2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
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The 2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship season is the 14th season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.

Calendar

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The calendar for the 2016 season featured five rallies.[1] Some of the rallies were also part of FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup.

Round Dates Rally name
1 2–7 April   Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
2 17–22 April   Sealine Cross-Country Rally
3 2–7 June   Sardegna Rally Race
4 28 August – 4 September   Atacama Rally
5 1–7 October   Rallye OiLibya du Maroc

Teams and riders

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Constructor Bike Team Rider Rounds
Honda Honda CRF450   Abu Dhabi Spirit Racing   Khalid Al-Falasi 1
  VVI Rally Team   Ján Zaťko 1
Honda CRF450R   CPW Motoparts   Jacob Smith 1
Honda CRF 450 Rally   Honda HRC Rally   Kevin Benavides 3–5
  Paulo Gonçalves 4–5
Husqvarna Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory   Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing Team   Pablo Quintanilla 1–2, 4–5
  Pierre Renet 1–2, 4–5
Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica   HT Husqvarna Rally Team   Txomin Arana 1
  Arjan Bos 1
  Joikef Sveinbjörnsson 1
  David Thomas 1
Husqvarna FC 450   MobilEx Racing Team   Yevgeniya Nesterová 1
Husqvarna FE 450   Scott Britnell   Scott Britnell 1–2
KTM KTM 450 EXC   Ahmed Fahad Alkuwari   Ahmed Fahad Alkuwari 2
KTM 450 Rally Factory   José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo   José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo 2
  Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Racing Team
  KTM Factory Racing
  Toby Price 1–2, 4–5
  Laia Sanz 1–2, 4
  Sam Sunderland 1–2, 4–5
  Matthias Walkner 4–5
KTM 450 Rally Replica   Autonet Motorcycle Team   Emanuel Gyenes 1
  Crazy Camel Racing   Carlo Seminara 1
  Ibrahim Alrubaian   Ibrahim Alrubaian 1
  José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo   José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo 1, 3–4
  Juan Carlos Salvatierra   Juan Carlos Salvatierra 2
  Kurt Burroughs   Kurt Burroughs 2
  Marek Podlipny   Marek Podlipny 1
  Miran Stanovnik   Miran Stanovnik 1
  Mohammed Al Balooshi   Mohammed Al Balooshi 1–2
  Orlen Team   Jakub Piątek 1–2, 5
  Paweł Stasiaczek 1
  Ben Young 1
  Team Kaiser   Stephan Preuss 1
  Thomas Preuss 1
  Tony Schattat   Tony Schattat 1
  Vendetta Racing UAE   David Mabbs 1
  David McBride 1
  Paul Middleton 1
  Slovakia Rally Team   Stefan Svitko 5
KTM SXF 450   Mark Davidson   Mark Davidson 1
Sherco Sherco 450 RTR   Sherco TVS Rally Factory   Juan Pedrero 3, 5
  Adrien Metge 5
  Aravind Prabhakar 5
Yamaha Yamaha WR450F   Crazy Camel Racing   Rodney Faggoter 1
  Sonik Team   Julián Villarrubia 1
  Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team   Hélder Rodrigues 1–3, 5
  Adrien van Beveren 2–3, 5
  Alessandro Botturi 3, 5
Sources:[2][3]

Results

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Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Rider Bike Time
1   Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge[4] 1   Toby Price KTM 450 Rally Factory 18:18:24
2   Sam Sunderland KTM 450 Rally Factory 18:20:35
3   Pablo Quintanilla Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory 18:21:47
2   Sealine Cross-Country Rally[5] 1   Sam Sunderland KTM 450 Rally Factory 19:14:07
2   Pablo Quintanilla Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory 19:23:45
3   Hélder Rodrigues Yamaha WR450F 19:44:53
3   Sardegna Rally Race[6] 1   Juan Pedrero Sherco 450 14:31:15
2   Xavier de Soultrait Yamaha WR450F 14:31:58
3   Armand Monleón Husqvarna 450 14:33:32
4   Atacama Rally 1   Pablo Quintanilla Husqvarna 450 11:48:38
2   Toby Price KTM 450 Rally Factory 11:49:07
3   Kevin Benavides Honda 450 11:58:13
5   Rallye OiLibya du Maroc 1   Toby Price KTM 450 Rally Factory 13:06:35
2   Sam Sunderland KTM 450 Rally Factory 13:14:19
3   Pablo Quintanilla Husqvarna 450 13:23:37

Championship standings

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Riders' championship

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Pos Rider ABU
 
QAT
 
SAR
 
CHL
 
MAR
 
Points
1   Pablo Quintanilla 320 226 131 319 96
2   Sam Sunderland 223 129 514 223 89
3   Toby Price 130 Ret3 224 130 87
4   Hélder Rodrigues 215 319 811 416 51
5   Pierre Renet 515 514 910 910 49
6   Juan Pedrero 130 811 41
7   José Cornejo 712 913 154 811 40
8   Xavier De Soultrait 224 514 38
9   Kevin Benavides 613 319 Ret4 36
10   Adrien van Beveren Ret3 712 613 28
11   Matthias Walkner 613 713 26
12   Laia Sanz 613 Ret3 109 25
13   Alessandro Botturi 418 384 22
14   Paulo Gonçalves 417 Ret4 21
15   Armand Monleon 319 19
16   Mohammed Al Balooshi 416 Ret3 19
17   Jakub Piątek 811 Ret3 374 18
18   Scott Britnell 174 813 17
19   Juan Carlos Salvatierra 416 16
20   Ricky Brabec 712 354 16
Pos Rider ABU
 
QAT
 
SAR
 
CHL
 
MAR
 
Points

References

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  1. ^ "FIM Cross Country Rallies Commission: 2016 Provisional Calendars, 1 December" (PDF). Motorsport.co.za. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge entry list" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Sealine Cross-Country Rally entry list" (PDF). QMMF.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge final classifications" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Sealine Cross-Country Rally final classifications" (PDF). qmmf.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Sardegna Rally Race final classifications". enduro.ficr.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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