2016 Rally Estonia

The auto24 Rally Estonia 2016 was the seventh running of the Rally Estonia and also the sixth round of the 2016 European Rally Championship season. The event was won by Ralfs Sirmacis & Māris Kulšs after Alexey Lukyanuk & Alexey Arnautov crashed out from the lead on the penultimate stage.

2016 Rally Estonia 7. auto24 Rally Estonia 2016
Round 6 of 10 of the 2016 European Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Estonia
Rally base	Otepää, Valga County
Dates run	15 – 17 July 2016
Start location	Tartu, Tartu County
Finish location	Saverna, Põlva County
Stages	16 (212.73 km; 132.18 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Statistics
Crews	40 at start, 28 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Ralfs Sirmacis Māris Kulšs Sports Racing Technologies 1:44:16.2

Report

Icon	Cup
ERC-2	ERC-2
ERC-3	ERC-3
J	ERC Junior

Classification

Pos.		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Cup	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class									Class	Bonus
Overall classification
1		3	Ralfs Sirmacis	Māris Kulšs	Sports Racing Technologies	Škoda Fabia R5		1:44:16.2	0.0	25	13
2		1	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Jarosław Baran	Lotos Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5		1:45:50.7	+1:34.5	18	11
3		15	Rainer Aus	Simo Koskinen	ALM Motorsport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	ERC-2	1:48:01.0	+3:44.8	15	5
4		6	Raul Jeets	Andrus Toom	Sports Racing Technologies	Škoda Fabia R5		1:48:19.6	+4:03.4	12	6
5		5	Jarosław Kołtun	Ireneusz Pleskot	C-Rally	Ford Fiesta R5		1:49:18.5	+5:02.3	10	4
6		11	Łukasz Habaj	Piotr Woś	Rally Technology	Ford Fiesta R5		1:52:23.8	+8:07.6	8	5
7		28	Miko-Ove Niinemäe	Martin Valter	Cueks Racing	Peugeot 208 R2	ERC-3 J	1:54:52.2	+10:36.0	6
8		34	Alexander Mikhaylov	Normunds Kokins	Dynamic Sport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X		1:55:16.5	+11:00.3	4
9		23	Marijan Griebel	Pirmin Winklhofer	ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team	Opel Adam R2	ERC-3 J	1:55:32.0	+11:15.8	2
10		21	Chris Ingram	Elliott Edmondson	ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team	Opel Adam R2	ERC-3 J	1:55:36.7	+11:20.5	1
ERC-2 Cup standings
3	1	15	Rainer Aus	Simo Koskinen	ALM Motorsport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	ERC-2	1:48:01.0	0.0	25	13
19	2	20	Mait Maarend	Mihkel Kapp	ALM Motorsport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	ERC-2	2:04:53.1	+16:52.1	18	11
27	3	17	Siim Plangi	Marek Sarapuu	ASRT Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	ERC-2	2:33:42.6	+45:41.6	15	7
ERC-3 Cup / ERC Junior Cup standings
7	1	28	Miko-Ove Niinemäe	Martin Valter	Cueks Racing	Peugeot 208 R2	ERC-3 J	1:54:52.2	0.0	25	12
9	2	23	Marijan Griebel	Pirmin Winklhofer	ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team	Opel Adam R2	ERC-3 J	1:55:32.0	+39.8	18	10
10	3	21	Chris Ingram	Elliott Edmondson	ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team	Opel Adam R2	ERC-3 J	1:55:36.7	+44.5	15	9
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Special stages

Date	No.	Stage name	Distance	Winners	Car	Time	Rally leaders
15 July	SS1	Tartu City	1.33 km	Lukyanuk / Arnautov	Ford Fiesta R5	1:04.5	Lukyanuk / Arnautov
16 July	SS2	Kengu 1	14.53 km	Lukyanuk / Arnautov	Ford Fiesta R5	6:44.1
	SS3	Raiga 1	10.48 km	Lukyanuk / Arnautov	Ford Fiesta R5	4:59.9
	SS4	Kengu 2	14.53 km	Sirmacis / Kulšs	Škoda Fabia R5	6:40.8
	SS5	Raiga 2	10.48 km	Sirmacis / Kulšs	Škoda Fabia R5	4:57.0
	SS6	Rüa 1	29.97 km	Lukyanuk / Arnautov	Ford Fiesta R5	15:22.1
	SS7	Arula 1	8.76 km	Lukyanuk / Arnautov	Ford Fiesta R5	4:10.5
	SS8	Rüa 2	29.97 km	Sirmacis / Kulšs	Škoda Fabia R5	15:16.7
	SS9	Arula 2	8.76 km	Sirmacis / Kulšs	Škoda Fabia R5	4:08.3
	SS10	Elva	1.66 km	Jeets / Toom	Škoda Fabia R5	1:30.7
17 July	SS11	Ristimäe 1	19.96 km	Lukyanuk / Arnautov	Ford Fiesta R5	9:53.6
	SS12	Vissi 1	13.32 km	Lukyanuk / Arnautov	Ford Fiesta R5	6:02.4
	SS13	Saverna 1	7.85 km	Lukyanuk / Arnautov	Ford Fiesta R5	3:36.0
	SS14	Ristimäe 2	19.96 km	Lukyanuk / Arnautov	Ford Fiesta R5	9:44.5
	SS15	Vissi 2	13.32 km	Sirmacis / Kulšs	Škoda Fabia R5	5:56.1	Sirmacis / Kulšs
	SS16	Saverna 2	7.85 km	Sirmacis / Kulšs	Škoda Fabia R5	3:34.3

External links

• Official website