2015 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2015 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 January 2015. It marked the eighty-third running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2015 World Rally Championship, WRC-2, WRC-3, Junior World Rally Championship and FIA R-GT Cup seasons.[1]

2015 Monte Carlo Rally
83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of 13 of the 2015 World Rally Championship
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Host country Monaco
Rally baseFrance Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run22 – 25 January 2015
Stages15 (335.48 km; 208.46 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac and snow
Statistics
Crews94 at start, 78 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport

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, 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.[2] This gave Ogier a lead of almost two minutes over Volkswagen team-mate 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.[3] 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.[3]

In the support classes, Stéphane Lefebvre won WRC-2 in 12th position overall,[4] Quentin Gilbert finished as the best WRC-3/JWRC runner in 22nd place,[5] just ahead of the FIA R-GT Cup winner François Delecour.

Entry list

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Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC M
5   M-Sport Ltd WRC   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6   M-Sport Ltd WRC   Ott Tänak   Raigo Mőlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7   Hyundai Motorsport WRC   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8   Hyundai Motorsport WRC   Dani Sordo   Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
9   Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC   Andreas Mikkelsen   Ola Fløene Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
12   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Mads Østberg   Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
14   Henning Solberg WRC   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
15   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Bryan Bouffier   Xavier Panseri Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
16   RK M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Robert Kubica   Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
17   D-Max Racing WRC   Yuriy Protasov   Pavlo Cherepin Citroën DS3 WRC P
18   Sébastien Chardonnet WRC   Sébastien Chardonnet   Thibaut de la Haye Citroën DS3 WRC M
19   Jean-Michel Raoux WRC   Jean-Michel Raoux   Thomas Escartefigue Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
21   Jipocar Czech National Team WRC   Martin Prokop   Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
32   PH Sport WRC-2   Stéphane Lefebvre   Stéphane Prévot Citroën DS3 R5 M
33   Quentin Giordano WRC-2   Quentin Giordano   Valentin Sarreaud Citroën DS3 R5 M
34   Saintéloc Junior Team WRC-2   Craig Breen   Scott Martin Peugeot 208 T16 R5 M
35   Jourdan Serderidis WRC-2   Jourdan Serderidis   William Mergny Citroën DS3 R5 M
36   Julien Maurin WRC-2   Julien Maurin   Nicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RRC P
37   FWRT s.r.l. WRC   Lorenzo Bertelli   Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38   Marco Vallario WRC-2   Marco Vallario   Antonio Pascale Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X D
39   Eric Camilli WRC-2   Eric Camilli   Benjamin Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 M
40   Jonathan Hirschi WRC-2   Jonathan Hirschi   Vincent Landais Peugeot 208 T16 R5 M
41   BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team WRC-2   Armin Kremer   Klaus Wicha Škoda Fabia S2000 P
42   Barry White WRC-2   Hendrik Lategan   Barry White Škoda Fabia S2000 P
43   Styllex Slovak National Team WRC-2   Martin Koči   Lukáš Kostka Ford Fiesta R5 M
51   Charlotte Dalmasso WRC-3
JWRC
  Charlotte Dalmasso   Marine Delon Citroën DS3 R3T Max M
52   Simone Tempestini WRC-3
JWRC
  Simone Tempestini   Matteo Chiarcossi Citroën DS3 R3T Max M
53   Printsport WRC-3
JWRC
  Ole Christian Veiby   Anders Jaæger Citroën DS3 R3T Max M
54   Daniel McKenna WRC-3
JWRC
  Daniel McKenna   Andrew Grennan Citroën DS3 R3T Max M
56   Alessandro Re WRC-3
JWRC
  Alessandro Re   Giacomo Ciucci Citroën DS3 R3T Max M
57   Équipe de France FFSA WRC-3
JWRC
  Yohan Rossel   Benoît Fulcrand Citroën DS3 R3T Max M
58   Terry Folb WRC-3
JWRC
  Terry Folb   Franck Le Floch Citroën DS3 R3T Max M
59   Kornél Lukács WRC-3
JWRC
  Kornél Lukács   Márk Mesterházi Citroën DS3 R3T Max M
60   Quentin Gilbert WRC-3
JWRC
  Quentin Gilbert   Renaud Gamoul Citroën DS3 R3T Max M
61   ADAC Weser-Ems WRC-3
JWRC
  Christian Riedemann   Michael Wenzel Citroën DS3 R3T Max M
76   Eamonn Boland WRC-2   Eamonn Boland   Michael Joseph Morrissey Subaru Impreza STi R4 D M
78   Alain Foulon WRC-2   Alain Foulon   Gilles Delarche Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X M
84   Stéphane Consani WRC-3   Stéphane Consani   Maxime Vilmot Renault Clio R3T P
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Major entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3 Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship
JWRC Registered to take part in
Junior World Rally championship

Results

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Event standings

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:36:40.2 0.0 25
2 2   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:37:38.2 +58.0 19
3 9   Andreas Mikkelsen   Ola Fløene   Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:38:52.5 +2:12.3 15
4 12   Mads Østberg   Jonas Andersson   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:39:23.8 +2:43.6 12
5 7   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:39:52.3 +3:12.1 10
6 8   Dani Sordo   Marc Martí   Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:39:53.1 +3:12.9 8
7 5   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:42:03.9 +5:23.7 6
8 4   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:45:14.9 +8:34.7 6
9 21   Martin Prokop   Jan Tománek   Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:46:35.0 +9:54.8 2
10 3   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:47:35.8 +10:55.6 3
WRC-2 standings
1 (12.) 32   Stéphane Lefebvre   Stéphane Prévot   PH Sport Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-2 3:49:36.7 0.0 25
2 (13.) 34   Craig Breen   Scott Martin   Saintéloc Junior Team Peugeot 208 T16 R5 WRC-2 3:51:50.7 +2:14.0 18
3 (14.) 41   Armin Kramer   Klaus Wicha   BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team Škoda Fabia S2000 WRC-2 3:52:03.7 +2:27.0 15
4 (15.) 39   Eric Camilli   Benjamin Veillas   Eric Camilli Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:54:36.4 +4:59.7 12
5 (19.) 40   Jonathan Hirschi   Vincent Landais   Jonathan Hirschi Peugeot 208 T16 R5 WRC-2 3:59:29.5 +9:52.8 10
6 (21.) 33   Quentin Giordano   Valentin Sarreaud   Quentin Giordano Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-2 4:06:43.7 +17:17.0 8
7 (66.) 78   Alain Foulon   Gilles Delarche   Alain Foulon Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X WRC-2 4:52:15.9 +1:02:39.2 6
8 (75.) 38   Marco Vallario   Manuela di Lorenzo   Marco Vallario Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X WRC-2 5:14:44.3 +1:25:07.6 4
WRC-3 standings
1 (22.) 60   Quentin Gilbert   Renaud Jamoul   Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T Max WRC-3 4:08:32.7 0.0 25
2 (24.) 61   Christian Riedemann   Michael Wenzel   ADAC Weser-Ems Citroën DS3 R3T Max WRC-3 4:10:56.4 +2:23.7 18
3 (25.) 53   Ole Christian Veiby   Anders Jæger   Printsport Citroën DS3 R3T Max WRC-3 4:12:04.1 +3:31.4 15
4 (27.) 52   Simone Tempestini   Matteo Chiarcossi   Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T Max WRC-3 4:14:01.1 +5:28.4 12
5 (31.) 84   Stéphane Consani   Maxime Vilmot   Stéphane Consani Renault Clio R3T WRC-3 4:17:57.6 +9:24.9 10
6 (33.) 57   Yohan Rossel   Benoît Fulcrand   Équipe de France FFSA Citroën DS3 R3T Max WRC-3 4:20:00.4 +11:27.7 8
7 (35.) 56   Alessandro Re   Giacomo Ciucci   Alessandro Re Citroën DS3 R3T Max WRC-3 4:20:37.2 +12:04.5 6
8 (43.) 59   Kornél Lukács   Márk Mesterházi   Kornél Lukács Citroën DS3 R3T Max WRC-3 4:28:35.1 +20:02.4 4
9 (61.) 51   Charlotte Dalmasso   Marine Delon   Charlotte Dalmasso Citroën DS3 R3T Max WRC-3 4:47:43.1 +39:10.4 2
JWRC standings
1 (22.) 60   Quentin Gilbert   Renaud Jamoul   Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T Max JWRC 4:08:32.7 0.0 25
2 (24.) 61   Christian Riedemann   Michael Wenzel   ADAC Weser-Ems Citroën DS3 R3T Max JWRC 4:10:56.4 +2:23.7 18
3 (25.) 53   Ole Christian Veiby   Anders Jæger   Printsport Citroën DS3 R3T Max JWRC 4:12:04.1 +3:31.4 15
4 (27.) 52   Simone Tempestini   Matteo Chiarcossi   Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T Max JWRC 4:14:01.1 +5:28.4 12
5 (33.) 57   Yohan Rossel   Benoît Fulcrand   Équipe de France FFSA Citroën DS3 R3T Max JWRC 4:20:00.4 +11:27.7 8
6 (35.) 56   Alessandro Re   Giacomo Ciucci   Alessandro Re Citroën DS3 R3T Max JWRC 4:20:37.2 +12:04.5 6
7 (43.) 59   Kornél Lukács   Márk Mesterházi   Kornél Lukács Citroën DS3 R3T Max JWRC 4:28:35.1 +20:02.4 4
8 (61.) 51   Charlotte Dalmasso   Marine Delon   Charlotte Dalmasso Citroën DS3 R3T Max JWRC 4:47:43.1 +39:10.4 2
Source: [1]

Special stages

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Championship standings after the event

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Other

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References

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  1. ^ "Rally Calendar Overview". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Ogier takes charge in Monte Carlo". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Ogier Nets third Monte Carlo Win". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Lefebvre claims maiden WRC 2 victory". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Gilbert dominates Junior WRC in Monte-Carlo". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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