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2016 World Rally Championship 2

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The 2016 World Rally Championship-2 is the fourth season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013. The Championship is open to cars complying with R4, R5, and Super 2000 regulations. The Championship is composed by thirteen Rallies, and Drivers and Teams must nominate a maximum of seven event. The best six results are counted towards the championship.

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After winning the 2015 and the 2014, Nasser Al-Attiyah won't participate to the 2016 season. The Qatari driver decided to focus on the 2016 Dakar Rally and on training for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in attempt to win a medal in the Men's Skeet event.

Calendar

The calendar was announced in November by the FIA. The season will maintain the same rallies as the 2015 championship with the addition of the China Rally and will be contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia.

Notes
  • ^1  – The Rally Sweden was shortened due to warm weather conditions turning frozen roads into soft, muddy gravel.
  • ^2  – The China Rally was cancelled due to weather damage caused by torrential storms and flooding in July.

    • Calendar changes

  • Rally Australia was moved from its September date to November to become the final round of the championship.
  • The calendar expanded to fourteen rounds in 2016, with the inclusion of the Rally of China, seventeen years after its only appearance as a round of the WRC.

    • Regulation changes

  • The Production Cup for Drivers and Co-driver will be discontinued after 2015.

    • FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Drivers

    Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

    Notes
  • ^3  – Points earned as Peugeot Sport Slovakia entry.
  • ^4  – Points earned as The Ptock entry.

    • References

    2016 World Rally Championship-2 Wikipedia
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