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2016 World RX of Argentina

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World RX layout of Autódromo Municipal Juan Manuel Fangio
2016 World RX of Argentina
Round 12 of 12 in the
2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date26–27 November 2016
LocationRosario, Santa Fe
VenueAutódromo Municipal Juan Manuel Fangio
Results
Heat winners
Heat 1Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 2Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 3Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Heat 4Norway Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg World RX Team
Semi-final winners
Semi-final 1Sweden Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
Semi-final 2Norway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
Final
FirstNorway Andreas Bakkerud
Hoonigan Racing Division
SecondSweden Johan Kristoffersson
Volkswagen RX Sweden
ThirdFinland Toomas Heikkinen
EKS RX

The 2016 World RX of Argentina was the twelfth and final round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[1] The event was held at the Autódromo Municipal Juan Manuel Fangio in Rosario, Santa Fe.

Heats

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Q1 was held in torrential rain, leading to a delayed Q2
The 2016 race will be the last held in Argentina for the foreseeable future
Andreas Bakkerud won the event
The EKS RX team celebrate their first drivers' and teams' championships
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Pts
1 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 1st 1st 1st 1st 16
2 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 15
3 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 14
4 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 13th 2nd 2nd 4th 13
5 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 3rd 8th 6th 5th 12
6 15 Latvia Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta 11th 7th 7th 10th 11
7 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 8th 5th 5th 16th 10
8 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 9th 13th 10th 6th 9
9 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 10th 10th 11th 9th 8
10 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 7th 12th 12th 11th 7
11 6 Latvia Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 5th 11th 14th 12th 6
12 44 Germany Timo Scheider All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 14th 6th 8th 15th 5
13 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 15th 14th 9th 7th 4
14 77 Germany René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 12th 9th 15th 14th 3
15 43 United States Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 6th 16th 16th 13th 2
16 96 Sweden Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 16th 15th 13th 8th 1
17 94 United Kingdom Nick Jones JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 17th 17th 17th 17th

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden 3:56.182 6
2 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX +2.476 5
3 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +4.513 4
4 7 Russia Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria +7.767 3
5 1 Norway Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team +1:24.635 2
6 6 Latvia Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria DNF 1
Semi-Final 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division 3:52.872 6
2 44 Germany Timo Scheider All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport +2.523 5
3 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport +5.003 4
4 92 Sweden Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden +5.883 3
5 9 France Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +6.404 2
6 15 Latvia Reinis Nitišs Olsbergs MSE +11.004 1

Final

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Pts
1 13 Norway Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division 3:48.219 8
2 3 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +1.991 5
3 57 Finland Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +3.823 4
4 44 Germany Timo Scheider All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport +4.818 3
5 5 Sweden Mattias Ekström EKS RX +6.263 2
6 4 Sweden Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport +11.559 1

Standings after the event

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Pos Driver Pts Gap
WC Sweden Mattias Ekström 272
2 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 240 +32
3 Norway Andreas Bakkerud 239 +33
4 Norway Petter Solberg 239 +33
5 France Sébastien Loeb 209 +63

References

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  1. ^ "Results - 2016 World RX of Argentina". rallycrossrx.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
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