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.
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.
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 Olivier Ural 5–7, 9–11 Sébastien Loeb Racing Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 Quentin Giordano Thierry Salva 6–8 Thomas Roux 9–10 PH Sport Citroën DS3 R5 Valentin Sarreaud 1 Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat 1 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais 6–10 Munaretto Sport Peugeot 207 S2000 S 1, 5 M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 R5 Elfyn Evans Craig Parry 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10 Eyvind Brynildsen Anders Fredriksson 2 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor 8 Rhys Yates Tom Woodburn 12 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 Gilles Delarche 2, 7, 11–12 Jim Van den Heuvel Lisette Bakker 2 Jac Gillis 5, 7 Josefine Beinke 9 Jouri Dockx 11–12 J-Motorsport Citroën DS3 R5R5 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte 1, 9, 13 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 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 Marco Hernández 3 Mario Tomé 11 The Ptock Škoda Fabia R5 R5 Hubert Ptaszek Kamil Kozdroń 1 Maciek Szczepaniak 2, 5, 7–8 Ford Fiesta R5 10, 12 Peugeot Sport Slovakia Peugeot 208 T16 R5 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 Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson 2, 5, 7–8, 11 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 5–6, 9–12 C-Rally Ford Fiesta R5 R5 Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot 2, 7, 12 Michał Sołowow Maciek Baran 2 Motorsport Italia srl Ford Fiesta R5 R5 Max Rendina Emanuele Inglesi 2–3, 6 Škoda Fabia R5 9 CA1 Sport Ltd Ford Fiesta R5 R5 Fredrik Åhlin Morten Erik Abrahamsen 2 Andrew Roughead 12 Drive DMACK Trophy Team Ford Fiesta R5 R5 Sander Pärn James Morgan 2, 11 Martin Järveoja 5 Karl Kruuda 6–8 Marius Aasen Veronica Engan 2, 5–8, 11–12 Osian Pryce Dale Furniss 12 TAIF Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 R5 Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tsvetkov 2–5, 8 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 3 Didier Arias Hector Nunes 4 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 Khalid Al-Suwaidi Marshall Clarke 13 Ford Fiesta R5 7, 9, 12 Giovanni Bernacchini 3–5 Wevers Sport Škoda Fabia R5 R5 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano 3–7, 11–13 Bernhard ten Brinke Davy Thierie 9, 11 Kristian Poulsen Ole Frederiksen 9 Mark van Eldik Harmen Scholtalbers 9 Edwin Schilt Lisette Bakker 9 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 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 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 Classificationwithin Group R R5 S Super 2000
Results and standings
Season summary
RoundEvent nameWinning driverWinning co-driver1 Elfyn Evans Craig Parry M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R54:08:23.9Report2 Rally Sweden Elfyn Evans Craig Parry M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R52:05:04.4Report3 Rally Mexico Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula TGS Worldwide OUŠkoda Fabia R54:43:59.2Report4 Rally Argentina Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Wevers SportŠkoda Fabia R54:05:35.7Report5 Rally de Portugal Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R54:10:46.2Report6 Rally Italia Sardegna Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Team OrecaŠkoda Fabia R53:44:23.2Report7 Rally Poland Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Team OrecaŠkoda Fabia R52:43:27.7Report8 Rally Finland Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R52:42:59.6Report9 Rallye Deutschland Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R53:09:03.5Report10 Rally China Rally cancelled11 Tour de Corse Elfyn Evans Craig Parry M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R54:14:22.0Report12 Rally Catalunya Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R53:22:08.7Report13 Wales Rally GB Esapekka Lappi Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R53:24:00.3Report14 Rally Australia Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia R52:53:38.0Report
FIA WRC2 Championship 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
Driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER FRA ESP GBR AUS Drops Points 1 Esapekka Lappi 3 9 3 1 1 1 1 2 130 2 Elfyn Evans 1 1 4 14 2 3 1 0 120 3 Teemu Suninen 1 16 1 1 2 4 3 0 120 4 Jan Kopecký 10 2 2 2 1 4 WD 0 92 5 Pontus Tidemand 2 1 7 Ret 2 2 0 85 6 Nicolás Fuchs 4 1 2 Ret 8 7 2 0 83 7 Armin Kremer 2 5 4 Ret 3 Ret 0 55 8 Hubert Ptaszek 2 2 WD 9 Ret 3 0 53 9 Marius Aasen 8 3 7 Ret 6 6 5 0 51 10 Pierre-Louis Loubet WD Ret 6 6 Ret 5 5 0 36 11 Quentin Gilbert 3 Ret 10 Ret 5 Ret 6 0 34 12 Yoann Bonato 5 7 WD Ret 9 12 3 0 33 13 Ole Christian Veiby 6 5 6 0 26 14 Julien Maurin Ret 13 5 15 Ret 4 11 0 22 15 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ret 3 8 10 0 20 16 Ghislain de Mevius 6 4 WD 12 0 20 17 Frigyes Turán 9 8 9 8 8 8 0 20 18 Hubert Ptaszek 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 0 18 19 Karl Kruuda 3 10 Ret 0 16 20 Scott Pedder 4 Ret 8 0 16 21 José Antonio Suárez 6 12 Ret 7 Ret 9 0 16 22 Jim Van Den Heuvel Ret 18 13 3 13 0 15 23 Max Redina Ret 3 WD Ret 0 15 24 Khalid Al-Suwaidi Ret Ret 11 11 Ret 10 4 0 13 25 Quentin Giordano 4 Ret Ret Ret WD 0 12 26 Anders Grøndal 4 0 12 27 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 4 0 12 28 Henning Solberg 4 0 12 29 Augusto Bestard 11 WD 5 15 11 12 0 10 30 Jourdan Serderidis Ret 12 5 0 10 31 Jarosław Kołtun WD 5 Ret 0 10 32 Eyvind Brynildsen 5 0 10 33 Miguel Campos 5 0 10 34 Bernhard ten Brinke 6 Ret 0 8 35 Emil Bergkvist 7 Ret Ret 13 WD 0 6 36 Sander Pärn Ret Ret Ret 7 0 6 37 Lambros Athanassoulas 8 0 4 38 Simone Tempestini 9 9 0 4 39 David Bogie 9 0 2 40 Radik Shaymiev 10 Ret 10 0 2 41 Alain Foulon 10 12 14 13 Ret 0 1 42 Ricardo Triviño 12 WD 10 0 1 Driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER FRA ESP GBR AUS Drops Points Notes – Points earned as Peugeot Sport Slovakia entry. – Points earned as The Ptock entry.
FIA WRC2 Championship for Co-Drivers
Co-driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER FRA ESP GBR AUS Drops Points 1 Janne Ferm 3 9 3 1 1 1 1 2 130 2 Mikko Markkula 1 16 1 1 2 4 3 0 120 3 Craig Parry 1 1 4 14 2 3 1 0 120 4 Pavel Dresler 10 2 2 2 1 4 WD 0 92 5 Jonas Andersson 2 1 7 Ret 2 2 0 85 6 Fernando Mussano 4 1 2 Ret 8 7 2 0 83 7 Pirmin Winklhofer 2 5 4 3 Ret 0 55 8 Maciek Szczepaniak 2 2 WD 9 Ret 3 0 53 9 Veronica Engan 8 3 7 Ret 6 6 5 0 51 10 Vincent Landais WD Ret 6 6 Ret 5 5 0 36 11 Renaud Jamoul 3 Ret 10 Ret 5 Ret 6 0 34 12 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 6 5 6 0 26 13 Olivier Ural 13 5 15 Ret 4 11 0 22 14 Killian Duffy Ret 3 8 10 0 20 15 Johan Jalet 6 4 WD 12 0 20 16 Gábor Zsíros 9 8 9 8 8 8 0 20 17 Denis Giraudet 5 7 WD Ret 9 12 0 18 18 Martin Järveoja Ret 3 10 Ret 0 16 19 Dale Moscatt 4 Ret 8 0 16 20 Cándido Carrera 6 12 Ret 7 Ret 9 0 16 21 Emanuele Inglesi Ret 3 WD Ret 0 15 22 Jouri Dockx 3 12 0 15 23 Benjamin Boulloud 3 0 15 24 Marshall Clarke 11 11 Ret 10 4 0 13 25 Valentin Sarreaud 4 0 12 26 Miriam Walfridsson 4 0 12 27 Jarosław Baran 4 0 12 28 Ilka Minor 4 0 12 29 Maciek Szczepaniak Ret Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 0 12 30 Fernando Mendonca 11 WD 5 15 11 12 0 10 31 Frédéric Miclotte Ret 12 5 0 10 32 Ireneusz Pleskot WD 5 Ret 0 10 33 Anders Fredriksson 5 0 10 34 Carlos Magalhães 5 0 10 35 Davy Thierie 6 Ret 0 8 36 Joakim Sjöberg 7 Ret Ret 13 WD 0 6 37 James Morgan Ret Ret 7 0 6 38 Kamil Kozdroń 7 0 6 39 Nikolaos Zakheos 8 0 4 40 Matteo Chiarcossi 9 9 0 4 41 Kevin Rae 9 0 2 40 Maxim Tsvetkov 10 Ret 10 0 2 42 Bernard Ferro 10 0 1 43 Mario González Tomé 10 0 1 Co-driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER FRA ESP GBR AUS Drops Points
FIA WRC2 Championship for Teams
Team MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER FRA ESP GBR AUS Points 1 Škoda Motorsport 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 219 2 M-Sport World Rally Team 1 1 3 7 2 3 1 9 131 3 Team Oreca 8 1 1 2 2 3 105 4 Drive DMACK Trophy Team 4 2 3 7 4 4 4 87 5 Peugeot Sport Slovakia 2 1 WD 6 Ret 2 69 6 BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team 2 4 4 Ret 2 Ret 60 7 Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team Ret 2 4 8 7 8 3 59 8 Turán Motorsport SE 5 5 6 5 5 6 56 9 Peugeot Rally Academy 3 6 Ret 4 Ret 6 43 10 Printsport 3 3 5 40 11 The Ptock 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 3 Ret 37 12 TGS Worldwide 1 Ret 9 27 13 Wevers Sport 3 Ret 7 21 14 Icepol Racing Team 3 8 19 15 Škoda Motorsport II 2 18 16 Napoca Rally Academy 6 5 18 17 TAIF Motorsport 6 Ret Ret 6 16 18 Motorsport Italia s.r.l. Ret 3 WD Ret 15 19 Lotos Rally Team 4 12 20 Triviño World Rally Team 7 WD 7 12 21 C-Rally WD 5 Ret 10 22 Laskaris Foundation 5 10 23 Toksport World Rally Team 7 6 24 Tommi Mäkinen Racing 8 4 25 Škoda Auto Deutschland 8 4 26 RMC Motorsport 9 Ret 2 Team MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER FRA ESP GBR AUS Points
References
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile