2015 Junior World Rally Championship

The 2015 FIA Junior World Rally Championship was the fourteenth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.^[1]

The Junior World Rally Championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams contested six nominated European events, out of seven rounds,^[2] with all of their scores counting towards their final championship position. The drivers competed in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts with the 2014 homologated MAX Kit, using Michelin tyres.^[2] The winner received a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2016 FIA WRC2 championship.^[2]

Calendar[]

The final 2015 Junior World Rally Championship calendar consisted of seven European events (up from the six used in 2014), taken from the 2015 World Rally Championship.^[2]

Rnd.	Dates	Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface
1	22–25 January	Monte Carlo Rally	Gap, Hautes-Alpes	Mixed
2	21–24 May	Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto District^[3]	Gravel
3	2–5 July	Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel
4	30 July – 2 August	Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel
5	1–4 October	Tour de Corse^[4]	Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud	Tarmac
6	22–25 October	Rally de Catalunya	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed
7	12–15 November	Wales Rally GB	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel
Source:^[2]

Calendar changes[]

The total number of events will be seven, one higher than in 2014. Drivers still will only be able to compete on six events.^[2]
Rallye Deutschland was dropped in favour of the Monte Carlo Rally and the Rally de Catalunya.^[2]

Rule changes[]

The identical Citroën DS3 R3T provided by Citroën Racing, will be equipped with a MAX Kit that was homologated in 2014.
With the calendar elevated to seven events (up from the six of the 2014 season), drivers will have to nominate six events in which they will be able to score points.
The winner will receive a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2016 FIA WRC2 championship.^[2]

Entries[]

The following drivers competed in the championship.

Entries
No.	Nat.	Drivers	Nat.	Co-drivers	Rounds
51		^[5]		^[5]	1
				^[6]	2
				^[7]	5
52		Simone Tempestini^[8]		^[8]	1–4, 6–7
53		Ole Christian Veiby^[5]		^[5]	1, 3–7
53		Ole Christian Veiby^[5]		^[9]	2
54		Daniel McKenna^[5]		^[5]	1–2, 4
55		^[6]		^[6]	2–7
56		^[5]		^[5]	1
57		Yohan Rossel^[5]		^[5]	1, 5
58		^[5]		^[5]	1–2, 4–7
59		Kornél Lukács^[5]		^[5]	1–2
60		Quentin Gilbert^[5]		Renaud Jamoul^[5]	All
61		^[5]		^[5]	1
62		^[6]		Marko Salminen^[6]	2–4
63		^[6]		^[6]	2–6
64		^[6]		^[6]	2–3, 7
65		Pierre-Louis Loubet^[6]		^[6]	2–4
65		Pierre-Louis Loubet^[6]		Vincent Landais^[7]	5–7
66		^[6]		^[6]	2–4
66		^[6]		^[7]	5
67		^[6]		^[6]	2
67		^[6]		^[10]	7
68		^[6]		^[6]	2–3
68		^[6]		^[11]	4
69		Jari Huttunen^[11]		^[11]	4
70		^[7]		^[7]	5
76		^[7]		^[7]	5
78		Chris Ingram^[10]		^[10]	7
79		^[10]		^[10]	7

Rally summaries[]

Round	Event name	Winning driver	Winning co-driver	Winning Car	Winning time	Report
1	Monte Carlo Rally	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	4:08:32.7	Report
2	Rally de Portugal	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	4:03:52.5	Report
3	Rally Poland	Simone Tempestini		Citroën DS3 R3T	2:47:32.3	Report
4	Rally Finland	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	2:54:43.6	Report
5	Tour de Corse	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	3:57:01.2	Report
6	Rally de Catalunya	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	3:45:52.6	Report
7	Wales Rally GB	Ole Christian Veiby	Anders Jæger	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 Junior World Rally Championship for Drivers[]

Pos.	Driver	MON	POR	POL	FIN	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
1	Quentin Gilbert	1	1	7	1	1	1	^[12]	131
2	Ole Christian Veiby	3	5		3	4	7	1	83
3		Ret	11		4	2	2	2	66
4	Simone Tempestini	4	6	1	9		3	Ret	62
5			3	3	2				48
6	Pierre-Louis Loubet		2	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	3	43
7			4	EX	5	5			32
8			Ret	6	6	Ret	4	Ret	28
9			7	5	8	Ret	6		28
10	Yohan Rossel	5				3			25
11		2							18
12			Ret	2					18
13			Ret	4	Ret				12
14								4	12
15		6							8
16	Kornél Lukács	7	9						8
17	Jari Huttunen				7				6
18		8	10			Ret			5
19	Daniel McKenna	Ret	8		Ret				4
Pos.	Driver	MON	POR	POL	FIN	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
Source:^[13]

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 Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers[]

Pos.	Co-driver	MON	POR	POL	FIN	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
1	Renaud Jamoul	1	1	7	1	1	1		131
2	Anders Jæger	3			3	4	7	1	73
3		Ret	11		4	2	2	2	66
4		4	6	1	9		3	Ret	62
5	Marko Salminen		3	3	2				48
6			Ret	6	6		4	Ret	28
7			7	5	8		6		28
8		5				3			25
9	Vincent Landais					Ret	5	3	25
10			4	EX	5				22
11		2							18
12			Ret	2					18
13			2	Ret	Ret				18
14				4	Ret				12
15								4	12
16			5						10
17						5			10
18		6							8
19		7	9						8
20					7				6
21		8							4
22		Ret	8		Ret				4
23			10						1
Pos.	Co-driver	MON	POR	POL	FIN	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
Source:^[13]

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 Junior World Rally Championship for Nations[]

Pos.	Country	MON	POR	POL	FIN	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
1	France	1	1	4	1	1	1	2	155
2	Norway	3	3		3	2	5	1	98
3	Italy	4	4	1	6		2	Ret	75
4	Finland		2	3	2				51
5	Switzerland		5	5	5	Ret	4		42
6	United Arab Emirates		Ret	6	4	Ret	3	Ret	35
7	United Kingdom		Ret	2				Ret	18
8	Germany	2							18
9	Hungary	5	7						16
10	Belgium	WD						4	12
11	Ireland	Ret	6		Ret			Ret	8
Pos.	Country	MON	POR	POL	FIN	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
Source:^[13]

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[]

^ "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Junior WRC Evolves from 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ "VODAFONE RALLY DE PORTUGAL 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Beijing". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Rally Portugal Entry List". Rally de Portugal. Automóvel Club Portugal. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "58th Tour De Corse Entry List". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Twin targets for Tempestini". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Veiby advanced to second place in Junior WRC". EvenManagement.no. Even Management AS. Retrieved 14 June 2015. Ole and co-driver Stig Rune Skjærmoen were in second place and focused on finishing the stage and completing the day in a good way.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Wales Rally GB Entry List" (PDF). www.walesrallygb.com. walesrallygb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rally Finland Entry List" (PDF). www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
^ Quentin Gilbert competed and finished second, but did not receive any points.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

External links[]

[1] "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

[JWRC_Evolves-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Junior WRC Evolves from 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

[2015_calendar-3] "VODAFONE RALLY DE PORTUGAL 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[World_Motor_Sport_Council_2014-4] "World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Beijing". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[Rallye_Monte_Carlo_Entry_List-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[Rally_Portugal_Entry_List-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Rally Portugal Entry List". Rally de Portugal. Automóvel Club Portugal. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

[58th_Tour_De_Corse_Entry_List-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "58th Tour De Corse Entry List". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[Tempestini_for_JWRC_and_WRC2-8] "Twin targets for Tempestini". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

[9] "Veiby advanced to second place in Junior WRC". EvenManagement.no. Even Management AS. Retrieved 14 June 2015. Ole and co-driver Stig Rune Skjærmoen were in second place and focused on finishing the stage and completing the day in a good way.

[Wales_Rally_GB_Entry_List-10] "Wales Rally GB Entry List" (PDF). www.walesrallygb.com. walesrallygb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

[Rally_Finland_Entry_List-11] "Rally Finland Entry List" (PDF). www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

[12] Quentin Gilbert competed and finished second, but did not receive any points.

[fia-13] "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

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