# 2015 Rally Argentina

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.

## Entry list

Notable entrants :
| No. | Entrant | Class | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Tyre |
| 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | WRC | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 2 | Volkswagen Motorsport | WRC | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 3 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 4 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 5 | M-Sport Ltd | WRC | Elfyn Evans | Daniel Barritt | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 6 | M-Sport Ltd | WRC | Ott Tänak | Raigo Mőlder | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 7 | Hyundai Motorsport | WRC | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 WRC | M |
| 8 | Hyundai Motorsport | WRC | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai i20 WRC | M |
| 9 | Volkswagen Motorsport II | WRC | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 12 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Khalid Al Qassimi | Chris Patterson | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 20 | Hyundai Motorsport N | WRC | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Hyundai i20 WRC | M |
| 21 | Jipocar Czech National Team | WRC | Martin Prokop | Michal Ernst | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | P |
| 36 | Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team | WRC-2 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari | Marshall Clarke | Ford Fiesta RRC | M |
| 37 | FWRT s.r.l. | WRC | Lorenzo Bertelli | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | P |
| 38 | Yuriy Protasov | WRC-2 | Yuriy Protasov | Pavlo Cherepin | Ford Fiesta RRC | P |
| 40 | Drive Dmack | WRC-2 | Jari Ketomaa | Kaj Lindström | Ford Fiesta R5 | D |
| 41 | Drive Dmack | WRC-2 | Nicolás Fuchs | Fernando Mussano | Ford Fiesta R5 | D |
| 43 | TAIF Rally Team | WRC-2 | Radik Shaymiev | Maxim Tsvetkov | Ford Fiesta R5 | M |
| 45 | Gianluca Linari | WRC-2 | Gianluca Linari | Nicola Arena | Subaru Impreza STi N15 | P |
| 51 | Napoca Rally Academy | WRC-2 | Simone Tempestini | Matteo Chiarcossi | Subaru Impreza STi N14 | P |
| 52 | Diego Domínguez | WRC-2 | Diego Domínguez | Edgardo Galindo | Ford Fiesta R5 | D |
| 54 | Didier Arias | WRC-2 | Didier Arias | Héctor 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 | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:41:44.9 | 0.00 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:42:03.0 | +18.1 | 19 |
| 3 | 5 | Elfyn Evans | Daniel Barritt | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:45:12.3 | +3:27.4 | 15 |
| 4 | 21 | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Jipocar Czech National Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:48:11.0 | +6:26.1 | 12 |
| 5 | 8 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 3:52:31.6 | +10:46.7 | 12 |
| 6 | 12 | Khalid Al Qassimi | Chris Patterson | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:53:04.8 | +11:19.9 | 8 |
| 7 | 36 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari | Marshall Clarke | Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RRC | WRC-2 | 3:57:47.5 | +16:02.6 | 6 |
| 8 | 52 | Diego Domínguez | Edgardo Galindo | Diego Domínguez | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 4:00:33.1 | +18:48.2 | 4 |
| 9 | 57 | Gustavo Saba | Diego Cagnotti | Saba Competition | Škoda Fabia S2000 | WRC-2 | 4:03:05.5 | +21:20.6 | 2 |
| 10 | 72 | Federico Villagra | Diego Curletto | Federico Villagra | Ford Fiesta MR | | 4:07:04.5 | +25:19.6 | |
| 11 | 6 | Ott Tänak | Raigo Mõlder | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:07:37.2 | +25:41.9 | 1 |
| 17 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 4:18:56.4 | +37:11.5 | 3 |
| WRC-2 standings ||||||||||
| 1 (7.) | 36 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari | Marshall Clarke | Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RRC | WRC-2 | 3:57:47.5 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 (8.) | 52 | Diego Domínguez | Edgardo Galindo | Diego Domínguez | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 4:00:33.1 | +2:45.6 | 18 |
| 3 (12.) | 40 | Jari Ketomaa | Kaj Lindström | Drive Dmack | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 4:09:50.7 | +12:03.2 | 15 |
| 4 (13.) | 38 | Yuriy Protasov | Pavlo Cherepin | Yuriy Protasov | Ford Fiesta RRC | WRC-2 | 4:11:10.3 | +13:22.8 | 12 |
| 5 (14.) | 54 | Didier Arias | Héctor Núñez | Didier Arias | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 4:14:36.3 | +16:48.8 | 10 |
| 6 (19.) | 51 | Simone Tempestini | Matteo Chiarcossi | Napoca Rally Academy | Subaru Impreza STi N14 | WRC-2 | 4:25:27.9 | +27:40.4 | 8 |
| 7 (22.) | 45 | Gianluca Linari | Nicola Arena | Gianluca Linari | Subaru Impreza STi N5 | WRC-2 | 4:36:04.9 | +38:17.4 | 6 |
| Source: Archived 2016-04-26 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||

### Special stages
## Championship standings after the event
### WRC

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier | 84 |
| 2 | Mads Østberg | 51 |
| 3 | Andreas Mikkelsen | 47 |
| 4 | Elfyn Evans | 41 |
| 5 | Kris Meeke | 35 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 103 |
| 2 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 85 |
| 3 | Hyundai Motorsport | 85 |
| 4 | M-Sport World Rally Team | 71 |
| 5 | Jipocar Czech National Team | 32 |

### Other

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Jari Ketomaa | 55 |
| 2 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari | 37 |
| 3 | Stéphane Lefebvre | 25 |
| 4 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | 25 |
| 5 | Yuriy Protasov | 22 |
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Ole Christian Veiby | 40 |
| 2 | Quentin Gilbert | 25 |
| 3 | Christian Riedemann | 18 |
| 4 | Simone Tempestini | 12 |
| 5 | Stéphane Consani | 10 |
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Quentin Gilbert | 25 |
| 2 | Christian Riedemann | 18 |
| 3 | Ole Christian Veiby | 15 |
| 4 | Simone Tempestini | 12 |
| 5 | Yohan Rossel | 10 |