2016 Reject Rally Trophy season
| 2016 Reject Rally Trophy | |
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The 2016 Reject Rally Trophy season was meant to be the inaugural season of the RRT rallying competition, featuring six manufacturers from around the globe. Unfortunately, it didn't get off the ground, ending any hope of this competition.
Legendary rallying marques Peugeot and Ford, alongside previous top names Suzuki and Hyundai, plus newcomers Lada and Great Wall, all entered factory efforts, along with customer teams for those marques.
The calendar incorporated many classis rallies from days gone, with visits to Monte Carlo, Sanremo, "Safari" (Kenya), Acropolis, and Japan. There will also be new events, primarily Rally China, thanks to the investment from native car maker there Great Wall into the sport.
Alongside the main series runs a support class, RRT², which exclusively runs Trabant 601s converted to rally specification.
Entry List
A yellow background indicates a manufacturer-backed rookie driver
A blue background indicates a guest entry ineligible for points
RRT
RRT²
| Team | Car | Tyre | # | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Loyer Racing Technologies
|
Trabant 601 | 
|
113 |  Ronnie Tilkesson
|
All |
 Boxtel Squared
|
Trabant 601 |
|
117 | Peter Senerson
|
All |
| Henri Junior Team
|
Trabant 601 |
|
294 |  Dimitrije Anastasijevic
|
All |
 Rosenforth Rally Team
|
Trabant 601 |
|
310 | Eddy Spencer
|
All |
 Hunter Autosport
|
Trabant 601 |
|
340 |  Hamid Barmak
|
All |
 Onyx Blackstone Racing
|
Trabant 601 |
|
404 | Pierre-Alexandre Veilleux
|
All |
| Vic Lee Rally
|
Trabant 601 |
|
420 | Eezer Goode
|
All |
 Democratic Korean People's Reject Rally Team
|
Trabant 601 |
|
425 | Pak Thae-Bok
|
All |
 Lothar Matthäus Rallying
|
Trabant 601 |
|
610 | Lothar Matthäus
|
All |
| Union Saver Developments
|
Trabant 601 |
|
619 | Milos Kaletic
|
All |
| Rob Lomas Racing
|
Trabant 601 |
|
666 | Graham Lomas
|
All |
| Al Smith Racing Enterprises
|
Trabant 601 |
|
717 | Al Smith Jr.
|
All |
| Steve Smith Racing
|
Trabant 601 |
|
745 |  Atos Koumettou
|
All |
| True American Racing presented by jesus_is_saviour.org
|
Trabant 601 |
|
776 | Kenneth Bradley
|
All |
 The Crusaders
|
Trabant 601 |
|
777 |  Alik Mori
|
All |
 GT Rally Sports
|
Trabant 601 |
|
808 | Oleg Karginov
|
All |
Rally Calendar
The RRT calendar visits a variety of rallies, picking classic events from years gone by and grouping them together in a 19 leg world tour. Two rallies make their top-level debut - Barum Rally Zlin, a famous ERC round run entirely on Tarmac, and another sealed surface event with a prestigious past, the Belgium Ypres, which for the 2016 edition will run its final leg out to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit as part of the Spa SuperPrix.
| Round | Rally Name | Rally HQ | Surface | Date | RRT Winner | RRT² Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | International Jänner Rallye
|
Linz, Oberösterreich | Mixed | 1-3 January | ||
| 1 |  Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
|
Monte Carlo, Monaco | Mixed | 22-24 January | ||
| 2 | Uddeholm Rally Sweden
|
Karlstad, Värmland County | Snow | 5-7 February | ||
| 3 |  Rally Norway
|
Kongsvinger/Hamar, Hedmark County | Snow | 12-14 February | ||
| 4 |  Vodafone Rally de Portugal
|
Faro, Algarve | Gravel | 26-28 February | ||
| 5 |  Rally Argentina
|
Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | 11-13 March | ||
| 6 |  Great Wall China Rally
|
Guangzhou, Guangdong | Mixed | 8-10 April | ||
| 7 |  Acropolis Rally
|
Loutraki, Corinthia | Gravel | 6-8 May | ||
| 8 |  Safari Rally
|
Nairobi | Gravel | 10-12 June | ||
| 9 | ADAC Rally Deutschland
|
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Tarmac | 24-26 June | ||
| 10 |  Neste Oil 1000 Lakes Rally
|
Jyväskylä | Gravel | 5-7 August | ||
| 11 |  Barum Rally Zlín
|
Zlín | Tarmac | 19-21 August | ||
| 12 |  Tour de Corse
|
Ajaccio, Corsica | Tarmac | 2-4 September | ||
| 13 |  Belgium Ypres-Spa Rally
|
Ypres | Tarmac | 14-18 September | ||
| 14 |  Lavezzi Rallye Sanremo
|
Sanremo | Tarmac | 7-9 October | ||
| 15 |  RACC Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava
|
Lloret de Mar, Costa Brava | Tarmac | 14-16 October | ||
| 16 |  Rally Japan
|
Fuji, Oyama, Suntō District | Mixed | 4-6 November | ||
| 17 |  Rally New Zealand
|
Auckland | Gravel | 18-20 November | ||
| 18 | Rally Australia
|
Perth | Gravel | 25-27 November | ||
| 19 | Wales Rally Great Britain
|
Cardiff | Gravel | 16-18 December |
Testing
| # | Date | Venue | Surface | Teams Present | Fastest Driver | Fastest Time | Main Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Season Tests | |||||||
| 1 | 7 January | Mulhouse, Alsace
|
Tarmac | Alstom Peugeot Rally Team
|
January 7th 2016 Alsace Test | ||
| 2 | 11-13 January | Bras-d'Asse
|
Tarmac | Peugeot Equipe Gauthier World Rally Team
|
January 11-13 2016 Bras-d'Asse Test | ||
| 3 | 14 January | Monte Carlo, Monaco
|
Mixed | High Performance Ford Rally Team
|
January 14th 2016 Monaco Test | ||
| 4 | 26 March | Qihuicun, Héběi
|
Gravel | David Hasselhoff's Great Wall World Rally Team
|
March 26th 2016 Qihuicun Test | ||
