2016 World RX of Sweden

The 2016 World RX of Sweden was the sixth round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship[1] and the fifth round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Höljesbanan in the village of Höljes, Värmland.

Rallycross layout of the Höljesbanan
2016 World RX of Sweden
Round 6 of 12 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date2–3 July 2016
LocationHöljes, Värmland
VenueHöljesbanan
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1France Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Heat 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
Heat 3Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 4Norway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Semi-final 2Norway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
Final
FirstNorway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
SecondFrance Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot-Hansen
ThirdSweden Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen

Supercar edit

Heats edit

 
Rain and mud made for tricky conditions on the Saturday
 
Local drivers Timmy Hansen and Mattias Ekström resumed their battle from the previous year in the semis
 
Andreas Bakkerud of Norway won his second event in a row
 
Event podium, with Sébastien Loeb in second and Hansen third
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 3   Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 2nd 1st 4th 4th 16
2 13   Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 17th 2nd 2nd 1st 15
3 1   Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 19th 5th 1st 3rd 14
4 9   Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 1st 18th 3rd 14th 13
5 5   Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 18th 7th 5th 2nd 12
6 4   Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 15th 4th 6th 6th 11
7 57   Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 4th 3rd 12th 10th 10
8 6   Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 4th 11th 9th 8th 9
9 21   Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 13th 8th 7th 5th 8
10 68   Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 3rd 14th 10th 9th 7
11 17   Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 8th 19th 8th 7th 6
12 92   Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 6th 12th 11th 13th 5
13 43   Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 11th 13th 14th 12th 4
14 7   Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 10th 10th 18th 11th 3
15 96   Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 5th 15th 16th 15th 2
16 33   Liam Doran JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 12th 9th 15th 18th 1
17 23   Richard Göransson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 9th 16th 13th 17th
18 15   Reinis Nitišs All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 16th 6th 19th 19th
19 55   René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 14th 17th 17th 16th

Semi-finals edit

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 21   Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen 4:44.143 6
2 3   Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +0.565 5
3 5   Mattias Ekström EKS RX +1.157 4
4 1   Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team +1.903 3
5 57   Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +3.358 2
6 17   Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy +8.784 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13   Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division 4:41.313 6
2 9   Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +1.035 5
3 92   Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden +3.299 4
4 6   Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria +5.440 3
5 68   Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE +6.498 2
6 4   Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport +10.779 1

Final edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13   Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division 4:40.614 8
2 9   Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +3.128 5
3 21   Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +4.153 4
4 92   Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden +5.644 3
5 3   Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +11.424 2
6 5   Mattias Ekström EKS RX DNF 1

RX Lites edit

Heats edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 16   Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 1st 14th 7th 1st 16
2 13   Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 11th 1st 2nd 5th 15
3 52   Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 5th 3rd 3rd 8th 14
4 21   Marcus Höglund Olsbergs MSE 6th 9th 5th 4th 13
5 99   Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik 3rd 5th 8th 9th 12
6 6   William Nilsson JC Raceteknik 15th 2nd 6th 7th 11
7 56   Thomas Holmen Thomas Holmen 2nd 17th 10th 3rd 10
8 2   Johan Larsson Johan Larsson 7th 7th 4th 13th 9
9 8   Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion 8th 11th 1st 17th 8
10 3   Per Björnson JC Raceteknik 14th 8th 11th 2nd 7
11 47   Alexander Westlund Alexander Westlund 9th 4th 9th 11th 6
12 14   Magnus Hansen JC Raceteknik 4th 10th 14th 12th 5
13 69   Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik 12th 12th 15th 6th 4
14 86   Santosh Berggren Santosh Berggren 13th 16th 12th 10th 3
15 91   Jonathan Walfridsson Helmia Motorsport 16th 6th 17th 15th 2
16 33   Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE 10th 13th 16th 16th 1
17 66   Albert Llovera Albert Llovera 17th 15th 13th 14th

Semi-finals edit

Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 16   Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 5:15.339 6
2 52   Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson +1.160 5
3 47   Alexander Westlund Alexander Westlund +34.457 4
4 99   Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik +45.831 3
5 56   Thomas Holmen Thomas Holmen DNF 2
6 8   Simon Wågø Syversen SET Promotion DNF 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13   Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 5:20.849 6
2 21   Marcus Höglund Olsbergs MSE +0.158 5
3 2   Johan Larsson Johan Larsson +1.028 4
4 3   Per Björnson JC Raceteknik +1.674 3
5 6   William Nilsson JC Raceteknik +2.422 2
6 14   Magnus Hansen JC Raceteknik +4.142 1

Final edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 52   Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 5:02.813 8
2 13   Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE +0.861 5
3 2   Johan Larsson Johan Larsson +2.707 4
4 16   Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik +4.235 3
5 47   Alexander Westlund Alexander Westlund +6.269 2
6 21   Marcus Höglund Olsbergs MSE +26.699 1

Standings after the event edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References edit

  1. ^ "Results - 2016 World RX of Sweden". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.[permanent dead link]

External links edit

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