2016 World Rally Championship-2

2016 World Rally Championship-2
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Parent series: World Rally Championship

The 2016 World Rally Championship-2 is the fourth season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013. The Championship is open to cars complying with R4, R5, and Super 2000 regulations. The Championship is composed by thirteen Rallies, and Drivers and Teams must nominate a maximum of seven event. The best six results are counted towards the championship.^[1]

After winning the 2015 and the 2014, Nasser Al-Attiyah won't participate to 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 by the FIA.^[3] The season will maintain the same rallies as the 2015 championship with the addition of the China Rally and will be contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia.^[4][5]

Round	Dates		Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance
	Start	Finish
1	22 January	24 January	84ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo	Gap, Hautes-Alpes	Mixed	16	337.59km
2	12 February	14 February	64th Rally Sweden	Karlstad, Värmland	Snow	12^1a	226.48km^1b
3	4 March	6 March	30º Rally Guanajuato México	León, Guanajuato	Gravel	21	399.67km
4	22 April	24 April	36º Rally Argentina	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba	Gravel	18	364.68km
5	20 May	22 May	50º Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto	Gravel	19	368km
6	10 June	12 June	13º Rally d'Italia Sardegna	Alghero, Sardinia	Gravel
7	1 July	3 July	73rd Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel
8	29 July	31 July	66th Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel
9	19 August	21 August	34. ADAC Rallye Deutschland	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate	Tarmac
10	9 September	11 September	19th China Rally	Beijing, Hebei	Tarmac
11	30 September	2 October	59ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France	Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud	Tarmac
12	14 October	16 October	52º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed
13	28 October	30 October	72nd Wales Rally GB	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel
14	18 November	20 November	25th Rally Australia	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales	Gravel

Notes

• ^1  – The Rally Sweden was shortened due to warm weather conditions turning frozen roads into soft, muddy gravel.^[6]

Calendar changes

• Rally Australia was moved from its September date to November to become the final round of the championship.^[5]
• The calendar expanded to fourteen rounds in 2016,^[7] with the inclusion of the Rally of China, seventeen years after its only appearance as a round of the WRC.^[8][9]

Regulation changes

• The Production Cup for Drivers and Co-driver will be discontinued after 2015.^[10]

Teams and drivers

Entries
Nat.	Entrant	Nat.	Drivers	Nat.	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Tyre	Rounds
	Fredrik Åhlin[11]		Fredrik Åhlin[11]		Morten Erik Abrahamsen[11]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	M	2
	Emil Bergkvist[11]		Emil Bergkvist[11]		Joakim Sjöberg[11]	Citroën DS3 R5	R5	M	2
	BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team[12]		Armin Kremer[12]		Pirmin Winklhofer[12]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	P	1, 3
	Augusto Bestard[13]		Augusto Bestard[13]		Fernando Mendonca[13]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	H	2, 4–5
	Yoann Bonato[14]		Yoann Bonato[14]		Denis Giraudet[14]	Citroën DS3 R5	R5	P	1, 5
	C-Rally[11]		Jarosław Kołtun[11]		Ireneusz Pleskot[11]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	P	2
			Michał Sołowow[11]		Maciek Baran[11]				2
	Miguel Campos[15]		Miguel Campos[15]		Carlos Magalhães[15]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	M	5
	Cédric Cherain[15]		Cédric Cherain[15]		André Leyh[15]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	P	5
	Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team		Abulaziz Al-Kuwari		Killian Duffy	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	M	3–5
			Khalid Mohammad Al-Suwaidi		Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta R5			3–5
	Drive DMACK Trophy Team[16]		Sander Pärn[17]		James Morgan[17]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	D	2, 5
			Marius Aasen[16]		Veronica Engan[16]				2, 5
	Alain Foulon[18]		Alain Foulon[18]		Bernard Ferro[18]	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	R4	M	1
					Gilles Delarche[11]				2
	Quentin Gilbert[19]		Quentin Gilbert[19]		Renaud Jamoul[19]	Citroën DS3 R5	R5	M	1, 5
	Anders Grøndal Rally Team[11]		Anders Grøndal[11]		Miriam Walfridsson[11]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	P	2
	Jim Van den Heuvel[11]		Jim Van den Heuvel[11]		Lisette Bakker[11]	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	R4	M	2
					Jac Gillis[15]				5
	Icepol Racing Team[15]		Ghislain de Mevius[15]		Johan Jalet[15]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	M	5
	Oleksiy Kikireshko[11]		Oleksiy Kikireshko[11]		Kuldar Sikk[11]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	M	2
	Laskaris Foundation[18]		Lambros Athanassoulas[18]		Nikolaos Zakheos[18]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	P	1
	Quentin Giordano[18]		Quentin Giordano[18]		Valentin Sarreaud[18]	Citroën DS3 R5	R5	M	1
	Sébastien Loeb Racing[20]					Peugeot 208 T16 R5	R5	M	TBA
	Lotos Rally Team[21]		Kajetan Kajetanowicz[21]		Jarosław Baran[21]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	P	TBA
	Pierre-Louis Loubet[18]		Pierre-Louis Loubet[18]		Vincent Landais[18]	Peugeot 207 S2000	S	M	1, 5
	Julien Maurin[18]		Julien Maurin[18]		Benjamin Veillas[18]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	P	1
					Olivier Ural[15]				5
	Motorsport Italia srl[22]		Max Rendina[22]		Emanuele Inglesi[22]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	P	2–3
	M-Sport World Rally Team[18]		Elfyn Evans[18]		Craig Parry[18]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	M	1–2, 4–5
			Eyvind Brynildsen[11]		Anders Fredriksson[11]				2
	Napoca Rally Academy[18]		Simone Tempestini[18]		Matteo Chiarcossi[18]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	P	1–2
	Nasser Al-Attiyah		Nasser Al-Attiyah		Matthieu Baumel	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	M	3
	Scott Pedder[15]		Scott Pedder[15]		Dale Moscatt[15]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	D	5
	Peugeot Rally Academy[23]		José Antonio Suárez[23]		Cándido Carrera[23]	Peugeot 208 T16 R5	R5	M	1, 5
	RMC Motorsport[15]		Ilo Diehl dos Santos[15]		Eduardo Soneca[24]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	H	5
			Gustavo Sosa[15]		Rogelio Peñate[24]				5
	Diogo Salvi[15]		Diogo Salvi[15]		Paulo Babo[24]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	H	5
	Jourdan Serderidis[25]		Jourdan Serderidis[25]		Frédéric Miclotte[25]	Citroën DS3 R5	R5	M	1
	Printsport[11]		Ole Christian Veiby[11]		Stig Rune Skjærmoen[11]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	M	2
	Jean-Michel Raoux[18]		Jean-Michel Raoux[18]		Laurent Magat[18]	Citroën DS3 R5	R5	M	1
	Škoda Motorsport[26]		Esapekka Lappi[11]		Janne Ferm[11]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	M	2
			Pontus Tidemand[26]		Jonas Andersson[26]				2, 5
			Jan Kopecký[15]		Pavel Dresler[15]				5
	Óscar Sánchez[23]		Alexander Villanueva[23]		Óscar Sánchez[23]	Citroën DS3 R5	R5	M	TBA
	TAIF Motorsport[11]		Radik Shaymiev[11]		Maxim Tsvetkov[11]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	M	2–4
	TGS Worldwide OU		Didier Arias[27]		Hector Nunes[27]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	M	4
			Teemu Suninen[28]		Mikko Markkula[28]				3
	Team Oreca[18]					Škoda Fabia R5	R5	M	5
	The Ptock[18]		Hubert Ptaszek[18]		Kamil Kozdroń[18]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	P	1
					Maciek Szczepaniak[11]				2, 5
	Peugeot Sport Slovakia					Peugeot 208 T16 R5			3–4
	Triviño World Rally Team[29]		Ricardo Triviño[29]		Sergio Salom[29]	Citroën DS3 R5	R5	P	1
					Marco Hernández				3
	Turán Motorsport SE[15]		Frigyes Turán[15]		Gábor Zsíros[15]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5	H	5
	Wevers Sport[30]		Nicolás Fuchs[30]		Fernando Mussano[30]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5	D	3–5

Icon	Class
R4	Classification within Group R
R5
S	Super 2000

Season Summary

Round	Event name	Winning driver	Winning co-driver	Winning Entry	Winning time	Report
1	84ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo	Elfyn Evans	Craig Parry	M-Sport World Rally Team	4:08:23.9	Report
2	61st Rally Sweden	Elfyn Evans	Craig Parry	M-Sport World Rally Team	2:05:04.4	Report
3	30º Rally Guanajuato México	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	TGS Worldwide OU	4:43:59.2	Report
4	36º Rally Argentina	Nicolás Fuchs	Fernando Mussano	Nicolás Fuchs	4:05:35.7	Report

FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Drivers

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU CHN FRA ESP GBR AUS Drops Points 1 Elfyn Evans 1 1 4 62 2 Hubert Ptaszek 7 Ret 2 2 42 3 Nicolás Fuchs 4 1 37 4 Armin Kremer 2 5 28 5 Teemu Suninen 1 25 6 Pontus Tidemand 2 18 7 Quentin Gilbert 3 15 8 Esapekka Lappi 3 15 9 Max Redina Ret 3 15 10 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ret 3 15 11 Quentin Giordano 4 12 12 Anders Grøndal 4 12 13 Augusto Bestard 11 WD 5 10 14 Yoann Bonato 5 10 15 Eyvind Brynildsen 5 10 16 José Antonio Suárez 6 8 17 Ole Christian Veiby 6 8 18 Emil Bergkvist 7 6 19 Lambros Athanassoulas 8 4 20 Marius Aasen 8 4 21 Simone Tempestini 9 9 4 22 Alain Foulon 10 12 1 23 Radik Shaymiev 10 Ret 1 Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU CHN FRA ESP GBR AUS Drops Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU CHN FRA ESP GBR AUS Drops Points 1 Craig Parry 1 1 4 62 2 Fernando Mussano 4 1 37 3 Maciek Szczepaniak Ret 2 2 36 4 Pirmin Winklhofer 2 5 28 5 Mikko Markkula 1 25 6 Jonas Andersson 2 18 7 Emanuele Inglesi Ret 3 15 8 Killian Duffy Ret 3 15 9 Renaud Jamoul 3 15 10 Janne Ferm 3 15 11 Valentin Sarreaud 4 12 12 Miriam Walfridsson 4 12 13 Fernando Mendonca 11 WD 5 10 14 Denis Giraudet 5 10 15 Anders Fredriksson 5 10 16 Cándido Carrera 6 8 17 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 6 8 18 Kamil Kozdroń 7 6 19 Joakim Sjöberg 7 6 20 Nikolaos Zakheos 8 4 21 Veronica Engan 8 4 22 Matteo Chiarcossi 9 9 4 23 Maxim Tsvetkov 10 Ret 1 24 Bernard Ferro 10 1 Pos. Co-driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU CHN FRA ESP GBR AUS Drops Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Teams

Pos. Team MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU CHN FRA ESP GBR AUS Points 1 M-Sport World Rally Team 1 1 3 65 2 Peugeot Sport Slovakia 2 1 43 3 BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team 2 4 30 4 TGS Worldwide 1 25 5 Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team Ret 2 18 6 Škoda Motorsport 2 18 7 Napoca Rally Academy 6 5 18 8 Motorsport Italia s.r.l. Ret 3 15 9 Peugeot Rally Academy 3 15 10 Printsport 3 15 11 The Ptock 4 Ret 12 12 Drive DMACK Trophy Team 4 12 13 Laskaris Foundation 5 10 14 TAIF Motorsport 6 8 15 Triviño World Rally Team 7 6 Pos. Team MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN DEU CHN FRA ESP GBR AUS Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

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External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile