2016 World RX of Canada

World RX layout of Circuit Trois-Rivières
2016 World RX of Canada
Round 7 of 12 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date6–7 August 2016
LocationTrois-Rivières, Quebec
VenueCircuit Trois-Rivières
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1 Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 2 Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 3 Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
Heat 4 Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1 Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Semi-final 2 Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
Final
First Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Second Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
Third Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden

The 2016 World RX of Canada was the seventh round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

Heats

The pre-event drivers' parade
Toomas Heikkinen, Johan Kristoffersson, Robin Larsson and Anton Marklund
Mattias Ekström, Jānis Baumanis and René Münnich
Timur Timerzyanov was disqualified from his Semi-Final
Event podium
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 1 Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 1st 1st 8th 1st 16
2 7 Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 2nd 2nd 7th 4th 15
3 3 Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 4th 7th 1st 6th 14
4 5 Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 12th 4th 3rd 3rd 13
5 9 Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 8th 3rd 2nd 12th 12
6 13 Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 3rd 5th 5th 10th 11
7 43 Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 5th 13th 11th 2nd 10
8 57 Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 6th 6th 4th 15th 9
9 92 Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 9th 9th 9th 8th 8
10 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 10th 16th 6th 5th 7
11 68 Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 14th 10th 12th 7th 6
12 96 Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 7th 11th 15th 13th 5
13 15 Reinis Nitišs All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 15th 14th 13th 11th 4
14 55 René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 13th 15th 14th 14th 3
15 6 Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 11th 12th 16th 9th 2
16 4 Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 16th 8th 10th 16th 1

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team 4:57.692 6
2 3 Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +4.701 5
3 92 Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden +7.097 4
4 9 Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +10.175 3
5 43 Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division DNF 2
6 68 Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE DNF 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13 Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division 5:00.970 6
2 57 Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +1.418 5
3 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +2.981 4
4 96 Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE +8.088 3
5 5 Mattias Ekström EKS RX DNF 2
7 Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria EX 0

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen 5:17.826 8
2 13 Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +1.077 5
3 3 Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +1.557 4
4 57 Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +4.061 3
5 1 Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team +4.608 2
6 92 Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden +5.810 1

Standings after the event

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Petter Solberg 161
2 Mattias Ekström 157 +4
3 Andreas Bakkerud 132 +29
4 Johan Kristoffersson 129 +32
5 Sébastien Loeb 121 +40

References

  1. ^ "Results - 2016 World RX of Canada". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
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