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The 2015 World Rally Championship-3 is the third season of the World Rally Championship-3, 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 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 calendar is identical to that used by the World Rally Championship. The calendar was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Beijing in September 2014.[2] The season will maintain the same rallies as the 2014 season and will be contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, North and South America and Australia.
| Rnd. |
Dates |
Nat. |
Rally name |
Rally headquarters |
Surface |
| 1 |
22–25 January |
 |
83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo |
Gap, Hautes-Alpes |
Mixed |
| 2 |
12–15 February |
 |
63rd Rally Sweden |
Hagfors, Värmland |
Snow |
| 3 |
5–8 March |
 |
29º Rally México |
León, Guanajuato |
Gravel |
| 4 |
23–26 April |
 |
35º Rally Argentina |
Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba |
Gravel |
| 5 |
21–24 May |
 |
49º Rally de Portugal |
Matosinhos, Porto District[3] |
Gravel |
| 6 |
11–14 June |
 |
12º Rally d'Italia Sardegna |
Alghero, Sardinia |
Gravel |
| 7 |
2–5 July |
 |
72nd Rally Poland |
Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria |
Gravel |
| 8 |
30 July – 2 August |
 |
65th Rally Finland |
Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi |
Gravel |
| 9 |
20–23 August |
 |
33. Rallye Deutschland1 |
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate |
Tarmac |
| 10 |
10–13 September |
 |
24th Rally Australia |
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
Gravel |
| 11 |
1–4 October |
 |
Rallye de France1 |
Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud |
Tarmac |
| 12 |
22–25 October |
 |
51º Rally Catalunya – Costa Daurada |
Salou, Tarragona |
Mixed |
| 13 |
12–15 November |
 |
71st Wales Rally GB |
Deeside, Flintshire |
Gravel |
| Source:[2][4] |
Notes:
- ^1 — The Rallies of Germany and France are provisional inclusions subject to negotiation of a new agreement between their organisers and series promoters.[2]
Calendar changes
- The Rallye Monte Carlo will adopt Rally-2 regulations, allowing retired competitors to restart the event the next day with a time penalty.[3] Prior to 2015, the Rallye Monte Carlo was the only event being run without Rally-2 regulations.
- The Rallies of Portugal and Argentina will swap places in the calendar.[3]
- The Rally of Portugal will move from its base in the town of Faro in the Algarve region—where it had been headquartered from 2007 until 2014—and relocate to the country's north, its original home prior until its removal from the calendar in 2002.[3]
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.[5]
- 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.[5]
- 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.[5]
Teams and drivers
| Entries |
| Constructor |
Nat. |
Team |
Tyre |
Nat. |
Drivers |
Nat. |
Co-drivers |
Rounds |
Citroën
(Citroën DS3 R3T) |
 |
Abu Dhabi Racing[6] |
M |
|
Mohammed Al Mutawaa[6] |
|
Stephen McAuley[6] |
5, 7–8, 11–13 |
|
ADAC Team Weser-Ems[7] |
M |
|
Christian Riedemann[7] |
|
Michael Wenzel[7] |
1 |
|
AKK Sports Team Finland[8] |
M |
|
Jari Huttunen[8] |
|
Antti Linnaketo[8] |
8 |
|
Charlotte Dalmasso[7] |
M |
|
Charlotte Dalmasso[7] |
|
Marine Delon[7] |
1 |
|
Céline Rovira[6] |
5 |
|
Marion Renchet[9] |
11 |
 |
Federico Della Casa[6] |
M |
|
Federico Della Casa[6] |
|
Domenico Pozzi[6] |
5, 7–8, 11–12 |
|
Equipe de France FFSA[7] |
M |
|
Yohan Rossel[7] |
|
Benoît Fulcrand[7] |
1, 11 |
|
Terry Folb[7] |
M |
|
Terry Folb[7] |
|
Franck Le Floch[7] |
1, 5, 7–8, 11–13 |
|
Quentin Gilbert[7] |
M |
|
Quentin Gilbert[7] |
 |
Renaud Jamoul[7] |
1, 5, 7–8, 11–13 |
|
Hannu's Rally Team[6] |
M |
|
Henri Haapamäki[6] |
|
Marko Salminen[6] |
5, 7–8 |
|
J-Motorsport[7] |
M |
|
John Wartique[7] |
|
Gabin Moreau[7] |
1 |
|
Pierre-Louis Loubet[6] |
M |
|
Pierre-Louis Loubet[6] |
|
Victor Bellotto[6] |
5, 7–8 |
|
Vincent Landais[9] |
11–13 |
 |
Kornél Lukács[7] |
M |
|
Kornél Lukács[7] |
|
Márk Mesterházi[7] |
1 |
|
Varga Racing Team[6] |
5 |
|
Matthieu Margaillan[6] |
M |
|
Matthieu Margaillan[6] |
|
Mathilde Margaillan[6] |
5 |
|
Fabrice Gordon[8] |
7–8 |
 |
Daniel McKenna[7] |
M |
|
Daniel McKenna[7] |
|
Andrew Grennan[7] |
1, 5, 8 |
|
Jean-René Perry[6] |
M |
|
Jean-René Perry[6] |
|
Joshua Reibel[6] |
5, 7–8 |
|
Christopher Guieu[9] |
11 |
|
Printsport[7] |
M |
 |
Ole Christian Veiby[7] |
|
Anders Jæger[7] |
1–2, 8, 11–13 |
|
Stig Rune Skjærmoen[6] |
5 |
|
Osian Pryce[6] |
M |
|
Osian Pryce[6] |
|
Dale Furniss[6] |
5, 7, 13 |
|
Dean Raftery[6] |
M |
|
Dean Raftery[6] |
|
John Higgins[6] |
5 |
|
Arthur Kierans[10] |
13 |
|
Alessandro Re[7] |
M |
|
Alessandro Re[7] |
|
Giacomo Ciucci[7] |
1 |
|
Team ORECA[6] |
M |
|
Teemu Suninen[6] |
|
Mikko Markkula[6] |
5–6, 8 |
|
Simone Tempestini[11] |
M |
|
Simone Tempestini[11] |
|
Matteo Chiarcossi[11] |
1, 5, 7–8, 11–13 |
|
Jordan Berfa[9] |
M |
|
Jordan Berfa[9] |
|
Damien Augustin[9] |
11 |
|
Jean-Philippe Martini[9] |
M |
|
Jean-Philippe Martini[9] |
|
Ambroise Fieschi[9] |
11 |
|
Chris Ingram[10] |
M |
|
Chris Ingram[10] |
|
Gabin Moreau[10] |
13 |
|
William Wagner[10] |
M |
|
William Wagner[10] |
|
Kevin Parent[10] |
13 |
Peugeot
(Peugeot 208 R2) |
|
ACI Team Italia[6] |
P |
|
Giuseppe Testa[6] |
|
Emanuele Inglesi[6] |
5–7 |
|
Fabio Andolfi[6] |
|
Simone Scattolin[6] |
5–8, 12–13 |
|
Damiano De Tommaso[8] |
|
Massimiliano Bosi[8] |
7–8, 12–13 |
Renault
(Renault Clio R3T) |
|
Stéphane Consani[12] |
P |
|
Stéphane Consani[12] |
|
Maxime Vilmot[12] |
1 |
|
Team Renault Sport Technologies[6] |
TBA |
|
Andrea Crugnola[6] |
|
Michele Ferrara[6] |
5–7, 9, 11–12 |
Rally summaries
- Notes
- ^1 – The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened, as overcrowding caused the ninth stage to be cancelled for safety reasons.[13]
- ^2 – Rally Argentina was shortened, as the ninth stage was cancelled due to an incident involving Hayden Paddon in which six spectators were injured.[14]
- ^3 – Rally de Portugal was shortened, as forest fires caused the fifth stage to be cancelled for safety reasons.[15]
- ^4 – Rally Poland was shortened, as the fourteenth stage was cancelled for safety reasons.[16]
- ^5 – The Tour De Corse was shortened after a flood that damaged the roads caused the cancellation of the second and fourth stage. [17]
- ^6 – Rally RACC Catalunya was shortened after Sébastien Ogier car blocked the road after a crash on the last stage of the event.
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 World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers
|
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Points finish |
| Blue |
Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
| Black |
Excluded (EX) |
| Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank |
Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
|
FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers
|
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Points finish |
| Blue |
Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
| Black |
Excluded (EX) |
| Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank |
Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
|
FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Teams
|
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Points finish |
| Blue |
Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
| Black |
Excluded (EX) |
| Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank |
Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
|
References
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