2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship

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2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship season
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The 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy is the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The season consists of twelve rounds and will start on 16 April with the Portuguese round at Montalegre. The season will end on 27 November, at Rosario, Santa Fe in Argentina.

Petter Solberg is the defending drivers' champion. Team Hansen-Peugeot are the defending teams' champions. After four rounds, Mattias Ekström leads the drivers' championship, and his team currently leads the teams' championship.

Calendar

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2016 World RX calendar by nations

On 30 October 2015 the 2016 calendar was announced, removing the rounds in Italy and Turkey and adding an event in Latvia.[1] On 2 December 2015 the FIA World Motor Sport Council approved in Paris the 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship calendar and confirmed the separation of European and World Rallycross heats during events.[2]

Rnd. Event Dates Venue Winner Team Report
1 Portugal World RX of Portugal April 16–17 Pista Automóvel de Montalegre Norway Petter Solberg Norway Petter Solberg World RX Team¹ report
2 Germany World RX of Hockenheim May 7–8 Hockenheimring Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden EKS RX report
3 Belgium World RX of Belgium May 14–15 Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden EKS RX report
4 United Kingdom World RX of Great Britain May 28–29 Lydden Hill Race Circuit Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden EKS RX report
5 Norway World RX of Norway June 11–12 Lånkebanen report
6 Sweden World RX of Sweden July 2–3 Höljesbanan report
7 Canada World RX of Canada August 6–7 Circuit Trois-Rivières report
8 France World RX of France September 3–4 Circuit de Lohéac report
9 Spain World RX of Barcelona September 17–18 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya report
10 Latvia World RX of Latvia October 1–2 Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze report
11 Germany World RX of Germany October 15–16 Estering report
12 Argentina World RX of Argentina November 26–27 Autódromo Rosario report

¹ = As one-car team not eligible to score team championship points.

Teams and drivers

Permanent entries
Constructor Competitor Car No. Driver Rounds
Audi Sweden EKS RX[3] Audi S1 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström 1–4
57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen 1–4
Sweden Larsson Jernberg Motorsport¹[4] Audi A1 4 Sweden Robin Larsson 1–4
Citroën Norway Petter Solberg World RX Team¹[5] Citroën DS3 1 Norway Petter Solberg 1–4
Ford United States Hoonigan Racing Division[6] Ford Focus RS[7] 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud[8] 1–4
43 United States Ken Block 1–4
Sweden Olsbergs MSE[9] Ford Fiesta ST 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm 1–4
96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson 1–4
Austria World RX Team Austria[10] 6 Latvia Jānis Baumanis 1–4
7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov 1–4
31 Austria Max Pucher 2, 4
BMW MINI United Kingdom JRM Racing¹[11] BMW MINI Countryman 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran 1–4
TBA United States Danny Way TBA
Peugeot Sweden Team Peugeot-Hansen[12] Peugeot 208 9 France Sébastien Loeb 1–4
21 Sweden Timmy Hansen 1–4
Sweden Peugeot Hansen Academy 17 France Davy Jeanney 1–4
71 Sweden Kevin Hansen 1–2, 4
SEAT Germany all-inkl.com Münnich Motorsport[13] SEAT Ibiza Cupra 15 Latvia Reinis Nitišs 1–4
55 Germany René Münnich 1–4
Volkswagen Sweden Volkswagen RX Sweden[14] Volkswagen Polo 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 1–4
92 Sweden Anton Marklund 1–4
34 United States Tanner Foust 4, 11[15]

¹ = As one-car team not eligible to score team championship points.

Championship Standings

FIA World Rallycross Championship for Drivers

Pos. Driver POR
Portugal		 HOC
Germany		 BEL
Belgium		 GBR
United Kingdom		 NOR
Norway		 SWE
Sweden		 CAN
Canada		 FRA
France		 BAR
Spain		 LAT
Latvia		 GER
Germany		 ARG
Argentina		 Points
1 Sweden Mattias Ekström 10 1 1 1 105
2 Norway Petter Solberg 1 4 3 2 100
3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 6 7 6 12 70
4 France Sébastien Loeb 5 10 2 10 63
5 Finland Toomas Heikkinen 3 2 16 11 60
6 Norway Andreas Bakkerud 4 12 14 6 51
7 Sweden Timmy Hansen 12 18 7 3 46
8 Sweden Kevin Eriksson 7 11 10 8 43
9 Sweden Robin Larsson 2 6 13 15 40
10 Latvia Jānis Baumanis 14 8 9 7 35
11 France Davy Jeanney 8 9 11 13 33
12 Sweden Anton Marklund 9 15 4 9 32
13 Russia Timur Timerzyanov 16 17 8 5 27
14 United Kingdom Liam Doran 11 5 17 19 23
15 Sweden Kevin Hansen 13 19 4 21
16 Belgium François Duval 5 18
17 United States Ken Block 18 3 19 14 16
18 Latvia Reinis Nitišs 15 13 12 21 12
19 Finland Niclas Grönholm 17 14 15 16 6
20 France Jean-Baptiste Dubourg 16 1

FIA World Rallycross Championship for Teams

Pos. Team No. Drivers Points
1 Sweden EKS RX 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström 165
57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen
2 Sweden Team Peugeot-Hansen 9 France Sébastien Loeb 109
21 Sweden Timmy Hansen
3 Sweden Volkswagen RX Sweden 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 102
92 Sweden Anton Marklund
4 United States Hoonigan Racing Division 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud 67
43 United States Ken Block
5 Austria World RX Team Austria 6 Latvia Jānis Baumanis 62
7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov
6 Sweden Olsbergs MSE 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm 49
96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson
7 Germany all-inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 15 Latvia Reinis Nitišs 12
55 Germany René Münnich

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