2016 Rally Estonia
Round of European Rally Championship, held in Estonia
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The auto24 Rally Estonia 2016 was the seventh running of the Rally Estonia and also the sixth round of the 2016 European Rally Championship season. The event was won by Ralfs Sirmacis & Māris Kulšs after Alexey Lukyanuk & Alexey Arnautov crashed out from the lead on the penultimate stage.[1]
Host country
Estonia
EstoniaRally baseOtepää, Valga County
Dates run15 – 17 July 2016
Start locationTartu, Tartu County
| 2016 Rally Estonia 7. auto24 Rally Estonia 2016 | |||
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Round 6 of 10 of the 2016 European Rally Championship
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| Host country | Estonia | ||
| Rally base | Otepää, Valga County | ||
| Dates run | 15 – 17 July 2016 | ||
| Start location | Tartu, Tartu County | ||
| Finish location | Saverna, Põlva County | ||
| Stages | 16 (212.73 km; 132.18 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 40 at start, 28 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Ralfs Sirmacis Māris Kulšs Sports Racing Technologies1:44:16.2 | ||
Report
| Icon | Cup |
|---|---|
| ERC-2 | ERC-2 |
| ERC-3 | ERC-3 |
| J | ERC Junior |
Classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Cup | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Bonus | ||||||||
| Overall classification | |||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Ralfs Sirmacis |
Māris Kulšs |
Sports Racing Technologies |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:44:16.2 | 0.0 | 25 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 1 |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz |
Jarosław Baran |
Lotos Rally Team |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:45:50.7 | +1:34.5 | 18 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 15 | Rainer Aus |
Simo Koskinen |
ALM Motorsport |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | ERC-2 | 1:48:01.0 | +3:44.8 | 15 | 5 | |
| 4 | 6 | Raul Jeets |
Andrus Toom |
Sports Racing Technologies |
Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:48:19.6 | +4:03.4 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Jarosław Kołtun |
Ireneusz Pleskot |
C-Rally |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:49:18.5 | +5:02.3 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 11 | Łukasz Habaj |
Piotr Woś |
Rally Technology |
Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:52:23.8 | +8:07.6 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 28 | Miko-Ove Niinemäe |
Martin Valter |
Cueks Racing |
Peugeot 208 R2 | ERC-3 J | 1:54:52.2 | +10:36.0 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 34 |  Alexander Mikhaylov |
Normunds Kokins |
Dynamic Sport |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 1:55:16.5 | +11:00.3 | 4 | |||
| 9 | 23 |  Marijan Griebel |
Pirmin Winklhofer |
ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team |
Opel Adam R2 | ERC-3 J | 1:55:32.0 | +11:15.8 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 21 |  Chris Ingram |
Elliott Edmondson |
ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team |
Opel Adam R2 | ERC-3 J | 1:55:36.7 | +11:20.5 | 1 | ||
| ERC-2 Cup standings | |||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 15 | Rainer Aus |
Simo Koskinen |
ALM Motorsport |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | ERC-2 | 1:48:01.0 | 0.0 | 25 | 13 |
| 19 | 2 | 20 | Mait Maarend |
Mihkel Kapp |
ALM Motorsport |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | ERC-2 | 2:04:53.1 | +16:52.1 | 18 | 11 |
| 27 | 3 | 17 | Siim Plangi |
Marek Sarapuu |
ASRT Rally Team |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | ERC-2 | 2:33:42.6 | +45:41.6 | 15 | 7 |
| ERC-3 Cup / ERC Junior Cup standings | |||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 28 | Miko-Ove Niinemäe |
Martin Valter |
Cueks Racing |
Peugeot 208 R2 | ERC-3 J | 1:54:52.2 | 0.0 | 25 | 12 |
| 9 | 2 | 23 | Marijan Griebel |
Pirmin Winklhofer |
ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team |
Opel Adam R2 | ERC-3 J | 1:55:32.0 | +39.8 | 18 | 10 |
| 10 | 3 | 21 | Chris Ingram |
Elliott Edmondson |
ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team |
Opel Adam R2 | ERC-3 J | 1:55:36.7 | +44.5 | 15 | 9 |
| Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Special stages
| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Rally leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July | SS1 | Tartu City | 1.33 km | Lukyanuk / Arnautov | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:04.5 | Lukyanuk / Arnautov |
| 16 July | SS2 | Kengu 1 | 14.53 km | Lukyanuk / Arnautov | Ford Fiesta R5 | 6:44.1 | |
| SS3 | Raiga 1 | 10.48 km | Lukyanuk / Arnautov | Ford Fiesta R5 | 4:59.9 | ||
| SS4 | Kengu 2 | 14.53 km | Sirmacis / Kulšs | Škoda Fabia R5 | 6:40.8 | ||
| SS5 | Raiga 2 | 10.48 km | Sirmacis / Kulšs | Škoda Fabia R5 | 4:57.0 | ||
| SS6 | Rüa 1 | 29.97 km | Lukyanuk / Arnautov | Ford Fiesta R5 | 15:22.1 | ||
| SS7 | Arula 1 | 8.76 km | Lukyanuk / Arnautov | Ford Fiesta R5 | 4:10.5 | ||
| SS8 | Rüa 2 | 29.97 km | Sirmacis / Kulšs | Škoda Fabia R5 | 15:16.7 | ||
| SS9 | Arula 2 | 8.76 km | Sirmacis / Kulšs | Škoda Fabia R5 | 4:08.3 | ||
| SS10 | Elva | 1.66 km | Jeets / Toom | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:30.7 | ||
| 17 July | SS11 | Ristimäe 1 | 19.96 km | Lukyanuk / Arnautov | Ford Fiesta R5 | 9:53.6 | |
| SS12 | Vissi 1 | 13.32 km | Lukyanuk / Arnautov | Ford Fiesta R5 | 6:02.4 | ||
| SS13 | Saverna 1 | 7.85 km | Lukyanuk / Arnautov | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:36.0 | ||
| SS14 | Ristimäe 2 | 19.96 km | Lukyanuk / Arnautov | Ford Fiesta R5 | 9:44.5 | ||
| SS15 | Vissi 2 | 13.32 km | Sirmacis / Kulšs | Škoda Fabia R5 | 5:56.1 | Sirmacis / Kulšs | |
| SS16 | Saverna 2 | 7.85 km | Sirmacis / Kulšs | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:34.3 | ||