# 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.
The championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams contested six nominated European events, out of seven rounds, 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. The winner received a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2016 WRC2 Championship.

## 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.
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
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### 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.
* Rallye Deutschland was dropped in favour of the Monte Carlo Rally and the Rally de Catalunya.

## 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.

## Entries

The following drivers competed in the championship.
Entries :
| No. | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| 51 | Charlotte Dalmasso | Marine Delon | 1 |
| 51 | Charlotte Dalmasso | Céline Rovira | 2 |
| 51 | Charlotte Dalmasso | Marion Renchet | 5 |
| 52 | Simone Tempestini | Matteo Chiarcossi | 1–4, 6–7 |
| 53 | Ole Christian Veiby | Anders Jaeger | 1, 3–7 |
| 53 | Ole Christian Veiby | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | 2 |
| 54 | Daniel McKenna | Andrew Grennan | 1–2, 4 |
| 55 | Mohamed Al Mutawaa | Stephen McAuley | 2–7 |
| 56 | Alessandro Re | Giacomo Ciucci | 1 |
| 57 | Yohan Rossel | Benoit Fulcrand | 1, 5 |
| 58 | Terry Folb | Franck Le Floch | 1–2, 4–7 |
| 59 | Kornél Lukács | Márk Mesterházi | 1–2 |
| 60 | Quentin Gilbert | Renaud Jamoul | All |
| 61 | Christian Riedemann | Michael Wenzel | 1 |
| 62 | Henri Haapamäki | Marko Salminen | 2–4 |
| 63 | Fedrico Della Casa | Domenico Pozzi | 2–6 |
| 64 | Osian Pryce | Dale Furniss | 2–3, 7 |
| 65 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Victor Bellotto | 2–4 |
| 65 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Vincent Landais | 5–7 |
| 66 | Jean-René Perry | Joshua Reibel | 2–4 |
| 66 | Jean-René Perry | Christopher Guieu | 5 |
| 67 | Dean Raftery | John Higgins | 2 |
| 67 | Dean Raftery | Arthur Kierans | 7 |
| 68 | Matthieu Margaillan | Mathilde Margaillan | 2–3 |
| 68 | Matthieu Margaillan | Fabrice Gordon | 4 |
| 69 | Jari Huttunen | Antti Linnaketo | 4 |
| 70 | Jordan Berfa | Damien Augustin | 5 |
| 76 | Jean-Philippe Martini | Ambroise Fieschi | 5 |
| 78 | Chris Ingram | Gabin Moreau | 7 |
| 79 | William Wagner | Kevin Parent | 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 | | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |