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

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

Championship standings

Riders' championship

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

References

1. "FIM Cross Country Rallies Commission: 2016 Provisional Calendars, 1 December" (PDF). Motorsport.co.za. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
2. "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge entry list" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
3. "Sealine Cross-Country Rally entry list" (PDF). QMMF.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
4. "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge final classifications" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
5. "Sealine Cross-Country Rally final classifications" (PDF). qmmf.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
6. "Sardegna Rally Race final classifications". enduro.ficr.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

External links

• Official website

• FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
• 2016 in motorcycle sport