2015 World Rally Championship-2
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The 2015 FIA World Rally Championship-2 is the third season of the World Rally Championship-2, 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 open to cars complying with R4, R5, and Super 2000 regulations. The Championship is composed by thirteen Rallies, and Drivers and Teams must nominate a maximum of seven event. The best six results are counted towards the championship.[1]
Nasser Al-Attiyah is the defending champion, as he won the 2014 title by just three points.
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, France | 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
Entries | |||||||||
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Entrant | Drivers | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Tyre | Rounds | |||
ACSM Rallye Team[7] | Bernardo Sousa[7] | Hugo Magalhães[7] | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | R5 | H | 5–7 | |||
Nil Solans[8] | Miquel Ibáñez[8] | 9, 11–13 | |||||||
Joan Carchat[7] | Claudi Ribeiro[7] | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | R4 | 5–7, 9, 11–13 | |||||
Fredrik Åhlin[9] | Fredrik Åhlin[9] | Morten Erik Abrahamsen[9] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | M | 2, 8, 13 | |||
Nasser Al-Attiyah[10] | Nasser Al-Attiyah[10] | Matthieu Baumel[10] | Ford Fiesta RRC | S | M | 3 | |||
P | 5–7, 10 | ||||||||
Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | P | 9, 12 | ||||||
Juan Carlos Alonso[11] | Juan Carlos Alonso[11] | Juan Pablo Monasterolo[11] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | TBA | 8 | |||
Didier Arias[12] | Didier Arias[12] | Héctor Núñez[12] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | D | 4 | |||
Enrico Brazzoli[7] | Enrico Brazzoli[7] | Maurizio Barone[7] | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | R4 | H | 5–6, 9, 12 | |||
BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team[13] | Armin Kremer[13] | Klaus Wicha[13] | Škoda Fabia S2000 | S | P | 1 | |||
Pirmin Winklhofer[7] | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | 5–7, 9, 11–12 | ||||||
Eamonn Boland[9] | Eamonn Boland[9] | Michael Morrissey[9] | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | R4 | M | 1–2, 6, 9, 11 | |||
C‐Rally[9] | Jarosław Kołtun[9] | Ireneusz Pleskot[9] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | P | 2, 7, 12–13 | |||
Eric Camilli[13] | Eric Camilli[13] | Benjamin Veillas[13] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | M | 1 | |||
Keith Cronin[7] | Keith Cronin[7] | Stuart Loudon[7] | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | M | 6 | |||
Martin McCormack[14] | James O'Reilly[14] | Škoda Fabia S2000 | S | 13 | |||||
Diego Domínguez[12] | Diego Domínguez[12] | Edgardo Galindo[12] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | D | 4 | |||
Drive DMACK[9] | Jari Ketomaa[9] | Kaj Lindström[9] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | D | 2–5, 7–8, 12–13 | |||
Nicolás Fuchs[12] | Fernando Mussano[12] | 4, 13 | |||||||
Sander Pärn[15] | James Morgan[15] | 5, 7–8 | |||||||
Peter Taylor[14] | Andrew Roughead[14] | 13 | |||||||
Eyvind Brynildsen[9] | Anders Fredriksson[9] | Ford Fiesta RRC | S | D | 2, 8 | ||||
Drive DMACK 2[16] | Scott Pedder[16] | Dale Moscatt[16] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | D | 10 | |||
E2‐Tre Colli World Rally Team[9] | Tom Cave[14] | Craig Parry[14] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | P | 13 | |||
Eurolamp World Rally Team[9] | Valeriy Gorban[9] | Volodymyr Korsia[9] | Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | S | P | 2–3, 5–8, 13 | |||
Oleksiy Kikireshko[9] | Kuldar Sikk[9] | 2 | |||||||
Sergey Uger[17] | Sergei Larens[17] | 7 | |||||||
Jussi Vainionpää | Mika Juntunen | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | TBA | 8 | ||||
Alain Foulon[18] | Alain Foulon[18] | Gilles Delarche[18] | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | R4 | M | 1, 5, 7, 11–12 | |||
Mikko Lukka[11] | 8 | ||||||||
F.P.F. Sport s.r.l.[19] | Paolo Andreucci[19] | Anna Andreussi[19] | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | R5 | P | 6 | |||
Peugeot España[20] | José Antonio Suarez[20] | Cándido Carrera[20] | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | R5 | M | 12 | |||
Nicolás Fuchs[10] | Nicolás Fuchs[10] | Fernando Mussano[10] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | D | 3, 5–8 | |||
Quentin Giordano[21] | Quentin Giordano[21] | Valentin Sarreaud[13] | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | M | 1, 5–6 | |||
Citroën DS3 RRC | S | 7–9, 11–12 | |||||||
Anders Grøndal[9] | Anders Grøndal[9] | Roger Eilertsen[9] | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | P | 2, 5–6, 8 | |||
Jonathan Hirschi[13] | Jonathan Hirschi[13] | Vincent Landais[13] | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | R5 | M | 1 | |||
P | 5, 7, 9 | ||||||||
Victor Bellotto[22] | 11 | ||||||||
Hendrik Lategan[7] | Hendrik Lategan[7] | Barry White[7] | Škoda Fabia S2000 | S | TBA | 5 | |||
Gianluca Linari[9] | Gianluca Linari[9] | Nicola Arena[9] | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | R4 | P | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10–11, 13 | |||
Lotto Team[17] | Krzysztof Hołowczyc[17] | Łukasz Kurzeja[17] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | TBA | 7 | |||
Julien Maurin[13] | Julien Maurin[13] | Nicolas Klinger[13] | Ford Fiesta RRC | S | P | 1, 5–7, 9, 11–12 | |||
ME3 Rally Team[7] | Karl Kruuda[7] | Martin Järveoja[7] | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | P | 5–8 | |||
Motorsport Italia s.r.l.[9] | Max Rendina[9] | Mario Pizzuti[9] | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | R4 | P | 2–3, 5–6 | |||
Emanuele Inglesi | 7–9, 11, 13 | ||||||||
Nathan Quinn[16] | David Calder[16] | 10 | |||||||
Eyvind Brynildsen[14] | Anders Fredriksson[14] | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | 13 | |||||
Napoca Rally Academy[23] | Simone Tempestini[24] | Matteo Chiarcossi[24] | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | R4 | P | 2–4, 6 | |||
Marco Tempestini[7] | Dorin Pulpea[7] | 5, 7 | |||||||
Geronimo Padilla[19] | Geronimo Padilla[19] | Edgardo Galindo[19] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | TBA | 6 | |||
Scott Pedder[25] | Scott Pedder[25] | Dale Moscatt[25] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | D | 5–8 | |||
PH Sport[13] | Stéphane Lefebvre[13] | Stéphane Prevot[13] | Citroën DS3 RRC | S | M | 8 | |||
Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | 1, 3, 5–7 | |||||||
Quentin Giordano[14] | Valentin Sarreaud[14] | 13 | |||||||
Yuriy Protasov[10] | Yuriy Protasov[10] | Pavlo Cherepin[10] | Ford Fiesta RRC | S | P | 3–4, 6, 8, 10, 12–13 | |||
Peugeot Sport Slovakia[7] | Martin Koči[7] | Lukáš Kostka[7] | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | R5 | M | 5, 7–9, 12 | |||
Hubert Ptaszek[17] | Hubert Ptaszek[17] | Kamil Kozdroń[17] | Ford Fiesta S2000 | S | D | 7 | |||
Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | 13 | |||||||
Radoslaw Raczkowski[17] | Radoslaw Raczkowski[17] | Szymon Gospodarczyk[17] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | TBA | 7 | |||
RMC Motorsport[7] | Ramón Torres Fuentes[7] | David Vazquez Liste[7] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | D | 5–7, 12 | |||
Saintéloc Junior Team[13] | Craig Breen[26] | Scott Martin[13] | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | R5 | M | 1, 5, 8–9, 11–13 | |||
Jourdan Serderidis[13] | Jourdan Serderidis[13] | William Mergny[13] | Citroën DS3 R5 | R5 | M | 1 | |||
Frédéric Miclotte[10] | D | 3, 7, 9, 11–12 | |||||||
Škoda Motorsport[7] | Pontus Tidemand[7] | Emil Axelsson[7] | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | M | 5, 7–8, 11–13 | |||
Esapekka Lappi[7] | Janne Ferm[7] | 5–9, 11–12 | |||||||
Jan Kopecký[19] | Pavel Dresler[19] | 6, 9, 13 | |||||||
Škoda Motorsport II[20] | Jan Kopecký[20] | Pavel Dresler[20] | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | M | 12 | |||
Škoda Auto Deutschland[8] | Fabian Kreim[8] | Frank Christian[8] | Škoda Fabia R5 | R5 | M | 9 | |||
Zbigniew Staniszewski[17] | Zbigniew Staniszewski[17] | Bartłomiej Boba[17] | Peugeot 207 S2000 | S | TBA | 7 | |||
Styllex Slovak National Team[13] | Martin Koči[13] | Lukáš Kostka[13] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | M | 1 | |||
TAIF Rally Team[9] | Radik Shaymiev[9] | Maxim Tsvetkov[9] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | M | 2–5, 8 | |||
Mait Maarend[20] | Mihkel Kapp[20] | 12 | |||||||
Team ORECA[7] | Eric Camilli[7] | Benjamin Veillas[7] | Ford Fiesta R5 | R5 | M | 5–6, 8–9, 11–13 | |||
Teemu Suninen[27] | Mikko Markkula[27] | 9, 11–12 | |||||||
Pontus Tidemand[9] | Pontus Tidemand[9] | Emil Axelsson[23] | Ford Fiesta RRC | S | M | 2 | |||
TGS Worldwide[17] | Teemu Suninen[17] | Mikko Markkula[17] | Škoda Fabia S2000 | S | TBA | 7, 13 | |||
Dmitri Biryukov[8] | Evgeny Kalachev[8] | 9 | |||||||
Marco Vallario[13] | Marco Vallario[13] | Manuela Di Lorenzo[28] | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | R4 | D | 1 | |||
Barry White[13] | Hendrik Lategan[13] | Barry White[13] | Škoda Fabia S2000 | S | P | 1 | |||
Yazeed Racing[9] | Yazeed Al-Rajhi[9] | Michael Orr[9] | Ford Fiesta RRC | S | M | 2 | |||
P | 5–7, 10, 12 | ||||||||
Youth and Sports Qatar Rally Team[10] | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari[10] | Marshall Clarke[10] | Ford Fiesta RRC | S | M | 3 | |||
P | 4–6, 10, 12–13 | ||||||||
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R4 | Classification within Group R |
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S | Super 2000 |
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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