The 2015 FIA WRC2 Championship was the third season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The Championship was open to cars complying with R4, R5, and Super 2000 regulations. The Championship was composed by thirteen Rallies; and Drivers and Teams must nominate a maximum of seven event. The best six results are counted towards the championship.
Nasser Al-Attiyah was the defending champion, as he won the 2014 title by just three points.
Calendar
Regulation changes
In the WRC 2 and WRC 3 Championships for Teams, only the best placed car in a team will be taken into account for points. A car which has not started from the start line within 20 seconds will be considered as retired and will be able to restart under Rally 2 on the subsequent day. The transmission of performance data or information to or from a competing car, not in relation with safety, is forbidden during special stages to help promote greater competition.
Teams and drivers
Entries Car Class Tyre Rounds ACSM Rallye Team Bernardo Sousa Hugo Magalhães Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 5–7 Nil Solans Miquel Ibáñez 9, 11–13 Joan Carchat Claudi Ribeiro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 5–7, 9, 11–13 Fredrik Åhlin Fredrik Åhlin Morten Erik Abrahamsen Ford Fiesta R5 R5 2, 8, 13 Nasser Al-Attiyah Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel Ford Fiesta RRC S 3 5–7, 10 Škoda Fabia R5 R5 9, 12 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Ford Fiesta R5 R5 TBA 8 Didier Arias Didier Arias Héctor Núñez Ford Fiesta R5 R5 4 Enrico Brazzoli Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio Barone Subaru Impreza WRX STi R4 5–6, 9, 12 BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team Armin Kremer Klaus Wicha Škoda Fabia S2000 S 1 Pirmin Winklhofer Škoda Fabia R5 R5 5–7, 9, 11–12 Eamonn Boland Eamonn Boland Michael Morrissey Subaru Impreza WRX STi R4 1–2, 6, 9, 11 C-Rally Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot Ford Fiesta R5 R5 2, 7, 12–13 Eric Camilli Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 R5 1 Keith Cronin Keith Cronin Stuart Loudon Citroën DS3 R5 R5 6 Martin McCormack James O'Reilly Škoda Fabia S2000 S 13 Diego Domínguez Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo Ford Fiesta R5 R5 4 Drive DMACK Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 R5 2–5, 7–8, 12–13 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano 4, 13 Sander Pärn James Morgan 5, 7–8 Peter Taylor Andrew Roughead 13 Eyvind Brynildsen Anders Fredriksson Ford Fiesta RRC S 2, 8 Drive DMACK 2 Scott Pedder Dale Moscatt Ford Fiesta R5 R5 10 E2-Tre Colli World Rally Team Tom Cave Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 R5 13 Eurolamp World Rally Team Valeriy Gorban Volodymyr Korsia Mini John Cooper Works S2000 S 2–3, 5–8, 13 Oleksiy Kikireshko Kuldar Sikk 2 Sergey Uger Sergei Larens 7 Jussi Vainionpää Mika Juntunen Citroën DS3 R5 R5 TBA 8 Alain Foulon Alain Foulon Gilles Delarche Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 1, 5, 7, 11–12 Mikko Lukka 8 F.P.F. Sport s.r.l. Paolo Andreucci Anna Andreussi Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 6 Peugeot España José Antonio Suarez Cándido Carrera Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 12 Nicolás Fuchs Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 R5 3, 5–8 Quentin Giordano Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud Citroën DS3 R5 R5 1, 5–6 Citroën DS3 RRC S 7–9, 11–12 Anders Grøndal Anders Grøndal Roger Eilertsen Citroën DS3 R5 R5 2, 5–6, 8 Jonathan Hirschi Jonathan Hirschi Vincent Landais Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 1 5, 7, 9 Victor Bellotto 11 Henk Lategan Henk Lategan Barry White Škoda Fabia S2000 S TBA 5 Gianluca Linari Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza WRX STi R4 2, 4, 6, 8, 10–11, 13 Lotto Team Krzysztof Hołowczyc Łukasz Kurzeja Ford Fiesta R5 R5 TBA 7 Julien Maurin Julien Maurin Nicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RRC S 1, 5–7, 9, 11–12 ME3 Rally Team Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Citroën DS3 R5 R5 5–8 Motorsport Italia s.r.l. Max Rendina Mario Pizzuti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 2–3, 5–6 Emanuele Inglesi 7–9, 11, 13 Nathan Quinn David Calder 10 Eyvind Brynildsen Anders Fredriksson Škoda Fabia R5 R5 13 Napoca Rally Academy Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi Subaru Impreza WRX STi R4 2–4, 6 Marco Tempestini Dorin Pulpea 5, 7 Geronimo Padilla Geronimo Padilla Edgardo Galindo Ford Fiesta R5 R5 TBA 6 Scott Pedder Scott Pedder Dale Moscatt Ford Fiesta R5 R5 5–8 PH Sport Stéphane Lefebvre Stéphane Prevot Citroën DS3 RRC S 8 Citroën DS3 R5 R5 1, 3, 5–7 Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud 13 Yuriy Protasov Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RRC S 3–4, 6, 8, 10, 12–13 Peugeot Sport Slovakia Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 5, 7–9, 12 Hubert Ptaszek Hubert Ptaszek Kamil Kozdroń Ford Fiesta S2000 S 7 Škoda Fabia R5 R5 13 Radoslaw Raczkowski Radoslaw Raczkowski Szymon Gospodarczyk Ford Fiesta R5 R5 TBA 7 RMC Motorsport Ramón Torres Fuentes David Vazquez Liste Ford Fiesta R5 R5 5–7, 12 Saintéloc Junior Team Craig Breen Scott Martin Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 1, 5, 8–9, 11–13 Jourdan Serderidis Jourdan Serderidis William Mergny Citroën DS3 R5 R5 1 Frédéric Miclotte 3, 7, 9, 11–12 Škoda Motorsport Pontus Tidemand Emil Axelsson Škoda Fabia R5 R5 5, 7–8, 11–13 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm 5–9, 11–12 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 6, 9, 13 Škoda Motorsport II Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 R5 12 Škoda Auto Deutschland Fabian Kreim Frank Christian Škoda Fabia R5 R5 9 Zbigniew Staniszewski Zbigniew Staniszewski Bartłomiej Boba Peugeot 207 S2000 S TBA 7 Styllex Slovak National Team Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka Ford Fiesta R5 R5 1 TAIF Rally Team Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tsvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 R5 2–5, 8 Mait Maarend Mihkel Kapp 12 Team ORECA Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 R5 5–6, 8–9, 11–13 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula 9, 11–12 Pontus Tidemand Pontus Tidemand Emil Axelsson Ford Fiesta RRC S 2 TGS Worldwide Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 S TBA 7, 13 Dmitri Biryukov Evgeny Kalachev 9 Marco Vallario Marco Vallario Manuela Di Lorenzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 1 Barry White Henk Lategan Barry White Škoda Fabia S2000 S 1 Yazeed Racing Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC S 2 5–7, 10, 12 Youth and Sports Qatar Rally Team Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Marshall Clarke Ford Fiesta RRC S 3 4–6, 10, 12–13 Icon Class R4 Classificationwithin Group R R5 S Super 2000
Rally summaries
RoundEvent nameWinning driverWinning co-driver1 Stéphane Lefebvre Stéphane Prevot PH SportCitroën DS3 R5 3:49:36.7Report2 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DMACKFord Fiesta R53:05:07.4Report3 Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel Nasser Al-AttiyahFord Fiesta RRC4:34:06.1Report4 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Marshall Clarke Youth & Sports Qatar Rally TeamFord Fiesta RRC3:57:47.5Report5 Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel Nasser Al-AttiyahFord Fiesta RRC3:41:35.3Report6 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Yuriy Protasov Ford Fiesta RRC4:40:52.0Report7 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R52:32:02.6Report8 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R52:40:15.0Report9 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R53:47:18.8Report10 Nasser Al-Attiyah Matthieu Baumel Nasser Al-AttiyahFord Fiesta RRC3:11:02.9Report11 Julien Maurin Nicolas Klinger Julien MaurinFord Fiesta RRC2:46:11.3Report12 Pontus Tidemand Emil Axelsson Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R53:30:01.6Report13 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula TGS Worldwide Škoda Fabia S20003:15:01.4Report
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 WRC2 for Drivers
Driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Drops Points 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah 1 1 5Ret 4 1 3 0 112 2 Yuriy Protasov 5 4 1 3 2 5 13 0 90 3 Esapekka Lappi 2 9 1 1 13 2 Ret 0 88 4 Pontus Tidemand 5 3 2 2 Ret 1 WD 0 86 5 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari 4 1 6 4 3 8 4 4 84 6 Jari Ketomaa 1 3 3 Ret 4 12 WD 0 67 7 Eric Camilli 4 Ret 8 11 2 3 Ret 2 0 67 8 Jan Kopecký 3 1 2 WD 0 58 9 Craig Breen 2 Ret Ret 5 4 Ret 3 0 55 10 Teemu Suninen 6 6 5 13 1 0 51 11 Armin Kremer 3 10 6 5 Ret Ret 4 0 46 12 Nicolás Fuchs 2 Ret 7 7 7 Ret 6 0 44 13 Julien Maurin Ret 4 Ret 8 10 1 15 0 42 14 Stéphane Lefebvre 1 Ret 5 15 Ret EX 0 35 15 Quentin Giordano 6 Ret Ret 3 8 Ret 7 0 33 16 Jarosłav Koľtun 7 11 6 5 0 24 17 Gianluca Linari 12 6 11 8 5 17 0 22 18 Valeriy Gorban 3 Ret 8 10 Ret Ret 14 0 20 19 Scott Pedder Ret Ret 12 4 6 0 20 20 Eyvind Brynildsen 2 Ret 15 0 18 21 Diego Domínguez 2 0 18 22 Paolo Andreucci 2 0 18 23 Jonathan Hirschi 5 Ret Ret Ret 6 0 18 24 Nil Solans 7 7 14 8 0 16 25 Karl Kruuda 11 Ret 3 0 15 26 Max Rendina 14 6 Ret 15 7 14 10 0 15 27 Yazeed Al-Rajhi 4 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 0 12 28 Nathan Quinn 4 0 12 29 Anders Grøndal 10 Ret 5 0 11 30 Didier Arias 5 0 10 31 Fredrik Åhlin 6 Ret 11 0 8 32 Juan Carlos Alonso 6 0 8 33 Alain Foulon 7 16 18 9 12 0 8 34 Simone Tempestini 9 Ret 7 17 0 8 35 Jourdan Serderidis Ret 7 16 15 11 0 6 36 Ramón Torres Fuentes 15 13 14 7 0 6 37 Joan Carchat Ret 16 13 9 9 Ret 9 0 6 38 Oleksiy Kikireshko 8 0 4 39 Marco Vallario 8 0 4 40 Fabian Kreim 8 0 4 41 Sander Pärn 9 9 12 0 4 42 Mait Maarend 9 0 2 43 Krzysztof Hołowczyc 10 0 1 44 Jussi Vainionpää 10 0 1 45 Martin Koči Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret 10 0 1 46 Max Rendina 10 0 1 Driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Drops Points
FIA WRC2 for Co-Drivers
Co-driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Drops Points 1 Mathieu Baumel 1 1 5 Ret 4 1 3 0 112 2 Pavlo Cherepin 5 4 1 3 2 5 13 0 90 3 Janne Ferm 2 9 1 1 13 2 Ret 0 88 4 Emil Axelsson 5 3 2 2 Ret 1 WD 0 86 5 Marshall Clarke 4 1 6 4 3 8 4 4 84 6 Kaj Lindström 1 3 3 Ret 4 12 WD 0 67 7 Benjamin Veillas 4 8 11 2 3 Ret 2 0 67 8 Pavel Dresler 3 1 2 WD 0 58 9 Scott Martin 2 Ret Ret 5 4 Ret 3 0 55 10 Mikko Markkula 6 6 5 13 1 0 51 11 Fernando Mussano 2 Ret 7 7 7 Ret 6 0 44 12 Nicolas Klinger Ret 4 Ret 8 10 1 15 0 42 13 Stéphane Prevot 1 Ret 5 15 Ret EX 0 35 14 Valentin Sarreaud 6 Ret Ret 3 8 Ret 7 0 33 15 Pirmin Winklhofer 10 6 5 Ret Ret 4 0 31 16 Ireneusz Pleskot 7 11 6 5 0 24 17 Nicola Arena 12 6 11 8 5 17 0 22 18 Volodymyr Korsia 3 Ret 8 10 Ret Ret 14 0 20 19 Dale Moscatt Ret Ret 12 4 6 0 20 20 Edgardo Galindo 2 14 0 18 21 Anders Fredriksson 2 Ret 15 0 18 22 Anna Andreussi 2 0 18 23 Miquel Ibáñez 7 7 14 8 0 16 24 Martin Järveoja 11 Ret 3 0 15 25 Klaus Wicha 3 0 15 26 Michael Orr 4 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 0 12 27 David Calder 4 0 12 28 Roger Eilertsen 10 Ret 5 0 11 29 Vincent Landais 5 Ret Ret Ret 0 10 30 Héctor Núñez 5 0 10 31 Mario Pizzuti 14 6 Ret 0 8 32 Morten Erik Abrahamsen 6 Ret 11 0 8 33 Juan Pablo Monasterolo 6 0 8 34 Victor Bellotto 6 0 8 35 Matteo Chiarcossi 9 Ret 7 17 0 8 36 Emanuele Inglesi 15 7 14 10 10 0 8 37 Gilles Delarche 7 16 18 12 0 6 38 Frédéric Miclotte 7 16 15 11 0 6 39 David Vázquez Liste 15 13 14 7 0 6 40 Claudi Ribeiro Ret 16 13 9 9 Ret 9 0 6 41 Kuldar Sikk 8 0 4 42 Manuela Di Lorenzo 8 0 4 43 Frank Christian 8 0 4 44 James Morgan 9 9 12 0 4 45 Mikko Lukka 9 0 2 46 Mihkel Kapp 9 0 2 47 Łukasz Kurzeja 10 0 1 48 Mika Juntunen 10 0 1 49 Lukáš Kostka Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret 10 0 1 Co-driver MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Drops Points
FIA WRC2 for Teams