2016 WRC2 Championship explained

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Regulation changes

• The Production Cup for Drivers and Co-driver will be discontinued after 2015.^[3]

Teams and drivers

	Car	Class	Tyre			Rounds
BRR Baumschlager Rally & Rally Team^[4]	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^[5]	Anders Fredriksson	2
		Henning Solberg^[6]	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^[7]	5, 7
			Josefine Beinke	9
			Jouri Dockx^[8]	11–12
J-Motorsport	Citroën DS3 R5	R5		Jourdan Serderidis^[9]	Frédéric Miclotte	1, 9, 13
				Emil Bergkvist	Joakim Sjöberg	2, 5, 7–8
DG Sport Compétition^[10]	Citroën DS3 R5	R5		Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	1, 5–9, 10
CHL Sport Auto^[11]	Citroën DS3 R5	R5		Yoann Bonato	Denis Giraudet	1, 5–9
		Benjamin Boulloud^[12]	10
Peugeot Rally Academy^[13]	Peugeot 208 T16 R5	R5		José Antonio Suárez	Cándido Carrera	1, 5–6, 9–11
Triviño World Rally Team^[14]	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^[15]	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^[16]	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^[17]	Ford Fiesta R5	R5		Sander Pärn^[18]	James Morgan	2, 11
					Martin Järveoja	5
				Karl Kruuda^[19]		6–8
				Marius Aasen	Veronica Engan	2, 5–8, 11–12
				Osian Pryce	Dale Furniss	12
TAIF Motorsport	Ford Fiesta R5	R5		Radik Shaymiev		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^[20]	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^[21]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5		Teemu Suninen^[22]	Mikko Markkula	5–8, 11–12
TGS Worldwide OU						3
				Didier Arias^[23]	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^[24]	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^[25]	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^[26]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5		Umberto Scandola	Guido D'Amore	6
Lotos Rally Team^[27]	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^[28]	Škoda Fabia R5	R5		Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	12

Icon	Class
R4	Classification within Group R
R5
S	Super 2000

Results and standings

Season summary

Round	Event name	Winning driver	Winning co-driver
1		Elfyn Evans	Craig Parry	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	4:08:23.9	Report
2	Rally Sweden	Elfyn Evans	Craig Parry	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	2:05:04.4	Report
3	Rally Mexico	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	TGS Worldwide OU	Škoda Fabia R5	4:43:59.2	Report
4	Rally Argentina	Nicolás Fuchs	Fernando Mussano	Wevers Sport	Škoda Fabia R5	4:05:35.7	Report
5	Rally de Portugal	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	4:10:46.2	Report
6	Rally Italia Sardegna	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Team Oreca	Škoda Fabia R5	3:44:23.2	Report
7	Rally Poland	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Team Oreca	Škoda Fabia R5	2:43:27.7	Report
8	Rally Finland	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	2:42:59.6	Report
9	Rallye Deutschland	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	3:09:03.5	Report
10	Rally China	Rally cancelled
11	Tour de Corse	Elfyn Evans	Craig Parry	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	4:14:22.0	Report
12	Rally Catalunya	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	3:22:08.7	Report
13	Wales Rally GB	Esapekka Lappi		Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	3:24:00.3	Report
14	Rally Australia	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	2:53:38.0	Report

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 - Jean-Michel Raoux 11 0 - Fredrik Åhlin Ret 14 0 ---> 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

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 9 December 2015. 21 July 2016. 21 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821002043/http://www.fia.com/wrc-sporting-regulations-and-appendices-english-2016. dead.
2. Web site: Al-Attiyah exits WRC-2 to focus on Olympics Preparation. motorsport.com. motorsport.com. 28 December 2015. 30 December 2015.
3. News: FIA approves 14-round 2016 World Rally Championship calendar. autosport.com. 30 September 2015. 20 December 2015.
4. Web site: Armin Kremer: Wird eine interessante Saison. 17 December 2015. 20 December 2015. rallye-magazine.de. rallye-magazine.de. https://web.archive.org/web/20151220001406/http://www.rallye-magazin.de/wm/nachrichten/artikel/d/2015/12/17/armin-kremer-wird-eine-interessante-saison. 20 December 2015. dead. dmy-all.
5. Web site: Rally Sweden Entry List. 15 January 2016. 15 January 2016. rallysweden.com. rallysweden.com.
6. Web site: Rally Finland Entry List. 2 July 2016. 3 July 2016. ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com.
7. News: Rally Portugal Entry List. rallydeportugal.com. 30 April 2016. 30 April 2016. 3 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603121636/http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/ResourcesUser/Documentos/Rally_Guide_2/RP2016_Entry_List_29_04FINAL.pdf. dead.
8. News: Rally RACC Catalunya Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 23 September 2016. 24 September 2016.
9. Web site: Jourdan Serderidis dévoile son programme et sa nouvelle déco 2016. 13 December 2015. 20 December 2015. rallye-passion.be. rallye-passion.be. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222105829/http://www.rallye-passion.be/2015/12/13/jourdan-serderidis-d%C3%A9voile-son-programme-et-sa-nouvelle-d%C3%A9co-2016/. 22 December 2015. dead. dmy-all.
10. Web site: Gilbert warms up for 2016 in Var. 25 November 2015. 20 December 2015. WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH.
11. Web site: Yoann Bonato en WRC-2 en 2016. 19 December 2015. leblogauto.com. leblogauto.com. 20 December 2015.
12. Web site: Tour de Corse Entry List. 9 September 2016. rallylink.it. rallylink.it. 9 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20181006063114/http://www.rallylink.it/pdf/2016/corsica_2016.pdf. 6 October 2018. dead.
13. Web site: 'Cohete' Suárez apunta a la categoría WRC2. 19 December 2015. 20 December 2015. motor.es. motor.es.
14. Web site: Ricardo Triviño confirmado para el WRC en 2016. 20 December 2015. revistascratch.com. revistascratch.com.
15. Web site: New Co-driver For Tidemand. 4 December 2015. 20 December 2015. pontustidemand.se. pontustidemand.se.
16. Web site: Max Rendina Si Prepara Al Mondiale 2016. 6 December 2015. 20 December 2015. omnicorse.it. omnicorse.it. 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222111649/http://www.omnicorse.it/magazine/71689/wrc-max-rendina-si-prepara-al-mondiale-2016. dead.
17. Web site: Awesome Aasen wins Trophy title. 25 October 2015. 20 December 2015. WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH.
18. Web site: Sander Pärn to continue working towards the new season of the WRC series despite the electrical problems at the Saaremaa Rally.. SanderParn.com. 21 December 2015. 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222081008/http://www.sanderparn.com/en/component/k2/item/387-sander-p%C3%A4rn-to-continue-working-towards-the-new-season-of-the-wrc-series-despite-the-electrical-problems-at-the-saaremaa-rally. dead.
19. Web site: Rally Poland Entry List. rajdpolski.pl. 7 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160615090935/http://www.rajdpolski.pl/pliki/zawodnicy/2016/entry_list_-_pzm_73rd_rally_poland.pdf. 15 June 2016. dead. dmy-all.
20. Web site: Augusto Bestard se une al WRC2. 18 December 2015. 20 December 2015. revistascratch.com. revistascratch.com.
21. News: Rallye Montecarlo Entry List. Wewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. 30 December 2015. 30 December 2015.
22. Web site: Suninen Targets WRC-2 Return. 23 November 2015. 20 December 2015. WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH.
23. News: Rally Argentina Entry List. www.rallyargentina.com. rallyargentina.com. 3 April 2016. 4 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416173739/http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/OFFICIAL-FIA-ENTRY-LIST-RA16-APP.pdf. 16 April 2016. dead.
24. Web site: Nicolás Fuchs Correrá El Mundial De Rally 2016 Abordo De Un Skoda Fabia R5. 26 November 2015. 20 December 2015. todomotorperu.com. todomotorperu.com. 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222085718/http://www.todomotorperu.com/2015/11/26/nicolas-fuchs-correra-el-mundial-de-rally-2016-abordo-de-un-skoda-fabia-r5/. dead.
25. News: ADAC Rallye Deutschland Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 29 July 2016. 29 July 2016.
26. Web site: Rally Italia Sardegna Entry List. 19 May 2016. 21 May 2016. ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com.
27. Web site: ERC-Champion Kajetanowicz plant 2016 mit WRC2. 11 December 2015. 20 December 2015. motorsport-total.com. motorsport-total.com.
28. Web site: Wales Rally GB Entry List. 11 October 2016. 11 October 2016. walesrallygb.com. walesrallygb.com. 19 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019152658/http://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/WRGB_List_of_Entries_Received_-_Approved_by_FIA.pdf. dead.