2015 Rally Argentina

2015 Rally Argentina
35º XION Rally Argentina
Round 4 of 13 of the 2015 World Rally Championship
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Host country Argentina
Rally baseVilla Carlos Paz
Dates run23 – 26 April 2015
Stages12 (315.86 km; 196.27 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews60 at start, 26 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Kris Meeke
Paul Nagle
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT

The 2015 XION Rally Argentina was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 23 and 26 April 2015. It marked the thirty-fifth running of the Rally Argentina, and was the fourth round of the 2015 World Rally Championship and WRC-2 seasons.

The rally was won by Kris Meeke who, alongside his co-driver Paul Nagle, became the first British rally driver to win a WRC rally since 2002.[1]

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 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson 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 Khalid Al Qassimi Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
20 Hyundai Motorsport N WRC Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
21 Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
36 Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team WRC-2 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Marshall Clarke Ford Fiesta RRC M
37 FWRT s.r.l. WRC Lorenzo Bertelli Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38 Yuriy Protasov WRC-2 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RRC P
40 Drive Dmack WRC-2 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 D
41 Drive Dmack WRC-2 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 D
43 TAIF Rally Team WRC-2 Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tsvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 M
45 Gianluca Linari WRC-2 Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza STi N15 P
51 Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2 Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi Subaru Impreza STi N14 P
52 Diego Domínguez WRC-2 Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo Ford Fiesta R5 D
54 Didier Arias WRC-2 Didier Arias Héctor Núñez Ford Fiesta R5 D
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC WRC entries ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Results

Event standings

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 3 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:41:44.9 0.00 25
2 4 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:42:03.0 +18.1 19
3 5 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:45:12.3 +3:27.4 15
4 21 Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:48:11.0 +6:26.1 12
5 8 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:52:31.6 +10:46.7 12
6 12 Khalid Al Qassimi Chris Patterson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:53:04.8 +11:19.9 8
7 36 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Marshall Clarke Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:57:47.5 +16:02.6 6
8 52 Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:00:33.1 +18:48.2 4
9 57 Gustavo Saba Diego Cagnotti Saba Competition Škoda Fabia S2000 WRC-2 4:03:05.5 +21:20.6 2
10 72 Federico Villagra Diego Curletto Federico Villagra Ford Fiesta MR 4:07:04.5 +25:19.6
11 6 Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:07:37.2 +25:41.9 1
17 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:18:56.4 +37:11.5 3
WRC-2 standings
1 (7.) 36 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Marshall Clarke Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:57:47.5 0.0 25
2 (8.) 52 Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:00:33.1 +2:45.6 18
3 (12.) 40 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:09:50.7 +12:03.2 15
4 (13.) 38 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Yuriy Protasov Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 4:11:10.3 +13:22.8 12
5 (14.) 54 Didier Arias Héctor Núñez Didier Arias Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:14:36.3 +16:48.8 10
6 (19.) 51 Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi Napoca Rally Academy Subaru Impreza STi N14 WRC-2 4:25:27.9 +27:40.4 8
7 (22.) 45 Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Gianluca Linari Subaru Impreza STi N5 WRC-2 4:36:04.9 +38:17.4 6
Source: [1] Archived 2016-04-26 at the Wayback Machine

Special stages

Day Stage number Stage name Length Stage winner Co-driver Car No. Car Time Rally Leader
23 Apr SS1 San Luis 2.68 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 1 Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2:32.0 Sébastien Ogier
24 Apr SS2 Ascochinga 1 51.99 km Kris Meeke Paul Nagle 3 Citroën DS3 WRC 38:26.2 Kris Meeke
SS3 Tanti 1 19.71 km Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila 2 Volkswagen Polo R WRC 10:10.0
SS4 Ascochinga 2 51.99 km Kris Meeke Paul Nagle 3 Citroën DS3 WRC 38:12.5
SS5 Tanti 2 19.71 km Kris Meeke Paul Nagle 3 Citroën DS3 WRC 10:03.9
SS6 Fernet Branca 6.04 km Dani Sordo Marc Martí 8 Hyundai i20 WRC 5:01.0
25 Apr SS7 San Marcos 1 23.05 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 1 Volkswagen Polo R WRC 17:31.1
SS8 Characato 1 42.50 km Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene 9 Volkswagen Polo R WRC 27:17.4
SS9 San Marcos 2 23.05 km Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene 9 Volkswagen Polo R WRC 17:13.5
SS10 Characato 2 42.50 km Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene 9 Volkswagen Polo R WRC 27:00.3
26 Apr SS11 Copina 1 16.32 km Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene 9 Volkswagen Polo R WRC 13:09.8
SS12 Copina 2 (Power Stage) 16.32 km Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia 1 Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:59.6
Source: [2]

Championship standings after the event

WRC

Other

References

  1. ^ "Emotional Meeke wins in Argentina". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ^ Shacki. "Stage results XION Rally Argentina 2015". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
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