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The 2015 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the third season of Junior WRC, a rallying championship governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.[1]

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

Calendar

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

Rnd. Dates Rally name Rally headquarters Surface
1 22–25 January Monte Carlo Rally Gap, Hautes-Alpes Mixed
2 21–24 May Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto District[3] Gravel
3 2–5 July Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel
4 30 July – 2 August Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel
5 1–4 October Tour de Corse[4] Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud Tarmac
6 22–25 October Rally de Catalunya Salou, Tarragona Mixed
7 12–15 November Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel
Source:[2]

Calendar changes

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 WRC2 Championship.[2]

Entries

The following drivers competed in the championship.

Entries
No. Drivers 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] All
61 Christian Riedemann[5] Michael Wenzel[5] 1
62 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 Event name Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning Car Winning time Report
1 Monte Carlo Rally  Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Citroën DS3 R3T 4:08:32.7 Report
2 Rally de Portugal   Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Citroën DS3 R3T 4:03:52.5 Report
3 Rally Poland   Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi Citroën DS3 R3T 2:47:32.3 Report
4 Rally Finland   Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Citroën DS3 R3T 2:54:43.6 Report
5 Tour de Corse   Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Citroën DS3 R3T 3:57:01.2 Report
6 Rally de Catalunya   Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Citroën DS3 R3T 3:45:52.6 Report
7 Wales Rally GB   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 Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

Pos. Driver MON
 POR
 POL
 FIN
 FRA
 ESP
 GBR
 Points
1 Quentin Gilbert 1 1 7 1 1 1 [12] 131
2 Ole Christian Veiby 3 5 3 4 7 1 83
3 Terry Folb Ret 11 4 2 2 2 66
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 3 43
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 4 12
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
Source:[13]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-driver MON
 POR
 POL
 FIN
 FRA
 ESP
 GBR
 Points
1 Renaud Jamoul 1 1 7 1 1 1 131
2 Anders Jæger 3 3 4 7 1 73
3 Franck Le Floch Ret 11 4 2 2 2 66
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 Vincent Landais Ret 5 3 25
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 Fabrice Gordon 4 Ret 12
15 Kevin Parent 4 12
16 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 5 10
17 Christopher Guieu 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
Source:[13]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Nations

Pos. Country MON
 POR
 POL
 FIN
 FRA
 ESP
 GBR
 Points
1 France 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 155
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 4 12
11 Ireland Ret 6 Ret Ret 8
Pos. Country MON
 POR
 POL
 FIN
 FRA
 ESP
 GBR
 Points
Source:[13]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "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. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Beijing". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Rally Portugal Entry List". Rally de Portugal. Automóvel Club Portugal. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "58th Tour De Corse Entry List". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e "Wales Rally GB Entry List" (PDF). www.walesrallygb.com. walesrallygb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  11. ^ a b c "Rally Finland Entry List" (PDF). www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  12. ^ Quentin Gilbert competed and finished second, but did not receive any points.
  13. ^ a b c "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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