2015 WRC3 Championship

The 2015 FIA WRC3 Championship is the third season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed 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]

Stéphane Lefebvre is the defending champion, as he won the 2014 title.

Calendar

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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, the Americas and Oceania.

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2015 season
Round Dates Rally name Rally headquarters Surface
1 22–25 January Monaco Monte Carlo Rally Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France Mixed
2 13–15 February Sweden Rally Sweden Hagfors, Värmland Snow
3 6–8 March Mexico Rally Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel
4 24–26 April Argentina Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel
5 22–24 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel
6 12–14 June Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel
7 3–5 July Poland Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel
8 31 July–2 August Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel
9 21–23 August Germany Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac
10 11–13 September Australia Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Gravel
11 2–4 October France Tour de Corse Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud Tarmac
12 23–25 October Spain Rally de Catalunya Salou, Tarragona Mixed
13 13–15 November United Kingdom 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

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Regulation changes

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  • 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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Entries
Constructor Nat. Team Tyre Nat. Drivers Nat. Co-drivers Rounds
Citroën
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Racing[7] M United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Mutawaa[7] United Kingdom Stephen McAuley[7] 5, 7–8, 11–13
Germany ADAC Team Weser-Ems[8] M Germany Christian Riedemann[8] Germany Michael Wenzel[8] 1
Finland AKK Sports Team Finland[9] M Finland Jari Huttunen[9] Finland Antti Linnaketo[9] 8
France Charlotte Dalmasso[8] M France Charlotte Dalmasso[8] France Marine Delon[8] 1
France Céline Rovira[7] 5
France Marion Renchet[10] 11
Switzerland Federico Della Casa[7] M Switzerland Federico Della Casa[7] Italy Domenico Pozzi[7] 5, 7–8, 11–12
France Equipe de France FFSA[8] M France Yohan Rossel[8] France Benoît Fulcrand[8] 1, 11
France Terry Folb[8] M France Terry Folb[8] France Franck Le Floch[8] 1, 5, 7–8, 11–13
France Quentin Gilbert[8] M France Quentin Gilbert[8] Belgium Renaud Jamoul[8] 1, 5, 7–8, 11–13
Finland Hannu's Rally Team[7] M Finland Henri Haapamäki[7] Finland Marko Salminen[7] 5, 7–8
Belgium J-Motorsport[8] M Belgium John Wartique[8] France Gabin Moreau[8] 1
France Pierre-Louis Loubet[7] M France Pierre-Louis Loubet[7] France Victor Bellotto[7] 5, 7–8
France Vincent Landais[10] 11–13
Hungary Kornél Lukács[8] M Hungary Kornél Lukács[8] Hungary Márk Mesterházi[8] 1
Hungary Varga Racing Team[7] 5
France Matthieu Margaillan[7] M France Matthieu Margaillan[7] France Mathilde Margaillan[7] 5
France Fabrice Gordon[9] 7–8
Republic of Ireland Daniel McKenna[8] M Republic of Ireland Daniel McKenna[8] Republic of Ireland Andrew Grennan[8] 1, 5, 8
France Jean-René Perry[7] M France Jean-René Perry[7] France Joshua Reibel[7] 5, 7–8
France Christopher Guieu[10] 11
Finland Printsport[8] M Norway Ole Christian Veiby[8] Norway Anders Jæger[8] 1–2, 8, 11–13
Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen[7] 5
United Kingdom Osian Pryce[7] M United Kingdom Osian Pryce[7] United Kingdom Dale Furniss[7] 5, 7, 13
Republic of Ireland Dean Raftery[7] M Republic of Ireland Dean Raftery[7] Republic of Ireland John Higgins[7] 5
Republic of Ireland Arthur Kierans[11] 13
Italy Alessandro Re[8] M Italy Alessandro Re[8] Italy Giacomo Ciucci[8] 1
France Team ORECA[7] M Finland Teemu Suninen[7] Finland Mikko Markkula[7] 5–6, 8
Romania Simone Tempestini[12] M Romania Simone Tempestini[12] Italy Matteo Chiarcossi[12] 1, 5, 7–8, 11–13
France Jordan Berfa[10] M France Jordan Berfa[10] France Damien Augustin[10] 11
France Jean-Philippe Martini[10] M France Jean-Philippe Martini[10] France Ambroise Fieschi[10] 11
United Kingdom Chris Ingram[11] M United Kingdom Chris Ingram[11] France Gabin Moreau[11] 13
Belgium William Wagner[11] M Belgium William Wagner[11] France Kevin Parent[11] 13
Peugeot
(Peugeot 208 R2)
Italy ACI Team Italia[7] P Italy Giuseppe Testa[7] Italy Emanuele Inglesi[7] 5–7
Italy Fabio Andolfi[7] Italy Simone Scattolin[7] 5–8, 12–13
Italy Damiano De Tommaso[9] Italy Massimiliano Bosi[9] 7–8, 12–13
Renault
(Renault Clio R3T)
France Stéphane Consani[13] P France Stéphane Consani[13] France Maxime Vilmot[13] 1
France Team Renault Sport Technologies[7] TBA Italy Andrea Crugnola[7] Italy Michele Ferrara[7] 5–7, 9, 11–12

Rally summaries

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Round Event name Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning Entry Winning Car Winning time Report
1 Monaco Monte Carlo Rally  France Quentin Gilbert Belgium Renaud Jamoul France Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T 4:08:32.7 Report
2 Sweden Rally Sweden   Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Anders Jæger Finland Printsport Citroën DS3 R3T 3:16:03.5 Report
3 Mexico Rally Mexico   No WRC3 entries. Report
4 Argentina Rally Argentina   No WRC3 entries. Report
5 Portugal Rally de Portugal   France Quentin Gilbert Belgium Renaud Jamoul France Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T 4:03:52.5 Report
6 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna   Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula France Team ORECA Citroën DS3 R3T 5:54:13.8 Report
7 Poland Rally Poland   Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Matteo Chiarcossi Italy Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T 2:47:32.3 Report
8 Finland Rally Finland   France Quentin Gilbert Belgium Renaud Jamoul France Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T 2:54:43.6 Report
9 Germany Rallye Deutschland   Italy Andrea Crugnola Italy Michele Ferrara France Team Renault Sport Technologies Renault Clio R3T 4:07:48.8 Report
10 Australia Rally Australia   No WRC3 entries. Report
11 France Tour de Corse   Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Matteo Chiarcossi Italy Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T 2:57:39.0 Report
12 Spain Rally Catalunya   France Quentin Gilbert Belgium Renaud Jamoul France Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T 3:45:52.6 Report
13 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB   Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Anders Jæger Finland Printsport Citroën Ds3 R3T 3:36:38.0 Report

Results and standings

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Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers

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Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 France Quentin Gilbert 1 1 11 1 3 1 3 115
2 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 3 1 5 3 6 9 1 92
3 Romania Simone Tempestini 4 7 1 10 1 4 Ret 81
4 Italy Andrea Crugnola 6 2 10 1 2 Ret 70
5 Italy Fabio Andolfi 10 3 5 Ret 3 2 59
6 France Terry Folb Ret 13 6 4 4 2 4 50
7 Finland Henri Haapamäki 3 3 2 48
8 France Pierre-Louis Loubet 2 Ret Ret Ret 7 5 34
9 Finland Teemu Suninen Ret 1 11 25
10 Italy Damiano De Tommaso 7 6 5 Ret 24
11 France Jean-René Perry 4 EX 5 7 22
12 Germany Christian Riedemann 2 18
13 United Kingdom Osian Pryce Ret 2 WD 18
14 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Mutawaa Ret 9 7 Ret 6 Ret 16
15 Switzerland Federico Della Casa 8 8 9 Ret 8 14
16 Italy Giuseppe Testa 14 4 12
17 France Matthieu Margaillan Ret 4 Ret Ret 12
18 France Stéphane Consani 5 10
19 France Yohan Rossel 6 5 8
20 Belgium William Wagner 6 8
21 Italy Alessandro Re 7 6
22 Hungary Kornél Lukács 8 11 4
23 Finland Jari Huttunen 8 4
23 France Charlotte Dalmasso 9 12 Ret 2
24 Republic of Ireland Daniel McKenna Ret 9 Ret 2
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
Source:[14]
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)

FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers

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Pos. Co-driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 Belgium Renaud Jamoul 1 1 11 1 3 1 3 115
2 Norway Anders Jæger 3 1 3 6 9 1 82
3 Italy Matteo Chiarcossi 4 7 1 10 1 4 Ret 81
4 Italy Michele Ferrara 6 2 10 1 2 Ret 70
5 Italy Simone Scattolin 10 3 5 Ret 3 2 59
6 France Franck Le Floch Ret 13 6 4 4 2 4 50
7 Finland Marko Salminen 3 3 2 48
8 Finland Mikko Markkula Ret 1 11 25
9 Italy Massimiliano Bosi 7 6 5 Ret 24
10 France Joshua Reibel 4 EX 5 22
11 Germany Michael Wenzel 2 18
12 United Kingdom Dale Furniss Ret 2 18
13 France Victor Bellotto 2 Ret Ret 18
14 France Vincent Landais Ret 7 5 16
15 United Kingdom Stephen McAuley Ret 9 7 Ret 6 Ret 16
16 Italy Domenico Pozzi 8 8 9 8 14
17 Italy Emanuele Inglesi 14 4 12
18 France Fabrice Gordon 4 Ret 12
19 France Maxime Vilmot 5 10
20 Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen 5 10
21 France Benoît Fulcrand 6 5 8
23 Belgium Kevin Parent 6 8
23 Italy Giacomo Ciucci 7 6
24 Hungary Márk Mesterházi 8 11 4
25 Finland Antti Linnaketo 8 4
26 France Marine Delon 9 2
27 Republic of Ireland Andrew Grennan Ret 9 Ret 2
Pos. Co-driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
Source:[14]
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)

FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams

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Pos. Team MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 Finland Printsport 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 119
2 Italy ACI Team Italia 4 3 2 3 1 2 103
3 France Team Renault Sport Technologies 3 2 3 1 1 Ret 98
4 Finland Hannu's Rally Team 1 1 1 75
5 France Team ORECA Ret 1 6 33
6 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Racing Ret 4 Ret 2 Ret 30
7 Germany ADAC Team Weser-Ems 1 25
8 France Equipe de France FFSA 3 2 15
9 Hungary Varga Racing Team 5 10
10 Finland AKK Sports Team Finland 5 10
Pos. Team MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
POL
Poland
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
Source:[14]
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)

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