The 2016 FIA WRC3 Championship was the fourth season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed 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 composed of fourteen rallies, and drivers and teams had to nominate a maximum of six events. The best five results counted towards the championship.
Quentin Gilbert was the defending champion, as he won the 2015 title.
Calendar
Teams and drivers
Car Class Tyre Drivers Co-Drivers Rounds Printsport Citroën DS3 R3T R3 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson 1 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 5, 7–10 Juuso Nordgren Mikael Korhonen 8 ACI Team Italia Peugeot 208 R2 R2 Fabio Andolfi Manuel Fenoli 1, 5–6, 8–9, 11 Damiano De Tommaso Massimiliano Bosi 1 Paolo Rocca 5–6, 8–9, 11 Peugeot Rally Academy Peugeot 208 R2 R2 Jordan Berfa Damien Augustin 1, 9–10 Styllex Slovak National Team Citroën DS3 R3T R3 Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka 1, 5, 7–10, 12 Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën DS3 R3T R3 Michel Fabre Maxime Vilmot 1–4, 11–13 Yohan Rossel Benoît Fulcrand 12 Équipe de France FFSA Citroën DS3 R3T R3 10 Laurent Pellier Benoit Neyret-Gigot 10 LTB Motor Peugeot 208 R2 R2 Igor Giusti Patrick Chiappe 1 Gilbert Dini 5–6, 10 AFC Racing Citroën DS3 R3T R3 Vincent Dubert Sébastien Pujol 1 Alexandre Coria 5, 7–10, 12 Vieffecorse Peugeot 208 R2 R2 Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio Barone 1, 5–6, 10–11 Renault Sport Rally Team Renault Clio RS R3T R3 Michaël Burri Anderson Levratti 5, 7–12 Fernando Costa Motorsport Renault Clio RS R3T R3 Carlos Oliveira José Janela 5 Abu Dhabi Racing Team Citroën DS3 R3T R3 Mohamed Al-Mutawaa Stephen McAuley 5, 7–9 Stuart Loudon 10, 12 Trajectoire Racing Citroën DS3 R3T R3 Romain Martel Vanessa Lemoine 5, 7–10 Frédéric Hauswald Maxime Vilmot 5 Hans Weijs Motorsport Citroën DS3 R3T R3 Hans Thilo Himmel Nicolaas Swartz 5, 7 Citroën Racing Citroën DS3 R3T R3 Łukasz Pieniąźek Przemek Mazur 5, 7–8 Delta Rally Citroën DS3 R3T R3 Andrea Crugnola Michele Ferrara 5, 7–8 Napoca Rally Academy Citroën DS3 R3T R3 Simone Tempestini Giovanni Bernacchini 5, 7–10, 12 Sébastien Loeb Racing Citroën DS3 R3T R3 Terry Folb Franck Le Floch 5, 7–10, 12 Rally Technology Peugeot 208 R2 R2 Tomasz Gryc Michał Kuśnierz 7 Hontec Motorsport Renault Clio RS R3T R3 Kevin van Deijne Hein Verschuuren 9, 11 PH Sport Citroën DS3 R3T R3 William Wagner Antoine Paque 10, 12
Results and standings
Season summary
RoundEvent nameWinning driverWinning co-driver1 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Printsport4:30:42.9Report2 Rally Sweden Michel Fabre Maxime Vilmot Saintéloc Junior Team2:41:39.5Report3 Rally Mexico Michel Fabre Maxime Vilmot Saintéloc Junior Team5:34:30.7Report4 Rally Argentina Michel Fabre Maxime Vilmot Saintéloc Junior Team4:53:11.0Report5 Rally de Portugal Simone Tempestini Giovanni Bernacchini Napoca Rally Academy4:30:15.7Report6 Rally Italia Sardegna Manuel Fenoli ACI Team Italia4:08:32.3Report7 Rally Poland Simone Tempestini Giovanni Bernacchini Napoca Rally Academy3:04:11.3Report8 Rally Finland Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen Printsport2:55:40.0Report9 Rallye Deutschland Simone Tempestini Giovanni Bernacchini Napoca Rally Academy3:21:12.4Report10 Rally China Rally cancelled11 Tour de Corse Laurent Pellier Équipe de France FFSA4:38:19.3Report12 Rally Catalunya Fabio Andolfi Manuel Fenoli ACI Team Italia3:38:33.6Report13 Wales Rally GB Martin Koči Styllex Slovak National Team3:47:47.4Report14 Rally Australia Michel Fabre Maxime Vilmot Saintéloc Junior Team2:46:05.7Report
FIA WRC3 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 Simone Tempestini 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 123 2 Michel Fabre 8 1 1 1 4 5 1 4 122 3 Fabio Andolfi 3 4 1 9 4 1 0 91 4 Martin Koči 6 2 DNS 8 2 3 1 0 88 5 Ole Christian Veiby 1 8 3 1 12 8 0 73 6 Damiano De Tommaso 4 6 2 6 6 3 0 69 7 Vincent Dubert 5 5 5 4 8 7 6 0 60 8 Terry Folb 3 2 Ret 3 6 0 56 9 Michaël Burri 7 8 7 5 2 4 0 56 10 Yohan Rossel 2 3 0 33 11 Romain Martel 10 4 5 5 Ret 0 33 12 Enrico Brazzoli 7 11 4 9 5 0 30 13 Laurent Pellier 1 0 25 14 Jordan Berfa 2 11 Ret 0 18 15 Igor Giusti 9 13 3 10 0 18 16 Juuso Nordgren 3 0 15 17 Mohamed Al-Mutawaa 12 9 7 9 Ret 0 10 18 Tomasz Gryc 6 0 8 19 Łukasz Pieniążek 15 7 0 6 20 Frédéric Hauswald 9 0 2 21 Kevin van Deijne 10 WD 0 1 Driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER FRA ESP GBR AUS Drops Points
FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers
Co-driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER FRA ESP GBR AUS Drops Points 1 Giovanni Bernacchini 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 123 2 Maxime Vilmot 8 1 1 1 4 5 1 4 122 3 Manuel Fenoli 3 4 1 9 4 1 0 91 4 Lukáš Kostka 6 2 DNS 8 2 3 1 0 88 5 Paolo Rocca 6 2 6 6 3 0 57 6 Franck Le Floch 3 2 Ret 3 6 0 56 7 Anderson Levratti 7 8 7 5 2 4 0 56 8 Alexandre Coria 5 5 4 8 7 6 0 50 9 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 8 3 1 12 8 0 48 10 Benoît Fulcrand 2 3 0 33 11 Vanessa Lemoine 10 4 5 5 Ret 0 33 12 Maurizio Barone 7 11 4 9 5 0 30 13 Jonas Andersson 1 0 25 14 Benoit Neyret-Gigot 1 0 25 15 Damien Augustin 2 11 Ret 0 18 16 Gilbert Dini 13 3 10 0 16 17 Mikael Korhonen 3 0 15 18 Massimiliano Bosi 4 0 12 19 Sébastien Poujol 5 0 10 20 Stephen McAuley 12 9 7 9 0 10 21 Michał Kuśnierz 6 0 8 22 Przemisław Mazur 15 7 0 6 23 Patrick Chiappe 9 0 2 24 Maxime Vilmot 9 0 2 25 Hein Verschuuren 10 WD 0 1 Co-driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER FRA ESP GBR AUS Drops Points Notes – Points earned with Michel Fabre – Points earned with Frédéric Hauswald
FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams
Team MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER FRA ESP GBR AUS Points 1 Saintéloc Junior Team 4 1 1 1 3 3 1 142 2 Automobile Club d'Italia 3 3 1 2 3 1 113 3 Styllex Slovak National Team 1 DNS 4 1 2 1 105 4 Printsport 1 5 2 1 7 5 94 5 Renault Sport 4 4 4 3 2 2 87 6 Sébastien Loeb Racing 2 1 Ret 2 4 73 7 Abu Dhabi Racing Team 6 5 3 5 Ret 43 8 Peugeot Rally Academy 2 6 Ret 26 9 Équipe de France FFSA 1 25 10 RallyTechnology 3 15 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