2016 World Rally Championship-2


The 2016 FIA World Rally Championship-2 was the fourth season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, ran in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013. 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.
After winning in 2015 and 2014, Nasser Al-Attiyah didn't 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.

Calendar

Regulation changes

CarClassTyreRounds
BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally TeamŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Armin Kremer Pirmin Winklhofer1, 3, 6–7, 9, 11
2C CompetitionŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Julien Maurin Benjamin Veillas1
2C CompetitionŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Julien Maurin Olivier Ural5–7, 9–11
Sébastien Loeb RacingPeugeot 208 T16 R5R5 Quentin Giordano Thierry Salva6–8
Sébastien Loeb RacingPeugeot 208 T16 R5R5 Quentin Giordano Thomas Roux9–10
PH SportCitroën DS3 R5R5 Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud1
PH SportCitroën DS3 R5R5 Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat1
PH SportCitroën DS3 R5R5 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais6–10
Munaretto SportPeugeot 207 S2000S Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais1, 5
M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Elfyn Evans Craig Parry1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10
M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Eyvind Brynildsen Anders Fredriksson2
M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor8
M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Rhys Yates Tom Woodburn12
M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Gus Greensmith Katrin Becker12
Napoca Rally AcademyFord Fiesta R5R5 Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi1–2
Heuvel MotorsportMitsubishi Lancer Evo XR4 Alain Foulon Bernard Ferro1
Heuvel MotorsportMitsubishi Lancer Evo XR4 Alain Foulon Gilles Delarche2, 7, 11–12
Heuvel MotorsportMitsubishi Lancer Evo XR4 Jim Van den Heuvel Lisette Bakker2
Heuvel MotorsportMitsubishi Lancer Evo XR4 Jim Van den Heuvel Jac Gillis5, 7
Heuvel MotorsportMitsubishi Lancer Evo XR4 Jim Van den Heuvel Josefine Beinke9
Heuvel MotorsportMitsubishi Lancer Evo XR4 Jim Van den Heuvel Jouri Dockx11–12
J-MotorsportCitroën DS3 R5R5 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte1, 9, 13
J-MotorsportCitroën DS3 R5R5 Emil Bergkvist Joakim Sjöberg2, 5, 7–8
DG Sport CompétitionCitroën DS3 R5R5 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul1, 5–9, 10
CHL Sport AutoCitroën DS3 R5R5 Yoann Bonato Denis Giraudet1, 5–9
CHL Sport AutoCitroën DS3 R5R5 Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud10
Peugeot Rally AcademyPeugeot 208 T16 R5R5 José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera1, 5–6, 9–11
Triviño World Rally TeamCitroën DS3 R5R5 Ricardo Triviño Sergio Salom1
Triviño World Rally TeamCitroën DS3 R5R5 Ricardo Triviño Marco Hernández3
Triviño World Rally TeamCitroën DS3 R5R5 Ricardo Triviño Mario Tomé11
The PtockŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Hubert Ptaszek Kamil Kozdroń1
The PtockŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Hubert Ptaszek Maciek Szczepaniak2, 5, 7–8
The PtockFord Fiesta R5R5 Hubert Ptaszek Maciek Szczepaniak10, 12
Peugeot Sport SlovakiaPeugeot 208 T16 R5R5 Hubert Ptaszek Maciek Szczepaniak3–4, 6, 9, 11, 13
Laskaris FoundationŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Lambros Athanassoulas Nikolaos Zakheos1
Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm2, 6–9, 12–13
Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson2, 5, 7–8, 11
Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler5–6, 9–12
C-RallyFord Fiesta R5R5 Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot2, 7, 12
C-RallyFord Fiesta R5R5 Michał Sołowow Maciek Baran2
Motorsport Italia srlFord Fiesta R5R5 Max Rendina Emanuele Inglesi2–3, 6
Motorsport Italia srlŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Max Rendina Emanuele Inglesi9
CA1 Sport LtdFord Fiesta R5R5 Fredrik Åhlin Morten Erik Abrahamsen2
CA1 Sport LtdFord Fiesta R5R5 Fredrik Åhlin Andrew Roughead12
Drive DMACK Trophy TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Sander Pärn James Morgan2, 11
Drive DMACK Trophy TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Sander Pärn Martin Järveoja5
Drive DMACK Trophy TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja6–8
Drive DMACK Trophy TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Marius Aasen Veronica Engan2, 5–8, 11–12
Drive DMACK Trophy TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Osian Pryce Dale Furniss12
TAIF MotorsportFord Fiesta R5R5 Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tsvetkov2–5, 8
TAIF MotorsportFord Fiesta R5R5 Sander Pärn James Morgan7
MM MotorsportFord Fiesta R5R5 Oleksiy Kikireshko Kuldar Sikk2
PrintsportŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen2, 11–12
Bernini RallyFord Fiesta R5R5 Augusto Bestard Fernando Mendonca2, 4–6
Anders Grøndal Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Anders Grøndal Miriam Walfridsson2
Team OrecaŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula5–8, 11–12
TGS Worldwide OUŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula3
TGS Worldwide OUŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Didier Arias Hector Nunes4
TGS Worldwide OUŠkoda Fabia S2000S Joonas Soilu Tuomo Hannonen8
Culture & Sport Qatar Rally TeamŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy3–5, 9, 11–12
Culture & Sport Qatar Rally TeamŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Khalid Al-Suwaidi Marshall Clarke13
Culture & Sport Qatar Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Khalid Al-Suwaidi Marshall Clarke7, 9, 12
Culture & Sport Qatar Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Khalid Al-Suwaidi Giovanni Bernacchini3–5
Wevers SportŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano3–7, 11–13
Wevers SportŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Bernhard ten Brinke Davy Thierie9, 11
Wevers SportŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Kristian Poulsen Ole Frederiksen9
Wevers SportŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Mark van Eldik Harmen Scholtalbers9
Wevers SportŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Edwin Schilt Lisette Bakker9
Wevers SportŠkoda Fabia R5R5 David Bogie Kevin Rae12
AR Vidal RacingŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Miguel Campos Carlos Magalhães5
Sports & YouFord Fiesta R5R5 Diogo Salvi Paulo Babo5
Autotek MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Scott Pedder Dale Moscatt5, 7–8
Icepol Racing TeamŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Ghislain de Mevius Johan Jalet5, 9–11
D-Max RacingFord Fiesta R5R5 Cédric Cherain André Leyh5
RMC MotorsportFord Fiesta R5R5 Ilo Dhiel Eduardo da Silva5, 7
RMC MotorsportFord Fiesta R5R5 Gustavo Sosa Rogelio Peñate5, 7
Turán Motorsport SEFord Fiesta R5R5 Frigyes Turán Gábor Zsíros5–7, 9, 11–12
S.A. Motorsport Italia srlŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Umberto Scandola Guido D'Amore6
Lotos Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Jarosław Baran7
Tommi Mäkinen RacingFord Fiesta R5R5 Hiroki Arai Glenn MacNeall8
Tommi Mäkinen RacingFord Fiesta R5R5 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt8
Toksport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5R5 Janne Tuohino Markku Tuohino8
Škoda Auto DeutschlandŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Fabian Kreim Frank Christian9
Hyundai Motorsport NHyundai i20 R5R5 Kevin Abbring Sebastian Marshall10, 12
Škoda Motorsport IIŠkoda Fabia R5R5 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson12

IconClass
R4Classification
within Group R
R5Classification
within Group R
SSuper 2000

Results and standings

Season summary

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
Points251815121086421


;Notes:
  • – Points earned as Peugeot Sport Slovakia entry.
  • – Points earned as The Ptock entry.

    FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Co-Drivers

FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Teams


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