2015 African Rally Championship

2015 African Rally season
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The 2015 African Rally Championship was the 35th season of the African Rally Championship (ARC), the FIA regional zone rally championship for the African continent. The season began March 6 in the Côte d'Ivoire, and ended on November 8 in Madagascar, after seven events.^[1]

Jaspreet Singh Chatthe became the first Kenyan driver since David Horsey in 1984 to win the African championship when he won the Pearl of Africa Rally, securing the championship a round early. Singh Chatthe won three of the seven events – as well as a fourth class win at the Sasol Rally; the event being won overall by Mark Cronje – and won the championship by forty-six points of Jassy Singh from Zambia. Third place in the drivers' championship went to Ugandan driver Abdul Ssempebwa, a further twenty-one points in arrears. Aside from Singh Chatthe's victories, Gary Chaynes won the event in the Côte d'Ivoire and Mamy Patrick Solofonirina won in Madagascar, while no ARC-eligible competitors finished in Tanzania – the event was won by Gerard Miller.

Event calendar and results

The 2015 African Rally Championship was as follows:^[2]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
		Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire (6–8 March)[3]	1	Gary Chaynes	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	1:57:28.9	12	205.78 km	23	14
		2	Marc Molinié	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII	2:02:30.2
		3	Ali Jaber	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	2:07:04.4
2	Sasol Rally (17–18 April)[4]	1	Mark Cronje	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:26:12.2	15	204.88 km	26	21
		2	Leeroy Poulter	Toyota Yaris S2000	2:29:56.0
		3	Gugulethu Zulu	Volkswagen Polo S2000	2:33:02.0
3	Zambia International Rally (15–17 May)[5]	1	Jaspreet Singh Chatthe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:40:13	16	233.11 km	25	14
		2	Jassy Singh	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:43:27
		3	Mohammed Essa	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:43:46
4	Rally of Tanzania (12–14 June)[6]	1	Gerard Miller	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	2:32:41	16	238.39 km	31	17
		2	Jamil Khan	Subaru Impreza	2:33:45
		3	Duncan Mubiru	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:40:46
5	Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (31 July–2 August)[7]	1	Jaspreet Singh Chatthe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	1:52:19	12	211.00 km	20	11
		2	Jassy Singh	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:52:42
		3	Valery Bukera	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:03:15
6	Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (28–30 August)[8]	1	Jaspreet Singh Chatthe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:35:55	12	214.67 km	36	17
		2	Andrew Kananura	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:47:37
		3	Duncan Mubiru	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:49:57
7	Rallye International de Madagascar (6–8 November)[9]	1	Mamy Patrick Solofonirina	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:39:45	9	196.65 km	39	10
		2	Tinahenintsoa Rakotomiarana	Subaru Impreza WRX	2:59:10
		3	Hariandry Razakaboana	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	3:10:46

Championship standings

The 2015 African Rally Championship points are as follows:^[10]

Pos. Driver Vehicle BAN RSA ZAM TAN RMG PoA MAD Total 1 Jaspreet Singh Chatthe Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1 1 Ret 1 1 100 2 Jassy Singh Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 54 3 Abdul Ssempebwa Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 2 33 4 Muna Singh, Jr. Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 3 Ret 30 5 Gary Chaynes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1 25 Mamy Patrick Solofonirina Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1 25

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (DNF) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References

1. "Events Calendar: Season 2015". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
2. "FIA African Rally Championship". http://www.africanrallychampionship.com/. Retrieved 17 March 2015. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. "41. Rallye Bandama - Côte d'Ivoire 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
4. "24. Sasol Rally South Africa 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
5. "Automotive Equipment Zambia International Rally 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
6. "Oryx Energies Rally of Tanzania 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
7. "Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
8. "19. V-Power Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
9. "36. Rallye International de Madagascar 2015". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
10. "Classifications Season 2015". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

External links

• Official website