2015 Global Rallying

[Rally Power]

Just for the fun (knowing more about rally is always fun!), it would be nice to post here the main features from national rally series (with this year data) around the world.

Including:
- Series name.
- Number of events.
- Events road surface (Gravel, Tarmac, Mixed).
- Top car Groups allowed (RC1, RC2, RGT or National classes).
- 2015 Champions (Driver, Co-driver and Car).

Beginning with Portuguese champ:

Campeonato Nacional de Ralis (CNR) 2015
- 8 events (4 Gravel + 4 Tarmac).
- RC2 (RRC excluded) + RGT (national regs).
- José Pedro Fontes/Miguel Ramalho in a Citröen DS3 R5.

Your turn!

[Rally Power]

Come on guys, there's life over gossip and rumors... :)

[vino_93]

Championnat de France des Rallyes (CFR)
- 9 events (all tarmac)
- WRC 1.6T, WRC 2.0, S2000, R5, RRC, GT+ (local big GT), ...
- Jean Marie Cuoq / Jérôme Degout (C4 WRC)

Championnat de France des Rallyes Terre (CFRT)
- 6 events (all gravel)
- WRC 1.6T, WRC 2.0, S2000, R5, RRC ...
- Jean Marie Cuoq / Marielle Grandemange (C4 WRC)

Championnat de France des Rallyes 2ème Division (CFR D2)
- 15 events (all tarmac)
- WRC 1.6T, WRC 2.0, S2000, R5, RRC, GT+ ...
- Eric Brunson / Cédric Mondon (Fiesta WRC)

[rayh_mx]

CAMPEONATO MEXICANO DE RALLIES 2015
- 7 events (3 Gravel - 4 Tarmac)
- N4M (1601 to 2000 cc Turbo and 2001 to 2500 cc atmospheric)
N3 or A7 (1401 to 1600 cc Turbo and 1601 to 200 cc atmospheric)
N2 or A6 (up to 1400 cc Turbo and up to 1600 cc atmospheric)
Open (Larger displacement or those with a homologation of FIA)
- Francisco Name y Armando Zapata (Mitsu Evo IX) (Virtual)

CAMPEONATO REGIONAL DE RALLIES PAC 2015
- 5 events (1 Gravel - 4 Tarmac)

CAMPEONATO REGIONAL DE RALLIES DE OCCIDENTE 2015
- 5 events (Tarmac)

ESPECIALES, INVITACION E INTERNACIONALES 2015
- FIA NACAM RALLY MONTAÑAS
- FIA NACAM RAC 1000 RALLY
- LA CARRERA PANAMERICANA

[BleAivano]

Rally SM / Swedish Rally Championship 2016

5-6/2 Vinterpokalen - Sandviken/Gävle
26-27/2 Östersund Winter Rally - Östersund
5-7/5 Sout Swedicsh Rally - Karlskrona
6-13/7 SM Sprint - Norrköping*
19-20/8 AM Snapphanerallyt - Hässleholm
9-10/9 East Sweden Rally Linköping
30/9-1/10 Rally Uppsala - Uppsala

First two events are winter rallies, the rest are gravel rallies with the possible exception of SM-sprint which I haven't seen any info about.
I think it will be a gravel rally though.

Rally SM / Swedish Rally Championship 2015:
Vinterpokalen 2015
Östersund Winter Rally 2015
South Swedish Rally 2015
Rally Askersund 2015
East Sweden Rally 2015
Rally Uppsala 2015

First two events are winter rallies, the rest are gravel rallies.

2015 champions:
Otrimmat 2 WD Mattias Ledin & Erik Lindqvist Peugeot 208 R2
Otrimmat 4 WD Niklas Hägg & Christer Carlsson Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9 R4
Trimmat 2 WD Tobias Söderqvist &Joakim Söderqvist Toyota Corolla
Trimmat 4 WD Jerker Axelsson & Mattias Andersson Subaru S10 WRC
JSM Otrimmat Jacob Jansson & Andreas Johansson Ford Fiesta R2
JSM Ttrimmat Pelle Wilén & Martin Holmdahl VW Golf MKIII >2000cc GrpH.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

2016 MSA British Rally Championship

Events
Mid Wales Stages 5/6 March Gravel
Circuit of Ireland 8/9 April Asphalt
Pirelli Carlisle Rally 30 April/1 May Gravel
Jim Clark Rally 3/4 June Asphalt
RSAC Scottish Rally 24/25 June Gravel
Ulster Rally19/20 AugustAsphalt
Granite City Rally 9/10 September Gravel

Classes
BRC 1
FIA R5, S2000, RRC, Group R4 (VR4). Example makes are Citroen, Ford, Peugeot, Skoda, Mitsubishi R4, Subaru R4

BRC RGT
An exciting class that is currently lead by the Porsche and the awesome sound that comes with it.

BRC 2
This is for the current FIA Grp N class and for ASN homologation extended Grp N cars over 2000cc.

BRC JUNIOR
For drivers under 26 years of age in R2 homologated cars, competing for a prize fund to assist the following year‘s campaign.

BRC 3
The class for FIA R3 cars that has been dominated by Citroen‘s DS3 in the past but which also includes the Toyota GT86 and Renault Clio.

BRC 4
For competitors with R2 cars that aren’t eligible for BRC Junior, this is the home for them.

BRC 5
The starting step for homologated rallying and the FIA R1 class of cars.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CARS
Open to all cars with a current MSA Rally Car Log Book. The same events as the BRC but no recce on the gravel rounds.

http://msabrc.com/

[Martins Tolks]

Ok then.

Latvian Rally Championship 2015

Events

Rally Sarma 23/24 January Snow
Rally Liepāja (each day as seperate national event) 07/08 February Snow/Gravel
Rally Talsi 16/17 May Gravel
Rally 300 Lakes 07/08 August Gravel
Rally Kurzeme 27/28 August Gravel
Rally Tartu 25/26 September Gravel
Rally Latvija 17/18 October Tarmac/Gravel

Groups:

LRC1 (RRC, R5, R4, S2000, A8, N4, L13/12/11)
LRC2 (N4)
LRC3 (N1/2/3, A5/6, R1/2, L10/9)
RK1 /rally cup/ (R3, A7, L13-8)
L classes are national ones, cars with invalid international homologation

Results:

LRC1

1. Guntis Lielkājis / Vilnis Miķelsons Lancer Evo IX
2. Elviss Hermanis / Gatis Veilands Lancer Evo VIII
3. Jānis Berķis / Edgars Čeporjus Lancer Evo IX

LRC2

1. Siim Plangi / Marek Sarapuu (EST) Lancer Evo X
2. Jānis Vorobjovs / Andris Mālnieks Lancer Evo X
3. Mārtiņš Svilis / Ivo Pūķis Lancer Evo X

LRC3

1. Ralfs Sirmacis / Artūrs Šimins Ford Fiesta R2
2. Nikolay Gryazin / Yaroslav Fedorov Peugeot 208 R2
3. Emīls Blūms / 3 different codrivers Ford Fiesta R2

LRK

1. Edgars Balodis / Inese Akmentiņa Honda Civic Type-R
2. Egidijus Valeiša / Povilas Reisas (LT) BMW M3
3. Mikhail Skripnikov / Alexei Krylov (RUS) Renault Clio R3

[Rally Power]

European forum members appears to be in shy mode...what about the South Africa and AP guys?

[Andre Oliveira]

Do you steal "my" portuguese ;)

[Rally Power]

Do you steal "my" portuguese ;)

Imagino k te tejas a referir ao inglês macarrónico k uso...ninguém leva a mal, penso eu de k! Mas às vezes acredito k o ppl é capaz de perceber as coisas ao contrário...

Como dizia o Herman (em português): keep send postcards! :)

[janvanvurpa]

Just for the fun (knowing more about rally is always fun!), it would be nice to post here the main features from national rally series (with this year data) around the world.

Including:
- Series name.
- Number of events.
- Events road surface (Gravel, Tarmac, Mixed).
- Top car Groups allowed (RC1, RC2, RGT or National classes).
- 2015 Champions (Driver, Co-driver and Car).

Beginning with Portuguese champ:

Campeonato Nacional de Ralis (CNR) 2015
- 8 events (4 Gravel + 4 Tarmac).
- RC2 (RRC excluded) + RGT (national regs).
- José Pedro Fontes/Miguel Ramalho in a Citröen DS3 R5.

Your turn!

It would be nice to add: number of entries per event.

And links to national results.

[Andre Oliveira]

All results here: http://ewrc-results.com/season.php

[BleAivano]

It would be nice to add: number of entries per event.

And links to national results.

Results and start lists fro SweChamp here: http://www.rallysm.se/resultat/

[Hartusvuori]

I think it'd be more interesting to collect information from national series for 2016 here, not to look in the past anymore.

So Finnish season 2016 looks like this:

Ralli SM -osakilpailut 2016

WINTER/snow
1 28.-30.1. Arctic Lapland Rally, Rovaniemi
2 26.-27.2. SM Vaakuna Ralli, Mikkeli
3 11.-12.3. Tahko SM-Ralli, Kuopio
SUMMER/gravel
4 10.6. Sastamala-Huittinen Ralli, Sastamala-Huittinen
5 19.-20.8. SM-Ralli Turku Turku
6 23.-24.9. Pirelli Ralli Tampere

All important information will be available at http://www.rallism.fi/content/fi/1/10005/Etusivu.html

Not much of rumours for 2016 season has reached me yet. There should be a handful of R5s, Juha Salo and Jussi Vainionpää of course with their PSA kits, but also Hannu's Rally Team's Fabia R5 should run in FRC with possible several drivers. TGS should have Fabia by now, but it's available for rent not exclusively to Finland.

Biggest change to regulation is the addition of all 2.0 litre WRC cars. So far only pre-2003 has been allowed, not it's all up to 2010. Maybe a few more historic WRCs will arrive to spice the competition.

Also, you all should check out new YouTube videos after these dates - which are F-Cup calendar for 2016:

WINTER/snow
23.1. Valkeala F-cup
6.2. Kangasniemi ralli
5.3. JMK-Ralli 2016, Jämsä

SUMMER/gravel
28.5. Uusikaupunki-ralli
3.9. Black Rocket Ralli, Tervakoski
1.10. Salpausselkä-ralli, Lahti

There's quite a bit of turmoil off-season in F-Cup now. Drivers are unhappy with promoter for this season and demand a change for 2016 - otherwise the core of drivers will boycott the series. Something will change, but what and how is still up in the air. Hopefully they get it fixed, since this is the most popular series in Finland.

Of course, if you're interested in Finnish rallying, following our Twitter account keeps you updated, like always. Looking ahead for another busy season on stages!

[pantealex]

5.3. JMK-Ralli 2016, Jämsä




F-Cup in Jämsä will be mainly in old/current NesteOil Rally stages (Ouninpohja in wintertime without pace notes should interest forum members) of course route is secret until the start.

[Rally Power]

I think it'd be more interesting to collect information from national series for 2016 here, not to look in the past anymore.

You're right Hartusvori, even if the idea was to make a season review it makes sense to turn it into a current report for national series. I've removed 2015 from the first post but don't know how to do it in the thread title. Any help?

[Rallyper]

You're right Hartusvori, even if the idea was to make a season review it makes sense to turn it into a current report for national series. I've removed 2015 from the first post but don't know how to do it in the thread title. Any help?

Just let it be. Does it matter?

[Rally Power]

Not really, but I'm stubborn ;)

[janvanvurpa]

Results and start lists fro SweChamp here: http://www.rallysm.se/resultat/

Jooo jooo jo pojken men tänk på alla andra som inte kan läsa din udda dialekt (o ser inte hur lätt det är att skifta lite så det blir en annan språk)
Jag menadade en lite not eller antekning på antal deltagare..

On that point lets say in advance.
Champignonskit for Merikuh:

who cares..its just 11 to 13 rich or indebted guys who aside for Dave Higgins, none could come higher than 50th in any event in real rally in say Sweded or Finland.

[D29]

Also ask what about the South Africa and AP guys?

[BleAivano]

Jag menadade en lite not eller antekning på antal deltagare..

You can find complete results on the links under; "Resultat från tävlingar 2015"

For this season the number of competitors have ranged from 60-70 to over 90 in the final round.

[OldF]

It would be nice with a global calendar like in 2011 https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=amk4c2VzaGdvN2wwdHAza3Y0YmttYXJkcW9AZ3Jv dXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&gsessionid=OK (you have to browse back to 2011 to see any entries).

A similar for Finnish events: https://akk.autourheilu.fi/Public/Kiti/Competition/CompetitionCalendar.aspx

Joulukuu = December
Tammikuu = January etc.
Listaus = list
Kalenteri = calendar
Kilpailukalenteri = event calendar
Sarjat = series
Kuukausi = month
Viikko = week
Päivä = day
Hae = search
Näytä valinnat = show options

In the calendar rallies are in red,
sprints = yellow
ice track / circuit = white
grey = circuit
etc.

[janvanvurpa]

I think it'd be more interesting to collect information from national series for 2016 here, not to look in the past anymore.


There's quite a bit of turmoil off-season in F-Cup now. Drivers are unhappy with promoter for this season and demand a change for 2016 - otherwise the core of drivers will boycott the series. Something will change, but what and how is still up in the air. Hopefully they get it fixed, since this is the most popular series in Finland.



Well you know i think that F-cup is maybe the best series in the whole world, and more fun to watch than the Whirled Champignonskit.. so you say news about F-cup, I listen.

Know what the gripe is with promoter? Not enough news or promotion? Classes? Are they pissed at how Jaska in Volvo 240 is doing so good? Costs?

[rayh_mx]

It would be nice with a global calendar like in 2011 https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=amk4c2VzaGdvN2wwdHAza3Y0YmttYXJkcW9AZ3Jv dXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&gsessionid=OK (you have to browse back to 2011 to see any entries).

A similar for Finnish events: https://akk.autourheilu.fi/Public/Kiti/Competition/CompetitionCalendar.aspx

Joulukuu = December
Tammikuu = January etc.
Listaus = list
Kalenteri = calendar
Kilpailukalenteri = event calendar
Sarjat = series
Kuukausi = month
Viikko = week
Päivä = day
Hae = search
Näytä valinnat = show options

In the calendar rallies are in red,
sprints = yellow
ice track / circuit = white
grey = circuit
etc.

Thank you for the Finnish classes :D

[Andre Oliveira]

Rally calendar? We already have it :) http://ewrc-results.com/calendar.php

[OldF]

Rally calendar? We already have it :) http://ewrc-results.com/calendar.php

Maybe I will someday learn to first check ewrc-results.:)