2015 African Rally Championship
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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]
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