2016 African Rally Championship

2016 African Rally season

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The 2016 African Rally Championship was the 36th season of the African Rally Championship (ARC), the FIA regional zone rally championship for the African continent. The season began on February 11 in the Côte d'Ivoire, and ended on November 13 in Madagascar, after seven events.

For the second year running a Kenyan driver claimed the title. Mitsubishi Lancer driver Don Smith won the title in dominant fashion, taking victory in Tanzania and finishing second in five other rallies, wrapping up the title early, leading to no African Championship competitors entering the series finale in Madagascar. Star of the championship was Zambian driver Muna Singh Jr., winning in South Africa, Zambia and Rwanda. Singh was unable to finish any other rally and was overcome by Smith's consistency. Fellow Zambian driver Ismail Shermohamed was third in the title, taking victory in Uganda.

Event calendar and results

The 2016 African Rally Championship was as follows:

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
		Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Rallye Bandama - Côte d'Ivoire (11–13 February)	1	Gary Chaynes	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	2:24:44.7	12	238.31 km	27	14
		2	Marc Molinié	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII	2:36:49.1
		3	Loïc Malherbe	Subaru Impreza STi N10	2:43:45.8
2	Sasol Rally South Africa (22–23 April)	1	Leeroy Poulter	Toyota Yaris S2000	2:30:02.0	14	221.55 km	27	19
		2	Giniel de Villiers	Toyota Yaris S2000	2:32:24.7
		3	Guy Botterill	Toyota Etios R2	2:43:41.7
3	Zambia International Rally (27–29 May)	1	Jassy Singh	Subaru Impreza STi N14	2:14:50			29	19
		2	Muna Singh, Jr.	Subaru Impreza STi N14	2:15:01
		3	Zubair Essa	Subaru Impreza STi N16	2:21:51
4	Oryx Energies Rally of Tanzania (9–10 July)	1	Randeep Singh Birdi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	2:15:25		248.71 km	26	12
		2	Jamil Khan	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:17:36
		3	Gerard Miller	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	2:17:39
5	Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (12–14 August)	1	Valery Bukera	Subaru Impreza STi N12	1:48:01	14	201.06 km	23	13
		2	Muna Singh, Jr.	Subaru Impreza STi N14	1:49:06
		3	Hassan Alwi	Subaru Impreza STi N14	1:54:43
6	V-Power Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (16–18 September)	1	Hassan Alwi	Subaru Impreza STi N14	2:41:03.5	9	232.76 km	44	20
		2	Arthur Blick	Subaru Impreza STi N10	2:41:53.6
		3	Christakis Fitidis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:48:58.0
7	Rallye International de Madagascar (11–13 November)	1	Tahina Razafinjoelina	Subaru Impreza STi N10	3:13:28	14	193.75 km	34	9
		2	Herivonjy Solofonirina	Foton Tunland	3:20:02
		3	Tovo Rakotojohary	Renault Clio 16S	3:24:43

Championship standings

The 2016 African Rally Championship points are as follows:

Pos. Driver Vehicle BAN RSA ZAM TAN RMG PoA MAD Total 1 Don Smith Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2 2 2 1 2 2 115 2 Muna Singh, Jr. Subaru Impreza STi N14 1 1 Ret 1 Ret 75 3 Ismail Shermohamed Toyota Run-X Ford Fiesta R2 4 Ret 3 1 55 4 Gary Chaynes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1 25 5 Abdul Ssempebwa Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4 Ret 12

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

External links

• Official website