2015 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup

2015 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup
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The 2015 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup season is the 23rd season of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup.

Calendar edit

The calendar for the 2015 season features ten rallies.^[1] Some of the rallies are also part of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship and the FIM Bajas World Cup.

The six Bajas award 30 points to the winner, whereas the other four events are worth 60 points for the winner.

Round	Dates	Rally name
1	20–22 February	Baja Russia Northern Forest
2	28 March–2 April	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
3	20–24 April	Sealine Cross-Country Rally
4	12–16 May	Rallye des Pharaons
5	26–28 June	Italian Baja
6	24–26 July	Baja Aragón
7	14–16 August	Hungarian Baja
8	28–30 August	Baja Poland
9	3–9 October	Rallye OiLibya du Maroc
10	22–24 October	Baja de Portalegre 500

Results edit

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Baja Russia Northern Forest^[2]	1	Tapio Suominen Toni Näsman	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	3:37:10
		2	Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	3:38:17
		3	Reinaldo Varela Gustavo Gugelmin	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	3:44:27

2	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge^[3]	1	Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	14:52:48
		2	Erik van Loon Wouter Rosegaar	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	15:13:03
		3	Harry Hunt Andreas Schulz	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	15:43:36

3	Sealine Cross-Country Rally^[4]	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	17:40:05
		2	Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	18:07:58
		3	Reinaldo Varela Gustavo Gugelmin	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	18:42:00

4	Rallye des Pharaons^[5]	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	14:00:02
		2	Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	14:06:35
		3	Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	14:08:20

5	Italian Baja^[6]	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	3:59:44
		2	Reinaldo Varela Gustavo Gugelmin	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	4:01:08
		3	Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	4:03:34

6	Baja Aragón^[7]	1	Nani Roma Àlex Haro	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	8:41:41
		2	Orlando Terranova Bernardo Graue	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	8:44:38
		3	Mikko Hirvonen Michel Périn	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	8:45:01

7	Hungarian Baja^[8]	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	6:19:42
		2	Bernhard ten Brinke Tom Colsoul	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	6:34:30
		3	Miroslav Zapletal Maciej Marton	H3 Evo VII	6:35:31

8	Baja Poland^[9]	1	Krzysztof Hołowczyc Łukasz Kurzeja	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	4:35:05
		2	Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	4:42:37
		3	Bernhard ten Brinke Tom Colsoul	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	4:43:58

9	Rallye OiLibya du Maroc^[10]	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel	Mini All4 Racing X-Raid	14:18:18
		2	Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	14:35:03
		3	Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	14:35:32

10	Baja de Portalegre 500^[11]	1	Ricardo Porém Jorge Monteiro	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	5:31:18
		2	Miguel Barbosa Miguel Ramalho	Mitsubishi Racing Lancer	5:42:12
		3	João Ramos Vítor de Jesus	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	5:47:28

Championship standings edit

In order to score points in the Cup classifications, competitors must register with the FIA before the entry closing date of the first rally/baja entered.

Points system

Points for final positions are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Overall Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1
T1/T2/T3 Points	5	3	1	0
Double points are applied to Cross Country rallies

Drivers' championship edit

Any driver is required to participate in at least one Baja and one Cross-Country event in order to be able to score points for the FIA World Cup.

Pos	Driver	RUS	ABU	QAT	EGY	ITA	ESP	HUN	POL	MAR	POR	Points
1	Nasser Al-Attiyah			1⁶⁰	1⁶⁰	1³⁰		1³⁰	2²¹	1⁶⁰		261
2	Vladimir Vasilyev	2²¹	1⁶⁰	2⁴²	3³²	3¹⁶			6⁸	2⁴²		221
3	Reinaldo Varela	3¹⁶		3³²	6¹⁶	2²¹	4¹²					97
4	Marek Dąbrowski	9²	5²⁰	5²⁰	4²⁴	4¹²	8⁴	Ret	5¹⁰			92
5	Miroslav Zapletal	4¹²	18	4²⁴	5²⁰	5¹⁰	12	3¹⁶	9²			84
6	Erik van Loon	5¹⁰	2⁴²		7¹²		6⁸		11			72
7	Harry Hunt		3³²							7¹²		44
8	Bernhard ten Brinke							2²¹	3¹⁶	9⁴		41
9	Adam Malysz		7¹²	6¹⁶					8⁴	8⁸		40
10	Yuriy Sazonov	8⁴		7¹²	8⁸	8⁴	31	6⁸	16	10²		38
11	Orlando Terranova		6¹⁶				2²¹					37
12	Mikko Hirvonen						3¹⁶			5²⁰		36
13	Raul Orlandini			13⁶	10¹²	11⁵	16¹		13³	13⁶		33
14	Denis Berezovskiy	11⁵	14²		13⁶	14³	13³	9⁷	12⁵			31
15	Ricardo Porém										1³⁰	30
	Nani Roma						1³⁰					30
Pos	Driver	RUS	ABU	QAT	EGY	ITA	ESP	HUN	POL	MAR	POR	Points

A total of 79 drivers have scored championship points.^[12]

References edit

^ Duarte, André (18 February 2015). "Taça do Mundo de TT arranca na Rússia" [TT World Cup kicks off in Russia]. Autosport.pt (in Portuguese). FollowMedia Comunicação. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Overdrive Racing's Suominen and Nasman take maximum points in gruelling Russian Northern Forest '15". OverdriveRacing.be. Overdrive Racing. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Final Official Classification Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2015: Cars" (PDF). Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Automobile and Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Final Official Classification Sealine Cross-Country Rally 2015: Cars" (PDF). Sealine Cross-Country Rally. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^ "The magic of the Pyramids welcomes Al Attiyah, Piatek and Abu Issa". Rallye des Pharaons. Pharaons Rally. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Final Official Classification Italian Baja 2015: Cars" (PDF). Italian Baja. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^ "Final Official Classification Baja Aragón 2015: Cars". Baja Aragón. A Todo Motor Live Timing. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ "Final Official Classification Hungarian Baja 2015: Cars". Hungarian Baja. Chronomoto Timing. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Final Official Classification Baja Poland 2015: Cars" (PDF). Baja Poland. Baja Poland. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ "Final Official Classification Rallye OiLibya du Maroc 2015: Cars". Rallye OiLibya du Maroc. NPO Events. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
^ "Final Official Classification Baja de Portalegre 500 2015: Cars". Baja de Portalegre 500. Cronobandeira. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
^ "2015 FIA World Cup For Cross-Country Rallies". FIA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

External links edit

Official website

[1] Duarte, André (18 February 2015). "Taça do Mundo de TT arranca na Rússia" [TT World Cup kicks off in Russia]. Autosport.pt (in Portuguese). FollowMedia Comunicação. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

[2] "Overdrive Racing's Suominen and Nasman take maximum points in gruelling Russian Northern Forest '15". OverdriveRacing.be. Overdrive Racing. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

[3] "Final Official Classification Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2015: Cars" (PDF). Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Automobile and Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

[4] "Final Official Classification Sealine Cross-Country Rally 2015: Cars" (PDF). Sealine Cross-Country Rally. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

[5] "The magic of the Pyramids welcomes Al Attiyah, Piatek and Abu Issa". Rallye des Pharaons. Pharaons Rally. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[6] "Final Official Classification Italian Baja 2015: Cars" (PDF). Italian Baja. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

[7] "Final Official Classification Baja Aragón 2015: Cars". Baja Aragón. A Todo Motor Live Timing. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[8] "Final Official Classification Hungarian Baja 2015: Cars". Hungarian Baja. Chronomoto Timing. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[9] "Final Official Classification Baja Poland 2015: Cars" (PDF). Baja Poland. Baja Poland. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

[10] "Final Official Classification Rallye OiLibya du Maroc 2015: Cars". Rallye OiLibya du Maroc. NPO Events. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

[11] "Final Official Classification Baja de Portalegre 500 2015: Cars". Baja de Portalegre 500. Cronobandeira. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

[12] "2015 FIA World Cup For Cross-Country Rallies". FIA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

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