The 2016 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the fourth season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, ran in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013. The Championship was composed of fourteen rallies, and drivers and teams had to nominate a maximum of six events. The best five results counted towards the championship.[1]
Quentin Gilbert was the defending champion, as he won the 2015 title.
Calendar
The calendar was announced in November by the FIA.[2] The season maintained the same rallies as the 2015 championship with the addition of the China Rally and was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia.[3][4]
Round |
Dates |
Rally name |
Rally headquarters |
Surface |
Stages |
Distance |
Start |
Finish |
1 |
22 January |
24 January |
Monte Carlo Rally |
Gap, Hautes-Alpes |
Mixed |
16 |
337.59 km |
2 |
12 February |
14 February |
Rally Sweden |
Karlstad, Värmland |
Snow |
121a |
226.48km1b |
3 |
4 March |
6 March |
Rally Mexico |
León, Guanajuato |
Gravel |
21 |
399.67 km |
4 |
22 April |
24 April |
Rally Argentina |
Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba |
Gravel |
18 |
364.68 km |
5 |
20 May |
22 May |
Rally de Portugal |
Matosinhos, Porto |
Gravel |
19 |
368 km |
6 |
10 June |
12 June |
Rally Italia Sardegna |
Alghero, Sardinia |
Gravel |
19 |
324.60 km |
7 |
1 July |
3 July |
Rally Poland |
Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria |
Gravel |
21 |
306.10 km |
8 |
29 July |
31 July |
Rally Finland |
Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi |
Gravel |
24 |
333.99 km |
9 |
19 August |
21 August |
Rallye Deutschland |
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate |
Tarmac |
18 |
306.80 km |
—2 |
9 September |
11 September |
China Rally |
Beijing, Hebei |
Tarmac |
— |
— |
10 |
30 September |
2 October |
Tour de Corse |
Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud |
Tarmac |
10 |
390.92 km |
11 |
14 October |
16 October |
Rally Catalunya |
Salou, Tarragona |
Mixed |
21 |
340.32 km |
12 |
28 October |
30 October |
Wales Rally GB |
Deeside, Flintshire |
Gravel |
22 |
336.00 km |
13 |
18 November |
20 November |
Rally Australia |
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
Gravel |
23 |
315.32 km |
- Notes
- ^1 – The Rally Sweden was shortened due to warm weather conditions turning frozen roads into soft, muddy gravel.[5]
- ^2 – The China Rally was cancelled due to weather damage caused by torrential storms and flooding in July.[6]
Teams and drivers
Entrant |
Car |
Class |
Tyre |
Drivers |
Co-Drivers |
Rounds |
Printsport[10] |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
Ole Christian Veiby[10] |
Jonas Andersson[10] |
1 |
Stig Rune Skjærmoen[11] |
5, 7–10 |
Juuso Nordgren[12] |
Mikael Korhonen[12] |
8 |
ACI Team Italia[10] |
Peugeot 208 R2 |
R2 |
P |
Fabio Andolfi[10] |
Manuel Fenoli[10] |
1, 5–6, 8–9, 11 |
Damiano De Tommaso[10] |
Massimiliano Bosi[10] |
1 |
Paolo Rocca[11] |
5–6, 8–9, 11 |
Peugeot Rally Academy[10] |
Peugeot 208 R2 |
R2 |
M |
Jordan Berfa[10] |
Damien Augustin[10] |
1, 9–10 |
Styllex Slovak National Team[11] |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
Martin Koči[10] |
Lukáš Kostka[10] |
1, 5, 7–10, 12 |
Saintéloc Junior Team[10] |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
Michel Fabre[10] |
Maxime Vilmot[10] |
1–4, 11–13 |
Yohan Rossel[13] |
Benoît Fulcrand[13] |
12 |
Équipe de France FFSA[13] |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
10 |
Laurent Pellier[13] |
Benoit Neyret-Gigot[13] |
10 |
LTB Motor[10] |
Peugeot 208 R2 |
R2 |
M |
Igor Giusti[10] |
Patrick Chiappe[10] |
1 |
Gilbert Dini[11] |
5–6, 10 |
AFC Racing |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
Vincent Dubert[10] |
Sébastien Pujol[10] |
1 |
Alexandre Coria[11] |
5, 7–10, 12 |
Vieffecorse[10] |
Peugeot 208 R2 |
R2 |
D |
Enrico Brazzoli[10] |
Maurizio Barone[10] |
1, 5–6, 10–11 |
Renault Sport Rally Team[11] |
Renault Clio RS R3T |
R3 |
M |
Michaël Burri[11] |
Anderson Levratti[11] |
5, 7–12 |
Fernando Costa Motorsport[11] |
Renault Clio RS R3T |
R3 |
D |
Carlos Oliveira[11] |
José Janela[11] |
5 |
Abu Dhabi Racing Team[11] |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
Mohamed Al-Mutawaa[11] |
Stephen McAuley[11] |
5, 7–9 |
Stuart Loudon[13] |
10, 12 |
Trajectoire Racing[11] |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
Romain Martel[11] |
Vanessa Lemoine[11] |
5, 7–10 |
Frédéric Hauswald[11] |
Maxime Vilmot[11] |
5 |
Hans Weijs Motorsport[11] |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
Hans Thilo Himmel[11] |
Nicolaas Swartz[11] |
5, 7 |
Citroën Racing[11] |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
Łukasz Pieniąźek[11] |
Przemek Mazur[11] |
5, 7–8 |
Delta Rally[11] |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
Andrea Crugnola[11] |
Michele Ferrara[11] |
5, 7–8 |
Napoca Rally Academy[11] |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
Simone Tempestini[11] |
Giovanni Bernacchini[11] |
5, 7–10, 12 |
Sébastien Loeb Racing[11] |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
Terry Folb[11] |
Franck Le Floch[11] |
5, 7–10, 12 |
Rally Technology[14] |
Peugeot 208 R2 |
R2 |
M |
Tomasz Gryc[14] |
Michał Kuśnierz[14] |
7 |
Hontec Motorsport[15] |
Renault Clio RS R3T |
R3 |
M |
Kevin van Deijne[15] |
Hein Verschuuren[15] |
9, 11 |
PH Sport |
Citroën DS3 R3T |
R3 |
M |
William Wagner[13] |
Antoine Paque[13] |
10, 12 |
Results and standings
FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers
Pos. |
Co-driver |
MON
|
SWE
|
MEX
|
ARG
|
POR
|
ITA
|
POL
|
FIN
|
GER
|
FRA
|
ESP
|
GBR
|
AUS
|
Drops |
Points |
1 |
Giovanni Bernacchini |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
123 |
2 |
Maxime Vilmot3 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
122 |
3 |
Manuel Fenoli |
3 |
|
|
|
4 |
1 |
|
9 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
|
0 |
91 |
4 |
Lukáš Kostka |
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
DNS |
8 |
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
88 |
5 |
Paolo Rocca |
|
|
|
|
6 |
2 |
|
6 |
6 |
|
3 |
|
|
0 |
57 |
6 |
Franck Le Floch |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
2 |
Ret |
3 |
6 |
|
|
|
0 |
56 |
7 |
Anderson Levratti |
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
8 |
|
7 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
|
0 |
56 |
8 |
Alexandre Coria |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
5 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
|
6 |
|
0 |
50 |
9 |
Stig Rune Skjærmoen |
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
3 |
1 |
12 |
8 |
|
|
|
0 |
48 |
10 |
Benoît Fulcrand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
33 |
11 |
Vanessa Lemoine |
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
4 |
5 |
5 |
Ret |
|
|
|
0 |
33 |
12 |
Maurizio Barone |
7 |
|
|
|
11 |
4 |
|
|
|
9 |
5 |
|
|
0 |
30 |
13 |
Jonas Andersson |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
25 |
14 |
Benoit Neyret-Gigot |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0 |
25 |
15 |
Damien Augustin |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
Ret |
|
|
|
0 |
18 |
16 |
Gilbert Dini |
|
|
|
|
13 |
3 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
0 |
16 |
17 |
Mikael Korhonen |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
15 |
18 |
Massimiliano Bosi |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
12 |
19 |
Sébastien Poujol |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
10 |
20 |
Stephen McAuley |
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
9 |
7 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
0 |
10 |
21 |
Michał Kuśnierz |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
8 |
22 |
Przemisław Mazur |
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
6 |
23 |
Patrick Chiappe |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
2 |
24 |
Maxime Vilmot4 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
2 |
25 |
Hein Verschuuren |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
WD |
|
|
0 |
1 |
Pos. |
Co-driver |
MON
|
SWE
|
MEX
|
ARG
|
POR
|
ITA
|
POL
|
FIN
|
GER
|
FRA
|
ESP
|
GBR
|
AUS
|
Drops |
Points |
|
Key |
Colour |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
Points finish |
Blue |
Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
Black |
Excluded (EX) |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |
|
- Notes
- ^3 – Points earned with Michel Fabre
- ^4 – Points earned with Frédéric Hauswald
FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Teams
|
Key |
Colour |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
Points finish |
Blue |
Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
Black |
Excluded (EX) |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |
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External links
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Categories within the World Rally Championship |
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Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points |
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