The 2015 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 January 2015. It marked the eighty-third running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2015 World Rally Championship, WRC-2, WRC-3, Junior World Rally Championship and FIA R-GT Cup seasons.[1]
| 2015 Monte Carlo Rally 83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 13 of the 2015 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Monaco | |
| Rally base |  Gap, Hautes-Alpes | |
| Dates run | 22 – 25 January 2015 | |
| Stages | 15 (335.48 km; 208.46 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 94 at start, 78 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport | |
Defending World Champion Sébastien Ogier started the season with a win in Monte Carlo, his second consecutive in the principality and the 25th of his WRC career. Returning nine-time World Champion Sébastien Loeb was the early leader of the rally, losing first position to Ogier on the seventh stage after a spin while negotiating a hairpin bend. On the next stage, Loeb hit a rock and lost a total of six minutes, before retiring in the following liaison section.[2] This gave Ogier a lead of almost two minutes over Volkswagen team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala. Despite being unable to monitor his rivals' split times during the stages under new rules, Ogier blended a controlled pace with safe tyre choices through the final two days to seal the victory.[3] Latvala finished second, also taking one power stage point, with Andreas Mikkelsen completing a one-two-three for Volkswagen Motorsport. Citroën's Mads Østberg finished the event in fourth position. Hyundai Motorsport duo Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo finished in fifth and sixth, split by 0.8 seconds. M-Sport's Elfyn Evans finished seventh, having dropped time after he damaged his car's rear suspension against a wall. Evans finished ahead of Loeb, who rejoined under rally-2 rules and won two power stage points. The top ten was completed by Martin Prokop and Kris Meeke, who won the power stage to take three additional points.[3]
In the support classes, Stéphane Lefebvre won WRC-2 in 12th position overall,[4] Quentin Gilbert finished as the best WRC-3/JWRC runner in 22nd place,[5] just ahead of the FIA R-GT Cup winner François Delecour.
Entry list
Results
Event standings
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
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| Overall classification | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:36:40.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 |  Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:37:38.2 | +58.0 | 19 |
| 3 | 9 |  Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Volkswagen Motorsport II | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:38:52.5 | +2:12.3 | 15 |
| 4 | 12 | Mads Østberg |  Jonas Andersson | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:39:23.8 | +2:43.6 | 12 |
| 5 | 7 |  Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 3:39:52.3 | +3:12.1 | 10 |
| 6 | 8 |  Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 3:39:53.1 | +3:12.9 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 |  Elfyn Evans | Daniel Barritt | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:42:03.9 | +5:23.7 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:45:14.9 | +8:34.7 | 6 |
| 9 | 21 |  Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Jipocar Czech National Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:46:35.0 | +9:54.8 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Kris Meeke |  Paul Nagle | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:47:35.8 | +10:55.6 | 3 |
| WRC-2 standings | |||||||||
| 1 (12.) | 32 | Stéphane Lefebvre | Stéphane Prévot | PH Sport | Citroën DS3 R5 | WRC-2 | 3:49:36.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 (13.) | 34 | Craig Breen | Scott Martin | Saintéloc Junior Team | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | WRC-2 | 3:51:50.7 | +2:14.0 | 18 |
| 3 (14.) | 41 | Armin Kramer | Klaus Wicha |  BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team | Škoda Fabia S2000 | WRC-2 | 3:52:03.7 | +2:27.0 | 15 |
| 4 (15.) | 39 | Eric Camilli | Benjamin Veillas | Eric Camilli | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:54:36.4 | +4:59.7 | 12 |
| 5 (19.) | 40 |  Jonathan Hirschi | Vincent Landais | Jonathan Hirschi | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | WRC-2 | 3:59:29.5 | +9:52.8 | 10 |
| 6 (21.) | 33 | Quentin Giordano | Valentin Sarreaud | Quentin Giordano | Citroën DS3 R5 | WRC-2 | 4:06:43.7 | +17:17.0 | 8 |
| 7 (66.) | 78 | Alain Foulon | Gilles Delarche | Alain Foulon | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | WRC-2 | 4:52:15.9 | +1:02:39.2 | 6 |
| 8 (75.) | 38 |  Marco Vallario | Manuela di Lorenzo | Marco Vallario | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | WRC-2 | 5:14:44.3 | +1:25:07.6 | 4 |
| WRC-3 standings | |||||||||
| 1 (22.) | 60 | Quentin Gilbert | Renaud Jamoul | Quentin Gilbert | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | WRC-3 | 4:08:32.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 (24.) | 61 | Christian Riedemann | Michael Wenzel | ADAC Weser-Ems | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | WRC-3 | 4:10:56.4 | +2:23.7 | 18 |
| 3 (25.) | 53 | Ole Christian Veiby | Anders Jæger | Printsport | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | WRC-3 | 4:12:04.1 | +3:31.4 | 15 |
| 4 (27.) | 52 | Simone Tempestini | Matteo Chiarcossi | Simone Tempestini | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | WRC-3 | 4:14:01.1 | +5:28.4 | 12 |
| 5 (31.) | 84 | Stéphane Consani | Maxime Vilmot | Stéphane Consani | Renault Clio R3T | WRC-3 | 4:17:57.6 | +9:24.9 | 10 |
| 6 (33.) | 57 | Yohan Rossel | Benoît Fulcrand | Équipe de France FFSA | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | WRC-3 | 4:20:00.4 | +11:27.7 | 8 |
| 7 (35.) | 56 | Alessandro Re | Giacomo Ciucci | Alessandro Re | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | WRC-3 | 4:20:37.2 | +12:04.5 | 6 |
| 8 (43.) | 59 |  Kornél Lukács | Márk Mesterházi | Kornél Lukács | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | WRC-3 | 4:28:35.1 | +20:02.4 | 4 |
| 9 (61.) | 51 | Charlotte Dalmasso | Marine Delon | Charlotte Dalmasso | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | WRC-3 | 4:47:43.1 | +39:10.4 | 2 |
| JWRC standings | |||||||||
| 1 (22.) | 60 | Quentin Gilbert | Renaud Jamoul | Quentin Gilbert | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | JWRC | 4:08:32.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 (24.) | 61 | Christian Riedemann | Michael Wenzel | ADAC Weser-Ems | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | JWRC | 4:10:56.4 | +2:23.7 | 18 |
| 3 (25.) | 53 | Ole Christian Veiby | Anders Jæger | Printsport | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | JWRC | 4:12:04.1 | +3:31.4 | 15 |
| 4 (27.) | 52 | Simone Tempestini | Matteo Chiarcossi | Simone Tempestini | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | JWRC | 4:14:01.1 | +5:28.4 | 12 |
| 5 (33.) | 57 | Yohan Rossel | Benoît Fulcrand | Équipe de France FFSA | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | JWRC | 4:20:00.4 | +11:27.7 | 8 |
| 6 (35.) | 56 | Alessandro Re | Giacomo Ciucci | Alessandro Re | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | JWRC | 4:20:37.2 | +12:04.5 | 6 |
| 7 (43.) | 59 | Kornél Lukács | Márk Mesterházi | Kornél Lukács | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | JWRC | 4:28:35.1 | +20:02.4 | 4 |
| 8 (61.) | 51 | Charlotte Dalmasso | Marine Delon | Charlotte Dalmasso | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | JWRC | 4:47:43.1 | +39:10.4 | 2 |
| Source: [1] | |||||||||
Special stages
Championship standings after the event
WRC
- Manufacturers' Championship standings
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 43 |
| 2 | Hyundai Motorsport | 27 |
| 3 | M-Sport World Rally Team | 12 |
| 4 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 12 |
| 5 | Jipocar Czech National Team | 6 |
Other
- WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Quentin Gilbert | 25 |
| 2 | Christian Riedemann | 18 |
| 3 | Ole Christian Veiby | 15 |
| 4 | Simone Tempestini | 12 |
| 5 | Stéphane Consani | 10 |
- FIA R-GT Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | François Delecour | 25 |
| 2 | Romain Dumas | 18 |
| 3 | Marc Duez | 15 |
