2015 Junior World Rally Championship

The 2015 Junior World Rally Championship is the fourteenth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.^[1]

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

Calendar

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

Rnd.	Dates1	Nat.	Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface
1	22–25 January		83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo	Gap, Hautes-Alpes	Mixed
2	21–24 May		49º Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto District[3]	Gravel
3	2–5 July		72nd Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel
4	30 July – 2 August		65th Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel
5	1–4 October		Rallye de France1	Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud	Tarmac
6	22–25 October		51º Rally Catalunya – Costa Daurada	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed
7	12–15 November		71st Wales Rally GB	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel
Source:[2]

Notes:

• ^1  — The Rallye de France is a provisional inclusion subject to negotiation of a new agreement between their organizers and series promoters.^[4]

Calendar changes

• The total number of events will be seven, one higher than in 2014. Drivers still will only be able to compete on six events.^[2]
• Rallye Deutschland was dropped in favour of the Monte Carlo Rally and the Rally de Catalunya.^[2]

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 FIA WRC2 championship.^[2]

Drivers

The following drivers competed in the championship.

Entries
No.	Nat.	Drivers	Nat.	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]	1–7
61		Christian Riedemann[5]		Michael Wenzel[5]	1
62		John Wartique[5]		Gabin Moreau[5]	TBA
		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	83ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	4:08:32.7	Report
2	49° Rally de Portugal	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	4:03:52.5	Report
3	72nd Rally Poland	Simone Tempestini	Matteo Chiarcossi	Citroën DS3 R3T	2:47:32.3	Report
4	65th Rally Finland	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	2:54:43.6	Report
5	58ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	3:57:01.2	Report
6	51° Rally RACC Catalunya — Costa Daurada	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	3:45:52.6	Report
7	71st 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.

FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Drivers

Pos. Driver MON POR POL FIN FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Quentin Gilbert 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 149 2 Ole Christian Veiby 3 5 3 4 7 1 83 3 Terry Folb Ret 11 4 2 2 3 63 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 4 40 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 5 10 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

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 World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-driver MON POR POL FIN FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Renaud Jamoul 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 124 2 Anders Jæger 3 3 4 7 1 73 3 Franck Le Floch Ret 11 4 2 2 3 63 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 Joshua Reibel 4 EX 5 22 10 Vincent Landais Ret 5 4 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 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 5 10 16 Christopher Guieu 5 10 17 Kevin Parent 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

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 World Rally Championship for Nations

Pos. Country MON POR POL FIN FRA ESP GBR Points 1  France 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 161 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 5 10 11  Ireland Ret 6 Ret Ret 8 Pos. Country MON POR POL FIN FRA ESP GBR Points

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

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile