2015 African Rally Championship

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
Round	Rally name	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
5	Mamy Patrick Solofonirina	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X							1	25

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

References

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

External links

Official website

[1] "Events Calendar: Season 2015". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

[2] "FIA African Rally Championship". africanrallychampionship.com/. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[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.

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