2016 FIA European Rallycross Championship explained

The 2016 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 41st season of the FIA European Championships for Rallycross Drivers. The season consisted of nine rounds, commencing on 16 April with the Portuguese round at the Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, and culminating on 16 October in Germany at the Estering.^[1]

Calendar

Round	Event	Venue	Dates	Category	Final Winner	Car	Team
1	Euro RX of Portugal	Pista Automóvel de Montalegre	16 – 17 April	Super1600	Ulrik Linnemann	Peugeot 208	Ulrik Linnemann
2	Euro RX of Belgium	Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet	13 – 15 May	Supercar	Kevin Hansen	Peugeot 208 WRX	Peugeot-Hansen Academy
2	Euro RX of Belgium	Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet	13 – 15 May	TouringCar	Magda Andersson	Ford Fiesta	Valvoline RX Team
3	Euro RX of Great Britain	Lydden Hill Race Circuit	28 – 29 May	Super1600	Krisztián Szabó	Škoda Fabia	TQS Hungary KFT
4	Euro RX of Norway	Lånkebanen	10 – 12 June	Supercar	Kevin Hansen	Peugeot 208 WRX	Peugeot-Hansen Academy
4	Euro RX of Norway	Lånkebanen	10 – 12 June	TouringCar	Philip Gehrman	Ford Fiesta	Bridgestone Motorsport
5	Euro RX of Sweden	Höljesbanan	1 – 3 July	Supercar	Kevin Hansen	Peugeot 208 WRX	Peugeot-Hansen Academy
				Super1600	Ulrik Linnemann	Peugeot 208	Ulrik Linnemann
				TouringCar	Ben-Philip Gundersen	Ford Fiesta	Ben-Philip Gundersen
6	Euro RX of France	Circuit de Lohéac	3 – 4 September	Super1600	Krisztián Szabó	Škoda Fabia	TQS Hungary KFT
7	Euro RX of Barcelona	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	16 – 18 September	Supercar	Kevin Hansen	Peugeot 208 WRX	Peugeot-Hansen Academy
7	Euro RX of Barcelona	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	16 – 18 September	Super1600	Ulrik Linnemann	Peugeot 208	Ulrik Linnemann
8	Euro RX of Latvia	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze	30 September – 2 October	Supercar	Tommy Rustad	Peugeot 208 WRX	Albatec Racing
8	Euro RX of Latvia	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze	30 September – 2 October	TouringCar	Fredrik Magnussen	Ford Fiesta	Fredrik Magnussen
9	Euro RX of Germany	Estering	15 – 16 October	Super1600	Krisztián Szabó	Škoda Fabia	TQS Hungary KFT
9	Euro RX of Germany	Estering	15 – 16 October	TouringCar	David Nordgård	Ford Fiesta	David Nordgård

Entries

Supercar

Constructor	Entrant	Car		Driver	Rounds
Audi	Racing-Com	Audi A1	102	Tamás Kárai	All
Citroën	Ole Kristian Temte	Citroën C4	30	Ole Kristian Temte	1–3
Citroën	DA Racing	Citroën DS3	87	Jean-Baptiste Dubourg	1, 4
Ford	Oliver O'Donovan	Ford Fiesta	2	Oliver O'Donovan	2–5
	Peter Hedström		8	Peter Hedström	All
	World RX Team Austria		31	Max Pucher	1–3
	M.D.K.		49	"M.D.K."	1–2, 4
	Norbottens Bildemontering		54	Mats Öhman	All
	Lotto Team		69	Martin Kaczmarski	All
	Lotto Team		79	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	1–2
	Andreas Steffen		80	Andreas Steffen	3–5
	Reinsalu Sport		95	Andri Õun	5
	Derek Tohill		111	Derek Tohill	All
	Mark Flaherty		97	Mark Flaherty	1–3
	Speedy Motorsport		124	"Csucsu"	1–4
rowspan=	BMW MINI	MiniSuomi	BMW MINI Countryman	12	Riku Tahko	All
Peugeot	HTD Salsten Racing	Peugeot 208	11	Fredrik Salsten	All
	Fabien Pailler		20	Fabien Pailler	1
	Albatec Racing		24	Tommy Rustad	All
			26	Andy Scott	2–5
			74	Jérôme Grosset-Janin	All
	Peugeot-Hansen Academy		71	Kevin Hansen	All
	Ulrik Linnemann		72	Ulrik Linnemann	1
	Speed box Közhasznú Egyesület		147	Tamás Pál Kiss	All
rowspan=	Renault	rowspan=	Helmia Motorsport	rowspan=	Renault Clio	48	Lukas Walfridson	3
Volkswagen	Eklund Motorsport	Volkswagen Beetle	53	Alexander Hvaal	All
	Eklund Motorsport	Volkswagen Beetle	60	Joni-Pekka Rajala	All
	Oud-Turnhout Rally Team VZW		28	Jochen Coox	1, 3
	Tord Linnerud		99	Tord Linnerud	All
rowspan=	Volvo	Tom Daniel Tånevik	Volvo C30	16	Tom Daniel Tånevik	All

Super1600

Constructor	Entrant	Car		Driver	Rounds
Audi	Yvonnick Jagu	Audi A1	31	Yvonnick Jagu	4
Audi	Andreas Schrader	Audi A1	63	Andreas Schrader	3–4, 6
Citroën	Glenn Haug	Citroën C2	9	Glenn Haug	1–5
	Michael Boak		18	Michael Boak	1–2
	Helder Ribeiro		22	Helder Ribeiro	1
	Craig Lomax		24	Craig Lomax	1–2
	Philip Chicken		62	Philip Chicken	1–3
	Maximilien Eveno		75	Maximilien Eveno	4
	Ada-Marie Hvaal		97	Ada-Marie Hvaal	1
	Espen Isaksćtre	Citroën Saxo	8	Espen Isaksćtre	1, 3
	Mário Barbosa		76	Mário Barbosa	1–2
	Ricardo Soares		79	Ricardo Soares	1
Ford	LS Racing Czech Republic Team	Ford Fiesta	5	Ondřej Smetana	All
	Mario Teixeira		77	Mario Teixeira	1
	NMS Sporting		90	Anitra Nilsen	1
	Reinsalu Sport	Ford Ka	47	Andre Kurg	1–3
Lada	TT Motorsport	Lada Kalina	98	Egor Sanin	1–4, 6
Peugeot	Joaquim Machado	Peugeot 206	78	Joaquim Machado	1
	Ulrik Linnemann	Peugeot 208	2	Ulrik Linnemann	All
	Ulrik Linnemann		12	Daniel Nielsen	All
	Emmanuel Martin		39	Emmanuel Martin	4
	Veverka Czech National Team		66	Václav Veverka	2–5
	Rudolf Schafer		73	Rudolf Schafer	1–2, 4–5
Renault	Anthony Jan	Renault Clio	35	Anthony Jan	4
	Mirko Zanni		81	Mirko Zanni	1–2
	Dubourg Auto Racing		92	Andréa Dubourg	4
	SET Promotion	Renault Twingo	17	Artis Baumanis	All
			21	Magnus Bergsjobrenden	1
			89	Timur Shigabutdinov	All
			99	Jesse Kallio	5
	RS Racing		20	Siim Saluri	1–3, 6
	Enzo Libner		36	Enzo Libner	4
	TT Motorsport		87	Dimitrii Malakhov	1–3
Škoda	Diana Czech National Team	Škoda Fabia	3	Pavel Vimmer	All
	Všl Dakaras LT		6	Kasparas Navickas	All
	Janno Ligur		10	Janno Ligur	All
	M-F Motorsport KFT		15	Gergely Marton	1–2, 5–6
	Josef Šusta		16	Josef Šusta	2–6
	GFS Motorsport Egyesület		19	Lajos "Luigi" Gyula	1, 3–6
	TQS Hungary KFT		23	Krisztián Szabó	All
	Luciano Visintin		69	Luciano Visintin	5
	RCC-Süd		83	Christian Petrakovits	2, 4
Suzuki	Fabien Grosset-Janin	Suzuki Swift	25	Fabien Grosset-Janin	4
Suzuki	Speedy Motorsport	Suzuki Swift	101	Zsolt Szíjj	All
Volkswagen	Vilkyciai ASK	Volkswagen Polo	7	Ernestas Staponkus	All
Volkswagen	Dominique Gerbaud	Volkswagen Polo	32	Dominique Gerbaud	4

TouringCar

Constructor	Entrant	Car		Driver	Rounds
BMW	Sondre Hansen	BMW 120	20	Sondre Hansen	3
BMW	Ralf Evers	BMW E87	28	Ralf Evers	5
Citroën	Jan Emil Wilsberg	Citroën DS3	9	Jan Emil Wilsberg	3
Ford	David Nordgård	Ford Fiesta	2	David Nordgård	All
	Anders Bråten		3	Anders Bråten	All
	Valvoline RX Team		7	Magda Andersson	All
	Fredrik Magnussen		12	Fredrik Magnussen	All
	Camilla Antonsen		15	Camilla Antonsen	All
	Ben-Philip Gundersen		16	Ben-Philip Gundersen	All
	Aleksander Bjornstad		19	Aleksander Bjornstad	1–3, 5
	Torleif Haugenes Lona		73	Torleif Haugenes Lona	All
	Mandy Kasse		88	Mandy Kasse	1
	Bridgestone Motorsport		95	Philip Gehrman	All
	Kai-Arne Homme	Ford Focus	78	Kai-Arne Homme	2–3
Mazda	Per-Magne Røyrås	Mazda RX-8	5	Per-Magne Røyrås	All
	Steinar Stokke		11	Steinar Stokke	All
	JC Race Teknik		17	Marius Vardeberg	3
	Christian Sandmo		55	Christian Sandmo	1–3
Opel	Petter Brauten	Opel Corsa	86	Petter Brauten	2–4
Peugeot	Fredrik Larsson	Peugeot 207	18	Fredrik Larsson	3
Škoda	Bridgestone Motorsport	Škoda Fabia	4	Kjetil Larsen	All
Toyota	Sören Hedlund	Toyota Auris	83	Sören Hedlund	1–4
Volkswagen	Jo van de Ven	Volkswagen Polo	56	Jo van de Ven	1, 5
Volvo	Daniel Lundh	Volvo C30	6	Daniel Lundh	All
Volvo	Oud-Turnhout Rally Team VZW	Volvo C30	14	Danny de Beuckelaer	1

Championship Standings

Supercar

	Driver	BEL	NOR	SWE	BAR	LAT	Points
1	Kevin Hansen	1	1	1	1	2	143
2	Jérôme Grosset-Janin	2	5	8	4	4	105
3	Tord Linnerud	3	2	4	3	6	99
4	Tommy Rustad	5	7	3	2	1	94
5	Tamás Pál Kiss	8	3	6¹	7	3	78
6	Fredrik Salsten	13	6	2	6	8	77
7	Peter Hedström	14	4	9	5	5	75
8	Alexander Hvaal	10	13	5	8	9	50
9	Tamás Kárai	7	5	11	9	11	43
10	Joni-Pekka Rajala	6	9	15	20	18	33
11	Martin Kaczmarski	9	8	20	10³	7	32
12	Mats Öhman	21	11	7	14	16	26
13	"Csucsu"	4	18	13	13		24
14	Derek Tohill	12	17	10	16	10	24
15	Oliver O'Donovan		12	17	11	12	21
16	Andy Scott			12	12	13	20
17	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	11	10				16
18	Max Pucher	16	14	14			7
19	Tom-Daniel Tånevik	15	15	21	18	14	7
20	"M.D.K"	17	23		15		2
21	Andreas Steffen					15	2
22	Jochen Coox			16			1
23	Ole Kristian Temte	25	19	19			0
24	Fabien Pailler	19					0
25	Mark Flaherty	22	21	DNS			0
26	Lukas Walfridson			22			0
27	Ulrik Linnemann	23					0
28	Jean-Baptiste Dubourg	18			DNS²		-10
29	Riku Tahko	20	22	23	17	19⁴	-30

¹ #147 -10 Championship points penalty Stewards decision No.4.
² #87 -10 Championship points penalty Stewards decision No.2.
³ #69 -10 Championship points penalty Stewards decision No.4.
⁴ #12 -30 Championship points penalty Stewards decision.

Super1600

	Driver	PRT	GBR	SWE	FRA	BAR	GER	Points
1	Krisztián Szabó	5	1	7	1	6	1	137
2	Ulrik Linnemann	1	7	1	2	1	2	135
3	Kasparas Navickas	17	13	8	6	3	3	87
3=	Timur Shigabutdinov	3	6	5	17	5	9	87
5	Artis Baumanis	18	2	4	9	12	7	80
6	Ondřej Smetana	8	23	3	7	11	6	68
7	Josef Šusta		3	14	3	15	4	64
7=	Janno Ligur	4	11	21	8	7	15	64
9	"Luigi"	21		12	12	2	8	60
10	Pavel Vimmer	14	9	10	10	10	10	55
11	Ernestas Staponkus	9	5	9	14	9	13	52
12	Espen Isaksætre	7		2				35
13	Mário Barbosa	2	12					34
14	Siim Saluri	15	15	6			11	29
15	Gergely Marton	25	14			8	5	24
16	Enzo Libner				4			21
16=	Egor Sanin	13	16	11	15		DSQ	21
18	Jesse Kallio					4		20
19	Magnus Bergsjobrenden	6						18
20	Christian Petrakovitis		4		22			16
20=	Václav Veverka		8	16	20	14		16
20=	Rudolf Schafer	11	10		16	16		16
23	Dimitrii Malakhov	10	24	15				12
24	Maximilien Eveno				5			11
25	Glenn Haug	12	20	22	19	19		10
26	Fabien Grosset-Janin				11			7
27	Daniel Nielsen	26	17	20	21	17	12	5
27=	Zsolt Szíjj	29		17	23	13	16	5
29	Andre Kurg	20	19	13				4
29=	Andreá Dubourg				13			4
31	Andreas Schrader			18	26		14	3
32	Ricardo Soares	16						1
33	Phil Chicken	30	18	19				0
33=	Michael Boak	24	DNS					0
33=	Mirko Zanni	28	DSQ					0
33=	Craig Lomax	22	32					0
33=	Ada Marie Hvaal	18						0
33=	Mário Teixeira	21						0
33=	Joaquim Machado	23						0
33=	Hélder Ribeiro	27						0
33=	Anitra Nilsen	31						0
33=	Yvonnick Jagu				18			0
33=	Emmanuel Martin				24			0
33=	Dominique Gerbaud				25			0
33=	Anthony Jan				DNS			0
33=	Luciano Visintin					18		0

^[2]

TouringCar

	Driver	BEL	NOR	SWE	LAT	GER	Points
1	Ben-Philip Gundersen	3	4	1	9	5	107
2	Magda Andersson	1	11	2	2	2	106
3	Fredrik Magnussen	2	3	7	1	11	93
4	Per Magne Røyrås	5	2	8	5	4	90
5	Anders Bråten	8	6	6	12	3	79
6	Philip Gehrman	18	1	12	3	14	64
7	David Nordgård	6	13	17	8	1	63
8	Torleif Lona	13	7	4	4	9	62
9	Daniel Lundh	4	5	11	11	7	61
10	Kjetil Larsen	10	15	5	6	15	56
11	Steinar Stokke	16	12	9	13	6	44
12	Petter Brauten		10	3	7		32
13	Camilla Antonsen	7	16	18	10	8	30
13=	Aleksander Bjørnstad	11	9	14		10	30
15	Christian Sandmo	15	8	20			20
16	Danny de Beuckelaer	12					16
17	Sören Hedlund	14	14	15	14		11
18	Fredrik Larsson			10			10
19	Mandy Kasse	9					7
20	Jo van de Ven	17				12	6
21	Sondre Hansen			13			4
21=	Ralf Evers					13	4
23	Jan Emil Wilsberg			16			1
24	Kai Arne Homme		17	19			0
24=	Marius Vardeberg			21			0

Notes and References

Web site: FIA European Rallycross Championship. 26 January 2017.
http://rallycross.com/results/16/16_em/em1606_s1600.html FIA European Super1600 Rallycross Championship 2016 – Round 6