The auto24 Rally Estonia 2016 was the seventh running of the Rally Estonia and also the sixth round of the 2016 European Rally Championship season. The event was won by Ralfs Sirmacis & Māris Kulšs after Alexey Lukyanuk & Alexey Arnautov crashed out from the lead on the penultimate stage.[1]

2016 Rally Estonia
7. auto24 Rally Estonia 2016
Round 6 of 10 of the 2016 European Rally Championship
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Host country Estonia
Rally baseOtepää, Valga County
Dates run15 – 17 July 2016
Start locationTartu, Tartu County
Finish locationSaverna, Põlva County
Stages16 (212.73 km; 132.18 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews40 at start, 28 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerLatvia Ralfs Sirmacis
Latvia Māris Kulšs
Latvia Sports Racing Technologies
1:44:16.2

Report

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Icon Cup
ERC-2 ERC-2
ERC-3 ERC-3
J ERC Junior

Classification

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Cup Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Bonus
Overall classification
1 3   Ralfs Sirmacis   Māris Kulšs   Sports Racing Technologies Škoda Fabia R5 1:44:16.2 0.0 25 13
2 1   Kajetan Kajetanowicz   Jarosław Baran   Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 1:45:50.7 +1:34.5 18 11
3 15   Rainer Aus   Simo Koskinen   ALM Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX ERC-2 1:48:01.0 +3:44.8 15 5
4 6   Raul Jeets   Andrus Toom   Sports Racing Technologies Škoda Fabia R5 1:48:19.6 +4:03.4 12 6
5 5   Jarosław Kołtun   Ireneusz Pleskot   C-Rally Ford Fiesta R5 1:49:18.5 +5:02.3 10 4
6 11   Łukasz Habaj   Piotr Woś   Rally Technology Ford Fiesta R5 1:52:23.8 +8:07.6 8 5
7 28   Miko-Ove Niinemäe   Martin Valter   Cueks Racing Peugeot 208 R2 ERC-3 J 1:54:52.2 +10:36.0 6
8 34   Alexander Mikhaylov   Normunds Kokins   Dynamic Sport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1:55:16.5 +11:00.3 4
9 23   Marijan Griebel   Pirmin Winklhofer   ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Adam R2 ERC-3 J 1:55:32.0 +11:15.8 2
10 21   Chris Ingram   Elliott Edmondson   ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Adam R2 ERC-3 J 1:55:36.7 +11:20.5 1
ERC-2 Cup standings
3 1 15   Rainer Aus   Simo Koskinen   ALM Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX ERC-2 1:48:01.0 0.0 25 13
19 2 20   Mait Maarend   Mihkel Kapp   ALM Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X ERC-2 2:04:53.1 +16:52.1 18 11
27 3 17   Siim Plangi   Marek Sarapuu   ASRT Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X ERC-2 2:33:42.6 +45:41.6 15 7
ERC-3 Cup / ERC Junior Cup standings
7 1 28   Miko-Ove Niinemäe   Martin Valter   Cueks Racing Peugeot 208 R2 ERC-3 J 1:54:52.2 0.0 25 12
9 2 23   Marijan Griebel   Pirmin Winklhofer   ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Adam R2 ERC-3 J 1:55:32.0 +39.8 18 10
10 3 21   Chris Ingram   Elliott Edmondson   ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Adam R2 ERC-3 J 1:55:36.7 +44.5 15 9
Source:[2]

Special stages

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Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Rally leaders
15 July SS1 Tartu City 1.33 km Lukyanuk / Arnautov Ford Fiesta R5 1:04.5 Lukyanuk / Arnautov
16 July SS2 Kengu 1 14.53 km Lukyanuk / Arnautov Ford Fiesta R5 6:44.1
SS3 Raiga 1 10.48 km Lukyanuk / Arnautov Ford Fiesta R5 4:59.9
SS4 Kengu 2 14.53 km Sirmacis / Kulšs Škoda Fabia R5 6:40.8
SS5 Raiga 2 10.48 km Sirmacis / Kulšs Škoda Fabia R5 4:57.0
SS6 Rüa 1 29.97 km Lukyanuk / Arnautov Ford Fiesta R5 15:22.1
SS7 Arula 1 8.76 km Lukyanuk / Arnautov Ford Fiesta R5 4:10.5
SS8 Rüa 2 29.97 km Sirmacis / Kulšs Škoda Fabia R5 15:16.7
SS9 Arula 2 8.76 km Sirmacis / Kulšs Škoda Fabia R5 4:08.3
SS10 Elva 1.66 km Jeets / Toom Škoda Fabia R5 1:30.7
17 July SS11 Ristimäe 1 19.96 km Lukyanuk / Arnautov Ford Fiesta R5 9:53.6
SS12 Vissi 1 13.32 km Lukyanuk / Arnautov Ford Fiesta R5 6:02.4
SS13 Saverna 1 7.85 km Lukyanuk / Arnautov Ford Fiesta R5 3:36.0
SS14 Ristimäe 2 19.96 km Lukyanuk / Arnautov Ford Fiesta R5 9:44.5
SS15 Vissi 2 13.32 km Sirmacis / Kulšs Škoda Fabia R5 5:56.1 Sirmacis / Kulšs
SS16 Saverna 2 7.85 km Sirmacis / Kulšs Škoda Fabia R5 3:34.3

References

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  1. ^ "After SS16: Sirmacis wins ERC Rally Estonia!". fiaerc.com. FIA ERC. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. ^ "auto24 Rally Estonia 2016 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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