Rally Mexico 2015
| Racing data | |
|---|---|
| 3rd of 13 races of the 2015 World Rally Championship | |
| Surname: | Rally Mexico |
| Date: | 5th-8th March 2015 |
| Begin: | Leon |
| Exams: | 21 tests over 395.21 km |
| Distance: | 998.66 km |
| Covering: | gravel |
| Podium | |
| First: |
 Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Motorsport
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| Second: |
 Mads Østberg Citroën World Rally Team
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| Third: |
Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Motorsport
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The 12th Rally Mexico was held from March 5th to 8th, 2015. A total of 24 special stages were driven on gravel.
Reports
Day 1 (Thursday, March 5th)
On Thursday evening, two short special stages with a total length of 6.5 kilometers were on the program near the city of Leon. The top 10 were within 5.3 seconds after the first two special stages. The first short course, just over a kilometer long, consisted of cobblestones, high curbs and a narrow tunnel. It was started in the reverse order of the current World Championship ranking. Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) was the last to leave. Private driver Lorenzo Bertelli (Ford) surprised with second place. Only Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) was two tenths of a second faster in the end. The drivers mastered the street course in the dark without any problems. Only Robert Kubica (Ford) damaged the left rear rim on a curb. In the second special stage, world champion Ogier was ahead of the competition with 1.2 seconds. After the first day, Ogier led the overall standings ahead of Neuville.
Day 2 (Friday, March 6th)
At the first World Championship run on gravel roads in the 2015 World Rally Championship , many drivers struggled with difficulties. Ott Tänak's (Ford) accident caused a sensation in the first special stage of the day. The Estonian got off the road in the third special stage of the rally, rolled down a slope and rolled into a lake. Tänak and his co-driver Raigo Mölder were able to get out of the car in time before the Ford Fiesta disappeared completely into the water. For a long time, the first pursuer of Sébastien Ogiers was Thierry Neuville . But when the “El Chocolat” special stage was completed for the second time in the afternoon, the Hyundai driver retired. After a puncture, Neuville overturned shortly before the finish line, severely damaging the car's radiator. Second place went to Jari-Matti Latvala , who unobtrusively ended the day. His gap to team-mate Ogier was 13.5 seconds. The only remaining Volkswagen opponent in the top field was Mads Østberg in third. In the morning, the Citroën driver was plagued by a transmission problem, just like at the Rally Sweden . Then Østberg got better and better and shook off Andreas Mikkelsen in the third Polo, but he was 29.5 seconds behind Ogier. The lead over Mikkelsen, however, had grown to 15.7 seconds.
3rd day (Saturday, March 7th)
Sébastien Ogier was well on the way to his third win of the season. Chaser Jari-Matti Latvala damaged the left rear suspension in the 12th special stage, at 43 kilometers the longest of the day. When trying to continue, Latvala lost the rear wheel and fell out completely. After Latvala's failure, Mads Østberg and Andreas Mikkelsen fought for second place . At the end of the day, Østberg had a small lead of 4.5 seconds. The other drivers were already several minutes behind. M-Sport driver Elfyn Evans held fourth place after a problem-free day. Dani Sordo was fifth as the best Hyundai driver. He complained of transmission problems and a punctured tire. Several of those who failed on Friday started again on Saturday according to the rally 2 regulations . Thierry Neuville , Robert Kubica and Kris Meeke were among them . On Neuville's i20, the gearbox was changed in the lunch service, after which it ran better and he drove faster times. Kubica struggled with the tires. He came back to the service park with two broken tires in the trunk and a creeping flat tire. Ott Tänak tried to start again with his Ford Fiesta RS WRC , which was sunk in the lake yesterday . The mechanics dried and cleaned the car, but there were problems starting the engine. Tanak couldn't leave the service park in the morning. He will try again on Sunday. Ogier led the rally with over 1:12 minutes on Østberg, before the last four special stages on Sunday.
4th day (Sunday, March 8th)
Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) is well on the way to his third world championship title in the 2015 World Rally Championship . In the Rally Mexico, after the Rally Monte Carlo and the Rally Sweden , Ogier clinched his third victory in a row. He is unbeaten in 2015. In Mexico he also secured the three bonus points in the power stage (SS21). Ogier is now 34 points ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen in the drivers' world championship table. After three rallies, he is only three points short of the maximum possible number of points in the current season. At the finish line, Ogier had a lead of 1: 18.8 minutes over Citroën works driver Mads Østberg after 21 special stages . Østberg had the upper hand in the duel with Mikkelsen (Volkswagen). At the finish they were only separated by 6.3 seconds.
"I have to forget the World Cup and concentrate from rally to rally."
WRC2
Nasser Al-Attiyah ( Ford Fiesta RRC ) started his WRC2 title defense with a victory at the Mexico Rally . His impressive lead over the competition was just under eight minutes. The first leader, Yuriy Protasov, gambled away the victory with a driving error on Saturday afternoon in which he damaged the radiator of the Ford Fiesta RRC. Protasov was classified in fifth place behind Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (Ford Fiesta RRC). Nicolas Fuchs (Ford Fiesta R5) finished second despite having had an accident on Sunday. Fuchs kept Jari Ketomaa (Ford Fiesta R5) at a distance of 21.2 seconds. Third place was enough for Ketomaa to take the championship lead by 15 points over Al-Attiyah.
Registration list
Vehicles not registered as WRC, WRC-2 and WRC-3 were not included in this list.
Source: |
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Classifications
Bottom line
| rank | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points + Power Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | |||||||
| 1 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4: 19: 13.4 | 25 + 3 | ||
| 2 |
Mads Østberg
|
 Jonas Andersson
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 4: 20: 32.2 | 1: 18.8 | 18th | |
| 3 |
Andreas Mikkelsen
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Ola Fløene
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4: 20: 38.5 | 1: 25.1 | 15 + 1 | |
| 4th |
 Elfyn Evans
|
Daniel Barritt
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4: 22: 53.6 | 3: 40.2 | 10 | |
| 5 |
 Dani Sordo
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Marc Martí
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 4: 24: 15.2 | 5: 01.8 | 10 | |
| 6th |
 Martin Prokop
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Jan Tománek
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 4: 25: 49.5 | 6: 36.1 | 8th | |
| 7th |
 Nasser Al-Attiyah
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Matthieu Baumel
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Ford Fiesta RRC | 4: 34: 06.1 | 14: 52.7 | 6th | |
| 8th |
 Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 4: 41: 56.7 | 22: 43.3 | 4 + 1 | |
| 9 |
 Nicolas Fuchs
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 Fernando Mussano
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 4: 42: 02.4 | 22: 49.0 | 2 | |
| 10 |
 Jari Ketomaa
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Kaj Lindström
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 4: 42: 23.6 | 23: 10.2 | 1 | |
| WRC2 | |||||||
| 1 (7) |
Nasser Al-Attiyah
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Matthieu Baumel
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Ford Fiesta RRC | 4: 34: 06.1 | 14: 52.7 | 25th | |
| 2 (9) |
Nicolas Fuchs
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Fernando Mussano
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 4: 42: 02.4 | 22: 49.0 | 18th | |
| 3 (10) |
Jari Ketomaa
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Kaj Lindström
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 4: 42: 23.6 | 23: 10.2 | 15th | |
| 4 (11) |
Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari
|
Marshall Clarke
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Ford Fiesta RRC | 4: 42: 58.2 | 23: 44.8 | 12 | |
| 5 (13) |
 Yuriy Protasov
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Pavlo Cherepin
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Ford Fiesta RRC | 4: 52: 44.2 | 33: 30.8 | 10 | |
| 6 (14) |
 Massimiliano Rendina
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Mario Pizzuti
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4: 57: 19.9 | 38: 06.5 | 8th | |
| 7 (19) |
 Jourdan Serderidis
|
Frederic Miclotte
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Ford Fiesta RRC | 5: 17: 21.8 | 58: 08.4 | 6th | |
Source:
Special stages
| Day | WP number |
WP name | length | Start CET | winner | Co-driver | automobile | time | Ø km / h | leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 March 5th |
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| Service Park 5:15 p.m. | ||||||||||
| WP1 | Street Stage Guanajuato | 1.01 km | 19:09 |
Thierry Neuville
|
Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 0: 52.8 | 68.9 km / h |
Thierry Neuville
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| WP2 | Super special 1 | 4.60 km | 20:29 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
|
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3: 19.8 | 82.9 km / h |
Sébastien Ogier
|
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| Day 2 March 6th |
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| Service Park 12:30 p.m. | ||||||||||
| WP3 | Los Mexicanos 1 | 9.91 km | 14:02 |
Kris Meeke
|
 Paul Nagle
|
Citroën DS3 WRC | 7: 35.5 | 78.4 km / h | ||
| WP4 | El Chocolate 1 | 44.13 km | 14:35 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
|
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 29: 41.5 | 89.2 km / h | ||
| WP5 | Las Minas 1 | 15.54 km | 15:38 |
Thierry Neuville
|
Nicolas Gilsoul
|
Hyundai i20 WRC | 11: 07.5 | 83.8 km / h | ||
| WP6 | Street Stage León 1 | 1.37 km | 17:16 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
|
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1: 12.4 | 68.1 km / h | ||
| Service Park 6:06 p.m. | ||||||||||
| WP7 | Los Mexicanos 2 | 9.91 km | 19:59 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 7: 29.4 | 79.4 km / h | ||
| WP8 | El Chocolate 2 | 44.13 km | 20:32 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 29: 14.1 | 90.6 km / h | ||
| WP9 | Las Minas 2 | 15.54 km | 21:35 |
Mads Østberg
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Jonas Andersson
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 10: 58.7 | 84.9 km / h | ||
| WP10 | Super Special Stage 2 | 4.60 km | 23:10 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3: 17.0 | 84.1 km / h | ||
| Service Park at midnight | ||||||||||
| Day 3 March 7th |
WP11 | Ibarrilla 1 | 30.25 km | 14:28 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
|
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 17: 41.4 | 102.7 km / h | |
| WP12 | Otates 1 | 42.90 km | 15:41 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
|
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 29: 58.0 | 85.9 km / h | ||
| WP13 | El Brinco 1 | 8.25 km | 17:08 |
Dani Sordo
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Marc Marti
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 4: 41.9 | 105.4 km / h | ||
| WP14 | Street Stage León 2 | 1.37 km | 18:16 |
 Robert Kubica
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Maciej Szczepaniak
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 1: 11.8 | 68.7 km / h | ||
| Service Park 7:26 pm | ||||||||||
| WP15 | Ibarrilla 2 | 30.25 km | 8:09 pm |
Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 17: 26.7 | 104.1 km / h | ||
| WP16 | Otates 2 | 42.90 km | 21:22 |
Mads Østberg
|
Jonas Andersson
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 29: 30.0 | 87.3 km / h | ||
| WP17 | El Brinco 2 | 8.25 km | 22:15 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4: 34.6 | 108.2 km / h | ||
| WP18 | Super Special Stage 3 | 4.60 km | 23:10 |
Andreas Mikkelsen
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Ola Fløene
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3: 16.9 | 84.1 km / h | ||
| Service Park at midnight | ||||||||||
| Day 4 March 8th |
WP19 | Guanajuatito | 55.82 km | 14:53 |
Mads Østberg
|
Jonas Andersson
|
Citroën DS3 WRC | 35: 26.5 | 94.5 km / h | |
| WP20 | Derramadero | 11.59 km | 16:16 |
Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 3: 22.1 | 112.0 km / h | ||
| WP21 | El Brinco 3 (Power Stage) | 8.25 km | 17:08 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6: 50.5 | 110.1 km / h | ||
| Service Park 7:30 p.m. | ||||||||||
Source:
Driver ranking after the rally
The scoring system for the first ten drivers is 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. For the power stage, the three fastest drivers each receive 3-2-1 bonus points for the drivers' world championship.
| Item | driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sébastien Ogier
|
81 |
| 2 |
Andreas Mikkelsen
|
47 |
|
Thierry Neuville
|
35 | |
| 4th |
Mads Østberg
|
32 |
| 5 |
Elfyn Evans
|
26th |
| 6th |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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19th |
| 7th |
Dani Sordo
|
18th |
| 8th |
Martin Prokop
|
14th |
| 9 |
 Ott Tanak
|
12 |
| 10 |
 Hayden Paddon
|
10 |
Media (German)
Web
The official website of the World Rally Championship, wrc.com, reported live daily from the event. The websites rallye-magazin.de, volkswagen-motorsport.de and motorsport-total.com, along with other magazines, kept those interested in rallying up to date.
watch TV
Sport1 and Sport 1+ broadcast a 30-minute daily report on the four days of the rally. Two special stages were broadcast live by Sport 1+ (SS17 and 21). Motors TV broadcast a 25-minute daily report on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and a 45-minute summary in the week after the rally, which was repeated several times.
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Partyzone Rally Mexico: Sebastien Ogier leads in front of Neuville , accessed on March 6, 2015
- ↑ wrc.com: Surprised Ogier Leads in Mexico , accessed March 7, 2015
- ↑ wrc.com: Latvala error gives Ogier a comfortable lead , accessed on March 8, 2015
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Jari-Matti Latvala: "Can forget the World Cup" , accessed on March 11, 2015
- ↑ wrc.com: Al-Attiyah starts title defense with Mexico win , accessed March 12, 2015
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Entry list , accessed on February 21, 2015}
- ↑ wrc.com: Total results , accessed on March 28, 2015}
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Stage , accessed on February 21, 2015
Web links
- Information and results at http://www.wrc.com/
- Official Site Rally Mexico http://www.rallymexico.com/site/es
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