2016 World RX of Hockenheim

The 2016 World RX of Hockenheim was the second round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, alongside the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

World RX layout of Hockenheimring
2016 World RX of Hockenheim
Round 2 of 13 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date7–8 May 2016
LocationHockenheim, Baden-Württemberg
VenueHockenheimring
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Sweden Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Heat 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen Team Sweden
Heat 3Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 4Finland Toomas Heikkinen
EKS RX
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Finland Toomas Heikkinen
EKS RX
Semi-final 2United Kingdom Liam Doran
JRM Racing
Final
FirstSweden Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
SecondFinland Toomas Heikkinen
EKS RX
ThirdUnited States Ken Block
Hoonigan Racing Division
Andreas Bakkerud leads Kevin Eriksson and Ken Block
Timmy Hansen's car caught fire during his Q3 race
EKS RX secured their first 1-2 finish in the category
Event podium - (L-R) Toomas Heikkinen, Mattias Ekström and Ken Block

Supercar

Heats

Pos.No.DriverTeamCarQ1Q2Q3Q4Pts
15 Mattias EkströmEKS RXAudi S11st3rd2nd6th16
23 Johan KristofferssonVolkswagen RX SwedenVolkswagen Polo4th1st5th13th15
357 Toomas HeikkinenEKS RXAudi S113th7th12th1st14
46 Jānis BaumanisWorld RX Team AustriaFord Fiesta12th4th4th8th13
517 Davy JeanneyPeugeot Hansen AcademyPeugeot 2083rd5th6th16th12
61 Petter SolbergPetter Solberg World RX TeamCitroën DS35th10th1stDNF11
79 Sébastien LoebTeam Peugeot-HansenPeugeot 2089th14th3rd7th10
896 Kevin ErikssonOlsbergs MSEFord Fiesta ST6th9th13th9th9
94 Robin LarssonLarsson Jernberg MotorsportAudi A117th11th7th5th8
1033 Liam DoranJRM RacingBMW MINI Countryman9th14th11th4th7
1113 Andreas BakkerudHoonigan Racing DivisionFord Focus RSDNF6th15th2nd6
1243 Ken BlockHoonigan Racing DivisionFord Focus RS15th13th8th11th5
1315 Reinis NitišsAll-Inkl.com Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza7th8thDNF15th4
1468 Niclas GrönholmOlsbergs MSEFord Fiesta ST10th17th16th12th3
1592 Anton MarklundVolkswagen RX SwedenVolkswagen Polo16th16th10th14th2
1687 Jean-Baptiste DubourgDA RacingCitroën DS318th19th14th10th1
177 Timur TimerzyanovWorld RX Team AustriaFord Fiesta16th16th9thDNF
1871 Kevin HansenPeugeot Hansen AcademyPeugeot 2088th12thDNS3rd
1955 René MünnichAll-Inkl.com Münnich MotorsportSEAT IbizaDNFDNSDNFDNS
2031 Max PucherWorld RX Team AustriaFord FiestaDNSDNSDNSDNS
DSQ21 Timmy HansenTeam Peugeot-HansenPeugeot 2082nd2ndDNFEX

* Timmy Hansen was excluded from Q4 and later disqualified from the whole event due to his car being underweight.

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
157 Toomas HeikkinenEKS RX6
25 Mattias EkströmEKS RX+0.4705
34 Robin LarssonLarsson Jernberg Motorsport+4.1384
49 Sébastien LoebTeam Peugeot-Hansen+5.8913
517 Davy JeanneyPeugeot Hansen Academy+9.7142
613 Andreas BakkerudHoonigan Racing Division+26.0811
Semi-Final 2
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
133 Liam DoranJRM Racing6
21 Petter SolbergPetter Solberg World RX Team+0.9225
343 Ken BlockHoonigan Racing Division+1.3234
43 Johan KristofferssonVolkswagen RX Sweden+3.0243
596 Kevin ErikssonOlsbergs MSE+18.5732
66 Jānis BaumanisWorld RX Team Austria+28.6511

Final

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
15 Mattias EkströmEKS RX8
257 Toomas HeikkinenEKS RX+2.5475
343 Ken BlockHoonigan Racing Division+3.8274
41 Petter SolbergPetter Solberg World RX Team+4.7853
533 Liam DoranJRM Racing+10.5872
64 Robin LarssonLarsson Jernberg Motorsport+34.7811

RX Lites

Heats

Pos.No.DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Pts
116 Thomas BryntessonJC Raceteknik2nd2nd1st1st16
213 Cyril RaymondOlsbergs MSE1st1st8th6th15
399 Joachim HvaalJC Raceteknik5th3rd2nd2nd14
475 Patrick SimonOlsbergs MSE4th5th3rd5th13
58 Simon Wågø SyversenSet Promotion6th4th5th3rd12
652 Simon OlofssonSimon Olofsson3rd9th6th4th11
747 Alexander WestlundAlexander Westlund8th7th4th8th10
833 Tejas HiraniOlsbergs MSE9th6th7th7th9
969 Sondre EvjenJC Raceteknik7th8th9th9th8

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
116 Thomas BryntessonJC Raceteknik6:02.8676
299 Joachim HvaalJC Raceteknik+3.0385
38 Simon Wågø SyversenSet Promotion+5.3064
447 Alexander WestlundAlexander Westlund+10.4483
569 Sondre EvjenJC Raceteknik+19.1822
Semi-Final 2
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
175 Patrick SimonOlsbergs MSE6:09.5746
213 Cyril RaymondOlsbergs MSE+5.9805
352 Simon OlofssonSimon Olofsson+42.4024
433 Tejas HiraniOlsbergs MSEDNF3

Final

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
116 Thomas BryntessonJC Raceteknik5:47.0078
213 Cyril RaymondOlsbergs MSE+1.7865
399 Joachim HvaalJC Raceteknik+11.7524
447 Alexander Westlund‡Alexander Westlund+12.3783
575 Patrick SimonOlsbergs MSE+14.0332
68 Simon Wågø SyversenSet PromotionDNF1

‡Olofsson could not make the final and as a result the stewards permitted Westlund to replace him.

Standings after the event

RX Lites standings
PosDriverPtsGap
1 Thomas Bryntesson30
2 Cyril Raymond25+5
3 Joachim Hvaal23+7
4 Patrick Simon21+9
5 Simon Wågø Syversen17+13

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Previous race:
2016 World RX of Portugal
FIA World Rallycross Championship
2016 season
Next race:
2016 World RX of Belgium
Previous race:
2015 World RX of Hockenheim
World RX of HockenheimNext race:
2017 World RX of Hockenheim