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
- The Production Cup for Drivers and Co-driver will be discontinued after 2015.
Teams and drivers
Car | Class | Tyre | Rounds | |||
BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Armin Kremer | Pirmin Winklhofer | 1, 3, 6–7, 9, 11 | |
2C Competition | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Julien Maurin | Benjamin Veillas | 1 | |
2C Competition | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Julien Maurin | Olivier Ural | 5–7, 9–11 | |
Sébastien Loeb Racing | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | R5 | Quentin Giordano | Thierry Salva | 6–8 | |
Sébastien Loeb Racing | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | R5 | Quentin Giordano | Thomas Roux | 9–10 | |
PH Sport | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | Quentin Giordano | Valentin Sarreaud | 1 | |
PH Sport | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | Jean-Michel Raoux | Laurent Magat | 1 | |
PH Sport | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Vincent Landais | 6–10 | |
Munaretto Sport | Peugeot 207 S2000 | S | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Vincent Landais | 1, 5 | |
M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Elfyn Evans | Craig Parry | 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10 | |
M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Eyvind Brynildsen | Anders Fredriksson | 2 | |
M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | 8 | |
M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Rhys Yates | Tom Woodburn | 12 | |
M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Gus Greensmith | Katrin Becker | 12 | |
Napoca Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Simone Tempestini | Matteo Chiarcossi | 1–2 | |
Heuvel Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | R4 | Alain Foulon | Bernard Ferro | 1 | |
Heuvel Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | R4 | Alain Foulon | Gilles Delarche | 2, 7, 11–12 | |
Heuvel Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | R4 | Jim Van den Heuvel | Lisette Bakker | 2 | |
Heuvel Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | R4 | Jim Van den Heuvel | Jac Gillis | 5, 7 | |
Heuvel Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | R4 | Jim Van den Heuvel | Josefine Beinke | 9 | |
Heuvel Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | R4 | Jim Van den Heuvel | Jouri Dockx | 11–12 | |
J-Motorsport | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | Jourdan Serderidis | Frédéric Miclotte | 1, 9, 13 | |
J-Motorsport | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | Emil Bergkvist | Joakim Sjöberg | 2, 5, 7–8 | |
DG Sport Compétition | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | Quentin Gilbert | Renaud Jamoul | 1, 5–9, 10 | |
CHL Sport Auto | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | Yoann Bonato | Denis Giraudet | 1, 5–9 | |
CHL Sport Auto | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | Yoann Bonato | Benjamin Boulloud | 10 | |
Peugeot Rally Academy | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | R5 | José Antonio Suárez | Cándido Carrera | 1, 5–6, 9–11 | |
Triviño World Rally Team | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | Ricardo Triviño | Sergio Salom | 1 | |
Triviño World Rally Team | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | 3 | |
Triviño World Rally Team | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | Ricardo Triviño | Mario Tomé | 11 | |
The Ptock | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Hubert Ptaszek | Kamil Kozdroń | 1 | |
The Ptock | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Hubert Ptaszek | Maciek Szczepaniak | 2, 5, 7–8 | |
The Ptock | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Hubert Ptaszek | Maciek Szczepaniak | 10, 12 | |
Peugeot Sport Slovakia | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | R5 | Hubert Ptaszek | Maciek Szczepaniak | 3–4, 6, 9, 11, 13 | |
Laskaris Foundation | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Lambros Athanassoulas | Nikolaos Zakheos | 1 | |
Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | 2, 6–9, 12–13 | |
Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Pontus Tidemand | Jonas Andersson | 2, 5, 7–8, 11 | |
Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Jan Kopecký | Pavel Dresler | 5–6, 9–12 | |
C-Rally | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Jarosław Kołtun | Ireneusz Pleskot | 2, 7, 12 | |
C-Rally | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Michał Sołowow | Maciek Baran | 2 | |
Motorsport Italia srl | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Max Rendina | Emanuele Inglesi | 2–3, 6 | |
Motorsport Italia srl | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Max Rendina | Emanuele Inglesi | 9 | |
CA1 Sport Ltd | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Fredrik Åhlin | Morten Erik Abrahamsen | 2 | |
CA1 Sport Ltd | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Fredrik Åhlin | Andrew Roughead | 12 | |
Drive DMACK Trophy Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Sander Pärn | James Morgan | 2, 11 | |
Drive DMACK Trophy Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Sander Pärn | Martin Järveoja | 5 | |
Drive DMACK Trophy Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Karl Kruuda | Martin Järveoja | 6–8 | |
Drive DMACK Trophy Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Marius Aasen | Veronica Engan | 2, 5–8, 11–12 | |
Drive DMACK Trophy Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Osian Pryce | Dale Furniss | 12 | |
TAIF Motorsport | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Radik Shaymiev | Maxim Tsvetkov | 2–5, 8 | |
TAIF Motorsport | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Sander Pärn | James Morgan | 7 | |
MM Motorsport | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Oleksiy Kikireshko | Kuldar Sikk | 2 | |
Printsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Ole Christian Veiby | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | 2, 11–12 | |
Bernini Rally | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Augusto Bestard | Fernando Mendonca | 2, 4–6 | |
Anders Grøndal Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Anders Grøndal | Miriam Walfridsson | 2 | |
Team Oreca | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | 5–8, 11–12 | |
TGS Worldwide OU | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | 3 | |
TGS Worldwide OU | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Didier Arias | Hector Nunes | 4 | |
TGS Worldwide OU | Škoda Fabia S2000 | S | Joonas Soilu | Tuomo Hannonen | 8 | |
Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari | Killian Duffy | 3–5, 9, 11–12 | |
Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Khalid Al-Suwaidi | Marshall Clarke | 13 | |
Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Khalid Al-Suwaidi | Marshall Clarke | 7, 9, 12 | |
Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Khalid Al-Suwaidi | Giovanni Bernacchini | 3–5 | |
Wevers Sport | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Nicolás Fuchs | Fernando Mussano | 3–7, 11–13 | |
Wevers Sport | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Bernhard ten Brinke | Davy Thierie | 9, 11 | |
Wevers Sport | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Kristian Poulsen | Ole Frederiksen | 9 | |
Wevers Sport | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Mark van Eldik | Harmen Scholtalbers | 9 | |
Wevers Sport | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Edwin Schilt | Lisette Bakker | 9 | |
Wevers Sport | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | David Bogie | Kevin Rae | 12 | |
AR Vidal Racing | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Miguel Campos | Carlos Magalhães | 5 | |
Sports & You | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Diogo Salvi | Paulo Babo | 5 | |
Autotek Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Scott Pedder | Dale Moscatt | 5, 7–8 | |
Icepol Racing Team | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Ghislain de Mevius | Johan Jalet | 5, 9–11 | |
D-Max Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Cédric Cherain | André Leyh | 5 | |
RMC Motorsport | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Ilo Dhiel | Eduardo da Silva | 5, 7 | |
RMC Motorsport | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Gustavo Sosa | Rogelio Peñate | 5, 7 | |
Turán Motorsport SE | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Frigyes Turán | Gábor Zsíros | 5–7, 9, 11–12 | |
S.A. Motorsport Italia srl | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Umberto Scandola | Guido D'Amore | 6 | |
Lotos Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Jarosław Baran | 7 | |
Tommi Mäkinen Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Hiroki Arai | Glenn MacNeall | 8 | |
Tommi Mäkinen Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Takamoto Katsuta | Daniel Barritt | 8 | |
Toksport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | Janne Tuohino | Markku Tuohino | 8 | |
Škoda Auto Deutschland | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Fabian Kreim | Frank Christian | 9 | |
Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 R5 | R5 | Kevin Abbring | Sebastian Marshall | 10, 12 | |
Škoda Motorsport II | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | Pontus Tidemand | Jonas Andersson | 12 |
Icon | Class |
R4 | Classification within Group R |
R5 | Classification within Group R |
S | Super 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 |
Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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