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

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.

Round	Dates	Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface
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 Rally de Portugal and Rally 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
Constructor	Team	Tyre	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
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
	Pierre-Louis Loubet^[7]	M	Pierre-Louis Loubet^[7]	Vincent Landais^[10]	11–13
	Kornél Lukács^[8]	M	Kornél Lukács^[8]	Márk Mesterházi^[8]	1
	Varga Racing Team^[7]	M	Kornél Lukács^[8]	Márk Mesterházi^[8]	5
	Matthieu Margaillan^[7]	M	Matthieu Margaillan^[7]	Mathilde Margaillan^[7]	5
	Matthieu Margaillan^[7]	M	Matthieu Margaillan^[7]	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
	Jean-René Perry^[7]	M	Jean-René Perry^[7]	Christopher Guieu^[10]	11
	Printsport^[8]	M	Ole Christian Veiby^[8]	Anders Jæger^[8]	1–2, 8, 11–13
	Printsport^[8]	M	Ole Christian Veiby^[8]	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
	Dean Raftery^[7]	M	Dean Raftery^[7]	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
Renault (Renault Clio R3T)	Team Renault Sport Technologies^[7]	TBA	Andrea Crugnola^[7]	Michele Ferrara^[7]	5–7, 9, 11–12

Rally summaries

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

Results and standings

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

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

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers

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

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams

Pos.	Team	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR	ITA	POL	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
1	Printsport	2	1			2			2			3	3	1	119
2	ACI Team Italia					4	3	2	3				1	2	103
3	Team Renault Sport Technologies					3	2	3		1		1	Ret		98
4	Hannu's Rally Team					1		1	1						75
5	Team ORECA					Ret	1		6						33
6	Abu Dhabi Racing					Ret			4			Ret	2	Ret	30
7	ADAC Team Weser-Ems	1													25
8	Equipe de France FFSA	3										2			15
9	Varga Racing Team					5									10
10	AKK Sports Team Finland								5						10
Pos.	Team	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR	ITA	POL	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
Source:^[14]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

References

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External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship
Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

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