2016 Junior World Rally Championship
The 2016 Junior World Rally Championship was the fifteenth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.[1]
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Previous: | 2015 | Next: | 2017 |
Parent series: World Rally Championship World Rally Championship-2 World Rally Championship-3 |
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The Junior World Rally Championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams contested six nominated European events,[2] with all of their scores counting towards their final championship position. The drivers competed in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts with the 2014 homologated MAX Kit, using Michelin tyres.[3] The winner received a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2016 FIA WRC2 championship.[3]
Calendar
The final 2016 Junior World Rally Championship calendar consisted of six European events (one less than 2015), taken from the 2016 World Rally Championship.[2]
Round | Dates | Rally name | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance | |
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1 | 20 May | 22 May | Rally de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel | 19 | 368km |
2 | 1 July | 3 July | Rally Poland | Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria | Gravel | 21 | 306.10km |
3 | 29 July | 31 July | Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi | Gravel | 24 | 333.99km |
4 | 19 August | 21 August | Rallye Deutschland | Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Tarmac | 18 | 306.80km |
5 | 30 September | 2 October | Tour de Corse | Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud | Tarmac | 10 | 390.92km |
6 | 28 October | 30 October | Wales Rally GB | Deeside, Flintshire | Gravel | 22 | 336.00km |
Calendar changes
- The total number of events will be six, one less than in 2015.[2]
- Monte Carlo Rally and Rally de Catalunya were dropped in favor of Rallye Deutschland.[2]
Drivers
The following drivers competed in the championship.
Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds | ||
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Mohamed Al-Mutawaa[4] | Stephen McAuley[4] | 1–4 | ||
Stuart Loudon[5] | 5–6 | |||
Andrea Crugnola[4] | Michele Ferrara[4] | 1–4 | ||
Vincent Dubert[4] | Alexandre Coria[4] | All | ||
Terry Folb[4] | Franck Le Floch[4] | All | ||
Frédéric Hauswald[4] | Maxime Vilmot[4] | 1 | ||
Hans Thilo Himmel[4] | Nicolaas Swartz[4] | 1–2 | ||
Martin Koči[4] | Lukáš Kostka[4] | All | ||
Romain Martel[4] | Vanessa Lemoine[4] | 1–5 | ||
Juuso Nordgren[6] | Mikael Korhonen[6] | 3 | ||
Laurent Pellier[5] | Benoit Neyret-Gigot[5] | 5 | ||
Łukasz Pieniąźek[4] | Przemisław Mazur[4] | 1–3 | ||
Yohan Rossel[5] | Benoît Fulcrand[5] | 5–6 | ||
Simone Tempestini[4] | Giovanni Bernacchini[4] | All | ||
Ole Christian Veiby[4] | Stig Rune Skjærmoen[4] | 1–5 | ||
William Wagner[5] | Antoine Paque[5] | 5–6 |
Results and standings
Season summary
Round | Event name | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning time | Report |
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1 | Rally de Portugal | Simone Tempestini | Giovanni Bernacchini | 4:30:15.7 | Report |
2 | Rally Poland | Simone Tempestini | Giovanni Bernacchini | 3:04:11.3 | Report |
3 | Rally Finland | Ole Christian Veiby | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | 2:55:40.0 | Report |
4 | Rallye Deutschland | Simone Tempestini | Giovanni Bernacchini | 3:21:12.4 | Report |
5 | Tour de Corse | Laurent Pellier | Benoit Neyret-Gigot | 4:38:19.3 | Report |
6 | Wales Rally GB | Martin Koči | Lukáš Kostka | 3:47:47.4 | Report |
FIA Junior World Rally 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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References
- "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "JWRC 2016 Entry Form". FIA.com. FIA. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- "Junior WRC Evolves from 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- "Rally Portugal Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.com. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- "Tour de Corse Entry List" (PDF). rallylink.it. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Rally Finland Entry List". ewrc-results.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.