2016 World RX of Latvia

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2016 World RX of Latvia
Round 10 of 12 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date1–2 October 2016
Location Riga, Latvia
Venue Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
Results
Heat Winners
Heat 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Heat 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
Heat 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
Heat 4 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov
World RX Team Austria
Semi-Final Winners
Semi-Final 1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Semi-Final 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Final
First Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Second Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Third Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen

The 2016 World RX of Latvia was the tenth round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship [1] and the eighth round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was the first FIA World or European rallycross event to be staged in Latvia, and was held at the Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, former host of the non-championship Latvian Grand Prix.

Contents

Supercar

Heats

Solberg, Loeb, Bakkerud and Hansen fight for position WRX 2016 Rallycross of Latvia 003.jpg
Solberg, Loeb, Bakkerud and Hansen fight for position
Sunday's action started in treacherous wet conditions Mattias Ekstrom (Audi S1 EKS RX quattro) (30061370755).jpg
Sunday's action started in treacherous wet conditions
Solberg's failure to score any points dropped him to 3rd in the standings and gifted Ekstrom a 27-point buffer over Kristoffersson with two rounds left Mattias Ekstrom (Audi S1 EKS RX quattro) (29948115992).jpg
Solberg's failure to score any points dropped him to 3rd in the standings and gifted Ekström a 27-point buffer over Kristoffersson with two rounds left
Sebastien Loeb won his first World RX event in Latvia Mattias Ekstrom (EKS), Sebastien Loeb, Timmy HansenMattias Ekstrom (EKS), Sebastien Loeb, Timmy Hansen (30065288905).jpg
Sébastien Loeb won his first World RX event in Latvia
Pos.No.DriverTeamCarQ1Q2Q3Q4Pts
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 6th1st1st7th16
213 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 2nd2nd3rd5th15
321 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 1st5th18th2nd14
45 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 4th14th2nd4th13
59 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 3rd3rd17th3rd12
67 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 21st4th5th1st11
76 Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 9th8th4th9th10
844 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 7th6th10th10th9
957 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 14th7th8th6th8
1017 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 8th9th7th15th7
1115 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 10th11th9th11th6
124 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 11th12th12th12th5
1396 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 15th13th11th14th4
1437 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 17th16th6th16th3
1592 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 13th15th16th13th2
1643 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 12th10th20th21st1
1710 Flag of Estonia.svg Janno Ligur Reinsalu Sport Ford Fiesta 20th17th15th17th
1868 Flag of Finland.svg Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 18th20th13th18th
191 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 5thDSQ14th8th
2025 Flag of Italy.svg Gigi Galli Gigi Galli Kia Rio 19th19th21st20th
2165 Flag of France.svg Guerlain Chicherit JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 22nd18th19th19th
2277 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 16th21st22nd22nd
2388 Flag of Lithuania.svg Nerijus Naujokaitis Motorsport LT Škoda Fabia 23rd22nd23rd23rd

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
19 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen 5:33.9966
23 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +0.4275
321 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +2.2934
457 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +8.3733
515 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE +11.8752
66 Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria DNF1
Semi-Final 2
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS RX 5:32.0446
27 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria +2.0145
313 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +6.5894
444 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport +7.9193
517 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy +7.9402
64 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport +14.4141

Final

Pos.No.DriverTeamTime/RetiredPts
19 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen 5:27.6658
25 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström EKS RX +2.3055
321 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +5.4294
413 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +11.1043
53 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +14.7512
67 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria DNF1

RX Lites

Heats

Pos.No.DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Pts
116 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 1st1st7th1st16
213 Flag of France.svg Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 11th2nd1st3rd15
352 Flag of Sweden.svg Simon OlofssonSimon Olofsson6th7th2nd2nd14
499 Flag of Norway.svg Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik 2nd3rd9th7th13
555 Flag of Russia.svg Vasily GryazinSport Racing Technologies4th5th8th4th12
656 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas HolmenThomas Holmen3rd10th5th6th11
733 Flag of Kenya.svg Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE 5th9th3rd9th10
88 Flag of Norway.svg Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion 10th8th6th5th9
946 Flag of Latvia.svg Martins Lapins JC Raceteknik 7th6th4th11th8
1069 Flag of Norway.svg Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik 9th4th11th10th7
11121 Flag of the United States.svg Conner Martell Olsbergs MSE 8th11th10th8th6

Semi-finals

Semi-Final 1
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
152 Flag of Sweden.svg Simon OlofssonSimon Olofsson5:50.1106
2121 Flag of the United States.svg Conner Martell Olsbergs MSE +7.6615
333 Flag of Kenya.svg Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE +11.1464
446 Flag of Latvia.svg Martins Lapins JC Raceteknik +22.2343
555 Flag of Russia.svg Vasily GryazinSport Racing Technologies+40.4402
616 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik DNF1
Semi-Final 2
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimePts
199 Flag of Norway.svg Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik 5:55.9826
269 Flag of Norway.svg Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik +2.7765
356 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas HolmenThomas Holmen+7.0274
48 Flag of Norway.svg Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion +9.4303
513 Flag of France.svg Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE +40.1442

Final

Pos.No.DriverTeamTime/RetiredPts
169 Flag of Norway.svg Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik 5:58.0488
2121 Flag of the United States.svg Conner Martell Olsbergs MSE +0.5625
333 Flag of Kenya.svg Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE +16.5174
452 Flag of Sweden.svg Simon OlofssonSimon OlofssonDNF3
599 Flag of Norway.svg Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik DNF2
656 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas HolmenThomas HolmenDNF1

Standings after the event

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References

  1. "Results - 2016 World RX of Latvia". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
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