2016 Junior WRC Championship

The 2016 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the fourth season of Junior WRC, a rallying championship governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.[1]

The 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 2017 WRC2 Championship.[3]

Calendar

The final 2016 Junior WRC 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
Start Finish
1 20 May 22 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 19 368 km
2 1 July 3 July Poland Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel 21 306.10 km
3 29 July 31 July Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 24 333.99 km
4 19 August 21 August Germany Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 18 306.80 km
5 30 September 2 October France Tour de Corse Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud Tarmac 10 390.92 km
6 28 October 30 October United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel 22 336.00 km

Calendar changes

Drivers

The following drivers competed in the championship.

Nat. Drivers Nat. Co-drivers Rounds
United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al-Mutawaa[4] United Kingdom Stephen McAuley[4] 1–4
United Kingdom Stuart Loudon[5] 5–6
Italy Andrea Crugnola[4] Italy Michele Ferrara[4] 1–4
France Vincent Dubert[4] France Alexandre Coria[4] All
France Terry Folb[4] France Franck Le Floch[4] All
France Frédéric Hauswald[4] France Maxime Vilmot[4] 1
Namibia Hans Thilo Himmel[4] South Africa Nicolaas Swartz[4] 1–2
Slovakia Martin Koči[4] Czech Republic Lukáš Kostka[4] All
France Romain Martel[4] France Vanessa Lemoine[4] 1–5
Finland Juuso Nordgren[6] Finland Mikael Korhonen[6] 3
France Laurent Pellier[5] France Benoit Neyret-Gigot[5] 5
Poland Łukasz Pieniąźek[4] Poland Przemisław Mazur[4] 1–3
France Yohan Rossel[5] France Benoît Fulcrand[5] 5–6
Italy Simone Tempestini[4] Italy Giovanni Bernacchini[4] All
Norway Ole Christian Veiby[4] Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen[4] 1–5
France William Wagner[5] France Antoine Paque[5] 5–6

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event name Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report
1 Portugal Rally de Portugal Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Giovanni Bernacchini 4:30:15.7 Report
2 Poland Rally Poland Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Giovanni Bernacchini 3:04:11.3 Report
3 Finland Rally Finland Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen 2:55:40.0 Report
4 Germany Rallye Deutschland Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Giovanni Bernacchini 3:21:12.4 Report
5 France Tour de Corse France Laurent Pellier France Benoit Neyret-Gigot  4:38:19.3 Report
6 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Slovakia Martin Koči Czech Republic Lukáš Kostka  3:47:47.4 Report

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

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 POR
Portugal
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 Italy Simone Tempestini 1 1 2 1 4 2 123
2 Slovakia Martin Koči 2 DNS 7 2 3 1 82
3 France Vincent Dubert 4 5 4 5 6 4 64
4 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 5 3 1 5 7 62
5 France Terry Folb 3 2 Ret 3 5 58
6 France Romain Martel 7 4 5 4 Ret 40
7 France Yohan Rossel 2 3 33
8 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al-Mutawaa 8 7 6 6 Ret 26
9 France Laurent Pellier 1 25
10 Finland Juuso Nordgren 3 15
11 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek 10 6 9
12 France Frédéric Hauswald 6 8
13 Italy Andrea Crugnola 9 Ret Ret WD 2
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
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 Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-driver POR
Portugal
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 Italy Giovanni Bernacchini 1 1 2 1 4 2 123
2 Czech Republic Lukáš Kostka 2 DNS 7 2 3 1 82
3 France Alexandre Coria 4 5 4 5 6 4 64
4 Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen 5 3 1 5 7 62
5 France Franck Le Floch 3 2 Ret 3 5 58
6 France Vanessa Lemoine 7 4 5 4 Ret 40
7 France Benoît Fulcrand 2 3 33
8 United Kingdom Stephen McAuley 8 7 6 6 26
9 France Benoit Neyret-Gigot 1 25
10 Finland Mikael Korhonen 3 15
11 Poland Przemisław Mazur 10 6 9
12 France Maxime Vilmot 6 8
13 Italy Michele Ferrara 9 Ret Ret WD 2
Pos. Co-driver POR
Portugal
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
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 Junior WRC Championship for Nations

Pos. Country POR
Portugal
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1  Italy 1 1 2 1 3 2 126
2  France 3 2 4 3 1 3 100
3  Slovakia 2 DNS 6 2 2 1 87
4  Norway 4 3 1 5 4 74
5  United Arab Emirates 5 5 5 4 Ret 42
6  Poland 6 4 20
7  Finland 3 15
Pos. Country POR
Portugal
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
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

  1. ^ "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "JWRC 2016 Entry Form". FIA.com. FIA. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Junior WRC Evolves from 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Rally Portugal Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.com. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Tour de Corse Entry List" (PDF). rallylink.it. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Rally Finland Entry List". ewrc-results.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.