2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

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
	Honda CRF450	VVI Rally Team	Ján Zaťko	1
	Honda CRF450R	CPW Motoparts	Jacob Smith	1
	Honda CRF 450 Rally	Honda HRC Rally	Kevin Benavides	3–5
	Honda CRF 450 Rally	Honda HRC Rally	Paulo Gonçalves	4–5
Husqvarna	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory	Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing Team	Pablo Quintanilla	1–2, 4–5
	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory	Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing Team	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
		Team Kaiser	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
Round	Rally name	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

References

"FIM Cross Country Rallies Commission: 2016 Provisional Calendars, 1 December" (PDF). Motorsport.co.za. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
"Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge entry list" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
"Sealine Cross-Country Rally entry list" (PDF). QMMF.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
"Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge final classifications" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
"Sealine Cross-Country Rally final classifications" (PDF). qmmf.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
"Sardegna Rally Race final classifications". enduro.ficr.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

External links

Official website

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[Calendar-1] "FIM Cross Country Rallies Commission: 2016 Provisional Calendars, 1 December" (PDF). Motorsport.co.za. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[2] "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge entry list" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

[3] "Sealine Cross-Country Rally entry list" (PDF). QMMF.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

[4] "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge final classifications" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

[5] "Sealine Cross-Country Rally final classifications" (PDF). qmmf.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[6] "Sardegna Rally Race final classifications". enduro.ficr.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

World championships in 2016
Summer sports & indoor sports	Archery (indoor) Athletics (indoor) Badminton (team) Basketball (3x3) Beach handball Bowls outdoor indoor Boxing (women) Cycling road track mountain bike & trials cyclo-cross BMX Fencing Finswimming Floorball (men) Futsal Karate Modern pentathlon Nine-pin bowling Orienteering Racquetball Real tennis Rowing Squash men women women's team Swimming (25 m) Table tennis Wrestling
Winter sports	Bandy men women Biathlon Bobsleigh / Skeleton Curling men women mixed mixed doubles wheelchair Figure skating Ice hockey men women Luge Speed skating allround sprint single distances short track
Cue & mind sports	Chess open women rapid blitz Darts BDO PDC Draughts men women Pool Nine-ball Snooker six-red
Motor sports	Air race Endurance Formula One F1 Powerboat Motocross men team MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 Motorcycle cross-country rally Rally Rallycross Sidecarcross Superbike Supersport Touring car