# 2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

The 2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship season is the 14th season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.

## Calendar

The calendar for the 2016 season featured five rallies. Some of the rallies were also part of FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup.
| Round | Dates | Rally name |
| 1 | 2–7 April | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge |
| 2 | 17–22 April | Sealine Cross-Country Rally |
| 3 | 2–7 June | Sardegna Rally Race |
| 4 | 28 August – 4 September | Atacama Rally |
| 5 | 1–7 October | Rallye OiLibya du Maroc |

## Teams and riders

| Constructor | Bike | Team | Rider | Rounds |
| Honda | Honda CRF450 | Abu Dhabi Spirit Racing | Khalid Al-Falasi | 1 |
| Honda | Honda CRF450 | VVI Rally Team | Ján Zaťko | 1 |
| Honda | Honda CRF450R | CPW Motoparts | Jacob Smith | 1 |
| Honda | Honda CRF 450 Rally | Honda HRC Rally | Kevin Benavides | 3–5 |
| Honda | Honda CRF 450 Rally | Honda HRC Rally | Paulo Gonçalves | 4–5 |
| Husqvarna | Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory | Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing Team | Pablo Quintanilla | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Husqvarna | Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory | Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing Team | Pierre Renet | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Husqvarna | Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica | HT Husqvarna Rally Team | Txomin Arana | 1 |
| Husqvarna | Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica | HT Husqvarna Rally Team | Arjan Bos | 1 |
| Husqvarna | Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica | HT Husqvarna Rally Team | Joikef Sveinbjörnsson | 1 |
| Husqvarna | Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica | HT Husqvarna Rally Team | David Thomas | 1 |
| Husqvarna | Husqvarna FC 450 | MobilEx Racing Team | Yevgeniya Nesterová | 1 |
| Husqvarna | Husqvarna FE 450 | Scott Britnell | Scott Britnell | 1–2 |
| KTM | KTM 450 EXC | Ahmed Fahad Alkuwari | Ahmed Fahad Alkuwari | 2 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Factory | José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo | José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo | 2 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Factory | Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Racing Team KTM Factory Racing | Toby Price | 1–2, 4–5 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Factory | Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Racing Team KTM Factory Racing | Laia Sanz | 1–2, 4 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Factory | Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Racing Team KTM Factory Racing | Sam Sunderland | 1–2, 4–5 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Factory | Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Racing Team KTM Factory Racing | Matthias Walkner | 4–5 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Autonet Motorcycle Team | Emanuel Gyenes | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Crazy Camel Racing | Carlo Seminara | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Ibrahim Alrubaian | Ibrahim Alrubaian | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo | José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo | 1, 3–4 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Juan Carlos Salvatierra | Juan Carlos Salvatierra | 2 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Kurt Burroughs | Kurt Burroughs | 2 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Marek Podlipny | Marek Podlipny | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Miran Stanovnik | Miran Stanovnik | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Mohammed Al Balooshi | Mohammed Al Balooshi | 1–2 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Orlen Team | Jakub Piątek | 1–2, 5 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Orlen Team | Paweł Stasiaczek | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Orlen Team | Ben Young | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Team Kaiser | Stephan Preuss | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Team Kaiser | Thomas Preuss | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Tony Schattat | Tony Schattat | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Vendetta Racing UAE | David Mabbs | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Vendetta Racing UAE | David McBride | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Vendetta Racing UAE | Paul Middleton | 1 |
| KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Slovakia Rally Team | Stefan Svitko | 5 |
| KTM | KTM SXF 450 | Mark Davidson | Mark Davidson | 1 |
| Sherco | Sherco 450 RTR | Sherco TVS Rally Factory | Juan Pedrero | 3, 5 |
| Sherco | Sherco 450 RTR | Sherco TVS Rally Factory | Adrien Metge | 5 |
| Sherco | Sherco 450 RTR | Sherco TVS Rally Factory | Aravind Prabhakar | 5 |
| Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Crazy Camel Racing | Rodney Faggoter | 1 |
| Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Sonik Team | Julián Villarrubia | 1 |
| Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team | Hélder Rodrigues | 1–3, 5 |
| Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team | Adrien van Beveren | 2–3, 5 |
| Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team | Alessandro Botturi | 3, 5 |
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## Results

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Rider | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 1 | Toby Price | KTM 450 Rally Factory | 18:18:24 |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 2 | Sam Sunderland | KTM 450 Rally Factory | 18:20:35 |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 3 | Pablo Quintanilla | Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory | 18:21:47 |
| 2 | Sealine Cross-Country Rally | 1 | Sam Sunderland | KTM 450 Rally Factory | 19:14:07 |
| 2 | Sealine Cross-Country Rally | 2 | Pablo Quintanilla | Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory | 19:23:45 |
| 2 | Sealine Cross-Country Rally | 3 | Hélder Rodrigues | Yamaha WR450F | 19:44:53 |
| 3 | Sardegna Rally Race | 1 | Juan Pedrero | Sherco 450 | 14:31:15 |
| 3 | Sardegna Rally Race | 2 | Xavier de Soultrait | Yamaha WR450F | 14:31:58 |
| 3 | Sardegna Rally Race | 3 | Armand Monleón | Husqvarna 450 | 14:33:32 |
| 4 | Atacama Rally | 1 | Pablo Quintanilla | Husqvarna 450 | 11:48:38 |
| 4 | Atacama Rally | 2 | Toby Price | KTM 450 Rally Factory | 11:49:07 |
| 4 | Atacama Rally | 3 | Kevin Benavides | Honda 450 | 11:58:13 |
| 5 | Rallye OiLibya du Maroc | 1 | Toby Price | KTM 450 Rally Factory | 13:06:35 |
| 5 | Rallye OiLibya du Maroc | 2 | Sam Sunderland | KTM 450 Rally Factory | 13:14:19 |
| 5 | Rallye OiLibya du Maroc | 3 | Pablo Quintanilla | Husqvarna 450 | 13:23:37 |

## Championship standings
### Riders' championship

| Pos | Rider | ABU | QAT | SAR | CHL | MAR | Points |
| 1 | Pablo Quintanilla | 3$^{20}$ | 2$^{26}$ | | 1$^{31}$ | 3$^{19}$ | 96 |
| 2 | Sam Sunderland | 2$^{23}$ | 1$^{29}$ | | 5$^{14}$ | 2$^{23}$ | 89 |
| 3 | Toby Price | 1$^{30}$ | Ret$^3$ | | 2$^{24}$ | 1$^{30}$ | 87 |
| 4 | Hélder Rodrigues | 21$^5$ | 3$^{19}$ | 8$^{11}$ | | 4$^{16}$ | 51 |
| 5 | Pierre Renet | 5$^{15}$ | 5$^{14}$ | | 9$^{10}$ | 9$^{10}$ | 49 |
| 6 | Juan Pedrero | | | 1$^{30}$ | | 8$^{11}$ | 41 |
| 7 | José Cornejo | 7$^{12}$ | 9$^{13}$ | 15$^4$ | 8$^{11}$ | | 40 |
| 8 | Xavier De Soultrait | | | 2$^{24}$ | | 5$^{14}$ | 38 |
| 9 | Kevin Benavides | | | 6$^{13}$ | 3$^{19}$ | Ret$^4$ | 36 |
| 10 | Adrien van Beveren | | Ret$^3$ | 7$^{12}$ | | 6$^{13}$ | 28 |
| 11 | Matthias Walkner | | | | 6$^{13}$ | 7$^{13}$ | 26 |
| 12 | Laia Sanz | 6$^{13}$ | Ret$^3$ | | 10$^9$ | | 25 |
| 13 | Alessandro Botturi | | | 4$^{18}$ | | 38$^4$ | 22 |
| 14 | Paulo Gonçalves | | | | 4$^{17}$ | Ret$^4$ | 21 |
| 15 | Armand Monleon | | | 3$^{19}$ | | | 19 |
| 16 | Mohammed Al Balooshi | 4$^{16}$ | Ret$^3$ | | | | 19 |
| 17 | Jakub Piątek | 8$^{11}$ | Ret$^3$ | | | 37$^4$ | 18 |
| 18 | Scott Britnell | 17$^4$ | 8$^{13}$ | | | | 17 |
| 19 | Juan Carlos Salvatierra | | 4$^{16}$ | | | | 16 |
| 20 | Ricky Brabec | | | | 7$^{12}$ | 35$^4$ | 16 |
| Pos | Rider | ABU | QAT | SAR | CHL | MAR | Points |