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

Championship standings

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

Pos. Driver Vehicle Ivory Coast
BAN		 South Africa
RSA		 Zambia
ZAM		 Tanzania
TAN		 Rwanda
RMG		 Uganda
PoA		 Madagascar
MAD		 Total
1 Kenya Jaspreet Singh Chatthe Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1 1 Ret 1 1 100
2 Zambia Jassy Singh Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 54
3 Uganda Abdul Ssempebwa Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 2 33
4 Zambia Muna Singh, Jr. Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 3 Ret 30
5 Ivory Coast Gary Chaynes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1 25
Madagascar 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
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References

  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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