2016 World RX of France explained

Flag:FRA
Round No:8
Season No:12
Year:2016
Date:3–4 September
Location:Lohéac, Bretagne
Circuit:Circuit de Lohéac
Heat1 Winner: Mattias Ekström
Heat1 Team:EKS RX
Heat2 Winner: Mattias Ekström
Heat2 Team:EKS RX
Heat3 Winner: Johan Kristoffersson
Heat3 Team:Volkswagen RX Sweden
Heat4 Winner: Johan Kristoffersson
Heat4 Team:Volkswagen RX Sweden
Semi1 Winner: Andreas Bakkerud
Semi1 Team:Hoonigan Racing Division
Semi2 Winner: Johan Kristoffersson
Semi2 Team:Volkswagen RX Sweden
Final First: Johan Kristoffersson
Final First Team:Volkswagen RX Sweden
Final Second: Andreas Bakkerud
Final Second Team:Hoonigan Racing Division
Final Third: Sébastien Loeb
Final Third Team:Team Peugeot-Hansen

The 2016 World RX of France was the eighth round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Circuit de Lohéac in the Lohéac commune of Bretagne.

Supercar

Heats

DriverTeamCarPts
15 Mattias EkströmEKS RXAudi S11st1st2nd3rd16
23 Johan KristofferssonVolkswagen RX SwedenVolkswagen Polo9th13th1st1st15
313 Andreas BakkerudHoonigan Racing DivisionFord Focus RS3rd2nd4th9th14
443 Ken BlockHoonigan Racing DivisionFord Focus RS5th8th5th6th13
51 Petter SolbergPetter Solberg World RX TeamCitroën DS36th10th11th2nd12
69 Sébastien LoebTeam Peugeot-HansenPeugeot 2082nd6th14th7th11
721 Timmy HansenTeam Peugeot-HansenPeugeot 2084th4th10th13th10
817 Davy JeanneyPeugeot Hansen AcademyPeugeot 2087th12th12th4th9
94 Robin LarssonLarsson Jernberg MotorsportAudi A110th9th8th10th8
1071 Kevin HansenPeugeot Hansen AcademyPeugeot 20826th3rd7th8th7
1115 Reinis NitišsAll-Inkl.com Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza12th15th15th5th6
1226 Andy ScottAlbatec RacingPeugeot 20817th20th6th12th5
1324 Tommy RustadAlbatec RacingPeugeot 20819th11th18th11th4
1468 Niclas GrönholmOlsbergs MSEFord Fiesta ST16th14th20th14th3
1557 Toomas HeikkinenEKS RXAudi S18th7th27th19th2
1655 René MünnichAll-Inkl.com Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza18th18th19th16th1
1787 Jean-Baptiste DubourgDA RacingCitroën DS313th26th3rd26th
1892 Anton MarklundVolkswagen RX SwedenVolkswagen Polo14th16th16th25th
1998 Pascal Le NouvelPascal Le NouvelFord Fiesta24th28th9th15th
2084 "Knapick"Hervé "Knapick" LemonnierCitroën DS322nd19th21st20th
21121 Philippe MaloigneAlbatec RacingPeugeot 20825th24th17th17th
2229 Yann Le JossecOlsbergs MSEFord Fiesta ST11th17th25th27th
2311 Fredrik SalstenHTD Salsten RacingPeugeot 20815th21st28th18th
2483 Patrick GuillermePatrick GuillermePeugeot 20820th22nd24th21st
2549 "M.D.K.""M.D.K."Ford Fiesta23rd25th23rd22nd
266 Jānis BaumanisWorld RX Team AustriaFord Fiesta30th5th13th28th
272 Oliver O'DonovanOliver O'DonovanFord Fiesta21st27th22nd23rd
28102 Tamás KáraiRacing-ComAudi A127th23rd26th24th
2989 Fabien ChanoineFabien ChanoineRenault Clio28th29th29th29th
307 Timur TimerzyanovWorld RX Team AustriaFord Fiesta29th30th30th30th
3165 Guerlain ChicheritJRM RacingBMW MINI Countryman31st31st31st31st

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
DriverTeamTimePts
113 Andreas BakkerudHoonigan Racing Division3:56.0136
21 Petter SolbergPetter Solberg World RX Team+3.8075
315 Reinis NitišsAll-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport+4.2624
45 Mattias EkströmEKS RX+4.6293
521 Timmy HansenTeam Peugeot-Hansen+27.3292
64 Robin LarssonLarsson Jernberg Motorsport1
Semi-Final 2
DriverTeamTimePts
13 Johan KristofferssonVolkswagen RX Sweden3:55.7776
29 Sébastien LoebTeam Peugeot-Hansen+3.3255
343 Ken BlockHoonigan Racing Division+4.2464
417 Davy JeanneyPeugeot Hansen Academy+4.7353
571 Kevin HansenPeugeot Hansen Academy+5.0682
626 Andy ScottAlbatec Racing+9.1031

Final

DriverTeamTimePts
13 Johan KristofferssonVolkswagen RX Sweden3:54.6708
213 Andreas BakkerudHoonigan Racing Division+3.4175
39 Sébastien LoebTeam Peugeot-Hansen+5.3194
41 Petter SolbergPetter Solberg World RX Team+5.8123
515 Reinis NitišsAll-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport+6.3722
643 Ken BlockHoonigan Racing Division1

Standings after the event

DriverGap
1 Petter Solberg181
2 Mattias Ekström176+5
3 Johan Kristoffersson158+23
4 Andreas Bakkerud157+24
5 Sébastien Loeb141+40

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results - 2016 World RX of France. rallycrossrx.com. 3 September 2016.