2015 Monte Carlo Rally

2015 Monte Carlo Rally
*83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo*
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 run	22 – 25 January 2015
Stages	15 (335.48 km; 208.46 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac and snow
Statistics
Crews	94 at start, 78 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier; Julien Ingrassia; Volkswagen Motorsport

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]

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: [1]

Special stages

Championship standings after the event

WRC

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Sébastien Ogier	25
2	Jari-Matti Latvala	19
3	Andreas Mikkelsen	15
4	Mads Østberg	12
5	Thierry Neuville	10

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos.	Constructor	Points
1	Volkswagen Motorsport	43
2	Hyundai Motorsport	27
3	M-Sport World Rally Team	12
4	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	12
5	Jipocar Czech National Team	6

Other

WRC2 Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Stéphane Lefebvre	25
2	Craig Breen	18
3	Armin Kremer	15
4	Eric Camilli	12
5	Jonathan Hirschi	10

WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Quentin Gilbert	25
2	Christian Riedemann	18
3	Ole Christian Veiby	15
4	Simone Tempestini	12
5	Stéphane Consani	10

JWRC Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Quentin Gilbert	25
2	Christian Riedemann	18
3	Ole Christian Veiby	15
4	Simone Tempestini	12
5	Yohan Rossel	10

FIA R-GT Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	François Delecour	25
2	Romain Dumas	18
3	Marc Duez	15

References

^ "Rally Calendar Overview". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^ "Ogier takes charge in Monte Carlo". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Ogier Nets third Monte Carlo Win". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
^ "Lefebvre claims maiden WRC 2 victory". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
^ "Gilbert dominates Junior WRC in Monte-Carlo". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

External links

[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.

[Monte_Leg_4-3] "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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