2015 WRC3 Championship explained

The 2015 FIA WRC3 Championship is the third season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed 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.

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.^[2]
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.^[2]
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.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Entries
Constructor	Team	Tyre	Drivers	Rounds
Citroën				5, 7–8, 11–13
				1
				8
				1
				5
				11
				5, 7–8, 11–12
				1, 11
				1, 5, 7–8, 11–13
				1, 5, 7–8, 11–13
				5, 7–8
				1
				5, 7–8
				11–13
				1
		5
				5
				7–8
				1, 5, 8
				5, 7–8
				11
				1–2, 8, 11–13
				5
				5, 7, 13
				5
				13
				1
				5–6, 8
				1, 5, 7–8, 11–13
				11
				11
				13
				13
Peugeot				5–7
				5–8, 12–13
				7–8, 12–13
Renault				1
Renault		TBA		5–7, 9, 11–12

Rally summaries

Round	Winning driver	Winning co-driver
1	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Citroën DS3 R3T	4:08:32.7	Report
2	Ole Christian Veiby	Anders Jæger	Printsport	Citroën DS3 R3T	3:16:03.5	Report
3	No WRC3 entries.	Report
4	No WRC3 entries.	Report
5	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Citroën DS3 R3T	4:03:52.5	Report
6	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Team ORECA	Citroën DS3 R3T	5:54:13.8	Report
7	Simone Tempestini	Matteo Chiarcossi	Simone Tempestini	Citroën DS3 R3T	2:47:32.3	Report
8	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Citroën DS3 R3T	2:54:43.6	Report
9	Andrea Crugnola	Michele Ferrara	Team Renault Sport Technologies	Renault Clio R3T	4:07:48.8	Report
10	No WRC3 entries.	Report
11	Simone Tempestini	Matteo Chiarcossi	Simone Tempestini	Citroën DS3 R3T	2:57:39.0	Report
12	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Citroën DS3 R3T	3:45:52.6	Report
13	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 WRC3 Championship for Drivers

	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	Andrea Crugnola					6	2	10		1		2	Ret		70
5	Fabio Andolfi					10	3	5	Ret				3	2	59
6	Terry Folb	Ret				13		6	4			4	2	4	50
7	Henri Haapamäki					3		3	2						48
8	Pierre-Louis Loubet					2		Ret	Ret			Ret	7	5	34
9	Teemu Suninen					Ret	1		11						25
10	Damiano De Tommaso							7	6				5	Ret	24
11	Jean-René Perry					4		EX	5			7			22
12	Christian Riedemann	2													18
13	Osian Pryce					Ret		2						WD	18
14	Mohammed Al Mutawaa					Ret		9	7			Ret	6	Ret	16
15	Federico Della Casa					8		8	9			Ret	8		14
16	Giuseppe Testa					14	4								12
17	Matthieu Margaillan					Ret		4	Ret			Ret			12
18	Stéphane Consani	5													10
19	Yohan Rossel	6										5			8
20	William Wagner													6	8
21	Alessandro Re	7													6
22	Kornél Lukács	8				11									4
23	Jari Huttunen								8						4
23	Charlotte Dalmasso	9				12						Ret			2
24	Daniel McKenna	Ret				9			Ret						2
	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR	ITA	POL	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points

FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers

	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	Matteo Chiarcossi	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	Franck Le Floch	Ret				13		6	4			4	2	4	50
7	Marko Salminen					3		3	2						48
8	Mikko Markkula					Ret	1		11						25
9	Massimiliano Bosi							7	6				5	Ret	24
10	Joshua Reibel					4		EX	5						22
11	Michael Wenzel	2													18
12	Dale Furniss					Ret		2							18
13	Victor Bellotto					2		Ret	Ret						18
14	Vincent Landais											Ret	7	5	16
15	Stephen McAuley					Ret		9	7			Ret	6	Ret	16
16	Domenico Pozzi					8		8	9				8		14
17	Emanuele Inglesi					14	4								12
18	Fabrice Gordon							4	Ret						12
19	Maxime Vilmot	5													10
20	Stig Rune Skjærmoen					5									10
21	Benoît Fulcrand	6										5			8
23	Kevin Parent													6	8
23	Giacomo Ciucci	7													6
24	Christopher Guieu											7			6 -->
24	Márk Mesterházi	8				11									4
25	Antti Linnaketo								8						4
26	Marine Delon	9													2
27	Andrew Grennan	Ret				9			Ret						2
	Co-driver	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR	ITA	POL	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points

FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams

	Team	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR	ITA	POL	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
1	Printsport	2	1			2			2			3	3	1	119
2	ACI Team Italia					4	3	2	3				1	2	103
3	Team Renault Sport Technologies					3	2	3		1		1	Ret		98
4	Hannu's Rally Team					1		1	1						75
5	Team ORECA					Ret	1		6						33
6	Abu Dhabi Racing					Ret			4			Ret	2	Ret	30
7	ADAC Team Weser-Ems	1													25
8	Equipe de France FFSA	3										2			15
9	Varga Racing Team					5									10
10	AKK Sports Team Finland								5						10
	Team	MON	SWE	MEX	ARG	POR	ITA	POL	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points

External links

Notes and References

Web site: 2013 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations. fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 December 2012. 2 December 2013.
Web site: World Motor Sport Council 2014 - Doha. FIA.com. FIA.com. 3 December 2014.