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 base Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run22 – 25 January 2015
Stages15 (335.48 km; 208.46 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac and snow
Results
Overall winner Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Volkswagen Motorsport
Crews94 at start, 78 at finish

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
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

Event standings
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:

Special stages

Championship standings after the event

WRC

Other

References
  1. "Rally Calendar Overview". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. "Ogier takes charge in Monte Carlo". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. "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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