The 2016 Rally Argentina (formally the 36° YPF Rally Argentina) was the fourth round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 21 April and 24 April 2016, and operated out of Córdoba, Argentina. Hyundai's Hayden Paddon won the race, his first win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2016 Rally Argentina
36° YPF Rally Argentina
Round 4 of the 2016 World Rally Championship
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Rally baseArgentina Córdoba
Dates run21 – 24 April 2016
Stages18 (364.68 km; 226.60 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall results
Overall winnerNew Zealand Hayden Paddon
New Zealand John Kennard
Germany Hyundai Motorsport N

Entry list edit

Overall standings edit

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 20   Hayden Paddon   John Kennard   Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:40:52.9 28
2 1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:41:07.2 +14.3 19
3 9   Andreas Mikkelsen   Anders Jæger   Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:41:58.1 +1:05.2 15
4 4   Dani Sordo   Marc Martí   Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:42:10.0 +1:17.1 14
5 5   Mads Østberg   Ola Fløene   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:45:49.6 +4:56.7 10
6 3   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:50:22.4 +9:29.5 8
7 81   Marcos Ligato   Ruben Garcia   Marcos Ligato Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:50:32.1 +9:39.2 6
8 6   Eric Camilli   Benjamin Veillas   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:51:08.9 +10:16.0 4
9 16   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor   Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:51:41.4 +10:48.5 2
10 42   Nicolás Fuchs   Fernando Mussano   Nicolás Fuchs Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4:05:35.7 +24:42.8 1

Special stages edit

Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally leader
Leg 1 SS1 Super Especial Cordoba 1.50 km   Sébastien Ogier
  Dani Sordo
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Hyundai i20 WRC
1:29.0   Sébastien Ogier
  Dani Sordo
SS2 Soconcho - Villa del Dique 1 24.71 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 13:00.1   Sébastien Ogier
SS3 Amboy - Santa Monica 1 20.44 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:36.5
SS4 Santa Rosa - San Agustin 1 23.85 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 13:58.3   Jari-Matti Latvala
SS5 Super Especial Parque Tematico 1 6.04 km   Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 4:55.9
SS6 Soconcho - Villa del Dique 2 24.71 km   Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 12:54.6
SS7 Amboy - Santa Monica 2 20.44 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:33.7
SS8 Santa Rosa - San Agustin 2 23.85 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 13:56.4
SS9 Super Especial Parque Tematico 2 6.04 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:55.3
Leg 2 SS10 Villa Bustos - Tanti 1 19.71 km   Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 9:58.3
SS11 Los Gigantes - Cantere el Condor 1 38.68 km   Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 20:34.9
SS12 Boca del Arroyo - Bajo del Pungo 1 20.52 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 13:32.9
SS13 Villa Bustos - Tanti 2 19.71 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:55.0
SS14 Los Gigantes - Cantere el Condor 2 38.68 km   Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 20:21.2   Hayden Paddon
SS15 Boca del Arroyo - Bajo del Pungo 2 20.52 km   Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 13:27.1
Leg 3 SS16 El Condor - Copina 1 16.32 km   Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta RS WRC 13:50.6
SS17 Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare 22.64 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 18:38.5
SS18 El Condor - Copina 2 (Power Stage) 16.32 km   Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 13:08.0

Power Stage edit

The "Power stage" was a 16.32 km (10.14 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos Driver Car Time Diff. Pts
1   Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 13:08.0 0.0 3
2   Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 WRC 13:19.2 +11.2 2
3   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 13:19.7 +11.7 1

References edit

  1. ^ "Paddon claims maiden win". wrc.com. Córdoba, Argentina: World Rally Championship. 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. ^ Shacki. "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.