The 2015 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a
motor racing
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event for
rally cars
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that was held over four days between 22 and 25 January 2015. It marked the eighty-third running of the
Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rallye Monte-Carlo (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco. From its inception in 1911 by Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Prince Albert I, the rally ...
, and was the first round of the 2015
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is an international rallying series owned and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA. Inaugurated in 1973, it is the oldest FIA world championship after Formula One. E ...
,
WRC-2,
WRC-3,
Junior World Rally Championship and
FIA R-GT Cup seasons.
Defending World Champion
Sébastien Ogier
Sébastien Eugène Emile Ogier (; born 17 December 1983) is a French Rallying, rally driver, competing for the Toyota Gazoo Racing Team in the World Rally Championship (WRC). He is currently teamed with co-driver Vincent Landais. He has won 8 List ...
started the season with a win in
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the Ward (country subdivision), ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to ...
, 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. 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.
Latvala finished second, also taking one power stage point, with
Andreas Mikkelsen completing a one-two-three for
Volkswagen Motorsport
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The team started competing in WRC in 1978 World Rally Championship season ...
.
Citroën
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's
Mads Østberg
Mads Østberg (born 11 October 1987) is a Norway, Norwegian Rallying, rally driver. His co-driver is Torstein Eriksen.
Career
Østberg competed in his first rally in 2004. His first World Rally Championship event was the 2006 Swedish Rally, in ...
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.
In the support classes,
Stéphane Lefebvre
Stéphane Lefebvre (born 16 March 1992) is a Rallying, rally driver from France.
He won the World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship in the season, and scored his first points at the 2015 Rallye Deutschland, his first time ...
won WRC-2 in 12th position overall,
Quentin Gilbert
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finished as the best WRC-3/JWRC runner in 22nd place,
just ahead of the FIA R-GT Cup winner
François Delecour.
Entry list
Results
Event standings
Special stages
Championship standings after the event
WRC
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
Other
;WRC2 Drivers' Championship standings
;WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings
;JWRC Drivers' Championship standings
;FIA R-GT Drivers' Championship standings
References
External links
*
The official website of the World Rally Championship
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Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rallye Monte-Carlo (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco. From its inception in 1911 by Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Prince Albert I, the rally ...
Monte Carlo Rally
Rally
Rally or rallye may refer to:
Gatherings
* Political demonstration, a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade
* Pep rally, an event held at a North American school or college sporting event
Sport ...
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the Ward (country subdivision), ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to ...