title: 2016 World RX of Latvia
text: # 2016 World RX of Latvia
  
  The 2016 World RX of Latvia was the tenth round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship and the eighth round of the forty-first season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The event was the first FIA World or European rallycross event to be staged in Latvia, and was held at the Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, former host of the non-championship Latvian Grand Prix.
  
  ## Supercar
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen RX Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 6th | 1st | 1st | 7th | 16 |
  | 2 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 15 |
  | 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 1st | 5th | 18th | 2nd | 14 |
  | 4 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 4th | 14th | 2nd | 4th | 13 |
  | 5 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 3rd | 3rd | 17th | 3rd | 12 |
  | 6 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | World RX Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 21st | 4th | 5th | 1st | 11 |
  | 7 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis | World RX Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 9th | 8th | 4th | 9th | 10 |
  | 8 | 44 | Timo Scheider | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 7th | 6th | 10th | 10th | 9 |
  | 9 | 57 | Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 14th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 8 |
  | 10 | 17 | Davy Jeanney | Peugeot Hansen Academy | Peugeot 208 | 8th | 9th | 7th | 15th | 7 |
  | 11 | 15 | Reinis Nitišs | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 10th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 6 |
  | 12 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Larsson Jernberg Motorsport | Audi A1 | 11th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 5 |
  | 13 | 96 | Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | 15th | 13th | 11th | 14th | 4 |
  | 14 | 37 | Guy Wilks | JRM Racing | BMW MINI Countryman | 17th | 16th | 6th | 16th | 3 |
  | 15 | 92 | Anton Marklund | Volkswagen RX Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 13th | 15th | 16th | 13th | 2 |
  | 16 | 43 | Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 12th | 10th | 20th | 21st | 1 |
  | 17 | 10 | Janno Ligur | Reinsalu Sport | Ford Fiesta | 20th | 17th | 15th | 17th | |
  | 18 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | 18th | 20th | 13th | 18th | |
  | 19 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Petter Solberg World RX Team | Citroën DS3 | 5th | DSQ | 14th | 8th | |
  | 20 | 25 | Gigi Galli | Gigi Galli | Kia Rio | 19th | 19th | 21st | 20th | |
  | 21 | 65 | Guerlain Chicherit | JRM Racing | BMW MINI Countryman | 22nd | 18th | 19th | 19th | |
  | 22 | 77 | René Münnich | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 16th | 21st | 22nd | 22nd | |
  | 23 | 88 | Nerijus Naujokaitis | Motorsport LT | Škoda Fabia | 23rd | 22nd | 23rd | 23rd | |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  **Semi-Final 1**
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | 5:33.996 | 6 |
  | 2 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen RX Sweden | +0.427 | 5 |
  | 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +2.293 | 4 |
  | 4 | 57 | Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | +8.373 | 3 |
  | 5 | 15 | Reinis Nitišs | Olsbergs MSE | +11.875 | 2 |
  | 6 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis | World RX Team Austria | DNF | 1 |
  
  **Semi-Final 2**
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | 5:32.044 | 6 |
  | 2 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | World RX Team Austria | +2.014 | 5 |
  | 3 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | +6.589 | 4 |
  | 4 | 44 | Timo Scheider | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | +7.919 | 3 |
  | 5 | 17 | Davy Jeanney | Peugeot Hansen Academy | +7.940 | 2 |
  | 6 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Larsson Jernberg Motorsport | +14.414 | 1 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | 5:27.665 | 8 |
  | 2 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | +2.305 | 5 |
  | 3 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +5.429 | 4 |
  | 4 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | +11.104 | 3 |
  | 5 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen RX Sweden | +14.751 | 2 |
  | 6 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | World RX Team Austria | DNF | 1 |
  
  ## RX Lites
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 16 | Thomas Bryntesson | JC Raceteknik | 1st | 1st | 7th | 1st | 16 |
  | 2 | 13 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | 11th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 15 |
  | 3 | 52 | Simon Olofsson | Simon Olofsson | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 14 |
  | 4 | 99 | Joachim Hvaal | JC Raceteknik | 2nd | 3rd | 9th | 7th | 13 |
  | 5 | 55 | Vasily Gryazin | Sport Racing Technologies | 4th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 12 |
  | 6 | 56 | Thomas Holmen | Thomas Holmen | 3rd | 10th | 5th | 6th | 11 |
  | 7 | 33 | Tejas Hirani | Olsbergs MSE | 5th | 9th | 3rd | 9th | 10 |
  | 8 | 8 | Simon Wågø Syversen | Set Promotion | 10th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 9 |
  | 9 | 46 | Martins Lapins | JC Raceteknik | 7th | 6th | 4th | 11th | 8 |
  | 10 | 69 | Sondre Evjen | JC Raceteknik | 9th | 4th | 11th | 10th | 7 |
  | 11 | 121 | Conner Martell | Olsbergs MSE | 8th | 11th | 10th | 8th | 6 |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  **Semi-Final 1**
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 52 | Simon Olofsson | Simon Olofsson | 5:50.110 | 6 |
  | 2 | 121 | Conner Martell | Olsbergs MSE | +7.661 | 5 |
  | 3 | 33 | Tejas Hirani | Olsbergs MSE | +11.146 | 4 |
  | 4 | 46 | Martins Lapins | JC Raceteknik | +22.234 | 3 |
  | 5 | 55 | Vasily Gryazin | Sport Racing Technologies | +40.440 | 2 |
  | 6 | 16 | Thomas Bryntesson | JC Raceteknik | DNF | 1 |
  
  **Semi-Final 2**
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 99 | Joachim Hvaal | JC Raceteknik | 5:55.982 | 6 |
  | 2 | 69 | Sondre Evjen | JC Raceteknik | +2.776 | 5 |
  | 3 | 56 | Thomas Holmen | Thomas Holmen | +7.027 | 4 |
  | 4 | 8 | Simon Wågø Syversen | Set Promotion | +9.430 | 3 |
  | 5 | 13 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | +40.144 | 2 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 69 | Sondre Evjen | JC Raceteknik | 5:58.048 | 8 |
  | 2 | 121 | Conner Martell | Olsbergs MSE | +0.562 | 5 |
  | 3 | 33 | Tejas Hirani | Olsbergs MSE | +16.517 | 4 |
  | 4 | 52 | Simon Olofsson | Simon Olofsson | DNF | 3 |
  | 5 | 99 | Joachim Hvaal | JC Raceteknik | DNF | 2 |
  | 6 | 56 | Thomas Holmen | Thomas Holmen | DNF | 1 |
  
  ## Standings after the event
  
  | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mattias Ekström | 228 | |
  | 2 | Johan Kristoffersson | 201 | +27 |
  | 3 | Petter Solberg | 194 | +34 |
  | 4 | Andreas Bakkerud | 192 | +36 |
  | 5 | Sébastien Loeb | 180 | +48 |
  | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
  | 1 | Cyril Raymond | 175 | |
  | 2 | Thomas Bryntesson | 167 | +8 |
  | 3 | Simon Olofsson | 151 | +24 |
  | 4 | Joachim Hvaal | 136 | +39 |
  | 5 | Simon Wågø Syversen | 115 | +60 |
  
  * Note: Only the top five positions are included.
  