2016 World RX of Hockenheim

World RX layout of Hockenheimring
2016 World RX of Hockenheim
Round 2 of 13 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date7–8 May 2016
LocationHockenheim, Baden-Württemberg
VenueHockenheimring
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Sweden Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Heat 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen Team Sweden
Heat 3Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 4Finland Toomas Heikkinen
EKS RX
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Finland Toomas Heikkinen
EKS RX
Semi-final 2United Kingdom Liam Doran
JRM Racing
Final
FirstSweden Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
SecondFinland Toomas Heikkinen
EKS RX
ThirdUnited States Ken Block
Hoonigan Racing Division
Andreas Bakkerud leads Kevin Eriksson and Ken Block
Timmy Hansen's car caught fire during his Q3 race
EKS RX secured their first 1-2 finish in the category
Event podium - (L-R) Toomas Heikkinen, Mattias Ekström and Ken Block

The 2016 World RX of Hockenheim was the second round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, alongside the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

Supercar

Heats

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 1st 3rd 2nd 6th 16
2 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 4th 1st 5th 13th 15
3 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 13th 7th 12th 1st 14
4 6 Latvia Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 12th 4th 4th 8th 13
5 17 France Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 3rd 5th 6th 16th 12
6 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 5th 10th 1st DNF 11
7 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 9th 14th 3rd 7th 10
8 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 6th 9th 13th 9th 9
9 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 17th 11th 7th 5th 8
10 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 9th 14th 11th 4th 7
11 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS DNF 6th 15th 2nd 6
12 43 United States Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 15th 13th 8th 11th 5
13 15 Latvia Reinis Nitišs All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 7th 8th DNF 15th 4
14 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 10th 17th 16th 12th 3
15 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 16th 16th 10th 14th 2
16 87 France Jean-Baptiste Dubourg DA Racing Citroën DS3 18th 19th 14th 10th 1
17 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 16th 16th 9th DNF
18 71 Sweden Kevin Hansen Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 8th 12th DNS 3rd
19 55 Germany René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza DNF DNS DNF DNS
20 31 Austria Max Pucher World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta DNS DNS DNS DNS
DSQ 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 2nd 2nd DNF EX

* Timmy Hansen was excluded from Q4 and later disqualified from the whole event due to his car being underweight.

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX 6
2 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX +0.470 5
3 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport +4.138 4
4 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +5.891 3
5 17 France Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy +9.714 2
6 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +26.081 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran JRM Racing 6
2 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team +0.922 5
3 43 United States Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division +1.323 4
4 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +3.024 3
5 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE +18.573 2
6 6 Latvia Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria +28.651 1

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX 8
2 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +2.547 5
3 43 United States Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division +3.827 4
4 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team +4.785 3
5 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran JRM Racing +10.587 2
6 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport +34.781 1

RX Lites

Heats

Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 16 Norway Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 16
2 13 France Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 1st 1st 8th 6th 15
3 99 Norway Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik 5th 3rd 2nd 2nd 14
4 75 Germany Patrick Simon Olsbergs MSE 4th 5th 3rd 5th 13
5 8 Norway Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion 6th 4th 5th 3rd 12
6 52 Sweden Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 3rd 9th 6th 4th 11
7 47 Sweden Alexander Westlund Alexander Westlund 8th 7th 4th 8th 10
8 33 Kenya Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE 9th 6th 7th 7th 9
9 69 Norway Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik 7th 8th 9th 9th 8

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 16 Norway Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 6:02.867 6
2 99 Norway Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik +3.038 5
3 8 Norway Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion +5.306 4
4 47 Sweden Alexander Westlund Alexander Westlund +10.448 3
5 69 Norway Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik +19.182 2
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 75 Germany Patrick Simon Olsbergs MSE 6:09.574 6
2 13 France Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE +5.980 5
3 52 Sweden Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson +42.402 4
4 33 Kenya Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE DNF 3

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 16 Norway Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 5:47.007 8
2 13 France Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE +1.786 5
3 99 Norway Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik +11.752 4
4 47 Sweden Alexander Westlund‡ Alexander Westlund +12.378 3
5 75 Germany Patrick Simon Olsbergs MSE +14.033 2
6 8 Norway Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion DNF 1

‡Olofsson could not make the final and as a result the stewards permitted Westlund to replace him.

Standings after the event

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

  1. ^ "Results - 2016 World RX of Hockenheim". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
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