2015 Rally Argentina

The 2015 XION Rally Argentina was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 23 and 26 April 2015. It marked the thirty-fifth running of the Rally Argentina, and was the fourth round of the 2015 World Rally Championship and WRC-2 seasons.

2015 Rally Argentina
35º XION Rally Argentina
Round 4 of 13 of the 2015 World Rally Championship
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Host country Argentina
Rally baseVilla Carlos Paz
Dates run23 – 26 April 2015
Stages12 (315.86 km; 196.27 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews60 at start, 26 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Kris Meeke
Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle
France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT

The rally was won by Kris Meeke who, alongside his co-driver Paul Nagle, became the first British rally driver to win a WRC rally since 2002.[1]

Entry list

Notable entrants
No.EntrantClassDriverCo-driverCarTyre
1 Volkswagen MotorsportWRC Sébastien Ogier Julien IngrassiaVolkswagen Polo R WRCM
2 Volkswagen MotorsportWRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka AnttilaVolkswagen Polo R WRCM
3 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTWRC Kris Meeke Paul NagleCitroën DS3 WRCM
4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTWRC Mads Østberg Jonas AnderssonCitroën DS3 WRCM
5 M-Sport LtdWRC Elfyn Evans Daniel BarrittFord Fiesta RS WRCM
6 M-Sport LtdWRC Ott Tänak Raigo MőlderFord Fiesta RS WRCM
7 Hyundai MotorsportWRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas GilsoulHyundai i20 WRCM
8 Hyundai MotorsportWRC Dani Sordo Marc MartíHyundai i20 WRCM
9 Volkswagen Motorsport IIWRC Andreas Mikkelsen Ola FløeneVolkswagen Polo R WRCM
12 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTWRC Khalid Al Qassimi Chris PattersonCitroën DS3 WRCM
20 Hyundai Motorsport NWRC Hayden Paddon John KennardHyundai i20 WRCM
21 Jipocar Czech National TeamWRC Martin Prokop Michal ErnstFord Fiesta RS WRCP
36 Youth & Sports Qatar Rally TeamWRC-2 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Marshall ClarkeFord Fiesta RRCM
37 FWRT s.r.l.WRC Lorenzo Bertelli Giovanni BernacchiniFord Fiesta RS WRCP
38 Yuriy ProtasovWRC-2 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo CherepinFord Fiesta RRCP
40 Drive DmackWRC-2 Jari Ketomaa Kaj LindströmFord Fiesta R5D
41 Drive DmackWRC-2 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando MussanoFord Fiesta R5D
43 TAIF Rally TeamWRC-2 Radik Shaymiev Maxim TsvetkovFord Fiesta R5M
45 Gianluca LinariWRC-2 Gianluca Linari Nicola ArenaSubaru Impreza STi N15P
51 Napoca Rally AcademyWRC-2 Simone Tempestini Matteo ChiarcossiSubaru Impreza STi N14P
52 Diego DomínguezWRC-2 Diego Domínguez Edgardo GalindoFord Fiesta R5D
54 Didier AriasWRC-2 Didier Arias Héctor NúñezFord Fiesta R5D
IconClass
WRCWRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRCWRC entries ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Results

Event standings

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverTeamCarClassTimeDifferencePoints
Overall classification
13 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC3:41:44.90.0025
24 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC3:42:03.0+18.119
35 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC3:45:12.3+3:27.415
421 Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Jipocar Czech National TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC3:48:11.0+6:26.112
58 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai MotorsportHyundai i20 WRCWRC3:52:31.6+10:46.712
612 Khalid Al Qassimi Chris Patterson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC3:53:04.8+11:19.98
736 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Marshall Clarke Youth & Sports Qatar Rally TeamFord Fiesta RRCWRC-23:57:47.5+16:02.66
852 Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo Diego DomínguezFord Fiesta R5WRC-24:00:33.1+18:48.24
957 Gustavo Saba Diego Cagnotti Saba CompetitionŠkoda Fabia S2000WRC-24:03:05.5+21:20.62
1072 Federico Villagra Diego Curletto Federico VillagraFord Fiesta MR4:07:04.5+25:19.6
116 Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC4:07:37.2+25:41.91
171 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen MotorsportVolkswagen Polo R WRCWRC4:18:56.4+37:11.53
WRC-2 standings
1 (7.)36 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Marshall Clarke Youth & Sports Qatar Rally TeamFord Fiesta RRCWRC-23:57:47.50.025
2 (8.)52 Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo Diego DomínguezFord Fiesta R5WRC-24:00:33.1+2:45.618
3 (12.)40 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DmackFord Fiesta R5WRC-24:09:50.7+12:03.215
4 (13.)38 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Yuriy ProtasovFord Fiesta RRCWRC-24:11:10.3+13:22.812
5 (14.)54 Didier Arias Héctor Núñez Didier AriasFord Fiesta R5WRC-24:14:36.3+16:48.810
6 (19.)51 Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi Napoca Rally AcademySubaru Impreza STi N14WRC-24:25:27.9+27:40.48
7 (22.)45 Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Gianluca LinariSubaru Impreza STi N5WRC-24:36:04.9+38:17.46
Source: [1] Archived 2016-04-26 at the Wayback Machine

Special stages

Championship standings after the event

WRC

Other

WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings
Pos.DriverPoints
1 Ole Christian Veiby40
2 Quentin Gilbert25
3 Christian Riedemann18
4 Simone Tempestini12
5 Stéphane Consani10
JWRC Drivers' Championship standings
Pos.DriverPoints
1 Quentin Gilbert25
2 Christian Riedemann18
3 Ole Christian Veiby15
4 Simone Tempestini12
5 Yohan Rossel10

References

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