2015 World Rally Championship

43rd season of the World Rally Championship World Rally Championship FIA World Rally Championship World Drivers' Champion:Sébastien OgierWorld Co-drivers' Champion:Julien IngrassiaWorld Manufacturers' Champion:Volkswagen Motorsport 2015 Support series:WRC2WRC3Junior WRC thumb|220px|Sébastien Ogier successfully defended the drivers' title. thumb|220px|The Volkswagen Polo R WRC, car entered by Volkswagen Motorsport, who successfully defended manufacturers' title. The 2015 FIA World Rally Championship was the 43rd season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and drivers contest thirteen rallies across four continents, competing for the FIA World Rally Championships for Drivers and Manufacturers. The WRC-2, WRC-3 and Junior WRC championships are run in support of the premier championship. Sébastien Ogier started the season as the defending drivers' champion.http://www.racer.com/latest-stories/item/110242-ogier-clinches-wrc-title-with-victory Ogier clinches WRC title with victory racer.com 26 October 2014 27 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141026204516/http://www.racer.com/latest-stories/item/110242-ogier-clinches-wrc-title-with-victory 2014-10-26 dead His team, Volkswagen Motorsport, were the defending manufacturers' champions.Ogier fends off Latvala to clinch Rally Australia https://speedcafe.com/ogier-fends-latvala-clinch-rally-australia/ Tom Howard SpeedCafe.com 14 September 2014 14 September 2014 Both Ogier and Volkswagen Motorsport claimed their third consecutive drivers' and manufacturers' championships with 3 rounds to spare by winning in Rally Australia. Calendar The 2015 calendar was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Beijing in September 2014.World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Beijing http://www.fia.com/news/world-motor-sport-council-2014-beijing FIA.com 12 September 2014 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 12 September 2014 The season maintained the same rallies as the 2014 season and was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Americas and Oceania. thumb|right|A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2015 season Round Dates Rally name Rally headquarters Surface 1 22–25 January MCO Monte Carlo Rally Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France Mixed Snow and tarmac 2 13–15 February SWE Rally Sweden Hagfors, Värmland Snow 3 6–8 March MEX Rally Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel 4 24–26 April ARG Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 5 22–24 May PRT Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 6 12–14 June ITA Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 7 3–5 July POL Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel 8 31 July–2 August FIN Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 9 21–23 August DEU Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 10 11–13 September AUS Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Gravel 11 2–4 October FRA Tour de Corse Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud Tarmac 12 23–25 October ESP Rally de Catalunya Salou, Tarragona Mixed Tarmac and gravel 13 13–15 November GBR Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire GravelSource:The 2015 FIA World Rally Championship http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/calendar/calendar/page/671-206-16--.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 31 December 2014 29 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171229111111/http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/calendar/calendar/page/671-206-16--.html dead Notes: 1 1 — The Rallies of Germany and France were provisional inclusions subject to negotiation of a new agreement between their organisers and series promoters. Calendar changes The Rallye Monte Carlo adopted Rally-2 regulations, allowing retired competitors to restart the event the next day with a time penalty.VODAFONE RALLY DE PORTUGAL 2015 http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/calendar/portugal-2015/page/695--695-682-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 15 January 2015 15 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150115085748/http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/calendar/portugal-2015/page/695--695-682-.html dead Prior to 2015, the Rallye Monte Carlo was the only event being run without Rally-2 regulations. The Rally de Portugal and Rally Argentina swapped places in the calendar. 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. 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.http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2015/corsica-return/page/2159--12-12-.html Corsica returns to WRC calendar WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 6 February 2015 17 February 2015 Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers are scheduled to compete in the World Rally Championship during the 2015 season: +World Rally Car entries eligible to score manufacturer points Manufacturer Car Entrant Tyre No. Car number Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo R WRC DEU Volkswagen Motorsporthttps://speedcafe.com/vw-commits-wrc-2019/ VW commits to new WRC program SpeedCafe 11 June 2014 13 September 2014 Michelin 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia All 2 FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaVW keeps Ogier, Latvala, Mikkelsen in 2015 World Rally Championship http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116458 Autosport.com 23 October 2014 23 October 2014 Haymarket Publications FIN Miikka AnttilaRallye Monte Carlo Entry List http://acm.mc/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RAMC-2015-List-of-entries-in-seeded-order.pdf ACM.com Automobile Club de Monaco 29 December 2014 All DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene 2, 4–13 Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Michelin 3 UK Kris Meekehttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116809 Kris Meeke keeps Citroen World Rally Championship drive for 2015 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 18 November 2014 20 November 2014 IRL Paul Nagle All 4 FRA Sébastien Loebhttp://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/11/24/sebastien-loeb-to-make-wrc-return-in-monte-carlo/ Sébastien Loeb to make WRC return in Monte Carlo TouringCarTimes 24 November 2014 25 November 2014Loeb Return for Rallye Monte Carlo http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/november/citroen-monte/page/1981--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 25 November 2014 MON Daniel Elena 1 NOR Mads ØstbergMads Ostberg keeps Citroen World Rally Championship drive for 2015 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117039 David Evans Autosport.com 4 December 2014 SWE Jonas Andersson 2–9, 11–13 FRA Stéphane Lefebvrehttp://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/september/ostberg-out/page/2773--12-12-.html Østberg ruled out after recce shunt WRC Promoter GmbH 9 September 2015 9 September 2015 BEL Stéphane Prevot 10 Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC UK M-Sport World Rally Team Michelin 5 UK Elfyn Evans UK Daniel Barritt All 6 EST Ott TänakM-Sport confirms Evans and Tänak http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/a-team-with-potential-m-sport-confirm-evans-and-taenak.html M-Sport M-Sport World Rally Team 21 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129092301/http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/a-team-with-potential-m-sport-confirm-evans-and-taenak.html 2014-11-29 dead EST Raigo Mõlder All CZE Jipocar Czech National Team Pirelli 21 CZE Martin Prokop2015 FIA WRC for Manufacturers – List of entrants http://www.fia.com/2015-fia-wrc-manufacturers-list-entrants FIA.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 24 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224133905/http://www.fia.com/2015-fia-wrc-manufacturers-list-entrants 2014-12-24 dead CZE Jan Tománek 1–9, 11–13 ITA FWRT s.r.l. Pirelli 37 ITA Lorenzo Bertelli ITA Giovanni Bernacchini 1–5 ITA Lorenzo GranaiRally Poland Entry List http://www.rajdpolski.pl/pliki/zawodnicy/2015/entry_list_-_lotos_72nd_rally_poland.pdf rajdpolski.pl rajdpolski.pl 14 June 2015 6–13 Hyundai Hyundai i20 WRC KOR Hyundai Motorsport Michelin 7 BEL Thierry Neuvillehttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114201/ Sordo keen to remain with Hyundai for 2015 WRC David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 30 June 2014 13 September 2014 BEL Nicolas Gilsoul 1–12 ESP Dani Sordohttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121309 Hyundai demotes Thierry Neuville to second WRC team for Rally GB Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 12 October 2015 22 October 2015 ESP Marc Martí 13 8 ESP Dani SordoDavid Evans Dani Sordo gets expanded Hyundai WRC deal for 2015 and 2016 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116608 Autosport.com 4 November 2014 ESP Marc Martí 1, 3–9, 11–12 NZL Hayden PaddonInjured Sordo misses Sweden http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2015/sordo-bike-crash/page/2157--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 5 February 2015 5 February 2015 NZL John Kennard 2, 10, 13 KOR Hyundai Motorsport N Michelin 20 NED Kevin AbbringHyundai adds Abbring for 2015 http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/january-2015/hyundai-abbring/page/2056--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 13 January 2015 15 January 2015Abbring listed for four rounds http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2015/abbring-rallies/page/2147--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 2 February 2015 2 February 2015 GBR Sebastian Marshall 2 NZL Hayden PaddonHayden Paddon stays with Hyundai for 2015 World Rally Championship http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117151 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 15 December 2014 15 December 2014 NZL John Kennardpaddon inks new deal with Hyundai http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/december/paddon-signs/page/2019--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 15 December 2014 3–9, 11–12 SPA Dani SordoHyundai promotes Paddon for Coffs http://www.rallyaustralia.com.au/hyundai-promotes-paddon-for-coffs/ rallyaustralia.com National Media Office-Media Accreditation 20 August 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924084554/http://www.rallyaustralia.com.au/hyundai-promotes-paddon-for-coffs/ dead SPA Marc Martí 10 BEL Thierry Neuville BEL Nicolas Gilsoul 13 +World Rally Car entries ineligible to score manufacturer points Manufacturer Car Entrant Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Michelin NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson 1 ARE Khalid Al Qassimihttp://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ENTRY-LIST-RA15-FIA-31-3-15.pdf Rally Argentina 2015 Entry list 31 March 2015 Rally Argentina Rally Argentina Secretariat 1 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110204/http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ENTRY-LIST-RA15-FIA-31-3-15.pdf 2015-04-02 dead GBR Chris Patterson 4–6, 8, 12 FRA Stéphane Lefebvrehttp://www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de/docs/wrc/2015/static/179/WRC_Germany2015_Entrylist_15_07_31.pdf ADAC Rallye Deutschland Entry List 31 July 2015 ADAC Rallye Deutschland ADAC RallyeBüro 2 August 2015 24 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150824031616/http://www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de/docs/wrc/2015/static/179/WRC_Germany2015_Entrylist_15_07_31.pdf dead BEL Stéphane Prevot 9, 11, 13 FRA PH Sport Michelin FRA Stéphane Lefebvrehttp://www.rallyracc.com/2015/descargas/inscritos.pdf Rally RACC Entry List 6 October 2015 Rally RACC Costa Daurada RACC Automóvil Club 6 October 2015 BEL Stéphane Prevot 12 FRA Sébastien Chardonnet FRA Thibault De La Haye 1 ITA D-Max Racing Pirelli UKR Yuriy Protasov UKR Pavlo Cherepin 1 Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR M-Sport World Rally Team Michelin FRA Bryan BouffierBryan Bouffier to contest Monte Carlo Rally in an M-Sport Ford http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117198 Autosport.com 19 December 2014 FRA Xavier Panseri 1 FRA Thibault De La Haye58th Tour De Corse Entry List http://www.ewrc-results.com/startlist.php?e=19499&t=Tour-de-Corse-2015 eWRC-results.com 12 September 2015 11 FIN Juho HänninenRally Finland Entry List http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi/site/assets/files/2092/neste_oil_rally_finland_2015_entry_list.pdf www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi nesteoilrallyfinland.fi 4 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705100853/http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi/site/assets/files/2092/neste_oil_rally_finland_2015_entry_list.pdf 2015-07-05 dead FIN Tomi Tuominen 8 Pirelli UKR Yuriy Protasovhttp://www.rallysweden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Official-Entry-List-2015.pdf Rally Sweden 2015: Entry list 21 January 2015 Rally Sweden Svenska Bilsportförbundet 21 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150123013214/http://www.rallysweden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Official-Entry-List-2015.pdf 2015-01-23 dead UKR Pavlo Cherepin 2 RUS Alexey Lukyanuk RUS Alexey Arnautov 8 POL RK World Rally Team Pirelli POL Robert KubicaDavid Evans Robert Kubica confirms return to the WRC in 2015 in Ford Fiesta http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117220 Autosport.com 23 December 2014 POL Maciek Szczepaniak 1–9, 11–13 NOR Adapta MotorsportRally Mexico Entry List http://www.rallymexico.com/files/rep/EntryListMx15.pdf 13 February 2015 Rally Mexico RallyMex 14 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150213183155/http://www.rallymexico.com/files/rep/EntryListMx15.pdf 2015-02-13 dead Michelin NOR Henning Solberg AUT Ilka Minor 1–2, 8, 13 ITA GP Racing Team Michelin FRA Jean-Michel Raoux FRA Thomas Escartefigue 1 POL Synthos Cersanit Rally Team Pirelli POL Michał Sołowow POL Maciek Baran 2 ITA Motorsport Italia Pirelli MEX Benito Guerra ESP Borja Rozada 3 GBR Graham Coffey Rally Team Pirelli GBR Graham Coffey GER Jenny Gäbler 9 CZE Jipocar Czech National Team Pirelli SVK Jaroslav Melichárek SVK Erik Melichárek 9 BEL First Motorsport Michelin FRA Stéphane Sarrazin FRA Jacques-Julien Renucci 11 IRL Combilift RallyingWales Rally GB Entry List http://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/WRGB_Entry_List_INT_FIA_APPROVED_2015-10-26.pdf www.walesrallygb.com www.walesrallygb.com 28 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160205070019/http://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/WRGB_Entry_List_INT_FIA_APPROVED_2015-10-26.pdf 5 February 2016 dead Pirelli IRL Josh Moffett IRL John Rowan 13 IRL Sam Moffett IRL Karl Atkinson 13 Hyundai Hyundai i20 WRC KOR Hyundai Motorsport N Michelin NED Kevin Abbring GBR Sebastian Marshall 7, 9, 11, 13 Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo R WRC DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II Michelin NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene 1, 3 Driver changes Mikko Hirvonen retired from rallying at the World Championship at the end of the 2014 season.https://speedcafe.com/mikko-hirvonen-calls-time-wrc-career/ Mikko Hirvonen call time on his WRC career Speedcafe 6 November 2014 6 November 2014 His place was taken by Ott Tänak, who returned to the World Rally Championship after a season in the sport's second-tier category, WRC2. Nine-time World Champion Sébastien Loeb returned to the series for the Monte Carlo Rally, competing in a Citroën DS3 WRC with the Citroën World Rally Team. Mads Østberg remains with the team, driving a non-manufacturer DS3 in Monte Carlo before taking over from Loeb later in the season. Changes Regulation changes Competitors who fail to contest a special stage without being able to show cause receive a seven-minute time penalty. Selected rounds of the 2015 season are included in the newly created FIA R-GT Cup—with the remaining rounds taken from the European Rally Championship calendar—for Grand Touring cars entered under Group R-GT regulations.http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/september/gt-cup/page/1799--12-12-.html WRC welcomes FIA R-GT Cup WRC.com WRC Promoter 29 September 2014 2 October 2014 The running order is in championship order for the first two legs of the rally. On the last leg, P1 and P2 crews run in reverse classification order.WRC starting order and rally format from 2015 announced http://www.fia.com/news/fia-world-rally-championship-0 FIA.com 2 July 2012 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 5 November 2014 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.World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Doha http://www.fia.com/news/world-motor-sport-council-2014-doha FIA.com 3 December 2014 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 3 December 2014 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. Rally summaries Round 1 — Monte Carlo Rally Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 MON Monte Carlo Rally(22–25 January) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:36:40.2 (15)1 1a14 (355.48 km)1 1b335.55 km 94 78 2 2 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:37:38.2 3 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene GER Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:38:52.5 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,Pettit Vince WRC 2015: Rallye Monte-Carlo – Day 1 Report – Loeb is back! http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2015/01/wrc-2015-rallye-monte-carlo-day-1-report-loeb-back/ theCheckeredFlag.co.uk 23 January 2015 3 June 2015 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.Ogier takes charge in Monte Carlo http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/january-2015/monte-leg-2-wrc/page/2103--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 23 January 2015 26 January 2015 This gave Ogier a lead of almost two minutes over Volkswagen teammate 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.Ogier Nets third Monte Carlo Win http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/january-2015/ogier-wins-monte/page/2128--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 25 January 2015 26 January 2015 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. Round 2 — Rally Sweden Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 2 SWE Rally Sweden(12–15 February) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:55:30.5 21 308.00 km 44 40 2 7 BEL Thierry NeuvilleBEL Nicolas Gilsoul KOR Hyundai Motorsport (Hyundai i20 WRC) 2:55:36.9 3 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene GER Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:56:10.3 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 WRC2 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 17 February 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 17 February 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 17 February 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 17 February 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 17 February 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 17 February 2015 Round 3 — Rally Mexico Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 3 MEX Rally Mexico(6–9 March) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 4:19:13.4 21 394.21 km 30 23 2 4 NOR Mads ØstbergSWE Jonas Andersson FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team (Citroën DS3 WRC) 4:20:32.2 3 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene GER Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 4:20:38.5 Sébastien Ogier began the event by winning the shakedown, before the rally proper opened with a night-time special stage in the tunnels of Guanajuato city, a World Heritage Site as denoted by UNESCO. Thierry Neuville became the first leader of the event by winning the stage, in front of Lorenzo Bertelli.Kris Meeke ends British drought with first win http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118683 Autosport.com Autosport.com 1 May 2015 The second day of the event began with the first gravel section of the 2015 season, where Ogier took the opportunity to jump into the lead despite having the difficult task of sweeping the roads; he had been doing so as the championship leader. On the third stage, Ott Tänak lost control of his Ford Fiesta RS WRC and left the road, with his car falling into a reservoir. Tänak and co-driver Raigo Mõlder managed to evacuate the car before it submerged. Kris Meeke, who won the stage that Tänak crashed out on, crashed out of the rally on the following stage, irreversibly damaging his Citroën DS3 WRC. The morning also saw the retirements of Robert Kubica and Hayden Paddon. Thierry Neuville was driving quickly in second overall when he crashed on the eighth stage, leaving Jari-Matti Latvala in second position at the end of the second day. Tänak's car was recovered from the reservoir, and the M-Sport World Rally Team were able to repair the car for use the next day. However, the car failed just after leaving service, and the car was retired for the day. Tänak did compete on the final trio of stages and was able to finish the rally in 22nd overall. On the final day, Latvala started in pursuit of Ogier, but he would ultimately finish 15th overall after broken suspension caused damage to a rear wheel. Ogier ultimately won his fifth successive rally, collecting maximum points with a power stage win. The fight for second place was between Mads Østberg and Andreas Mikkelsen, with Østberg prevailing by 6.3 seconds. Elfyn Evans matched his best WRC result in fourth, in front of Hyundai's Dani Sordo, returning from injury. Round 4 — Rally Argentina Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 4 ARG Rally Argentina(23–26 April) — Results and report 1 3 GBR Kris Meeke IRL Paul Nagle FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC) 3:41:44.9 (12)2 2a11 (315,86 km)2 2b292,81 km 60 26 2 4 NOR Mads ØstbergSWE Jonas Andersson FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC) 3:42:03.0 3 6 GBR Elfyn Evans GBR Daniel Barritt GBR M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta WRC) 3:45:12.3 Kris Meeke won a WRC rally for the first time in his career, the first time a British driver had won a WRC event since the 2002 World Rally Championship season Safari Rally, which was won by Colin McRae. Meeke dedicated the victory to McRae, who had been his mentor. This event was the first time Citroën had won a rally since (2013 Rallye Deutschland), and the first one-two since 2012 Rally Finland, as Mads Østberg finished second. Elfyn Evans, in a Ford Fiesta WRC, took the first podium of his career. This event was the first time Volkswagen hadn't finished on the podium since their return to the WRC. The rally was notable for its high level of attrition; only five World Rally Cars finished the event without experiencing mechanical problems. The second stage saw double world champion Sébastien Ogier stop with an injector problem,Kris Meeke takes lead, Sebastien Ogier retires early http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118657 Autosport.com Autosport.com 1 May 2015 whilst Lorenzo Bertelli also retired on this stage.http://www.crash.net/wrc/results/218120/1/rally-argentina-wrc-result.html WRC Rally Argentina: Result Crash.net 26 April 2015 7 May 2015 On the following stages, Andreas Mikkelsen and Hayden Paddon both experienced technical problems, with both drivers restarting on the following day. Ott Tänak lost a wheel on the fourth stage, but also restarted on the following day. On the second day, Paddon crashed out on the ninth stage, whilst Dani Sordo stopped with power steering problems on the following stage; both drivers restarted on the final day. On the final day, Jari-Matti Latvala suffered an engine failure on the eleventh stage, whilst Mikkelsen and Thierry Neuville both crashed in the same place on the final stage. Østberg had also experienced engine problems on the opening stage, but was able to recover to second.http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/april-2015/arg-driver-report-part-2/page/2366--12-12-.html Argentina driver report: Part 2 wrc.com 7 May 2015 Ogier won the power stage on the way to finishing 17th overall; Sordo was second on the power stage, as he recovered to fifth, and Østberg finished third. Round 5 — Rally de Portugal Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 5 POR Rally de Portugal(21–24 May) — Results and report 1 2 FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:30:35.3 (16)3 3a15 (351,71 km)3 3b324,18 km 94 64 2 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:30:43.5 3 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene GER Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:31:03.9 14 years later, the Rally de Portugal returned to be held in the North of the country, returning to the sections that earned it the World Best Rally award for 6 times,http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/rali-de-portugal/motores/o-que-nao-pode-perder-no-regresso-do-melhor-rali-do-mundo O que não pode perder no regresso do «melhor Rali do mundo» and the people joined massively.http://www.autoportal.iol.pt/desporto/ralis-desporto/rali-de-portugal-organizacao-agradece-ao-publico Obrigado aos dois milh es de espectadores - Autoportal 2015-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20150619201531/http://www.autoportal.iol.pt/desporto/ralis-desporto/rali-de-portugal-organizacao-agradece-ao-publico 2015-06-19 dead The race began with the return of the mythical Special Stage at Lousada racing track, with 15,000 spectators. As in the shakedown, Andreas Mikkelsen was the fastest, followed by Sébastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala. Robert Kubica took the all-new Ford Fiesta RS WRC (premiered by M-Sport at Rally of Portugal) to 4th place. On the second day of the race, the competition played in the Minho Province, with the section of Caminha proving to be quite hard, causing several dropouts and mechanical breakdowns. Ogier on WRC leader condition had the difficult task of opening the road, had a flat tyre right at the SS 2 and finished the day in 2nd overall. At the end of the SS 5 (2nd passage through Ponte de Lima was canceled due to a forest fire) Latvala was the leader with 11.1 seconds ahead of Kris Meeke, and 16 s on Mikelsen. Sordo, winner of the first special of the day (SS 2) was only 5th. On Saturday, Ogier regained some handicap, winning the second day passes and finished the third day on 2nd place 9.5 seconds behind the leader, Latvala. Meeke won two of the SS and was 3rd, 20 s behind the leader but had Mikelsen (who won the other SS) at just 1.1 s. Elfyn Evans left after the first SS (as in the previous day) with electrical problems in the Ford Fiesta RS WRC, while Tänak and Sordo, already at more than a minute behind the lead were out of the fight for a podium finish. Neuville overturned and Ostberg suffered engine problems in his Citroën. The title decision was reserved for Sunday, with the dispute of the mythical passages of Fafe (2 passes, with the second being the power-stage) and Cabreira (the longest of the rally with 32 km, now called the "Vieira do Minho" ). On the first pass by Fafe, and benefiting from a better position on the road, Ogier took 1.7 s the downside to Latvala, but at Serra da Cabreira Latvala responded and increased the advantage to 10.4 s. Mikelsen Volkswagen closed the podium. In the decisive power-stage, Ogier recovered 2.2 s at Latvala, insufficient to prevent the Finn to celebrate the triumph. Round 6 — Rally Italia Sardegna Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 6 ITA Rally Italia Sardegna(11–14 June) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 4:25:54.3 23 394,63 km 53 41 2 20 NZL Hayden PaddonNZL John Kennard KOR Hyundai Motorsport N (Hyundai i20 WRC) 4:28:59.7 3 7 BEL Thierry NeuvilleBEL Nicolas Gilsoul KOR Hyundai Motorsport (Hyundai i20 WRC) 4:30:16.8 The rally began with a surprising Martin Prokop winning the Super Special Stage of Cagliari, followed by Dani Sordo (penalized for false start) and Mikkelsen. On the second day, new surprise with Hayden Paddon winning the first Friday 3 sections, and at the end of SS 4 led the rally with 25.3 s lead over Latvala and Ogier on 27.5. In the remaining stages, Paddon controlled the pace, but a slight touch on the last stage reduced the advantage to only 8.8 s, now on Ogier who had exceeded his teammate. Dani Sordo was forced to leave after booting a wheel while Neuville suffered from problems such as turbo and handbrake and finished 6th. Meeke gave-up at SS 2 and Kubica did the same on the next. It was necessary to reach the SS 17 and a spinning from Paddon for a VW take the rally lead. Ostberg was third, despite having traveled 20 km with a slow tyre leakage, having won 2 PEC before having new slow tyre leakage in the last SS. In this day Mikkelsen (lost a wheel) Sordo (lack of gas pressure), Kubica (3 holes and a stuck gearbox) and Tänak (gearbox jammed when he was 3rd place) dropped out while there were many hardships to Neuville (whipping-top, turbo and steering problems and 40s penalty) and Latvala (hole and crashed shock absorber for 2 sections). At the end of the day Ogier had a huge advantage over Paddon (2m13s) while Ostberg was 3 to 3m25s and Neuville 4th at 3m57s. For the last day the attention was concentrated in the fight for the last podium spot between Ostberg and Neuville. An outwit from Ostberg (dropped to 5) delivered the 3rd to the Belgian. The power-stage was completely dominated by VW: Ogier, Latvala and Mikkelsen. Round 7 — Rally Poland Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 7 POL Rally Poland(2–5 July) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:26:11.5 (19)4 4a18 (313,53 km)4 4b295,83 km 70 57 2 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene GER Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:26:23.4 3 6 EST Ott TänakEST Raigo Mõlder GBR M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta WRC) 2:26:34.5 Yet in the shakedown, Kris Meeke had an accident that forced him to move on foot at the departure ceremony. Sebastien Ogier won the opening Super Special, followed by privates Robert Kubica and Martin Prokop. On the 2nd day Ott Tänak took the starting position (11th on the road) and won 3 sections. However, Ogier increased the pace, and benefiting from Tänak problems, was the leader at the end of SS 7. On the 3rd day, Ogier held the lead while Tänak pressed and passed Latvala to get the final podium spot behind Mikkelsen. Elfyn Evans abandoned with trouble in the water pump, Hayden Paddon was the best Hyundai while the Citroën were misplaced. On the last day, Mikkelsen still tried the win, but the podium positions did not change. Latvala lost fourth place already on the link for assistance park to Hayden Paddon, who was the best Hyundai, a race in which four cars of the South Korean brand ended. Round 8 — Rally Finland Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 8 FIN Rally Finland(30 July–2 August) — Results and report 1 2 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:33:03.8 20 320,00 km 84 56 2 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:33:17.5 3 4 NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team (Citroën DS3 WRC) 2:34:40.6 Jari-Matti Latvala drove away from his teammate Sébastien Ogier. After the years 2010 and 2014 Latvala won his home rally for the third time. Meeke was holding the third place until he punctured on SS15. Mikkelsen and Paddon retired after crashes. Round 9 — Rallye Deutschland Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 9 DEU Rallye Deutschland(20–23 August) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:35:49.5 21 374.43 km 75 56 2 2 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:36:12.5 3 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene GER Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:37:46.1 Sébastien Ogier won in front of his teammate Jari-Matti Latvala and Andreas Mikkelsen. He made thus a further major step towards world title number three. For Volkswagen it was the third triple victory of the season. Round 10 — Rally Australia Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 10 AUS Rally Australia(10–13 September) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:59:16.4 17 311.36 km 26 22 2 2 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:59:28.7 3 3 GBR Kris Meeke IRE Paul Nagle FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team (Citroën DS3 WRC) 2:59:49.0 The seventh rally win this year, Ogier after 2013 and 2014 also prematurely clinched the world champion title for 2015. Volkswagen won also its third Manufacturer Title in a row. Round 11 — Tour de Corse Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 11 FRA Tour de Corse(1–4 October) — Results and report 1 2 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:39:46.7 (9)5 5a7 (332,73 km)5 5b245,35 km 123 97 2 5 GBR Elfyn Evans GBR Daniel Barritt GBR M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta WRC) 2:40:29.8 3 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene GER Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:40:33.0 Round 12 — Rally Catalunya Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 12 ESP Rally Catalunya(22–25 October) — Results and report 1 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene GER Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:21:04.8 23 331,25 km 82 64 2 2 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:21:07.9 3 8 SPA Dani Sordo SPA Marc Martí KOR Hyundai Motorsport (Hyundai i20 WRC) 3:21:26.0 Round 13 — Wales Rally GB Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 13 GBR Wales Rally GB(12–15 November) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia GER Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:03:02.0 19 310.15 km 70 58 2 3 GBR Kris Meeke IRE Paul Nagle FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team (Citroën DS3 WRC) 3:03:28.0 3 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene GER Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:03:38.2 Notes 1 1 – The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened, as overcrowding caused the ninth stage to be cancelled for safety reasons.SS9: Saturday's Opener Cancelled http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/january-2015/stage-cancelled/page/2117--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 24 January 2015 24 January 2015 2 2 – The Rally Argentina was shortened after Hayden Paddon's accident in the ninth stage in which six spectators were injured.Spectators hurt as Paddon's Hyundai crashes http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118674 Autosport.com Autosport.com 1 May 2015 3 3 – The Rally de Portugal was shortened after a forest fire caused the cancellation of the fifth stage.SS5: Fires Force Stage Cancellation http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/may/portugal-fires/page/2420--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC.com 13 June 2015 4 4 – The Rally Poland was shortened after the fourteenth stage was cancelled due to large crowds not responding to safety crews instructions.SS15: Mikkelsen Refuses to Concede http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/july/poland-ss15/page/2564--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC.com 5 July 2015 5 5 – The Tour De Corse was shortened after a flood that damaged the roads caused the cancellation of the second and fourth stage.Saturday's opening stage cancelled http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/october/ss4-cancelled/page/2853--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC.com 4 October 2015 Results and standings FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. There are also three bonus points awarded to the winner of the Power stage, two points for second place and one for third. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX ARGARG PORPOR ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Points 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier 1 11 11 171 21 11 11 21 1 11 151 Ret 1 263 2 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 23 Ret 15 Ret 12 62 5 12 21 22 13 22 501 183 3 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen 3 3 32 Ret 33 363 23 Ret 3 43 3 11 32 171 4 NOR Mads Østberg 4 103 2 23 7 5 9 3 7 WD 6 4 7 116 5 GBR Kris Meeke 101 7 16 1 4 24 7 173 122 3 4 53 2 112 6 BEL Thierry Neuville 5 22 83 Ret 38 3 6 4 5 7 23 8 Ret 90 7 GBR Elfyn Evans 7 6 4 3 64 4 50 12 6 9 2 34 6 89 8 ESP Dani Sordo 6 WD 5 52 6 20 10 11 43 8 7 3 4 89 9 NZL Hayden Paddon 5 17 16 8 2 4 Ret 9 5 5 6 5 84 10 EST Ott Tänak 18 4 22 10 5 14 32 5 8 6 10 41 Ret 63 11 CZE Martin Prokop 9 8 6 4 10 Ret 11 7 Ret 12 7 21 39 12 POL Robert Kubica Ret 20 18 9 30 8 Ret 35 222 11 93 11 13 UAE Khalid Al Qassimi 6 24 10 16 15 9 14 FIN Juho Hänninen 6 8 15 UKR Yuriy Protasov 16 9 13 13 7 13 15 11 20 14 37 8 16 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah 7 11 12 Ret 17 10 12 7 17 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari 11 7 16 11 12 23 16 6 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb 82 6 19 FRA Stéphane Lefebvre 12 Ret Ret Ret 15 26 Ret EX 10 13 11 50 8 5 20 FIN Esapekka Lappi 12 17 12 8 42 14 Ret 4 21 PAR Diego Domínguez 8 4 22 ITA Paolo Andreucci 8 4 23 FRA Bryan Bouffier Ret Ret 8 4 24 SWE Pontus Tidemand 17 13 13 9 Ret 9 WD 4 25 CZE Jan Kopecký 9 13 10 WD 3 26 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin 9 2 27 PER Nicolás Fuchs 9 Ret 17 15 20 Ret 18 2 28 PAR Gustavo Saba 9 2 29 ITA Lorenzo Bertelli 68 Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret 16 10 DNS 18 Ret Ret 10 2 30 FIN Jari Ketomaa 13 10 12 Ret 17 36 WD 1 Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX ARGARG PORPOR ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR PointsNotes: 1 2 3 – Indicate position on Power stage – Ott Tänak finished 11th in the Argentinerally, but was credited with one championshippoint because the driver who finished 10thwas ineligible for championship points. FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. There are also three bonus points awarded to the winner of the Power stage, two points for second place and one for third. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Pos. Position Co-driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX ARGARG PORPOR ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Points 1 FRA Julien Ingrassia 1 11 11 171 21 11 11 21 1 11 151 Ret 1 263 2 FIN Miikka Anttila 23 Ret 15 Ret 12 62 5 12 21 22 13 22 101 183 3 NOR Ola Fløene 3 3 32 Ret 33 363 23 Ret 3 43 3 11 32 171 4 SWE Jonas Andersson 4 103 2 23 7 5 9 3 7 WD 6 4 7 116 5 IRE Paul Nagle 101 7 16 1 4 24 7 173 122 3 4 53 2 112 6 BEL Nicolas Gilsoul 5 22 83 Ret 38 3 6 4 5 7 23 8 Ret 90 7 GBR Daniel Barritt 7 6 4 3 69 4 50 12 6 9 2 34 6 89 8 ESP Marc Martí 6 5 52 6 20 10 11 43 8 7 3 4 89 9 NZL John Kennard 5 17 16 8 2 4 Ret 9 5 5 6 5 84 10 EST Raigo Mõlder 18 4 22 11* 5 14 32 5 8 6 10 41 Ret 63 11 CZE Jan Tománek 9 8 6 4 10 Ret 11 7 Ret 12 7 21 39 12 POL Maciek Szczepaniak Ret 19 18 9 30 8 Ret 35 232 11 93 11 13 GBR Chris Patterson 6 24 10 16 15 9 14 FIN Tomi Suominen 6 8 15 UKR Pavlo Cherepin 16 9 13 13 7 13 15 11 20 14 37 8 16 FRA Matthieu Baumel 7 11 12 Ret 17 10 12 7 17 GBR Marshall Clarke 11 7 16 11 12 23 16 6 18 MON Daniel Elena 82 6 19 BEL Stéphane Prévot 12 Ret Ret Ret 15 26 Ret EX 10 13 11 50 8 5 20 FIN Janne Ferm 12 17 12 8 42 14 Ret 4 21 ARG Edgardo Galindo 8 25 4 22 ITA Anna Andreussi 8 4 23 FRA Thibault De La Haye 47 8 4 24 SWE Emil Axelsson 17 13 13 9 Ret 9 WD 4 25 CZE Pavel Dresler 9 13 10 WD 3 26 ARG Fernando Mussano 9 Ret 17 15 Ret 2 27 ARG Diego Cagnotti 9 2 28 FRA Jean-Jacques Renucci 34 29 38 24 33 9 46 33 2 29 ITA Lorenzo Granai Ret 16 10 DNS 18 Ret Ret 10 2 30 FIN Kaj Lindström 13 10 12 Ret 17 36 WD 1 Pos. Position Co-driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX ARGARG PORPOR ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR PointsNotes: 1 2 3 – Indicate position on Power stage – Raigo Mõlder finished 11th in the Argentinerally, but was credited with one championshippoint because the driver who finished 10thwas ineligible for championship points. FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers 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 Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX ARGARG PORPOR ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Points 1 GER Volkswagen Motorsport 1 1 1 1 8 2 1 1 2 1 1 10 Ret 1 413 2 2 Ret 7 Ret 1 6 5 1 2 2 1 2 10 2 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 3 8 7 8 1 4 9 7 10 10 3 4 5 2 230 4 6 9 2 2 7 5 8 3 7 10 6 4 7 3 KOR Hyundai Motorsport 7 3 2 6 Ret 10 3 6 4 5 7 11 8 4 224 8 4 5 4 5 6 8 9 8 4 5 7 3 5 4 GBR M-Sport World Rally Team 5 5 6 3 3 11 4 12 9 6 9 2 9 6 181 6 9 4 10 6 5 7 3 5 8 6 8 10 Ret 5 GER Volkswagen Motorsport II 9 3 Ret 3 10 2 Ret 3 4 3 1 3 131 6 KOR Hyundai Motorsport N 20 10 9 7 8 2 4 Ret 9 8 5 6 Ret 67 7 CZE Jipocar Czech National Team 21 7 8 5 4 9 Ret 10 6 Ret 9 7 9 53 8 ITA FWRT s.r.l. 37 10 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 11 7 DNS 11 Ret Ret 8 13 Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX ARGARG PORPOR ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Points References 30em External links Official website of the World Rally Championship FIA World Rally Championship 2015 at ewrc-results.com Category:World Rally Championship seasons World Rally Championship World Rally Championship