# 2015 WRC3 Championship

The 2015 FIA WRC3 Championship is the third season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013. The Championship is composed by thirteen Rallies, and Drivers and Teams must nominate a maximum of six event. The best five results will be counted towards the championship.
Stéphane Lefebvre is the defending champion, as he won the 2014 title.

## Calendar

The 2015 calendar was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Beijing in September 2014. The season maintained the same rallies as the 2014 season and was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Americas and Oceania.
| Round | Dates | Rally name | Rally headquarters | Surface |
| 1 | 22–25 January | Monte Carlo Rally | Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France | Mixed |
| 2 | 13–15 February | Rally Sweden | Hagfors, Värmland | Snow |
| 3 | 6–8 March | Rally Mexico | León, Guanajuato | Gravel |
| 4 | 24–26 April | Rally Argentina | Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel |
| 5 | 22–24 May | Rally de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel |
| 6 | 12–14 June | Rally Italia Sardegna | Alghero, Sardinia | Gravel |
| 7 | 3–5 July | Rally Poland | Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria | Gravel |
| 8 | 31 July–2 August | Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi | Gravel |
| 9 | 21–23 August | Rallye Deutschland | Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Tarmac |
| 10 | 11–13 September | Rally Australia | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | Gravel |
| 11 | 2–4 October | Tour de Corse | Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud | Tarmac |
| 12 | 23–25 October | Rally de Catalunya | Salou, Tarragona | Mixed |
| 13 | 13–15 November | Wales Rally GB | Deeside, Flintshire | Gravel |
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Notes:
* ^1 — The Rallies of Germany and France were provisional inclusions subject to negotiation of a new agreement between their organisers and series promoters.

### Calendar changes

* The Rallye Monte Carlo adopted Rally-2 regulations, allowing retired competitors to restart the event the next day with a time penalty. Prior to 2015, the Rallye Monte Carlo was the only event being run without Rally-2 regulations.
* The Rallies of Portugal and Argentina swapped places in the calendar.
* The Rally of Portugal moved from its base in the town of Faro in the Algarve region—where it had been headquartered from 2007 until 2014—and relocated to the country's north, its original home prior until its removal from the calendar in 2002.
* On 6 February 2015, the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA) announced that the Tour de Corse would replace the Rallye de France Alsace on the calendar for financial reasons.

## Regulation changes

* In the WRC 2 and WRC 3 Championships for Teams, only the best placed car in a team will be taken into account for points.
* A car which has not started from the start line within 20 seconds will be considered as retired and will be able to restart under Rally 2 on the subsequent day.
* The transmission of performance data or information to or from a competing car, not in relation with safety, is forbidden during special stages to help promote greater competition.

## Teams and drivers

Entries :
| Constructor | Team | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Abu Dhabi Racing | M | Mohammed Al Mutawaa | Stephen McAuley | 5, 7–8, 11–13 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | ADAC Team Weser-Ems | M | Christian Riedemann | Michael Wenzel | 1 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | AKK Sports Team Finland | M | Jari Huttunen | Antti Linnaketo | 8 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Charlotte Dalmasso | M | Charlotte Dalmasso | Marine Delon | 1 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Charlotte Dalmasso | M | Charlotte Dalmasso | Céline Rovira | 5 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Charlotte Dalmasso | M | Charlotte Dalmasso | Marion Renchet | 11 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Federico Della Casa | M | Federico Della Casa | Domenico Pozzi | 5, 7–8, 11–12 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Equipe de France FFSA | M | Yohan Rossel | Benoît Fulcrand | 1, 11 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Terry Folb | M | Terry Folb | Franck Le Floch | 1, 5, 7–8, 11–13 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Quentin Gilbert | M | Quentin Gilbert | Renaud Jamoul | 1, 5, 7–8, 11–13 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Hannu's Rally Team | M | Henri Haapamäki | Marko Salminen | 5, 7–8 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | J-Motorsport | M | John Wartique | Gabin Moreau | 1 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Pierre-Louis Loubet | M | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Victor Bellotto | 5, 7–8 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Pierre-Louis Loubet | M | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Vincent Landais | 11–13 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Kornél Lukács | M | Kornél Lukács | Márk Mesterházi | 1 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Varga Racing Team | M | Kornél Lukács | Márk Mesterházi | 5 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Matthieu Margaillan | M | Matthieu Margaillan | Mathilde Margaillan | 5 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Matthieu Margaillan | M | Matthieu Margaillan | Fabrice Gordon | 7–8 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Daniel McKenna | M | Daniel McKenna | Andrew Grennan | 1, 5, 8 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Jean-René Perry | M | Jean-René Perry | Joshua Reibel | 5, 7–8 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Jean-René Perry | M | Jean-René Perry | Christopher Guieu | 11 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Printsport | M | Ole Christian Veiby | Anders Jæger | 1–2, 8, 11–13 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Printsport | M | Ole Christian Veiby | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | 5 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Osian Pryce | M | Osian Pryce | Dale Furniss | 5, 7, 13 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Dean Raftery | M | Dean Raftery | John Higgins | 5 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Dean Raftery | M | Dean Raftery | Arthur Kierans | 13 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Alessandro Re | M | Alessandro Re | Giacomo Ciucci | 1 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Team ORECA | M | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | 5–6, 8 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Simone Tempestini | M | Simone Tempestini | Matteo Chiarcossi | 1, 5, 7–8, 11–13 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Jordan Berfa | M | Jordan Berfa | Damien Augustin | 11 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Jean-Philippe Martini | M | Jean-Philippe Martini | Ambroise Fieschi | 11 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | Chris Ingram | M | Chris Ingram | Gabin Moreau | 13 |
| Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) | William Wagner | M | William Wagner | Kevin Parent | 13 |
| Peugeot (Peugeot 208 R2) | ACI Team Italia | P | Giuseppe Testa | Emanuele Inglesi | 5–7 |
| Peugeot (Peugeot 208 R2) | ACI Team Italia | P | Fabio Andolfi | Simone Scattolin | 5–8, 12–13 |
| Peugeot (Peugeot 208 R2) | ACI Team Italia | P | Damiano De Tommaso | Massimiliano Bosi | 7–8, 12–13 |
| Renault (Renault Clio R3T) | Stéphane Consani | P | Stéphane Consani | Maxime Vilmot | 1 |
| Renault (Renault Clio R3T) | Team Renault Sport Technologies | TBA | Andrea Crugnola | Michele Ferrara | 5–7, 9, 11–12 |

## Rally summaries

| Round | Event name | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning Entry | Winning Car | Winning time | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo Rally | Quentin Gilbert | Renaud Jamoul | Quentin Gilbert | Citroën DS3 R3T | 4:08:32.7 | Report |
| 2 | Rally Sweden | Ole Christian Veiby | Anders Jæger | Printsport | Citroën DS3 R3T | 3:16:03.5 | Report |
| 3 | Rally Mexico | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | Report |
| 4 | Rally Argentina | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | Report |
| 5 | Rally de Portugal | Quentin Gilbert | Renaud Jamoul | Quentin Gilbert | Citroën DS3 R3T | 4:03:52.5 | Report |
| 6 | Rally Italia Sardegna | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Team ORECA | Citroën DS3 R3T | 5:54:13.8 | Report |
| 7 | Rally Poland | Simone Tempestini | Matteo Chiarcossi | Simone Tempestini | Citroën DS3 R3T | 2:47:32.3 | Report |
| 8 | Rally Finland | Quentin Gilbert | Renaud Jamoul | Quentin Gilbert | Citroën DS3 R3T | 2:54:43.6 | Report |
| 9 | Rallye Deutschland | Andrea Crugnola | Michele Ferrara | Team Renault Sport Technologies | Renault Clio R3T | 4:07:48.8 | Report |
| 10 | Rally Australia | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | No WRC3 entries. | Report |
| 11 | Tour de Corse | Simone Tempestini | Matteo Chiarcossi | Simone Tempestini | Citroën DS3 R3T | 2:57:39.0 | Report |
| 12 | Rally Catalunya | Quentin Gilbert | Renaud Jamoul | Quentin Gilbert | Citroën DS3 R3T | 3:45:52.6 | Report |
| 13 | Wales Rally GB | Ole Christian Veiby | Anders Jæger | Printsport | 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 WRC3 Championship for Drivers

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Quentin Gilbert | 1 | | | | 1 | | 11 | 1 | | | 3 | 1 | 3 | 115 |
| 2 | Ole Christian Veiby | 3 | 1 | | | 5 | | | 3 | | | 6 | 9 | 1 | 92 |
| 3 | Simone Tempestini | 4 | | | | 7 | | 1 | 10 | | | 1 | 4 | Ret | 81 |
| 4 | Andrea Crugnola | | | | | 6 | 2 | 10 | | 1 | | 2 | Ret | | 70 |
| 5 | Fabio Andolfi | | | | | 10 | 3 | 5 | Ret | | | | 3 | 2 | 59 |
| 6 | Terry Folb | Ret | | | | 13 | | 6 | 4 | | | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50 |
| 7 | Henri Haapamäki | | | | | 3 | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 48 |
| 8 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | | | | | 2 | | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | 7 | 5 | 34 |
| 9 | Teemu Suninen | | | | | Ret | 1 | | 11 | | | | | | 25 |
| 10 | Damiano De Tommaso | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | | | | 5 | Ret | 24 |
| 11 | Jean-René Perry | | | | | 4 | | EX | 5 | | | 7 | | | 22 |
| 12 | Christian Riedemann | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 13 | Osian Pryce | | | | | Ret | | 2 | | | | | | WD | 18 |
| 14 | Mohammed Al Mutawaa | | | | | Ret | | 9 | 7 | | | Ret | 6 | Ret | 16 |
| 15 | Federico Della Casa | | | | | 8 | | 8 | 9 | | | Ret | 8 | | 14 |
| 16 | Giuseppe Testa | | | | | 14 | 4 | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 17 | Matthieu Margaillan | | | | | Ret | | 4 | Ret | | | Ret | | | 12 |
| 18 | Stéphane Consani | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 19 | Yohan Rossel | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | 8 |
| 20 | William Wagner | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | Alessandro Re | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 22 | Kornél Lukács | 8 | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 23 | Jari Huttunen | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 4 |
| 23 | Charlotte Dalmasso | 9 | | | | 12 | | | | | | Ret | | | 2 |
| 24 | Daniel McKenna | Ret | | | | 9 | | | Ret | | | | | | 2 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | Points |
| Source: ||||||||||||||||
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 WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers

| Pos. | Co-driver | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Renaud Jamoul | 1 | | | | 1 | | 11 | 1 | | | 3 | 1 | 3 | 115 |
| 2 | Anders Jæger | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 6 | 9 | 1 | 82 |
| 3 | Matteo Chiarcossi | 4 | | | | 7 | | 1 | 10 | | | 1 | 4 | Ret | 81 |
| 4 | Michele Ferrara | | | | | 6 | 2 | 10 | | 1 | | 2 | Ret | | 70 |
| 5 | Simone Scattolin | | | | | 10 | 3 | 5 | Ret | | | | 3 | 2 | 59 |
| 6 | Franck Le Floch | Ret | | | | 13 | | 6 | 4 | | | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50 |
| 7 | Marko Salminen | | | | | 3 | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 48 |
| 8 | Mikko Markkula | | | | | Ret | 1 | | 11 | | | | | | 25 |
| 9 | Massimiliano Bosi | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | | | | 5 | Ret | 24 |
| 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 | Vincent Landais | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 15 | Stephen McAuley | | | | | Ret | | 9 | 7 | | | Ret | 6 | Ret | 16 |
| 16 | Domenico Pozzi | | | | | 8 | | 8 | 9 | | | | 8 | | 14 |
| 17 | Emanuele Inglesi | | | | | 14 | 4 | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 18 | Fabrice Gordon | | | | | | | 4 | Ret | | | | | | 12 |
| 19 | Maxime Vilmot | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 20 | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 21 | Benoît Fulcrand | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | 8 |
| 23 | Kevin Parent | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 8 |
| 23 | Giacomo Ciucci | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 24 | Márk Mesterházi | 8 | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 25 | Antti Linnaketo | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 4 |
| 26 | Marine Delon | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 27 | Andrew Grennan | Ret | | | | 9 | | | Ret | | | | | | 2 |
| Pos. | Co-driver | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | 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 WRC3 Championship for Teams

| Pos. | Team | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Printsport | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 119 |
| 2 | ACI Team Italia | | | | | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | 1 | 2 | 103 |
| 3 | Team Renault Sport Technologies | | | | | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | Ret | | 98 |
| 4 | Hannu's Rally Team | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 75 |
| 5 | Team ORECA | | | | | Ret | 1 | | 6 | | | | | | 33 |
| 6 | Abu Dhabi Racing | | | | | Ret | | | 4 | | | Ret | 2 | Ret | 30 |
| 7 | ADAC Team Weser-Ems | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 8 | Equipe de France FFSA | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 15 |
| 9 | Varga Racing Team | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 10 | AKK Sports Team Finland | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 10 |
| Pos. | Team | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | Points |
| Source: ||||||||||||||||
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) |