The 2015 FIA Junior WRC Championship was the third season of Junior WRC, a rallying championship governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.

The championship was open to drivers under the age of twenty-eight. All teams contested six nominated European events, out of seven rounds, with all of their scores counting towards their final championship position. The drivers competed in identical Citroën DS3 R3Ts with the 2014 homologated MAX Kit, using Michelin tyres. The winner received a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2016 WRC2 Championship.

Calendar

The final 2015 Junior WRC calendar consisted of seven European events (up from the six used in 2014), taken from the 2015 World Rally Championship.

Rnd.DatesNat.Rally nameRally headquartersSurface
122–25 JanuaryMonacoMonte Carlo RallyGap, Hautes-AlpesMixed
221–24 MayPortugalRally de PortugalMatosinhos, Porto DistrictGravel
32–5 JulyPolandRally PolandMikołajki, Warmia-MasuriaGravel
430 July – 2 AugustFinlandRally FinlandJyväskylä, Keski-SuomiGravel
51–4 OctoberFranceTour de CorseAjaccio, Corse-du-SudTarmac
622–25 OctoberSpainRally de CatalunyaSalou, TarragonaMixed
712–15 NovemberUnited KingdomWales Rally GBDeeside, FlintshireGravel
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Calendar changes

Rule changes

  • The identical Citroën DS3 R3T provided by Citroën Racing, will be equipped with a MAX Kit that was homologated in 2014.
  • With the calendar elevated to seven events (up from the six of the 2014 season), drivers will have to nominate six events in which they will be able to score points.
  • The winner will receive a programme of six rallies in Europe in a Citroën DS3 R5, competing in the 2016 WRC2 Championship.

Entries

The following drivers competed in the championship.

Entries
No.Nat.DriversNat.Co-driversRounds
51FranceCharlotte DalmassoFranceMarine Delon1
FranceCéline Rovira2
FranceMarion Renchet5
52ItalySimone TempestiniItalyMatteo Chiarcossi1–4, 6–7
53NorwayOle Christian VeibyNorwayAnders Jaeger1, 3–7
NorwayStig Rune Skjærmoen2
54Republic of IrelandDaniel McKennaRepublic of IrelandAndrew Grennan1–2, 4
55United Arab EmiratesMohamed Al MutawaaUnited KingdomStephen McAuley2–7
56ItalyAlessandro ReItalyGiacomo Ciucci1
57FranceYohan RosselFranceBenoit Fulcrand1, 5
58FranceTerry FolbFranceFranck Le Floch1–2, 4–7
59HungaryKornél LukácsHungaryMárk Mesterházi1–2
60FranceQuentin GilbertBelgiumRenaud JamoulAll
61GermanyChristian RiedemannGermanyMichael Wenzel1
62FinlandHenri HaapamäkiFinlandMarko Salminen2–4
63SwitzerlandFedrico Della CasaItalyDomenico Pozzi2–6
64United KingdomOsian PryceUnited KingdomDale Furniss2–3, 7
65FrancePierre-Louis LoubetFranceVictor Bellotto2–4
FranceVincent Landais5–7
66FranceJean-René PerryFranceJoshua Reibel2–4
FranceChristopher Guieu5
67Republic of IrelandDean RafteryRepublic of IrelandJohn Higgins2
Republic of IrelandArthur Kierans7
68FranceMatthieu MargaillanFranceMathilde Margaillan2–3
FranceFabrice Gordon4
69FinlandJari HuttunenFinlandAntti Linnaketo4
70FranceJordan BerfaFranceDamien Augustin5
76FranceJean-Philippe MartiniFranceAmbroise Fieschi5
78United KingdomChris IngramFranceGabin Moreau7
79BelgiumWilliam WagnerFranceKevin Parent7

Rally summaries

RoundEvent nameWinning driverWinning co-driverWinning CarWinning timeReport
1Monaco Monte Carlo RallyFrance Quentin GilbertBelgium Renaud JamoulCitroën DS3 R3T4:08:32.7Report
2Portugal Rally de PortugalFrance Quentin GilbertBelgium Renaud JamoulCitroën DS3 R3T4:03:52.5Report
3Poland Rally PolandItaly Simone TempestiniItaly Matteo ChiarcossiCitroën DS3 R3T2:47:32.3Report
4Finland Rally FinlandFrance Quentin GilbertBelgium Renaud JamoulCitroën DS3 R3T2:54:43.6Report
5France Tour de CorseFrance Quentin GilbertBelgium Renaud JamoulCitroën DS3 R3T3:57:01.2Report
6Spain Rally de CatalunyaFrance Quentin GilbertBelgium Renaud JamoulCitroën DS3 R3T3:45:52.6Report
7United Kingdom Wales Rally GBNorway Ole Christian VeibyNorway Anders JægerCitroën DS3 R3T3:36:38.0Report

Results and standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points251815121086421

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers

Pos.DriverMON MonacoPOR PortugalPOL PolandFIN FinlandFRA FranceESP SpainGBR United KingdomPoints
Pos. Driver MON Monaco POR Portugal POL Poland FIN Finland FRA France ESP Spain GBR United Kingdom Points 1 France Quentin Gilbert 1 1 7 1 1 1 131 2 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 3 5 3 4 7 1 83 3 France Terry Folb Ret 11 4 2 2 2 66 4 Italy Simone Tempestini 4 6 1 9 3 Ret 62 5 Finland Henri Haapamäki 3 3 2 48 6 France Pierre-Louis Loubet 2 Ret Ret Ret 5 3 43 7 France Jean-René Perry 4 EX 5 5 32 8 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Mutawaa Ret 6 6 Ret 4 Ret 28 9 Switzerland Federico Della Casa 7 5 8 Ret 6 28 10 France Yohan Rossel 5 3 25 11 Germany Christian Riedemann 2 18 12 United Kingdom Osian Pryce Ret 2 18 13 France Matthieu Margaillan Ret 4 Ret 12 14 Belgium William Wagner 4 12 15 Italy Alessandro Re 6 8 16 Hungary Kornél Lukács 7 9 8 17 Finland Jari Huttunen 7 6 18 France Charlotte Dalmasso 8 10 Ret 5 19 Republic of Ireland Daniel McKenna Ret 8 Ret 4 Pos. Driver MON Monaco POR Portugal POL Poland FIN Finland FRA France ESP Spain GBR United Kingdom Points Source:Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
1France Quentin Gilbert117111131
2Norway Ole Christian Veiby35347183
3France Terry FolbRet11422266
4Italy Simone Tempestini46193Ret62
5Finland Henri Haapamäki33248
6France Pierre-Louis Loubet2RetRetRet5343
7France Jean-René Perry4EX5532
8United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al MutawaaRet66Ret4Ret28
9Switzerland Federico Della Casa758Ret628
10France Yohan Rossel5325
11Germany Christian Riedemann218
12United Kingdom Osian PryceRet218
13France Matthieu MargaillanRet4Ret12
14Belgium William Wagner412
15Italy Alessandro Re68
16Hungary Kornél Lukács798
17Finland Jari Huttunen76
18France Charlotte Dalmasso810Ret5
19Republic of Ireland Daniel McKennaRet8Ret4
Pos.DriverMON MonacoPOR PortugalPOL PolandFIN FinlandFRA FranceESP SpainGBR United KingdomPoints
Source:
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos.Co-driverMON MonacoPOR PortugalPOL PolandFIN FinlandFRA FranceESP SpainGBR United KingdomPoints
Pos. Co-driver MON Monaco POR Portugal POL Poland FIN Finland FRA France ESP Spain GBR United Kingdom Points 1 Belgium Renaud Jamoul 1 1 7 1 1 1 131 2 Norway Anders Jæger 3 3 4 7 1 73 3 France Franck Le Floch Ret 11 4 2 2 2 66 4 Italy Matteo Chiarcossi 4 6 1 9 3 Ret 62 5 Finland Marko Salminen 3 3 2 48 6 United Kingdom Stephen McAuley Ret 6 6 4 Ret 28 7 Italy Domenico Pozzi 7 5 8 6 28 8 France Benoît Fulcrand 5 3 25 9 France Vincent Landais Ret 5 3 25 10 France Joshua Reibel 4 EX 5 22 11 Germany Michael Wenzel 2 18 12 United Kingdom Dale Furniss Ret 2 18 13 France Victor Bellotto 2 Ret Ret 18 14 France Fabrice Gordon 4 Ret 12 15 France Kevin Parent 4 12 16 Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen 5 10 17 France Christopher Guieu 5 10 18 Italy Giacomo Ciucci 6 8 19 Hungary Márk Mesterházi 7 9 8 20 Finland Antti Linnaketo 7 6 21 France Marine Delon 8 4 22 Republic of Ireland Andrew Grennan Ret 8 Ret 4 23 France Céline Rovira 10 1 Pos. Co-driver MON Monaco POR Portugal POL Poland FIN Finland FRA France ESP Spain GBR United Kingdom Points Source:Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
1Belgium Renaud Jamoul117111131
2Norway Anders Jæger3347173
3France Franck Le FlochRet11422266
4Italy Matteo Chiarcossi46193Ret62
5Finland Marko Salminen33248
6United Kingdom Stephen McAuleyRet664Ret28
7Italy Domenico Pozzi758628
8France Benoît Fulcrand5325
9France Vincent LandaisRet5325
10France Joshua Reibel4EX522
11Germany Michael Wenzel218
12United Kingdom Dale FurnissRet218
13France Victor Bellotto2RetRet18
14France Fabrice Gordon4Ret12
15France Kevin Parent412
16Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen510
17France Christopher Guieu510
18Italy Giacomo Ciucci68
19Hungary Márk Mesterházi798
20Finland Antti Linnaketo76
21France Marine Delon84
22Republic of Ireland Andrew GrennanRet8Ret4
23France Céline Rovira101
Pos.Co-driverMON MonacoPOR PortugalPOL PolandFIN FinlandFRA FranceESP SpainGBR United KingdomPoints
Source:
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA Junior WRC Championship for Nations

Pos.CountryMON MonacoPOR PortugalPOL PolandFIN FinlandFRA FranceESP SpainGBR United KingdomPoints
Pos. Country MON Monaco POR Portugal POL Poland FIN Finland FRA France ESP Spain GBR United Kingdom Points 1 France 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 155 2 Norway 3 3 3 2 5 1 98 3 Italy 4 4 1 6 2 Ret 75 4 Finland 2 3 2 51 5 Switzerland 5 5 5 Ret 4 42 6 United Arab Emirates Ret 6 4 Ret 3 Ret 35 7 United Kingdom Ret 2 Ret 18 8 Germany 2 18 9 Hungary 5 7 16 10 Belgium WD 4 12 11 Ireland Ret 6 Ret Ret 8 Pos. Country MON Monaco POR Portugal POL Poland FIN Finland FRA France ESP Spain GBR United Kingdom Points Source:Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
1France1141112155
2Norway33325198
3Italy44162Ret75
4Finland23251
5Switzerland555Ret442
6United Arab EmiratesRet64Ret3Ret35
7United KingdomRet2Ret18
8Germany218
9Hungary5716
10BelgiumWD412
11IrelandRet6RetRet8
Pos.CountryMON MonacoPOR PortugalPOL PolandFIN FinlandFRA FranceESP SpainGBR United KingdomPoints
Source:
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from the event (WD)

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