The 2016 Red Bull Global RallyCross Championship was the sixth season of the Global RallyCross Championship . Scott Speed was the reigning Supercars champion and Oliver Eriksson was the reigning GRC Lites champion. The schedule consisted of twelve rounds at eight different venues. The season started at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on May 21 and it concluded at the Port of Los Angeles on October 9.
Schedule
A twelve-round provisional calendar was revealed on January 26, 2016 with the sixth, seventh and eighth round to be announced, though it was certain the sixth and seventh round would take place on a military base.[1] On March 3, 2016 GRC announced the eighth round would take place in Atlantic City [2] and on June 1, 2016 GRC announced the sixth and seventh round would take place at the Marine Corps Air Station New River .[3] It was the first time since the 2012 season that all events were held in the United States .
Round
Event
Location
Date
1
Red Bull Global RallyCross Phoenix
Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler , Arizona
21–22 May
2
3
Red Bull Global RallyCross Dallas
Fair Park , Dallas , Texas
4 June
4
Red Bull Global RallyCross Daytona
Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach , Florida
18–19 June
5
6
Red Bull Global RallyCross MCAS New River
MCAS New River , Jacksonville , North Carolina
2–3 July
7
8
Red Bull Global RallyCross Washington
RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C.
30 July
9
Red Bull Global RallyCross Atlantic City
Bader Field , Atlantic City , New Jersey
28 August
10
Red Bull Global RallyCross Seattle
Evergreen Speedway , Monroe , Washington
17 September
11
Red Bull Global RallyCross Los Angeles
Port of Los Angeles , Los Angeles , California
8–9 October
12
Entry list
Supercars
GRC Lites
Every driver competes in an Olsbergs MSE -built GRC Lites car.
Results and standings
Race results
Drivers' championships
Scoring system
Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Others
Points
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
In addition, points were awarded in all rounds of heats and semifinals. First place earned five points, second place earned four points, and so on through fifth place and below, which earned one point.[13]
Supercars
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Fastest time in qualifying
1 2 – Number of heat wins
A B – Winner of Semifinal A or B
LCQ – Winner of the Last Chance Qualifier
GRC Lites
Manufacturers' championship
Notes
References
^ "Red Bull GRC Unveils 2016 Championship Schedule" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . January 26, 2016. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016 .
^ "Red Bull Global Rallycross to Make Debut in Atlantic City on August 28" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016 .
^ Leone, Chris (June 1, 2016). "Red Bull Global Rallycross Returns to Marine Corps Air Station New River, July 2-3" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016 .
^ "Atkinson in shock US Global Rallycross start" . speedcafe.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016 .
^ a b Leone, Chris (May 19, 2016). "Red Bull Global Rallycross Phoenix Entry Lists Released" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . Archived from the original on May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016 .
^ a b Leone, Chris (June 2, 2016). "Red Bull GRC Dallas Entry Lists Released" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016 .
^ a b Leone, Chris (June 15, 2016). "Red Bull GRC Daytona Entry Lists Released" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016 .
^ a b Leone, Chris (June 28, 2016). "Red Bull GRC MCAS New River Entry Lists Released" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b Leone, Chris (July 28, 2016). "Red Bull GRC Washington DC Entry Lists Released" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016 .
^ a b Leone, Chris (August 25, 2016). "Red Bull GRC Atlantic City Entry Lists Released" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016 .
^ a b Leone, Chris (September 15, 2016). "Red Bull GRC Seattle Entry Lists Released" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016 .
^ a b Leone, Chris (October 6, 2016). "Red Bull GRC Los Angeles presented by Honda Entry Lists Released" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016 .
^ "GRC 101" . redbullglobalrallycross.com . Global RallyCross Championship . Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016 .
External links
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