2016 Rally Sweden

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2016 Rally Sweden
64. Rally Sweden
Round 2 of the 2016 World Rally Championship
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Host countryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Rally base Flag of Sweden.svg Karlstad, Värmland
Dates run12 14 February 2016
Stages12 (226.48 km; 140.73 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow, ice and gravel
Statistics
Crews50 at start, 38 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport

The 2016 Rally Sweden (formally known as the 64. Rally Sweden) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 12 and 14 February 2016. It marked the sixty-fourth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2016 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons. [1]

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Due to a lack of snow in the area, eight Special Stages were cancelled prior to the start of the rally, including the opening Super Special stage and all of day three stages apart from the final Power Stage. The penultimate stage, SS20, was cancelled during the event. Of the 21 scheduled stages, only 12 were run.

Defending World Champion Sébastien Ogier started won his second consecutive rally of the season and his third Rally Sweden victory.

Entry list

Notable entrants
No.EntrantClassDriverCo-driverCarTyre
1 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport WRC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
4 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport WRC Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg Nicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Flag of France.svg Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
9 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg DMACK World Rally Team WRC Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Raigo Mõlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
14 Flag of France.svg Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid Al Qassimi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
15 Flag of France.svg Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Citroën DS3 WRC M
16 Flag of Norway.svg Adapta Motorsport WRC Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
20 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport N WRC Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Racing WRC Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Al Rahji Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
31 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M
34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 Flag of Norway.svg Eyvind Brynildsen Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Fredriksen Ford Fiesta R5 M
35 Flag of Italy.svg Motorsport Italia Srl WRC-2 Flag of Italy.svg Max Rendina Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Inglesi Ford Fiesta R5 P
36 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Åhlin WRC-2 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Åhlin Flag of Norway.svg Morten Erik Abrahamsen Ford Fiesta R5 M
37 Flag of Italy.svg FWRT s.r.l. WRC Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bertelli Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38 Flag of Romania.svg Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Tempestini Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Chiarcossi Ford Fiesta R5 P
39 Flag of France.svg Alain Foulon WRC-2 Flag of France.svg Alain Foulon Flag of France.svg Gilles Delarche Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X M
40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Drive DMACK Trophy Team WRC-2 Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Pärn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Morgan Ford Fiesta R5 D
42 Flag of Poland.svg The Ptock WRC-2 Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Ptaszek Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 P
43 Flag of Russia.svg TAIF Motorsport WRC-2 Flag of Russia.svg Radik Shaymiev Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Tzvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 M
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
45 Flag of Finland.svg Printsport WRC-2 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
46 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Drive DMACK Trophy Team WRC-2 Flag of Norway.svg Marius Aasen Flag of Norway.svg Veronica Engan Ford Fiesta R5 D
47 Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Bergkvist WRC-2 Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Bergkvist Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Sjöberg Citroën DS3 R5 M
49 Flag of Paraguay.svg Augusto Bestard WRC-2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Augusto Bestard Flag of Paraguay.svg Fernando Mendonca Ford Fiesta R5 H
50 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jim van den Heuvel WRC-2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jim van den Heuvel Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lisette Bakker Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X M
51 Flag of Norway.svg Anders Grøndal WRC-2 Flag of Norway.svg Anders Grøndal Flag of Sweden.svg Miriam Walfridsson Ford Fiesta R5 P
61 Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Junior Team WRC-3 Flag of France.svg Michel Fabre Flag of France.svg Maxime Vilmot Citroën DS3 R3T M
81 Flag of Ukraine.svg Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriy Gorban Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodymyr Korsia Mini John Cooper Works WRC P
95 Flag of Ukraine.svg Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Flag of Estonia.svg Mait Maarend Flag of Estonia.svg Mihkel Kapp Mini John Cooper Works WRC P
IconClass
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRCMajor entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship

Results

Event standings

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverTeamCarClassTimeDifferencePoints
Overall classification
11 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC1:59:47.40.028
24 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kennard Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC2:00:17.2+29.818
35 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC2:00:43.0+55.615
49 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC2:00:58.2+1:10.814
512 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Raigo Mõlder Flag of the United Kingdom.svg DMACK World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC2:01:38.1+1:50.710
620 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC2:02:11.4+2:24.08
716 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor Flag of Norway.svg Adapta Motorsport Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC2:02:27.4+2:40.06
815 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of France.svg Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC2:02:32.0+2:44.64
944 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Parry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-22:05:04.4+5:17.02
1083 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of France.svg Team Oreca Škoda Fabia R5 2:05:19.0+5:31.61
237 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Flag of France.svg Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC2:13:44.2+13:56.81
WRC-2 standings
1 (9.)44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Parry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-22:05:04.40.025
2 (11.)32 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-22:05:19.1+14.718
3 (12.)31 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-22:06:55.3+1:50.915
4 (13.)51 Flag of Norway.svg Anders Grøndal Flag of Sweden.svg Miriam Walfridsson Flag of Norway.svg Anders Grøndal Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-22:06:57.4+1:53.012
5 (15.)34 Flag of Norway.svg Eyvind Brynildsen Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Fredriksson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-22:07:34.9+2:30.510
6 (16.)45 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen Flag of Finland.svg Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-22:07:45.0+2:40.68
7 (17.)47 Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Bergkvist Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Sjöberg Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Bergkvist Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-22:07:45.9+2:41.56
8 (18.)46 Flag of Norway.svg Marius Aasen Flag of Norway.svg Veronica Engan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Drive DMACK Trophy Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-22:08:07.8+3:03.44
9 (20.)38 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Tempestini Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Chiarcossi Flag of Romania.svg Napoca Rally Academy Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-22:09:58.9+4:54.52
10 (25.)43 Flag of Russia.svg Radik Shaymiev Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Tzvetkov Flag of Russia.svg TAIF Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-22:15:56.7+10:52.31
WRC-3 standings
1 (35.)61 Flag of France.svg Michel Fabre Flag of France.svg Maxime Vilmot Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-32:41:39.50.025
Source:

Special stages

DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
Leg 1
(11 & 12 Feb)
SS1 Flag of Sweden.svg Karlstad Super-Special 11.90 kmStage Cancelled
SS2 Flag of Sweden.svg Torsby 116.48 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:53.0111,3 km/h Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
SS3 Flag of Sweden.svg / Flag of Norway.svg Röjden 118.47 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:32.3116,2 km/h
SS4 Flag of Norway.svg Svullrya 124.23 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:47.9113,6 km/h
SS5 Flag of Norway.svg Kirkenær 17.07 kmStage Cancelled
SS6 Flag of Norway.svg Kirkenær 27.07 kmStage Cancelled
SS7 Flag of Norway.svg Svullrya 224.23 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 12:44.2114,1 km/h
SS8 Flag of Sweden.svg / Flag of Norway.svg Röjden 218.47 km Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 9:52.8112,2 km/h
SS9 Flag of Sweden.svg Torsby 216.48 km Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 8:56.6110,6 km/h
Leg 2
(13 Feb)
SS10 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredriksberg 118.19 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:43.4112,2 km/h
SS11 Flag of Sweden.svg Rämmen 122.76 kmStage Cancelled
SS12 Flag of Sweden.svg Vargåsen 124.70 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:56.7114,5 km/h
SS13 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredriksberg 218.9 kmStage Cancelled
SS14 Flag of Sweden.svg Rämmen 222.76 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:03.2123,5 km/h
SS15 Flag of Sweden.svg Hagfors Sprint1.87 kmStage Cancelled
SS16 Flag of Sweden.svg Vargåsen 224.70 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:48.8115,7 km/h
SS17 Flag of Sweden.svg Karlstad Super-Special 21.90 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:34.972,1 km/h
Leg 3
(14 Feb)
SS18 Flag of Sweden.svg Lesjöfors 115.00 kmStage Cancelled
SS19 Flag of Sweden.svg Värmullsåsen 115.87 kmStage Cancelled
SS20 Flag of Sweden.svg Lesjöfors 215.00 kmStage Cancelled
SS21 Flag of Sweden.svg Värmullsåsen 2 (Power stage)15.87 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:42.7123,5 km/h

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 15.87 km (9.86 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

PosDriverCarTimeDiff.Pts
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:42.70.03
2 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:46.1+3.42
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 7:51.7+9.01

Championship standings after the event

WRC

Other

References

  1. "Rally Calendar Overview". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2016.