2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
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The 2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship season is the 14th season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2016 season featured six rallies.^[1] Some of the rallies were also part of FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup.

Round	Dates	Rally name
1	2–7 April	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
2	17–22 April	Sealine Cross-Country Rally
3	8–15 May	Rallye des Pharaons
4	2–7 June	Sardegna Rally Race
5	28 August – 4 September	Atacama Rally
6	1–7 October	Rallye OiLibya du Maroc

Teams and riders

Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
Honda	Honda CRF450	Abu Dhabi Spirit Racing	Khalid Al-Falasi	1
		VVI Rally Team	Ján Zaťko	1
	Honda CRF450R	CPW Motoparts	Jacob Smith	1
Husqvarna	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory	Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing Team	Pablo Quintanilla	1–2
			Pierre Renet	1–2
	Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica	HT Husqvarna Rally Team	Txomin Arana	1
			Arjan Bos	1
			Joikef Sveinbjörnsson	1
			David Thomas	1
	Husqvarna FC 450	MobilEx Racing Team	Yevgeniya Nesterová	1
	Husqvarna FE 450	Scott Britnell	Scott Britnell	1–2
KTM	KTM 450 EXC	Ahmed Fahad Alkuwari	Ahmed Fahad Alkuwari	2
	KTM 450 Rally Factory	José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	2
		Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Racing Team KTM Factory Racing	Toby Price	1–2
			Laia Sanz	1–2
			Sam Sunderland	1–2
	KTM 450 Rally Replica	Autonet Motorcycle Team	Emanuel Gyenes	1
		Crazy Camel Racing	Carlo Seminara	1
		Ibrahim Alrubaian	Ibrahim Alrubaian	1
		José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	1
		Juan Carlos Salvatierra	Juan Carlos Salvatierra	2
		Kurt Burroughs	Kurt Burroughs	2
		Marek Podlipny	Marek Podlipny	1
		Miran Stanovnik	Miran Stanovnik	1
		Mohammed Al Balooshi	Mohammed Al Balooshi	1–2
		Orlen Team	Jakub Piątek	1–2
			Paweł Stasiaczek	1
			Ben Young	1
		Team Kaiser	Stephan Preuss	1
			Thomas Preuss	1
		Tony Schattat	Tony Schattat	1
		Vendetta Racing UAE	David Mabbs	1
			David McBride	1
			Paul Middleton	1
	KTM SXF 450	Mark Davidson	Mark Davidson	1
Yamaha	Yamaha WR450F	Crazy Camel Racing	Rodney Faggoter	1
		Sonik Team	Julián Villarrubia	1
		Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team	Hélder Rodrigues	1–2
			Adrien van Beveren	2
Sources:[2][3]

Results

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge[4]	1	Toby Price	KTM 450 Rally Factory	18:18:24
		2	Sam Sunderland	KTM 450 Rally Factory	18:20:35
		3	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory	18:21:47
2	Sealine Cross-Country Rally[5]	1	Sam Sunderland	KTM 450 Rally Factory	19:14:07
		2	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory	19:23:45
		3	Hélder Rodrigues	Yamaha WR450F	19:44:53
3	Rallye des Pharaons	1
		2
		3
4	Sardegna Rally Race	1
		2
		3
5	Atacama Rally	1
		2
		3
6	Rallye OiLibya du Maroc	1
		2
		3

Championship standings

Riders' championship

• Points for final positions were awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Points	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Rider	ABU	QAT	PHA	SAR	CHL	MAR	Points
1	Sam Sunderland	2^23	1^29					52
2	Pablo Quintanilla	3^20	2^26					46
3	Toby Price	1^30	Ret^3					33
4	Pierre Renet	5^15	5^14					29
5	José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	7^12	9^13					25
6	Hélder Rodrigues	26^4	3^19					23
7	Mohammed Al Balooshi	4^16	Ret^3					19
8	Scott Britnell	17^4	8^13					17
9	Juan Carlos Salvatierra		4^16					16
10	Laia Sanz	6^13	Ret^3					16
11	Jakub Piątek	8^11	Ret^3					11
12	Kurt Burroughs		10^11					11
13	David McBride	9^10						10
14	David Thomas	10^9						9
15	Khalid Al-Falasi	11^8						8
16	Paweł Stasiaczek	14^7						7
17	Ibrahim Alrubaian	15^6						6
18	David Mabbs	16^5						5
19	Ben Young	18^4						4
20	Paul Middleton	20^4						4
Pos	Rider	ABU	QAT	PHA	SAR	CHL	MAR	Points

References

1. "FIM Cross Country Rallies Commission: 2016 Provisional Calendars, 1 December" (PDF). Motorsport.co.za. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
2. "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge entry list" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com (Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge). Retrieved 23 March 2016.
3. "Sealine Cross-Country Rally entry list" (PDF). QMMF.com (Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation). Retrieved 21 April 2016.
4. "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge final classifications" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com (Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge). Retrieved 8 April 2016.
5. "Sealine Cross-Country Rally final classifications" (PDF). qmmf.com (Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation). Retrieved 22 April 2016.

External links

• Official website