2016 World RX of Great Britain

World RX layout of Lydden Hill Race Circuit
2016 World RX of Great Britain
Round 4 of 12 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date28–29 May 2016
LocationWootton, Kent
VenueLydden Hill Race Circuit
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 2Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 3Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 4Norway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Semi-final 2Sweden Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Final
FirstSweden Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
SecondNorway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
ThirdSweden Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen

The 2016 World RX of Great Britain was the fourth round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Lydden Hill Race Circuit in Wootton, Kent.

Supercar

Heats

Petter Solberg
Kevin Hansen
Jānis Baumanis
Niclas Grönholm
Mattias Ekström, Tanner Foust and Julian Godfrey
It was the third win in a row for Ekström, who maintained his five-point buffer to Solberg in the championship
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 1st 1st 1st 2nd 16
2 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 4th 4th 6th 1st 15
3 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 11th 2nd 2nd 4th 14
4 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 2nd 3rd 3rd 18th 13
5 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 7th 6th 7th 3rd 12
6 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 5th 10th 4th 6th 11
7 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 8th 7th 8th 7th 10
8 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 9th 21st 5th 5th 9
9 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 15th 9th 13th 9th 8
10 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 17th 5th 19th 8th 7
11 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 3rd 14th 21st 13th 6
12 6 Latvia Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 6th 20th 10th 15th 5
13 17 France Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 20th 13th 9th 11th 4
14 43 United States Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 16th 8th 17th 12th 3
15 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 10th 18th 16th 10th 2
16 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST 12th 19th 11th 16th 1
17 37 United Kingdom Guy Wilks Guy Wilks Ford Fiesta 18th 11th 15th 21st
18 55 Germany René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 22nd 12th 18th 17th
19 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 19th 16th 14th 20th
20 51 United Kingdom Julian Godfrey Julian Godfrey Ford Fiesta 21st 17th 20th 19th
21 15 Latvia Reinis Nitišs All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 13th 22nd 12th 14th
22 34 United States Tanner Foust Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 14th 15th 22nd 22nd

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team 4:18.164 6
2 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +1.515 5
3 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Peugeot Hansen Academy +3.623 4
4 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE +4.980 3
5 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +5.287 2
6 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden +10.088 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time/retired Pts
1 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX 4:16.462 6
2 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +0.515 5
3 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria +3.069 4
4 6 Latvia Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria +3.963 3
5 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +9.929 2
6 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden DNF 1

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX 4:17.809 8
2 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team +1.142 5
3 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +2.624 4
4 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Peugeot Hansen Academy +3.815 3
5 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria +28.651 2
6 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +29.186 1

RX Lites

Heats

Cyril Raymond leads the RX Lites final, which he subsequently won
Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 8 Norway Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion 5th 1st 3rd 6th 16
2 13 France Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 1st 8th 1st 8th 15
3 52 Sweden Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 4th 3rd 10th 1st 14
4 99 Norway Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik 3rd 4th 6th 2nd 13
5 69 Norway Sondre Ejven JC Raceteknik 7th 2nd 4th 4th 12
6 33 Kenya Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE 6th 9th 5th 3rd 11
7 40 United Kingdom Dan Rooke Olsbergs MSE 9th 5th 8th 5th 10
8 18 Turkey Ali Türkkan Toksport WRT 10th 6th 9th 7th 9
9 64 United Arab Emirates Saeed Bintouq Olsbergs MSE 8th 7th 7th 10th 8
10 16 Norway Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 2nd 10th 2nd 9th 7

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 52 Sweden Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 4:42.115 6
2 69 Norway Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik +0.482 5
3 8 Norway Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion +1.120 4
4 40 United Kingdom Dan Rooke Olsbergs MSE +1.424 3
5 64 United Arab Emirates Saeed Bintouq Olsbergs MSE +2.827 2
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13 France Cyril Raymond OlsbergsMSE 4:38.970 6
2 99 Norway Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik +1.742 5
3 16 Norway Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik +2.365 4
4 33 Kenya Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE +3.257 3
5 18 Turkey Ali Türkkan Toksport WRT +5.223 2

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time/retired Pts
1 13 France Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 4:41.401 8
2 16 Norway Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik +1.609 5
3 52 Sweden Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson +2.293 4
4 99 Norway Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik +3.926 3
5 8 Norway Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion +5.452 2
6 69 Norway Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik DNF 1

Standings after the event

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ "Results - 2016 World RX of Great Britain". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
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