2016 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season
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| 2016 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season | |
| Previous: 2015 | Next: 2017 |
| Drivers Champion | Manufacturers Champion |
|---|---|
 Felix Rosenqvist
|
 Mitsubishi
|
The 2016 Global Rally Series was the forty-third season of the Global Rally Series, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
At the conclusion of the championship: Felix Rosenqvist won the Drivers Championship, whilst Mitsubishi won the Manufacturers Championship, the drivers title was decided at the final round at the Rally of Great Britain whilst the Manufacturers title was decided a round earlier at the Rally Catalunya de Espana.
Calendar
The championship was contested over twelve rounds.
| Round | Dates | Rally | Rally headquarters | Rally details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | Surface | Stages | Distance | |||
| 2 | January | January |  Monte Carlo Rally
|
Gap, Hautes-Alpes | Mixed (Snow/Tarmac) | 12 | 337.59km |
| 3 | February | February | Rally of Sweden
|
Torsby, Värmland County | Snow | 12 | 226.48km |
| 4 | Early March | Early March |  Rally of Mexico
|
León, Guanajuato | Gravel | 8 | 399.67km |
| 5 | Late March | Late March |  Rally of Argentina
|
Villa Carlos Paz | Gravel | 12 | 364.68km |
| 5 | April | April | Template:AUS Rally of Australia | Monaro, New South Wales | Gravel | 12 | 283.63km |
| 6 | May | May |  Rally d'Italia
|
Alghero, Sardinia | Gravel | 12 | 324.60km |
| 7 | June | June |  Rally of Germany
|
Triers | Tarmac | 10 | 306.80km |
| 8 | July | July |  Cyprus Rally
|
Larnaca | Mixed (Tarmac/Gravel) | 10 | 331.34km |
| 9 | September | September |  Rally of Finland
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Jamsa | Tarmac | 12 | 334.00km |
| 10 | October | October |  Rally of Portugal
|
Faro, Algarve | Gravel | 12 | 368.00km |
| 11 | Early November | Early November |  Rally Catalunya de España
|
Tarragona | Mixed (Tarmac/Gravel) | 10 | 321.08km |
| 12 | Late November | Late November | Template:GBR Rally of Great Britain | Deeside, Flintshire | Gravel | 12 | 336.00km |
Season summary
Winning times are rounded to the nearest minute.
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | |||
| 1 | Monte Carlo Rally
|
1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 2 | Rally of Sweden
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1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 3 | Rally of Mexico
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1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 4 | Rally of Argentina
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1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 5 | Template:AUS Rally of Australia | 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 6 | Rally d'Italia
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1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 7 | Rally of Germany
|
1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 8 | Cyprus Rally
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1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 9 | Rally of Finland
|
1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 10 | Rally of Portugal
|
1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 11 | Rally Catalunya de Espana
|
1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 12 | Template:GBR Rally of Great Britain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. In the manufacturers' championship points were only awarded to the top two classified finishers representing a manufacturer.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers Championship
For the sake of simplicity in the GRS the first letter and the surname of a driver are used in the standings. (eg: C.Alonso)
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Rosenqvist
|
114 |
| 2 | Template:FRA Sebastien Loeb | 106 |
| 3 |  Craig Breen
|
97 |
| 4 | Template:GBR Shane Wray | 89 |
| 5 |  Petter Solberg
|
88 |
| 6 | Johan Kristoffersson
|
66 |
| 7 | Mattias Ekstrom
|
65 |
| 8 | Dani Sordo
|
61 |
| 9 | Template:USA Ken Block | 52 |
| 10 | Mads Ostberg
|
51 |
| 11 |  Kevin Abbring
|
46 |
| 12 | Template:GBR Kris Meeke | 35 |
| 13 |  Robert Kubica
|
27 |
| 14 | Andreas Bakkerud
|
15 |
Manufacturers Championship
The top 2 drivers for each manufacturer scored points for this championship if they were in the Top 10 at the end of a rally.
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsubishi
|
246 |
| 2 | Volkswagen
|
154 |
| 3 | Template:FRA Peugeot | 147 |
| 4 | Template:FRA Citroen | 141 |
| 5 |  SKODA
|
140 |
| 6 | Template:USA Ford | 67 |