2016 Rally Sweden

2016 Rally Sweden
64. Rally Sweden

Round 2 of 14 of the 2016 World Rally Championship

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Host country  Sweden
Rally base Sweden Karlstad, Värmland
Dates run 12 14 February 2016
Stages 12 (226.48 km; 140.73 mi)
Stage surface Snow, ice and gravel
Results
Overall winner France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
Crews 50 at start, 38 at finish

The 2016 Rally Sweden (formally known as the 64. Rally Sweden) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 12 and 14 February 2016. It marked the sixty-fourth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2016 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.[1]

Due to a lack of snow in the area, eight Special Stages were cancelled prior to the start of the rally, including the opening Super Special stage and all of day three stages apart from the final Power Stage. The penultimate stage, SS20, was cancelled during the event. Of the 21 scheduled stages, only 12 were run.

Defending World Champion Sébastien Ogier started won his second consecutive rally of the season and his third Rally Sweden victory.

Entry list

Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC France Ogier, SébastienSébastien Ogier France Ingrassia, JulienJulien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Finland Latvala, Jari-MattiJari-Matti Latvala Finland Anttila, MiikkaMiikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 Germany Hyundai Motorsport WRC Belgium Neuville, ThierryThierry Neuville Belgium Gilsoul, NicolasNicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
4 Germany Hyundai Motorsport WRC New Zealand Paddon, HaydenHayden Paddon New Zealand Kennard, JohnJohn Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
5 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Norway Østberg, MadsMads Østberg Norway Barritt, DanielDaniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC France Camilli, EricEric Camilli France Klinger, NicolasNicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 France Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC United Kingdom Meeke, KrisKris Meeke Republic of Ireland Nagle, PaulPaul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
9 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Norway Mikkelsen, AndreasAndreas Mikkelsen Norway Jæger, AndersAnders Jæger Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
12 United Kingdom DMACK World Rally Team WRC Estonia Tänak, OttOtt Tänak Estonia Mõlder, RaigoRaigo Mõlder Ford Fiesta WRC D
14 France Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC United Arab Emirates Al Qassimi, KhalidKhalid Al Qassimi United Kingdom Patterson, ChrisChris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
15 France Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC Republic of Ireland Breen, CraigCraig Breen United Kingdom Martin, ScottScott Martin Citroën DS3 WRC M
16 Norway Adapta Motorsport WRC Norway Solberg, HenningHenning Solberg Austria Minor, IlkaIlka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
20 Germany Hyundai Motorsport N WRC Spain Sordo, DaniDani Sordo Spain Martí, MarcMarc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
30 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing WRC Saudi Arabia Al Rahji, YazeedYazeed Al Rahji United Kingdom Orr, MichaelMichael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
31 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Finland Lappi, EsapekkaEsapekka Lappi Finland Ferm, JanneJanne Ferm Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Sweden Tidemand, PontusPontus Tidemand Sweden Andersson, JonasJonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M
34 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 Norway Brynildsen, EyvindEyvind Brynildsen Sweden Fredriksen, AndersAnders Fredriksen Ford Fiesta R5 M
35 Italy Motorsport Italia Srl WRC-2 Italy Rendina, MaxMax Rendina Italy Inglesi, EmanueleEmanuele Inglesi Ford Fiesta R5 P
36 Sweden Fredrik Åhlin WRC-2 Sweden Åhlin, FredrikFredrik Åhlin Norway Abrahamsen, Morten ErikMorten Erik Abrahamsen Ford Fiesta R5 M
37 Italy FWRT s.r.l. WRC Italy Bertelli, LorenzoLorenzo Bertelli Italy Scattolin, SimoneSimone Scattolin Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38 Romania Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2 Italy Tempestini, SimoneSimone Tempestini Italy Chiarcossi, MatteoMatteo Chiarcossi Ford Fiesta R5 P
39 France Alain Foulon WRC-2 France Foulon, AlainAlain Foulon France Delarche, GillesGilles Delarche Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X M
40 United Kingdom Drive DMACK Trophy Team WRC-2 Estonia Pärn, SanderSander Pärn United Kingdom Morgan, JamesJames Morgan Ford Fiesta R5 D
42 Poland The Ptock WRC-2 Poland Ptaszek, HubertHubert Ptaszek Poland Szczepaniak, MaciekMaciek Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 P
43 Russia TAIF Motorsport WRC-2 Russia Shaymiev, RadikRadik Shaymiev Russia Tzvetkov, MaximMaxim Tzvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 M
44 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 United Kingdom Evans, ElfynElfyn Evans United Kingdom Parry, CraigCraig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
45 Finland Printsport WRC-2 Norway Veiby, Ole ChristianOle Christian Veiby Norway Skjærmoen, Stig RuneStig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
46 United Kingdom Drive DMACK Trophy Team WRC-2 Norway Aasen, MariusMarius Aasen Norway Engan, VeronicaVeronica Engan Ford Fiesta R5 D
47 Sweden Emil Bergkvist WRC-2 Sweden Bergkvist, EmilEmil Bergkvist Sweden Sjöberg, JoakimJoakim Sjöberg Citroën DS3 R5 M
49 Paraguay Augusto Bestard WRC-2 Paraguay Bestard, AugustoAugusto Bestard Paraguay Mendonca, FernandoFernando Mendonca Ford Fiesta R5 H
50 Netherlands Jim van den Heuvel WRC-2 Netherlands van den Heuvel, JimJim van den Heuvel Netherlands Bakker, LisetteLisette Bakker Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X M
51 Norway Anders Grøndal WRC-2 Norway Grøndal, AndersAnders Grøndal Sweden Walfridsson, MiriamMiriam Walfridsson Ford Fiesta R5 P
61 France Saintéloc Junior Team WRC-3 France Fabre, MichelMichel Fabre France Vilmot, MaximeMaxime Vilmot Citroën DS3 R3T M
81 Ukraine Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Ukraine Gorban, ValeriyValeriy Gorban Ukraine Korsia, VolodymyrVolodymyr Korsia Mini John Cooper Works WRC P
95 Ukraine Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Estonia Maarend, MaitMait Maarend Estonia Kapp, MihkelMihkel Kapp Mini John Cooper Works WRC P
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Major entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3 Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship

Results

Event standings

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 1:59:47.4 0.0 28
2 4 New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Germany Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:00:17.2 +29.8 18
3 5 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Ola Fløene United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:00:43.0 +55.6 15
4 9 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:00:58.2 +1:10.8 14
5 12 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mõlder United Kingdom DMACK World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:01:38.1 +1:50.7 10
6 20 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Germany Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:02:11.4 +2:24.0 8
7 16 Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor Norway Adapta Motorsport Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:02:27.4 +2:40.0 6
8 15 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin France Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2:02:32.0 +2:44.6 4
9 44 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:05:04.4 +5:17.0 2
10 83 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula France Team Oreca Škoda Fabia R5 2:05:19.0 +5:31.6 1
23 7 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle France Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2:13:44.2 +13:56.8 1
WRC-2 standings
1 (9.) 44 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:05:04.4 0.0 25
2 (11.) 32 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:05:19.1 +14.7 18
3 (12.) 31 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:06:55.3 +1:50.9 15
4 (13.) 51 Norway Anders Grøndal Sweden Miriam Walfridsson Norway Anders Grøndal Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:06:57.4 +1:53.0 12
5 (15.) 34 Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Sweden Anders Fredriksson United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:07:34.9 +2:30.5 10
6 (16.) 45 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:07:45.0 +2:40.6 8
7 (17.) 47 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Sweden Emil Bergkvist Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-2 2:07:45.9 +2:41.5 6
8 (18.) 46 Norway Marius Aasen Norway Veronica Engan United Kingdom Drive DMACK Trophy Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:08:07.8 +3:03.4 4
9 (20.) 38 Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Matteo Chiarcossi Romania Napoca Rally Academy Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:09:58.9 +4:54.5 2
10 (25.) 43 Russia Radik Shaymiev Russia Maxim Tzvetkov Russia TAIF Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:15:56.7 +10:52.3 1
WRC-3 standings
1 (35.) 61 France Michel Fabre France Maxime Vilmot France Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 2:41:39.5 0.0 25
Source:

Special stages

Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally leader
Leg 1
(11 & 12 Feb)
SS1 Karlstad Super-Special 1 1.90 km Stage Cancelled No leader
SS2 Torsby 1 16.48 km France Ogier, SébastienSébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:53.0 France Ogier, SébastienSébastien Ogier
SS3 Röjden 1 18.47 km France Ogier, SébastienSébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:32.3
SS4 Svullrya 1 24.23 km France Ogier, SébastienSébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:47.9
SS5 Kirkenær 1 7.07 km Stage Cancelled
SS6 Kirkenær 2 7.07 km Stage Cancelled
SS7 Svullrya 2 24.23 km United Kingdom Meeke, KrisKris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 12:44.2
SS8 Röjden 2 18.47 km New Zealand Paddon, HaydenHayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 9:52.8
SS9 Torsby 2 16.48 km New Zealand Paddon, HaydenHayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 8:56.6
Leg 2
(13 Feb)
SS10 Fredriksberg 1 18.19 km France Ogier, SébastienSébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:43.4
SS11 Rämmen 1 22.76 km Stage Cancelled
SS12 Vargåsen 1 24.70 km Finland Latvala, Jari-MattiJari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:56.7
SS13 Fredriksberg 2 18.9 km Stage Cancelled
SS14 Rämmen 2 22.76 km Finland Latvala, Jari-MattiJari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:03.2
SS15 Hagfors Sprint 1.87 km Stage Cancelled
SS16 Vargåsen 2 24.70 km France Ogier, SébastienSébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:48.8
SS17 Karlstad Super-Special 2 1.90 km Finland Latvala, Jari-MattiJari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:34.9
Leg 3
(14 Feb)
SS18 Lesjöfors 1 15.00 km Stage Cancelled
SS19 Värmullsåsen 1 15.87 km Stage Cancelled
SS20 Lesjöfors 2 15.00 km Stage Cancelled
SS21 Värmullsåsen 2 (Power stage) 15.87 km France Ogier, SébastienSébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:42.7

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 15.87 km (9.86 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos Driver Car Time Diff. Pts
1 France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:42.7 0.0 3
2 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:46.1 +3.4 2
3 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 7:51.7 +9.0 1

Championship standings after the event

WRC

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 France Sébastien Ogier 56
2 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen 33
3 Norway Mads Østberg 27
4 New Zealand Hayden Paddon 18
5 Spain Dani Sordo 18

Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos. Constructor Points
1 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 54
2 Germany Hyundai Motorsport 49
3 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II 30
4 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team 27
5 United Kingdom DMACK World Rally Team 18

Other

WRC2 Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans 50
2 Germany Armin Kremer 18
3 Sweden Pontus Tidemand 18
4 France Quentin Gilbert 15
5 Finland Esapekka Lappi 15

WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 France Michel Fabre 29
2 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 25
3 France Jordan Berfa 18
4 Italy Fabio Andolfi 15
5 Italy Damiano De Tommaso 12

References

  1. "Rally Calendar Overview". WRC.com (WRC Promoter GmbH). Retrieved 14 February 2016.

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