2016 Rally Catalunya Explained

2016 Rally de España
Native Name:	52. RallyRACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada 2016
Round:	11
Championship:	2016 World Rally Championship
Previous Round:	2016 Tour de Corse
Next Round:	2016 Wales Rally GB
Rallybase:	Salou
Startdate:	13
Enddate:	16 October 2016
Stages:	19
Stagekm:	321.08
Surface:	Tarmac and gravel
Driver1:	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
Team1:	Volkswagen Motorsport

The 2016 Rally Catalunya (formally the 52. RallyRACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada) was the eleventh round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 13 October and 16 October 2016, and was based in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. Volkswagen's Sébastien Ogier won the race, his 37th win in the World Rally Championship, securing his fourth world champion title.^[1]

Overall standings

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		Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time		Points
Overall classification
1	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:13:03.6
2	4	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:13:19.2	+15.6
3	3	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:14:18.6	+1:15.0	15
4	20	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:14:31.4	+1:27.8	12
5	5	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:16:28.0	+3:24.4	10
6	12	Ott Tänak	Raigo Mõlder	DMACK World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:18:28.5	+5:24.9	8
7	10	Kevin Abbring	Sebastian Marshall	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:20:34.9	+7:31.3	6
8	34	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:22:08.7	+9:05.1	4
9	33	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	3:22:24.0	+9:20.4	2
10	8	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:23:00.7	+9:57.1	1
14	2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:34:38.0	+21:34.4

Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Time
Leg 1	SS1	Barcelona (tarmac)	3.20 km	3:47.6
	SS2	Caseres 1 (gravel)	12.50 km	7:39.9
	SS3	Bot 1 (gravel)	6.50 km	4:12.0
	SS4	Terra Alta 1 (gravel & tarmac)	38.95 km	25:48.7
	SS5	Caseres 2 (gravel)	12.50 km	7:57.3
	SS6	Bot 2 (gravel)	6.50 km	4:06.0
	SS7	Terra Alta 2 (gravel & tarmac)	38.95 km	24:50.1
Leg 2	SS8	Vilaplana (tarmac)	6.28 km	4:03.4
	SS9	Alcover-Capafonts 1 (tarmac)	19.93 km	11:05.9
	SS10	Querol 1 (tarmac)	21.26 km	11:12.9
	SS11	El Montmell 1 (tarmac)	24.14 km	12:27.3
	SS12	Alcover-Capafonts 2 (tarmac)	19.93 km	11:02.0
	SS13	Querol 2 (tarmac)	21.26 km	11:14.3
	SS14	El Montmell 2 (tarmac)	24.14 km	12:29.3
	SS15	Salou (tarmac)	2.24 km	2:33.0
Leg 3	SS16	Pratdip 1 (tarmac)	19.30 km	10:58.3
	SS17	Duesaigües 1 (tarmac)	12.10 km	8:00.4
	SS18	Pratdip 2 (tarmac)	19.30 km	10:53.1
	SS19	Duesaigües 2 (tarmac) [Power Stage]	12.10 km	7:55.8

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 12.1km (07.5miles) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts
1	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	7:55.8	0.0	3
2	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	7:57.4	+1.6	2
3	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 WRC	7:59.0	+3.2	1

Notes and References

News: Sebastien Ogier clinches fourth title in style on Rally Catalunya. Salou. 2016-10-16. 2017-03-08. autosport.com. Autosport.
Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.