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2016 Rally Mexico

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2016 Rally Mexico
13. Rally Guanajuato México
Round 3 of the 2016 World Rally Championship
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Rally baseMexico León
Dates run3 – 6 March 2016
Stages21 (399.67 km; 248.34 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Miikka Anttila
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport

The 2016 Rally Mexico (formally the 13º Rally Guanajuato México) was the third round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 3 March and 6 March 2016, and was based in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Volkswagen's Jari-Matti Latvala won the race, his 16th win in the World Rally Championship.[1] The 20th stage of the rally (Guanajuato) was the longest stage in the world championship for 30 years (excluding the 'competitive sections' of the Safari Rally) at 80 kilometres (50 mi) in length.[2]

Entry list

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Overall standings

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 2 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:25:57.4 27
2 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:27:02.4 +1:05.0 21
3 5 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Ola Fløene United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:31:33.8 +5:36.4 15
4 4 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Germany Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 4:31:35.3 +5:37.9 12
5 20 New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Germany Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 4:32:20.0 +6:22.6 11
6 12 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mõlder United Kingdom DMACK World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:35:56.9 +9:59.5 8
7 21 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:38:55.9 +12:58.5 6
8 37 Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Simone Scattolin Italy FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:40:07.0 +14:09.6 4
9 32 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Finland TGS Worldwide OU Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4:43:59.2 +18:01.8 2
10 81 Ukraine Valeriy Gorban Ukraine Volodymyr Korsia Ukraine Eurolamp World Rally Team Mini John Cooper Works WRC WRC 4:58:34.7 +32:37.3 1
WRC-2 standings
1 (9.) 32 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Finland TGS Worldwide OU Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4:43:59.2 25
2 (11.) 31 Poland Hubert Ptaszek Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Slovakia Peugeot Sport Slovakia Peugeot 208 T16 WRC-2 5:04:10.8 +20:11.6 18
3 (12.) 33 Italy Max Rendina Italy Emanuele Inglesi Italy Motorsport Italia srl Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 5:08:04.6 +24:05.4 15
4 (14.) 42 Peru Nicolás Fuchs Argentina Fernando Mussano Netherlands Wevers Sport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 5:20:54.8 +36:55.6 12
5 (19.) 32 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Pirmin Winklhofer Austria BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 5:52:06.0 +1:08:06.8 10
WRC-3 standings
1 (15.) 61 France Michel Fabre France Maxime Vilmot France Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën DS3 R3T Max WRC-3 5:34:30.7 25

Special stages

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Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally leader
Leg 1 SS1 Street Stage Guanajuato 1.09 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 0:59.1 Belgium Thierry Neuville
SS2 Super Special 1 2.30 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:38.9 France Sébastien Ogier
SS3 Super Special 2 2.30 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:38.1
Leg 2 SS4 El Chocolate 1 54.21 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 38:48.1 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
SS5 Las Minas 1 15.36 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:00.1
SS6 Street Stage León 1 1.41 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:19.0
SS7 El Chocolate 2 54.21 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 38:16.3
SS8 Las Minas 2 15.36 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:57.7
SS9 Super Special 3 2.30 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:39.1
SS10 Super Special 4 2.30 km France Sébastien Ogier
Spain Dani Sordo
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Hyundai i20 WRC
1:38.1
Leg 3 SS11 Ibarrilla 30.38 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 17:41.8
SS12 Otates 1 42.62 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 29:39.8
SS13 El Brinco 1 7.15 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:00.5
SS14 Agua Zarca 1 16.47 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:07.6
SS15 Otates 2 42.62 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 29:17.8
SS16 El Brinco 2 7.15 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:57.3
SS17 Super Special 5 2.30 km Spain Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 WRC 1:39.2
SS18 Super Special 6 2.30 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:38.1
SS19 Street Stage León 2 1.37 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 1:18.6
Leg 4 SS20 Guanajuato 80.00 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 48:06.8
SS21 Agua Zarca 2 (Power Stage) 16.47 km France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:57.1

Power Stage

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The "Power stage" was a 16.47 km (10.23 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos Driver Car Time Diff. Pts
1 France Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:57.1 0.0 3
2 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:02.5 +5.4 2
3 New Zealand Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 10:07.5 +10.4 1

References

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  1. ^ "WRC Rally Mexico: Jari-Matti Latvala claims dominant victory". autosport.com/publisher=Autosport. León, Guanajuato, Mexico. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  2. ^ "When Mexico gave WRC the longest stage of a generation". DirtFish. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  3. ^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.