2016 Wales Rally GB

The 2016 Wales Rally (formally the 72. Dayinsure Wales Rally GB) was the twelfth round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 27 October and 30 October 2016, and was based in Deeside, United Kingdom. Volkswagen's Sébastien Ogier won the race, his 38th win in the World Rally Championship.

2016 Wales Rally GB 72. Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 2016
Round 12 of the 2016 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Rally base	Deeside
Dates run	27 – 30 October 2016
Stages	22 (330.21 km; 205.18 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport

Overall standings

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
Overall classification
1	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:14:30.2		25
2	12	Ott Tänak	Raigo Mõlder	DMACK World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:14:40.4	+10.2	21
3	3	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:16:05.6	+1:35.4	16
4	20	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:16:25.1	+1:54.9	12
5	7	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:17:05.4	+2:35.2	10
6	4	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:18:32.8	+4:02.6	8
7	2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:18:58.5	+4:28.3	6
8	5	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:19:08.5	+4:38.3	4
9	14	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gilles De Turckheim	Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:21:42.4	+7:12.2	2
10	6	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:22:49.5	+8:19.3	1
12	9	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Volkswagen Motorsport II	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:24:14.2	+9:44.0	2

Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally leader
Leg 1	SS1	Myherin 1	31.82 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	18:07.0	Sébastien Ogier
	SS2	Sweet Lamb 1	4.24 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	2:49.0
	SS3	Hafren 1	35.14 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	20:45.4
	SS4	Dyfnant 1	17.91 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	10:18.9
	SS5	Myherin 2	31.82 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	18:01.4
	SS6	Sweet Lamb 2	4.24 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	2:53.7
	SS7	Hafren 2	35.14 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	20:58.6
	SS8	Dyfnant 2	17.91 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 WRC	10:32.1
Leg 2	SS9	Pantperthog 1	9.64 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	5:47.1
	SS10	Dyfi 1	21.12 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	12:01.2
	SS11	Gartheinog 1	11.34 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 WRC	7:00.9
	SS12	Pantperthog 2	9.64 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	5:50.5
	SS13	Dyfi 2	21.12 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	12:12.9
	SS14	Gartheinog 2	11.34 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	7:07.4
	SS15	Aberhirnant	13.91 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	7:29.3
	SS16	Cholmondeley Castle	1.80 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	1:08.6
Leg 3	SS17	Clocaenog 1	7.70 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:19.0
	SS18	Brenig 1	7.93 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	5:23.1
	SS19	Alwen 1	10.41 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	5:42.1
	SS20	Clocaenog 2	7.70 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:18.4
	SS21	Alwen 2	10.41 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	5:39.7
	SS22	Brenig 2 (Power Stage)	7.93 km	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	5:19.0

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 7.93 km (4.93 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts
1	Ott Tänak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	5:19.0	0.0	3
2	Andreas Mikkelsen	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	5:20.4	+1.4	2
3	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 WRC	5:23.5	+4.5	1