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]

2015 FIA Junior WRC Championship

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2014

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2016

Parent series:
FIA World Rally Championship
FIA WRC2 Championship
FIA WRC3 Championship

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	Nat.	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
				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
				Vincent Landais[7]	5–7
66		Jean-René Perry[6]		Joshua Reibel[6]	2–4
				Christopher Guieu[7]	5
67		Dean Raftery[6]		John Higgins[6]	2
				Arthur Kierans[10]	7
68		Matthieu Margaillan[6]		Mathilde Margaillan[6]	2–3
				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 Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) 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 Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) 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 Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)