# 2015 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship

The 2015 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season is an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was contested by a combination of regulations with Group N competing directly against Super 2000 cars for points.
The championship began in New Zealand on 17 April and concluded in China on 1 November. The Asia Cup sub-championship will continue on until a 13 December finish in India. The championship was held over six events with a candidate event included as part of the Asia Cup.

## Event calendar and results

The 2015 APRC is 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 | International Rally of Whangarei (17–19 April) | 1 | Ken Block | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:54:53.6 | 16 | 281.30 km | 48 | 18 |
| 1 | International Rally of Whangarei (17–19 April) | 2 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:55:29.4 | 16 | 281.30 km | 48 | 18 |
| 1 | International Rally of Whangarei (17–19 April) | 3 | Ben Hunt | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:57:02.1 | 16 | 281.30 km | 48 | 18 |
| 2 | Rallye de Nouvelle-Calédonie (15–17 May) | 1 | Gaurav Gill | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:29:16.4 | 16 | 246.34 km | 20 | 15 |
| 2 | Rallye de Nouvelle-Calédonie (15–17 May) | 2 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:29:56.0 | 16 | 246.34 km | 20 | 15 |
| 2 | Rallye de Nouvelle-Calédonie (15–17 May) | 3 | Jean-Louis Leyraud | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:35:39.6 | 16 | 246.34 km | 20 | 15 |
| 3 | International Rally of Queensland (19–21 June) | 1 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:01:23.8 | 18 | 227.06 km | 48 | 29 |
| 3 | International Rally of Queensland (19–21 June) | 2 | Michael Young | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:05:25.0 | 18 | 227.06 km | 48 | 29 |
| 3 | International Rally of Queensland (19–21 June) | 3 | Subhan Aksa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:08:00.8 | 18 | 227.06 km | 48 | 29 |
| 4 | Malaysian Rally (14–16 August) | 1 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:05:11.5 | 14 | 226.56 km | 26 | 22 |
| 4 | Malaysian Rally (14–16 August) | 2 | Gaurav Gill | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:07:08.0 | 14 | 226.56 km | 26 | 22 |
| 4 | Malaysian Rally (14–16 August) | 3 | Fan Fan | Soueast Mitsubishi Lancer EX | 3:26:58.8 | 14 | 226.56 km | 26 | 22 |
| 5 | Rally Hokkaido (18–20 September) | 1 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:24:49.5 | 20 | 225.35 km | 22 | 14 |
| 5 | Rally Hokkaido (18–20 September) | 2 | Michael Young | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:36:50.1 | 20 | 225.35 km | 22 | 14 |
| 5 | Rally Hokkaido (18–20 September) | 3 | Atsushi Masumura | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:39:25.1 | 20 | 225.35 km | 22 | 14 |
| 6 | China Rally (30 October–1 November) | 1 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:08:46.4 | 13 | 230.04 km | 102 | 44 |
| 6 | China Rally (30 October–1 November) | 2 | Hitoshi Takayama | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:42:13.1 | 13 | 230.04 km | 102 | 44 |
| 6 | China Rally (30 October–1 November) | 3 | Michael Young | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:58:16.7 | 13 | 230.04 km | 102 | 44 |
| 7 | Rally of India (11–13 December) | 1 | Lohitt Urs | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII | 2:22:21.4 | 13 | | | |
| 7 | Rally of India (11–13 December) | 2 | Satyan Kochar | Volkswagen Polo | 2:40:13.9 | 13 | | | |
| 7 | Rally of India (11–13 December) | 3 | Pradeep RG | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII | 2:45:39.0 | 13 | | | |

## Championship standings

The 2015 APRC for Drivers points was as follows:
| Pos. | Driver | Vehicle | NZL | NCL | AUS | MAL | JPN | CHN | Total |
| 1 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia S2000 Škoda Fabia R5 | 1 $^{14}$ | 2 $^{13}$ | 1 $^{13}$ | 1 $^{14}$ | 1 $^{14}$ | 1 $^{14}$ | 225 |
| 2 | Michael Young | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3 $^{11}$ | | 2 $^{11}$ | Ret $^5$ | 2 $^{12}$ | 2 $^{12}$ | 120 |
| 3 | Gaurav Gill | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2 $^{11}$ | 1 $^{13}$ | Ret $^7$ | 2 $^{12}$ | Ret | Ret | 104 |
| 4 | Subhan Aksa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 4 $^8$ | | 3 $^9$ | | | | 44 |
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) |
Note: $^1$ – $^{14}$ refers to the bonus points awarded for each leg of the rally for the first five place getters, 1st (7), 2nd (5), 3rd (3), 4th (2), 5th (1). There were two bonus legs for each rally.

### Pacific Cup

| Pos. | Driver | Vehicle | NZL | NCL | AUS | Total |
| 1 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1 $^{14}$ | 1 $^{14}$ | 1 $^{14}$ | 117 |
| 2 | Jean-Louis Leyraud | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2 $^{12}$ | 2 $^{12}$ | 2 $^{12}$ | 90 |

### Asia Cup

| Pos. | Driver | Vehicle | MAL | JPN | CHN | Total |
| 1 | Hitoshi Takayama | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3 $^{11}$ | 2 $^{13}$ | 1 $^{13}$ | 95 |
| 2 | Michael Young | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Ret $^4$ | 1 $^{13}$ | 2 $^{13}$ | 73 |
| 3 | Gaurav Gill | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1 $^{14}$ | Ret | Ret | 39 |
| 4 | Fan Fan | Soueast Mitsubishi Lancer EX | Ret | 2 $^{11}$ | | 29 |
| 4 | Dinesh Deheragoda | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | Ret $^4$ | 3 $^{10}$ | | 29 |