2015 Junior WRC Championship

The 2015 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the third season of Junior WRC, a rallying championship governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.^[1]

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

Calendar

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

Rnd.	Dates	Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface
1	22–25 January	Monte Carlo Rally	Gap, Hautes-Alpes	Mixed
2	21–24 May	Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto District^[3]	Gravel
3	2–5 July	Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel
4	30 July – 2 August	Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel
5	1–4 October	Tour de Corse^[4]	Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud	Tarmac
6	22–25 October	Rally de Catalunya	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed
7	12–15 November	Wales Rally GB	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel
Source:^[2]

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 WRC2 Championship.^[2]

Entries

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
53		Ole Christian Veiby^[5]		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]	All
61		Christian Riedemann^[5]		Michael Wenzel^[5]	1
62		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
65		Pierre-Louis Loubet^[6]		Vincent Landais^[7]	5–7
66		Jean-René Perry^[6]		Joshua Reibel^[6]	2–4
66		Jean-René Perry^[6]		Christopher Guieu^[7]	5
67		Dean Raftery^[6]		John Higgins^[6]	2
67		Dean Raftery^[6]		Arthur Kierans^[10]	7
68		Matthieu Margaillan^[6]		Mathilde Margaillan^[6]	2–3
68		Matthieu Margaillan^[6]		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	Monte Carlo Rally	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	4:08:32.7	Report
2	Rally de Portugal	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	4:03:52.5	Report
3	Rally Poland	Simone Tempestini	Matteo Chiarcossi	Citroën DS3 R3T	2:47:32.3	Report
4	Rally Finland	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	2:54:43.6	Report
5	Tour de Corse	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	3:57:01.2	Report
6	Rally de Catalunya	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën DS3 R3T	3:45:52.6	Report
7	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.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

Pos.	Driver	MON	POR	POL	FIN	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
1	Quentin Gilbert	1	1	7	1	1	1	^[12]	131
2	Ole Christian Veiby	3	5		3	4	7	1	83
3	Terry Folb	Ret	11		4	2	2	2	66
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	3	43
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							4	12
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
Source:^[13]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos.	Co-driver	MON	POR	POL	FIN	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
1	Renaud Jamoul	1	1	7	1	1	1		131
2	Anders Jæger	3			3	4	7	1	73
3	Franck Le Floch	Ret	11		4	2	2	2	66
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	Vincent Landais					Ret	5	3	25
10	Joshua Reibel		4	EX	5				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	Kevin Parent							4	12
16	Stig Rune Skjærmoen		5						10
17	Christopher Guieu					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
Source:^[13]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Nations

Pos.	Country	MON	POR	POL	FIN	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
1	France	1	1	4	1	1	1	2	155
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						4	12
11	Ireland	Ret	6		Ret			Ret	8
Pos.	Country	MON	POR	POL	FIN	FRA	ESP	GBR	Points
Source:^[13]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

References

^ "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Beijing". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Rally Portugal Entry List". Rally de Portugal. Automóvel Club Portugal. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "58th Tour De Corse Entry List". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Twin targets for Tempestini". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Veiby advanced to second place in Junior WRC". EvenManagement.no. Even Management AS. Retrieved 14 June 2015. Ole and co-driver Stig Rune Skjærmoen were in second place and focused on finishing the stage and completing the day in a good way.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Wales Rally GB Entry List" (PDF). www.walesrallygb.com. walesrallygb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rally Finland Entry List" (PDF). www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
^ Quentin Gilbert competed and finished second, but did not receive any points.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

External links

[1] "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[World_Motor_Sport_Council_2014-4] "World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Beijing". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[Rallye_Monte_Carlo_Entry_List-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[Rally_Portugal_Entry_List-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Rally Portugal Entry List". Rally de Portugal. Automóvel Club Portugal. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

[58th_Tour_De_Corse_Entry_List-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "58th Tour De Corse Entry List". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[Tempestini_for_JWRC_and_WRC2-8] "Twin targets for Tempestini". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

[9] "Veiby advanced to second place in Junior WRC". EvenManagement.no. Even Management AS. Retrieved 14 June 2015. Ole and co-driver Stig Rune Skjærmoen were in second place and focused on finishing the stage and completing the day in a good way.

[Wales_Rally_GB_Entry_List-10] "Wales Rally GB Entry List" (PDF). www.walesrallygb.com. walesrallygb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

[Rally_Finland_Entry_List-11] "Rally Finland Entry List" (PDF). www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

[12] Quentin Gilbert competed and finished second, but did not receive any points.

[fia-13] "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

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