title: 2016 World RX of Germany
text: # 2016 World RX of Germany
  
  The 2016 World RX of Germany was the eleventh round of the third season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Estering in Buxtehude, Lower Saxony. Mattias Ekström won his maiden World Championship with a round to spare, holding a 30-point buffer to nearest rival Petter Solberg.
  
  ## Heats
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Petter Solberg World RX Team | Citroën DS3 | 12th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 16 |
  | 2 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 15 |
  | 3 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Peugeot Hansen Academy | Peugeot 208 | 9th | 10th | 3rd | 2nd | 14 |
  | 4 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis | World RX Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 1st | 4th | 7th | 15th | 13 |
  | 5 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 10th | 5th | 2nd | 7th | 12 |
  | 6 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen RX Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 5th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 11 |
  | 7 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 4th | 6th | 6th | 11th | 10 |
  | 8 | 96 | Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | 11th | 7th | 12th | 3rd | 9 |
  | 9 | 57 | Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | Audi S1 | 2nd | 11th | 18th | 5th | 8 |
  | 10 | 17 | Davy Jeanney | Peugeot Hansen Academy | Peugeot 208 | 8th | 2nd | 10th | 16th | 7 |
  | 11 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 | 6th | 12th | 8th | 12th | 6 |
  | 12 | 43 | Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Focus RS | 7th | 13th | 13th | 10th | 5 |
  | 13 | 4 | Robin Larsson | Larsson Jernberg Motorsport | Audi A1 | 15th | 9th | 17th | 8th | 4 |
  | 14 | 7 | Timur Timerzyanov | World RX Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | 14th | 14th | 14th | 18th | 3 |
  | 15 | 92 | Anton Marklund | Volkswagen RX Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 13th | 17th | 15th | 17th | 2 |
  | 16 | 8 | Peter Hedström | Hedströms Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 16th | 16th | 11th | 21st | 1 |
  | 17 | 113 | Cyril Raymond | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta | 21st | 15th | 20th | 13th | |
  | 18 | 34 | Tanner Foust | Volkswagen RX Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | 17th | 24th | 9th | 19th | |
  | 19 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | 19th | 23rd | 26th | 9th | |
  | 20 | 60 | Joni-Pekka Rajala | Eklund Motorsport | Mitsubishi Mirage | 23rd | 20th | 21st | 23rd | |
  | 21 | 65 | Guerlain Chicherit | JRM Racing | BMW MINI Countryman | 22nd | 22nd | 24th | 25th | |
  | 22 | 53 | Alexander Hvaal | Eklund Motorsport | Volkswagen Beetle | 25th | 19th | 27th | 20th | |
  | 23 | 25 | Gigi Galli | Gigi Galli | Kia Rio | 20th | 25th | 19th | 26th | |
  | 24 | 55 | René Münnich | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | DNS | 18th | 22nd | 14th | |
  | 25 | 24 | Tommy Rustad | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 18th | EXC | 16th | DNF | |
  | 26 | 49 | "M.D.K." | "M.D.K." | Ford Fiesta | EXC | 21st | 23rd | 22nd | |
  | 27 | 80 | Andreas Steffen | Andreas Steffen | Ford Fiesta | 24th | EXC | 25th | 24th | |
  
  ## Semi-finals
  
  ### Semi-Final 1
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Petter Solberg World RX Team | 3:50.866 | 6 |
  | 2 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Peugeot Hansen Academy | +3.521 | 5 |
  | 3 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | +3.882 | 4 |
  | 4 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +5.887 | 3 |
  | 5 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | Team Peugeot-Hansen | +7.155 | 2 |
  | 6 | 57 | Toomas Heikkinen | EKS RX | +7.508 | 1 |
  
  ### Semi-Final 2
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | 3:50.650 | 6 |
  | 2 | 96 | Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | +1.643 | 5 |
  | 3 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen RX Sweden | +3.551 | 4 |
  | 4 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis | World RX Team Austria | +5.877 | 3 |
  | 5 | 17 | Davy Jeanney | Peugeot Hansen Academy | +18.432 | 2 |
  | 6 | 43 | Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | DNF | 1 |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 96 | Kevin Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | 3:51.944 | 8 |
  | 2 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Petter Solberg World RX Team | +0.586 | 5 |
  | 3 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hoonigan Racing Division | +2.421 | 4 |
  | 4 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | Peugeot Hansen Academy | +2.961 | 3 |
  | 5 | 5 | Mattias Ekström | EKS RX | +3.346 | 2 |
  | 6 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen RX Sweden | +21.962 | 1 |
  
  ## Standings after the event
  
  | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mattias Ekström | 251 | |
  | 2 | Petter Solberg | 221 | +30 |
  | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | 217 | +34 |
  | 4 | Andreas Bakkerud | 210 | +41 |
  | 5 | Sébastien Loeb | 194 | +57 |
  