2016 Global RallyCross Championship
The 2016 Red Bull Global RallyCross Championship was the sixth season of the
Schedule
A twelve-round provisional calendar was revealed on January 26, 2016 with the sixth, seventh and eighth round to be announced, though it was certain the sixth and seventh round would take place on a military base.[1] On March 3, 2016 GRC announced the eighth round would take place in Atlantic City[2] and on June 1, 2016 GRC announced the sixth and seventh round would take place at the Marine Corps Air Station New River.[3] It was the first time since the 2012 season that all events were held in the United States.
Round | Event | Location | Date |
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1 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Phoenix | Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler, Arizona | 21–22 May |
2 | |||
3 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Dallas | Fair Park, Dallas, Texas | 4 June |
4 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Daytona | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | 18–19 June |
5 | |||
6 | Red Bull Global RallyCross MCAS New River | MCAS New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina | 2–3 July |
7 | |||
8 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Washington | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. | 30 July |
9 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Atlantic City | Bader Field, Atlantic City, New Jersey | 28 August |
10 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Seattle | Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, Washington | 17 September |
11 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Los Angeles | Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | 8–9 October |
12 |
Entry list
Supercars
Manufacturer | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Ford | Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford Fiesta ST | 00 | Steve Arpin | All |
38 | Brian Deegan
|
All | |||
SH Rallycross | 07 | Jeff Ward | 1–7 | ||
Nelson Piquet Jr. | 8–10 | ||||
Tanner Whitten (R) | 11–12 | ||||
AD Racing | 14 | Austin Dyne | All | ||
77 | Sebastián Saavedra (R) | 1–2, 4–5 | |||
Bryan Herta Rallysport | 18 | Patrik Sandell | All | ||
Honda | Honda Red Bull OMSE | Honda Civic Coupe | 24 | Mitchell DeJong (R) | 11–12 |
31 | Joni Wiman | All | |||
93 | Sebastian Eriksson | All | |||
96 | Kevin Eriksson | 9 | |||
Hyundai | Rhys Millen Racing | Hyundai Veloster | 67 | Rhys Millen | 1–5 |
Subaru | Subaru Rally Team USA
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 11 | Sverre Isachsen | 6–9 |
55 | Chris Atkinson (R)[4] | 9–12 | |||
75 | David Higgins | 10–12 | |||
81 | Bucky Lasek | 6–9 | |||
88 | Toshi Arai (R) | 11–12 | |||
Volkswagen | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
|
Volkswagen Beetle | 34 | Tanner Foust | All |
41 | Scott Speed | All | |||
Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] |
GRC Lites
Every driver competes in an Olsbergs MSE-built GRC Lites car.
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 2 | Cabot Bigham (R) | All |
24 | Alex Keyes | 1–2, 6–9, 11–12 | |
Tanner Whitten | 3–5, 10 | ||
AF Racing | 3 | Travis PeCoy (R) | All |
44 | Christian Brooks (R) | All | |
126 | Alejandro Fernández | All | |
River Racing[a] Rhys Millen Racing |
07 | Collete Davis | 1–7 |
22 | Blake Williams | 4–7, 11–12 | |
42 | Nur Ali | 3 | |
88 | Preston Murray (R) | 1–2 | |
Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 16 | Oliver Eriksson | All |
45 | Miki Weckström (R) | All | |
51 | Sandra Hultgren | 8–9 | |
53 | Cole Keatts (R) | All | |
PMG Rallysport | 19 | Trenton Estep (R) | 1–2 |
Parker Chase (R) | 3–7 | ||
69 | Harry Gottsacker (R) | 1–7 | |
DirtFish Motorsports | 21 | Conner Martell | All |
25 | James Rimmer (R) | 10–12 | |
CORE Autosport | 54 | Jon Bennett (R) | 4–5, 8–10 |
Colin Braun (R) | 11–12 | ||
56 | 4–5, 8–9 | ||
Scott Anderson (R) | 10–12 | ||
Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] |
- ^ Car No. 07 entered as River Racing and cars No. 22, 42 and 88 entered as Rhys Millen Racing
Results and standings
Race results
No. | Event | 3rd Place | 2nd Place | GRC Lites Winner | Winner | Winning Team | Manufacturer |
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1 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Phoenix | Brian Deegan
|
Patrik Sandell | Miki Weckström | Tanner Foust | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
|
Volkswagen |
2 | Sebastian Eriksson | Scott Speed | Conner Martell | Tanner Foust | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
|
Volkswagen | |
3 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Dallas | Tanner Foust | Steve Arpin | Oliver Eriksson | Patrik Sandell | Bryan Herta Rallysport | Ford |
4 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Daytona | Sebastian Eriksson | Brian Deegan
|
Oliver Eriksson | Steve Arpin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford |
5 | Sebastian Eriksson | Scott Speed | Tanner Whitten | Tanner Foust | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
|
Volkswagen | |
6 | Red Bull Global RallyCross MCAS New River | Steve Arpin | Brian Deegan
|
Miki Weckström | Scott Speed | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
|
Volkswagen |
7 | The LCQ and Final of both the Supercars and GRC Lites were suspended due to track conditions after heavy rain. | ||||||
8 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Washington | Tanner Foust | Patrik Sandell | Cabot Bigham | Scott Speed | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
|
Volkswagen |
9 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Atlantic City | Brian Deegan
|
Patrik Sandell | Alex Keyes | Scott Speed | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
|
Volkswagen |
10 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Seattle | Joni Wiman | Sebastian Eriksson | Conner Martell | Tanner Foust | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
|
Volkswagen |
11 | Red Bull Global RallyCross Los Angeles | Steve Arpin | Tanner Foust | Alex Keyes | Scott Speed | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
|
Volkswagen |
12 | Patrik Sandell | Scott Speed | Cabot Bigham | Brian Deegan
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford |
Drivers' championships
- Scoring system
Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
In addition, points were awarded in all rounds of heats and semifinals. First place earned five points, second place earned four points, and so on through fifth place and below, which earned one point.[13]
Supercars
|
Bold – Fastest time in qualifying |
GRC Lites
Pos. | Driver | Team | PHO1 | PHO2 | DAL | DAY1 | DAY2 | MCAS1 | MCAS2 | DC | AC | SEA | LA1 | LA2 | Pts. |
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1 | Cabot Bigham (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 42 | C2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 452 |
2 | Oliver Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 102 | C2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 82 | 41 | 447 |
3 | Miki Weckström (R) | Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 12 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 31 LCQ | 1 | C | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 419 |
4 | Conner Martell | DirtFish Motorsports | 2LCQ | 11 | 8LCQ | 4 | 4 | 8 | C | 10 | 61 | 12 | 11 | 6LCQ | 359 |
5 | Christian Brooks (R) | AF Racing | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | C | 7 | 91 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 288 |
6 | Alex Keyes | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 32 | 81 LCQ | 9 | C | 5 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 268 | ||||
7 | Alejandro Fernández | AF Racing | 12 | DSQ | 7 | 5LCQ | 9 | 6LCQ | C | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 256 |
8 | Travis PeCoy (R) | AF Racing | 7 | DNS | 9 | 11 | 5 | 13 | C | 41 LCQ | 2 | 6LCQ | 5 | DNS | 249 |
9 | Tanner Whitten | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 32 | 22 | 12 | 81 | 188 | ||||||||
10 | Colin Braun (R) | CORE Autosport | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3LCQ | DSQLCQ | 3 | 154 | ||||||
11 | Collete Davis | River Racing | 9 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | C | 94 | |||||
12 | Parker Chase (R) | PMG Rallysport | 6 | 8 | 11 | 3 | C | 85 | |||||||
13 | Harry Gottsacker (R) | PMG Rallysport | 11 | DNS | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | C | 85 | |||||
14 | Blake Williams | Rhys Millen Racing | 14 | 13 | 2 | C | 9 | DSQ | 75 | ||||||
15 | Trenton Estep (R) | PMG Rallysport | 5 | 7 | 57 | ||||||||||
16 | Scott Anderson (R) | CORE Autosport | 11 | 12 | 2 | 55 | |||||||||
17 | Cole Keatts (R) | Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | C | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 51 |
18 | Jon Bennett (R) | CORE Autosport | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 51 | |||||||
19 | Sandra Hultgren | Olsbergs MSE X Forces | 8 | 8 | 36 | ||||||||||
20 | Preston Murray (R) | Rhys Millen Racing | 8 | DNS | 33 | ||||||||||
21 | James Rimmer (R) | DirtFish Motorsports | 12 | 7 | 11 | 25 | |||||||||
22 | Nur Ali | Rhys Millen Racing | 12 | 3 |
Manufacturers' championship
Pos. | Manufacturer | Pts. |
---|---|---|
1 | Volkswagen | 51 |
2 | Ford | 44 |
3 | Honda | 36 |
4 | Subaru | 13 |
Notes
References
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