The 2016 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the fourth season of Junior WRC, a rallying championship governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.[1]

The championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams contested six nominated European events,[2] with all of their scores counting towards their final championship position. The drivers competed in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts with the 2014 homologated MAX Kit, using Michelin tyres.[3] The winner received a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2017 WRC2 Championship.[3]

Calendar

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The final 2016 Junior WRC calendar consisted 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   Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 19 368 km
2 1 July 3 July   Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel 21 306.10 km
3 29 July 31 July   Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 24 333.99 km
4 19 August 21 August   Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 18 306.80 km
5 30 September 2 October   Tour de Corse Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud Tarmac 10 390.92 km
6 28 October 30 October   Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel 22 336.00 km

Calendar changes

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Drivers

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The following drivers competed in the championship.

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

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Season summary

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Round Event name Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report
1   Rally de Portugal   Simone Tempestini   Giovanni Bernacchini 4:30:15.7 Report
2   Rally Poland   Simone Tempestini   Giovanni Bernacchini 3:04:11.3 Report
3   Rally Finland   Ole Christian Veiby   Stig Rune Skjærmoen 2:55:40.0 Report
4   Rallye Deutschland   Simone Tempestini   Giovanni Bernacchini 3:21:12.4 Report
5   Tour de Corse   Laurent Pellier   Benoit Neyret-Gigot  4:38:19.3 Report
6   Wales Rally GB   Martin Koči   Lukáš Kostka  3:47:47.4 Report

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

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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
 
GER
 
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
 
GER
 
FRA
 
GBR
 
Points
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)

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

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Pos. Co-driver POR
 
POL
 
FIN
 
GER
 
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
 
GER
 
FRA
 
GBR
 
Points
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)

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Nations

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Pos. Country POR
 
POL
 
FIN
 
GER
 
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
 
GER
 
FRA
 
GBR
 
Points
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)

References

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  1. ^ "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "JWRC 2016 Entry Form". FIA.com. FIA. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Junior WRC Evolves from 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Rally Portugal Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.com. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Tour de Corse Entry List" (PDF). rallylink.it. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Rally Finland Entry List". ewrc-results.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
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