2016 Junior World Rally Championship

2016 Junior World Rally Championship
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Parent series: World Rally Championship

The 2016 Junior World Rally Championship is 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 is open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams will contest six nominated European events,^[2] with all of their scores counting towards their final championship position. The drivers will compete in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts with the 2014 homologated MAX Kit, using Michelin tyres.^[3] The winner will receive 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 will consist 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
	Start	Finish
1	20 May	22 May	50º Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto	Gravel	19	368km
2	1 July	3 July	73rd Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel	21	306.10km
3	29 July	31 July	66th Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel	24	333.99km
4	19 August	21 August	34. ADAC Rallye Deutschland	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate	Tarmac	18	306.80km
5	30 September	2 October	59ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France	Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud	Tarmac	10	390.92km
6	28 October	30 October	72nd Wales Rally GB	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel	22	336.00km

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.

Entries
Nat.	Drivers	Nat.	Co-drivers	Rounds
	Mohamed Al-Mutawaa[4]		Stephen McAuley[4]	1–4
			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	50º Rally de Portugal	Simone Tempestini	Giovanni Bernacchini	4:30:15.7	Report
2	73rd Rally Poland	Simone Tempestini	Giovanni Bernacchini	3:04:11.3	Report
3	66th Rally Finland	Ole Christian Veiby	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	2:55:40.0	Report
4	34. ADAC Rallye Deutschland	Simone Tempestini	Giovanni Bernacchini	3:21:12.4	Report
5	59ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France	Laurent Pellier	Benoit Neyret-Gigot	4:38:19.3	Report
6	72nd 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 DEU 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 DEU FRA GBR Points

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

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-driver POR POL FIN DEU 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 DEU FRA GBR Points

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

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Nations

Pos. Country POR POL FIN DEU 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 DEU FRA GBR Points

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

References

1. "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
2. "JWRC 2016 Entry Form". FIA.com. FIA. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
3. "Junior WRC Evolves from 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
4. "Rally Portugal Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.com. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
5. "Tour de Corse Entry List" (PDF). rallylink.it. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
6. "Rally Finland Entry List". ewrc-results.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile