2016 World RX of Norway
# 2016 World RX of Norway

The 2016 World RX of Norway was the fifth round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship and the fourth round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Lånkebanen near Hell, Nord-Trøndelag.

It was a historic win for home driver Andreas Bakkerud, who became the first driver in FIA World Rallycross Championship history to win all four qualifying heats, their semi-final and the final in one weekend.

## Supercar

### Heats

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 16 |
| 2 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | World RX Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 15 |
| 3 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Petter Solberg World RX Team | Citroën DS3 | 4th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 13 |
| 5 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 10th | 12 |
| 6 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 5th | 9th | 7th | 3rd | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen RX Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 8th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 10 |
| 8 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis | World RX Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 6th | 5th | 9th | 14th | 9 |
| 9 | 57 | Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 9th | 11th | 8th | 8th | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Larsson Jernberg Motorsport | Audi A1 | 13th | 7th | 12th | 12th | 7 |
| 11 | 15 | Reinis Nitišs | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 12th | 14th | 11th | 9th | 6 |
| 12 | 17 | Davy Jeanney | Peugeot Hansen Academy | Peugeot 208 | 10th | 12th | 13th | 11th | 5 |
| 13 | 96 | Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | 16th | 10th | 10th | 13th | 4 |
| 14 | 43 | Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 11th | 13th | 14th | 18th | 3 |
| 15 | 92 | Anton Marklund | Volkswagen RX Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 18th | 15th | 18th | 7th | 2 |
| 16 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | 15th | 17th | 15th | 16th | 1 |
| 17 | 33 | Liam Doran | JRM Racing | BMW MINI Countryman | 14th | 18th | 16th | 15th | |
| 18 | 77 | René Münnich | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 17th | 16th | 17th | 17th | |

### Semi-finals

**Semi-Final 1**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | 3:56.255 | 6 |
| 2 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +1.545 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +2.127 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen RX Sweden | +2.975 | 3 |
| 5 | 57 | Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | +5.704 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Reinis Nitišs | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | +13.372 | 1 |

**Semi-Final 2**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | World RX Team Austria | 3:55.235 | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | +1.282 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Petter Solberg World RX Team | +3.789 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Davy Jeanney | Peugeot Hansen Academy | +4.577 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis | World RX Team Austria | +10.929 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Larsson Jernberg Motorsport | DNF | 1 |

### Finals

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/retired | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | 3:58.641 | 8 |
| 2 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +1.075 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | +2.479 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Petter Solberg World RX Team | +3.153 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +4.511 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | World RX Team Austria | +7.221 | 1 |

## RX Lites

### Heats

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 16 |
| 2 | 16 | Thomas Bryntesson | JC Raceteknik | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 15 |
| 3 | 33 | Tejas Hirani | Olsbergs MSE | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 14 |
| 4 | 99 | Joachim Hvaal | JC Raceteknik | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 13 |
| 5 | 64 | Saeed Bintouq | Olsbergs MSE | 4th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 12 |
| 6 | 52 | Simon Olofsson | Simon Olofsson | 7th | 6th | 9th | 5th | 11 |
| 7 | 8 | Simon Wågö Syversen | Set Promotion | 8th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 10 |
| 8 | 56 | Thomas Holmen | Thomas Holmen | 12th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 9 |
| 9 | 96 | Henrik Krogstad | JC Raceteknik | 9th | 11th | 3rd | 10th | 8 |
| 10 | 69 | Sondre Evjen | JC Raceteknik | 5th | 12th | 10th | 11th | 7 |
| 11 | 66 | Albert Llovera | Albert Llovera | 11th | 10th | 12th | 8th | 6 |
| 12 | 91 | Jonathan Walfridsson | Helmia Motorsport | 10th | 9th | 11th | 12th | 5 |

### Semi-finals

**Semi-Final 1**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | 4:14.983 | 6 |
| 2 | 33 | Tejas Hirani | Olsbergs MSE | +1.987 | 5 |
| 3 | 96 | Henrik Krogstad | JC Raceteknik | +4.209 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Simon Wågø Syversen | Set Promotion | +5.121 | 3 |
| 5 | 64 | Saeed Bintouq | Olsbergs MSE | +9.872 | 2 |
| 6 | 66 | Albert Llovera | Albert Llovera | +12.769 | 1 |

**Semi-Final 2**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | Thomas Bryntesson | JC Raceteknik | 4:14.979 | 6 |
| 2 | 52 | Simon Olofsson | Simon Olofsson | +0.707 | 5 |
| 3 | 99 | Joachim Hvaal | JC Raceteknik | +1.959 | 4 |
| 4 | 56 | Thomas Holmen | Thomas Holmen | +7.001 | 3 |
| 5 | 69 | Sondre Evjen | JC Race Teknik | +13.924 | 2 |
| 6 | 91 | Jonathan Walfridsson | Helmia Motorsport | +14.238 | 1 |

### Final

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/retired | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | Thomas Bryntesson | JC Raceteknik | 4:12.701 | 8 |
| 2 | 13 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | +1.127 | 5 |
| 3 | 52 | Simon Olofsson | Simon Olofsson | +2.868 | 4 |
| 4 | 96 | Henrik Krogstad | JC Raceteknik | +4.584 | 3 |
| 5 | 33 | Tejas Hirani | Olsbergs MSE | +6.170 | 2 |
| 6 | 99 | Joachim Hvaal | JC Raceteknik | +7.245 | 1 |

## Standings after the event

| Pos | Pilot | Pts | Gap |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mattias Ekström | 125 | |
| 2 | Petter Solberg | 120 | +5 |
| 3 | Sébastien Loeb | 83 | +42 |
| 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | 83 | +42 |
| 5 | Andreas Bakkerud | 81 | +44 |
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Cyril Raymond | 102 | |
| 2 | Thomas Bryntesson | 101 | +1 |
| 3 | Simon Olofsson | 82 | +20 |
| 3 | Joachim Hvaal | 82 | +20 |
| 5 | Simon Wågø Syversen | 71 | +31 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included.
