2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship

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The 2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy was the second season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The season consisted of thirteen rounds and started on 25 April with the Portuguese round at Montalegre. The season ended on 29 November, at Rosario, Santa Fe in Argentina.

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Calendar

On 20 February 2015 it was announced that the series would support the opening round of the 2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season, at Hockenheim. [1]

2015 World RX calendar by nations World RX Nations Calendar 2015.png
2015 World RX calendar by nations
Rnd.EventDatesVenueClassWinnerTeamReport
1 Flag of Portugal.svg World RX of Portugal 25–26 April Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre Supercar Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Flag of Sweden.svg Volkswagen Team Sweden Report
RX Lites Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Olsbergs MSE
2 Flag of Germany.svg World RX of Hockenheim 1–3 May Hockenheimring, Hockenheim Supercar Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of Sweden.svg S D RX Report
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg World RX of Belgium 16–17 May Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet Supercar Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen Flag of Sweden.svg Marklund Motorsport Report
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg World RX of Great Britain 21–24 May Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton Supercar Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of Sweden.svg S D RX Report
RX Lites Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen Flag of Sweden.svg Hansen Junior Team
5 Flag of Germany.svg World RX of Germany 20–21 June Estering, Buxtehude Supercar Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney Flag of Sweden.svg Hansen Motorsport Report
6 Flag of Sweden.svg World RX of Sweden 4–5 July Höljesbanan, Höljes Supercar Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of Sweden.svg EKS RX Report
RX Lites Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Bryntesson Flag of Sweden.svg TBRX
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg World RX of Canada 7–8 August Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières Supercar Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney Flag of Sweden.svg Team Peugeot-Hansen Report
8 Flag of Norway.svg World RX of Norway 22–23 August Lånkebanen, Hell Supercar Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Flag of Sweden.svg Team Peugeot-Hansen Report
RX Lites Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Bryntesson Flag of Sweden.svg TBRX
9 Flag of France.svg World RX of France 5–6 SeptemberCircuit de Lohéac, Lohéac Supercar Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Flag of Sweden.svg Team Peugeot-Hansen Report
10 Flag of Spain.svg World RX of Barcelona 19–20 September Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló Supercar Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of Sweden.svg S D RX Report
RX Lites Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Bryntesson Flag of Sweden.svg TBRX
11 Flag of Turkey.svg World RX of Turkey 3-4 October Istanbul Park, Tuzla Supercar Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen Flag of Sweden.svg Team Peugeot-Hansen Report
RX Lites Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Bryntesson Flag of Sweden.svg TBRX
12 Flag of Italy.svg World RX of Italy 17–18 October Autodromo di Franciacorta, Castrezzato Supercar Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud Flag of Sweden.svg Olsbergs MSE Report
RX Lites Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Olsbergs MSE
13 Flag of Argentina.svg World RX of Argentina 28–29 November Autódromo Rosario, Rosario, Santa Fe Supercar Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg Larsson Jernberg Racing Team Report
  Event of FIA ERX (including Supercars)
  Event of FIA ERX (except Supercars)

Teams and drivers

The permanent entries for the 2015 season, with Edward Sandstrom filling in for Mattias Ekstrom 2015 World RX driver line-up (16947009208).jpg
The permanent entries for the 2015 season, with Edward Sandström filling in for Mattias Ekström
Toomas Heikkinen at the 2015 World RX of France WRX 2015 France 007.jpg
Toomas Heikkinen at the 2015 World RX of France
Mattias Ekstrom leads Timmy Hansen and Reinis Nitiss at the 2015 World RX of Canada Mattias Ekstrom (Audi S1 EKS RX quattro) (20405560511).jpg
Mattias Ekström leads Timmy Hansen and Reinis Nitišs at the 2015 World RX of Canada
Permanent entries [2]
ConstructorEntrantCarNo.DriverRounds
Audi Flag of Sweden.svg Larsson Jernberg Racing Team Audi A1 4 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson [3] All
Flag of Sweden.svg EKS RX [3] Audi S1 5 Flag of Sweden.svg Edward Sandström 2
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström 1, 3–11, 13
92 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund 1–6, 8–13
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg EKS Pirtek Racing 177 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan 12
Flag of Germany.svg All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport [3] Audi S3 24 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad 7
44 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider 10
55 Flag of Sweden.svg Alx Danielsson 1–6, 8–11
77 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich 1–9, 11–13
110 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli 12–13
Citroën Flag of Sweden.svg S D RX [3] Citroën DS3 RX 1 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg [3] All
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Doran 1–4, 6–13
Ford Flag of Sweden.svg Olsbergs MSE [3] Ford Fiesta ST 13 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud All
15 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs All
Flag of Sweden.svg Namus OMSE 42 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov All
Flag of Austria.svg World RX Team Austria [3] Ford Fiesta 7 Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl All
31 Flag of Austria.svg Max Pucher1–6, 8–12
70 Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Brugger 7–8
199 Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Baumanis 13
Peugeot Flag of Sweden.svg Team Peugeot-Hansen [3] Peugeot 208 WRX 17 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney [4] All
21 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen [4] All
177 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan 4
Volkswagen Flag of Sweden.svg EKS RX Volkswagen Polo 92 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund 7
Flag of Sweden.svg Marklund Motorsport [3] 34 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust 2, 4, 7, 10
45 Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Gunnar Andersson 1–6, 8–12
57 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen All
100 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Bryntesson 13
Flag of Sweden.svg Volkswagen Team Sweden [3] 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson All
52 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby 6, 13
99 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud 1–12

Championship Standings

FIA World Rallycross Championship for Drivers

Pos.Driver POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
CAN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
BAR
Flag of Spain.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
Points
1 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 2121268721833301
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen 3388327113176275
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson 1873471110423213234
4 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud 565463511810217232
5 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney 41091118121145108201
= Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström 7621516125742201
7 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs 1123575991697914167
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Larsson 951512934183661081147
9 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen 841151342197814139137
10 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Timerzyanov 10151318111112610119617105
11 Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl 12141110813101421131351282
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund 172010141025138915641178
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Gunnar Andersson 6124131416513201470
14 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud 161112952120151812111149
15 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust 9163544
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Doran 1571417141518171821121535
17 Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Dubourg 1318324
= Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad 12424
19 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby 91019
20 Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Baumanis 2017418
21 Flag of Sweden.svg Alx Danielsson 211618291620415171917
22 Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen 516
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks 63314
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan 72113
25 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg 3313141512
26 Flag of Sweden.svg Eric Färén 1010
27 Flag of France.svg Gaëtan Sérazin 12177
28 Flag of Sweden.svg Edward Sandström 134
29 Flag of Portugal.svg Mário Barbosa 143
= Flag of France.svg Jérôme Grosset-Janin 143
= Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Hvaal 2216153
= Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier 143
33 Flag of Sweden.svg Stig-Olov Walfridson 152
34 Flag of Finland.svg Kristian Sohlberg 161
= Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Bryntesson 161
= Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louis-Philippe Dumoulin 161
= Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider 161
= Flag of Norway.svg Ole Kristian Nøttveit 16281
= Flag of France.svg Guerlain Chicherit 161
41 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich 201819261227192134122018−2
Pos.Driver POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
CAN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
BAR
Flag of Spain.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
Points

FIA World Rallycross Championship for Teams

Pos.TeamNo.DriversPoints
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Team Peugeot-Hansen 17 Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen 476
21 Flag of France.svg Davy Jeanney
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Olsbergs MSE 13 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud 399
15 Flag of Latvia.svg Reinis Nitišs
3 Flag of Sweden.svg S D RX 1 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 336
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Doran
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Volkswagen Team Sweden 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson 291
52 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby
99 Flag of Norway.svg Tord Linnerud
5 Flag of Sweden.svg EKS RX 5 Flag of Sweden.svg Edward Sandström 258
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
92 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Marklund
177 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Marklund Motorsport 34 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust 236
45 Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Gunnar Andersson
57 Flag of Finland.svg Toomas Heikkinen
100 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Bryntesson
7 Flag of Austria.svg World RX Team Austria 7 Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl 100
31 Flag of Austria.svg Max Pucher
70 Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Brugger
199 Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Baumanis
8 Flag of Germany.svg All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 24 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rustad 31
44 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Scheider
55 Flag of Sweden.svg Alx Danielsson
77 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich
110 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli

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