2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
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The 2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship season is the 14th season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.
| 2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship | |||
| Previous: | 2015 | Next: | 2017 |
Calendar
The calendar for the 2016 season featured five rallies.[1] Some of the rallies were also part of FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup.
| Round | Dates | Rally name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–7 April |  Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge |
| 2 | 17–22 April |  Sealine Cross-Country Rally |
| 3 | 2–7 June |  Sardegna Rally Race |
| 4 | 28 August – 4 September |  Atacama Rally |
| 5 | 1–7 October |  Rallye OiLibya du Maroc |
Teams and riders
| Constructor | Bike | Team | Rider | Rounds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda | Honda CRF450 | Abu Dhabi Spirit Racing |
Khalid Al-Falasi |
1 | ||
 VVI Rally Team |
 Ján Zaťko |
1 | ||||
| Honda CRF450R |  CPW Motoparts |
Jacob Smith |
1 | |||
| Honda CRF 450 Rally |  Honda HRC Rally |
 Kevin Benavides |
3–5 | |||
 Paulo Gonçalves |
4–5 | |||||
| Husqvarna | Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory |  Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing Team |
Pablo Quintanilla |
1–2, 4–5 | ||
 Pierre Renet |
1–2, 4–5 | |||||
| Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica |  HT Husqvarna Rally Team |
 Txomin Arana |
1 | |||
| Arjan Bos |
1 | |||||
 Joikef Sveinbjörnsson |
1 | |||||
 David Thomas |
1 | |||||
| Husqvarna FC 450 |  MobilEx Racing Team |
Yevgeniya Nesterová |
1 | |||
| Husqvarna FE 450 | Scott Britnell |
Scott Britnell |
1–2 | |||
| KTM | KTM 450 EXC | Ahmed Fahad Alkuwari |
Ahmed Fahad Alkuwari |
2 | ||
| KTM 450 Rally Factory | José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo |
José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo |
2 | |||
 Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Racing Team KTM Factory Racing |
Toby Price |
1–2, 4–5 | ||||
| Laia Sanz |
1–2, 4 | |||||
| Sam Sunderland |
1–2, 4–5 | |||||
| Matthias Walkner |
4–5 | |||||
| KTM 450 Rally Replica |  Autonet Motorcycle Team |
Emanuel Gyenes |
1 | |||
| Crazy Camel Racing |
Carlo Seminara |
1 | ||||
 Ibrahim Alrubaian |
Ibrahim Alrubaian |
1 | ||||
| José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo |
José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo |
1, 3–4 | ||||
 Juan Carlos Salvatierra |
Juan Carlos Salvatierra |
2 | ||||
| Kurt Burroughs |
Kurt Burroughs |
2 | ||||
 Marek Podlipny |
Marek Podlipny |
1 | ||||
 Miran Stanovnik |
Miran Stanovnik |
1 | ||||
| Mohammed Al Balooshi |
Mohammed Al Balooshi |
1–2 | ||||
 Orlen Team |
Jakub Piątek |
1–2, 5 | ||||
| Paweł Stasiaczek |
1 | |||||
| Ben Young |
1 | |||||
 Team Kaiser |
Stephan Preuss |
1 | ||||
| Thomas Preuss |
1 | |||||
| Tony Schattat |
Tony Schattat |
1 | ||||
| Vendetta Racing UAE |
David Mabbs |
1 | ||||
| David McBride |
1 | |||||
| Paul Middleton |
1 | |||||
| Slovakia Rally Team |
Stefan Svitko |
5 | ||||
| KTM SXF 450 | Mark Davidson |
Mark Davidson |
1 | |||
| Sherco | Sherco 450 RTR | Sherco TVS Rally Factory |
Juan Pedrero |
3, 5 | ||
| Adrien Metge |
5 | |||||
 Aravind Prabhakar |
5 | |||||
| Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Crazy Camel Racing |
Rodney Faggoter |
1 | ||
| Sonik Team |
Julián Villarrubia |
1 | ||||
| Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team |
Hélder Rodrigues |
1–3, 5 | ||||
| Adrien van Beveren |
2–3, 5 | |||||
| Alessandro Botturi |
3, 5 | |||||
| Sources:[2][3] | ||||||
Results
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rider | Bike | Time | ||
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge[4] |
1 | Toby Price |
KTM 450 Rally Factory | 18:18:24 |
| 2 | Sam Sunderland |
KTM 450 Rally Factory | 18:20:35 | ||
| 3 | Pablo Quintanilla |
Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory | 18:21:47 | ||
| 2 | Sealine Cross-Country Rally[5] |
1 | Sam Sunderland |
KTM 450 Rally Factory | 19:14:07 |
| 2 | Pablo Quintanilla |
Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory | 19:23:45 | ||
| 3 | Hélder Rodrigues |
Yamaha WR450F | 19:44:53 | ||
| 3 | Sardegna Rally Race[6] |
1 | Juan Pedrero |
Sherco 450 | 14:31:15 |
| 2 | Xavier de Soultrait |
Yamaha WR450F | 14:31:58 | ||
| 3 | Armand Monleón |
Husqvarna 450 | 14:33:32 | ||
| 4 | Atacama Rally |
1 | Pablo Quintanilla |
Husqvarna 450 | 11:48:38 |
| 2 | Toby Price |
KTM 450 Rally Factory | 11:49:07 | ||
| 3 | Kevin Benavides |
Honda 450 | 11:58:13 | ||
| 5 | Rallye OiLibya du Maroc |
1 | Toby Price |
KTM 450 Rally Factory | 13:06:35 |
| 2 | Sam Sunderland |
KTM 450 Rally Factory | 13:14:19 | ||
| 3 | Pablo Quintanilla |
Husqvarna 450 | 13:23:37 | ||
Championship standings
Riders' championship
| Pos | Rider | ABU |
QAT |
SAR |
CHL |
MAR |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Quintanilla |
320 | 226 | 131 | 319 | 96 | |
| 2 | Sam Sunderland |
223 | 129 | 514 | 223 | 89 | |
| 3 | Toby Price |
130 | Ret3 | 224 | 130 | 87 | |
| 4 | Hélder Rodrigues |
215 | 319 | 811 | 416 | 51 | |
| 5 | Pierre Renet |
515 | 514 | 910 | 910 | 49 | |
| 6 | Juan Pedrero |
130 | 811 | 41 | |||
| 7 | José Cornejo |
712 | 913 | 154 | 811 | 40 | |
| 8 | Xavier De Soultrait |
224 | 514 | 38 | |||
| 9 | Kevin Benavides |
613 | 319 | Ret4 | 36 | ||
| 10 | Adrien van Beveren |
Ret3 | 712 | 613 | 28 | ||
| 11 | Matthias Walkner |
613 | 713 | 26 | |||
| 12 | Laia Sanz |
613 | Ret3 | 109 | 25 | ||
| 13 | Alessandro Botturi |
418 | 384 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Paulo Gonçalves |
417 | Ret4 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Armand Monleon |
319 | 19 | ||||
| 16 | Mohammed Al Balooshi |
416 | Ret3 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Jakub Piątek |
811 | Ret3 | 374 | 18 | ||
| 18 | Scott Britnell |
174 | 813 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Juan Carlos Salvatierra |
416 | 16 | ||||
| 20 |  Ricky Brabec |
712 | 354 | 16 | |||
| Pos | Rider | ABU |
QAT |
SAR |
CHL |
MAR |
Points |