The 2016 World RX of Norway was the fifth round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship and the fourth round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Lånkebanen near Hell, Nord-Trøndelag.
It was a historic win for home driver Andreas Bakkerud, who became the first driver in FIA World Rallycross Championship history to win all four qualifying heats, their semi-final and the final in one weekend.
Supercar
Heats
Driver Team Car Pts 1 13 Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 1st 1st 1st 1st 16 2 7 Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 3rd 2nd 3rd 6th 15 3 9 Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 7th 3rd 2nd 4th 14 4 1 Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team Citroën DS3 4th 6th 4th 2nd 13 5 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen Peugeot 208 2nd 4th 5th 10th 12 6 5 Mattias Ekström EKS RX Audi S1 5th 9th 7th 3rd 11 7 3 Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 8th 8th 6th 5th 10 8 6 Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria Ford Fiesta 6th 5th 9th 14th 9 9 57 Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX Audi S1 9th 11th 8th 8th 8 10 4 Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Audi A1 13th 7th 12th 12th 7 11 15 Reinis Nitišs All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 12th 14th 11th 9th 6 12 17 Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy Peugeot 208 10th 12th 13th 11th 5 13 96 Kevin Eriksson Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 16th 10th 10th 13th 4 14 43 Ken Block Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS 11th 13th 14th 18th 3 15 92 Anton Marklund Volkswagen RX Sweden Volkswagen Polo 18th 15th 18th 7th 2 16 68 Niclas Grönholm Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST 15th 17th 15th 16th 1 17 33 Liam Doran JRM Racing BMW MINI Countryman 14th 18th 16th 15th 18 77 René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 17th 16th 17th 17th
Semi-finals Semi-final 1 Driver Team Time Pts 1 13 Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division 3:56.255 6 2 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +1.545 5 3 9 Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +2.127 4 4 3 Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen RX Sweden +2.975 3 5 57 Toomas Heikkinen EKS RX +5.704 2 6 15 Reinis Nitišs All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport +13.372 1
Semi-final 2 Driver Team Time Pts 1 7 Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria 3:55.235 6 2 5 Mattias Ekström EKS RX +1.282 5 3 1 Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team +3.789 4 4 17 Davy Jeanney Peugeot Hansen Academy +4.577 3 5 6 Jānis Baumanis World RX Team Austria +10.929 2 6 4 Robin Larsson Larsson Jernberg Motorsport 1
Finals Driver Team Time/retired Pts 1 13 Andreas Bakkerud Hoonigan Racing Division 3:58.641 8 2 21 Timmy Hansen Team Peugeot-Hansen +1.075 5 3 5 Mattias Ekström EKS RX +2.479 4 4 1 Petter Solberg Petter Solberg World RX Team +3.153 3 5 9 Sébastien Loeb Team Peugeot-Hansen +4.511 2 6 7 Timur Timerzyanov World RX Team Austria +7.221 1
RX Lites
Heats
Driver Team Pts 1 13 Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 2nd 1st 1st 1st 16 2 16 Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 15 3 33 Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE 6th 4th 2nd 2nd 14 4 99 Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik 3rd 3rd 5th 9th 13 5 64 Saeed Bintouq Olsbergs MSE 4th 5th 7th 7th 12 6 52 Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson 7th 6th 9th 5th 11 7 8 Simon Wågö Syversen Set Promotion 8th 8th 8th 4th 10 8 56 Thomas Holmen Thomas Holmen 12th 7th 6th 6th 9 9 96 Henrik Krogstad JC Raceteknik 9th 11th 3rd 10th 8 10 69 Sondre Evjen JC Raceteknik 5th 12th 10th 11th 7 11 66 Albert Llovera Albert Llovera 11th 10th 12th 8th 6 12 91 Jonathan Walfridsson Helmia Motorsport 10th 9th 11th 12th 5
Semi-finals Semi-final 1 Driver Team Time Pts 1 13 Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE 4:14.983 6 2 33 Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE +1.987 5 3 96 Henrik Krogstad JC Raceteknik +4.209 4 4 8 Simon Wågø Syversen Set Promotion +5.121 3 5 64 Saeed Bintouq Olsbergs MSE +9.872 2 6 66 Albert Llovera Albert Llovera +12.769 1
Semi-final 2 Driver Team Time Pts 1 16 Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 4:14.979 6 2 52 Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson +0.707 5 3 99 Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik +1.959 4 4 56 Thomas Holmen Thomas Holmen +7.001 3 5 69 Sondre Evjen JC Race Teknik +13.924 2 6 91 Jonathan Walfridsson Helmia Motorsport +14.238 1
Final
Driver Team Time/retired Pts 1 16 Thomas Bryntesson JC Raceteknik 4:12.701 8 2 13 Cyril Raymond Olsbergs MSE +1.127 5 3 52 Simon Olofsson Simon Olofsson +2.868 4 4 96 Henrik Krogstad JC Raceteknik +4.584 3 5 33 Tejas Hirani Olsbergs MSE +6.170 2 6 99 Joachim Hvaal JC Raceteknik +7.245 1
Standings after the event
Supercar standings Pos Pilot Gap 1 Mattias Ekström 125 2 Petter Solberg 120 +5 3 Sébastien Loeb 83 +42 Johan Kristoffersson 5 Andreas Bakkerud 81 +44
RX Lites standings Driver Gap 1 Cyril Raymond 102 2 Thomas Bryntesson 101 +1 3 Simon Olofsson 82 +20 Joachim Hvaal 5 Simon Wågø Syversen 71 +31
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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