| 2016 World RX of Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round 1 of 13 in the 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 16–17 April 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Montalegre, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 World RX of Portugal was the first round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. [1] The event was held at the Pista Automovel de Montalegre in Montalegre.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen RX Sweden | 4:09.669 | 6 |
| 2 | 9 |  Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +0.478 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Larsson Jernberg Motorsport | +1.358 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | +1.959 | 3 |
| 5 | 33 |  Liam Doran | JRM Racing | +2.413 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | DNF | 1 |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Petter Solberg | Petter Solberg World RX Team | 4:07.712 | 6 |
| 2 | 57 |  Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | +2.353 | 5 |
| 3 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | +5.135 | 4 |
| 4 | 96 | Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | +5.386 | 3 |
| 5 | 92 | Anton Marklund | Volkswagen RX Sweden | +6.254 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | Davy Jeanney | Peugeot Hansen Academy | +5.753 | 1 |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Petter Solberg World RX Team | 4:03.992 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Larsson Jernberg Motorsport | +0.847 | 5 |
| 3 | 57 | Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | +2.360 | 4 |
| 4 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | +3.775 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +25.306 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen RX Sweden | +1:31.992 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petter Solberg | 29 | |
| 2 | Robin Larsson | 21 | +8 |
| Johan Kristoffersson | |||
| 4 | Toomas Heikkinen | 20 | +9 |
| Andreas Bakkerud |
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