2015 Rally Sweden

Motor racing event for rally cars 2015 Rally Sweden 63rd Rally Sweden 2 of 13 2015 World Rally Championship 2015 Monte Carlo Rally 2015 Rally México File:Sébastien Ogier Rally Sweden 2015 002.jpg Hagfors, Värmland County 12 15 February 2015 21 308.00 Snow FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 54 40 The 2015 Rally Sweden was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 12 and 15 February 2015. It marked the sixty-third running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2015 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.Rally Calendar Overview http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/calendar/calendar/page/671-206-16--.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 15 March 2015 29 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171229111111/http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/calendar/calendar/page/671-206-16--.html dead Sébastien Ogier won the rally on the last stage to extend his lead in the drivers' championship. The rally started with Pontus Tidemand, competing in a WRC-2 Ford Fiesta RRC, winning the Thursday night super special stage in Karlstad.SS1: Tidemand springs surprise 12 February 2015 http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2015/tidemand-surprise/page/2181--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 22 March 2015 Ogier took the lead on Friday's opening stage, with teammate Jari-Matti Latvala chasing him for the lead. Volkswagen's third driver, Andreas Mikkelsen gained the lead on the ninth stage, after Ogier and Latvala both hit snow banks, dropping to 4th and 23rd respectively.SS8/SS9: Mikkelsen on top after Torsby drama http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2015/mikkelsen-leads/page/2189--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 13 February 2015 22 March 2015 Mikkelsen kept the lead until Saturday's final stage, where Hyundai's Thierry Neuville took the lead after fitting new tyres for the stage; Mikkelsen and Ogier were both in contention however, at deficits of 1.5 and 9.6 seconds respectively.Neuville vaults into Sweden lead http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2015/sweden-leg-2-round-up/page/2197--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 14 February 2015 22 March 2015 Mikkelsen regained the lead on Sunday's opening stage, and held a three-second lead over Ogier ahead of the final stage, Värmullsåsen, which was also the event's power stage, offering additional drivers' championship points.SS20: Final stage thriller awaits http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2015/ogier-closes/page/2205--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 15 February 2015 22 March 2015 Running in reverse order to their rally positions, Ogier bested Neuville's time for the stage – ultimately, the stage's fastest time – and just after he completed the stage, Mikkelsen hit a snow bank and lost 40 seconds to fall behind Neuville in the standings as well. Ott Tänak finished fourth to record his best WRC result since 2012, while Hayden Paddon recorded his best WRC finish – replacing the injured Dani Sordo – in fifth position. Next in the order was British duo Elfyn Evans and Kris Meeke, Martin Prokop finished eighth ahead of Yuriy protasov, who took his first WRC stage win, on the Kirkenær stage. Completing the championship points was Mads Østberg, who was in position for a podium spot, until he hit a snow bank on the eleventh stage.SS11/SS12: Østberg falls back http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2015/ostberg-off/page/2194--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 14 February 2015 22 March 2015 He also scored an extra point by finishing third on the power stage. After the last stage, Volkswagen Motorsport decided to retire Latvala's car – he had managed to recover up the order to 12th place – due to a rules loophole in relation to the following event, Rally México.WRC Rally Sweden: VW retires Jari-Matti Latvala's car at finish http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117698 Autosport Haymarket Publications 15 February 2015 22 March 2015 Entry list No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Cl. Eligibility 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC RC1 M 2 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila DEU Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC RC1 M 3 GBR Kris Meeke IRL Paul Nagle FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC RC1 M 4 NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC RC1 M 5 GBR Elfyn Evans GBR Daniel Barritt GBR M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC RC1 M 6 EST Ott Tänak EST Raigo Mõlder GBR M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC RC1 M 7 BEL Thierry Neuville BEL Nicolas Gilsoul DEU Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC RC1 M 8 NZL Hayden Paddon NZL John Kennard DEU Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC RC1 M 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC RC1 T 14 NOR Henning Solberg AUT Ilka Minor NOR Adapta Motorsport AS Ford Fiesta RS WRC RC1 16 POL Robert Kubica POL Maciej Szczepaniak POL Robert Kubica Ford Fiesta RS WRC RC1 17 UKR Yuriy Protasov UKR Pavlo Cherepin GBR M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC RC1 18 POL Michał Sołowow POL Maciej Baran POL Synthos Cersanit Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC RC1 20 NLD Kevin Abbring GBR Sebastian Marshall DEU Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC RC1 T 21 CZE Martin Prokop CZE Jan Tománek CZE Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC RC1 T 31 SAU Yazeed Al-Rajhi GBR Michael Orr SAU Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC RC2 WRC-2 32 FRA Stéphane Lefebvre BEL Stéphane Prévot FRA PH Sport Citroën DS3 R5 RC2 33 ITA Max Rendina ITA Mario Pizzuti ITA Motorsport Italia s.r.l. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RC2 WRC-2 36 SWE Fredrik Åhlin NOR Morten Erik Abrahamsen SWE Fredrik Åhlin Ford Fiesta R5 RC2 WRC-2 37 ITA Lorenzo Bertelli ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RS WRC RC1 T 38 NOR Anders Grøndal NOR Roger Eilertsen NOR Anders Grøndal Citroën DS3 R5 RC2 WRC-2 39 SWE Pontus Tidemand SWE Emil Axelsson SWE Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RRC RC2 WRC-2 40 FIN Jari Ketomaa FIN Kaj Lindström GBR Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta R5 RC2 WRC-2 41 UKR Valeriy Gorban UKR Volodymyr Korsia UKR Eurolamp World Rally Team Mini John Cooper Works S2000 RC2 WRC-2 42 UKR Oleksiy Kikireshko EST Kuldar Sikk UKR Eurolamp World Rally Team Mini John Cooper Works S2000 RC2 WRC-2 43 RUS Radik Shaymiev RUS Maxim Tsvetkov RUS TAIF Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 RC2 WRC-2 44 POL Jarosław Kołtun POL Ireneusz Pleskot POL C-Rally Ford Fiesta R5 RC2 WRC-2 45 ITA Gianluca Linari ITA Nicola Arena ITA Gianluca Linari Subaru Impreza WRX STi RC2 WRC-2 53 NOR Ole Christian Veiby NOR Anders Jæger FIN Printsport Citroën DS3 R3T RC3 WRC-3 71 NOR Eyvind Brynildsen SWE Anders Fredriksson GBR Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta RRC RC2 WRC-2 72 SWE Robin Friberg SWE Stefan Gustavsson SWE Robin Friberg Citroën DS3 R5 RC2 74 NOR Frank Tore Larsen NOR Torstein Eriksen NOR Frank Tore Larsen Ford Fiesta R5 RC2 75 SWE Thomas Thunström SWE Jörgen Lindahl SWE Thomas Thunström Citroën DS3 R5 RC2 Results Event standings Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Overall classification 1 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:55:30.5 0.0 28 25 points for first place, 3 points for Power Stage 2 7 BEL Thierry Neuville BEL Nicolas Gilsoul DEU Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:55:36.9 +6.4 20 18 points for second place, 2 points for Power Stage 3 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 2:56:10.3 +39.8 15 4 6 EST Ott Tänak EST Raigo Mőlder GBR M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:57:56.5 +2:26.0 12 5 8 NZL Hayden Paddon NZL John Kennard DEU Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 2:59:02.0 +3:31.5 10 6 5 GBR Elfyn Evans GBR Daniel Barritt GBR M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:59:23.5 +3:53.0 8 7 3 GBR Kris Meeke IRL Paul Nagle FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2:59:36.3 +4:05.8 6 8 21 CZE Martin Prokop CZE Jan Tománek CZE Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 2:59:56.5 +4:26.0 4 9 17 UKR Yuriy Protasov UKR Pavlo Cherepin GBR M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:01:02.7 +5:32.2 2 10 4 NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:02:21.4 +6:50.9 2 1 point for tenth place, 1 point for Power Stage WRC-2 standings 1 (13.) 40 FIN Jari Ketomaa FIN Kaj Lindström GBR Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:05:07.4 0.0 25 2 (14.) 71 NOR Eyvind Brynildsen SWE Anders Fredriksson GBR Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:04:40.0 +32.6 18 3 (15.) 41 UKR Valeriy Gorban UKR Volodymyr Korsia UKR Eurolamp World Rally Team Mini John Cooper Works S2000 WRC-2 3:08:34.8 +3:27.4 15 4 (16.) 31 KSA Yazeed Al-Rajhi GBR Michael Orr KSA Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:08:47.6 +2:40.2 12 5 (17.) 39 SWE Pontus Tidemand SWE Emil Axelsson SWE Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:08:50.9 +3:43.5 10 6 (18.) 36 SWE Fredrik Åhlin NOR Morten Erik Abrahamsen SWE Fredrik Åhlin Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:09:42.0 +4:34.6 8 7 (23.) 44 POL Jaroslaw Koltun POL Ireneusz Pleskot POL C-Rally Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:17:26.5 +12:19.1 6 8 (24.) 42 UKR Oleksiy Kikireshko EST Kuldar Sikk UKR Eurolamp World Rally Team Mini John Cooper Works S2000 WRC-2 3:19:33.1 +14:25.7 4 9 (25.) 81 ITA Simone Tempestini ITA Matteo Chiarcossi ROU Napoca Rally Academy Subaru Impreza WRX STi WRC-2 3:23:58.0 +18:50.6 2 10 (26.) 38 NOR Anders Grøndal NOR Roger Eilertsen NOR Anders Grøndal Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-2 3:26:54.4 +21:47.0 1 WRC-3 standings 1 (21.) 53 NOR Ole Christian Veiby NOR Anders Jæger FIN Printsport Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 3:16:03.5 0.0 25 Special stages Day Stagenumber Stage name Length Stage winner Car Car numberNo. Car number Team Time Avg. spd. Average speed through stage Rally leader 12 Feb SS1 SWE Karlstad Super-Special 1 1.90 km SWE Pontus TidemandSWE Emil Axelsson 39 SWE Pontus Tidemand 1:32.1 74.27 km/h SWE Pontus TidemandSWE Emil Axelsson 13 Feb SS2 SWE Torsby 1 14.76 km FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia 1 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 8:36.6 102.86 km/h FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia SS3 SWE Röjden 11 1 NOR 18.73 km FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia 1 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 9:59.4 112.49 km/h SS4 NOR Finnskogen 1 20.76 km FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila 2 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 11:03.1 112.71 km/h SS5 NOR Kirkenær 1 7.07 km FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia 1 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 5:26.7 77.91 km/h SS6 NOR Kirkenær 2 7.07 km UKR Yuriy ProtasovUKR Pavlo Cherepin 17 GBR M-Sport World Rally Team 5:34.4 76.11 km/h SS7 NOR Finnskogen 2 20.76 km FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila 2 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 11:04.3 112.50 km/h SS8 SWE Röjden 21 1 NOR 18.73 km NOR Andreas MikkelsenNOR Ola Fløene 9 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II 10:01.1 112.17 km/h SS9 SWE Torsby 2 14.76 km BEL Thierry NeuvilleBEL Nicolas Gilsoul 7 DEU Hyundai Motorsport 8:40.4 102.11 km/h NOR Andreas MikkelsenNOR Ola Fløene SS10 SWE Karlstad Super-Special 2 1.90 km FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia 1 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 1:34.5 72.38 km/h 15 Feb SS11 SWE Fredriksberg 1 18.15 km NOR Andreas MikkelsenNOR Ola Fløene 9 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II 10:33.9 103.08 km/h SS12 SWE Rämmen 1 22.76 km FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia 1 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 11:36.5 117.64 km/h SS13 SWE Hagfors Sprint 1 1.87 km FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia 1 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 1:51.2 60.54 km/h SS14 SWE Vargåsen 1 24.63 km FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia 1 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 13:34.1 108.92 km/h SS15 SWE Fredriksberg 2 18.15 km BEL Thierry NeuvilleBEL Nicolas Gilsoul 7 DEU Hyundai Motorsport 10:27.6 104.11 km/h SS16 SWE Rämmen 2 22.76 km GBR Kris MeekeIRE Paul Nagle 3 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 11:38.5 117.30 km/h SS17 SWE Hagfors Sprint 1 1.87 km POL Robert KubicaPOL Maciek Szczepaniak 16 POL Robert Kubica 1:57.1 57.49 km/h SS18 SWE Vargåsen 2 24.63 km BEL Thierry NeuvilleBEL Nicolas Gilsoul 7 DEU Hyundai Motorsport 13:24.4 110.23 km/h BEL Thierry NeuvilleBEL Nicolas Gilsoul 15 Feb SS19 SWE Lesjöfors 15.00 km FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia 1 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 9:05.8 98.94 km/h NOR Andreas MikkelsenNOR Ola Fløene SS20 SWE Värmullsåsen 1 15.87 km FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila 2 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 8:14.1 115.63 km/h SS21 SWE Värmullsåsen 2 (Power stage) 15.87 km FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia 1 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 8:05.6 117.65 km/h FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia Notes: 1 1 — The Röjden stage started in Sweden and finished in Norway after crossing the Sweden-Norway border. Power Stage The "Power stage" was the second running of the 15.87 km mi on Värmullsåsen stage at the end of the rally, which awarded championship points to the fastest three drivers through the stage. Pos. Stage positionDriverCarTimeDiff. Time difference to firstPts Points awarded 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:05.6 0.0 3 2 BEL Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 8:10.4 +4.8 2 3 NOR Mads Østberg Citroën DS3 WRC 8:15.5 +9.9 1 References External links http://www.rallysweden.com/ Results at eWRC.com Sweden Category:Swedish Rally Rally Category:21st century in Värmland County