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2016 WRC3 Championship

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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.

Calendar

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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, the Americas, 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 Monaco Monte Carlo Rally Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France Mixed 16 337.59km
2 12–14 February Sweden Rally Sweden Karlstad, Värmland Snow 121a 226.48km1b
3 3–6 March Mexico Rally Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel 21 399.67km
4 21–24 April Argentina Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 18 364.68km
5 19–22 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 19 368.00km
6 9–12 June Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 19 324.60km
7 30 June–3 July Poland Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel 21 306.10km
8 28–31 July Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 24 333.99km
9 19–21 August Germany Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 18 306.80km
10 9–11 September China Rally China Beijing, Hebei Tarmac Cancelled2
11 30 September–2 October France Tour de Corse Bastia, Haute-Corse Tarmac 10 390.92km
12 13–16 October Spain Rally Catalunya Salou, Tarragona Mixed 21 321.08km
13 28–30 October United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel 22 336.00km
14 18–20 November Australia 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

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Teams and drivers

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Entrant Car Class Tyre Drivers Co-Drivers Rounds
Finland Printsport[11] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Norway Ole Christian Veiby[11] Sweden Jonas Andersson[11] 1
Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen[12] 5, 7–10
Finland Juuso Nordgren[13] Finland Mikael Korhonen[13] 8
Italy ACI Team Italia[11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 P Italy Fabio Andolfi[11] Italy Manuel Fenoli[11] 1, 5–6, 8–9, 11
Italy Damiano De Tommaso[11] Italy Massimiliano Bosi[11] 1
Italy Paolo Rocca[12] 5–6, 8–9, 11
France Peugeot Rally Academy[11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M France Jordan Berfa[11] France Damien Augustin[11] 1, 9–10
Slovakia Styllex Slovak National Team[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Slovakia Martin Koči[11] Czech Republic Lukáš Kostka[11] 1, 5, 7–10, 12
France Saintéloc Junior Team[11] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M France Michel Fabre[11] France Maxime Vilmot[11] 1–4, 11–13
France Yohan Rossel[14] France Benoît Fulcrand[14] 12
France Équipe de France FFSA[14] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M 10
France Laurent Pellier[14] France Benoit Neyret-Gigot[14] 10
France LTB Motor[11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M France Igor Giusti[11] France Patrick Chiappe[11] 1
France Gilbert Dini[12] 5–6, 10
France AFC Racing Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M France Vincent Dubert[11] France Sébastien Pujol[11] 1
France Alexandre Coria[12] 5, 7–10, 12
Italy Vieffecorse[11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 D Italy Enrico Brazzoli[11] Italy Maurizio Barone[11] 1, 5–6, 10–11
France Renault Sport Rally Team[12] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 M Switzerland Michaël Burri[12] France Anderson Levratti[12] 5, 7–12
Portugal Fernando Costa Motorsport[12] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 D Portugal Carlos Oliveira[12] Portugal José Janela[12] 5
France Abu Dhabi Racing Team[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al-Mutawaa[12] United Kingdom Stephen McAuley[12] 5, 7–9
United Kingdom Stuart Loudon[14] 10, 12
France Trajectoire Racing[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M France Romain Martel[12] France Vanessa Lemoine[12] 5, 7–10
France Frédéric Hauswald[12] France Maxime Vilmot[12] 5
Netherlands Hans Weijs Motorsport[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Namibia Hans Thilo Himmel[12] South Africa Nicolaas Swartz[12] 5, 7
France Citroën Racing[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Poland Łukasz Pieniąźek[12] Poland Przemek Mazur[12] 5, 7–8
Italy Delta Rally[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Italy Andrea Crugnola[12] Italy Michele Ferrara[12] 5, 7–8
Romania Napoca Rally Academy[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Italy Simone Tempestini[12] Italy Giovanni Bernacchini[12] 5, 7–10, 12
France Sébastien Loeb Racing[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M France Terry Folb[12] France Franck Le Floch[12] 5, 7–10, 12
Poland Rally Technology[15] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M Poland Tomasz Gryc[15] Poland Michał Kuśnierz[15] 7
Netherlands Hontec Motorsport[16] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 M Netherlands Kevin van Deijne[16] Netherlands Hein Verschuuren[16] 9, 11
France PH Sport Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Belgium William Wagner[14] France Antoine Paque[14] 10, 12

Results and standings

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Season Summary

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Round Event name Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning Entry Winning time Report
1 Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo  Norway Ole Christian Veiby Sweden Jonas Andersson Finland Printsport 4:30:42.9 Report
2 Sweden Rally Sweden France Michel Fabre France Maxime Vilmot France Saintéloc Junior Team 2:41:39.5 Report
3 Mexico Rally Mexico France Michel Fabre France Maxime Vilmot France Saintéloc Junior Team 5:34:30.7 Report
4 Argentina Rally Argentina France Michel Fabre France Maxime Vilmot France Saintéloc Junior Team 4:53:11.0 Report
5 Portugal Rally de Portugal Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Romania Napoca Rally Academy 4:30:15.7 Report
6 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Italy Fabio Andolfi  Italy Manuel Fenoli Italy ACI Team Italia 4:08:32.3 Report
7 Poland Rally Poland Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Romania Napoca Rally Academy 3:04:11.3 Report
8 Finland Rally Finland Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Finland Printsport 2:55:40.0 Report
9 Germany Rallye Deutschland Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Romania Napoca Rally Academy 3:21:12.4 Report
10 China Rally China Rally cancelled
11 France Tour de Corse France Laurent Pellier France Benoit Neyret-Gigot  France Équipe de France FFSA 4:38:19.3 Report
12 Spain Rally Catalunya Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Manuel Fenoli Italy ACI Team Italia 3:38:33.6 Report
13 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Slovakia Martin Koči Czech Republic Lukáš Kostka  Slovakia Styllex Slovak National Team 3:47:47.4 Report
14 Australia Rally Australia France Michel Fabre France Maxime Vilmot France Saintéloc Junior Team 2:46:05.7 Report

FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers

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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
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
1 Italy Simone Tempestini 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 123
2 France Michel Fabre 8 1 1 1 4 5 1 4 122
3 Italy Fabio Andolfi 3 4 1 9 4 1 0 91
4 Slovakia Martin Koči 6 2 DNS 8 2 3 1 0 88
5 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 1 8 3 1 12 8 0 73
6 Italy Damiano De Tommaso 4 6 2 6 6 3 0 69
7 France Vincent Dubert 5 5 5 4 8 7 6 0 60
8 France Terry Folb 3 2 Ret 3 6 0 56
9 Switzerland Michaël Burri 7 8 7 5 2 4 0 56
10 France Yohan Rossel 2 3 0 33
11 France Romain Martel 10 4 5 5 Ret 0 33
12 Italy Enrico Brazzoli 7 11 4 9 5 0 30
13 France Laurent Pellier 1 0 25
14 France Jordan Berfa 2 11 Ret 0 18
15 France Igor Giusti 9 13 3 10 0 18
16 Finland Juuso Nordgren 3 0 15
17 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al-Mutawaa 12 9 7 9 Ret 0 10
18 Poland Tomasz Gryc 6 0 8
19 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek 15 7 0 6
20 France Frédéric Hauswald 9 0 2
21 Netherlands Kevin van Deijne 10 WD 0 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
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 WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers

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Pos. Co-driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
1 Italy Giovanni Bernacchini 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 123
2 France Maxime Vilmot3 8 1 1 1 4 5 1 4 122
3 Italy Manuel Fenoli 3 4 1 9 4 1 0 91
4 Czech Republic Lukáš Kostka 6 2 DNS 8 2 3 1 0 88
5 Italy Paolo Rocca 6 2 6 6 3 0 57
6 France Franck Le Floch 3 2 Ret 3 6 0 56
7 France Anderson Levratti 7 8 7 5 2 4 0 56
8 France Alexandre Coria 5 5 4 8 7 6 0 50
9 Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen 8 3 1 12 8 0 48
10 France Benoît Fulcrand 2 3 0 33
11 France Vanessa Lemoine 10 4 5 5 Ret 0 33
12 Italy Maurizio Barone 7 11 4 9 5 0 30
13 Sweden Jonas Andersson 1 0 25
14 France Benoit Neyret-Gigot 1 0 25
15 France Damien Augustin 2 11 Ret 0 18
16 France Gilbert Dini 13 3 10 0 16
17 Finland Mikael Korhonen 3 0 15
18 Italy Massimiliano Bosi 4 0 12
19 France Sébastien Poujol 5 0 10
20 United Kingdom Stephen McAuley 12 9 7 9 0 10
21 Poland Michał Kuśnierz 6 0 8
22 Poland Przemisław Mazur 15 7 0 6
23 France Patrick Chiappe 9 0 2
24 France Maxime Vilmot4 9 0 2
25 Netherlands Hein Verschuuren 10 WD 0 1
Pos. Co-driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
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

FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams

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Pos. Team MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
Points
1 France Saintéloc Junior Team 4 1 1 1 3 3 1 142
2 Italy Automobile Club d'Italia 3 3 1 2 3 1 113
3 Slovakia Styllex Slovak National Team 1 DNS 4 1 2 1 105
4 Finland Printsport 1 5 2 1 7 5 94
5 France Renault Sport 4 4 4 3 2 2 87
6 France Sébastien Loeb Racing 2 1 Ret 2 4 73
7 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Racing Team 6 5 3 5 Ret 43
8 France Peugeot Rally Academy 2 6 Ret 26
9 France Équipe de France FFSA 1 25
10 Poland RallyTechnology 3 15
Pos. Team MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
AUS
Australia
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

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