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
RoundDatesRally nameRally headquartersSurface
122–25 January Monte Carlo RallyGap, Hautes-Alpes, FranceMixed
213–15 February Rally SwedenHagfors, VärmlandSnow
36–8 March Rally MexicoLeón, GuanajuatoGravel
424–26 April Rally ArgentinaVilla Carlos Paz, CórdobaGravel
522–24 May Rally de PortugalMatosinhos, PortoGravel
612–14 June Rally Italia SardegnaAlghero, SardiniaGravel
73–5 July Rally PolandMikołajki, Warmia-MasuriaGravel
831 July–2 August Rally FinlandJyväskylä, Keski-SuomiGravel
921–23 August Rallye DeutschlandTrier, Rhineland-PalatinateTarmac
1011–13 September Rally AustraliaCoffs Harbour, New South WalesGravel
112–4 October Tour de CorseAjaccio, Corse-du-SudTarmac
1223–25 October Rally de CatalunyaSalou, TarragonaMixed
1313–15 November Wales Rally GBDeeside, FlintshireGravel
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
ConstructorNat.TeamTyreNat.DriversNat.Co-driversRounds
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

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RoundEvent nameWinning driverWinning co-driverWinning EntryWinning CarWinning timeReport
1 Monte Carlo Rally  Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Quentin GilbertCitroën DS3 R3T4:08:32.7Report
2 Rally Sweden   Ole Christian Veiby Anders Jæger PrintsportCitroën DS3 R3T3:16:03.5Report
3 Rally Mexico  No WRC3 entries.Report
4 Rally Argentina  No WRC3 entries.Report
5 Rally de Portugal   Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Quentin GilbertCitroën DS3 R3T4:03:52.5Report
6 Rally Italia Sardegna   Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Team ORECACitroën DS3 R3T5:54:13.8Report
7 Rally Poland   Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi Simone TempestiniCitroën DS3 R3T2:47:32.3Report
8 Rally Finland   Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Quentin GilbertCitroën DS3 R3T2:54:43.6Report
9 Rallye Deutschland   Andrea Crugnola Michele Ferrara Team Renault Sport TechnologiesRenault Clio R3T4:07:48.8Report
10 Rally Australia  No WRC3 entries.Report
11 Tour de Corse   Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi Simone TempestiniCitroën DS3 R3T2:57:39.0Report
12 Rally Catalunya   Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Quentin GilbertCitroën DS3 R3T3:45:52.6Report
13 Wales Rally GB   Ole Christian Veiby Anders Jæger PrintsportCitroën Ds3 R3T3:36:38.0Report

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 
Points251815121086421

FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers

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Pos.DriverMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
AUS
FRA
ESP
GBR
Points
1 Quentin Gilbert11111313115
2 Ole Christian Veiby315369192
3 Simone Tempestini4711014Ret81
4 Andrea Crugnola621012Ret70
5 Fabio Andolfi1035Ret3259
6 Terry FolbRet136442450
7 Henri Haapamäki33248
8 Pierre-Louis Loubet2RetRetRet7534
9 Teemu SuninenRet11125
10 Damiano De Tommaso765Ret24
11 Jean-René Perry4EX5722
12 Christian Riedemann218
13 Osian PryceRet2WD18
14 Mohammed Al MutawaaRet97Ret6Ret16
15 Federico Della Casa889Ret814
16 Giuseppe Testa14412
17 Matthieu MargaillanRet4RetRet12
18 Stéphane Consani510
19 Yohan Rossel658
20 William Wagner68
21 Alessandro Re76
22 Kornél Lukács8114
23 Jari Huttunen84
23 Charlotte Dalmasso912Ret2
24 Daniel McKennaRet9Ret2
Pos.DriverMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
AUS
FRA
ESP
GBR
Points
Source:[14]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers

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Pos.Co-driverMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
AUS
FRA
ESP
GBR
Points
1 Renaud Jamoul11111313115
2 Anders Jæger31369182
3 Matteo Chiarcossi4711014Ret81
4 Michele Ferrara621012Ret70
5 Simone Scattolin1035Ret3259
6 Franck Le FlochRet136442450
7 Marko Salminen33248
8 Mikko MarkkulaRet11125
9 Massimiliano Bosi765Ret24
10 Joshua Reibel4EX522
11 Michael Wenzel218
12 Dale FurnissRet218
13 Victor Bellotto2RetRet18
14 Vincent LandaisRet7516
15 Stephen McAuleyRet97Ret6Ret16
16 Domenico Pozzi889814
17 Emanuele Inglesi14412
18 Fabrice Gordon4Ret12
19 Maxime Vilmot510
20 Stig Rune Skjærmoen510
21 Benoît Fulcrand658
23 Kevin Parent68
23 Giacomo Ciucci76
24 Márk Mesterházi8114
25 Antti Linnaketo84
26 Marine Delon92
27 Andrew GrennanRet9Ret2
Pos.Co-driverMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
AUS
FRA
ESP
GBR
Points
Source:[14]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams

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Pos.TeamMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
AUS
FRA
ESP
GBR
Points
1 Printsport2122331119
2 ACI Team Italia432312103
3 Team Renault Sport Technologies32311Ret98
4 Hannu's Rally Team11175
5 Team ORECARet1633
6 Abu Dhabi RacingRet4Ret2Ret30
7 ADAC Team Weser-Ems125
8 Equipe de France FFSA3215
9 Varga Racing Team510
10 AKK Sports Team Finland510
Pos.TeamMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
POR
ITA
POL
FIN
GER
AUS
FRA
ESP
GBR
Points
Source:[14]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References

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