2015 Rally Argentina

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 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.

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

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Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5 United Kingdom M-Sport Ltd WRC United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 United Kingdom M-Sport Ltd WRC Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mőlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Germany Hyundai Motorsport WRC Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8 Germany Hyundai Motorsport WRC Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
9 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
12 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
20 Germany Hyundai Motorsport N WRC New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
21 Czech Republic Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
36 Qatar Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team WRC-2 Qatar Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari United Kingdom Marshall Clarke Ford Fiesta RRC M
37 Italy FWRT s.r.l. WRC Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38 Ukraine Yuriy Protasov WRC-2 Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RRC P
40 United Kingdom Drive Dmack WRC-2 Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 D
41 United Kingdom Drive Dmack WRC-2 Peru Nicolás Fuchs Argentina Fernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 D
43 Russia TAIF Rally Team WRC-2 Russia Radik Shaymiev Russia Maxim Tsvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 M
45 Italy Gianluca Linari WRC-2 Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza STi N15 P
51 Romania Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2 Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Matteo Chiarcossi Subaru Impreza STi N14 P
52 Paraguay Diego Domínguez WRC-2 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Argentina Edgardo Galindo Ford Fiesta R5 D
54 Paraguay Didier Arias WRC-2 Paraguay Didier Arias Paraguay Héctor Núñez Ford Fiesta R5 D
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC WRC entries ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Results

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Event standings

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 3 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:41:44.9 0.00 25
2 4 Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Jonas Andersson France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:42:03.0 +18.1 19
3 5 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:45:12.3 +3:27.4 15
4 21 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:48:11.0 +6:26.1 12
5 8 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Germany Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:52:31.6 +10:46.7 12
6 12 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:53:04.8 +11:19.9 8
7 36 Qatar Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari United Kingdom Marshall Clarke Qatar Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:57:47.5 +16:02.6 6
8 52 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Argentina Edgardo Galindo Paraguay Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:00:33.1 +18:48.2 4
9 57 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Argentina Diego Cagnotti Paraguay Saba Competition Škoda Fabia S2000 WRC-2 4:03:05.5 +21:20.6 2
10 72 Argentina Federico Villagra Argentina Diego Curletto Argentina Federico Villagra Ford Fiesta MR 4:07:04.5 +25:19.6
11 6 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mõlder United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:07:37.2 +25:41.9 1
17 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:18:56.4 +37:11.5 3
WRC-2 standings
1 (7.) 36 Qatar Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari United Kingdom Marshall Clarke Qatar Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 3:57:47.5 0.0 25
2 (8.) 52 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Argentina Edgardo Galindo Paraguay Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:00:33.1 +2:45.6 18
3 (12.) 40 Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Kaj Lindström United Kingdom Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:09:50.7 +12:03.2 15
4 (13.) 38 Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 4:11:10.3 +13:22.8 12
5 (14.) 54 Paraguay Didier Arias Paraguay Héctor Núñez Paraguay Didier Arias Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:14:36.3 +16:48.8 10
6 (19.) 51 Italy Simone Tempestini Italy Matteo Chiarcossi Romania Napoca Rally Academy Subaru Impreza STi N14 WRC-2 4:25:27.9 +27:40.4 8
7 (22.) 45 Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Nicola Arena Italy Gianluca Linari Subaru Impreza STi N5 WRC-2 4:36:04.9 +38:17.4 6
Source: [1] Archived 2016-04-26 at the Wayback Machine

Special stages

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Championship standings after the event

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WRC

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Other

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References

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  1. ^ "Emotional Meeke wins in Argentina". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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