2015 World Rally Championship-3

The 2015 FIA 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 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, North America, South America and Oceania.

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2015 season

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 Rallies of Portugal and 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	Nat.	Team	Tyre	Nat.	Drivers	Nat.	Co-drivers	Rounds
Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T)		^[7]	M		^[7]		^[7]	5, 7–8, 11–13
		ADAC Team Weser-Ems^[8]	M		^[8]		^[8]	1
		^[9]	M		Jari Huttunen^[9]		^[9]	8
		^[8]	M		^[8]		^[8]	1
							^[7]	5
							^[10]	11
		^[7]	M		^[7]		^[7]	5, 7–8, 11–12
		Equipe de France FFSA^[8]	M		Yohan Rossel^[8]		^[8]	1, 11
		^[8]	M		^[8]		^[8]	1, 5, 7–8, 11–13
		Quentin Gilbert^[8]	M		Quentin Gilbert^[8]		Renaud Jamoul^[8]	1, 5, 7–8, 11–13
		^[7]	M		^[7]		Marko Salminen^[7]	5, 7–8
		^[8]	M		John Wartique^[8]		^[8]	1
		Pierre-Louis Loubet^[7]	M		Pierre-Louis Loubet^[7]		^[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]		^[8]	1
		^[7]	M		Kornél Lukács^[8]		^[8]	5
		^[7]	M		^[7]		^[7]	5
		^[7]	M		^[7]		^[9]	7–8
		Daniel McKenna^[8]	M		Daniel McKenna^[8]		^[8]	1, 5, 8
		^[7]	M		^[7]		^[7]	5, 7–8
		^[7]	M		^[7]		^[10]	11
		^[8]	M		Ole Christian Veiby^[8]		Anders Jæger^[8]	1–2, 8, 11–13
		^[8]	M		Ole Christian Veiby^[8]		^[7]	5
		^[7]	M		^[7]		^[7]	5, 7, 13
		^[7]	M		^[7]		^[7]	5
		^[7]	M		^[7]		^[11]	13
		^[8]	M		^[8]		^[8]	1
		Team ORECA^[7]	M		Teemu Suninen^[7]		^[7]	5–6, 8
		Simone Tempestini^[12]	M		Simone Tempestini^[12]		^[12]	1, 5, 7–8, 11–13
		^[10]	M		^[10]		^[10]	11
		^[10]	M		^[10]		^[10]	11
		Chris Ingram^[11]	M		Chris Ingram^[11]		^[11]	13
		^[11]	M		^[11]		^[11]	13
Peugeot (Peugeot 208 R2)		ACI Team Italia^[7]	P		Giuseppe Testa^[7]		^[7]	5–7
					^[7]		Simone Scattolin^[7]	5–8, 12–13
					^[9]		^[9]	7–8, 12–13
Renault (Renault Clio R3T)		^[13]	P		^[13]		^[13]	1
Renault (Renault Clio R3T)		Team Renault Sport Technologies^[7]	TBA		^[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		Citroën DS3 R3T	3:16:03.5	Report
3	Rally Mexico	No WRC-3 entries.					Report
4	Rally Argentina	No WRC-3 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		Team ORECA	Citroën DS3 R3T	5:54:13.8	Report
7	Rally Poland	Simone Tempestini		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		Michele Ferrara	Team Renault Sport Technologies	Renault Clio R3T	4:07:48.8	Report
10	Rally Australia	No WRC-3 entries.					Report
11	Tour de Corse	Simone Tempestini		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		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 World Rally Championship-3 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						6	2	10		1		2	Ret		70
5						10	3	5	Ret				3	2	59
6		Ret				13		6	4			4	2	4	50
7						3		3	2						48
8	Pierre-Louis Loubet					2		Ret	Ret			Ret	7	5	34
9	Teemu Suninen					Ret	1		11						25
10								7	6				5	Ret	24
11						4		EX	5			7			22
12		2													18
13						Ret		2						WD	18
14						Ret		9	7			Ret	6	Ret	16
15						8		8	9			Ret	8		14
16	Giuseppe Testa					14	4								12
17						Ret		4	Ret			Ret			12
18		5													10
19	Yohan Rossel	6										5			8
20														6	8
21		7													6
22	Kornél Lukács	8				11									4
23	Jari Huttunen								8						4
23		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 World Rally Championship-3 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		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		Ret				13		6	4			4	2	4	50
7	Marko Salminen					3		3	2						48
8						Ret	1		11						25
9								7	6				5	Ret	24
10						4		EX	5						22
11		2													18
12						Ret		2							18
13						2		Ret	Ret						18
14	Vincent Landais											Ret	7	5	16
15						Ret		9	7			Ret	6	Ret	16
16						8		8	9				8		14
17						14	4								12
18								4	Ret						12
19		5													10
20						5									10
21		6										5			8
23														6	8
23		7													6
24		8				11									4
25									8						4
26		9													2
27		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 World Rally Championship-3 for Teams[]

Pos.	Team	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR	ITA	POL	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
1		2	1			2			2			3	3	1	119
2						4	3	2	3				1	2	103
3	Team Renault Sport Technologies					3	2	3		1		1	Ret		98
4						1		1	1						75
5	Team ORECA					Ret	1		6						33
6						Ret			4			Ret	2	Ret	30
7	ADAC Team Weser-Ems	1													25
8	Equipe de France FFSA	3										2			15
9						5									10
10									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[]

^ "2013 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Beijing". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^ "The 2015 FIA World Rally Championship". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "VODAFONE RALLY DE PORTUGAL 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "Corsica returns to WRC calendar". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "World Motor Sport Council 2014 - Doha". FIA.com. FIA.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad "Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "58th Tour De Corse Entry List". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

External links[]

[1] "2013 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

[World_Motor_Sport_Council_2014-2] "World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Beijing". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[3] "The 2015 FIA World Rally Championship". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

[2015_calendar-4] "VODAFONE RALLY DE PORTUGAL 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[5] "Corsica returns to WRC calendar". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[WMSC-Doha2014-6] "World Motor Sport Council 2014 - Doha". FIA.com. FIA.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

[Rallye_de_Portugal_Entry_List-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al "2015 Vodafone Rally de Portugal: Entry List Accepted by the Organizer" (PDF). Rally de Portugal. Automóvel Club de Portugal. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

[Rallye_Monte_Carlo_Entry_List-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad "Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[Rally_Finland_Entry_List-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Entry List - Neste Oil Rally Finland 2015" (PDF). Rally Finland. AKK Sports Oy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

[58th_Tour_De_Corse_Entry_List-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "58th Tour De Corse Entry List". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[Wales_Rally_GB_Entry_List-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Wales Rally GB Entry List" (PDF). www.walesrallygb.com. walesrallygb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

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

[Rallye_Monte_Carlo_Entry_List_-_FIA-13] "Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List - FIA". www.FIA.com. FIA.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[fia-14] "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

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