2015 Junior World Rally Championship

2015 Junior World Rally Championship
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Parent series: World Rally Championship

The 2015 Junior World Rally Championship is the fourteenth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.^[1]

The Junior World Rally Championship is open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams will contest six nominated European events, out of seven rounds,^[2] with all of their scores counting towards their final championship position. The drivers will compete in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts with the 2014 homologated MAX Kit, using Michelin tyres.^[2] The winner will receive a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2016 FIA WRC2 championship.^[2]

Calendar

The final 2015 Junior World Rally Championship calendar will consist of seven European events (up from the six used in 2014), taken from the 2015 World Rally Championship.^[2]

Rnd.	Dates^1	Nat.	Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface
1	22–25 January		83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo	Gap, Hautes-Alpes	Mixed
2	21–24 May		49º Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto District[3]	Gravel
3	2–5 July		72nd Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel
4	30 July – 2 August		65th Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel
5	1–4 October		Rallye de France^1	Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud	Tarmac
6	22–25 October		51º Rally Catalunya – Costa Daurada	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed
7	12–15 November		71st Wales Rally GB	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel
Source:[2]

Notes:

• ^1  — The Rallye de France is a provisional inclusion subject to negotiation of a new agreement between their organizers and series promoters.^[4]

Calendar changes

• The total number of events will be seven, one higher than in 2014. Drivers still will only be able to compete on six events.^[2]
• Rallye Deutschland was dropped in favour of the Monte Carlo Rally and the Rally de Catalunya.^[2]

Rule changes

• The identical Citroën DS3 R3T provided by Citroën Racing, will be equipped with a MAX Kit that was homologated in 2014.
• With the calendar elevated to seven events (up from the six of the 2014 season), drivers will have to nominate six events in which they will be able to score points.
• The winner will receive a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2016 FIA WRC2 championship.^[2]

Drivers

The following drivers competed in the championship.

Entries
No.	Nat.	Drivers	Nat.	Co-drivers	Rounds
51		Charlotte Dalmasso[5]		Marine Delon[5]	1
				Céline Rovira[6]	2
				Marion Renchet[7]	5
52		Simone Tempestini[8]		Matteo Chiarcossi[8]	1–4, 6–7
53		Ole Christian Veiby[5]		Anders Jaeger[5]	1, 3–7
				Stig Rune Skjærmoen[9]	2
54		Daniel McKenna[5]		Andrew Grennan[5]	1–2, 4
55		Mohamed Al Mutawaa[6]		Stephen McAuley[6]	2–7
56		Alessandro Re[5]		Giacomo Ciucci[5]	1
57		Yohan Rossel[5]		Benoit Fulcrand[5]	1, 5
58		Terry Folb[5]		Franck Le Floch[5]	1–2, 4–7
59		Kornél Lukács[5]		Márk Mesterházi[5]	1–2
60		Quentin Gilbert[5]		Renaud Jamoul[5]	1–7
61		Christian Riedemann[5]		Michael Wenzel[5]	1
62		John Wartique[5]		Gabin Moreau[5]	TBA
		Henri Haapamäki[6]		Marko Salminen[6]	2–4
63		Fedrico Della Casa[6]		Domenico Pozzi[6]	2–6
64		Osian Pryce[6]		Dale Furniss[6]	2–3, 7
65		Pierre-Louis Loubet[6]		Victor Bellotto[6]	2–4
				Vincent Landais[7]	5–7
66		Jean-René Perry[6]		Joshua Reibel[6]	2–4
				Christopher Guieu[7]	5
67		Dean Raftery[6]		John Higgins[6]	2
				Arthur Kierans[10]	7
68		Matthieu Margaillan[6]		Mathilde Margaillan[6]	2–3
				Fabrice Gordon[11]	4
69		Jari Huttunen[11]		Antti Linnaketo[11]	4
70		Jordan Berfa[7]		Damien Augustin[7]	5
76		Jean-Philippe Martini[7]		Ambroise Fieschi[7]	5
78		Chris Ingram[10]		Gabin Moreau[10]	7
79		William Wagner[10]		Kevin Parent[10]	7

Rally summaries

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers			Statistics
		Pos.	Driver	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	83ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (22–25 January) — Results and report	1	Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul	4:08:32.7	(15)^1a 14	(355.48 km)^1b 335.55 km	11	8
		2	Christian Riedemann Michael Wenzel	4:10:56.4
		3	Ole Christian Veiby Anders Jæger	4:12:04.1
2	49° Rally de Portugal (21–24 May) — Results and report	1	Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul	4:03:52.5	(16)^2a 15	(351.71 km)^2b 324.18 km	15	11
		2	Pierre-Louis Loubet Victor Bellotto	4:07:33.1
		3	Henri Haapamäki Marko Salminen	4:09:00.3
3	72nd Rally Poland (2–5 July) — Results and report	1	Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi	2:47:32.3	(19)^3a 18	(313,53 km)^3b 295,83 km	9	7
		2	Osian Pryce Dale Furniss	2:48:20.2
		3	Henri Haapamäki Marko Salminen	2:49:14.5
4	65th Rally Finland (30 July – 2 August) — Results and report	1	Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul	2:54:43.6	20	320.00 km	12	9
		2	Henri Haapamäki Marko Salminen	2:54:44.1
		3	Ole Christian Veiby Anders Jæger	2:57:52.7
5	Rallye de France (1–4 October) — Results and report	1	Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul	3:57:01.2	(9)^4a 7	(332,73 km)^4b245,35 km	10	5
		2	Terry Folb Franck Le Floche	3:58:20.0
		3	Yohan Rossel Benoît Fulcrand	3:58:25.4
6	51° Rally RACC Catalunya — Costa Daurada (22–25 October) — Results and report	1	Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul	3:45:52.6	(23)^5a 22	(331,25 km)^5b319,15 km	7	7
		2	Terry Folb Franck Le Floch	3:47:30.5
		3	Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi	3:48:15.2
7	71st Wales Rally GB (12–15 November) — Results and report	1	Ole Christian Veiby Anders Jæger	3:36:38.0	19	310,15 km	9	5
		2	Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul	3:41:21.8
		3	Terry Folb Franck Le Floch	3:53:12.5

Notes

• ^1  – The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened, as overcrowding caused the ninth stage to be cancelled for safety reasons.^[12]
• ^2  – The Rally de Portugal was shortened, as forest fires caused the fifth stage to be cancelled for safety reasons.^[13]
• ^3  – The Rally Poland was shortened after the fourteenth stage was cancelled due to large crowds not responding to safety crews instructions.^[14]
• ^4  – The Tour De Corse was shortened after a flood that damaged the roads caused the cancellation of the second and fourth stage. ^[15]
• ^5  – Rally RACC Catalunya was shortened after Sébastien Ogier car blocked the road after a crash on the last stage of the event.

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 Junior World Rally Championship for Drivers

Pos. Driver MON POR POL FIN FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Quentin Gilbert 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 149 2 Ole Christian Veiby 3 5 3 4 7 1 83 3 Terry Folb Ret 11 4 2 2 3 63 4 Simone Tempestini 4 6 1 9 3 Ret 62 5 Henri Haapamäki 3 3 2 48 6 Pierre-Louis Loubet 2 Ret Ret Ret 5 4 40 7 Jean-René Perry 4 EX 5 5 32 8 Mohamed Al Mutawaa Ret 6 6 Ret 4 Ret 28 9 Federico Della Casa 7 5 8 Ret 6 28 10 Yohan Rossel 5 3 25 11 Christian Riedemann 2 18 12 Osian Pryce Ret 2 18 13 Matthieu Margaillan Ret 4 Ret 12 14 William Wagner 5 10 15 Alessandro Re 6 8 16 Kornél Lukács 7 9 8 17 Jari Huttunen 7 6 18 Charlotte Dalmasso 8 10 Ret 5 19 Daniel McKenna Ret 8 Ret 4 Pos. Driver MON POR POL FIN FRA ESP GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-driver MON POR POL FIN FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Renaud Jamoul 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 124 2 Anders Jæger 3 3 4 7 1 73 3 Franck Le Floch Ret 11 4 2 2 3 63 4 Matteo Chiarcossi 4 6 1 9 3 Ret 62 5 Marko Salminen 3 3 2 48 6 Stephen McAuley Ret 6 6 4 Ret 28 7 Domenico Pozzi 7 5 8 6 28 8 Benoît Fulcrand 5 3 25 9 Joshua Reibel 4 EX 5 22 10 Vincent Landais Ret 5 4 22 11 Michael Wenzel 2 18 12 Dale Furniss Ret 2 18 13 Victor Bellotto 2 Ret Ret 18 14 Fabrice Gordon 4 Ret 12 15 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 5 10 16 Christopher Guieu 5 10 17 Kevin Parent 5 10 18 Giacomo Ciucci 6 8 19 Márk Mesterházi 7 9 8 20 Antti Linnaketo 7 6 21 Marine Delon 8 4 22 Andrew Grennan Ret 8 Ret 4 23 Céline Rovira 10 1 Pos. Co-driver MON POR POL FIN FRA ESP GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Nations

Pos. Country MON POR POL FIN FRA ESP GBR Points 1  France 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 161 2  Norway 3 3 3 2 5 1 98 3  Italy 4 4 1 6 2 Ret 75 4  Finland 2 3 2 51 5   Switzerland 5 5 5 Ret 4 42 6  United Arab Emirates Ret 6 4 Ret 3 Ret 35 7  United Kingdom Ret 2 Ret 18 8  Germany 2 18 9  Hungary 5 7 16 10  Belgium WD 5 10 11  Ireland Ret 6 Ret Ret 8 Pos. Country MON POR POL FIN FRA ESP GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References

1. "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
2. "Junior WRC Evolves from 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
3. "VODAFONE RALLY DE PORTUGAL 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
4. "World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Beijing". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
5. "Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
6. "Rally Portugal Entry List" (PDF). Rally de Portugal. Automóvel Club Portugal. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
7. "58th Tour De Corse Entry List". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
8. "Twin targets for Tempestini". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
9. "Veiby advanced to second place in Junior WRC". EvenManagement.no (Even Management AS). Retrieved 14 June 2015. Ole and co-driver Stig Rune Skjærmoen were in second place and focused on finishing the stage and completing the day in a good way.
10. "Wales Rally GB Entry List" (PDF). www.walesrallygb.com. walesrallygb.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
11. "Rally Finland Entry List" (PDF). www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
12. "SS9: Saturday's Opener Cancelled". WRC.com (WRC Promoter GmbH). 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
13. "Rally Portugal stage cut due to forest fires". Racer (Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
14. "SS15: Mikkelsen Refuses to Concede". WRC.com. WRC.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
15. "Saturday's opening stage cancelled". WRC.com. WRC.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile