The 2015 FIA WRC3 Championship is the third season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013. The Championship is composed by thirteen Rallies, and Drivers and Teams must nominate a maximum of six event. The best five results will be counted towards the championship.[1]
The 2015 calendar was announced at a meeting of the FIAWorld Motor Sport Council in Beijing in September 2014.[2] The season maintained the same rallies as the 2014 season and was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Americas and Oceania.
^1 — The Rallies of Germany and France were provisional inclusions subject to negotiation of a new agreement between their organisers and series promoters.[2]
Calendar changes
The Rallye Monte Carlo adopted Rally-2 regulations, allowing retired competitors to restart the event the next day with a time penalty.[4] Prior to 2015, the Rallye Monte Carlo was the only event being run without Rally-2 regulations.
The Rally of Portugal moved from its base in the town of Faro in the Algarve region—where it had been headquartered from 2007 until 2014—and relocated to the country's north, its original home prior until its removal from the calendar in 2002.[4]
In the WRC 2 and WRC 3 Championships for Teams, only the best placed car in a team will be taken into account for points.[6]
A car which has not started from the start line within 20 seconds will be considered as retired and will be able to restart under Rally 2 on the subsequent day.[6]
The transmission of performance data or information to or from a competing car, not in relation with safety, is forbidden during special stages to help promote greater competition.[6]
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^"The 2015 FIA World Rally Championship". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ abc"VODAFONE RALLY DE PORTUGAL 2015". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^"Corsica returns to WRC calendar". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ abc"World Motor Sport Council 2014 - Doha". FIA.com. FIA.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeafagahaiajakal"2015 Vodafone Rally de Portugal: Entry List Accepted by the Organizer" (PDF). Rally de Portugal. Automóvel Club de Portugal. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacad"Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ abcdef"Entry List - Neste Oil Rally Finland 2015" (PDF). Rally Finland. AKK Sports Oy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
^ abcdefghi"58th Tour De Corse Entry List". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ abcdefg"Wales Rally GB Entry List" (PDF). www.walesrallygb.com. walesrallygb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ abc"Twin targets for Tempestini". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ abc"Rallye Monte Carlo Entry List - FIA". www.FIA.com. FIA.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ abc"Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
External links
Official website of the World Rally Championship
Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile