The 2015 Red Bull Global RallyCross Championship was the fifth season of the Global RallyCross Championship. Joni Wiman was the reigning champion in the Supercars class and drove for the same team, Olsbergs MSE. 2014 GRC Lites runner-up Sebastian Eriksson stepped up to the GRC.
Round | Event | Location | Date |
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1 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Florida | Bahia Mar Resort & Marina, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | May 31 |
NC | X Games Austin 2015 Rally Car Racing | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas | June 6 |
2 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Daytona | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | June 20–21 |
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4 | Red Bull Global Rallycross The Base | MCAS New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina | July 5 |
5 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Detroit | The Raceway at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan | July 25–26 |
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7 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Washington | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. | August 15 |
8 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Los Angeles | Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | September 12–13 |
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10 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Barbados | Bushy Park Circuit, Barbados | October 3–4 |
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12 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Las Vegas | The Linq Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | November 4 |
Constructor | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Round(s) |
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Chevrolet | PMR Motorsports | Chevrolet Sonic | 59 | Pat Moro | NC, 7, 12 |
Citroën | LD Motorsports | Citroën DS3 | 33 | Liam Doran | NC |
Ford | Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford Fiesta ST | 00 | Steve Arpin | All |
38 | Brian Deegan | NC, 4–6, 8–12 | |||
360 | Jeff Ward | 2–3, 7 | |||
SH Racing Rallycross | 07 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1, 2–12 | ||
Andreas Bakkerud | NC | ||||
Bryan Herta Rallysport | 14 | Austin Dyne | All | ||
18 | Patrik Sandell | All | |||
Olsbergs MSE | 31 | Joni Wiman | All | ||
93 | Sebastian Eriksson | All | |||
Royal Purple Racing | 77 | Logan Gomez | 7 | ||
Hoonigan Racing Division | 43 | Ken Block | All | ||
Hyundai | Rhys Millen Racing [2] | Hyundai Veloster | 67 | Rhys Millen | 10–11 |
89 | Brian Wong | 8–9 | |||
99 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | 1 | |||
Subaru | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru WRX STi | 11 | Sverre Isachsen | 1–6, 8–12 |
75 | David Higgins | 8–9, 12 | |||
81 | Bucky Lasek | 1–6, 8–9, 12 | |||
199 | Travis Pastrana | NC, 8–9 | |||
Volkswagen | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | Volkswagen Beetle | 34 | Tanner Foust | All |
41 | Scott Speed | All |
All competitors drove an Olsbergs MSE-built GRC Lites car.
Team | No. | Drivers | Round(s) |
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Buhl Sport Detroit | 4 | Augie Lerch | 12 |
DTV Solutions | 6 | Geoff Sykes | 1–3 |
River Racing with Bryan Herta Rallysport | 07 | Collete Davis | All |
DirtFish Motorsports | 15 | Tanner Whitten | All |
Olsbergs MSE | 16 | Oliver Eriksson | All |
28 | Gustavo Menezes | 12 | |
51 | Sandra Hultgren | 12 | |
77 | Austin Cindric | All | |
89 | Andreas Wernersson | 12 | |
99 | Joachim Hvaal | 7 | |
Rhys Millen Racing | 21 | Connor Martell | 4, 8–9 |
22 | Blake Williams | 10–11 | |
57 | Jackie Heinricher | 1–4 | |
69 | Blas Zapag | 7 | |
88 | Harry Cheung | 2–3, 5–6, 8–11 | |
Stephan Verdier | 12 | ||
89 | Brian Wong | 5–6 | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 24 | Miles Maroney | All |
61 | Duncker Felix Jr. | 1 | |
Alex Keyes | 2–12 | ||
AF Racing | 42 | Nur Ali | All |
126 | Alejandro Fernández | All | |
Harlien Racing | 55 | Gavin Harlien | 4–6 |
Points are awarded to event finishers using the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Others |
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Points | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
In addition, points are awarded in the second and third rounds of heats. First place earns three points, second place earns two points, and all other drivers to start the heat earn one point.
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Bold – Fastest time in qualifying |
Notes:
This section needs to be updated.(December 2015) |
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No Manufacturers' championship in GRC Lites class
Pos. | Manufacturer | Pts. |
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1 | Ford | 55 |
2 | Volkswagen | 52 |
3 | Subaru | 34 |
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