2016 Wales Rally GB explained

2016 Wales Rally GB
Native Name:	72. Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 2016
Round:	12
Championship:	2016 World Rally Championship
Previous Round:	2016 Rally de España
Next Round:	2016 Rally Australia
Rallybase:	Deeside
Startdate:	27
Enddate:	30 October 2016
Stages:	22
Stagekm:	330.21
Surface:	Gravel
Driver1:	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
Team1:	Volkswagen Motorsport

The 2016 Wales Rally (formally the 72. Dayinsure Wales Rally GB) was the twelfth round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 27 October and 30 October 2016, and was based in Deeside, United Kingdom. Volkswagen's Sébastien Ogier won the race, his 38th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

Overall standings

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		Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time		Points
Overall classification
1	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:14:30.2		25
2	12	Ott Tänak	Raigo Mõlder	DMACK World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:14:40.4	+10.2
3	3	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:16:05.6	+1:35.4
4	20	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:16:25.1	+1:54.9	12
5	7	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:17:05.4	+2:35.2	10
6	4	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:18:32.8	+4:02.6	8
7	2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:18:58.5	+4:28.3	6
8	5	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:19:08.5	+4:38.3	4
9	14	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gilles De Turckheim	Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:21:42.4	+7:12.2	2
10	6	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:22:49.5	+8:19.3	1
12	9	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Volkswagen Motorsport II	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:24:14.2	+9:44.0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally leader
Leg 1	SS1	Myherin 1	31.82 km			18:07.0
	SS2	Sweet Lamb 1	4.24 km			2:49.0
	SS3	Hafren 1	35.14 km			20:45.4
	SS4	Dyfnant 1	17.91 km			10:18.9
	SS5	Myherin 2	31.82 km			18:01.4
	SS6	Sweet Lamb 2	4.24 km			2:53.7
	SS7	Hafren 2	35.14 km			20:58.6
	SS8	Dyfnant 2	17.91 km			10:32.1
Leg 2	SS9	Pantperthog 1	9.64 km			5:47.1
	SS10	Dyfi 1	21.12 km			12:01.2
	SS11	Gartheinog 1	11.34 km			7:00.9
	SS12	Pantperthog 2	9.64 km			5:50.5
	SS13	Dyfi 2	21.12 km			12:12.9
	SS14	Gartheinog 2	11.34 km			7:07.4
	SS15	Aberhirnant	13.91 km			7:29.3
	SS16	Cholmondeley Castle	1.80 km			1:08.6
Leg 3	SS17	Clocaenog 1	7.70 km			4:19.0
	SS18	Brenig 1	7.93 km			5:23.1
	SS19	Alwen 1	10.41 km			5:42.1
	SS20	Clocaenog 2	7.70 km			4:18.4
	SS21	Alwen 2	10.41 km			5:39.7
	SS22	Brenig 2 (Power Stage)	7.93 km			5:19.0

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 7.93km (04.93miles) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts
1	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	5:19.0	0.0	3
2	Andreas Mikkelsen	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	5:20.4	+1.4	2
3	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 WRC	5:23.5	+4.5	1

Notes and References

1. News: Rally GB: Volkswagen's Sebastien Ogier claims fourth win in Wales. Deeside, United Kingdom. 2016-10-30. 2017-03-11. autosport.com/. Autosport.
2. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.