2016 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup

2016 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup
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The 2016 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup season is the 24th season of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup.

Calendar

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The calendar for the 2016 season features nine rallies.[1] Some of the rallies are also part of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship and the FIM Bajas World Cup.

The six Bajas award 30 points to the winner, whereas the other four events are worth 60 points for the winner.

Round Dates Rally name
1 19–22 February   Baja Russia Northern Forest
2 3–7 April   Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
3 18–22 April   Sealine Cross-Country Rally
4 23–26 June   Italian Baja
5 22–24 July   Baja Aragón
6 11–14 August   Hungarian Baja
7 25–28 August   Baja Poland
8 1–7 October   Rallye OiLibya du Maroc
9 27–29 October   Baja de Portalegre 500

Notable teams and drivers

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Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Category Rounds
BMW BMW X3   G-Energy Team   Victor Khoroshavtsev   Andrey Samarin T1 1
BMW X6RR   Fazekas Motorsport   Károly Fazekas   Zoltán Garamvölgyi 2
CBRA CBRA X-Raid   X-Raid Team   Jutta Kleinschmidt   Tina Thörner T1 2–3
Chevrolet Chevrolet Buggy   4WD Jaton Racing   Mohammed Al Mannai   Kamal Khoder T1 2–3
Ford Ford Ranger   South Racing   Hernán Garces   Juan Pablo Latrach T1 3
Ford F150   RE Autoklub   Alexander Terentyev   Alexey Bercut T2 1
Ford Raptor   R-Six Team   Jarosław Kazberuk   Robert Szustkowski 3
  Robert Szustkowski   Jarosław Kazberuk 2
Fornasari Fornasari Buggy   Nooh Buhumaid   Nooh Buhumaid   Imad Nabhan T1 2
GAZ GAZ A22R23   GAZ Raid Sport   Alexander Kostrukov   Yevgeny Pavlov T1 1
G-Force G-Force Proto   G-Force Motorsport   Reinaldo Varela   Gustavo Gugelmín T1 1
G-Force Proto NL   New Generation Racing Team   Andrey Novikov   Vladimir Novikov 1
  Andrey Rudskoy   Yevgeny Zagorodnyuk 1–2
Hummer Hummer H3 Evo VIII   MobilEx Racing Team   Yuriy Sazonov   Dmytro Tsyro T1 2–3
Hummer H3 Evo V   Yerden Shagirov   Aslan Sakhimov 2
  Vitaliy Yevtyekhov 3
Jeep Jeep Buggy   Abdulla Al Rabban   Abdulla Al Rabban   Ali Assan Obaid T1 2–3
Land Rover Land Rover Defender   Jamal Fakhro   Jamal Fakhro   Amr Elaouby T1 3
Mini Mini All4 Racing X-Raid   Abu Dhabi Racing   Khalid Al Qassimi   Khalid Al Kendi T1 2
  G-Energy Team   Vladimir Vasilyev   Konstantin Zhiltsov 1–3
  X-Raid Team   Yazeed Al-Rajhi   Timo Gottschalk 2–3
  Mikko Hirvonen   Michel Périn 2–3
  Bryce Menzies   Andreas Schulz 2
  Ricardo Porem   Tom Colsoul 3
  Jakub Przygoński 2
  Stephan Schott   Holm Schmidt 2
Mitsubishi Mitsubishi L200   Aldis Vilcāns   Aldis Vilcāns   Andrei Rudnitski T1 1
Mitsubishi Pajero   Stefano Marrini   Stefano Marrini   Giacomo Tognarini 3
Nissan Nissan Datsun   PEK Team   Evgeniy Firsov   Vadim Filatov T1 1
Nissan Frontier   Dmitriy Ievlev   Aleksey Shaposhnikov 1
Nissan NP300 Pick-up   ATT Racing   Vladimir Frolov   Igor Petenko 1
  Aleksey Cherkesov   Aleksey Cherkesov   Artem Shevelev 1
Nissan Pathfinder   Mohammed Al Mansoori   Mohammed Al Mansoori   Saeed Al Hashmi 2
  Technosport SPA   Valentina Casella   Giulia Maroni 2
Nissan Patrol   Ahmed Al Qashami   Ahmed Al Qashami   Wleed Al Fiuam 2
  Osama Al Sanad 2
  Khaled Al Feraihi   Khaled Al Feraihi   Abdulhaleem Al Busaidi 2–3
  Matar Al Mansoori   Matar Al Mansoori   Shahin Al Ali 2
  NewTrix Racing   Ian Barker   Sheila Hutton-Barker 2
  Sabertooth Motorsports   Thomas Bell   Patrick McMurren 2
  Salem Y. Al Mansoori   Salem Y. Al Mansoori   Salem M. Al Mansoori 2
Nissan Pickup   Yahya Al Helei   Yahya Al Helei   Nasser Al Kuwari 2
Nissan Navara Double Cab D40   Grzegorz Czarnecki   Grzegorz Czarnecki   Michał Bojar T2 1
Nissan Patrol   Adel Hussain Abdulla   Adel Hussain Abdulla   Hakam Mohamed Rabeia 2
  Nasser S. Al Kuwari 3
  Joseph Rosso   Joseph Rosso   Guy Leveneu 2
  Mansoor Al Helei   Mansoor Al Helei   Suhal Al Ali 2
  Mohammed Al Harqan   Mohammed Al Harqan   Arif Yousuf Mohammed 2
  Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation   Charlotte Berton   Antonia de Roissard 3
  Emma Gilmour   Lisette Bakker 3
  Cristina Gutiérrez   Sandra Labuscagne 3
Nissan Patrol Y62   Emil Khneisser   Emil Khneisser   Aleksei Kuzmich 2–3
Polaris Polaris RZR 1000   Aron Domżała   Aron Domżała   Szymon Gospodarczyk T3 1–3
  Carlo Cinotto   Carlo Cinotto   Marco Arnoletti 3
  Dmitry Pitulov   Dmitry Pitulov   Vadym Prytuliak 2
  Eugenio Amos   Eugenio Amos   Rafael Tornabell Córdoba 2
  G-Energy Team   Rustem Galimov   Igor Petenko 2
  Ravil Maganov   Kirill Shubin 1–3
  Maciej Domżała   Maciej Domżała   Boba Bartłomiej 2
  Michele Cinotto   Michele Cinotto   Fulvio Zini 3
  Pietro Cinotto   Pietro Cinotto   Maurizio Dominella 3
  Polaris Racing Team UAE   Ahmed Al Maqoodi   Obaid Al Kitbe 2
Polaris XP 900   Michel Fadel   Michel Fadel   Craig Tyson 2
Predator Predator X18S   Georgy Gomshiashvili   Georgy Gomshiashvili   Jordan Beale T1 2
  Zakariya Al Shanfari   Zakariya Al Shanfari   Saif Al Hinai 2
Rage Rage Comet   Atif Al Zarouni   Atif Al Zarouni   Ahmed Al Zarouni T3 2
SMG SMG Buggy   Team SRT   Yannick Commagnac   Hervé Lavergne T1 2
  Mathieu Serradori   Didier Haquette 2
Toyota Toyota FJ Cruiser   Team Dr. Keiko   Keiko Hamaguchi   Umberto Fiori T1 2
Toyota Hilux   4WD Jaton Racing   Antonio Marmolejo   Eduardo Blanco 2
  Khalifa Al-Attiyah   Khalifa Al-Attiyah   Jean-Michel Polato 3
  MobilEx Racing Team   Kanat Shagirov   Vitaly Yevtyekhov 2
  South Racing   Fernando Álvarez Castellano   Luciano Gennoni 1–2
  Nunzio Coffaro   Daniel Meneses 1
  Team Azimut 2
Toyota Hilux Overdrive   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Mathieu Baumel 2–3
  Orlen Team   Marek Dąbrowski   Jacek Czachor 1–3
Toyota Land Cruiser   Maksim Kirpilev   Maksim Kirpilev   Vadim Shmaylov 1
Toyota KDJ 120   Maksim Kirpilev   Maksim Kirpilev   Vadim Shmaylov T2 3
Toyota Land Cruiser   Michael Ziegler   Michael Ziegler   Behesitti Faramaz 2
Toyota Land Cruiser 120   Marco Piana   Marco Piana   Steven Griener 2
Toyota Land Cruiser 155   4WD Jaton Racing   Raúl Orlandini   Xavier Blanco 2–3
Toyota Land Cruiser 200   Saleh Abdullah   Michael Orr 2–3
  Offroad Kazakhstan   Marat Abykayev   Andrey Chipenko 2
  Yasir Seaidan   Yasir Seaidan   Sébastien Delaunay 2–3
Toyota Land Cruiser V8   Pietro Fogliani   Pietro Fogliani 1
Toyota Prado   Jaralla Jahman   Jaralla Jahman   Feras Alouh 2
  Sahara Team   Mohammed Al Harqan 3
Volkswagen Volkswagen 7JO   PEK Team   Māris Neikšāns   Anton Nikolaev T1 1
Volkswagen Amarok   ABC Sport   Darij Novak   Darko Pelijhan 2
Yamaha Yamaha YXZ1000   Khalid Al Jafla   Khalid Al Jafla   Ahmad Malik T3 2
Source:[2][3][4]

Results

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Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1   Baja Russia Northern Forest[5] 1   Māris Neikšāns
  Anton Nikolaev
Volkswagen 7JO 3:49:42
2   Vladimir Vasilyev
  Konstantin Zhiltsov
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 3:50:55
3   Andrey Novikov
  Vladimir Novikov
G-Force Proto NL 4:06:00
2   Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge[6] 1   Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 17:14:49
2   Yazeed Al-Rajhi
  Timo Gottschalk
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 17:47:02
3   Mikko Hirvonen
  Michel Périn
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 17:53:02
3   Sealine Cross-Country Rally[7] 1   Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 15:15:51
2   Yazeed Al-Rajhi
  Timo Gottschalk
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 15:27:54
3   Vladimir Vasilyev
  Konstantin Zhiltsov
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 16:27:04
4   Italian Baja[8] 1   Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 3:37:13
2   Vladimir Vasilyev
  Konstantin Zhiltsov
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 3:39:22
3   Boris Gadasin
  Aleksei Kuzmich
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 3:42:55
5   Baja Aragón 1   Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6:59:59
2   Carlos Sainz
  Lucas Cruz
Peugeot 2008 DKR 7:00:18
3   Mikko Hirvonen
  Michel Périn
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 7:03:29
6   Hungarian Baja 1   Mikko Hirvonen
  Michel Périn
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 5:19:07
2   Boris Gadasin
  Evgeniy Zagorodnuk
G-Force Proto NL 6:11:44
3   Gabor Husasz Yamaha Klement Mosquito 6:16:33
7   Baja Poland 1   Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 4:59:16
2   Krzysztof Holowczyc
  Lukasz Kurzeja
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 5:00:37
3   Marek Dabrowski
  Jacek Czachor
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 5:07:35
8   Rallye OiLibya du Maroc 1   Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 12:28:28
2   Carlos Sainz
  Lucas Cruz
Peugeot 3008 DKR 12:40:36
3   Vladimir Vasilyev
  Konstantin Zhiltsov
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 13:04:37
9   Baja de Portalegre 500 1   Ricardo Porém
  Filipe Palmeiro
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 5:38:16
2   Xavier Pons
  Ruben Garcia
Ford Ranger 5:43:08
3   Nuno Matos
  Filipe Serra
Opel Mokka Proto 5:43:49

Championship standings

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In order to score points in the Cup classifications, competitors must register with the FIA before the entry closing date of the first rally/baja entered.

Points system
  • Points for final positions are awarded as per the following table:
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Overall Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
T1/T2/T3 Points 5 3 1 0
Double points are applied to Cross Country rallies

Drivers' championship

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Any driver is required to participate in at least one Baja and one Cross-Country event in order to be able to score points for the FIA World Cup.

Pos Driver RUS
 
ABU
 
QAT
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
HUN
 
POL
 
MAR
 
POR
 
Points
1   Nasser Al-Attiyah 160 160 130 130 130 160 270
2   Vladimir Vasilyev 221 Ret 332 221 332 106
3   Yazeed Al-Rajhi 242 242 68 92
4   Mikko Hirvonen 332 316 130 78
5   Carlos Sainz 221 242 63
6   Marek Dabrowski 13 88 616 316 316 56
7   Bryce Menzies 424 510 221 55
8   Jakub Przygonski 520 412 520 52
9   Ricardo Porem 712 130 42
9   Aron Domzala 711 1110 132 125 33 87 115 142 34 42
11   Orlando Terranova 510 424 34
11   Yuriy Sazonov 94 424 76 34
13   Yasir Seaidan 146 914 115 97 24 32
14   Adel Hussain Abdulla 1310 18 29 135 104 26 115 24
15   Carlo Cinotto 1110 133 115 121 153 30 22
16   Jutta Kleinschmidt 24 520 18 20
17   Mathieu Serradori 616 19 92 25 18
18   Pietro Cinotto 126 141 18 1110 17
Pos Driver RUS
 
ABU
 
QAT
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
HUN
 
POL
 
MAR
 
POR
 
Points

Teams' championship

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Any team is required to participate in at least one Baja and one Cross-Country event in order to be able to score points for the FIA World Cup.

Pos Driver RUS
 
ABU
 
QAT
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
HUN
 
POL
 
MAR
 
POR
 
Points
1   Nasser Sale Al-Attiyah Team 160 160 130 130 130 160 270
2   X-Raid Team 242 242 510 316 130 221 424 130 215
3   G-Energy Team 221 332 221 332 106
4   Orlen Team 520 616 316 316 68
5   Team Peugeot Total 221 242 63
6   DMAS South Racing 88 412 221 41

References

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  1. ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". Motorsport.co.za. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Baja Russia Northern Forest entry list". bajarussia.com. Baja Russia Northern Forest. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge entry list" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Sealine Cross-Country Rally entry list" (PDF). QMMF.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Baja Russia Northern Forest final classifications". bajarussia.com. Baja Russia Northern Forest. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge final classifications" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Sealine Cross-Country Rally final classifications" (PDF). qmmf.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Italian Baja final classifications". rally.ficr.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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