2015 African Rally Championship

The 2015 African Rally Championship was the 35th season of the African Rally Championship (ARC), the FIA regional zone rally championship for the African continent. The season began March 6 in the Côte d'Ivoire, and ended on November 8 in Madagascar, after seven events.[1]

Jaspreet Singh Chatthe became the first Kenyan driver since David Horsey in 1984 to win the African championship when he won the Pearl of Africa Rally, securing the championship a round early. Singh Chatthe won three of the seven events – as well as a fourth class win at the Sasol Rally; the event being won overall by Mark Cronje – and won the championship by forty-six points of Jassy Singh from Zambia. Third place in the drivers' championship went to Ugandan driver Abdul Ssempebwa, a further twenty-one points in arrears. Aside from Singh Chatthe's victories, Gary Chaynes won the event in the Côte d'Ivoire and Mamy Patrick Solofonirina won in Madagascar, while no ARC-eligible competitors finished in Tanzania – the event was won by Gerard Miller.

Event calendar and results

The 2015 African Rally Championship was as follows:[2]

Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 Ivory Coast Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire
(6–8 March)[3]		 1 Ivory Coast Gary Chaynes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1:57:28.9 12 205.78 km 23 14
2 France Marc Molinié Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII 2:02:30.2
3 Lebanon Ali Jaber Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:07:04.4
2 South Africa Sasol Rally
(17–18 April)[4]		 1 South Africa Mark Cronje Ford Fiesta S2000 2:26:12.2 15 204.88 km 26 21
2 South Africa Leeroy Poulter Toyota Yaris S2000 2:29:56.0
3 South Africa Gugulethu Zulu Volkswagen Polo S2000 2:33:02.0
3 Zambia Zambia International Rally
(15–17 May)[5]		 1 Kenya Jaspreet Singh Chatthe Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:40:13 16 233.11 km 25 14
2 Zambia Jassy Singh Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:43:27
3 Zambia Mohammed Essa Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:43:46
4 Tanzania Rally of Tanzania
(12–14 June)[6]		 1 Tanzania Gerard Miller Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:32:41 16 238.39 km 31 17
2 Tanzania Jamil Khan Subaru Impreza 2:33:45
3 Uganda Duncan Mubiru Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:40:46
5 Rwanda Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally
(31 July–2 August)[7]		 1 Kenya Jaspreet Singh Chatthe Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:52:19 12 211.00 km 20 11
2 Zambia Jassy Singh Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:52:42
3 Burundi Valery Bukera Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:03:15
6 Uganda Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally
(28–30 August)[8]		 1 Kenya Jaspreet Singh Chatthe Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:35:55 12 214.67 km 36 17
2 Uganda Andrew Kananura Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:47:37
3 Uganda Duncan Mubiru Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:49:57
7 Madagascar Rallye International de Madagascar
(6–8 November)[9]		 1 Madagascar Mamy Patrick Solofonirina Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:39:45 9 196.65 km 39 10
2 Madagascar Tinahenintsoa Rakotomiarana Subaru Impreza WRX 2:59:10
3 Madagascar Hariandry Razakaboana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3:10:46

Championship standings

The 2015 African Rally Championship points are as follows:[10]

Pos. Driver Vehicle Ivory Coast
BAN		 South Africa
RSA		 Zambia
ZAM		 Tanzania
TAN		 Rwanda
RMG		 Uganda
PoA		 Madagascar
MAD		 Total
1 Kenya Jaspreet Singh Chatthe Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1 1 Ret 1 1 100
2 Zambia Jassy Singh Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 54
3 Uganda Abdul Ssempebwa Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 2 33
4 Zambia Muna Singh, Jr. Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 3 Ret 30
5 Ivory Coast Gary Chaynes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1 25
Madagascar Mamy Patrick Solofonirina Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1 25
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References
  1. "Events Calendar: Season 2015". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. "FIA African Rally Championship". africanrallychampionship.com/. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. "41. Rallye Bandama - Côte d'Ivoire 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. "24. Sasol Rally South Africa 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. "Automotive Equipment Zambia International Rally 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. "Oryx Energies Rally of Tanzania 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  7. "Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  8. "19. V-Power Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  9. "36. Rallye International de Madagascar 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  10. "Classifications Season 2015". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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