2016 World RX of Great Britain

The 2016 World RX of Great Britain was the fourth round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Lydden Hill Race Circuit in Wootton, Kent.

World RX layout of Lydden Hill Race Circuit
2016 World RX of Great Britain
Round 4 of 12 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date28–29 May 2016
LocationWootton, Kent
VenueLydden Hill Race Circuit
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 2Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 3Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 4Norway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Semi-final 2Sweden Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Final
FirstSweden Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
SecondNorway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
ThirdSweden Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen

Supercar edit

Heats edit

 
Petter Solberg
 
Kevin Hansen
 
Jānis Baumanis
 
Niclas Grönholm
 
Mattias Ekström, Tanner Foust and Julian Godfrey
 
It was the third win in a row for Ekström, who maintained his five-point buffer to Solberg in the championship
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 1   Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 1st 1st 1st 2nd 16
2 13   Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 4th 4th 6th 1st 15
3 21   Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 11th 2nd 2nd 4th 14
4 5   Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 2nd 3rd 3rd 18th 13
5 57   Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 7th 6th 7th 3rd 12
6 3   Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 5th 10th 4th 6th 11
7 71   Kevin Hansen Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 8th 7th 8th 7th 10
8 7   Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 9th 21st 5th 5th 9
9 96   Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 15th 9th 13th 9th 8
10 9   Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 17th 5th 19th 8th 7
11 92   Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 3rd 14th 21st 13th 6
12 6   Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 6th 20th 10th 15th 5
13 17   Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 20th 13th 9th 11th 4
14 43   Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 16th 8th 17th 12th 3
15 4   Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 10th 18th 16th 10th 2
16 68   Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST 12th 19th 11th 16th 1
17 37   Guy Wilks Guy Wilks Ford Fiesta 18th 11th 15th 21st
18 55   René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 22nd 12th 18th 17th
19 33   Liam Doran JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 19th 16th 14th 20th
20 51   Julian Godfrey Julian Godfrey Ford Fiesta 21st 17th 20th 19th
21 15   Reinis Nitišs All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 13th 22nd 12th 14th
22 34   Tanner Foust Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 14th 15th 22nd 22nd

Semi-finals edit

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1   Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team 4:18.164 6
2 21   Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +1.515 5
3 71   Kevin Hansen Peugeot Hansen Academy +3.623 4
4 96   Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE +4.980 3
5 57   Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +5.287 2
6 92   Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden +10.088 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time/retired Pts
1 5   Mattias Ekström EKS RX 4:16.462 6
2 13   Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +0.515 5
3 7   Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria +3.069 4
4 6   Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria +3.963 3
5 9   Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +9.929 2
6 3   Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden DNF 1

Final edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 5   Mattias Ekström EKS RX 4:17.809 8
2 1   Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team +1.142 5
3 21   Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +2.624 4
4 71   Kevin Hansen Peugeot Hansen Academy +3.815 3
5 7   Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria +28.651 2
6 13   Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +29.186 1

RX Lites edit

Heats edit

 
Cyril Raymond leads the RX Lites final, which he subsequently won
Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 8   Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion 5th 1st 3rd 6th 16
2 13   Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 1st 8th 1st 8th 15
3 52   Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 4th 3rd 10th 1st 14
4 99   Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik 3rd 4th 6th 2nd 13
5 69   Sondre Ejven JC Raceteknik 7th 2nd 4th 4th 12
6 33   Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE 6th 9th 5th 3rd 11
7 40   Dan Rooke Olsbergs MSE 9th 5th 8th 5th 10
8 18   Ali Türkkan Toksport WRT 10th 6th 9th 7th 9
9 64   Saeed Bintouq Olsbergs MSE 8th 7th 7th 10th 8
10 16   Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 2nd 10th 2nd 9th 7

Semi-finals edit

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 52   Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 4:42.115 6
2 69   Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik +0.482 5
3 8   Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion +1.120 4
4 40   Dan Rooke Olsbergs MSE +1.424 3
5 64   Saeed Bintouq Olsbergs MSE +2.827 2
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13   Cyril Raymond OlsbergsMSE 4:38.970 6
2 99   Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik +1.742 5
3 16   Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik +2.365 4
4 33   Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE +3.257 3
5 18   Ali Türkkan Toksport WRT +5.223 2

Final edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time/retired Pts
1 13   Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 4:41.401 8
2 16   Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik +1.609 5
3 52   Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson +2.293 4
4 99   Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik +3.926 3
5 8   Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion +5.452 2
6 69   Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik DNF 1

Standings after the event edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References edit

  1. ^ "Results - 2016 World RX of Great Britain". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.[permanent dead link]

External links edit

Previous race:
2016 World RX of Belgium
FIA World Rallycross Championship
2016 season
Next race:
2016 World RX of Norway
Previous race:
2015 World RX of Great Britain
World RX of Great Britain Next race:
2017 World RX of Great Britain