# 2015 African Rally Championship

The 2015 African Rally Championship was the 35th season of the African Rally Championship (ARC), the FIA regional zone rally championship for the African continent. The season began March 6 in the Côte d'Ivoire, and ended on November 8 in Madagascar, after seven events.
Jaspreet Singh Chatthe became the first Kenyan driver since David Horsey in 1984 to win the African championship when he won the Pearl of Africa Rally, securing the championship a round early. Singh Chatthe won three of the seven events – as well as a fourth class win at the Sasol Rally; the event being won overall by Mark Cronje – and won the championship by forty-six points of Jassy Singh from Zambia. Third place in the drivers' championship went to Ugandan driver Abdul Ssempebwa, a further twenty-one points in arrears. Aside from Singh Chatthe's victories, Gary Chaynes won the event in the Côte d'Ivoire and Mamy Patrick Solofonirina won in Madagascar, while no ARC-eligible competitors finished in Tanzania – the event was won by Gerard Miller.

## Event calendar and results

The 2015 African Rally Championship was as follows:
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers |
| 1 | Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire (6–8 March) | 1 | Gary Chaynes | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 1:57:28.9 | 12 | 205.78 km | 23 | 14 |
| 1 | Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire (6–8 March) | 2 | Marc Molinié | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII | 2:02:30.2 | 12 | 205.78 km | 23 | 14 |
| 1 | Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire (6–8 March) | 3 | Ali Jaber | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 2:07:04.4 | 12 | 205.78 km | 23 | 14 |
| 2 | Sasol Rally (17–18 April) | 1 | Mark Cronje | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:26:12.2 | 15 | 204.88 km | 26 | 21 |
| 2 | Sasol Rally (17–18 April) | 2 | Leeroy Poulter | Toyota Yaris S2000 | 2:29:56.0 | 15 | 204.88 km | 26 | 21 |
| 2 | Sasol Rally (17–18 April) | 3 | Gugulethu Zulu | Volkswagen Polo S2000 | 2:33:02.0 | 15 | 204.88 km | 26 | 21 |
| 3 | Zambia International Rally (15–17 May) | 1 | Jaspreet Singh Chatthe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:40:13 | 16 | 233.11 km | 25 | 14 |
| 3 | Zambia International Rally (15–17 May) | 2 | Jassy Singh | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:43:27 | 16 | 233.11 km | 25 | 14 |
| 3 | Zambia International Rally (15–17 May) | 3 | Mohammed Essa | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:43:46 | 16 | 233.11 km | 25 | 14 |
| 4 | Rally of Tanzania (12–14 June) | 1 | Gerard Miller | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 2:32:41 | 16 | 238.39 km | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Rally of Tanzania (12–14 June) | 2 | Jamil Khan | Subaru Impreza | 2:33:45 | 16 | 238.39 km | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Rally of Tanzania (12–14 June) | 3 | Duncan Mubiru | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:40:46 | 16 | 238.39 km | 31 | 17 |
| 5 | Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (31 July–2 August) | 1 | Jaspreet Singh Chatthe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 1:52:19 | 12 | 211.00 km | 20 | 11 |
| 5 | Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (31 July–2 August) | 2 | Jassy Singh | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 1:52:42 | 12 | 211.00 km | 20 | 11 |
| 5 | Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (31 July–2 August) | 3 | Valery Bukera | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:03:15 | 12 | 211.00 km | 20 | 11 |
| 6 | Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (28–30 August) | 1 | Jaspreet Singh Chatthe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:35:55 | 12 | 214.67 km | 36 | 17 |
| 6 | Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (28–30 August) | 2 | Andrew Kananura | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:47:37 | 12 | 214.67 km | 36 | 17 |
| 6 | Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (28–30 August) | 3 | Duncan Mubiru | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:49:57 | 12 | 214.67 km | 36 | 17 |
| 7 | Rallye International de Madagascar (6–8 November) | 1 | Mamy Patrick Solofonirina | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:39:45 | 9 | 196.65 km | 39 | 10 |
| 7 | Rallye International de Madagascar (6–8 November) | 2 | Tinahenintsoa Rakotomiarana | Subaru Impreza WRX | 2:59:10 | 9 | 196.65 km | 39 | 10 |
| 7 | Rallye International de Madagascar (6–8 November) | 3 | Hariandry Razakaboana | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:10:46 | 9 | 196.65 km | 39 | 10 |

## Championship standings

The 2015 African Rally Championship points are as follows:
| Pos. | Driver | Vehicle | BAN | RSA | ZAM | TAN | RMG | PoA | MAD | Total |
| 1 | Jaspreet Singh Chatthe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | | 100 |
| 2 | Jassy Singh | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | | 54 |
| 3 | Abdul Ssempebwa | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | | | | | 3 | 2 | | 33 |
| 4 | Muna Singh, Jr. | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | | 3 | 3 | Ret | | | | 30 |
| 5 | Gary Chaynes | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 1 | | | | | | | 25 |
| 5 | Mamy Patrick Solofonirina | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | | | | | | | 1 | 25 |
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) |