2015 World Touring Car Championship

The 2015 World Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition organised by the FIA for Super 2000 cars.[1] It was the twelfth FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the eleventh since the series was revived in 2005. The championship comprised a Drivers Championship and a Manufacturers Championship,[1] which were won by José María López and Citroën respectively.[2]

José María López (pictured in 2014) won his second consecutive Drivers' Championship
Citroën won the Manufacturers Championship with its C-Elysée WTCC entries

Teams and drivers

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TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Manufacturer entries
Honda Racing Team JAS[3]Honda Civic WTCC2 Gabriele Tarquini[4]All
18 Tiago Monteiro[4]All
Citroën Total WTCC[5]Citroën C-Elysée WTCC9 Sébastien Loeb[5]All
33 Ma Qing Hua[6]All
37 José María López[5][7]All
68 Yvan Muller[5][8]All
Lada Sport Rosneft[9]Lada Vesta WTCC[9]10 Nick Catsburg[10]5–12
12 Robert Huff[9]All
14 Mikhail Kozlovskiy[11]2–3
15 James Thompson[9]1–3
46 Jaap van Lagen[12]4–8
47 Nicolas Lapierre[13]9–12
Independent entries
ROAL Motorsport[14]Chevrolet RML Cruze TC13 Tom Chilton[14]All
4 Tom Coronel[15]All
Zengő Motorsport[4]Honda Civic WTCC5 Norbert Michelisz[4]All
Campos Racing[16]Chevrolet RML Cruze TC17 Hugo Valente[16]All
27 John Filippi[17]All
70 Maťo Homola[18]6
95 Nasser Al-Attiyah[19]12
99 Tin Sritrai[20]11
ALL–INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport[17]Chevrolet RML Cruze TC18 Sabine Schmitz[21]4
26 Stefano D'Aste[22]All
Craft Bamboo[23]Chevrolet RML Cruze TC111 Grégoire Demoustier[23]All
Nika International[24][25]Honda Civic WTCC19 Rickard Rydell[24]1, 5, 7
29 Néstor Girolami[26]6, 8
Sébastien Loeb Racing[5]Citroën C-Elysée WTCC25 Mehdi Bennani[5][27]All
Proteam Racing[28]Honda Civic WTCC98 Dušan Borković[28]1–2


Team changes

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Mid season changes

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Calendar

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The 2015 schedule was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Doha, Qatar on 3 December 2014. The season is once again being contested over twenty-four races at twelve circuits, but will see several changes of venue. The races at Salzburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Beijing and Macau have been removed from the schedule. The Races of Germany and Portugal returned to the calendar. The race in Germany will be held at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit[33] while the Portuguese round will be held at the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, a street circuit 100 kilometres (62 miles) east of Porto. Two new races were added – in Thailand at Burinam and Qatar at the Losail.[34] On 23 January 2015, Twin Ring Motegi was announced as host of the Race of Japan.[35] On 30 June 2015, it was announced that the season finale at the Losail International Circuit would be moved to Friday 27 November, to prevent the event from clashing with a local political event and the season finales of the 2015 Formula One season. It will be the first time WTCC will race on a Friday.[36]

Rnd.RaceRace NameCircuitDate
11Race of Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo8 March
2
23Eurodatacar Race of Morocco Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan19 April
4
35MOL Group Race of Hungary Hungaroring3 May
6
47Race of Germany Nürburgring Nordschleife16 May
8
59Rosneft Race of Russia Moscow Raceway7 June
10
611Race of Slovakia Automotodróm Slovakia Ring21 June
12
713JVC Kenwood Race of France Circuit Paul Ricard28 June
14
815Oscaro Race of Portugal Circuito Internacional de Vila Real12 July
16
917JVC Kenwood Race of Japan Twin Ring Motegi13 September
18
1019Rosneft Race of China Shanghai International Circuit27 September
20
1121Race of Thailand Chang International Circuit1 November
22
1223DHL Race of Qatar Losail International Circuit27 November
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Points system

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Drivers Championship points were awarded on a 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race.[1]Points were also awarded on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first five places after the qualifying session.[1]

Manufacturers Championship points were awarded on the same basis as for the Drivers Championship.[1]Only the results obtained by the best two cars classified per manufacturer were taken into account.[1]All other cars of that same manufacturer were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned.[1]

Results and standings

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Races

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Compensation weights

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The most competitive cars keep a 60 kg compensation weight. The other cars get a lower one, calculated according to their results for the three previous rounds. The less the cars get some good results, the less they get a compensation weight, from 0 kg to 60 kg. For the first two rounds, all the cars had a 60 kg compensation weight.

Compensation weight comes into effect for the third round, in Hungary, with Citroën penalized by a maximum of 60 kg compensation weight, as the best results cars.[37]

CarHungaroringNürburgringMoscowSlovakia RingLe CastelletVila RealMotegiShanghaiBuriramLosail
Citroën C-Elysée WTCC+60 kg+60 kg+60 kg+60 kg+60 kg+60 kg+60 kg+60 kg+60 kg+60 kg
Honda Civic WTCC0 kg0 kg+20 kg+60 kg+40 kg+30 kg0 kg+40 kg+40 kg+40 kg
Chevrolet RML Cruze TC10 kg0 kg+40 kg+50 kg+20 kg+20 kg+10 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg
Lada Vesta WTCC0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg+20 kg+20 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg+10 kg

Results

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RaceRace NamePole PositionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning manufacturerIndependent winnerReport
1 Race of Argentina José María López José María López José María López Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Norbert MicheliszReport
2 Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Mehdi Bennani
3 Race of Morocco José María López José María López José María López Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Mehdi BennaniReport
4 José María López Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Tom Chilton
5 Race of Hungary Yvan Muller José María López José María López Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Hugo ValenteReport
6 Gabriele Tarquini Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport Honda Norbert Michelisz
7 Race of Germany José María López José María López José María López Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Norbert MicheliszReport
8 Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Mehdi Bennani
9 Race of Russia Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Tom ChiltonReport
10 Robert Huff Tiago Monteiro Honda Racing Team JAS Honda Norbert Michelisz
11 Race of Slovakia Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Hugo ValenteReport
12 Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Hugo Valente
13 Race of France Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Tom ChiltonReport
14 José María López José María López Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Norbert Michelisz
15 Race of Portugal José María López José María López José María López Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Norbert MicheliszReport
16 Ma Qing Hua Ma Qing Hua Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Norbert Michelisz
17 Race of Japan Norbert Michelisz Gabriele Tarquini José María López Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Norbert MicheliszReport
18 Tiago Monteiro Tiago Monteiro Honda Racing Team JAS Honda Hugo Valente
19 Race of China José María López José María López José María López Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Mehdi BennaniReport
20 Sébastien Loeb Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Mehdi Bennani
21 Race of Thailand José María López Sébastien Loeb José María López Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Mehdi BennaniReport
22 Gabriele Tarquini Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Tom Chilton
23 Race of Qatar José María López José María López José María López Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Mehdi BennaniReport
24 Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Citroën Total WTCC Citroën Norbert Michelisz

Championship standings

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Drivers' championship

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Pos.DriverARG
MAR
HUN
DEU
RUS
SVK
FRA
PRT
JPN
CHN
THA
QAT
 Pts. 
1 José María López112113136112221222233111512Ret113113118475
2 Yvan Muller2211512173111611322472515†251Ret3Ret61357
3 Sébastien Loeb331326452359733111Ret2215†634344221434356
4 Ma Qing Hua746231045955Ret55RetRet4436145510†2834252241
5 Gabriele Tarquini5475DSQ136433Ret6485453312Ret255157197
6 Norbert Michelisz678118144Ret73Ret8623442114†611Ret1273193
7 Tiago Monteiro4536Ret54Ret381897Ret5Ret91767DSQ89177
8 Mehdi Bennani135421211Ret7614RetRet7991110741057457225127
9 Hugo ValenteRetDNS1549328Ret2DNS12855Ret6Ret371028RetRetDNS346120
10 Robert HuffRetRet10Ret9RetRet744244RetRetDNS10983Ret56612Ret103
11 Tom Chilton881454739DNS6597Ret5581413Ret6RetDNS11†4131396
12 Nick Catsburg114Ret5RetRet1296RetRet43RetRetDNS95Ret41
13 Tom Coronel14†RetRetRet102Ret817†109101271211Ret7RetDNSRetDNS111239
14 Stefano D'Aste9Ret9614128Ret161411121415†13Ret149913†8817Ret28
15 Jaap van Lagen11910RetNC610118Ret16
16 Nicolas Lapierre118DSQ9RetDNS10108
17 James ThompsonNCRet117DNSDNS6
18 John FilippiRet1213813111210NC151214151315141311NC10Ret1114156
19 Néstor Girolami1011DSQ85
20 Grégoire Demoustier1210RetRet121013121513Ret13131416121213Ret1291018†115
21 Rickard Rydell109131111104
22 Tin Sritrai1093
23 Sabine Schmitz10111
 — Dušan Borković11RetDNSDNS0
 — Mikhail Kozlovskiy12RetRetRet0
 — Maťo Homola13150
 — Nasser Al-Attiyah16140
Pos.DriverARG
MAR
HUN
DEU
RUS
SVK
FRA
PRT
JPN
CHN
THA
QAT
 Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Manufacturers' Championship

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Pos.ManufacturerARG
MAR
HUN
DEU
RUS
SVK
FRA
PRT
JPN
CHN
THA
QAT
Points
1 Citroën1111111151111151111111111241111111111069
222222226222226222223222435223222222
2 Honda433635531433331654632333211652545743721
5447411854654753887454443412767512857
3 LadaNC5Ret105794Ret1147442436105118568534356369310360
RetRet11RetRetRetRet9104NC4RetRet1299118Ret49RetDNS10Ret
Pos.ManufacturerARG
MAR
HUN
DEU
RUS
SVK
FRA
PRT
JPN
CHN
THA
QAT
 Pts. 

Yokohama Trophies

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World Touring Car Championship promoter Eurosport Events organized the Yokohama Drivers' Trophy and the Yokohama Teams' Trophy within the 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship.

Yokohama Drivers' Trophy
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Pos.DriverARG
MAR
HUN
DEU
RUS
SVK
FRA
PRT
JPN
CHN
THA
QAT
 Pts. 
1 Norbert Michelisz67811814Ret73Ret86234214611Ret1273168
2 Mehdi Bennani13541211Ret7614RetRet7991110710574725164
3 Tom Chilton88144739DNS697Ret581413Ret6RetDNSRet41313124
4 Hugo ValenteRetDNS15938RetDNS12855Ret6Ret71028RetRetDNS36118
5 Stefano D'Aste9Ret9614128Ret16141112141513Ret1499138817Ret88
6 Tom Coronel14RetRetRet102Ret817†109101271211Ret7RetDNSRetDNS111278
7 Grégoire Demoustier1210RetRet121013121513Ret13131416121213Ret12910181172
8 John FilippiRet1213813111210NC151214151315141311Ret10Ret11141571
9 Tin Sritrai10910
10 Sabine Schmitz10119
11 Dušan Borković11RetDNSDNS5
12 Maťo Homola13154
13 Nasser Al-Attiyah16144
Pos.DriverARG
MAR
HUN
DEU
RUS
SVK
FRA
PRT
JPN
CHN
THA
QAT
 Pts. 
Yokohama Teams' Trophy
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All non-manufacturer teams were eligible to score points towards the Yokohama Teams' Trophy.

Pos.TeamARG
MAR
HUN
DEU
RUS
SVK
FRA
PRT
JPN
CHN
THA
QAT
 Pts. 
1 ROAL Motorsport88144729869710571211Ret6RetDNSRet41112191
14RetRetRet103RetDNS17†109Ret1281413Ret7RetDNSRetDNS1313
2 Campos RacingRet121383812101285515615710281010936182
RetDNS1591311RetDNSNC151214Ret13Ret141311RetRetRet111414
3 Zengő Motorsport67811814Ret73Ret86234214611Ret1273161
4 Sébastien Loeb Racing13541211Ret7614RetRet7991110710574725150
5 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport9Ret961412811161411121415†13Ret1499138817Ret89
10Ret
6 Craft-Bamboo1210RetRet121013121513Ret13131416121213Ret12910181164
7 Nika International109131110111110DSQ842
8 Proteam Racing11RetDNSDNS4
Pos.TeamARG
MAR
HUN
DEU
RUS
SVK
FRA
PRT
JPN
CHN
THA
QAT
 Pts. 

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

References

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