2015 Rally Argentina

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2015 Rally Argentina
35º XION Rally Argentina
Round 4 of 13 of the 2015 World Rally Championship
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Sebastien Ogier Rally Argentina 2015 001.jpg
Host countryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Rally base Villa Carlos Paz
Dates run23 26 April 2015
Stages12 (315.86 km; 196.27 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Results
Overall winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke
Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle
Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Crews60 at start, 26 at finish

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.

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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.EntrantClassDriverCo-driverCarTyre
1 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ltd WRC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ltd WRC Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Raigo Mőlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport WRC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport WRC Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
9 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
12 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid Al Qassimi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC M
20 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport N WRC Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
21 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
36 Flag of Qatar.svg Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team WRC-2 Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marshall Clarke Ford Fiesta RRC M
37 Flag of Italy.svg FWRT s.r.l. WRC Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bertelli Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov WRC-2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RRC P
40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Drive Dmack WRC-2 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Ketomaa Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 D
41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Drive Dmack WRC-2 Flag of Peru.svg Nicolás Fuchs Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 D
43 Flag of Russia.svg TAIF Rally Team WRC-2 Flag of Russia.svg Radik Shaymiev Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Tsvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 M
45 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari WRC-2 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza STi N15 P
51 Flag of Romania.svg Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Tempestini Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Chiarcossi Subaru Impreza STi N14 P
52 Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Domínguez WRC-2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Domínguez Flag of Argentina.svg Edgardo Galindo Ford Fiesta R5 D
54 Flag of Paraguay.svg Didier Arias WRC-2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Didier Arias Flag of Paraguay.svg Héctor Núñez Ford Fiesta R5 D
IconClass
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC WRC entries ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Results

Event standings

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverTeamCarClassTimeDifferencePoints
Overall classification
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC3:41:44.90.0025
24 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC3:42:03.0+18.119
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC3:45:12.3+3:27.415
421 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Tománek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC3:48:11.0+6:26.112
58 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC3:52:31.6+10:46.712
612 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid Al Qassimi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC3:53:04.8+11:19.98
736 Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marshall Clarke Flag of Qatar.svg Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-23:57:47.5+16:02.66
852 Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Domínguez Flag of Argentina.svg Edgardo Galindo Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-24:00:33.1+18:48.24
957 Flag of Paraguay.svg Gustavo Saba Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Cagnotti Flag of Paraguay.svg Saba Competition Škoda Fabia S2000 WRC-24:03:05.5+21:20.62
1072 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Villagra Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Curletto Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Villagra Ford Fiesta MR 4:07:04.5+25:19.6
116 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Raigo Mõlder Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC4:07:37.2+25:41.91
171 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC4:18:56.4+37:11.53
WRC-2 standings
1 (7.)36 Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marshall Clarke Flag of Qatar.svg Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-23:57:47.50.025
2 (8.)52 Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Domínguez Flag of Argentina.svg Edgardo Galindo Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-24:00:33.1+2:45.618
3 (12.)40 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Ketomaa Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-24:09:50.7+12:03.215
4 (13.)38 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavlo Cherepin Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-24:11:10.3+13:22.812
5 (14.)54 Flag of Paraguay.svg Didier Arias Flag of Paraguay.svg Héctor Núñez Flag of Paraguay.svg Didier Arias Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-24:14:36.3+16:48.810
6 (19.)51 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Tempestini Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Chiarcossi Flag of Romania.svg Napoca Rally Academy Subaru Impreza STi N14 WRC-24:25:27.9+27:40.48
7 (22.)45 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari Subaru Impreza STi N5 WRC-24:36:04.9+38:17.46
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Championship standings after the event

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