2016 WRC2 Championship

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]

Calendar

The calendar was announced in November 2015 by the FIA.[3] 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,[4][5] but the Chinese round was ultimately cancelled.

RoundDatesRally nameRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistance
121–24 January Monte Carlo RallyGap, Hautes-Alpes, FranceMixed16337.59km
212–14 February Rally SwedenKarlstad, VärmlandSnow121a226.48km1b
33–6 March Rally MexicoLeón, GuanajuatoGravel21399.67km
421–24 April Rally ArgentinaVilla Carlos Paz, CórdobaGravel18364.68km
519–22 May Rally de PortugalMatosinhos, PortoGravel19368.00km
69–12 June Rally Italia SardegnaAlghero, SardiniaGravel19324.60km
730 June–3 July Rally PolandMikołajki, Warmia-MasuriaGravel21306.10km
828–31 July Rally FinlandJyväskylä, Keski-SuomiGravel24333.99km
919–21 August Rallye DeutschlandTrier, Rhineland-PalatinateTarmac18306.80km
109–11 September Rally ChinaBeijing, HebeiTarmacCancelled2
1130 September–2 October Tour de CorseBastia, Haute-CorseTarmac10390.92km
1213–16 October Rally CatalunyaSalou, TarragonaMixed21321.08km
1328–30 October Wales Rally GBDeeside, FlintshireGravel22336.00km
1418–20 November Rally AustraliaCoffs Harbour, New South WalesGravel23283.36km3
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.[6]
  • ^2  – Rally China was cancelled due to weather damage caused by torrential storms and flooding in July.[7]
  • ^3  – The route of Rally Australia was shortened following concerns over dust reducing visibility in forest stages.

Calendar changes

Regulation changes

  • The Production Cup for Drivers and Co-driver will be discontinued after 2015.[12]

Teams and drivers

EntrantCarClassTyreDriversCo-driversRounds
BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team[13]Škoda Fabia R5R5P Armin Kremer[13] Pirmin Winklhofer[13]1, 3, 6–7, 9, 11
2C Competition[14]Škoda Fabia R5R5P Julien Maurin[14] Benjamin Veillas[14]1
Olivier Ural[15]5–7, 9–11
Sébastien Loeb RacingPeugeot 208 T16 R5R5M Quentin Giordano[14] Thierry Salva[16]6–8
Thomas Roux9–10
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 S2000S1, 5
M-Sport World Rally Team[14]Ford Fiesta R5R5M Elfyn Evans[14] Craig Parry[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 R5R5P Simone Tempestini[14] Matteo Chiarcossi[14]1–2
Heuvel Motorsport[14]Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XR4M 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 R5R5M 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 R5R5M Quentin Gilbert[24] Renaud Jamoul[24]1, 5–9, 10
CHL Sport Auto[25]Citroën DS3 R5R5P Yoann Bonato[25] Denis Giraudet[25]1, 5–9
Benjamin Boulloud[26]10
Peugeot Rally Academy[27]Peugeot 208 T16 R5R5M José Antonio Suárez[27] Cándido Carrera[27]1, 5–6, 9–11
Triviño World Rally Team[28]Citroën DS3 R5R5P Ricardo Triviño[28] Sergio Salom[28]1
Marco Hernández3
Mario Tomé[22]11
The Ptock[14]Škoda Fabia R5R5P Hubert Ptaszek[14] Kamil Kozdroń[14]1
Maciek Szczepaniak[18]2, 5, 7–8
Ford Fiesta R510, 12
Peugeot Sport SlovakiaPeugeot 208 T16 R53–4, 6, 9, 11, 13
Laskaris Foundation[14]Škoda Fabia R5R5P Lambros Athanassoulas[14] Nikolaos Zakheos[14]1
Škoda Motorsport[29]Škoda Fabia R5R5M 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 R5R5P Jarosław Kołtun[18] Ireneusz Pleskot[18]2, 7, 12
Michał Sołowow[18] Maciek Baran[18]2
Motorsport Italia srl[30]Ford Fiesta R5R5P Max Rendina[30] Emanuele Inglesi[30]2–3, 6
Škoda Fabia R59
CA1 Sport Ltd[18]Ford Fiesta R5R5M Fredrik Åhlin[18] Morten Erik Abrahamsen[18]2
Andrew Roughead[20]12
Drive DMACK Trophy Team[31]Ford Fiesta R5R5D 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 R5R5M Radik Shaymiev[18] Maxim Tsvetkov[18]2–5, 8
D Sander Pärn James Morgan7
MM Motorsport[18]Ford Fiesta R5R5M Oleksiy Kikireshko[18] Kuldar Sikk[18]2
Printsport[18]Škoda Fabia R5R5M Ole Christian Veiby[18] Stig Rune Skjærmoen[18]2, 11–12
Bernini Rally[33]Ford Fiesta R5R5H Augusto Bestard[33] Fernando Mendonca[33]2, 4–6
Anders Grøndal Rally Team[18]Ford Fiesta R5R5P Anders Grøndal[18] Miriam Walfridsson[18]2
Team Oreca[14]Škoda Fabia R5R5M Teemu Suninen[34] Mikko Markkula[34]5–8, 11–12
TGS Worldwide OU3
Didier Arias[35] Hector Nunes[35]4
Škoda Fabia S2000S Joonas Soilu[19] Tuomo Hannonen[19]8
Culture & Sport Qatar Rally TeamŠkoda Fabia R5R5M Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy3–5, 9, 11–12
Khalid Al-Suwaidi Marshall Clarke[17]13
Ford Fiesta R57, 9, 12
Giovanni Bernacchini3–5
Wevers Sport[36]Škoda Fabia R5R5P Nicolás Fuchs[36] Fernando Mussano[36]3–7, 11–13
Bernhard ten Brinke[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 R5R5M Miguel Campos[15] Carlos Magalhães[15]5
Sports & You[15]Ford Fiesta R5R5H Diogo Salvi[15] Paulo Babo[15]5
Autotek Motorsport[15]Škoda Fabia R5R5D Scott Pedder[15] Dale Moscatt[15]5, 7–8
Icepol Racing Team[15]Škoda Fabia R5R5M Ghislain de Mevius[21] Johan Jalet[15]5, 9–11
D-Max Racing[15]Ford Fiesta R5R5P Cédric Cherain[15] André Leyh[15]5
RMC Motorsport[15]Ford Fiesta R5R5H Ilo Dhiel[15] Eduardo da Silva[15]5, 7
Gustavo Sosa[15] Rogelio Peñate[15]5, 7
Turán Motorsport SE[15]Ford Fiesta R5R5H Frigyes Turán[15] Gábor Zsíros[15]5–7, 9, 11–12
S.A. Motorsport Italia srl[16]Škoda Fabia R5R5P Umberto Scandola[16] Guido D'Amore[16]6
Lotos Rally Team[37]Ford Fiesta R5R5P Kajetan Kajetanowicz[37] Jarosław Baran[37]7
Tommi Mäkinen Racing[19]Ford Fiesta R5R5M Hiroki Arai[19] Glenn MacNeall[19]8
Takamoto Katsuta[19] Daniel Barritt[19]8
Toksport World Rally Team[19]Ford Fiesta R5R5M Janne Tuohino[19] Markku Tuohino[19]8
Škoda Auto Deutschland[21]Škoda Fabia R5R5M Fabian Kreim[21] Frank Christian[21]9
Hyundai Motorsport N[26]Hyundai i20 R5R5M Kevin Abbring[26] Sebastian Marshall[26]10, 12
Škoda Motorsport II[20]Škoda Fabia R5R5M Pontus Tidemand[20] Jonas Andersson[20]12
IconClass
R4Classification
within Group R
R5
SSuper 2000

Results and standings

Season summary

RoundEvent nameWinning driverWinning co-driverWinning EntryWinning CarWinning timeReport
1 Rallye Monte Carlo  Elfyn Evans Craig Parry M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R54:08:23.9Report
2 Rally Sweden Elfyn Evans Craig Parry M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R52:05:04.4Report
3 Rally Mexico Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula TGS Worldwide OUŠkoda Fabia R54:43:59.2Report
4 Rally Argentina Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Wevers SportŠkoda Fabia R54:05:35.7Report
5 Rally de Portugal Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R54:10:46.2Report
6 Rally Italia Sardegna Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Team OrecaŠkoda Fabia R53:44:23.2Report
7 Rally Poland Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Team OrecaŠkoda Fabia R52:43:27.7Report
8 Rally Finland Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R52:42:59.6Report
9 Rallye Deutschland Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R53:09:03.5Report
10 Rally ChinaRally cancelled
11 Tour de Corse Elfyn Evans Craig Parry M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R54:14:22.0Report
12 Rally Catalunya Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R53:22:08.7Report
13 Wales Rally GB Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm  Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R53:24:00.3Report
14 Rally Australia Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R52:53:38.0Report

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 
Points251815121086421
Pos.DriverMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
DropsPoints
1 Esapekka Lappi39311112130
2 Elfyn Evans114142310120
3 Teemu Suninen116112430120
4 Jan Kopecký1022214WD092
5 Pontus Tidemand217Ret22085
6 Nicolás Fuchs412Ret872083
7 Armin Kremer254Ret3Ret055
8 Hubert Ptaszek322WD9Ret3053
9 Marius Aasen837Ret665051
10 Pierre-Louis LoubetWDRet66Ret55036
11 Quentin Gilbert3Ret10Ret5Ret6034
12 Yoann Bonato57WDRet9123033
13 Ole Christian Veiby656026
14 Julien MaurinRet13515Ret411022
15 Abdulaziz Al-KuwariRet3810020
16 Ghislain de Mevius64WD12020
17 Frigyes Turán989888020
18 Hubert Ptaszek47RetRetRet77Ret018
19 Karl Kruuda310Ret016
20 Scott Pedder4Ret8016
21 José Antonio Suárez612Ret7Ret9016
22 Jim Van Den HeuvelRet1813313015
23 Max RedinaRet3WDRet015
24 Khalid Al-SuwaidiRetRet1111Ret104013
25 Quentin Giordano4RetRetRetWD012
26 Anders Grøndal4012
27 Kajetan Kajetanowicz4012
28 Henning Solberg4012
29 Augusto Bestard11WD5151112010
30 Jourdan SerderidisRet125010
31 Jarosław KołtunWD5Ret010
32 Eyvind Brynildsen5010
33 Miguel Campos5010
34 Bernhard ten Brinke6Ret08
35 Emil Bergkvist7RetRet13WD06
36 Sander PärnRetRetRet706
37 Lambros Athanassoulas804
38 Simone Tempestini9904
39 David Bogie902
40 Radik Shaymiev10Ret1002
41 Alain Foulon10121413Ret01
42 Ricardo Triviño12WD1001
Pos.DriverMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
DropsPoints
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)
Notes

FIA WRC2 Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos.Co-driverMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
DropsPoints
1 Janne Ferm39311112130
2 Mikko Markkula116112430120
3 Craig Parry114142310120
4 Pavel Dresler1022214WD092
5 Jonas Andersson217Ret22085
6 Fernando Mussano412Ret872083
7 Pirmin Winklhofer2543Ret055
8 Maciek Szczepaniak322WD9Ret3053
9 Veronica Engan837Ret665051
10 Vincent LandaisWDRet66Ret55036
11 Renaud Jamoul3Ret10Ret5Ret6034
12 Stig Rune Skjærmoen656026
13 Olivier Ural13515Ret411022
14 Killian DuffyRet3810020
15 Johan Jalet64WD12020
16 Gábor Zsíros989888020
17 Denis Giraudet57WDRet912018
18 Martin JärveojaRet310Ret016
19 Dale Moscatt4Ret8016
20 Cándido Carrera612Ret7Ret9016
21 Emanuele InglesiRet3WDRet015
22 Jouri Dockx312015
23 Benjamin Boulloud3015
24 Marshall Clarke1111Ret104013
25 Valentin Sarreaud4012
26 Miriam Walfridsson4012
27 Jarosław Baran4012
28 Ilka Minor4012
29 Maciek Szczepaniak4RetRetRet77Ret012
30 Fernando Mendonca11WD5151112010
31 Frédéric MiclotteRet125010
32 Ireneusz PleskotWD5Ret010
33 Anders Fredriksson5010
34 Carlos Magalhães5010
35 Davy Thierie6Ret08
36 Joakim Sjöberg7RetRet13WD06
37 James MorganRetRet706
38 Kamil Kozdroń706
39 Nikolaos Zakheos804
40 Matteo Chiarcossi9904
41 Kevin Rae902
40 Maxim Tsvetkov10Ret1002
42 Bernard Ferro1001
43 Mario González Tomé1001
Pos.Co-driverMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
DropsPoints
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA WRC2 Championship for Teams

Pos.TeamMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
Points
1 Škoda Motorsport2123112111219
2 M-Sport World Rally Team11372319131
3 Team Oreca811223105
4 Drive DMACK Trophy Team423744487
5 Peugeot Sport Slovakia21WD6Ret269
6 BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team244Ret2Ret60
7 Culture & Sport Qatar Rally TeamRet24878359
8 Turán Motorsport SE55655656
9 Peugeot Rally Academy36Ret4Ret643
10 Printsport33540
11 The Ptock4RetRetRet53Ret37
12 TGS Worldwide1Ret927
13 Wevers Sport3Ret721
14 Icepol Racing Team3819
15 Škoda Motorsport II218
16 Napoca Rally Academy6518
17 TAIF Motorsport6RetRet616
18 Motorsport Italia s.r.l.Ret3WDRet15
19 Lotos Rally Team412
20 Triviño World Rally Team7WD712
21 C-RallyWD5Ret10
22 Laskaris Foundation510
23 Toksport World Rally Team76
24 Tommi Mäkinen Racing84
25 Škoda Auto Deutschland84
26 RMC Motorsport9Ret2
Pos.TeamMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References