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.
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. 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. 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.
In the support classes, Stéphane Lefebvre won WRC-2 in 12th position overall, Quentin Gilbert finished as the best WRC-3/JWRC runner in 22nd place, just ahead of the FIA R-GT Cup winner François Delecour.
Entry list Notable entrants Entrant Driver Co-driver Car 1 WRC 2 WRC 3 WRC 4 WRC 5 WRC 6 WRC 7 WRC 8 WRC 9 WRC 12 WRC 14 WRC 15 WRC 16 WRC 17 WRC 18 WRC 19 WRC 21 WRC 32 WRC-2 33 WRC-2 34 WRC-2 35 WRC-2 36 WRC-2 37 WRC 38 WRC-2 39 WRC-2 40 WRC-2 41 WRC-2 42 WRC-2 43 WRC-2 51 WRC-3JWRC 52 WRC-3JWRC 53 WRC-3JWRC 54 WRC-3JWRC 56 WRC-3JWRC 57 WRC-3JWRC 58 WRC-3JWRC 59 WRC-3JWRC 60 WRC-3JWRC 61 WRC-3JWRC 76 WRC-2 78 WRC-2 84 WRC-3 Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible toscore manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible toscore manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered to take part inWRC-2 championship WRC-3 Registered to take part inWRC-3 championship JWRC Registered to take part inJunior World Rally championship
Results Special Stages
Stage Winners Co-Driver Car Time Class Leaders SD Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 2:21.0 SS1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 15:53.5Loeb / Elena SS2 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC 13:57.1 SS3 Sébestien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 10:23.9 SS4 Robert Kubica Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC 15:27.0 SS5 Robert Kubica Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC 15:13.2 SS6 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 10:26.1 SS7 Robert Kubica Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC 14:36.1 Ogier / Ingrassia SS8 Sebastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC 15:15.9 SS10 Robert Kubica Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC 30:41.9
Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time 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 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 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 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:
Special stages
Championship standings after the event WRC
Drivers' Championship standings 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 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 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 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 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 Driver Points 1 François Delecour 25 2 Romain Dumas 18 3 Marc Duez 15
References
External links
The official website of the World Rally Championship