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2016 World RX of Latvia

The 2016 World RX of Latvia was the tenth round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship[1] and the eighth round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was the first FIA World or European rallycross event to be staged in Latvia, and was held at the Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, former host of the non-championship Latvian Grand Prix.

World RX layout of Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
2016 World RX of Latvia
Round 10 of 12 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date1–2 October 2016
LocationRiga, Latvia
VenueBiķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Sweden Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Heat 2Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
Heat 3Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
Heat 4Russia Timur Timerzyanov
World RX Team Austria
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1France Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot-Hansen
Semi-final 2Sweden Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
Final
FirstFrance Sébastien Loeb
Team Peugeot-Hansen
SecondSweden Mattias Ekström
EKS RX
ThirdSweden Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen

Supercar

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Heats

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Solberg, Loeb, Bakkerud and Hansen fight for position
 
Sunday's action started in treacherous wet conditions
 
Solberg's failure to score any points dropped him to 3rd in the standings and gifted Ekström a 27-point buffer over Kristoffersson with two rounds left
 
Sébastien Loeb won his first World RX event in Latvia
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 3 Sweden  Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 6th 1st 1st 7th 16
2 13 Norway  Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 15
3 21 Sweden  Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 1st 5th 18th 2nd 14
4 5 Sweden  Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 4th 14th 2nd 4th 13
5 9 France  Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 3rd 3rd 17th 3rd 12
6 7 Russia  Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 21st 4th 5th 1st 11
7 6 Latvia  Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 9th 8th 4th 9th 10
8 44 Germany  Timo Scheider All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 7th 6th 10th 10th 9
9 57 Finland  Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 14th 7th 8th 6th 8
10 17 France  Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 8th 9th 7th 15th 7
11 15 Latvia  Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 10th 11th 9th 11th 6
12 4 Sweden  Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 11th 12th 12th 12th 5
13 96 Sweden  Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 15th 13th 11th 14th 4
14 37 United Kingdom  Guy Wilks JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 17th 16th 6th 16th 3
15 92 Sweden  Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 13th 15th 16th 13th 2
16 43 United States  Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 12th 10th 20th 21st 1
17 10 Estonia  Janno Ligur Reinsalu Sport Ford Fiesta 20th 17th 15th 17th
18 68 Finland  Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 18th 20th 13th 18th
19 1 Norway  Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 5th DSQ 14th 8th
20 25 Italy  Gigi Galli Gigi Galli Kia Rio 19th 19th 21st 20th
21 65 France  Guerlain Chicherit JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 22nd 18th 19th 19th
22 77 Germany  René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 16th 21st 22nd 22nd
23 88 Lithuania  Nerijus Naujokaitis Motorsport LT Škoda Fabia 23rd 22nd 23rd 23rd

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 9 France  Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen 5:33.996 6
2 3 Sweden  Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +0.427 5
3 21 Sweden  Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +2.293 4
4 57 Finland  Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +8.373 3
5 15 Latvia  Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE +11.875 2
6 6 Latvia  Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria DNF 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 5 Sweden  Mattias Ekström EKS RX 5:32.044 6
2 7 Russia  Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria +2.014 5
3 13 Norway  Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +6.589 4
4 44 Germany  Timo Scheider All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport +7.919 3
5 17 France  Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy +7.940 2
6 4 Sweden  Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport +14.414 1

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Retired Pts
1 9 France  Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen 5:27.665 8
2 5 Sweden  Mattias Ekström EKS RX +2.305 5
3 21 Sweden  Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +5.429 4
4 13 Norway  Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +11.104 3
5 3 Sweden  Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +14.751 2
6 7 Russia  Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria DNF 1

RX Lites

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Heats

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Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 16 Norway  Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 1st 1st 7th 1st 16
2 13 France  Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 11th 2nd 1st 3rd 15
3 52 Sweden  Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 6th 7th 2nd 2nd 14
4 99 Norway  Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik 2nd 3rd 9th 7th 13
5 55 Russia  Vasily Gryazin Sport Racing Technologies 4th 5th 8th 4th 12
6 56 Norway  Thomas Holmen Thomas Holmen 3rd 10th 5th 6th 11
7 33 Kenya  Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE 5th 9th 3rd 9th 10
8 8 Norway  Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion 10th 8th 6th 5th 9
9 46 Latvia  Martins Lapins JC Raceteknik 7th 6th 4th 11th 8
10 69 Norway  Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik 9th 4th 11th 10th 7
11 121 United States  Conner Martell Olsbergs MSE 8th 11th 10th 8th 6

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 52 Sweden  Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 5:50.110 6
2 121 United States  Conner Martell Olsbergs MSE +7.661 5
3 33 Kenya  Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE +11.146 4
4 46 Latvia  Martins Lapins JC Raceteknik +22.234 3
5 55 Russia  Vasily Gryazin Sport Racing Technologies +40.440 2
6 16 Norway  Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik DNF 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 99 Norway  Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik 5:55.982 6
2 69 Norway  Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik +2.776 5
3 56 Norway  Thomas Holmen Thomas Holmen +7.027 4
4 8 Norway  Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion +9.430 3
5 13 France  Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE +40.144 2

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Retired Pts
1 69 Norway  Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik 5:58.048 8
2 121 United States  Conner Martell Olsbergs MSE +0.562 5
3 33 Kenya  Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE +16.517 4
4 52 Sweden  Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson DNF 3
5 99 Norway  Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik DNF 2
6 56 Norway  Thomas Holmen Thomas Holmen DNF 1

Standings after the event

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "Results - 2016 World RX of Latvia". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
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