2015 World Rally Championship-3
The 2015 FIA World Rally Championship-3 is the third season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013. The Championship is composed by thirteen Rallies, and Drivers and Teams must nominate a maximum of six event. The best five results will be counted towards the championship.[1]
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Previous: | 2014 | Next: | 2016 |
Parent series: World Rally Championship World Rally Championship-2 Support series: Junior World Rally Championship |
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Stéphane Lefebvre is the defending champion, as he won the 2014 title.
Calendar
The 2015 calendar was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Beijing in September 2014.[2] The season maintained the same rallies as the 2014 season and was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.
Round | Dates | Rally name | Rally headquarters | Surface | |
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1 | 22–25 January | Monte Carlo Rally | Gap, Hautes-Alpes | Mixed | |
2 | 13–15 February | Rally Sweden | Hagfors, Värmland | Snow | |
3 | 6–8 March | Rally Mexico | León, Guanajuato | Gravel | |
4 | 24–26 April | Rally Argentina | Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | |
5 | 22–24 May | Rally de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel | |
6 | 12–14 June | Rally Italia Sardegna | Alghero, Sardinia | Gravel | |
7 | 3–5 July | Rally Poland | Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria | Gravel | |
8 | 31 July–2 August | Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi | Gravel | |
9 | 21–23 August | Rallye Deutschland | Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Tarmac | |
10 | 11–13 September | Rally Australia | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | Gravel | |
11 | 2–4 October | Tour de Corse | Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud | Tarmac | |
12 | 23–25 October | Rally de Catalunya | Salou, Tarragona | Mixed | |
13 | 13–15 November | Wales Rally GB | Deeside, Flintshire | Gravel | |
Source:[2][3] |
Notes:
- ^1 — The Rallies of Germany and France were provisional inclusions subject to negotiation of a new agreement between their organisers and series promoters.[2]
Calendar changes
- The Rallye Monte Carlo adopted Rally-2 regulations, allowing retired competitors to restart the event the next day with a time penalty.[4] Prior to 2015, the Rallye Monte Carlo was the only event being run without Rally-2 regulations.
- The Rallies of Portugal and Argentina swapped places in the calendar.[4]
- The Rally of Portugal moved from its base in the town of Faro in the Algarve region—where it had been headquartered from 2007 until 2014—and relocated to the country's north, its original home prior until its removal from the calendar in 2002.[4]
- On 6 February 2015, the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA) announced that the Tour de Corse would replace the Rallye de France Alsace on the calendar for financial reasons.[5]
Regulation changes
- In the WRC 2 and WRC 3 Championships for Teams, only the best placed car in a team will be taken into account for points.[6]
- A car which has not started from the start line within 20 seconds will be considered as retired and will be able to restart under Rally 2 on the subsequent day.[6]
- The transmission of performance data or information to or from a competing car, not in relation with safety, is forbidden during special stages to help promote greater competition.[6]
Teams and drivers
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Constructor | Team | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds | ||||
Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
Abu Dhabi Racing[7] | M | Mohammed Al Mutawaa[7] | Stephen McAuley[7] | 5, 7–8, 11–13 | ||||
ADAC Team Weser-Ems[8] | M | Christian Riedemann[8] | Michael Wenzel[8] | 1 | |||||
AKK Sports Team Finland[9] | M | Jari Huttunen[9] | Antti Linnaketo[9] | 8 | |||||
Charlotte Dalmasso[8] | M | Charlotte Dalmasso[8] | Marine Delon[8] | 1 | |||||
Céline Rovira[7] | 5 | ||||||||
Marion Renchet[10] | 11 | ||||||||
Federico Della Casa[7] | M | Federico Della Casa[7] | Domenico Pozzi[7] | 5, 7–8, 11–12 | |||||
Equipe de France FFSA[8] | M | Yohan Rossel[8] | Benoît Fulcrand[8] | 1, 11 | |||||
Terry Folb[8] | M | Terry Folb[8] | Franck Le Floch[8] | 1, 5, 7–8, 11–13 | |||||
Quentin Gilbert[8] | M | Quentin Gilbert[8] | Renaud Jamoul[8] | 1, 5, 7–8, 11–13 | |||||
Hannu's Rally Team[7] | M | Henri Haapamäki[7] | Marko Salminen[7] | 5, 7–8 | |||||
J-Motorsport[8] | M | John Wartique[8] | Gabin Moreau[8] | 1 | |||||
Pierre-Louis Loubet[7] | M | Pierre-Louis Loubet[7] | Victor Bellotto[7] | 5, 7–8 | |||||
Vincent Landais[10] | 11–13 | ||||||||
Kornél Lukács[8] | M | Kornél Lukács[8] | Márk Mesterházi[8] | 1 | |||||
Varga Racing Team[7] | 5 | ||||||||
Matthieu Margaillan[7] | M | Matthieu Margaillan[7] | Mathilde Margaillan[7] | 5 | |||||
Fabrice Gordon[9] | 7–8 | ||||||||
Daniel McKenna[8] | M | Daniel McKenna[8] | Andrew Grennan[8] | 1, 5, 8 | |||||
Jean-René Perry[7] | M | Jean-René Perry[7] | Joshua Reibel[7] | 5, 7–8 | |||||
Christopher Guieu[10] | 11 | ||||||||
Printsport[8] | M | Ole Christian Veiby[8] | Anders Jæger[8] | 1–2, 8, 11–13 | |||||
Stig Rune Skjærmoen[7] | 5 | ||||||||
Osian Pryce[7] | M | Osian Pryce[7] | Dale Furniss[7] | 5, 7, 13 | |||||
Dean Raftery[7] | M | Dean Raftery[7] | John Higgins[7] | 5 | |||||
Arthur Kierans[11] | 13 | ||||||||
Alessandro Re[8] | M | Alessandro Re[8] | Giacomo Ciucci[8] | 1 | |||||
Team ORECA[7] | M | Teemu Suninen[7] | Mikko Markkula[7] | 5–6, 8 | |||||
Simone Tempestini[12] | M | Simone Tempestini[12] | Matteo Chiarcossi[12] | 1, 5, 7–8, 11–13 | |||||
Jordan Berfa[10] | M | Jordan Berfa[10] | Damien Augustin[10] | 11 | |||||
Jean-Philippe Martini[10] | M | Jean-Philippe Martini[10] | Ambroise Fieschi[10] | 11 | |||||
Chris Ingram[11] | M | Chris Ingram[11] | Gabin Moreau[11] | 13 | |||||
William Wagner[11] | M | William Wagner[11] | Kevin Parent[11] | 13 | |||||
Peugeot (Peugeot 208 R2) |
ACI Team Italia[7] | P | Giuseppe Testa[7] | Emanuele Inglesi[7] | 5–7 | ||||
Fabio Andolfi[7] | Simone Scattolin[7] | 5–8, 12–13 | |||||||
Damiano De Tommaso[9] | Massimiliano Bosi[9] | 7–8, 12–13 | |||||||
Renault (Renault Clio R3T) |
Stéphane Consani[13] | P | Stéphane Consani[13] | Maxime Vilmot[13] | 1 | ||||
Team Renault Sport Technologies[7] | TBA | Andrea Crugnola[7] | Michele Ferrara[7] | 5–7, 9, 11–12 | |||||
Rally summaries
Results and standings
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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References
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- "58th Tour De Corse Entry List". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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