2016 World RX of Germany
The 2016 World RX of Germany was the eleventh round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Estering in Buxtehude, Lower Saxony. Mattias Ekström won his maiden World Championship with a round to spare, holding a 30-point buffer to nearest rival Petter Solberg.
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| Round 11 of 12 in the 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 15–16 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Buxtehude, Lower Saxony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Estering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heats
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The run to the first turn in Semi-Final 2
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Ekström wrapped up the drivers' title with a round to spare
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  |
Petter Solberg World RX Team | Citroën DS3 | 12th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 16 |
| 2 | 5 |  |
EKS RX | Audi S1 | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 15 |
| 3 | 71 | |
Peugeot Hansen Academy | Peugeot 208 | 9th | 10th | 3rd | 2nd | 14 |
| 4 | 6 |  |
World RX Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 1st | 4th | 7th | 15th | 13 |
| 5 | 9 |  |
Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 10th | 5th | 2nd | 7th | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | |
Volkswagen RX Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 5th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 11 |
| 7 | 13 | |
Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 4th | 6th | 6th | 11th | 10 |
| 8 | 96 | |
Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | 11th | 7th | 12th | 3rd | 9 |
| 9 | 57 |  |
EKS RX | Audi S1 | 2nd | 11th | 18th | 5th | 8 |
| 10 | 17 | |
Peugeot Hansen Academy | Peugeot 208 | 8th | 2nd | 10th | 16th | 7 |
| 11 | 21 | |
Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 6th | 12th | 8th | 12th | 6 |
| 12 | 43 |  |
Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 7th | 13th | 13th | 10th | 5 |
| 13 | 4 | |
Larsson Jernberg Motorsport | Audi A1 | 15th | 9th | 17th | 8th | 4 |
| 14 | 7 |  |
World RX Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 14th | 14th | 14th | 18th | 3 |
| 15 | 92 | |
Volkswagen RX Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 13th | 17th | 15th | 17th | 2 |
| 16 | 8 | |
Hedströms Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 16th | 16th | 11th | 21st | 1 |
| 17 | 113 | |
Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 21st | 15th | 20th | 13th | |
| 18 | 34 | |
Volkswagen RX Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 17th | 24th | 9th | 19th | |
| 19 | 68 | |
Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | 19th | 23rd | 26th | 9th | |
| 20 | 60 | |
Eklund Motorsport | Mitsubishi Mirage | 23rd | 20th | 21st | 23rd | |
| 21 | 65 | |
JRM Racing | BMW MINI Countryman | 22nd | 22nd | 24th | 25th | |
| 22 | 53 | |
Eklund Motorsport | Volkswagen Beetle | 25th | 19th | 27th | 20th | |
| 23 | 25 |  |
Gigi Galli | Kia Rio | 20th | 25th | 19th | 26th | |
| 24 | 55 |  |
All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | DNS | 18th | 22nd | 14th | |
| 25 | 24 | |
All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 18th | EXC | 16th | DNF | |
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"M.D.K." | Ford Fiesta | EXC | 21st | 23rd | 22nd | |
| 27 | 80 | |
Andreas Steffen | Ford Fiesta | 24th | EXC | 25th | 24th |
Semi-Finals
- Semi-Final 1
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |
Petter Solberg World RX Team | 3:50.866 | 6 |
| 2 | 71 | |
Peugeot Hansen Academy | +3.521 | 5 |
| 3 | 13 | |
Hoonigan Racing Division | +3.882 | 4 |
| 4 | 21 | |
Team Peugeot-Hansen | +5.887 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | |
Team Peugeot-Hansen | +7.155 | 2 |
| 6 | 57 | |
EKS RX | +7.508 | 1 |
- Semi-Final 2
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |
EKS RX | 3:50.650 | 6 |
| 2 | 96 | |
Olsbergs MSE | +1.643 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | |
Volkswagen RX Sweden | +3.551 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | |
World RX Team Austria | +5.877 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | |
Peugeot Hansen Academy | +18.432 | 2 |
| 6 | 43 | |
Hoonigan Racing Division | DNF | 1 |
Final
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96 | |
Olsbergs MSE | 3:51.944 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | |
Petter Solberg World RX Team | +0.586 | 5 |
| 3 | 13 | |
Hoonigan Racing Division | +2.421 | 4 |
| 4 | 71 | |
Peugeot Hansen Academy | +2.961 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | |
EKS RX | +3.346 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | |
Volkswagen RX Sweden | +21.962 | 1 |
Standings after the event
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
251 | |
| 2 | |
221 | +30 |
| 3 | |
217 | +34 |
| 4 | |
210 | +41 |
| 5 | |
194 | +57 |
References
- "Results - 2016 World RX of Germany". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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