2016 World RX of Portugal

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.

2016 World RX of Portugal
Round 1 of 13 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date16–17 April 2016
LocationMontalegre, Portugal
VenuePista Automóvel de Montalegre
Results
Heat Winners
Heat 1 Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
Heat 2 Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Heat 3 Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 4 Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Semi-Final Winners
Semi-Final 1 Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
Semi-Final 2 Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Final
First Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Second Robin Larsson
Larsson Jernberg Motorsport
Third Toomas Heikkinen
EKS RX

Heats

The SEAT Ibiza Supercar also made its debut with the Münnich Motorsport team (Nitišs pictured)
Heikkinen (3rd), Solberg (1st) and Larsson (2nd) celebrating on the podium
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 5 Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 2nd 1st 4th 1st 16
2 1 Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 11th 6th 1st 2nd 15
3 3 Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 1st 3rd 8th 7th 14
4 13 Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 13
5 4 Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 7th 10th 2nd 4th 12
6 57 Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 3rd 2nd 11th 12th 11
7 9 Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 5th 5th 6th 9th 10
8 96 Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 9th 7th 9th 8th 9
9 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 8th 14th 7th 6th 8
10 17 Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 15th 13th 5th 5th 7
11 33 Liam Doran JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 6th 17th 12th 10th 6
12 92 Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 12th 9th 14th 15th 5
13 71 Kevin Hansen Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 14th 8th 13th 16th 4
14 6 Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 13th 11th 16th 14th 3
15 15 Reinis Nitišs All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 10th 12th 15th 17th 2
16 7 Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 20th 18th 10th 11th 1
17 68 Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 16th 15th 20th 13th
18 43 Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 19th 16th 19th 18th
19 55 René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 17th 20th 17th 19th
20 41 Joaquim Santos Bompiso Racing Team Ford Focus 18th 19th 18th 20th

Semi-Finals

Semi-Final 1

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

Semi-Final 2

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

Final

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

Championship standings after the event

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Petter Solberg 29
2 Robin Larsson 21 +8
Johan Kristoffersson
4 Toomas Heikkinen 20 +9
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References

  1. "Results - 2016 World RX of Portugal". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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