2016 World RX of Sweden

Rallycross layout of the Höljesbanan
2016 World RX of Sweden
Round 6 of 12 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date2–3 July 2016
LocationHöljes, Värmland
VenueHöljesbanan
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1France Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Heat 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
Heat 3Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 4Norway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Semi-final 2Norway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
Final
FirstNorway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
SecondFrance Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot-Hansen
ThirdSweden Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen

The 2016 World RX of Sweden was the sixth round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship[1] and the fifth round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Höljesbanan in the village of Höljes, Värmland.

Supercar

Heats

Rain and mud made for tricky conditions on the Saturday
Local drivers Timmy Hansen and Mattias Ekström resumed their battle from the previous year in the semis
Andreas Bakkerud of Norway won his second event in a row
Event podium, with Sébastien Loeb in second and Hansen third
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 2nd 1st 4th 4th 16
2 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 17th 2nd 2nd 1st 15
3 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 19th 5th 1st 3rd 14
4 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 1st 18th 3rd 14th 13
5 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 18th 7th 5th 2nd 12
6 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 15th 4th 6th 6th 11
7 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 4th 3rd 12th 10th 10
8 6 Latvia Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 4th 11th 9th 8th 9
9 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 13th 8th 7th 5th 8
10 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 3rd 14th 10th 9th 7
11 17 France Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 8th 19th 8th 7th 6
12 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 6th 12th 11th 13th 5
13 43 United States Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 11th 13th 14th 12th 4
14 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 10th 10th 18th 11th 3
15 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 5th 15th 16th 15th 2
16 33 United Kingdom Liam Doran JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 12th 9th 15th 18th 1
17 23 Sweden Richard Göransson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 9th 16th 13th 17th
18 15 Latvia Reinis Nitišs All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 16th 6th 19th 19th
19 55 Germany René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 14th 17th 17th 16th

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen 4:44.143 6
2 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +0.565 5
3 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX +1.157 4
4 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team +1.903 3
5 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +3.358 2
6 17 France Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy +8.784 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division 4:41.313 6
2 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +1.035 5
3 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden +3.299 4
4 6 Latvia Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria +5.440 3
5 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE +6.498 2
6 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport +10.779 1

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division 4:40.614 8
2 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +3.128 5
3 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +4.153 4
4 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden +5.644 3
5 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +11.424 2
6 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX DNF 1

RX Lites

Heats

Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 16 Norway Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 1st 14th 7th 1st 16
2 13 France Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 11th 1st 2nd 5th 15
3 52 Sweden Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 5th 3rd 3rd 8th 14
4 21 Sweden Marcus Höglund Olsbergs MSE 6th 9th 5th 4th 13
5 99 Norway Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik 3rd 5th 8th 9th 12
6 6 Sweden William Nilsson JC Raceteknik 15th 2nd 6th 7th 11
7 56 Norway Thomas Holmen Thomas Holmen 2nd 17th 10th 3rd 10
8 2 Sweden Johan Larsson Johan Larsson 7th 7th 4th 13th 9
9 8 Norway Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion 8th 11th 1st 17th 8
10 3 Sweden Per Björnson JC Raceteknik 14th 8th 11th 2nd 7
11 47 Sweden Alexander Westlund Alexander Westlund 9th 4th 9th 11th 6
12 14 Sweden Magnus Hansen JC Raceteknik 4th 10th 14th 12th 5
13 69 Norway Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik 12th 12th 15th 6th 4
14 86 Sweden Santosh Berggren Santosh Berggren 13th 16th 12th 10th 3
15 91 Sweden Jonathan Walfridsson Helmia Motorsport 16th 6th 17th 15th 2
16 33 Kenya Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE 10th 13th 16th 16th 1
17 66 Andorra Albert Llovera Albert Llovera 17th 15th 13th 14th

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 16 Norway Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 5:15.339 6
2 52 Sweden Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson +1.160 5
3 47 Sweden Alexander Westlund Alexander Westlund +34.457 4
4 99 Norway Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik +45.831 3
5 56 Norway Thomas Holmen Thomas Holmen DNF 2
6 8 Norway Simon Wågø Syversen SET Promotion DNF 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13 France Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 5:20.849 6
2 21 Sweden Marcus Höglund Olsbergs MSE +0.158 5
3 2 Sweden Johan Larsson Johan Larsson +1.028 4
4 3 Sweden Per Björnson JC Raceteknik +1.674 3
5 6 Sweden William Nilsson JC Raceteknik +2.422 2
6 14 Sweden Magnus Hansen JC Raceteknik +4.142 1

Final

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 52 Sweden Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 5:02.813 8
2 13 France Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE +0.861 5
3 2 Sweden Johan Larsson Johan Larsson +2.707 4
4 16 Norway Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik +4.235 3
5 47 Sweden Alexander Westlund Alexander Westlund +6.269 2
6 21 Sweden Marcus Höglund Olsbergs MSE +26.699 1

Standings after the event

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ "Results - 2016 World RX of Sweden". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
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