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The 2015 Junior World Rally Championship season will be the Fourteen 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 programe 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	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	TBA^[4]	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.^[5]

Calendar changes

The total number of events will be seven (one more from the 2014 season). Drivers still will only be able to compete on six events.^[2]
Rallye Deutschland was dropped in favor 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^[6]		Marine Delon^[6]	1
52		Simone Tempestini^[7]		Matteo Chiarcossi^[7]	1
53		Ole Christian Veiby^[6]		Anders Jaeger^[6]	1
54		Daniel McKenna^[6]		Andrew Grennan^[6]	1
56		Alessandro Re^[6]		Giacomo Ciucci^[6]	1
57		Yohan Rossel^[6]		Benoit Fulcrand^[6]	1
58		Terry Folb^[6]		Franck Le Floch^[6]	1
59		Kornél Lukács^[6]		Márk Mesterházi^[6]	1
60		Quentin Gilbert^[6]		Renaud Jamoul^[6]	1
61		Christian Riedemann^[6]		Michael Wenzel^[6]	1
62		John Wartique^[6]		Gabin Moreau^[6]	1

References

^ "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Junior WRC Evolves from 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ "VODAFONE RALLY DE PORTUGAL 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "Rallye de France". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference World Motor Sport Council 2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Twin targets for Tempestini". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

External links

[1] "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

[JWRC_Evolves-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Junior WRC Evolves from 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

[2015_calendar-3] "VODAFONE RALLY DE PORTUGAL 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[4] "Rallye de France". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[World_Motor_Sport_Council_2014-5] Cite error: The named reference World Motor Sport Council 2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Rallye_Monte_Carlo_Entry_List-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[Tempestini_for_JWRC_and_WRC2-7] "Twin targets for Tempestini". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

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+*{{note|1|1}}&nbsp;— The [[Rallye de France Alsace|Rallye de France]] is a provisional inclusion subject to negotiation of a new agreement between their organizers and series promoters.<ref name="World Motor Sport Council 2014"/>
 ===Calendar changes===
 * The total number of events will be seven (one more from the [[2014 Junior World Rally Championship season|2014 season]]). Drivers still will only be able to compete on six events.<ref name="JWRC Evolves"/>
-* [[Rallye Deutschland]] was dropped in favour of the [[Monte Carlo Rally]] and the [[Rally de Catalunya]]. <ref name="JWRC Evolves"/>
+* [[Rallye Deutschland]] was dropped in favor of the [[Monte Carlo Rally]] and the [[Rally de Catalunya]]. <ref name="JWRC Evolves"/>
 ==Rule changes==