2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

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.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2016 season featured six rallies. 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	8–15 May	Rallye des Pharaons
4	2–7 June	Sardegna Rally Race
5	28 August – 4 September	Atacama Rally
6	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
Husqvarna	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory	Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing Team	Pablo Quintanilla	1–2
			Pierre Renet	1–2
	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
			Laia Sanz	1–2
			Sam Sunderland	1–2
	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
		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
			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
	KTM SXF 450	Mark Davidson	Mark Davidson	1
Yamaha	Yamaha WR450F	Crazy Camel Racing	Rodney Faggoter	1
		Sonik Team	Julián Villarrubia	1
		Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team	Hélder Rodrigues	1–2
			Adrien van Beveren	2
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Results

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	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	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	Rallye des Pharaons	1
		2
		3
4	Sardegna Rally Race	1
		2
		3
5	Atacama Rally	1
		2
		3
6	Rallye OiLibya du Maroc	1
		2
		3

Championship standings

Riders' championship

• Points for final positions were awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Points	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Rider	ABU	QAT	PHA	SAR	CHL	MAR	Points
1	Sam Sunderland	223	129					52
2	Pablo Quintanilla	320	226					46
3	Toby Price	130	Ret3					33
4	Pierre Renet	515	514					29
5	José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo	712	913					25
6	Hélder Rodrigues	264	319					23
7	Mohammed Al Balooshi	416	Ret3					19
8	Scott Britnell	174	813					17
9	Juan Carlos Salvatierra		416					16
10	Laia Sanz	613	Ret3					16
11	Jakub Piątek	811	Ret3					11
12	Kurt Burroughs		1011					11
13	David McBride	910						10
14	David Thomas	109						9
15	Khalid Al-Falasi	118						8
16	Paweł Stasiaczek	147						7
17	Ibrahim Alrubaian	156						6
18	David Mabbs	165						5
19	Ben Young	184						4
20	Paul Middleton	204						4
Pos	Rider	ABU	QAT	PHA	SAR	CHL	MAR	Points

External links

• Official website