
6–10
Munaretto Sport
Peugeot 207 S2000
S
1, 5
M-Sport World Rally Team
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
Elfyn Evans
Craig Parry
1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10
Eyvind Brynildsen
Anders Fredriksson
2
Henning Solberg
Ilka Minor
8
Rhys Yates
Tom Woodburn
12
Gus Greensmith
Katrin Becker
12
Napoca Rally Academy
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
Simone Tempestini
Matteo Chiarcossi
1–2
Heuvel Motorsport
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
R4
M
Alain Foulon
Bernard Ferro
1
Gilles Delarche
2, 7, 11–12
Jim Van den Heuvel
Lisette Bakker
2
Jac Gillis
5, 7
Josefine Beinke
9
Jouri Dockx
11–12
J-Motorsport
Citroën DS3 R5
R5
M
Jourdan Serderidis
Frédéric Miclotte
1, 9, 13
Emil Bergkvist
Joakim Sjöberg
2, 5, 7–8
DG Sport Compétition
Citroën DS3 R5
R5
M
Quentin Gilbert
Renaud Jamoul
1, 5–9, 10
CHL Sport Auto
Citroën DS3 R5
R5
P
Yoann Bonato
Denis Giraudet
1, 5–9
Benjamin Boulloud
10
Peugeot Rally Academy
Peugeot 208 T16 R5
R5
M
José Antonio Suárez
Cándido Carrera
1, 5–6, 9–11
Triviño World Rally Team
Citroën DS3 R5
R5
P
Ricardo Triviño
Sergio Salom
1
Marco Hernández
3
Mario Tomé
11
The Ptock
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
Hubert Ptaszek
Kamil Kozdroń
1
Maciek Szczepaniak
2, 5, 7–8
Ford Fiesta R5
10, 12
Peugeot Sport Slovakia
Peugeot 208 T16 R5
3–4, 6, 9, 11, 13
Laskaris Foundation
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
Lambros Athanassoulas
Nikolaos Zakheos
1
Škoda Motorsport
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Esapekka Lappi
Janne Ferm
2, 6–9, 12–13
Pontus Tidemand
Jonas Andersson
2, 5, 7–8, 11
Jan Kopecký
Pavel Dresler
5–6, 9–12
C-Rally
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
Jarosław Kołtun
Ireneusz Pleskot
2, 7, 12
Michał Sołowow
Maciek Baran
2
Motorsport Italia srl
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
Max Rendina
Emanuele Inglesi
2–3, 6
Škoda Fabia R5
9
CA1 Sport Ltd
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
Fredrik Åhlin
Morten Erik Abrahamsen
2
Andrew Roughead
12
Drive DMACK Trophy Team
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
D
Sander Pärn
James Morgan
2, 11
Martin Järveoja
5
Karl Kruuda
6–8
Marius Aasen
Veronica Engan
2, 5–8, 11–12
Osian Pryce
Dale Furniss
12
TAIF Motorsport
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
Radik Shaymiev
Maxim Tsvetkov
2–5, 8
D
Sander Pärn
James Morgan
7
MM Motorsport
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
Oleksiy Kikireshko
Kuldar Sikk
2
Printsport
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Ole Christian Veiby
Stig Rune Skjærmoen
2, 11–12
Bernini Rally
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
H
Augusto Bestard
Fernando Mendonca
2, 4–6
Anders Grøndal Rally Team
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
Anders Grøndal
Miriam Walfridsson
2
Team Oreca
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Teemu Suninen
Mikko Markkula
5–8, 11–12
TGS Worldwide OU
3
Didier Arias
Hector Nunes
4
Škoda Fabia S2000
S
Joonas Soilu
Tuomo Hannonen
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
13
Ford Fiesta R5
7, 9, 12
Giovanni Bernacchini
3–5
Wevers Sport
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
Nicolás Fuchs
Fernando Mussano
3–7, 11–13
Bernhard ten Brinke
Davy Thierie
9, 11
Kristian Poulsen
Ole Frederiksen
9
Mark van Eldik
Harmen Scholtalbers
9
Edwin Schilt
Lisette Bakker
9
David Bogie
Kevin Rae
12
AR Vidal Racing
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Miguel Campos
Carlos Magalhães
5
Sports & You
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
H
Diogo Salvi
Paulo Babo
5
Autotek Motorsport
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
D
Scott Pedder
Dale Moscatt
5, 7–8
Icepol Racing Team
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Ghislain de Mevius
Johan Jalet
5, 9–11
D-Max Racing
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
Cédric Cherain
André Leyh
5
RMC Motorsport
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
H
Ilo Dhiel
Eduardo da Silva
5, 7
Gustavo Sosa
Rogelio Peñate
5, 7
Turán Motorsport SE
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
H
Frigyes Turán
Gábor Zsíros
5–7, 9, 11–12
S.A. Motorsport Italia srl
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
P
Umberto Scandola
Guido D'Amore
6
Lotos Rally Team
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
P
Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Jarosław Baran
7
Tommi Mäkinen Racing
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
Hiroki Arai
Glenn MacNeall
8
Takamoto Katsuta
Daniel Barritt
8
Toksport World Rally Team
Ford Fiesta R5
R5
M
Janne Tuohino
Markku Tuohino
8
Škoda Auto Deutschland
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Fabian Kreim
Frank Christian
9
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 R5
R5
M
Kevin Abbring
Sebastian Marshall
10, 12
Škoda Motorsport II
Škoda Fabia R5
R5
M
Pontus Tidemand
Jonas Andersson
12
Results and standings
Season summary
FIA WRC2 Championship 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 WRC2 Championship for Co-Drivers
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 WRC2 Championship 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
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points