2015 Monte Carlo Rally

2015 Monte Carlo Rally 83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
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Host country	Monaco
Rally base	Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run	22 – 25 January 2015
Stages	15 (335.48 km; 208.46 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac and snow
Results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport
Crews	94 at start, 78 at finish

The 2015 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 January 2015. It marked the eighty-third running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2015 World Rally Championship, WRC-2, WRC-3, Junior World Rally Championship and FIA R-GT Cup seasons.^[1]

Defending World Champion Sébastien Ogier started the season with a win in Monte Carlo, his second consecutive in the principality and the 25th of his WRC career. Returning nine-time World Champion Sébastien Loeb was the early leader of the rally, losing first position to Ogier on the seventh stage after a spin while negotiating a hairpin bend. On the next stage, Loeb hit a rock and lost a total of six minutes, before retiring in the following liaison section.^[2] This gave Ogier a lead of almost two minutes over Volkswagen team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala. Despite being unable to monitor his rivals' split times during the stages under new rules, Ogier blended a controlled pace with safe tyre choices through the final two days to seal the victory.^[3] Latvala finished second, also taking one power stage point, with Andreas Mikkelsen completing a one-two-three for Volkswagen Motorsport. Citroën's Mads Østberg finished the event in fourth position. Hyundai Motorsport duo Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo finished in fifth and sixth, split by 0.8 seconds. M-Sport's Elfyn Evans finished seventh, having dropped time after he damaged his car's rear suspension against a wall. Evans finished ahead of Loeb, who rejoined under rally-2 rules and won two power stage points. The top ten was completed by Martin Prokop and Kris Meeke, who won the power stage to take three additional points.^[3]

In the support classes, Stéphane Lefebvre won WRC-2 in 12th position overall,^[4] Quentin Gilbert finished as the best WRC-3/JWRC runner in 22nd place,^[5] just ahead of the FIA R-GT Cup winner François Delecour.

Entry list[]

Notable entrants No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre 1 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M 2 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M 3 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC M 5 M-Sport Ltd WRC Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 6 M-Sport Ltd WRC Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 7 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M 8 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M 9 Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Volkswagen Polo R WRC M 12 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M 14 Henning Solberg WRC Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 15 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Bryan Bouffier Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 16 RK M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Robert Kubica Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC P 17 WRC Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Citroën DS3 WRC P 18 Sébastien Chardonnet WRC Sébastien Chardonnet Citroën DS3 WRC M 19 WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 21 Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta RS WRC P 32 PH Sport WRC-2 Stéphane Lefebvre Stéphane Prévot Citroën DS3 R5 M 33 WRC-2 Citroën DS3 R5 M 34 Saintéloc Junior Team WRC-2 Craig Breen Scott Martin Peugeot 208 T16 R5 M 35 Jourdan Serderidis WRC-2 Jourdan Serderidis Citroën DS3 R5 M 36 Julien Maurin WRC-2 Julien Maurin Ford Fiesta RRC P 37 WRC Lorenzo Bertelli Ford Fiesta RS WRC P 38 WRC-2 Antonio Pascale Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X D 39 Eric Camilli WRC-2 Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 M 40 Jonathan Hirschi WRC-2 Jonathan Hirschi Vincent Landais Peugeot 208 T16 R5 M 41 WRC-2 Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia S2000 P 42 WRC-2 Škoda Fabia S2000 P 43 WRC-2 Martin Koči Ford Fiesta R5 M 51 WRC-3 JWRC Citroën DS3 R3T Max M 52 Simone Tempestini WRC-3 JWRC Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T Max M 53 WRC-3 JWRC Ole Christian Veiby Citroën DS3 R3T Max M 54 Daniel McKenna WRC-3 JWRC Daniel McKenna Citroën DS3 R3T Max M 56 WRC-3 JWRC Citroën DS3 R3T Max M 57 Équipe de France FFSA WRC-3 JWRC Yohan Rossel Citroën DS3 R3T Max M 58 WRC-3 JWRC Citroën DS3 R3T Max M 59 Kornél Lukács WRC-3 JWRC Kornél Lukács Citroën DS3 R3T Max M 60 Quentin Gilbert WRC-3 JWRC Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T Max M 61 ADAC Weser-Ems WRC-3 JWRC Citroën DS3 R3T Max M 76 WRC-2 Subaru Impreza STi R4 D M 78 WRC-2 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X M 84 WRC-3 Renault Clio R3T P

Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible to score manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible to score manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered to take part in WRC-2 championship WRC-3 Registered to take part in WRC-3 championship JWRC Registered to take part in Junior World Rally championship

Results[]

Event standings[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
Overall classification
1	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:36:40.2	0.0	25
2	2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:37:38.2	+58.0	19
3	9	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene		Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:38:52.5	+2:12.3	15
4	12	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:39:23.8	+2:43.6	12
5	7	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:39:52.3	+3:12.1	10
6	8	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:39:53.1	+3:12.9	8
7	5	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:42:03.9	+5:23.7	6
8	4	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:45:14.9	+8:34.7	6
9	21	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Jipocar Czech National Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:46:35.0	+9:54.8	2
10	3	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:47:35.8	+10:55.6	3
WRC-2 standings
1 (12.)	32	Stéphane Lefebvre	Stéphane Prévot	PH Sport	Citroën DS3 R5	WRC-2	3:49:36.7	0.0	25
2 (13.)	34	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Saintéloc Junior Team	Peugeot 208 T16 R5	WRC-2	3:51:50.7	+2:14.0	18
3 (14.)	41				Škoda Fabia S2000	WRC-2	3:52:03.7	+2:27.0	15
4 (15.)	39	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	Eric Camilli	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3:54:36.4	+4:59.7	12
5 (19.)	40	Jonathan Hirschi	Vincent Landais	Jonathan Hirschi	Peugeot 208 T16 R5	WRC-2	3:59:29.5	+9:52.8	10
6 (21.)	33				Citroën DS3 R5	WRC-2	4:06:43.7	+17:17.0	8
7 (66.)	78				Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	WRC-2	4:52:15.9	+1:02:39.2	6
8 (75.)	38				Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	WRC-2	5:14:44.3	+1:25:07.6	4
WRC-3 standings
1 (22.)	60	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Citroën DS3 R3T Max	WRC-3	4:08:32.7	0.0	25
2 (24.)	61			ADAC Weser-Ems	Citroën DS3 R3T Max	WRC-3	4:10:56.4	+2:23.7	18
3 (25.)	53	Ole Christian Veiby	Anders Jæger		Citroën DS3 R3T Max	WRC-3	4:12:04.1	+3:31.4	15
4 (27.)	52	Simone Tempestini		Simone Tempestini	Citroën DS3 R3T Max	WRC-3	4:14:01.1	+5:28.4	12
5 (31.)	84				Renault Clio R3T	WRC-3	4:17:57.6	+9:24.9	10
6 (33.)	57	Yohan Rossel		Équipe de France FFSA	Citroën DS3 R3T Max	WRC-3	4:20:00.4	+11:27.7	8
7 (35.)	56				Citroën DS3 R3T Max	WRC-3	4:20:37.2	+12:04.5	6
8 (43.)	59	Kornél Lukács		Kornél Lukács	Citroën DS3 R3T Max	WRC-3	4:28:35.1	+20:02.4	4
9 (61.)	51				Citroën DS3 R3T Max	WRC-3	4:47:43.1	+39:10.4	2
JWRC standings
1 (22.)	60	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Citroën DS3 R3T Max	JWRC	4:08:32.7	0.0	25
2 (24.)	61			ADAC Weser-Ems	Citroën DS3 R3T Max	JWRC	4:10:56.4	+2:23.7	18
3 (25.)	53	Ole Christian Veiby	Anders Jæger		Citroën DS3 R3T Max	JWRC	4:12:04.1	+3:31.4	15
4 (27.)	52	Simone Tempestini		Simone Tempestini	Citroën DS3 R3T Max	JWRC	4:14:01.1	+5:28.4	12
5 (33.)	57	Yohan Rossel		Équipe de France FFSA	Citroën DS3 R3T Max	JWRC	4:20:00.4	+11:27.7	8
6 (35.)	56				Citroën DS3 R3T Max	JWRC	4:20:37.2	+12:04.5	6
7 (43.)	59	Kornél Lukács		Kornél Lukács	Citroën DS3 R3T Max	JWRC	4:28:35.1	+20:02.4	4
8 (61.)	51				Citroën DS3 R3T Max	JWRC	4:47:43.1	+39:10.4	2
Source: [1]

Special stages[]

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Championship standings after the event[]

WRC[]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 25 2 Jari-Matti Latvala 19 3 Andreas Mikkelsen 15 4 Mads Østberg 12 5 Thierry Neuville 10

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 43 2 Hyundai Motorsport 27 3 M-Sport World Rally Team 12 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 12 5 Jipocar Czech National Team 6

Other[]

WRC2 Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Stéphane Lefebvre 25 2 Craig Breen 18 3 Armin Kremer 15 4 Eric Camilli 12 5 Jonathan Hirschi 10

WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Quentin Gilbert 25 2 18 3 Ole Christian Veiby 15 4 Simone Tempestini 12 5 10

JWRC Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Quentin Gilbert 25 2 18 3 Ole Christian Veiby 15 4 Simone Tempestini 12 5 Yohan Rossel 10

FIA R-GT Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 François Delecour 25 2 Romain Dumas 18 3 Marc Duez 15

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• The official website of the World Rally Championship