The 2016 Red Bull Global RallyCross Championship was the sixth season of the Global RallyCross Championship. Scott Speed was the reigning Supercars champion and Oliver Eriksson was the reigning GRC Lites champion. The schedule consisted of twelve rounds at eight different venues. The season started at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on May 21 and it concluded at the Port of Los Angeles on October 9.
A twelve-round provisional calendar was revealed on January 26, 2016 with the sixth, seventh and eighth round to be announced, though it was certain the sixth and seventh round would take place on a military base. [1] On March 3, 2016 GRC announced the eighth round would take place in Atlantic City [2] and on June 1, 2016 GRC announced the sixth and seventh round would take place at the Marine Corps Air Station New River. [3] It was the first time since the 2012 season that all events were held in the United States.
Round | Event | Location | Date |
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1 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Phoenix | Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler, Arizona | 21–22 May |
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3 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Dallas | Fair Park, Dallas, Texas | 4 June |
4 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Daytona | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | 18–19 June |
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6 | Red Bull Global RallyCross MCAS New River | MCAS New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina | 2–3 July |
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8 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Washington | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. | 30 July |
9 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Atlantic City | Bader Field, Atlantic City, New Jersey | 28 August |
10 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Seattle | Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, Washington | 17 September |
11 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Los Angeles | Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | 8–9 October |
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Manufacturer | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Ford | Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford Fiesta ST | 00 | Steve Arpin | All |
38 | Brian Deegan | All | |||
SH Rallycross | 07 | Jeff Ward | 1–7 | ||
Nelson Piquet Jr. | 8–10 | ||||
Tanner Whitten (R) | 11–12 | ||||
AD Racing | 14 | Austin Dyne | All | ||
77 | Sebastián Saavedra (R) | 1–2, 4–5 | |||
Bryan Herta Rallysport | 18 | Patrik Sandell | All | ||
Honda | Honda Red Bull OMSE | Honda Civic Coupe | 24 | Mitchell DeJong (R) | 11–12 |
31 | Joni Wiman | All | |||
93 | Sebastian Eriksson | All | |||
96 | Kevin Eriksson | 9 | |||
Hyundai | Rhys Millen Racing | Hyundai Veloster | 67 | Rhys Millen | 1–5 |
Subaru | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 11 | Sverre Isachsen | 6–9 |
55 | Chris Atkinson (R) [4] | 9–12 | |||
75 | David Higgins | 10–12 | |||
81 | Bucky Lasek | 6–9 | |||
88 | Toshi Arai (R) | 11–12 | |||
Volkswagen | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | Volkswagen Beetle | 34 | Tanner Foust | All |
41 | Scott Speed | All | |||
Sources: [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
Every driver competes in an Olsbergs MSE-built GRC Lites car.
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 2 | Cabot Bigham (R) | All |
24 | Alex Keyes | 1–2, 6–9, 11–12 | |
Tanner Whitten | 3–5, 10 | ||
AF Racing | 3 | Travis PeCoy (R) | All |
44 | Christian Brooks (R) | All | |
126 | Alejandro Fernández | All | |
River Racing [a] Rhys Millen Racing | 07 | Collete Davis | 1–7 |
22 | Blake Williams | 4–7, 11–12 | |
42 | Nur Ali | 3 | |
88 | Preston Murray (R) | 1–2 | |
Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 16 | Oliver Eriksson | All |
45 | Miki Weckström (R) | All | |
51 | Sandra Hultgren | 8–9 | |
53 | Cole Keatts (R) | All | |
PMG Rallysport | 19 | Trenton Estep (R) | 1–2 |
Parker Chase (R) | 3–7 | ||
69 | Harry Gottsacker (R) | 1–7 | |
DirtFish Motorsports | 21 | Conner Martell | All |
25 | James Rimmer (R) | 10–12 | |
CORE Autosport | 54 | Jon Bennett (R) | 4–5, 8–10 |
Colin Braun (R) | 11–12 | ||
56 | 4–5, 8–9 | ||
Scott Anderson (R) | 10–12 | ||
Sources: [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Others |
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Points | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
In addition, points were awarded in all rounds of heats and semifinals. First place earned five points, second place earned four points, and so on through fifth place and below, which earned one point. [13]
Bold – Fastest time in qualifying |
Pos. | Driver | Team | PHO1 | PHO2 | DAL | DAY1 | DAY2 | MCAS1 | MCAS2 | DC | AC | SEA | LA1 | LA2 | Pts. |
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1 | Cabot Bigham (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 42 | C2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 452 |
2 | Oliver Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 102 | C2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 82 | 41 | 447 |
3 | Miki Weckström (R) | Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 12 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 31 LCQ | 1 | C | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 419 |
4 | Conner Martell | DirtFish Motorsports | 2LCQ | 11 | 8LCQ | 4 | 4 | 8 | C | 10 | 61 | 12 | 11 | 6LCQ | 359 |
5 | Christian Brooks (R) | AF Racing | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | C | 7 | 91 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 288 |
6 | Alex Keyes | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 32 | 81 LCQ | 9 | C | 5 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 268 | ||||
7 | Alejandro Fernández | AF Racing | 12 | DSQ | 7 | 5LCQ | 9 | 6LCQ | C | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 256 |
8 | Travis PeCoy (R) | AF Racing | 7 | DNS | 9 | 11 | 5 | 13 | C | 41 LCQ | 2 | 6LCQ | 5 | DNS | 249 |
9 | Tanner Whitten | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 32 | 22 | 12 | 81 | 188 | ||||||||
10 | Colin Braun (R) | CORE Autosport | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3LCQ | DSQLCQ | 3 | 154 | ||||||
11 | Collete Davis | River Racing | 9 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | C | 94 | |||||
12 | Parker Chase (R) | PMG Rallysport | 6 | 8 | 11 | 3 | C | 85 | |||||||
13 | Harry Gottsacker (R) | PMG Rallysport | 11 | DNS | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | C | 85 | |||||
14 | Blake Williams | Rhys Millen Racing | 14 | 13 | 2 | C | 9 | DSQ | 75 | ||||||
15 | Trenton Estep (R) | PMG Rallysport | 5 | 7 | 57 | ||||||||||
16 | Scott Anderson (R) | CORE Autosport | 11 | 12 | 2 | 55 | |||||||||
17 | Cole Keatts (R) | Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | C | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 51 |
18 | Jon Bennett (R) | CORE Autosport | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 51 | |||||||
19 | Sandra Hultgren | Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 8 | 8 | 36 | ||||||||||
20 | Preston Murray (R) | Rhys Millen Racing | 8 | DNS | 33 | ||||||||||
21 | James Rimmer (R) | DirtFish Motorsports | 12 | 7 | 11 | 25 | |||||||||
22 | Nur Ali | Rhys Millen Racing | 12 | 3 |
Pos. | Manufacturer | Pts. |
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1 | Volkswagen | 51 |
2 | Ford | 44 |
3 | Honda | 36 |
4 | Subaru | 13 |
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