2015 Rally Argentina

2015 Rally Argentina
35º XION Rally Argentina

Round 4 of 13 of the 2015 World Rally Championship

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Host country  Argentina
Rally base Villa Carlos Paz
Dates run 23 26 April 2015
Stages 12 (315.86 km; 196.27 mi)
Stage surface Gravel
Results
Overall winner United Kingdom Kris Meeke
Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle
France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Crews 60 at start, 26 at finish

The 2015 XION Rally Argentina was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 23 and 26 April 2015. It marked the thirty-fifth running of the Rally Argentina, and was the fourth round of the 2015 World Rally Championship and WRC-2 seasons.

The rally was won by Kris Meeke who, alongside his co-driver Paul Nagle, became the first British rally driver to win a WRC rally since 2002.[1]

Entry list

Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC France Ogier, SébastienSébastien Ogier France Ingrassia, JulienJulien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Finland Latvala, Jari-MattiJari-Matti Latvala Finland Anttila, MiikkaMiikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC United Kingdom Meeke, KrisKris Meeke Republic of Ireland Nagle, PaulPaul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Norway Østberg, MadsMads Østberg Sweden Andersson, JonasJonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5 United Kingdom M-Sport Ltd WRC United Kingdom Evans, ElfynElfyn Evans United Kingdom Barritt, DanielDaniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 United Kingdom M-Sport Ltd WRC Estonia Tänak, OttOtt Tänak Estonia Mőlder, RaigoRaigo Mőlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Germany Hyundai Motorsport WRC Belgium Neuville, ThierryThierry Neuville Belgium Gilsoul, NicolasNicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8 Germany Hyundai Motorsport WRC Spain Sordo, DaniDani Sordo Spain Martí, MarcMarc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
9 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Norway Mikkelsen, AndreasAndreas Mikkelsen Norway Fløene, OlaOla Fløene Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
12 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC United Arab Emirates Al Qassimi, KhalidKhalid Al Qassimi United Kingdom Patterson, ChrisChris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
20 Germany Hyundai Motorsport N WRC New Zealand Paddon, HaydenHayden Paddon New Zealand Kennard, JohnJohn Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
21 Czech Republic Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Czech Republic Prokop, MartinMartin Prokop Czech Republic Ernst, MichalMichal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
36 Qatar Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team WRC-2 Qatar Al-Kuwari, AbdulazizAbdulaziz Al-Kuwari United Kingdom Clarke, MarshallMarshall Clarke Ford Fiesta RRC M
37 Italy FWRT s.r.l. WRC Italy Bertelli, LorenzoLorenzo Bertelli Italy Bernacchini, GiovanniGiovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38 Ukraine Yuriy Protasov WRC-2 Ukraine Protasov, YuriyYuriy Protasov Ukraine Cherepin, PavloPavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RRC P
40 United Kingdom Drive Dmack WRC-2 Finland Ketomaa, JariJari Ketomaa Finland Lindström, KajKaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 D
41 United Kingdom Drive Dmack WRC-2 Peru Fuchs, NicolásNicolás Fuchs Argentina Mussano, FernandoFernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 D
43 Russia TAIF Rally Team WRC-2 Russia Shaymiev, RadikRadik Shaymiev Russia Tsvetkov, MaximMaxim Tsvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 M
45 Italy Gianluca Linari WRC-2 Italy Linari, GianlucaGianluca Linari Italy Arena, NicolaNicola Arena Subaru Impreza STi N15 P
51 Romania Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2 Italy Tempestini, SimoneSimone Tempestini Italy Chiarcossi, MatteoMatteo Chiarcossi Subaru Impreza STi N14 P
52 Paraguay Diego Domínguez WRC-2 Paraguay Domínguez, DiegoDiego Domínguez Argentina Galindo, EdgardoEdgardo Galindo Ford Fiesta R5 D
54 Paraguay Didier Arias WRC-2 Paraguay Arias, DidierDidier Arias Paraguay Núñez, HéctorHéctor Núñez Ford Fiesta R5 D
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC WRC entries ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Results

Event standings

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 3 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:41:44.9 0.00 25
2 4 Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Jonas Andersson France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:42:03.0 +18.1 19
3 5 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:45:12.3 +3:27.4 15
4 21 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:48:11.0 +6:26.1 12
5 8 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Germany Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:52:31.6 +10:46.7 12
6 12 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:53:04.8 +11:19.9 8
7 36 Qatar Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari United Kingdom Marshall Clarke Qatar Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:57:47.5 +16:02.6 6
8 52 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Argentina Edgardo Galindo Paraguay Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:00:33.1 +18:48.2 4
9 57 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Argentina Diego Cagnotti Paraguay Saba Competition Škoda Fabia S2000 WRC-2 4:03:05.5 +21:20.6 2
10 72 Argentina Federico Villagra Argentina Diego Curletto Argentina Federico Villagra Ford Fiesta MR 4:07:04.5 +25:19.6
11 6 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mõlder United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:07:37.2 +25:41.9 1
17 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:18:56.4 +37:11.5 3
WRC-2 standings
1 (7.) 36 Qatar Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari United Kingdom Marshall Clarke Qatar Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:57:47.5 0.0 25
2 (8.) 52 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Argentina Edgardo Galindo Paraguay Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:00:33.1 +2:45.6 18
3 (12.) 40 Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Kaj Lindström United Kingdom Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:09:50.7 +12:03.2 15
4 (13.) 38 Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 4:11:10.3 +13:22.8 12
5 (14.) 54 Paraguay Didier Arias Paraguay Héctor Núñez Paraguay Didier Arias Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:14:36.3 +16:48.8 10
6 (19.) 51 Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Matteo Chiarcossi Romania Napoca Rally Academy Subaru Impreza STi N14 WRC-2 4:25:27.9 +27:40.4 8
7 (22.) 45 Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Nicola Arena Italy Gianluca Linari Subaru Impreza STi N5 WRC-2 4:36:04.9 +38:17.4 6
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Championship standings after the event

WRC

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 France Sébastien Ogier 84
2 Norway Mads Østberg 51
3 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen 47
4 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans 41
5 United Kingdom Kris Meeke 35

Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos. Constructor Points
1 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 103
2 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 85
3 Germany Hyundai Motorsport 85
4 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team 71
5 Czech Republic Jipocar Czech National Team 32

Other

WRC2 Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 Finland Jari Ketomaa 55
2 Qatar Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari 37
3 France Stéphane Lefebvre 25
4 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah 25
5 Ukraine Yuriy Protasov 22

WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 40
2 France Quentin Gilbert 25
3 Germany Christian Riedemann 18
4 Italy Simone Tempestini 12
5 France Stéphane Consani 10

JWRC Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 France Quentin Gilbert 25
2 Germany Christian Riedemann 18
3 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 15
4 Italy Simone Tempestini 12
5 France Yohan Rossel 10

References

  1. "Emotional Meeke wins in Argentina". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

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