2016 World RX of Canada

World RX layout of Circuit Trois-Rivières
2016 World RX of Canada
Round 7 of 12 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date6–7 August 2016
LocationTrois-Rivières, Quebec
VenueCircuit Trois-Rivières
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 2Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 3Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
Heat 4Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Semi-final 2Norway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
Final
FirstSweden Timmy Hansen
Team Peugeot-Hansen
SecondNorway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
ThirdSweden Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden

The 2016 World RX of Canada was the seventh round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Circuit Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

Heats

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The pre-event drivers' parade
Toomas Heikkinen, Johan Kristoffersson, Robin Larsson and Anton Marklund
Mattias Ekström, Jānis Baumanis and René Münnich
Timur Timerzyanov was disqualified from his Semi-Final
Event podium
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 1st 1st 8th 1st 16
2 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 2nd 2nd 7th 4th 15
3 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 4th 7th 1st 6th 14
4 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 12th 4th 3rd 3rd 13
5 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 8th 3rd 2nd 12th 12
6 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 3rd 5th 5th 10th 11
7 43 United States Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 5th 13th 11th 2nd 10
8 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 6th 6th 4th 15th 9
9 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 9th 9th 9th 8th 8
10 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 10th 16th 6th 5th 7
11 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 14th 10th 12th 7th 6
12 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 7th 11th 15th 13th 5
13 15 Latvia Reinis Nitišs All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 15th 14th 13th 11th 4
14 55 Germany René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 13th 15th 14th 14th 3
15 6 Latvia Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 11th 12th 16th 9th 2
16 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 16th 8th 10th 16th 1

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team 4:57.692 6
2 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +4.701 5
3 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden +7.097 4
4 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +10.175 3
5 43 United States Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division DNF 2
6 68 Finland Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE DNF 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division 5:00.970 6
2 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +1.418 5
3 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +2.981 4
4 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE +8.088 3
5 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX DNF 2
7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria EX 0

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen 5:17.826 8
2 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division +1.077 5
3 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +1.557 4
4 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +4.061 3
5 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team +4.608 2
6 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden +5.810 1

Standings after the event

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Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Norway Petter Solberg 161
2 Sweden Mattias Ekström 157 +4
3 Norway Andreas Bakkerud 132 +29
4 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 129 +32
5 France Sébastien Loeb 121 +40

References

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  1. ^ "Results - 2016 World RX of Canada". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
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