The 2016 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the fourth season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship recognized 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.
Contents
1 Calendar
1.1 Calendar changes
2 Teams and drivers
3 Results and standings
3.1 Season Summary
3.2 FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers
3.3 FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers
3.4 FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Teams
4 References
5 External links
Calendar[edit]
The calendar was announced in November 2015 by the FIA.[2] The season was scheduled to expand with one rally in comparison to the 2015 championship, contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, North America, South America, Oceania and Asia,[3][4] but the Chinese round was ultimately cancelled.
Round
Dates
Rally name
Rally headquarters
Surface
Stages
Distance
1
21–24 January
Monte Carlo Rally
Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Mixed
16
337.59km
2
12–14 February
Rally Sweden
Karlstad, Värmland
Snow
121a
226.48km1b
3
3–6 March
Rally Mexico
León, Guanajuato
Gravel
21
399.67km
4
21–24 April
Rally Argentina
Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Gravel
18
364.68km
5
19–22 May
Rally de Portugal
Matosinhos, Porto
Gravel
19
368.00km
6
9–12 June
Rally Italia Sardegna
Alghero, Sardinia
Gravel
19
324.60km
7
30 June–3 July
Rally Poland
Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria
Gravel
21
306.10km
8
28–31 July
Rally Finland
Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Gravel
24
333.99km
9
19–21 August
Rallye Deutschland
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate
Tarmac
18
306.80km
10
9–11 September
Rally China
Beijing, Hebei
Tarmac
Cancelled2
11
30 September–2 October
Tour de Corse
Bastia, Haute-Corse
Tarmac
10
390.92km
12
13–16 October
Rally Catalunya
Salou, Tarragona
Mixed
21
321.08km
13
28–30 October
Wales Rally GB
Deeside, Flintshire
Gravel
22
336.00km
14
18–20 November
Rally Australia
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Gravel
23
283.36km3
Notes
^1 – Rally Sweden was shortened due to warm weather conditions turning frozen roads into soft, muddy gravel and making the studded tyres unsafe to use.[5]
^2 – Rally China was cancelled due to weather damage caused by torrential storms and flooding in July.[6]
^3 – The route of Rally Australia was shortened following concerns over dust reducing visibility in forest stages.
Calendar changes[edit]
Rally Australia was moved from its September date to November to become the final round of the championship.[4]
The calendar was to be expanded to fourteen rounds in 2016,[7] with the inclusion of the Rally of China, seventeen years after its only appearance as a round of the WRC.[8][9]
The Tour de Corse relocated its headquarters from Corte to Bastia, which features a brand-new route.[10]
Teams and drivers[edit]
Entrant
Car
Class
Tyre
Drivers
Co-Drivers
Rounds
Printsport[11]
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
Ole Christian Veiby[11]
Jonas Andersson[11]
1
Stig Rune Skjærmoen[12]
5, 7–10
Juuso Nordgren[13]
Mikael Korhonen[13]
8
ACI Team Italia[11]
Peugeot 208 R2
R2
P
Fabio Andolfi[11]
Manuel Fenoli[11]
1, 5–6, 8–9, 11
Damiano De Tommaso[11]
Massimiliano Bosi[11]
1
Paolo Rocca[12]
5–6, 8–9, 11
Peugeot Rally Academy[11]
Peugeot 208 R2
R2
M
Jordan Berfa[11]
Damien Augustin[11]
1, 9–10
Styllex Slovak National Team[12]
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
Martin Koči[11]
Lukáš Kostka[11]
1, 5, 7–10, 12
Saintéloc Junior Team[11]
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
Michel Fabre[11]
Maxime Vilmot[11]
1–4, 11–13
Yohan Rossel[14]
Benoît Fulcrand[14]
12
Équipe de France FFSA[14]
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
10
Laurent Pellier[14]
Benoit Neyret-Gigot[14]
10
LTB Motor[11]
Peugeot 208 R2
R2
M
Igor Giusti[11]
Patrick Chiappe[11]
1
Gilbert Dini[12]
5–6, 10
AFC Racing
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
Vincent Dubert[11]
Sébastien Pujol[11]
1
Alexandre Coria[12]
5, 7–10, 12
Vieffecorse[11]
Peugeot 208 R2
R2
D
Enrico Brazzoli[11]
Maurizio Barone[11]
1, 5–6, 10–11
Renault Sport Rally Team[12]
Renault Clio RS R3T
R3
M
Michaël Burri[12]
Anderson Levratti[12]
5, 7–12
Fernando Costa Motorsport[12]
Renault Clio RS R3T
R3
D
Carlos Oliveira[12]
José Janela[12]
5
Abu Dhabi Racing Team[12]
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
Mohamed Al-Mutawaa[12]
Stephen McAuley[12]
5, 7–9
Stuart Loudon[14]
10, 12
Trajectoire Racing[12]
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
Romain Martel[12]
Vanessa Lemoine[12]
5, 7–10
Frédéric Hauswald[12]
Maxime Vilmot[12]
5
Hans Weijs Motorsport[12]
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
Hans Thilo Himmel[12]
Nicolaas Swartz[12]
5, 7
Citroën Racing[12]
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
Łukasz Pieniąźek[12]
Przemek Mazur[12]
5, 7–8
Delta Rally[12]
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
Andrea Crugnola[12]
Michele Ferrara[12]
5, 7–8
Napoca Rally Academy[12]
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
Simone Tempestini[12]
Giovanni Bernacchini[12]
5, 7–10, 12
Sébastien Loeb Racing[12]
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
Terry Folb[12]
Franck Le Floch[12]
5, 7–10, 12
Rally Technology[15]
Peugeot 208 R2
R2
M
Tomasz Gryc[15]
Michał Kuśnierz[15]
7
Hontec Motorsport[16]
Renault Clio RS R3T
R3
M
Kevin van Deijne[16]
Hein Verschuuren[16]
9, 11
PH Sport
Citroën DS3 R3T
R3
M
William Wagner[14]
Antoine Paque[14]
10, 12
Results and standings[edit]
Season Summary[edit]
Round
Event name
Winning driver
Winning co-driver
Winning Entry
Winning time
Report
1
Rallye Monte Carlo
Ole Christian Veiby
Jonas Andersson
Printsport
4:30:42.9
Report
2
Rally Sweden
Michel Fabre
Maxime Vilmot
Saintéloc Junior Team
2:41:39.5
Report
3
Rally Mexico
Michel Fabre
Maxime Vilmot
Saintéloc Junior Team
5:34:30.7
Report
4
Rally Argentina
Michel Fabre
Maxime Vilmot
Saintéloc Junior Team
4:53:11.0
Report
5
Rally de Portugal
Simone Tempestini
Giovanni Bernacchini
Napoca Rally Academy
4:30:15.7
Report
6
Rally Italia Sardegna
Fabio Andolfi
Manuel Fenoli
ACI Team Italia
4:08:32.3
Report
7
Rally Poland
Simone Tempestini
Giovanni Bernacchini
Napoca Rally Academy
3:04:11.3
Report
8
Rally Finland
Ole Christian Veiby
Stig Rune Skjærmoen
Printsport
2:55:40.0
Report
9
Rallye Deutschland
Simone Tempestini
Giovanni Bernacchini
Napoca Rally Academy
3:21:12.4
Report
10
Rally China
Rally cancelled
11
Tour de Corse
Laurent Pellier
Benoit Neyret-Gigot
Équipe de France FFSA
4:38:19.3
Report
12
Rally Catalunya
Fabio Andolfi
Manuel Fenoli
ACI Team Italia
3:38:33.6
Report
13
Wales Rally GB
Martin Koči
Lukáš Kostka
Styllex Slovak National Team
3:47:47.4
Report
14
Rally Australia
Michel Fabre
Maxime Vilmot
Saintéloc Junior Team
2:46:05.7
Report
FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers[edit]
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
Pos.
Driver
MON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
Drops
Points
1
Simone Tempestini
1
1
2
1
4
2
0
123
2
Michel Fabre
8
1
1
1
4
5
1
4
122
3
Fabio Andolfi
3
4
1
9
4
1
0
91
4
Martin Koči
6
2
DNS
8
2
3
1
0
88
5
Ole Christian Veiby
1
8
3
1
12
8
0
73
6
Damiano De Tommaso
4
6
2
6
6
3
0
69
7
Vincent Dubert
5
5
5
4
8
7
6
0
60
8
Terry Folb
3
2
Ret
3
6
0
56
9
Michaël Burri
7
8
7
5
2
4
0
56
10
Yohan Rossel
2
3
0
33
11
Romain Martel
10
4
5
5
Ret
0
33
12
Enrico Brazzoli
7
11
4
9
5
0
30
13
Laurent Pellier
1
0
25
14
Jordan Berfa
2
11
Ret
0
18
15
Igor Giusti
9
13
3
10
0
18
16
Juuso Nordgren
3
0
15
17
Mohamed Al-Mutawaa
12
9
7
9
Ret
0
10
18
Tomasz Gryc
6
0
8
19
Łukasz Pieniążek
15
7
0
6
20
Frédéric Hauswald
9
0
2
21
Kevin van Deijne
10
WD
0
1
Pos.
Driver
MON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
Drops
Points
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers[edit]
Pos.
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
2
Maxime Vilmot3
8
1
1
1
4
5
1
4
122
3
Manuel Fenoli
3
4
1
9
4
1
0
91
4
Lukáš Kostka
6
2
DNS
8
2
3
1
0
88
5
Paolo Rocca
6
2
6
6
3
0
57
6
Franck Le Floch
3
2
Ret
3
6
0
56
7
Anderson Levratti
7
8
7
5
2
4
0
56
8
Alexandre Coria
5
5
4
8
7
6
0
50
9
Stig Rune Skjærmoen
8
3
1
12
8
0
48
10
Benoît Fulcrand
2
3
0
33
11
Vanessa Lemoine
10
4
5
5
Ret
0
33
12
Maurizio Barone
7
11
4
9
5
0
30
13
Jonas Andersson
1
0
25
14
Benoit Neyret-Gigot
1
0
25
15
Damien Augustin
2
11
Ret
0
18
16
Gilbert Dini
13
3
10
0
16
17
Mikael Korhonen
3
0
15
18
Massimiliano Bosi
4
0
12
19
Sébastien Poujol
5
0
10
20
Stephen McAuley
12
9
7
9
0
10
21
Michał Kuśnierz
6
0
8
22
Przemisław Mazur
15
7
0
6
23
Patrick Chiappe
9
0
2
24
Maxime Vilmot4
9
0
2
25
Hein Verschuuren
10
WD
0
1
Pos.
Co-driver
MON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
Drops
Points
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
Notes
^3 – Points earned with Michel Fabre
^4 – Points earned with Frédéric Hauswald
FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Teams[edit]
Pos.
Team
MON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
Points
1
Saintéloc Junior Team
4
1
1
1
3
3
1
142
2
Automobile Club d'Italia
3
3
1
2
3
1
113
3
Styllex Slovak National Team
1
DNS
4
1
2
1
105
4
Printsport
1
5
2
1
7
5
94
5
Renault Sport
4
4
4
3
2
2
87
6
Sébastien Loeb Racing
2
1
Ret
2
4
73
7
Abu Dhabi Racing Team
6
5
3
5
Ret
43
8
Peugeot Rally Academy
2
6
Ret
26
9
Équipe de France FFSA
1
25
10
RallyTechnology
3
15
Pos.
Team
MON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
FRA
ESP
GBR
AUS
Points
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
References[edit]
^"2013 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^"2016 FIA World Rally Championship Calendar". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^"WRC 2016 dates confirmed". WRC.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ a b"WRC 2016 dates & surfaces". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^"Weather forces Sweden route revamp". WRC.com. WRC.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
^"Rally China cancelled due to weather damage - wrc.com". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^Lomas, Gordan (14 May 2015). "Rally Australia on preliminary 2016 WRC draft schedule". speedcafe. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^"China on provisional WRC calendar". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^"Rally GB secures WRC future". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
^"New look for Corsica encounter". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x"Rallye Montecarlo Entry List". Wewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah"Rally Portugal Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.com. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ a b"Rally Finland Entry List". ewrc-results.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
^ a b c d e f g h"Tour de Corse Entry List" (PDF). rallylink.it. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^ a b c"Rally Poland Entry List" (PDF). rajdpolski.pl. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
^ a b c"Rallye Deutschland Entry List" (PDF). adac-rallye-deutschland.de. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
External links[edit]
Official website of the World Rally Championship
Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
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