2016 Rally Sweden
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Motor racing event in Sweden
| 2016 Rally Sweden 64. Rally Sweden | |
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| Round 2 of the 2016 World Rally Championship | |
| Host country | Sweden |
| Rally base | Sweden Karlstad, Värmland |
| Dates run | 12 – 14 February 2016 |
| Stages | 12 (226.48 km; 140.73 miles) |
| Stage surface | Snow, ice and gravel |
| Statistics | |
| Crews | 50 at start, 38 at finish |
| Overall results | |
| Overall winner | France 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 three 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
[edit ]Results
[edit ]Event standings
[edit ]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 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 i20 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 i20 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
[edit ]| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| Leg 1 (11 & 12 Feb) |
SS1 | Sweden Karlstad Super-Special 1 | 1.90 km | Stage Cancelled | ||||
| SS2 | Sweden Torsby 1 | 16.48 km | France Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 8:53.0 | 111,3 km/h | France Sébastien Ogier | |
| SS3 | Sweden /Norway Röjden 1 | 18.47 km | France Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:32.3 | 116,2 km/h | ||
| SS4 | Norway Svullrya 1 | 24.23 km | France Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 12:47.9 | 113,6 km/h | ||
| SS5 | Norway Kirkenær 1 | 7.07 km | Stage Cancelled | |||||
| SS6 | Norway Kirkenær 2 | 7.07 km | Stage Cancelled | |||||
| SS7 | Norway Svullrya 2 | 24.23 km | United Kingdom Kris Meeke | Citroën DS3 WRC | 12:44.2 | 114,1 km/h | ||
| SS8 | Sweden /Norway Röjden 2 | 18.47 km | New Zealand Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 WRC | 9:52.8 | 112,2 km/h | ||
| SS9 | Sweden Torsby 2 | 16.48 km | New Zealand Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 WRC | 8:56.6 | 110,6 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (13 Feb) |
SS10 | Sweden Fredriksberg 1 | 18.19 km | France Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:43.4 | 112,2 km/h | |
| SS11 | Sweden Rämmen 1 | 22.76 km | Stage Cancelled | |||||
| SS12 | Sweden Vargåsen 1 | 24.70 km | Finland Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 12:56.7 | 114,5 km/h | ||
| SS13 | Sweden Fredriksberg 2 | 18.9 km | Stage Cancelled | |||||
| SS14 | Sweden Rämmen 2 | 22.76 km | Finland Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 11:03.2 | 123,5 km/h | ||
| SS15 | Sweden Hagfors Sprint | 1.87 km | Stage Cancelled | |||||
| SS16 | Sweden Vargåsen 2 | 24.70 km | France Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 12:48.8 | 115,7 km/h | ||
| SS17 | Sweden 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 | Sweden Lesjöfors 1 | 15.00 km | Stage Cancelled | ||||
| SS19 | Sweden Värmullsåsen 1 | 15.87 km | Stage Cancelled | |||||
| SS20 | Sweden Lesjöfors 2 | 15.00 km | Stage Cancelled | |||||
| SS21 | Sweden Värmullsåsen 2 (Power stage) | 15.87 km | France Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 7:42.7 | 123,5 km/h | ||
Power Stage
[edit ]The "Power stage" was a 15.87 km (9.86 mi) stage at the end of the rally.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts |
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| 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
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References
[edit ]- ^ "Rally Calendar Overview". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
External links
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