2015 Rally Estonia 6. auto24 Rally Estonia 2015 | |||
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Round 6 of 10 of the 2015 European Rally Championship
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Host country | Estonia | ||
Rally base | Otepää | ||
Dates run | 17 – 19 July 2015 | ||
Start location | Tartu | ||
Finish location | Alaküla | ||
Stages | 16 (202.86 km; 126.05 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | Alexey Lukyanuk Alexey Arnautov Chervonenko Racing 1:32:25.4 | ||
Crews | 56 at start, 35 at finish |
The auto24 Rally Estonia 2015 was the sixth running of the Rally Estonia and also the sixth round of the 2015 European Rally Championship season. The event was won by Alexey Lukyanuk & Alexey Arnautov who won 8 stages out of 16. [1]
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ERC-2 | ERC-2 |
ERC-3 | ERC-3 |
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