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2016 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup

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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 Russia Baja Russia Northern Forest
2 3–7 April United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
3 18–22 April Qatar Sealine Cross-Country Rally
4 23–26 June Italy Italian Baja
5 22–24 July Spain Baja Aragón
6 11–14 August Hungary Hungarian Baja
7 25–28 August Poland Baja Poland
8 1–7 October Morocco Rallye OiLibya du Maroc
9 27–29 October Portugal Baja de Portalegre 500

Notable teams and drivers

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

Results

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Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1 Russia Baja Russia Northern Forest[5] 1 Latvia Māris Neikšāns
Russia Anton Nikolaev
Volkswagen 7JO 3:49:42
2 Russia Vladimir Vasilyev
Russia Konstantin Zhiltsov
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 3:50:55
3 Russia Andrey Novikov
Russia Vladimir Novikov
G-Force Proto NL 4:06:00
2 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge[6] 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
France Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 17:14:49
2 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi
Germany Timo Gottschalk
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 17:47:02
3 Finland Mikko Hirvonen
France Michel Périn
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 17:53:02
3 Qatar Sealine Cross-Country Rally[7] 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
France Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 15:15:51
2 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi
Germany Timo Gottschalk
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 15:27:54
3 Russia Vladimir Vasilyev
Russia Konstantin Zhiltsov
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 16:27:04
4 Italy Italian Baja[8] 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
France Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 3:37:13
2 Russia Vladimir Vasilyev
Russia Konstantin Zhiltsov
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 3:39:22
3 Russia Boris Gadasin
Russia Aleksei Kuzmich
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 3:42:55
5 Spain Baja Aragón 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
France Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6:59:59
2 Spain Carlos Sainz
Spain Lucas Cruz
Peugeot 2008 DKR 7:00:18
3 Finland Mikko Hirvonen
France Michel Périn
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 7:03:29
6 Hungary Hungarian Baja 1 Finland Mikko Hirvonen
France Michel Périn
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 5:19:07
2 Russia Boris Gadasin
Russia Evgeniy Zagorodnuk
G-Force Proto NL 6:11:44
3 Hungary Gabor Husasz Yamaha Klement Mosquito 6:16:33
7 Poland Baja Poland 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
France Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 4:59:16
2 Poland Krzysztof Holowczyc
Poland Lukasz Kurzeja
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 5:00:37
3 Poland Marek Dabrowski
Poland Jacek Czachor
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 5:07:35
8 Morocco Rallye OiLibya du Maroc 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
France Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 12:28:28
2 Spain Carlos Sainz
Spain Lucas Cruz
Peugeot 3008 DKR 12:40:36
3 Russia Vladimir Vasilyev
Russia Konstantin Zhiltsov
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 13:04:37
9 Portugal Baja de Portalegre 500 1 Portugal Ricardo Porém
Portugal Filipe Palmeiro
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid 5:38:16
2 Spain Xavier Pons
Argentina Ruben Garcia
Ford Ranger 5:43:08
3 Portugal Nuno Matos
Portugal 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
Russia
ABU
United Arab Emirates
QAT
Qatar
ITA
Italy
ESP
Spain
HUN
Hungary
POL
Poland
MAR
Morocco
POR
Portugal
Points
1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah 160 160 130 130 130 160 270
2 Russia Vladimir Vasilyev 221 Ret 332 221 332 106
3 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi 242 242 68 92
4 Finland Mikko Hirvonen 332 316 130 78
5 Spain Carlos Sainz 221 242 63
6 Poland Marek Dabrowski 13 88 616 316 316 56
7 United States Bryce Menzies 424 510 221 55
8 Poland Jakub Przygonski 520 412 520 52
9 Portugal Ricardo Porem 712 130 42
9 Poland Aron Domzala 711 1110 132 125 33 87 115 142 34 42
11 Argentina Orlando Terranova 510 424 34
11 Kazakhstan Yuriy Sazonov 94 424 76 34
13 Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan 146 914 115 97 24 32
14 Qatar Adel Hussain Abdulla 1310 18 29 135 104 26 115 24
15 Italy Carlo Cinotto 1110 133 115 121 153 30 22
16 Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt 24 520 18 20
17 France Mathieu Serradori 616 19 92 25 18
18 Italy Pietro Cinotto 126 141 18 1110 17
Pos Driver RUS
Russia
ABU
United Arab Emirates
QAT
Qatar
ITA
Italy
ESP
Spain
HUN
Hungary
POL
Poland
MAR
Morocco
POR
Portugal
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
Russia
ABU
United Arab Emirates
QAT
Qatar
ITA
Italy
ESP
Spain
HUN
Hungary
POL
Poland
MAR
Morocco
POR
Portugal
Points
1 Qatar Nasser Sale Al-Attiyah Team 160 160 130 130 130 160 270
2 Germany X-Raid Team 242 242 510 316 130 221 424 130 215
3 Russia G-Energy Team 221 332 221 332 106
4 Poland Orlen Team 520 616 316 316 68
5 France Team Peugeot Total 221 242 63
6 Germany 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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