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
Results
Overall winner Kris Meeke
Paul Nagle
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Crews60 at start, 26 at finish

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. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5 M-Sport Ltd WRC Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 M-Sport Ltd WRC Ott Tänak Raigo Mőlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
9 Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
12 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Khalid Al Qassimi Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
20 Hyundai Motorsport N WRC Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
21 Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
36 Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team WRC-2 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Marshall Clarke Ford Fiesta RRC M
37 FWRT s.r.l. WRC Lorenzo Bertelli Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38 Yuriy Protasov WRC-2 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RRC P
40 Drive Dmack WRC-2 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 D
41 Drive Dmack WRC-2 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 D
43 TAIF Rally Team WRC-2 Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tsvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 M
45 Gianluca Linari WRC-2 Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza STi N15 P
51 Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2 Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi Subaru Impreza STi N14 P
52 Diego Domínguez WRC-2 Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo Ford Fiesta R5 D
54 Didier Arias WRC-2 Didier Arias 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

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

Special stages

Championship standings after the event

WRC

Other
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gollark: Spriters must have some sort of secret shadow trade hub.
gollark: Hey, this one has a `MoE` code...
gollark: Xenowyrms unto eternity.

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