The 2016 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the fourth season of the World Rally Championship-3 , 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 composed of fourteen rallies, and drivers and teams had to nominate a maximum of six events. The best five results counted towards the championship.[1]
Quentin Gilbert was the defending champion, as he won the 2015 title.
Calendar [ edit ] The calendar was announced in November 2015 by the FIA .[2] 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,[3] [4] but the Chinese round was ultimately cancelled.
Round Dates Rally name Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance 1 21–24 January Monte Carlo Rally Gap , Hautes-Alpes , France 16 337.59km 2 12–14 February Rally Sweden Karlstad , Värmland Snow 121a 226.48km1b 3 3–6 March Rally Mexico León , Guanajuato Gravel 21 399.67km 4 21–24 April Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz , Córdoba Gravel 18 364.68km 5 19–22 May Rally de Portugal Matosinhos , Porto Gravel 19 368.00km 6 9–12 June Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero , Sardinia Gravel 19 324.60km 7 30 June–3 July Rally Poland Mikołajki , Warmia-Masuria Gravel 21 306.10km 8 28–31 July Rally Finland Jyväskylä , Keski-Suomi Gravel 24 333.99km 9 19–21 August Rallye Deutschland Trier , Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 18 306.80km 10 9–11 September Rally China Beijing, Hebei Tarmac Cancelled 2 11 30 September–2 October Tour de Corse Bastia , Haute-Corse Tarmac 10 390.92km 12 13–16 October Rally Catalunya Salou , Tarragona 21 321.08km 13 28–30 October Wales Rally GB Deeside , Flintshire Gravel 22 336.00km 14 18–20 November Rally Australia Coffs Harbour , New South Wales Gravel 23 283.36km3
Notes ^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.[5] ^2 – Rally China was cancelled due to weather damage caused by torrential storms and flooding in July.[6] ^3 – The route of Rally Australia was shortened following concerns over dust reducing visibility in forest stages. Calendar changes [ edit ] Teams and drivers [ edit ] Car Class Tyre Drivers Co-Drivers Rounds Printsport [11] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Ole Christian Veiby [11] Jonas Andersson [11] 1 Stig Rune Skjærmoen [12] 5, 7–10 Juuso Nordgren [13] Mikael Korhonen [13] 8 ACI Team Italia [11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 P Fabio Andolfi [11] Manuel Fenoli [11] 1, 5–6, 8–9, 11 Damiano De Tommaso [11] Massimiliano Bosi [11] 1 Paolo Rocca [12] 5–6, 8–9, 11 Peugeot Rally Academy [11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M Jordan Berfa [11] Damien Augustin [11] 1, 9–10 Styllex Slovak National Team [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Martin Koči [11] Lukáš Kostka [11] 1, 5, 7–10, 12 Saintéloc Junior Team [11] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Michel Fabre [11] Maxime Vilmot [11] 1–4, 11–13 Yohan Rossel [14] Benoît Fulcrand [14] 12 Équipe de France FFSA [14] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M 10 Laurent Pellier [14] Benoit Neyret-Gigot [14] 10 LTB Motor [11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M Igor Giusti [11] Patrick Chiappe [11] 1 Gilbert Dini [12] 5–6, 10 AFC Racing Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Vincent Dubert [11] Sébastien Pujol [11] 1 Alexandre Coria [12] 5, 7–10, 12 Vieffecorse [11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 D Enrico Brazzoli [11] Maurizio Barone [11] 1, 5–6, 10–11 Renault Sport Rally Team [12] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 M Michaël Burri [12] Anderson Levratti [12] 5, 7–12 Fernando Costa Motorsport [12] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 D Carlos Oliveira [12] José Janela [12] 5 Abu Dhabi Racing Team [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Mohamed Al-Mutawaa [12] Stephen McAuley [12] 5, 7–9 Stuart Loudon [14] 10, 12 Trajectoire Racing [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Romain Martel [12] Vanessa Lemoine [12] 5, 7–10 Frédéric Hauswald [12] Maxime Vilmot [12] 5 Hans Weijs Motorsport [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Hans Thilo Himmel [12] Nicolaas Swartz [12] 5, 7 Citroën Racing [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Łukasz Pieniąźek [12] Przemek Mazur [12] 5, 7–8 Delta Rally [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Andrea Crugnola [12] Michele Ferrara [12] 5, 7–8 Napoca Rally Academy [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Simone Tempestini [12] Giovanni Bernacchini [12] 5, 7–10, 12 Sébastien Loeb Racing [12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Terry Folb [12] Franck Le Floch [12] 5, 7–10, 12 Rally Technology [15] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M Tomasz Gryc [15] Michał Kuśnierz [15] 7 Hontec Motorsport [16] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 M Kevin van Deijne [16] Hein Verschuuren [16] 9, 11 PH Sport Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M William Wagner [14] Antoine Paque [14] 10, 12
Results and standings [ edit ] Season Summary [ edit ] FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers [ edit ] 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
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)
FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers [ edit ] 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)
Notes FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Teams [ edit ] 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)
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points