The 2016 FIA WRC2 Championship was the fourth season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, ran in support of the World Rally Championship. 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.[1]

After winning in 2015 and 2014, Nasser Al-Attiyah did not 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.[2]

Calendar

The calendar was announced in November 2015 by the FIA.[3] The season was scheduled to expand with one rally in comparison to the 2015 championship, contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Asia,[4][5] but the Chinese round was ultimately cancelled.

More information Round, Dates ...
Round Dates Rally name Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance
1 21–24 January Monaco Monte Carlo Rally Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France Mixed 16 337.59km
2 12–14 February Sweden Rally Sweden Karlstad, Värmland Snow 121a 226.48km1b
3 3–6 March Mexico Rally Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel 21 399.67km
4 21–24 April Argentina Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 18 364.68km
5 19–22 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 19 368.00km
6 9–12 June Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 19 324.60km
7 30 June–3 July Poland Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel 21 306.10km
8 28–31 July Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 24 333.99km
9 19–21 August Germany Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 18 306.80km
10 9–11 September China Rally China Beijing, Hebei Tarmac Cancelled2
11 30 September–2 October France Tour de Corse Bastia, Haute-Corse Tarmac 10 390.92km
12 13–16 October Spain Rally Catalunya Salou, Tarragona Mixed 21 321.08km
13 28–30 October United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel 22 336.00km
14 18–20 November Australia Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Gravel 23 283.36km3
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  • ^1  – Rally Sweden was shortened due to warm weather conditions turning frozen roads into soft, muddy gravel and making the studded tyres unsafe to use.[6]
  • ^2  – Rally China was cancelled due to weather damage caused by torrential storms and flooding in July.[7]
  • ^3  – The route of Rally Australia was shortened following concerns over dust reducing visibility in forest stages.

Calendar changes

Regulation changes

  • The Production Cup for Drivers and Co-driver will be discontinued after 2015.[12]

Teams and drivers

More information Entrant, Car ...
Entrant Car Class Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Austria BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team[13] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P Germany Armin Kremer[13] Germany Pirmin Winklhofer[13] 1, 3, 6–7, 9, 11
France 2C Competition[14] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P France Julien Maurin[14] France Benjamin Veillas[14] 1
France Olivier Ural[15] 5–7, 9–11
France Sébastien Loeb Racing Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 M France Quentin Giordano[14] France Thierry Salva[16] 6–8
France Thomas Roux 9–10
France PH Sport[17] Citroën DS3 R5 France Valentin Sarreaud[14] 1
France Jean-Michel Raoux[14] France Laurent Magat[14] 1
France Pierre-Louis Loubet[14] France Vincent Landais[14] 6–10
Italy Munaretto Sport[14] Peugeot 207 S2000 S 1, 5
United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team[14] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M United Kingdom Elfyn Evans[14] United Kingdom Craig Parry[14] 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10
Norway Eyvind Brynildsen[18] Sweden Anders Fredriksson[18] 2
Norway Henning Solberg[19] Austria Ilka Minor[19] 8
United Kingdom Rhys Yates[20] United Kingdom Tom Woodburn[20] 12
United Kingdom Gus Greensmith[20] Germany Katrin Becker[20] 12
Romania Napoca Rally Academy[14] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Italy Simone Tempestini[14] Italy Matteo Chiarcossi[14] 1–2
Netherlands Heuvel Motorsport[14] Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 M France Alain Foulon[14] France Bernard Ferro[14] 1
France Gilles Delarche[18] 2, 7, 11–12
Netherlands Jim Van den Heuvel[18] Netherlands Lisette Bakker[18] 2
Netherlands Jac Gillis[15] 5, 7
Germany Josefine Beinke[21] 9
Netherlands Jouri Dockx[22] 11–12
Belgium J-Motorsport[18] Citroën DS3 R5 R5 M Greece Jourdan Serderidis[23] Belgium Frédéric Miclotte[23] 1, 9, 13
Sweden Emil Bergkvist[18] Sweden Joakim Sjöberg[18] 2, 5, 7–8
Belgium DG Sport Compétition[24] Citroën DS3 R5 R5 M France Quentin Gilbert[24] Belgium Renaud Jamoul[24] 1, 5–9, 10
France CHL Sport Auto[25] Citroën DS3 R5 R5 P France Yoann Bonato[25] France Denis Giraudet[25] 1, 5–9
France Benjamin Boulloud[26] 10
France Peugeot Rally Academy[27] Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 M Spain José Antonio Suárez[27] Spain Cándido Carrera[27] 1, 5–6, 9–11
Mexico Triviño World Rally Team[28] Citroën DS3 R5 R5 P Mexico Ricardo Triviño[28] Spain Sergio Salom[28] 1
Mexico Marco Hernández 3
Spain Mario Tomé[22] 11
Poland The Ptock[14] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P Poland Hubert Ptaszek[14] Poland Kamil Kozdroń[14] 1
Poland Maciek Szczepaniak[18] 2, 5, 7–8
Ford Fiesta R5 10, 12
Slovakia Peugeot Sport Slovakia Peugeot 208 T16 R5 3–4, 6, 9, 11, 13
Greece Laskaris Foundation[14] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P Greece Lambros Athanassoulas[14] Greece Nikolaos Zakheos[14] 1
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport[29] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Finland Esapekka Lappi[18] Finland Janne Ferm[18] 2, 6–9, 12–13
Sweden Pontus Tidemand[29] Sweden Jonas Andersson[29] 2, 5, 7–8, 11
Czech Republic Jan Kopecký[15] Czech Republic Pavel Dresler[15] 5–6, 9–12
Poland C-Rally[18] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Poland Jarosław Kołtun[18] Poland Ireneusz Pleskot[18] 2, 7, 12
Poland Michał Sołowow[18] Poland Maciek Baran[18] 2
Italy Motorsport Italia srl[30] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Italy Max Rendina[30] Italy Emanuele Inglesi[30] 2–3, 6
Škoda Fabia R5 9
United Kingdom CA1 Sport Ltd[18] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M Sweden Fredrik Åhlin[18] Norway Morten Erik Abrahamsen[18] 2
United Kingdom Andrew Roughead[20] 12
United Kingdom Drive DMACK Trophy Team[31] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 D Estonia Sander Pärn[32] United Kingdom James Morgan[32] 2, 11
Estonia Martin Järveoja[16] 5
Estonia Karl Kruuda[17] 6–8
Norway Marius Aasen[31] Norway Veronica Engan[31] 2, 5–8, 11–12
United Kingdom Osian Pryce[20] United Kingdom Dale Furniss[20] 12
Russia TAIF Motorsport[18] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M Russia Radik Shaymiev[18] Russia Maxim Tsvetkov[18] 2–5, 8
D Estonia Sander Pärn United Kingdom James Morgan 7
Estonia MM Motorsport[18] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M Ukraine Oleksiy Kikireshko[18] Estonia Kuldar Sikk[18] 2
Finland Printsport[18] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Norway Ole Christian Veiby[18] Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen[18] 2, 11–12
Italy Bernini Rally[33] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 H Paraguay Augusto Bestard[33] Paraguay Fernando Mendonca[33] 2, 4–6
Norway Anders Grøndal Rally Team[18] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Norway Anders Grøndal[18] Sweden Miriam Walfridsson[18] 2
France Team Oreca[14] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Finland Teemu Suninen[34] Finland Mikko Markkula[34] 5–8, 11–12
Finland TGS Worldwide OU 3
Paraguay Didier Arias[35] Paraguay Hector Nunes[35] 4
Škoda Fabia S2000 S Finland Joonas Soilu[19] Finland Tuomo Hannonen[19] 8
Qatar Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Qatar Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Republic of Ireland Killian Duffy 3–5, 9, 11–12
Qatar Khalid Al-Suwaidi United Kingdom Marshall Clarke[17] 13
Ford Fiesta R5 7, 9, 12
Italy Giovanni Bernacchini 3–5
Netherlands Wevers Sport[36] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P Peru Nicolás Fuchs[36] Argentina Fernando Mussano[36] 3–7, 11–13
Netherlands Bernhard ten Brinke[21] Belgium Davy Thierie[21] 9, 11
Denmark Kristian Poulsen[21] Denmark Ole Frederiksen[21] 9
Netherlands Mark van Eldik[21] Netherlands Harmen Scholtalbers[21] 9
Netherlands Edwin Schilt[21] Netherlands Lisette Bakker[21] 9
United Kingdom David Bogie[20] United Kingdom Kevin Rae[20] 12
Portugal AR Vidal Racing[15] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Portugal Miguel Campos[15] Portugal Carlos Magalhães[15] 5
Portugal Sports & You[15] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 H Portugal Diogo Salvi[15] Portugal Paulo Babo[15] 5
United Kingdom Autotek Motorsport[15] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 D Australia Scott Pedder[15] Australia Dale Moscatt[15] 5, 7–8
Belgium Icepol Racing Team[15] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Belgium Ghislain de Mevius[21] Belgium Johan Jalet[15] 5, 9–11
Italy D-Max Racing[15] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Belgium Cédric Cherain[15] Belgium André Leyh[15] 5
Spain RMC Motorsport[15] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 H Brazil Ilo Dhiel[15] Brazil Eduardo da Silva[15] 5, 7
Spain Gustavo Sosa[15] Spain Rogelio Peñate[15] 5, 7
Hungary Turán Motorsport SE[15] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 H Hungary Frigyes Turán[15] Hungary Gábor Zsíros[15] 5–7, 9, 11–12
Italy S.A. Motorsport Italia srl[16] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 P Italy Umberto Scandola[16] Italy Guido D'Amore[16] 6
Poland Lotos Rally Team[37] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 P Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz[37] Poland Jarosław Baran[37] 7
Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing[19] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M Japan Hiroki Arai[19] Australia Glenn MacNeall[19] 8
Japan Takamoto Katsuta[19] United Kingdom Daniel Barritt[19] 8
Germany Toksport World Rally Team[19] Ford Fiesta R5 R5 M Finland Janne Tuohino[19] Finland Markku Tuohino[19] 8
Germany Škoda Auto Deutschland[21] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Germany Fabian Kreim[21] Germany Frank Christian[21] 9
Germany Hyundai Motorsport N[26] Hyundai i20 R5 R5 M Netherlands Kevin Abbring[26] United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall[26] 10, 12
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II[20] Škoda Fabia R5 R5 M Sweden Pontus Tidemand[20] Sweden Jonas Andersson[20] 12
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More information Icon, Class ...
Icon Class
R4 Classification
within Group R
R5
S Super 2000
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Results and standings

Season summary

FIA WRC2 Championship for Drivers

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

More information Position, Points ...
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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More information Pos., Driver ...
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
1 Finland Esapekka Lappi 3 9 3 1 1 1 1 2 130
2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans 1 1 4 14 2 3 1 0 120
3 Finland Teemu Suninen 1 16 1 1 2 4 3 0 120
4 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 10 2 2 2 1 4 WD 0 92
5 Sweden Pontus Tidemand 2 1 7 Ret 2 2 0 85
6 Peru Nicolás Fuchs 4 1 2 Ret 8 7 2 0 83
7 Germany Armin Kremer 2 5 4 Ret 3 Ret 0 55
8 Poland Hubert Ptaszek3 2 2 WD 9 Ret 3 0 53
9 Norway Marius Aasen 8 3 7 Ret 6 6 5 0 51
10 France Pierre-Louis Loubet WD Ret 6 6 Ret 5 5 0 36
11 France Quentin Gilbert 3 Ret 10 Ret 5 Ret 6 0 34
12 France Yoann Bonato 5 7 WD Ret 9 12 3 0 33
13 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 6 5 6 0 26
14 France Julien Maurin Ret 13 5 15 Ret 4 11 0 22
15 Qatar Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ret 3 8 10 0 20
16 Belgium Ghislain de Mevius 6 4 WD 12 0 20
17 Hungary Frigyes Turán 9 8 9 8 8 8 0 20
18 Poland Hubert Ptaszek4 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 0 18
19 Estonia Karl Kruuda 3 10 Ret 0 16
20 Australia Scott Pedder 4 Ret 8 0 16
21 Spain José Antonio Suárez 6 12 Ret 7 Ret 9 0 16
22 Netherlands Jim Van Den Heuvel Ret 18 13 3 13 0 15
23 Italy Max Redina Ret 3 WD Ret 0 15
24 Qatar Khalid Al-Suwaidi Ret Ret 11 11 Ret 10 4 0 13
25 France Quentin Giordano 4 Ret Ret Ret WD 0 12
26 Norway Anders Grøndal 4 0 12
27 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz 4 0 12
28 Norway Henning Solberg 4 0 12
29 Paraguay Augusto Bestard 11 WD 5 15 11 12 0 10
30 Greece Jourdan Serderidis Ret 12 5 0 10
31 Poland Jarosław Kołtun WD 5 Ret 0 10
32 Norway Eyvind Brynildsen 5 0 10
33 Portugal Miguel Campos 5 0 10
34 Netherlands Bernhard ten Brinke 6 Ret 0 8
35 Sweden Emil Bergkvist 7 Ret Ret 13 WD 0 6
36 Estonia Sander Pärn Ret Ret Ret 7 0 6
37 Greece Lambros Athanassoulas 8 0 4
38 Italy Simone Tempestini 9 9 0 4
39 United Kingdom David Bogie 9 0 2
40 Russia Radik Shaymiev 10 Ret 10 0 2
41 France Alain Foulon 10 12 14 13 Ret 0 1
42 Mexico Ricardo Triviño 12 WD 10 0 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
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FIA WRC2 Championship for Co-Drivers

More information Pos., Co-driver ...
Pos. Co-driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
1 Finland Janne Ferm 3 9 3 1 1 1 1 2 130
2 Finland Mikko Markkula 1 16 1 1 2 4 3 0 120
3 United Kingdom Craig Parry 1 1 4 14 2 3 1 0 120
4 Czech Republic Pavel Dresler 10 2 2 2 1 4 WD 0 92
5 Sweden Jonas Andersson 2 1 7 Ret 2 2 0 85
6 Argentina Fernando Mussano 4 1 2 Ret 8 7 2 0 83
7 Germany Pirmin Winklhofer 2 5 4 3 Ret 0 55
8 Poland Maciek Szczepaniak3 2 2 WD 9 Ret 3 0 53
9 Norway Veronica Engan 8 3 7 Ret 6 6 5 0 51
10 France Vincent Landais WD Ret 6 6 Ret 5 5 0 36
11 Belgium Renaud Jamoul 3 Ret 10 Ret 5 Ret 6 0 34
12 Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen 6 5 6 0 26
13 France Olivier Ural 13 5 15 Ret 4 11 0 22
14 Republic of Ireland Killian Duffy Ret 3 8 10 0 20
15 Belgium Johan Jalet 6 4 WD 12 0 20
16 Hungary Gábor Zsíros 9 8 9 8 8 8 0 20
17 France Denis Giraudet 5 7 WD Ret 9 12 0 18
18 Estonia Martin Järveoja Ret 3 10 Ret 0 16
19 Australia Dale Moscatt 4 Ret 8 0 16
20 Spain Cándido Carrera 6 12 Ret 7 Ret 9 0 16
21 Italy Emanuele Inglesi Ret 3 WD Ret 0 15
22 Netherlands Jouri Dockx 3 12 0 15
23 France Benjamin Boulloud 3 0 15
24 United Kingdom Marshall Clarke 11 11 Ret 10 4 0 13
25 France Valentin Sarreaud 4 0 12
26 Sweden Miriam Walfridsson 4 0 12
27 Poland Jarosław Baran 4 0 12
28 Austria Ilka Minor 4 0 12
29 Poland Maciek Szczepaniak4 Ret Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 0 12
30 Paraguay Fernando Mendonca 11 WD 5 15 11 12 0 10
31 Belgium Frédéric Miclotte Ret 12 5 0 10
32 Poland Ireneusz Pleskot WD 5 Ret 0 10
33 Sweden Anders Fredriksson 5 0 10
34 Portugal Carlos Magalhães 5 0 10
35 Belgium Davy Thierie 6 Ret 0 8
36 Sweden Joakim Sjöberg 7 Ret Ret 13 WD 0 6
37 United Kingdom James Morgan Ret Ret 7 0 6
38 Poland Kamil Kozdroń 7 0 6
39 Greece Nikolaos Zakheos 8 0 4
40 Italy Matteo Chiarcossi 9 9 0 4
41 United Kingdom Kevin Rae 9 0 2
40 Russia Maxim Tsvetkov 10 Ret 10 0 2
42 France Bernard Ferro 10 0 1
43 Spain Mario González Tomé 10 0 1
Pos. Co-driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
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FIA WRC2 Championship for Teams

More information Pos., Team ...
Pos. Team MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Points
1 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 219
2 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team 1 1 3 7 2 3 1 9 131
3 France Team Oreca 8 1 1 2 2 3 105
4 United Kingdom Drive DMACK Trophy Team 4 2 3 7 4 4 4 87
5 Slovakia Peugeot Sport Slovakia 2 1 WD 6 Ret 2 69
6 Austria BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team 2 4 4 Ret 2 Ret 60
7 Qatar Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team Ret 2 4 8 7 8 3 59
8 Hungary Turán Motorsport SE 5 5 6 5 5 6 56
9 France Peugeot Rally Academy 3 6 Ret 4 Ret 6 43
10 Finland Printsport 3 3 5 40
11 Poland The Ptock 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 3 Ret 37
12 Finland TGS Worldwide 1 Ret 9 27
13 Netherlands Wevers Sport 3 Ret 7 21
14 Belgium Icepol Racing Team 3 8 19
15 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II 2 18
16 Romania Napoca Rally Academy 6 5 18
17 Russia TAIF Motorsport 6 Ret Ret 6 16
18 Italy Motorsport Italia s.r.l. Ret 3 WD Ret 15
19 Poland Lotos Rally Team 4 12
20 Mexico Triviño World Rally Team 7 WD 7 12
21 Poland C-Rally WD 5 Ret 10
22 Greece Laskaris Foundation 5 10
23 Germany Toksport World Rally Team 7 6
24 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing 8 4
25 Germany Škoda Auto Deutschland 8 4
26 Spain RMC Motorsport 9 Ret 2
Pos. Team MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
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