The 2016 Junior World Rally Championship was the fifteenth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an

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championship recognized by the

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, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The Junior World Rally Championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams contested six nominated European events, with all of their scores counting towards their final championship position. The drivers competed in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts with the 2014 homologated MAX Kit, using

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tyres. The winner received a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2016 FIA WRC2 championship.

Calendar

The final 2016 Junior World Rally Championship calendar consisted of six European events (one less than

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), taken from the

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Calendar changes

* The total number of events will be six, one less than in

. *

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and

Rally de Catalunya The Rally Catalunya (formerly: Rallye Catalunya) is a rally competition held in Catalonia region of Spain, on the World Rally Championship schedule. Now held on the wide, smooth and sweeping asphalt roads around the town of Salou, Costa Daurada ...

were dropped in favor of Rallye Deutschland.

Drivers

The following drivers competed in the championship.

Results and standings

Season summary

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Drivers

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Nations

References

External links

Official website of the World Rally ChampionshipOfficial website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
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