# 2016 Junior WRC Championship

The 2016 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the fourth season of Junior WRC, a rallying championship governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.
The championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams contested six nominated European events, with all of their scores counting towards their final championship position. The drivers competed in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts with the 2014 homologated MAX Kit, using Michelin tyres. The winner received a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2017 WRC2 Championship.

## Calendar

The final 2016 Junior WRC calendar consisted of six European events (one less than 2015), taken from the 2016 World Rally Championship.
| Round | Dates | Dates | Rally name | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance |
| Round | Start | Finish | Rally name | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance |
| 1 | 20 May | 22 May | Rally de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel | 19 | 368 km |
| 2 | 1 July | 3 July | Rally Poland | Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria | Gravel | 21 | 306.10 km |
| 3 | 29 July | 31 July | Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi | Gravel | 24 | 333.99 km |
| 4 | 19 August | 21 August | Rallye Deutschland | Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Tarmac | 18 | 306.80 km |
| 5 | 30 September | 2 October | Tour de Corse | Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud | Tarmac | 10 | 390.92 km |
| 6 | 28 October | 30 October | Wales Rally GB | Deeside, Flintshire | Gravel | 22 | 336.00 km |

### Calendar changes

* The total number of events will be six, one less than in 2015.
* Monte Carlo Rally and Rally de Catalunya were dropped in favor of Rallye Deutschland.

## Drivers

The following drivers competed in the championship.
| Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Mohamed Al-Mutawaa | Stephen McAuley | 1–4 |
| Mohamed Al-Mutawaa | Stuart Loudon | 5–6 |
| Andrea Crugnola | Michele Ferrara | 1–4 |
| Vincent Dubert | Alexandre Coria | All |
| Terry Folb | Franck Le Floch | All |
| Frédéric Hauswald | Maxime Vilmot | 1 |
| Hans Thilo Himmel | Nicolaas Swartz | 1–2 |
| Martin Koči | Lukáš Kostka | All |
| Romain Martel | Vanessa Lemoine | 1–5 |
| Juuso Nordgren | Mikael Korhonen | 3 |
| Laurent Pellier | Benoit Neyret-Gigot | 5 |
| Łukasz Pieniąźek | Przemisław Mazur | 1–3 |
| Yohan Rossel | Benoît Fulcrand | 5–6 |
| Simone Tempestini | Giovanni Bernacchini | All |
| Ole Christian Veiby | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | 1–5 |
| William Wagner | Antoine Paque | 5–6 |

## Results and standings
### Season summary

| Round | Event name | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning time | Report |
| 1 | Rally de Portugal | Simone Tempestini | Giovanni Bernacchini | 4:30:15.7 | Report |
| 2 | Rally Poland | Simone Tempestini | Giovanni Bernacchini | 3:04:11.3 | Report |
| 3 | Rally Finland | Ole Christian Veiby | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | 2:55:40.0 | Report |
| 4 | Rallye Deutschland | Simone Tempestini | Giovanni Bernacchini | 3:21:12.4 | Report |
| 5 | Tour de Corse | Laurent Pellier | Benoit Neyret-Gigot | 4:38:19.3 | Report |
| 6 | Wales Rally GB | Martin Koči | Lukáš Kostka | 3:47:47.4 | Report |

### FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | POR | POL | FIN | GER | FRA | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Simone Tempestini | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 123 |
| 2 | Martin Koči | 2 | DNS | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 82 |
| 3 | Vincent Dubert | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 64 |
| 4 | Ole Christian Veiby | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | | 62 |
| 5 | Terry Folb | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | | 58 |
| 6 | Romain Martel | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Ret | | 40 |
| 7 | Yohan Rossel | | | | | 2 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Mohamed Al-Mutawaa | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Ret | | 26 |
| 9 | Laurent Pellier | | | | | 1 | | 25 |
| 10 | Juuso Nordgren | | | 3 | | | | 15 |
| 11 | Łukasz Pieniążek | 10 | 6 | | | | | 9 |
| 12 | Frédéric Hauswald | 6 | | | | | | 8 |
| 13 | Andrea Crugnola | 9 | Ret | Ret | WD | | | 2 |
| Pos. | Driver | POR | POL | FIN | GER | FRA | GBR | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

| Pos. | Co-driver | POR | POL | FIN | GER | FRA | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Giovanni Bernacchini | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 123 |
| 2 | Lukáš Kostka | 2 | DNS | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 82 |
| 3 | Alexandre Coria | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 64 |
| 4 | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | | 62 |
| 5 | Franck Le Floch | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | | 58 |
| 6 | Vanessa Lemoine | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Ret | | 40 |
| 7 | Benoît Fulcrand | | | | | 2 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Stephen McAuley | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | 26 |
| 9 | Benoit Neyret-Gigot | | | | | 1 | | 25 |
| 10 | Mikael Korhonen | | | 3 | | | | 15 |
| 11 | Przemisław Mazur | 10 | 6 | | | | | 9 |
| 12 | Maxime Vilmot | 6 | | | | | | 8 |
| 13 | Michele Ferrara | 9 | Ret | Ret | WD | | | 2 |
| Pos. | Co-driver | POR | POL | FIN | GER | FRA | GBR | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### FIA Junior WRC Championship for Nations

| Pos. | Country | POR | POL | FIN | GER | FRA | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 126 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 100 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 2 | DNS | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 87 |
| 4 | Norway | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | | 74 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | | 42 |
| 6 | Poland | 6 | 4 | | | | | 20 |
| 7 | Finland | | | 3 | | | | 15 |
| Pos. | Country | POR | POL | FIN | GER | FRA | GBR | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |