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2016 Rally Sweden

The 2016 Rally Sweden (formally known as the 64. Rally Sweden) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 12 and 14 February 2016. It marked the sixty-fourth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2016 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.[1]

2016 Rally Sweden
64. Rally Sweden
Round 2 of the 2016 World Rally Championship
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Host country Sweden
Rally baseSweden Karlstad, Värmland
Dates run12 – 14 February 2016
Stages12 (226.48 km; 140.73 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow, ice and gravel
Statistics
Crews50 at start, 38 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport

Due to a lack of snow in the area, eight Special Stages were cancelled prior to the start of the rally, including the opening Super Special stage and all of day three stages apart from the final Power Stage. The penultimate stage, SS20, was cancelled during the event. Of the 21 scheduled stages, only 12 were run.

Defending World Champion Sébastien Ogier started won his second consecutive rally of the season and his third Rally Sweden victory.

Entry list edit

Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3   Hyundai Motorsport WRC   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
4   Hyundai Motorsport WRC   Hayden Paddon   John Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
5   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Mads Østberg   Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Eric Camilli   Nicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7   Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
9   Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC   Andreas Mikkelsen   Anders Jæger Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
12   DMACK World Rally Team WRC   Ott Tänak   Raigo Mõlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
14   Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC   Khalid Al Qassimi   Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
15   Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC   Craig Breen   Scott Martin Citroën DS3 WRC M
16   Adapta Motorsport WRC   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
20   Hyundai Motorsport N WRC   Dani Sordo   Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
30   Yazeed Racing WRC   Yazeed Al Rahji   Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
31   Škoda Motorsport WRC-2   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm Škoda Fabia R5 M
32   Škoda Motorsport WRC-2   Pontus Tidemand   Jonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M
34   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2   Eyvind Brynildsen   Anders Fredriksen Ford Fiesta R5 M
35   Motorsport Italia Srl WRC-2   Max Rendina   Emanuele Inglesi Ford Fiesta R5 P
36   Fredrik Åhlin WRC-2   Fredrik Åhlin   Morten Erik Abrahamsen Ford Fiesta R5 M
37   FWRT s.r.l. WRC   Lorenzo Bertelli   Simone Scattolin Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38   Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2   Simone Tempestini   Matteo Chiarcossi Ford Fiesta R5 P
39   Alain Foulon WRC-2   Alain Foulon   Gilles Delarche Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X M
40   Drive DMACK Trophy Team WRC-2   Sander Pärn   James Morgan Ford Fiesta R5 D
42   The Ptock WRC-2   Hubert Ptaszek   Maciek Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 P
43   TAIF Motorsport WRC-2   Radik Shaymiev   Maxim Tzvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 M
44   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2   Elfyn Evans   Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
45   Printsport WRC-2   Ole Christian Veiby   Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
46   Drive DMACK Trophy Team WRC-2   Marius Aasen   Veronica Engan Ford Fiesta R5 D
47   Emil Bergkvist WRC-2   Emil Bergkvist   Joakim Sjöberg Citroën DS3 R5 M
49   Augusto Bestard WRC-2   Augusto Bestard   Fernando Mendonca Ford Fiesta R5 H
50   Jim van den Heuvel WRC-2   Jim van den Heuvel   Lisette Bakker Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X M
51   Anders Grøndal WRC-2   Anders Grøndal   Miriam Walfridsson Ford Fiesta R5 P
61   Saintéloc Junior Team WRC-3   Michel Fabre   Maxime Vilmot Citroën DS3 R3T M
81   Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC   Valeriy Gorban   Volodymyr Korsia Mini John Cooper Works WRC P
95   Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC   Mait Maarend   Mihkel Kapp Mini John Cooper Works WRC P
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Major entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3 Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship

Results edit

Event standings edit

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 1:59:47.4 0.0 28
2 4   Hayden Paddon   John Kennard   Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:00:17.2 +29.8 18
3 5   Mads Østberg   Ola Fløene   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:00:43.0 +55.6 15
4 9   Andreas Mikkelsen   Anders Jæger   Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:00:58.2 +1:10.8 14
5 12   Ott Tänak   Raigo Mõlder   DMACK World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:01:38.1 +1:50.7 10
6 20   Dani Sordo   Marc Martí   Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:02:11.4 +2:24.0 8
7 16   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor   Adapta Motorsport Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:02:27.4 +2:40.0 6
8 15   Craig Breen   Scott Martin   Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2:02:32.0 +2:44.6 4
9 44   Elfyn Evans   Craig Parry   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:05:04.4 +5:17.0 2
10 83   Teemu Suninen   Mikko Markkula   Team Oreca Škoda Fabia R5 2:05:19.0 +5:31.6 1
23 7   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle   Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2:13:44.2 +13:56.8 1
WRC-2 standings
1 (9.) 44   Elfyn Evans   Craig Parry   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:05:04.4 0.0 25
2 (11.) 32   Pontus Tidemand   Jonas Andersson   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:05:19.1 +14.7 18
3 (12.) 31   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:06:55.3 +1:50.9 15
4 (13.) 51   Anders Grøndal   Miriam Walfridsson   Anders Grøndal Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:06:57.4 +1:53.0 12
5 (15.) 34   Eyvind Brynildsen   Anders Fredriksson   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:07:34.9 +2:30.5 10
6 (16.) 45   Ole Christian Veiby   Stig Rune Skjærmoen   Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:07:45.0 +2:40.6 8
7 (17.) 47   Emil Bergkvist   Joakim Sjöberg   Emil Bergkvist Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-2 2:07:45.9 +2:41.5 6
8 (18.) 46   Marius Aasen   Veronica Engan   Drive DMACK Trophy Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:08:07.8 +3:03.4 4
9 (20.) 38   Simone Tempestini   Matteo Chiarcossi   Napoca Rally Academy Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:09:58.9 +4:54.5 2
10 (25.) 43   Radik Shaymiev   Maxim Tzvetkov   TAIF Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:15:56.7 +10:52.3 1
WRC-3 standings
1 (35.) 61   Michel Fabre   Maxime Vilmot   Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 2:41:39.5 0.0 25
Source: [1]

Special stages edit

Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(11 & 12 Feb) 		SS1   Karlstad Super-Special 1 1.90 km Stage Cancelled
SS2   Torsby 1 16.48 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:53.0 111,3 km/h   Sébastien Ogier
SS3  /  Röjden 1 18.47 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:32.3 116,2 km/h
SS4   Svullrya 1 24.23 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:47.9 113,6 km/h
SS5   Kirkenær 1 7.07 km Stage Cancelled
SS6   Kirkenær 2 7.07 km Stage Cancelled
SS7   Svullrya 2 24.23 km   Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 12:44.2 114,1 km/h
SS8  /  Röjden 2 18.47 km   Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 9:52.8 112,2 km/h
SS9   Torsby 2 16.48 km   Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 8:56.6 110,6 km/h
Leg 2
(13 Feb) 		SS10   Fredriksberg 1 18.19 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:43.4 112,2 km/h
SS11   Rämmen 1 22.76 km Stage Cancelled
SS12   Vargåsen 1 24.70 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:56.7 114,5 km/h
SS13   Fredriksberg 2 18.9 km Stage Cancelled
SS14   Rämmen 2 22.76 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:03.2 123,5 km/h
SS15   Hagfors Sprint 1.87 km Stage Cancelled
SS16   Vargåsen 2 24.70 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:48.8 115,7 km/h
SS17   Karlstad Super-Special 2 1.90 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:34.9 72,1 km/h
Leg 3
(14 Feb) 		SS18   Lesjöfors 1 15.00 km Stage Cancelled
SS19   Värmullsåsen 1 15.87 km Stage Cancelled
SS20   Lesjöfors 2 15.00 km Stage Cancelled
SS21   Värmullsåsen 2 (Power stage) 15.87 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:42.7 123,5 km/h

Power Stage edit

The "Power stage" was a 15.87 km (9.86 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos Driver Car Time Diff. Pts
1   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:42.7 0.0 3
2   Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:46.1 +3.4 2
3   Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 7:51.7 +9.0 1

Championship standings after the event edit

WRC edit

Other edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Rally Calendar Overview". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

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