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2016 Rally Sweden
64. Rally Sweden
Round 2 of the 2016 World Rally Championship
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Host country Sweden
Rally baseSweden 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 winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Germany 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 four 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]

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. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 Germany Hyundai Motorsport WRC Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai NGi20 WRC M
4 Germany Hyundai Motorsport WRC New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Hyundai NGi20 WRC M
5 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Norway Mads Østberg Norway Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC France Eric Camilli France Nicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 France Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
9 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
12 United Kingdom DMACK World Rally Team WRC Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mõlder Ford Fiesta WRC D
14 France Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
15 France Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Citroën DS3 WRC M
16 Norway Adapta Motorsport WRC Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
20 Germany Hyundai Motorsport N WRC Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Hyundai NGi20 WRC M
30 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing WRC Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al Rahji United Kingdom Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
31 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M
34 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Sweden Anders Fredriksen Ford Fiesta R5 M
35 Italy Motorsport Italia Srl WRC-2 Italy Max Rendina Italy Emanuele Inglesi Ford Fiesta R5 P
36 Sweden Fredrik Åhlin WRC-2 Sweden Fredrik Åhlin Norway Morten Erik Abrahamsen Ford Fiesta R5 M
37 Italy FWRT s.r.l. WRC Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Simone Scattolin Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38 Romania Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2 Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Matteo Chiarcossi Ford Fiesta R5 P
39 France Alain Foulon WRC-2 France Alain Foulon France Gilles Delarche Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X M
40 United Kingdom Drive DMACK Trophy Team WRC-2 Estonia Sander Pärn United Kingdom James Morgan Ford Fiesta R5 D
42 Poland The Ptock WRC-2 Poland Hubert Ptaszek Poland Maciek Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 P
43 Russia TAIF Motorsport WRC-2 Russia Radik Shaymiev Russia Maxim Tzvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 M
44 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
45 Finland Printsport WRC-2 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
46 United Kingdom Drive DMACK Trophy Team WRC-2 Norway Marius Aasen Norway Veronica Engan Ford Fiesta R5 D
47 Sweden Emil Bergkvist WRC-2 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Citroën DS3 R5 M
49 Paraguay Augusto Bestard WRC-2 Paraguay Augusto Bestard Paraguay Fernando Mendonca Ford Fiesta R5 H
50 Netherlands Jim van den Heuvel WRC-2 Netherlands Jim van den Heuvel Netherlands Lisette Bakker Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X M
51 Norway Anders Grøndal WRC-2 Norway Anders Grøndal Sweden Miriam Walfridsson Ford Fiesta R5 P
61 France Saintéloc Junior Team WRC-3 France Michel Fabre France Maxime Vilmot Citroën DS3 R3T M
81 Ukraine Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Ukraine Valeriy Gorban Ukraine Volodymyr Korsia Mini John Cooper Works WRC P
95 Ukraine Eurolamp World Rally Team WRC Estonia Mait Maarend Estonia Mihkel Kapp Mini John Cooper Works WRC P
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Major entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3 Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship

Results

Event standings

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 1:59:47.4 0.0 28
2 4 New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Germany Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai NGi20 WRC WRC 2:00:17.2 +29.8 18
3 5 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Ola Fløene United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:00:43.0 +55.6 15
4 9 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:00:58.2 +1:10.8 14
5 12 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mõlder United Kingdom DMACK World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:01:38.1 +1:50.7 10
6 20 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Germany Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai NGi20 WRC WRC 2:02:11.4 +2:24.0 8
7 16 Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor Norway Adapta Motorsport Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:02:27.4 +2:40.0 6
8 15 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin France Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2:02:32.0 +2:44.6 4
9 44 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:05:04.4 +5:17.0 2
10 83 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula France Team Oreca Škoda Fabia R5 2:05:19.0 +5:31.6 1
23 7 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle France Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2:13:44.2 +13:56.8 1
WRC-2 standings
1 (9.) 44 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:05:04.4 0.0 25
2 (11.) 32 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:05:19.1 +14.7 18
3 (12.) 31 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:06:55.3 +1:50.9 15
4 (13.) 51 Norway Anders Grøndal Sweden Miriam Walfridsson Norway Anders Grøndal Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:06:57.4 +1:53.0 12
5 (15.) 34 Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Sweden Anders Fredriksson United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:07:34.9 +2:30.5 10
6 (16.) 45 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2:07:45.0 +2:40.6 8
7 (17.) 47 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Sweden Emil Bergkvist Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-2 2:07:45.9 +2:41.5 6
8 (18.) 46 Norway Marius Aasen Norway Veronica Engan United Kingdom Drive DMACK Trophy Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:08:07.8 +3:03.4 4
9 (20.) 38 Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Matteo Chiarcossi Romania Napoca Rally Academy Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:09:58.9 +4:54.5 2
10 (25.) 43 Russia Radik Shaymiev Russia Maxim Tzvetkov Russia TAIF Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2:15:56.7 +10:52.3 1
WRC-3 standings
1 (35.) 61 France Michel Fabre France Maxime Vilmot France Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 2:41:39.5 0.0 25
Source: [1]

Special stages

Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(11 & 12 Feb)
SS1 Karlstad Super-Special 1 1.90 km Stage Cancelled
SS2 Torsby 1 16.48 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:53.0 111,3 km/h France Sébastien Ogier
SS3 Röjden 1 18.47 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:32.3 116,2 km/h
SS4 Svullrya 1 24.23 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:47.9 113,6 km/h
SS5 Kirkenær 1 7.07 km Stage Cancelled
SS6 Kirkenær 2 7.07 km Stage Cancelled
SS7 Svullrya 2 24.23 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 12:44.2 114,1 km/h
SS8 Röjden 2 18.47 km New Zealand Hayden Paddon Hyundai NGi20 WRC 9:52.8 112,2 km/h
SS9 Torsby 2 16.48 km New Zealand Hayden Paddon Hyundai NGi20 WRC 8:56.6 110,6 km/h
Leg 2
(13 Feb)
SS10 Fredriksberg 1 18.19 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:43.4 112,2 km/h
SS11 Rämmen 1 22.76 km Stage Cancelled
SS12 Vargåsen 1 24.70 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:56.7 114,5 km/h
SS13 Fredriksberg 2 18.9 km Stage Cancelled
SS14 Rämmen 2 22.76 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:03.2 123,5 km/h
SS15 Hagfors Sprint 1.87 km Stage Cancelled
SS16 Vargåsen 2 24.70 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:48.8 115,7 km/h
SS17 Karlstad Super-Special 2 1.90 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:34.9 72,1 km/h
Leg 3
(14 Feb)
SS18 Lesjöfors 1 15.00 km Stage Cancelled
SS19 Värmullsåsen 1 15.87 km Stage Cancelled
SS20 Lesjöfors 2 15.00 km Stage Cancelled
SS21 Värmullsåsen 2 (Power stage) 15.87 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:42.7 123,5 km/h

Power Stage

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

Pos Driver Car Time Diff. Pts
1 France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:42.7 0.0 3
2 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 7:46.1 +3.4 2
3 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 7:51.7 +9.0 1

Championship standings after the event

WRC

Other

References

  1. ^ "Rally Calendar Overview". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 14 February 2016.