2016 Junior WRC Championship

The 2016 Junior World Rally Championship was the fifteenth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.^[1]

The Junior World Rally Championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams contested six nominated European events,^[2] with all of their scores counting towards their final championship position. The drivers competed in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts with the 2014 homologated MAX Kit, using Michelin tyres.^[3] The winner received a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2016 FIA WRC2 championship.^[3]

Calendar

The final 2016 Junior World Rally Championship calendar consisted of six European events (one less than 2015), taken from the 2016 World Rally Championship.^[2]

Round	Dates		Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance
Round	Start	Finish	Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance
1	20 May	22 May	Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto	Gravel	19	368 km
2	1 July	3 July	Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel	21	306.10 km
3	29 July	31 July	Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel	24	333.99 km
4	19 August	21 August	Rallye Deutschland	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate	Tarmac	18	306.80 km
5	30 September	2 October	Tour de Corse	Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud	Tarmac	10	390.92 km
6	28 October	30 October	Wales Rally GB	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel	22	336.00 km

Calendar changes

The total number of events will be six, one less than in 2015.^[2]
Monte Carlo Rally and Rally de Catalunya were dropped in favor of Rallye Deutschland.^[2]

Drivers

The following drivers competed in the championship.

Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Mohamed Al-Mutawaa^[4]	Stephen McAuley^[4]	1–4
Mohamed Al-Mutawaa^[4]	Stuart Loudon^[5]	5–6
Andrea Crugnola^[4]	Michele Ferrara^[4]	1–4
Vincent Dubert^[4]	Alexandre Coria^[4]	All
Terry Folb^[4]	Franck Le Floch^[4]	All
Frédéric Hauswald^[4]	Maxime Vilmot^[4]	1
Hans Thilo Himmel^[4]	Nicolaas Swartz^[4]	1–2
Martin Koči^[4]	Lukáš Kostka^[4]	All
Romain Martel^[4]	Vanessa Lemoine^[4]	1–5
Juuso Nordgren^[6]	Mikael Korhonen^[6]	3
Laurent Pellier^[5]	Benoit Neyret-Gigot^[5]	5
Łukasz Pieniąźek^[4]	Przemisław Mazur^[4]	1–3
Yohan Rossel^[5]	Benoît Fulcrand^[5]	5–6
Simone Tempestini^[4]	Giovanni Bernacchini^[4]	All
Ole Christian Veiby^[4]	Stig Rune Skjærmoen^[4]	1–5
William Wagner^[5]	Antoine Paque^[5]	5–6

Results and standings

Season summary

Round	Event name	Winning driver	Winning co-driver	Winning time	Report
1	Rally de Portugal	Simone Tempestini	Giovanni Bernacchini	4:30:15.7	Report
2	Rally Poland	Simone Tempestini	Giovanni Bernacchini	3:04:11.3	Report
3	Rally Finland	Ole Christian Veiby	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	2:55:40.0	Report
4	Rallye Deutschland	Simone Tempestini	Giovanni Bernacchini	3:21:12.4	Report
5	Tour de Corse	Laurent Pellier	Benoit Neyret-Gigot	4:38:19.3	Report
6	Wales Rally GB	Martin Koči	Lukáš Kostka	3:47:47.4	Report

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Drivers

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Pos.	Driver	POR	POL	FIN	GER	FRA	GBR	Points
1	Simone Tempestini	1	1	2	1	4	2	123
2	Martin Koči	2	DNS	7	2	3	1	82
3	Vincent Dubert	4	5	4	5	6	4	64
4	Ole Christian Veiby	5	3	1	5	7		62
5	Terry Folb	3	2	Ret	3	5		58
6	Romain Martel	7	4	5	4	Ret		40
7	Yohan Rossel					2	3	33
8	Mohamed Al-Mutawaa	8	7	6	6	Ret		26
9	Laurent Pellier					1		25
10	Juuso Nordgren			3				15
11	Łukasz Pieniążek	10	6					9
12	Frédéric Hauswald	6						8
13	Andrea Crugnola	9	Ret	Ret	WD			2
Pos.	Driver	POR	POL	FIN	GER	FRA	GBR	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos.	Co-driver	POR	POL	FIN	GER	FRA	GBR	Points
1	Giovanni Bernacchini	1	1	2	1	4	2	123
2	Lukáš Kostka	2	DNS	7	2	3	1	82
3	Alexandre Coria	4	5	4	5	6	4	64
4	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	5	3	1	5	7		62
5	Franck Le Floch	3	2	Ret	3	5		58
6	Vanessa Lemoine	7	4	5	4	Ret		40
7	Benoît Fulcrand					2	3	33
8	Stephen McAuley	8	7	6	6			26
9	Benoit Neyret-Gigot					1		25
10	Mikael Korhonen			3				15
11	Przemisław Mazur	10	6					9
12	Maxime Vilmot	6						8
13	Michele Ferrara	9	Ret	Ret	WD			2
Pos.	Co-driver	POR	POL	FIN	GER	FRA	GBR	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Nations

Pos.	Country	POR	POL	FIN	GER	FRA	GBR	Points
1	Italy	1	1	2	1	3	2	126
2	France	3	2	4	3	1	3	100
3	Slovakia	2	DNS	6	2	2	1	87
4	Norway	4	3	1	5	4		74
5	United Arab Emirates	5	5	5	4	Ret		42
6	Poland	6	4					20
7	Finland			3				15
Pos.	Country	POR	POL	FIN	GER	FRA	GBR	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

References

^ "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "JWRC 2016 Entry Form". FIA.com. FIA. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Junior WRC Evolves from 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "Rally Portugal Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.com. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Tour de Corse Entry List" (PDF). rallylink.it. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Rally Finland Entry List". ewrc-results.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

External links

[1] "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

[JWRC_2016_Entry_Form-2] "JWRC 2016 Entry Form". FIA.com. FIA. Retrieved 5 February 2016.

[JWRC_Evolves-3] "Junior WRC Evolves from 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

[Rally_Portugal_Entry_List-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "Rally Portugal Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.com. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[Tour_de_Corse_Entry_List-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Tour de Corse Entry List" (PDF). rallylink.it. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

[Rally_Finland_Entry_List-6] "Rally Finland Entry List". ewrc-results.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

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