2015 World Touring Car Championship
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The 2015 World Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition organised by the FIA for Super 2000 cars.[1] It was the twelfth FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the eleventh since the series was revived in 2005. The championship comprised a Drivers Championship and a Manufacturers Championship,[1] which were won by José María López and Citroën respectively.[2]
Teams and drivers
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Team changes
[edit]- Citroën will expand its campaign to five full-time entries from 3 full-time entries and 1 part-time entry. Four of the cars will be entered by the main factory team, while the other one will be entered by the satellite team Sébastien Loeb Racing.[5]
- NIKA Racing will return to the series with a TC1-specification Honda Civic WTCC.[24]
- Lada Sport will switch from the Lada Granta 1.6T to a TC1-specification Lada Vesta for the 2015 season.[9] Also the Russian state owned oil company Rosneft will become the team's primary sponsor after the team split with Lukoil during the 2014 season.[29]
- Liqui Moly Team Engstler, who entered 2 TC2-specification BMW 320 TC for the 2014 season, will leave the series after 8 years of participation.[30] The team later elected to participate in the TCR International Series.[31]
- Bamboo Engineering will return to the series as Craft Bamboo Racing with a Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1.[23]
Mid season changes
[edit]- Dušan Borković left Proteam Racing after dispute with the team.[32]
Calendar
[edit]The 2015 schedule was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Doha, Qatar on 3 December 2014. The season is once again being contested over twenty-four races at twelve circuits, but will see several changes of venue. The races at Salzburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Beijing and Macau have been removed from the schedule. The Races of Germany and Portugal returned to the calendar. The race in Germany will be held at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit[33] while the Portuguese round will be held at the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, a street circuit 100 kilometres (62 miles) east of Porto. Two new races were added – in Thailand at Burinam and Qatar at the Losail.[34] On 23 January 2015, Twin Ring Motegi was announced as host of the Race of Japan.[35] On 30 June 2015, it was announced that the season finale at the Losail International Circuit would be moved to Friday 27 November, to prevent the event from clashing with a local political event and the season finales of the 2015 Formula One season. It will be the first time WTCC will race on a Friday.[36]
Rnd. | Race | Race Name | Circuit | Date |
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1 | 1 | Race of Argentina | ![]() |
8 March |
2 | ||||
2 | 3 | Eurodatacar Race of Morocco | ![]() |
19 April |
4 | ||||
3 | 5 | MOL Group Race of Hungary | ![]() |
3 May |
6 | ||||
4 | 7 | Race of Germany | ![]() |
16 May |
8 | ||||
5 | 9 | Rosneft Race of Russia | ![]() |
7 June |
10 | ||||
6 | 11 | Race of Slovakia | ![]() |
21 June |
12 | ||||
7 | 13 | JVC Kenwood Race of France | ![]() |
28 June |
14 | ||||
8 | 15 | Oscaro Race of Portugal | ![]() |
12 July |
16 | ||||
9 | 17 | JVC Kenwood Race of Japan | ![]() |
13 September |
18 | ||||
10 | 19 | Rosneft Race of China | ![]() |
27 September |
20 | ||||
11 | 21 | Race of Thailand | ![]() |
1 November |
22 | ||||
12 | 23 | DHL Race of Qatar | ![]() |
27 November |
24 |
Points system
[edit]Drivers Championship points were awarded on a 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race.[1] Points were also awarded on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first five places after the qualifying session.[1]
Manufacturers Championship points were awarded on the same basis as for the Drivers Championship.[1] Only the results obtained by the best two cars classified per manufacturer were taken into account.[1] All other cars of that same manufacturer were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned.[1]
Results and standings
[edit]Races
[edit]Compensation weights
[edit]The most competitive cars keep a 60 kg compensation weight. The other cars get a lower one, calculated according to their results for the three previous rounds. The less the cars get some good results, the less they get a compensation weight, from 0 kg to 60 kg. For the first two rounds, all the cars had a 60 kg compensation weight.
Compensation weight comes into effect for the third round, in Hungary, with Citroën penalized by a maximum of 60 kg compensation weight, as the best results cars.[37]
Car | Hungaroring | Nürburgring | Moscow | Slovakia Ring | Le Castellet | Vila Real | Motegi | Shanghai | Buriram | Losail |
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Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | +60 kg | +60 kg | +60 kg | +60 kg | +60 kg | +60 kg | +60 kg | +60 kg | +60 kg | +60 kg |
Honda Civic WTCC | 0 kg | 0 kg | +20 kg | +60 kg | +40 kg | +30 kg | 0 kg | +40 kg | +40 kg | +40 kg |
Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 0 kg | 0 kg | +40 kg | +50 kg | +20 kg | +20 kg | +10 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg |
Lada Vesta WTCC | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | +20 kg | +20 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | +10 kg |
Results
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' championship
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Bold – Pole |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Manufacturers' Championship
[edit]Pos. | Manufacturer | ARG![]() |
MAR![]() |
HUN![]() |
DEU![]() |
RUS![]() |
SVK![]() |
FRA![]() |
PRT![]() |
JPN![]() |
CHN![]() |
THA![]() |
QAT![]() |
Points | ||||||||||||
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1 | ![]() |
11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1069 |
22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | |||
2 | ![]() |
43 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 65 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 65 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 74 | 3 | 721 |
54 | 4 | 74 | 11 | 85 | 4 | 65 | 4 | 75 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 74 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 75 | 12 | 85 | 7 | |||
3 | ![]() |
NC5 | Ret | 105 | 7 | 94 | Ret | 114 | 7 | 44 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 105 | 11 | 85 | 6 | 85 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 63 | 6 | 93 | 10 | 360 |
Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 4 | NC4 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | Ret4 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 10 | Ret | |||
Pos. | Manufacturer | ARG![]() |
MAR![]() |
HUN![]() |
DEU![]() |
RUS![]() |
SVK![]() |
FRA![]() |
PRT![]() |
JPN![]() |
CHN![]() |
THA![]() |
QAT![]() |
Pts. |
Yokohama Trophies
[edit]World Touring Car Championship promoter Eurosport Events organized the Yokohama Drivers' Trophy and the Yokohama Teams' Trophy within the 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship.
Yokohama Drivers' Trophy
[edit]Pos. | Driver | ARG![]() |
MAR![]() |
HUN![]() |
DEU![]() |
RUS![]() |
SVK![]() |
FRA![]() |
PRT![]() |
JPN![]() |
CHN![]() |
THA![]() |
QAT![]() |
Pts. | ||||||||||||
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 3 | 168 |
2 | ![]() |
13 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 164 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | DNS | 6 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 4 | 13 | 13 | 124 |
4 | ![]() |
Ret | DNS | 15 | 9 | 3 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 3 | 6 | 118 |
5 | ![]() |
9 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 17 | Ret | 88 |
6 | ![]() |
14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 17† | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 7 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 11 | 12 | 78 |
7 | ![]() |
12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 72 |
8 | ![]() |
Ret | 12 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | NC | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 15 | 71 |
9 | ![]() |
10 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
10 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() |
11 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
13 | 15 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() |
16 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | ARG![]() |
MAR![]() |
HUN![]() |
DEU![]() |
RUS![]() |
SVK![]() |
FRA![]() |
PRT![]() |
JPN![]() |
CHN![]() |
THA![]() |
QAT![]() |
Pts. |
Yokohama Teams' Trophy
[edit]All non-manufacturer teams were eligible to score points towards the Yokohama Teams' Trophy.
Pos. | Team | ARG![]() |
MAR![]() |
HUN![]() |
DEU![]() |
RUS![]() |
SVK![]() |
FRA![]() |
PRT![]() |
JPN![]() |
CHN![]() |
THA![]() |
QAT![]() |
Pts. | ||||||||||||
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 4 | 11 | 12 | 191 |
14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 17† | 10 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 7 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 13 | 13 | |||
2 | ![]() |
Ret | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 182 |
Ret | DNS | 15 | 9 | 13 | 11 | Ret | DNS | NC | 15 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 14 | 14 | |||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 3 | 161 |
4 | ![]() |
13 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 150 |
5 | ![]() |
9 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15† | 13 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 17 | Ret | 89 |
10 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() |
12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 64 |
7 | ![]() |
10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | DSQ | 8 | 42 | ||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
11 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Team | ARG![]() |
MAR![]() |
HUN![]() |
DEU![]() |
RUS![]() |
SVK![]() |
FRA![]() |
PRT![]() |
JPN![]() |
CHN![]() |
THA![]() |
QAT![]() |
Pts. |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g 2015 Sporting regulations – FIA World Touring Car Championship, www.fiawtcc.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ 2015 Standings, www.fia.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Hudson, Neil (24 September 2014). "Honda switch focus to the 2015 season car". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d "20 drivers on 2015 WTCC entry list". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hudson, Neil (15 November 2014). "Five Citroëns on the grid in 2015, López, Muller and Loeb stay on". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (11 February 2015). "Ma Qing Hua added as fourth driver for Citroën Racing in 2015". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (16 December 2013). "José María López joins Muller and Loeb at Citroën". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (7 August 2013). "Citroën sign Yvan Muller for a two-year deal in WTCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Hudson, Neil (28 August 2014). "New Lada Vesta concept revealed with new sponsor". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (28 May 2015). "Nick Catsburg replaces Mikhail Kozlovskiy for Moscow". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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- ^ a b Hudson, Neil (30 January 2015). "Tom Chilton continues with ROAL in the 2015 WTCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (11 February 2015). "Tom Coronel back with ROAL for 2015 with DHL sponsorship". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ a b Hudson, Neil (17 December 2014). "Hugo Valente back with Campos Racing for 2015". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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- ^ "Nasser Al-Attiyah to contest WTCC Race of Qatar". FIA WTCC. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (9 October 2015). "Thailand driver Tin Sritrai joins Campos for home race". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
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- ^ a b c Hudson, Neil (16 January 2015). "Craft-Bamboo Racing makes WTCC return". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Hudson, Neil (16 April 2014). "Rickard Rydell to enter the 2015 WTCC with NIKA-run Honda". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (9 December 2014). "Rickard Rydell all set for his WTCC return next season". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Reigning Argentine Súper TC2000 champion Néstor Girolami to join the WTCC". FIA WTCC. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Mehdi Bennani joins Sébastien Loeb Racing". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Dušan Borković joins Proteam Racing". TouringCarTimes. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (3 October 2014). "LUKOIL leave the WTCC with immediate effect". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ Casillo, Pietro (15 November 2014). "Engstler Motorsport set to leave the WTCC at the end of 2014". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (20 November 2014). "Engstler Motorsport to run Volkswagen Golfs in TC3 Series in 2015". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (22 April 2015). "Dusan Borkovic pulls out of 2015 WTCC amid Proteam dispute". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Nürburgring : A legendary venue. One full lap with S. Loeb". Citroën Racing. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "WTCC announces 2015 calendar, adds Thailand and Qatar". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Motegi confirmed as Japanese WTCC round". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "World Touring Car Championship finalises Friday night Qatar slot". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "To compensate the Citroën C-Elysée performances, Citroën gets a 60 kg compensation weight in Hungary, all the other cars getting none, what gives an advantage to the Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1, Honda Civic WTCC and LADA Vesta". FIA WTCC. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
External links
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