Rally Argentina 2016

 Rally Argentina 2016

Racing data
4th of 14 rounds of the 2016 World Rally Championship
Surname:	Rally Argentina
Date:	21.-24. April 2016
Begin:	Villa Carlos Paz
Exams:	18 tests over 364.68 km
Distance:	1333.26 km
Covering:	gravel
Podium
First:	Hayden Paddon Hyundai World Rally Team
Second:	Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Motorsport
Third:	Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Motorsport

The 36th Rally Argentina was the 4th round of the 2016 World Rally Championship . It lasted from April 21st to April 24th, 2016. A total of 18 special stages were driven on gravel.

background

route

The service park was located in the seaside resort of Villa Carlos Paz , 700 kilometers northwest of Buenos Aires and around 30 minutes by car from the city of Córdoba .

After the first, particularly spectator-friendly, special stage in Córdoba on Thursday evening, it went south on Friday to the fast and sandy roads in the Santa Rosa de Calamuchita valley. Some of these special stages were driven four years ago.

On Saturday the route from Villa Carlos Paz went north. The special stages were near the city of Ischilin , where the route last took place in 2003.

On Sunday, stony roads in the Traslasierra Mountains were waiting for the drivers. The area looks almost like a lunar landscape and includes the classic special stages El Cóndor ( power stage ) and Giulio Cesare (SS17).

The El Condor special stage has been the highlight of the Argentina Rally for more than 30 years. The destination of the special stage, named after the giant vulture that lives here, was over 2140 meters above sea level. Huge boulders lined the gravel roads in this area, and there was not a tree to be seen. The start was at around 750 meters above sea level, from there it was 16.32 kilometers steadily uphill. In many places, driving precision was required because the streets are so narrow that driving errors usually ended with torn off wheels or other damage to the cars.

After only 12 special stages were driven in 2015 , the number of special stages had been increased to 18 in 2016. Since most of the special stages were new for the drivers and co-drivers, the records had to be re-created without empirical values.

Auto setup

The cars were set up for gravel roads and the chassis was set to the highest spring level, as there was a risk that the cars hit the underbody on the sometimes extremely bumpy and stone-strewn slopes. A hard and a slightly softer variant of tires were available to the teams.

Reports

Day 1 (Thursday, April 21)

The first special stage of the rally was a 1.5-kilometer, spectator-friendly special stage in Córdoba . While Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) and Dani Sordo (Hyundai) came out of the only stage of the first day as leaders at the same time, Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) had to use an emergency exit in a curve. Latvala lost four seconds to the leaders.

Day 2 (Friday, April 22nd)

After four special stages, Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) was in the lead , but he did not give it up until Friday evening. Latvala set the fastest time in three special stages. Behind him, world champion Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) was just eight seconds behind Hyundai driver Hayden Paddon . Ogier and Paddon were only 3.5 seconds apart after the second day of the rally.

Fourth place went to Andreas Mikkelsen , who lost over 25 seconds to team-mate Latvala. Behind them, Dani Sordo (Hyundai), Mads Østberg (M-Sport Ford) and Henning Solberg (Ford) drove through the day's goal. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) was unlucky, losing over seven and a half minutes in the fourth special stage due to engine problems.

3rd day (Saturday, April 23rd)

Hyundai driver Hayden Paddon led the Rally Argentina on Saturday evening. Due to a serious accident with Volkswagen driver Jari-Matti Latvala , who was in the lead until special stage 14, Paddon took the lead. Latvala overturned three times at top speed, whereupon he and his co-driver Mikka Anttila had to go to the hospital for an examination as a precaution. Both were discharged from the hospital uninjured after a few hours. World champion Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) had already lost contact with the top duo before, after the third day of the rally he was 29.8 seconds behind Paddon.

In third place at this point was the third Volkswagen driver, Andreas Mikkelsen (+44.3 seconds), who won the last stage of the day and stayed within striking distance of Ogier. Daniel Sordo (Hyundai) was fourth, behind Mads Østberg ( M-Sport Ford) fifth, Marcos Ligato (Citroën) sixth and Henning Solberg (Ford) seventh. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) improved from tenth to eighth place compared to the previous day. Latvala slipped to tenth place after the accident, he started again on Sunday under the rally 2 regulations .

4th day (Sunday, April 24th)

Engine misfires in the Hyundai i20 WRC made the duel at the top between Hayden Paddon and Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) exciting again. Before the last special stage, Ogier was 2.6 seconds behind Paddon. After the first Sunday test, in foggy conditions, Paddon had reported problems with the car. On the last special stage, the power stage , the car ran surprisingly well and he even managed to get 11.2 seconds out of Ogier. Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are the first New Zealanders to win a world championship run.

“I just gave everything. I can not believe it."

- Hayden Paddon : motorsport-total.com

Third place went to Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) ahead of Dani Sordo (Hyundai) and Mads Østberg (Ford). To the sixth fought Thierry Neuville , Henning Solberg (Ford) and Marcos Ligato (Citroen). Neuville finally prevailed. Ligato (Citroën) was seventh, Eric Camilli (Ford) eighth and Henning Solberg (Ford) only ninth. The first ten places were rounded off by Nicholas Fuchs (Škoda), who emerged as the winner in the WRC2 classification after Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (Škoda) rolled over in the 13th special stage.

Registration list

Vehicles not registered as WRC, WRC-2 and WRC-3 were not included in this list.

No driver Co-driver team automobile class 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 2 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 3 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC RC1 4th Dani Sordo Marc Marti Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC RC1 5 Mads Østberg Ola Fløne M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 6th Eric Camilli Nicolas Klinger M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Jæger is different Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 12 Ott Tanak Raigo Mõlder Drive Dmack WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 16 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Adapta Motorsport Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 18th Valeriy Gorban Volodymyr Corsia Eurolamp WRT Mini Cooper WRC WRC RC1 20th Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC RC1 31 Elfyn Evans Craig Parry M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 32 Hubert Ptaszek Maciej Szczepaniak Peugeot Sport Slovakia Peugeot 208 T16 WRC-2 RC2 33 Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tsvetkov TAIF Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 34 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Marshall Clarke Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 RC2 35 Khalid Mohammad Al-Suwaidi Giovanni Bernacchini Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Simone Scattolin FWRT srl Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 38 Didier Arias Hector Nunes TGS Worldwide OU Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 RC2 42 Nicolas Fuchs Fernando Mussano Nicolas Fuchs Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 RC2 49 Augusto Bestard Fernando Mendonca Augusto Bestard Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 61 Michel Fabre Maxim Vilmot Sainteloc Junior Team Citroën DS3 R3T Max WRC-3 RC3

Icon class WRC WRC works teams and private teams registered for manufacturer points WRC Factory teams and private teams registered for non-manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered for WRC-2 WRC-3 Registered for WRC-3 (JWRC)

Source:

Classifications

Bottom line

rank	driver	Co-driver	automobile	time	Residue	Points + Power Stage
WRC
01	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Hyundai i20 WRC	3: 40: 52.9		25 + 3
02	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	3: 41: 07.2	00: 14.3	18 + 1
03	Andreas Mikkelsen	Not so Jaeger	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	3: 41: 58.1	01: 05.2	15th
04th	Dani Sordo	Marc Mari	Hyundai i20 WRC	3: 42: 10.0	01: 17.1	12 + 2
05	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3: 45: 49.6	04: 56.7	10
06th	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 WRC	3: 50: 22.4	09: 29.5	8th
07th	Marcos Ligato	Ruben Garcia	Citroën DS3 WRC	3: 50: 32.1	09: 39.2	6th
08th	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3: 51: 08.9	10: 16.0	4th
09	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3: 51: 41.4	10: 48.5	2
10	Nicolas Fuchs	Fernando Mussano	Škoda Fabia R5	4: 05: 35.7	24: 42.8	1
WRC2
01 (10)	Nicolas Fuchs	Fernando Mussano	Škoda Fabia R5	4: 05: 35.7	24: 42.8	25th
02 (12)	Hubert Ptaszek	Maciej Szczepaniak	Peugeot 208 T16	4: 10: 12.6	29: 19.7	18th
03 (14)	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari	Killian Duffy	Škoda Fabia R5	4: 15: 26.6	34: 33.7	15th
04 (17)	Elfyn Evans	Craig Parry	Ford Fiesta R5	4: 50: 26.0	1: 09: 33.1	12
05 (20)	Augusto Bestard	Fernando Mendonca	Ford Fiesta R5	5: 09: 37.6	1: 28: 44.7	10
WRC3
01 (18)	Michel Fabre	Maxim Vilmot	Citroën DS3 R3T Max	4: 53: 11.0	1: 12: 18.1	25th

Special stages

Day	WP number	WP name	length	Start UTC −3 ( CET )	driver	Co-driver	automobile	time	Ø km / h	leader
Day 1 April 21	WP1	Super Especial Cordoba	1.50 km	19:08 (22:08)	Sébastien Ogier Dani Sordo	Julien Ingrassia Marc Marí	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Hyundai i20 WRC	1: 29.0 +0: ​​00.0	60.7 km / h	Sébastien Ogier Dani Sordo
Day 2 April 22nd
	Service Park 06:15 a.m. (15 min)
	WP2	Soconcho - Villa del Dique 1	24.71 km	08:18 (11:18)	Sébastien Ogier Hayden Paddon	Julien Ingrassia John Kennard	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Hyundai i20 WRC	13:00:01 +0: ​​01.3	114.0 km / h 113.8 km / h	Sébastien Ogier
	WP3	Amboy - Santa Monica 1	20.44 km	09:09 (12:09)	Jari-Matti Latvala Hayden Paddon	Miikka Anittila John Kennard	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Hyundai i20 WRC	10: 36.5 +0: ​​01.4	115.6 km / h 115.4 km / h
	WP4	Santa Rosa - San Agustin 1	23.85 km	09:52 (12:52)	Jari-Matti Latvala Hayden Paddon	Miikka Anittila John Kennard	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Hyundai i20 WRC	13: 58.3 +0: ​​07.3	102.4 km / h 101.5 km / h	Jari-Matti Latvala
	WP5	Super Especial Parque Tematico 1	6.04 km	12:07 (15:07)	Thierry Neuville Jari-Matti Latvala	Nicolas Gilsoul Miikka Anittila	Hyundai i20 WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC	04: 55.9 +0: ​​00.9	73.5 km / h 73.3 km / h
	Service Park 12:47 p.m. (15:47 / 30 min)
	WP6	Soconcho - Villa del Dique 2	24.71 km	15:05 (18:05)	Hayden Paddon Sébastien Ogier	John Kennard Julien Ingrassia	Hyundai i20 WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC	12: 54.6 +0: ​​00.1	114.8 km / h 114.8 km / h
	WP7	Amboy - Santa Monica 2	20.44 km	15:56 (18:56)	Jari-Matti Latvala Sébastien Ogier	Miikka Anittila Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC	10: 33.7 +0: ​​00.2	116.1 km / h 116.1 km / h
	WP8	Santa Rosa - San Agustin 2	23.85 km	16:39 (19:39)	Jari-Matti Latvala Hayden Paddon	Miikka Anittila John Kennard	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Hyundai i20 WRC	13: 56.4 +0: ​​02.8	102.7 km / h 102.3 km / h
	WP9	Super Especial Parque Tematico 2	6.04 km	19:09 (22:09)	Sébastien Ogier Andreas Mikkelsen	Julien Ingrassia Anders Jæger	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC	4: 55.3 +0: ​​01.5	73.6 km / h 73.3 km / h
	Service Park 7:44 p.m. (10:44 p.m. / 45 min)
Day 3 April 23
	Service Park 06:15 am (09:15 / 15 min)
	WP10	Villa Bustos - Tanti 1	19.71 km	08:58 (11:58)	Hayden Paddon Jari-Matti Latvala	John Kennard Miikka Anittila	Hyundai i20 WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC	9: 58.3 +0: ​​02.1	118.6 km / h 118.2 km / h
	WP11	Los Gigantes - Cantere el Condor 1	38.68 km	09:56 (12:56)	Hayden Paddon Jari-Matti Latvala	John Kennard Miikka Anittila	Hyundai i20 WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC	20: 34.9 +0: ​​02.6	112.8 km / h 112.5 km / h
	WP12	Boca del Arroyo - Bajo del Pungo 1	20.52 km	10:49 (13:49)	Jari-Matti Latvala Andreas Mikkelsen	Miikka Anittila Anders Jæger	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC	13: 32.9 +0: ​​06.0	90.9 km / h 90.2 km / h
	Service Park 12:19 p.m. (15:19 / 30 min)
	WP13	Villa Bustos - Tanti 2	19.71 km	13:57 (16:57)	Jari-Matti Latvala Sébastien Ogier	Miikka Anittila Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC	9: 55.0 +0: ​​00.8	119.3 km / h 119.1 km / h
	WP14	Los Gigantes - Cantere el Condor 2	38.68 km	14:55 (17:55)	Hayden Paddon Dani Sordo	John Kennard Marc Marí	Hyundai i20 WRC Hyundai i20 WRC	20: 21.2 +0: ​​00.9	114.0 km / h 113.9 km / h	Hayden Paddon
	WP15	Boca del Arroyo - Bajo del Pungo 2	20.52 km	15:48 (18:48)	Andreas Mikkelsen Sébastien Ogier	Jæger Julien Ingrassia is different	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC	13: 27.1 +0: ​​01.2	91.5 km / h 91.4 km / h
	Service Park 6:33 p.m. (9:33 p.m. / 45 min)
Day 4 April 24th
	Service Park 07:10 a.m. (10:10 / 15 min)
	WP16	El Condor - Copina 1	16.32 km	09:08 (12:08)	Ott Tänak Sébastien Ogier	Raigo Mõlder Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC	13: 50.6 +0: ​​03.0	70.7 km / h 70.5 km / h
	WP17	Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare	22.64 km	10:51 (13:51)	Sébastien Ogier Dani Sordo	Julien Ingrassia Marc Marí	Volkswagen Polo R WRC Hyundai i20 WRC	18: 38.5 +0: ​​13.6	72.9 km / h 72.0 km / h
	WP18	Power stage El Condor 2	16.32 km	12:09 (15:09)	Hayden Paddon Dani Sordo	John Kennard Marc Marí	Hyundai i20 WRC Hyundai i20 WRC	13: 08.0 +0: ​​11.2	74.6 km / h 73.5 km / h
	Service Park 1:32 p.m. (4:32 p.m. / 10 min)

* During the specified times, you can work on the cars in the Service Park.

Winner special stages

WP	number	driver	automobile
3-4, 7-8, 12-13	6th	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC
6, 10-11, 14, 18	5	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 WRC
1 * -2, 9, 17	4th	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC
1*	1	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 WRC
5	1	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 WRC
15th	1	Andreas Mikkelsen	Volkswagen Polo R WRC
16	1	Ott Tanak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC

* at the same time
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Driver ranking after the rally

The scoring system for the first ten drivers is 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. For the power stage, the three fastest drivers each receive 3-2-1 bonus points for the drivers' world championship.

Item	driver	Points
01	Sébastien Ogier	96
02	Hayden Paddon	57
03	Mads Østberg	52
04th	Andreas Mikkelsen	48
05	Dani Sordo	44
06th	Jari-Matti Latvala	27
07th	Ott Tanak	24
08th	Thierry Neuville	23
09	Stéphane Lefebvre	10
10	Henning Solberg	8th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ motorsport-total.com: Test at an altitude of 2,140 meters: Drifting on the moon , accessed on April 24, 2016
2. ↑ wrc.com: Rally Argentina , accessed on March 13, 2016
3. ↑ motorsport-total.com: Ogier and Sordo share the best time , accessed on April 23, 2016
4. ↑ motorsport-total.com: Latvala claims leadership on Friday , accessed on April 23, 2016
5. ↑ motorsport-total.com: Ogier falls behind, Latvala crashes: Paddon leads in Argentina , accessed on April 24, 2016
6. ↑ motorsport-total.com: Paddon wins Rally Argentina , accessed on April 30, 2016
7. ↑ ewrc-results.com: Entry list , accessed on April 17, 2016
8. ↑ ewrc-results.com 36th YPF Rally Argentina 2016 , accessed on April 24, 2016

Web links

• Official World Rally Championship website http://www.wrc.com/
• Official Site Rally Argentina http://rallyargentina.com/en/