2016 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup explained

The 2016 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup season is the 24th season of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2016 season features nine rallies.[1] Some of the rallies are also part of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship and the FIM Bajas World Cup.

The six Bajas award 30 points to the winner, whereas the other four events are worth 60 points for the winner.

RoundDatesRally name
119–22 February Baja Russia Northern Forest
23–7 April Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
318–22 April Sealine Cross-Country Rally
423–26 June Italian Baja
522–24 July Baja Aragón
611–14 August Hungarian Baja
725–28 August Baja Poland
81–7 October Rallye OiLibya du Maroc
927–29 October Baja de Portalegre 500

Notable teams and drivers

ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo-driverCategoryRounds
BMWBMW X3 G-Energy Team Victor Khoroshavtsev Andrey SamarinT11
BMW X6RR Fazekas Motorsport Károly Fazekas Zoltán Garamvölgyi2
CBRACBRA X-Raid X-Raid Team Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerT12–3
ChevroletChevrolet Buggy 4WD Jaton Racing Mohammed Al Mannai Kamal KhoderT12–3
FordFord Ranger South Racing Hernán Garces Juan Pablo LatrachT13
Ford F150 RE Autoklub Alexander Terentyev Alexey BercutT21
Ford Raptor R-Six Team Jarosław Kazberuk Robert Szustkowski3
Robert Szustkowski Jarosław Kazberuk2
FornasariFornasari Buggy Nooh Buhumaid Nooh Buhumaid Imad NabhanT12
GAZGAZ A22R23 GAZ Raid Sport Alexander Kostrukov Yevgeny PavlovT11
G-ForceG-Force Proto G-Force Motorsport Reinaldo Varela Gustavo GugelmínT11
G-Force Proto NL New Generation Racing Team Andrey Novikov Vladimir Novikov1
Andrey Rudskoy Yevgeny Zagorodnyuk1–2
HummerHummer H3 Evo VIII MobilEx Racing Team Yuriy Sazonov Dmytro TsyroT12–3
Hummer H3 Evo V Yerden Shagirov Aslan Sakhimov2
Vitaliy Yevtyekhov3
JeepJeep Buggy Abdulla Al Rabban Abdulla Al Rabban Ali Assan ObaidT12–3
Land RoverLand Rover Defender Jamal Fakhro Jamal Fakhro Amr ElaoubyT13
MiniMini All4 Racing X-Raid Abu Dhabi Racing Khalid Al Qassimi Khalid Al KendiT12
G-Energy Team Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov1–3
X-Raid Team Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk2–3
Mikko Hirvonen Michel Périn2–3
Bryce Menzies Andreas Schulz2
Ricardo Porem Tom Colsoul3
Jakub Przygoński2
Stephan Schott Holm Schmidt2
MitsubishiMitsubishi L200 Aldis Vilcāns Aldis Vilcāns Andrei RudnitskiT11
Mitsubishi Pajero Stefano Marrini Stefano Marrini Giacomo Tognarini3
NissanNissan Datsun PEK Team Evgeniy Firsov Vadim FilatovT11
Nissan Frontier Dmitriy Ievlev Aleksey Shaposhnikov1
Nissan NP300 Pick-up ATT Racing Vladimir Frolov Igor Petenko1
Aleksey Cherkesov Aleksey Cherkesov Artem Shevelev1
Nissan Pathfinder Mohammed Al Mansoori Mohammed Al Mansoori Saeed Al Hashmi2
Technosport SPA Valentina Casella Giulia Maroni2
Nissan Patrol Ahmed Al Qashami Ahmed Al Qashami Wleed Al Fiuam2
Osama Al Sanad2
Khaled Al Feraihi Khaled Al Feraihi Abdulhaleem Al Busaidi2–3
Matar Al Mansoori Matar Al Mansoori Shahin Al Ali2
NewTrix Racing Ian Barker Sheila Hutton-Barker2
Sabertooth Motorsports Thomas Bell Patrick McMurren2
Salem Y. Al Mansoori Salem Y. Al Mansoori Salem M. Al Mansoori2
Nissan Pickup Yahya Al Helei Yahya Al Helei Nasser Al Kuwari2
Nissan Navara Double Cab D40 Grzegorz Czarnecki Grzegorz Czarnecki Michał BojarT21
Nissan Patrol Adel Hussain Abdulla Adel Hussain Abdulla Hakam Mohamed Rabeia2
Nasser S. Al Kuwari3
Joseph Rosso Joseph Rosso Guy Leveneu2
Mansoor Al Helei Mansoor Al Helei Suhal Al Ali2
Mohammed Al Harqan Mohammed Al Harqan Arif Yousuf Mohammed2
Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation Charlotte Berton Antonia de Roissard3
Emma Gilmour Lisette Bakker3
Cristina Gutiérrez Sandra Labuscagne3
Nissan Patrol Y62 Emil Khneisser Emil Khneisser Aleksei Kuzmich2–3
PolarisPolaris RZR 1000 Aron Domżała Aron Domżała Szymon GospodarczykT31–3
Carlo Cinotto Carlo Cinotto Marco Arnoletti3
Dmitry Pitulov Dmitry Pitulov Vadym Prytuliak2
Eugenio Amos Eugenio Amos Rafael Tornabell Córdoba2
G-Energy Team Rustem Galimov Igor Petenko2
Ravil Maganov Kirill Shubin1–3
Maciej Domżała Maciej Domżała Boba Bartłomiej2
Michele Cinotto Michele Cinotto Fulvio Zini3
Pietro Cinotto Pietro Cinotto Maurizio Dominella3
Polaris Racing Team UAE Ahmed Al Maqoodi Obaid Al Kitbe2
Polaris XP 900 Michel Fadel Michel Fadel Craig Tyson2
PredatorPredator X18S Georgy Gomshiashvili Georgy Gomshiashvili Jordan BealeT12
Zakariya Al Shanfari Zakariya Al Shanfari Saif Al Hinai2
RageRage Comet Atif Al Zarouni Atif Al Zarouni Ahmed Al ZarouniT32
SMGSMG Buggy Team SRT Yannick Commagnac Hervé LavergneT12
Mathieu Serradori Didier Haquette2
ToyotaToyota FJ Cruiser Team Dr. Keiko Keiko Hamaguchi Umberto FioriT12
Toyota Hilux 4WD Jaton Racing Antonio Marmolejo Eduardo Blanco2
Khalifa Al-Attiyah Khalifa Al-Attiyah Jean-Michel Polato3
MobilEx Racing Team Kanat Shagirov Vitaly Yevtyekhov2
South Racing Fernando Álvarez Castellano Luciano Gennoni1–2
Nunzio Coffaro Daniel Meneses1
Team Azimut2
Toyota Hilux Overdrive Nasser Al-Attiyah Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel2–3
Orlen Team Marek Dąbrowski Jacek Czachor1–3
Toyota Land Cruiser Maksim Kirpilev Maksim Kirpilev Vadim Shmaylov1
Toyota KDJ 120 Maksim Kirpilev Maksim Kirpilev Vadim ShmaylovT23
Toyota Land Cruiser Michael Ziegler Michael Ziegler Behesitti Faramaz2
Toyota Land Cruiser 120 Marco Piana Marco Piana Steven Griener2
Toyota Land Cruiser 155 4WD Jaton Racing Raúl Orlandini Xavier Blanco2–3
Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Saleh Abdullah Michael Orr2–3
Offroad Kazakhstan Marat Abykayev Andrey Chipenko2
Yasir Seaidan Yasir Seaidan Sébastien Delaunay2–3
Toyota Land Cruiser V8 Pietro Fogliani Pietro Fogliani1
Toyota Prado Jaralla Jahman Jaralla Jahman Feras Alouh2
Sahara Team Mohammed Al Harqan3
VolkswagenVolkswagen 7JO PEK Team Māris Neikšāns Anton NikolaevT11
Volkswagen Amarok ABC Sport Darij Novak Darko Pelijhan2
YamahaYamaha YXZ1000 Khalid Al Jafla Khalid Al Jafla Ahmad MalikT32
Source:[2] [3] [4]

Results

RoundRally namePodium finishers
RankDriverCarTime
1 Baja Russia Northern Forest[5] 1 Māris Neikšāns
Anton Nikolaev		Volkswagen 7JO3:49:42
2 Vladimir Vasilyev
Konstantin Zhiltsov		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid3:50:55
3 Andrey Novikov
Vladimir Novikov		G-Force Proto NL4:06:00
2 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge[6] 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel		Toyota Hilux Overdrive17:14:49
2 Yazeed Al-Rajhi
Timo Gottschalk		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid17:47:02
3 Mikko Hirvonen
Michel Périn		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid17:53:02
3 Sealine Cross-Country Rally[7] 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel		Toyota Hilux Overdrive15:15:51
2 Yazeed Al-Rajhi
Timo Gottschalk		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid15:27:54
3 Vladimir Vasilyev
Konstantin Zhiltsov		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid16:27:04
4 Italian Baja[8] 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel		Toyota Hilux Overdrive3:37:13
2 Vladimir Vasilyev
Konstantin Zhiltsov		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid3:39:22
3 Boris Gadasin
Aleksei Kuzmich		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid3:42:55
5 Baja Aragón1 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel		Toyota Hilux Overdrive6:59:59
2 Carlos Sainz
Lucas Cruz		Peugeot 2008 DKR7:00:18
3 Mikko Hirvonen
Michel Périn		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid7:03:29
6 Hungarian Baja1 Mikko Hirvonen
Michel Périn		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid5:19:07
2 Boris Gadasin
Evgeniy Zagorodnuk		G-Force Proto NL6:11:44
3 Gabor HusaszYamaha Klement Mosquito6:16:33
7 Baja Poland1 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel		Toyota Hilux Overdrive4:59:16
2 Krzysztof Holowczyc
Lukasz Kurzeja		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid5:00:37
3 Marek Dabrowski
Jacek Czachor		Toyota Hilux Overdrive5:07:35
8 Rallye OiLibya du Maroc1 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel		Toyota Hilux Overdrive12:28:28
2 Carlos Sainz
Lucas Cruz		Peugeot 3008 DKR12:40:36
3 Vladimir Vasilyev
Konstantin Zhiltsov		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid13:04:37
9 Baja de Portalegre 5001 Ricardo Porém
Filipe Palmeiro		Mini All4 Racing X-Raid5:38:16
2 Xavier Pons
Ruben Garcia		Ford Ranger5:43:08
3 Nuno Matos
Filipe Serra		Opel Mokka Proto5:43:49

Championship standings

In order to score points in the Cup classifications, competitors must register with the FIA before the entry closing date of the first rally/baja entered.

Points system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Overall Points251815121086421
T1/T2/T3 Points5310
Double points are applied to Cross Country rallies

Drivers' championship

Any driver is required to participate in at least one Baja and one Cross-Country event in order to be able to score points for the FIA World Cup.

PosDriverRUS
ABU
QAT
ITA
ESP
HUN
POL
MAR
POR
Points
1 Nasser Al-Attiyah160160130130130160270
2 Vladimir Vasilyev221Ret332221332106
3 Yazeed Al-Rajhi2422426892
4 Mikko Hirvonen33231613078
5 Carlos Sainz22124263
6 Marek Dabrowski138861631631656
7 Bryce Menzies42451022155
8 Jakub Przygonski52041252052
9 Ricardo Porem71213042
9 Aron Domzala711111013212533871151423442
11 Orlando Terranova51042434
11 Yuriy Sazonov944247634
13 Yasir Seaidan146914115972432
14 Adel Hussain Abdulla131018291351042611524
15 Carlo Cinotto11101331151211533022
16 Jutta Kleinschmidt245201820
17 Mathieu Serradori61619922518
18 Pietro Cinotto12614118111017
PosDriverRUS
ABU
QAT
ITA
ESP
HUN
POL
MAR
POR
Points

Teams' championship

Any team is required to participate in at least one Baja and one Cross-Country event in order to be able to score points for the FIA World Cup.

PosDriverRUS
ABU
QAT
ITA
ESP
HUN
POL
MAR
POR
Points
1 Nasser Sale Al-Attiyah Team160160130130130160270
2 X-Raid Team242242510316130221424130215
3 G-Energy Team221332221332106
4 Orlen Team52061631631668
5 Team Peugeot Total22124263
6 DMAS South Racing8841222141

Notes and References

  1. News: FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions. 30 September 2015. 16 January 2016. Motorsport.co.za.
  2. News: Baja Russia Northern Forest entry list. 18 February 2016. bajarussia.com. Baja Russia Northern Forest. 4 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404105913/http://bajarussia.com/images/docs/rally/2016/Entry_List.xls. dead.
  3. News: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge entry list. 24 March 2016. abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. https://web.archive.org/web/20160407035226/http://abudhabidesertchallenge.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/auto%282%29.pdf. 7 April 2016. dead.
  4. News: Sealine Cross-Country Rally entry list. 21 April 2016. QMMF.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617203542/http://www.qmmf.com/uploads/SCCR%202016/17%20Apr%202016%20-%20FIA%20-%20List%20of%20Crews%20authorised%20to%20Start.pdf. 17 June 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  5. News: Baja Russia Northern Forest final classifications. 26 February 2016. bajarussia.com. Baja Russia Northern Forest. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303113942/http://bajarussia.com/images/docs/rally/2016/itog_ng16_W.xls. dead.
  6. News: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge final classifications. 8 April 2016. abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. https://web.archive.org/web/20160420194811/http://abudhabidesertchallenge.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Final%20Official%20Classification(2).pdf. 20 April 2016. dead.
  7. News: Sealine Cross-Country Rally final classifications. 22 April 2016. qmmf.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. https://web.archive.org/web/20160701035426/http://www.qmmf.com/uploads/SCCR%202016/22%20Apr%202016%20-%20FIA%20-%20Final%20Official%20Classification.pdf. 1 July 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  8. News: Italian Baja final classifications. 26 June 2016. rally.ficr.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi.

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