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The 2016 FIA WRC3 Championship was the fourth season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed 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 2015 by the FIA.[2] The season was scheduled to expand with one rally in comparison to the 2015 championship, contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Asia,[3][4] but the Chinese round was ultimately cancelled.

Round Dates Rally name Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance
1 21–24 January Monte Carlo Rally Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France Mixed 16 337.59km
2 12–14 February Rally Sweden Karlstad, Värmland Snow 121a 226.48km1b
3 3–6 March Rally Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel 21 399.67km
4 21–24 April Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 18 364.68km
5 19–22 May Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 19 368.00km
6 9–12 June Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 19 324.60km
7 30 June–3 July Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel 21 306.10km
8 28–31 July Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 24 333.99km
9 19–21 August Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 18 306.80km
10 9–11 September Rally China Beijing, Hebei Tarmac Cancelled2
11 30 September–2 October Tour de Corse Bastia, Haute-Corse Tarmac 10 390.92km
12 13–16 October Rally Catalunya Salou, Tarragona Mixed 21 321.08km
13 28–30 October Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel 22 336.00km
14 18–20 November Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Gravel 23 283.36km3
Notes
  • ^1  – Rally Sweden was shortened due to warm weather conditions turning frozen roads into soft, muddy gravel and making the studded tyres unsafe to use.[5]
  • ^2  – Rally China was cancelled due to weather damage caused by torrential storms and flooding in July.[6]
  • ^3  – The route of Rally Australia was shortened following concerns over dust reducing visibility in forest stages.

Calendar changes

Teams and drivers

Entrant Car Class Tyre Drivers Co-Drivers Rounds
Printsport[11] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Ole Christian Veiby[11] Jonas Andersson[11] 1
Stig Rune Skjærmoen[12] 5, 7–10
Juuso Nordgren[13] Mikael Korhonen[13] 8
ACI Team Italia[11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 P Fabio Andolfi[11] Manuel Fenoli[11] 1, 5–6, 8–9, 11
Damiano De Tommaso[11] Massimiliano Bosi[11] 1
Paolo Rocca[12] 5–6, 8–9, 11
Peugeot Rally Academy[11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M Jordan Berfa[11] Damien Augustin[11] 1, 9–10
Styllex Slovak National Team[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Martin Koči[11] Lukáš Kostka[11] 1, 5, 7–10, 12
Saintéloc Junior Team[11] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Michel Fabre[11] Maxime Vilmot[11] 1–4, 11–13
Yohan Rossel[14] Benoît Fulcrand[14] 12
Équipe de France FFSA[14] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M 10
Laurent Pellier[14] Benoit Neyret-Gigot[14] 10
LTB Motor[11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M Igor Giusti[11] Patrick Chiappe[11] 1
Gilbert Dini[12] 5–6, 10
AFC Racing Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Vincent Dubert[11] Sébastien Pujol[11] 1
Alexandre Coria[12] 5, 7–10, 12
Vieffecorse[11] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 D Enrico Brazzoli[11] Maurizio Barone[11] 1, 5–6, 10–11
Renault Sport Rally Team[12] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 M Michaël Burri[12] Anderson Levratti[12] 5, 7–12
Fernando Costa Motorsport[12] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 D Carlos Oliveira[12] José Janela[12] 5
Abu Dhabi Racing Team[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Mohamed Al-Mutawaa[12] Stephen McAuley[12] 5, 7–9
Stuart Loudon[14] 10, 12
Trajectoire Racing[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Romain Martel[12] Vanessa Lemoine[12] 5, 7–10
Frédéric Hauswald[12] Maxime Vilmot[12] 5
Hans Weijs Motorsport[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Hans Thilo Himmel[12] Nicolaas Swartz[12] 5, 7
Citroën Racing[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Łukasz Pieniąźek[12] Przemek Mazur[12] 5, 7–8
Delta Rally[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Andrea Crugnola[12] Michele Ferrara[12] 5, 7–8
Napoca Rally Academy[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Simone Tempestini[12] Giovanni Bernacchini[12] 5, 7–10, 12
Sébastien Loeb Racing[12] Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M Terry Folb[12] Franck Le Floch[12] 5, 7–10, 12
Rally Technology[15] Peugeot 208 R2 R2 M Tomasz Gryc[15] Michał Kuśnierz[15] 7
Hontec Motorsport[16] Renault Clio RS R3T R3 M Kevin van Deijne[16] Hein Verschuuren[16] 9, 11
PH Sport Citroën DS3 R3T R3 M William Wagner[14] Antoine Paque[14] 10, 12

Results and standings

Season Summary

Round Event name Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning Entry Winning time Report
1 Rallye Monte Carlo  Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Printsport 4:30:42.9 Report
2 Rally Sweden Michel Fabre Maxime Vilmot Saintéloc Junior Team 2:41:39.5 Report
3 Rally Mexico Michel Fabre Maxime Vilmot Saintéloc Junior Team 5:34:30.7 Report
4 Rally Argentina Michel Fabre Maxime Vilmot Saintéloc Junior Team 4:53:11.0 Report
5 Rally de Portugal Simone Tempestini Giovanni Bernacchini Napoca Rally Academy 4:30:15.7 Report
6 Rally Italia Sardegna Fabio Andolfi  Manuel Fenoli ACI Team Italia 4:08:32.3 Report
7 Rally Poland Simone Tempestini Giovanni Bernacchini Napoca Rally Academy 3:04:11.3 Report
8 Rally Finland Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen Printsport 2:55:40.0 Report
9 Rallye Deutschland Simone Tempestini Giovanni Bernacchini Napoca Rally Academy 3:21:12.4 Report
10 Rally China Rally cancelled
11 Tour de Corse Laurent Pellier Benoit Neyret-Gigot  Équipe de France FFSA 4:38:19.3 Report
12 Rally Catalunya Fabio Andolfi Manuel Fenoli ACI Team Italia 3:38:33.6 Report
13 Wales Rally GB Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka  Styllex Slovak National Team 3:47:47.4 Report
14 Rally Australia Michel Fabre Maxime Vilmot Saintéloc Junior Team 2:46:05.7 Report

FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 MEX
 ARG
 POR
 ITA
 POL
 FIN
 GER
 FRA
 ESP
 GBR
 AUS
 Drops Points
1 Simone Tempestini 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 123
2 Michel Fabre 8 1 1 1 4 5 1 4 122
3 Fabio Andolfi 3 4 1 9 4 1 0 91
4 Martin Koči 6 2 DNS 8 2 3 1 0 88
5 Ole Christian Veiby 1 8 3 1 12 8 0 73
6 Damiano De Tommaso 4 6 2 6 6 3 0 69
7 Vincent Dubert 5 5 5 4 8 7 6 0 60
8 Terry Folb 3 2 Ret 3 6 0 56
9 Michaël Burri 7 8 7 5 2 4 0 56
10 Yohan Rossel 2 3 0 33
11 Romain Martel 10 4 5 5 Ret 0 33
12 Enrico Brazzoli 7 11 4 9 5 0 30
13 Laurent Pellier 1 0 25
14 Jordan Berfa 2 11 Ret 0 18
15 Igor Giusti 9 13 3 10 0 18
16 Juuso Nordgren 3 0 15
17 Mohamed Al-Mutawaa 12 9 7 9 Ret 0 10
18 Tomasz Gryc 6 0 8
19 Łukasz Pieniążek 15 7 0 6
20 Frédéric Hauswald 9 0 2
21 Kevin van Deijne 10 WD 0 1
Pos. 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)

FIA WRC3 Championship 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 WRC3 Championship for Teams

Pos. Team MON
 SWE
 MEX
 ARG
 POR
 ITA
 POL
 FIN
 GER
 FRA
 ESP
 GBR
 AUS
 Points
1 Saintéloc Junior Team 4 1 1 1 3 3 1 142
2 Automobile Club d'Italia 3 3 1 2 3 1 113
3 Styllex Slovak National Team 1 DNS 4 1 2 1 105
4 Printsport 1 5 2 1 7 5 94
5 Renault Sport 4 4 4 3 2 2 87
6 Sébastien Loeb Racing 2 1 Ret 2 4 73
7 Abu Dhabi Racing Team 6 5 3 5 Ret 43
8 Peugeot Rally Academy 2 6 Ret 26
9 Équipe de France FFSA 1 25
10 RallyTechnology 3 15
Pos. Team MON
 SWE
 MEX
 ARG
 POR
 ITA
 POL
 FIN
 GER
 FRA
 ESP
 GBR
 AUS
 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)

References

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