2016 Global RallyCross Championship
The 2016 Red Bull Global RallyCross Championship was the sixth season of the Global RallyCross Championship. Scott Speed was the reigning Supercars champion and Oliver Eriksson was the reigning GRC Lites champion. The schedule consisted of twelve rounds at eight different venues. The season started at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on May 21 and it concluded at the Port of Los Angeles on October 9.
Schedule
[edit | edit source]A twelve-round provisional calendar was revealed on January 26, 2016 with the sixth, seventh and eighth round to be announced, though it was certain the sixth and seventh round would take place on a military base.[1] On March 3, 2016 GRC announced the eighth round would take place in Atlantic City[2] and on June 1, 2016 GRC announced the sixth and seventh round would take place at the Marine Corps Air Station New River.[3] It was the first time since the 2012 season that all events were held in the United States.
| Round | Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Phoenix | Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler, Arizona | 21–22 May |
| 2 | |||
| 3 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Dallas | Fair Park, Dallas, Texas | 4 June |
| 4 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Daytona | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | 18–19 June |
| 5 | |||
| 6 | Red Bull Global RallyCross MCAS New River | MCAS New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina | 2–3 July |
| 7 | |||
| 8 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Washington | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. | 30 July |
| 9 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Atlantic City | Bader Field, Atlantic City, New Jersey | 28 August |
| 10 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Seattle | Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, Washington | 17 September |
| 11 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Los Angeles | Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | 8–9 October |
| 12 |
Entry list
[edit | edit source]Supercars
[edit | edit source]| Manufacturer | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta ST | 00 | Canada Steve Arpin | All | ||
| 38 | All | ||||
| 07 | 1–7 | ||||
| Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. | 8–10 | ||||
| 11–12 | |||||
| 14 | All | ||||
| 77 | Error creating thumbnail: Sebastián Saavedra (R) | 1–2, 4–5 | |||
| 18 | Sweden Patrik Sandell | All | |||
| Japan Honda | Sweden Honda Red Bull OMSE | Honda Civic Coupe | 24 | 11–12 | |
| 31 | Finland Joni Wiman | All | |||
| 93 | Sweden Sebastian Eriksson | All | |||
| 96 | Sweden Kevin Eriksson | 9 | |||
| South Korea Hyundai | New Zealand Rhys Millen Racing | Hyundai Veloster | 67 | New Zealand Rhys Millen | 1–5 |
| Japan Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 11 | Norway Sverre Isachsen | 6–9 | |
| 55 | Australia Chris Atkinson (R)[4] | 9–12 | |||
| 75 | Isle of Man David Higgins | 10–12 | |||
| 81 | 6–9 | ||||
| 88 | Japan Toshi Arai (R) | 11–12 | |||
| Germany Volkswagen | Volkswagen Beetle | 34 | All | ||
| 41 | All | ||||
| Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] | |||||
GRC Lites
[edit | edit source]Every driver competes in an Olsbergs MSE-built GRC Lites car.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | All | ||
| 24 | 1–2, 6–9, 11–12 | ||
| 3–5, 10 | |||
| Error creating thumbnail: AF Racing | 3 | All | |
| 44 | All | ||
| 126 | Error creating thumbnail: Alejandro Fernández | All | |
New Zealand Rhys Millen Racing |
07 | 1–7 | |
| 22 | Australia Blake Williams | 4–7, 11–12 | |
| 42 | 3 | ||
| 88 | 1–2 | ||
| Sweden Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 16 | Sweden Oliver Eriksson | All |
| 45 | Finland Miki Weckström (R) | All | |
| 51 | Sweden Sandra Hultgren | 8–9 | |
| 53 | All | ||
| 19 | 1–2 | ||
| 3–7 | |||
| 69 | 1–7 | ||
| 21 | All | ||
| 25 | 10–12 | ||
| 54 | 4–5, 8–10 | ||
| 11–12 | |||
| 56 | 4–5, 8–9 | ||
| 10–12 | |||
| Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] | |||
- ^ Car No. 07 entered as River Racing and cars No. 22, 42 and 88 entered as Rhys Millen Racing
Results and standings
[edit | edit source]Race results
[edit | edit source]Drivers' championships
[edit | edit source]- Scoring system
Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
In addition, points were awarded in all rounds of heats and semifinals. First place earned five points, second place earned four points, and so on through fifth place and below, which earned one point.[13]
Supercars
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Bold – Fastest time in qualifying |
GRC Lites
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | Driver | Team | PHO1 | PHO2 | DAL | DAY1 | DAY2 | MCAS1 | MCAS2 | DC | AC | SEA | LA1 | LA2 | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 42 | C2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 452 | ||
| 2 | Sweden Oliver Eriksson | Sweden Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 102 | C2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 82 | 41 | 447 |
| 3 | Finland Miki Weckström (R) | Sweden Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 12 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 31 LCQ | 1 | C | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 419 |
| 4 | 2LCQ | 11 | 8LCQ | 4 | 4 | 8 | C | 10 | 61 | 12 | 11 | 6LCQ | 359 | ||
| 5 | Error creating thumbnail: AF Racing | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | C | 7 | 91 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 288 | |
| 6 | 32 | 81 LCQ | 9 | C | 5 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 268 | ||||||
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Alejandro Fernández | Error creating thumbnail: AF Racing | 12 | DSQ | 7 | 5LCQ | 9 | 6LCQ | C | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 256 |
| 8 | Error creating thumbnail: AF Racing | 7 | DNS | 9 | 11 | 5 | 13 | C | 41 LCQ | 2 | 6LCQ | 5 | DNS | 249 | |
| 9 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 81 | 188 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3LCQ | DSQLCQ | 3 | 154 | ||||||||
| 11 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | C | 94 | |||||||
| 12 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 3 | C | 85 | |||||||||
| 13 | 11 | DNS | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | C | 85 | |||||||
| 14 | Australia Blake Williams | 14 | 13 | 2 | C | 9 | DSQ | 75 | |||||||
| 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 55 | |||||||||||
| 17 | Sweden Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | C | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 51 | |
| 18 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 51 | |||||||||
| 19 | Sweden Sandra Hultgren | Sweden Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 8 | 8 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 20 | 8 | DNS | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 12 | 3 |
Manufacturers' championship
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | Manufacturer | Pts. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany Volkswagen | 51 |
| 2 | 44 | |
| 3 | Japan Honda | 36 |
| 4 | Japan Subaru | 13 |
Notes
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