2015 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship 2015 The 2015 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship season was the 13th season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.http://webdocs.npo.fr/RALLYEMAROC/FIMCrossCountryRallyCommission-2015Calendars-2December.pdf FIM Cross Country Rallies Commission: 2015 Provisional Calendars, 2 December OiLibya Rally NPO Events 2 December 2014 6 April 2015 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175359/http://webdocs.npo.fr/RALLYEMAROC/FIMCrossCountryRallyCommission-2015Calendars-2December.pdf dead Austria's Matthias Walkner, riding a KTM, was the winner of the championship by 7 points ahead of Great Britain's Sam Sunderland, who also rode a KTM.http://www.redbull.com/en/motorsports/offroad/stories/1331752768644/nasser-al-attiyah-fia-cross-country-rally-world-cup-win Watch Al-Attiyah drive to World Cup win in Morocco 9 October 2015 27 October 2015 Tim Sturtridge RedBull.com Red Bull GmbH There was also another impressive ride for Austrian motocross star turned rally raid rider, Matthias Walkner, as he picked up second overall. The Red Bull KTM Factory Team rider was a Dakar rookie this time last year, but his astonishing rate of progress has seen him claim the title of 2015 FIM World Cross-Country Rallies Champion following a string of successful results this year. Walkner won the season's fourth event, the Sardegna Rally Race, while Sunderland was the winner of the final event, the Rallye OiLibya du Maroc. Third place in the championship, 11 points further behind Sunderland, went to the best-placed Honda rider, Paulo Gonçalves. Defending champion Marc Coma finished fourth, after announcing his retirementhttp://www.crash.net/moto-x/news/220705/1/marc-coma-retires.html Marc Coma retires Crash.net Crash Media Group 3 July 2015 27 October 2015 midway through the season – he was the only rider to win more than one event, winning the first two events at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and the Sealine Cross-Country Rally. Two other riders won races in 2015; Pablo Quintanilla won his home event at the Atacama Rally, and Poland's Jakub Piątek won the Rallye des Pharaons. Calendar The calendar for the 2015 season featured six rallies. Some of the rallies were also part of FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. The Atacama Rally replaced Rallye dos Sertões for the 2015 season. Round Dates Rally name 1 27 March – 2 April UAE Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2 20–24 April QAT Sealine Cross-Country Rally 3 12–16 May EGY Rallye des Pharaons 4 6–11 June ITA Sardegna Rally Race 5 30 August – 5 September CHI Atacama Rally 6 3–9 October MAR Rallye OiLibya du Maroc Results Round Rally name Podium finishers Rank Rider Bike Time 1 UAE Abu Dhabi Desert Challengehttp://www.abudhabidesertchallenge.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/final%20official%20classification%20moto%20-%20quad.pdf Final Official Classification Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2015: Moto-Quad 2 April 2015 6 April 2015 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge Automobile and Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates https://web.archive.org/web/20150409094840/http://www.abudhabidesertchallenge.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/final%20official%20classification%20moto%20-%20quad.pdf 9 April 2015 dead1ESP Marc ComaKTM 450 Rally14:49:052GBR Sam SunderlandKTM 450 Rally15:01:003CHI Pablo QuintanillaKTM 450 Rally15:09:21 2 QAT Sealine Cross-Country Rallyhttp://www.qmmf.com/uploads/SCCR%202015%20-%20MOTO%20-%20Final%20Official%20Classification.pdf Final Official Classification Sealine Cross-Country Rally 2015: Moto-Quad 24 April 2015 24 April 2015 Sealine Cross-Country Rally Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation https://web.archive.org/web/20150921200310/http://www.qmmf.com/uploads/SCCR%202015%20-%20MOTO%20-%20Final%20Official%20Classification.pdf 21 September 2015 dead dmy-all1ESP Marc ComaKTM 450 Rally19:56:482ESP Joan BarredaHonda CRF 450 Rally20:01:283POR Paulo GonçalvesHonda CRF 450 Rally20:03:21 3 EGY Rallye des Pharaonshttp://www.pharaonsrally.com/en/rally/results/2015/246/ Final Official Classification Rallye des Pharaons 2015: Moto-Quad 16 May 2015 17 May 2015 Rallye des Pharaons Rallye des Pharaons 21 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150521053748/http://www.pharaonsrally.com/en/rally/results/2015/246/ dead1POL Jakub PiątekKTM 450 Rally17:44:592BOL Juan Carlos SalvatierraKTM 450 Rally17:48:183UAE Mohammed BalooshiKTM 450 Rally19:21:03 4 ITA Sardegna Rally Racehttp://enduro.ficr.it/PDF/PDF/2015/2015008_00025000060000600001_010_011_01_%20Stop_Classifica%20dopo%20la%20Giornata_0000011052.PDF Final Official Classification Sardegna Rally Race 2015: Moto-Quad 28 June 2015 28 June 2015 Sardegna Rally Race Federazione Italiana Cronometristi1AUT Matthias WalknerKTM 450 Rally16:30:262ESP Armand MonleónKTM 450 Rally16:32:593POR Hélder RodriguesYamaha WR450F16:35:32 5 CHI Atacama Rallyhttp://www.acryr.com.ar/tiempos/2015/atacama/Motos_f_GRAL6.HTM Final Official Classification Atacama Rally 2015: Moto-Quad 5 September 2015 5 September 2015 Atacama Rally Asociación Cordobesa de Regularidad y Rally 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083302/http://www.acryr.com.ar/tiempos/2015/atacama/Motos_f_GRAL6.HTM dead1CHL Pablo QuintanillaKTM 450 Rally11:07:342AUT Matthias WalknerKTM 450 Rally11:10:233GBR Sam SunderlandKTM 450 Rally11:10:48 6 MAR Rallye OiLibya du Marochttp://kronotek.com/data/npo/2015/maroc/classement.php?etape=5&categorie=bike&type_clt=overall&lang=en Final Official Classification Rallye OiLibya du Maroc 2015: Moto-Quad 9 October 2015 9 October 2015 Rallye OiLibya du Maroc NPO Events 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055152/http://www.kronotek.com/data/npo/2015/maroc/classement.php?etape=5&categorie=bike&type_clt=overall&lang=en dead1GBR Sam SunderlandKTM 450 Rally15:38:002AUT Matthias WalknerKTM 450 Rally15:38:343POR Paulo GonçalvesHonda CRF 450 Rally16:07:08 Championship standings Riders' championship Points for final positions were awarded as follows: Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th+  Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Pos Rider ABUUAE QATQAT PHAEGY SARITA CHLCHL MARMAR Points 1 AUT Matthias Walkner 314 712 128 223 223 90 2 GBR Sam Sunderland 223 613 319 128 83 3 POR Paulo Gonçalves 304 319 416 514 319 72 4 ESP Marc Coma 128 128 514 70 5 CHL Pablo Quintanilla 319 514 174 128 Ret3 68 6 UAE Mohammed Al Balooshi 613 109 319 811 Ret3 55 7 POL Jakub Piątek 344 910 128 594 128 54 8 ESP Jordi Viladoms 416 712 416 Ret3 47 9 PRT Rubén Faria 416 Ret3 811 514 44 10 ESP Armand Monleón 383 811 223 37 A total of 152 riders scored championship points.http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/ranking/cross-country-rallies/ Rankings – Riders 5 September 2015 FIM 21 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210121220346/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/ranking/cross-country-rallies/ dead References External links http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sport/cross-country-rallies/ Category:FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship