2016 WRC3 Championship explained
The 2016 FIA WRC3 Championship was the fourth season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, ran in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013. The Championship was composed of fourteen rallies, and drivers and teams had to nominate a maximum of six events. The best five results counted towards the championship.[1]
Quentin Gilbert was the defending champion, as he won the 2015 title.
Teams and drivers
| Car | Class | Tyre | Drivers | Co-Drivers | Rounds |
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 Printsport[2] | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | |  Ole Christian Veiby |  Jonas Andersson | 1 |
| Stig Rune Skjærmoen | 5, 7–10 |
| Juuso Nordgren[3] | Mikael Korhonen | 8 |
 ACI Team Italia | Peugeot 208 R2 | R2 | | Fabio Andolfi | Manuel Fenoli | 1, 5–6, 8–9, 11 |
| Damiano De Tommaso | Massimiliano Bosi | 1 |
| Paolo Rocca[4] | 5–6, 8–9, 11 |
 Peugeot Rally Academy | Peugeot 208 R2 | R2 | | Jordan Berfa | Damien Augustin | 1, 9–10 |
 Styllex Slovak National Team | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | | Martin Koči |  Lukáš Kostka | 1, 5, 7–10, 12 |
| Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | | Michel Fabre | Maxime Vilmot | 1–4, 11–13 |
| Yohan Rossel | Benoît Fulcrand | 12 |
| Équipe de France FFSA | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | | 10 |
| Laurent Pellier | Benoit Neyret-Gigot | 10 |
| LTB Motor | Peugeot 208 R2 | R2 | | Igor Giusti | Patrick Chiappe | 1 |
| Gilbert Dini | 5–6, 10 |
| AFC Racing | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | | Vincent Dubert | Sébastien Pujol | 1 |
| Alexandre Coria | 5, 7–10, 12 |
| Vieffecorse | Peugeot 208 R2 | R2 | | Enrico Brazzoli | Maurizio Barone | 1, 5–6, 10–11 |
| Renault Sport Rally Team | Renault Clio RS R3T | R3 | | Michaël Burri | Anderson Levratti | 5, 7–12 |
| Fernando Costa Motorsport | Renault Clio RS R3T | R3 | | Carlos Oliveira | José Janela | 5 |
| Abu Dhabi Racing Team | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | |  Mohamed Al-Mutawaa |  Stephen McAuley | 5, 7–9 |
| Stuart Loudon[5] | 10, 12 |
| Trajectoire Racing | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | | Romain Martel | Vanessa Lemoine | 5, 7–10 |
| Frédéric Hauswald | Maxime Vilmot | 5 |
| Hans Weijs Motorsport | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | |  Hans Thilo Himmel | Nicolaas Swartz | 5, 7 |
| Citroën Racing | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | |  Łukasz Pieniąźek | Przemek Mazur | 5, 7–8 |
| Delta Rally | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | | Andrea Crugnola | Michele Ferrara | 5, 7–8 |
| Napoca Rally Academy | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | | Simone Tempestini | Giovanni Bernacchini | 5, 7–10, 12 |
| Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | | Terry Folb | Franck Le Floch | 5, 7–10, 12 |
| Rally Technology[6] | Peugeot 208 R2 | R2 | | Tomasz Gryc | Michał Kuśnierz | 7 |
| Hontec Motorsport[7] | Renault Clio RS R3T | R3 | | Kevin van Deijne | Hein Verschuuren | 9, 11 |
| PH Sport | Citroën DS3 R3T | R3 | |  William Wagner | Antoine Paque | 10, 12 |
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Results and standings
Season Summary
FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
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FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers
| Co-driver | MON
| SWE
| MEX
 | ARG
 | POR
| ITA
| POL
| FIN
| GER
| FRA
| ESP
 | GBR
| AUS
 | Drops | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Bernacchini | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | 2 | | 0 | 123 |
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| 2 | Maxime Vilmot | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 122 |
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| 3 | Manuel Fenoli | 3 | | | | 4 | 1 | | 9 | 4 | | 1 | | | 0 | 91 |
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| 4 | Lukáš Kostka | 6 | | | | 2 | | DNS | 8 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | | 0 | 88 |
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| 5 | Paolo Rocca | | | | | 6 | 2 | | 6 | 6 | | 3 | | | 0 | 57 |
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| 6 | Franck Le Floch | | | | | 3 | | 2 | Ret | 3 | 6 | | | | 0 | 56 |
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| 7 | Anderson Levratti | | | | | 7 | | 8 | | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | | 0 | 56 |
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| 8 | Alexandre Coria | | | | | 5 | | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | | 6 | | 0 | 50 |
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| 9 | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | | | | | 8 | | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | | | | 0 | 48 |
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| 10 | Benoît Fulcrand | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | 0 | 33 |
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| 11 | Vanessa Lemoine | | | | | 10 | | 4 | 5 | 5 | Ret | | | | 0 | 33 |
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| 12 | Maurizio Barone | 7 | | | | 11 | 4 | | | | 9 | 5 | | | 0 | 30 |
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| 13 | Jonas Andersson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 25 |
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| 14 | Benoit Neyret-Gigot | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 25 |
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| 15 | Damien Augustin | 2 | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | | | | 0 | 18 |
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| 16 | Gilbert Dini | | | | | 13 | 3 | | | | 10 | | | | 0 | 16 |
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| 17 | Mikael Korhonen | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | 15 |
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| 18 | Massimiliano Bosi | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 12 |
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| 19 | Sébastien Poujol | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 10 |
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| 20 | Stephen McAuley | | | | | 12 | | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | 0 | 10 |
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| 21 | Michał Kuśnierz | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 0 | 8 |
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| 22 | Przemisław Mazur | | | | | 15 | | 7 | | | | | | | 0 | 6 |
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| 23 | Patrick Chiappe | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 |
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| 24 | Maxime Vilmot | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 |
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| 25 | Hein Verschuuren | | | | | | | | | 10 | | WD | | | 0 | 1 |
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| Co-driver | MON
| SWE
| MEX
| ARG
| POR
| ITA
| POL
| FIN
| GER
| FRA
| ESP
| GBR
| AUS
| Drops | Points | |
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- Notes:
- – Points earned with Michel Fabre
- – Points earned with Frédéric Hauswald
FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2013 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 December 2012. 2 December 2013.
- News: Rallye Montecarlo Entry List. Wewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. 30 December 2015. 30 December 2015.
- News: Rally Finland Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 2 July 2016. 3 July 2016.
- 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.
- News: Tour de Corse Entry List. rallylink.it. 9 September 2016. 9 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20181006063114/http://www.rallylink.it/pdf/2016/corsica_2016.pdf. 6 October 2018. dead.
- News: Rally Poland Entry List. rajdpolski.pl. 7 June 2016. 8 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.
- News: Rallye Deutschland Entry List. adac-rallye-deutschland.de. 16 August 2016. 19 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160824103855/http://www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de/docs/wrc/2016/static/179/WRC_Germany_List_of_Entries_Update_160816.pdf. 24 August 2016. dead. dmy-all.
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