Rallye Monte Carlo 2015

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Originally Posted by makinen_fan

Yes according to this.
http://acm.mc/wp-content/uploads/201...eded-order.pdf

Will they start in the order of the entry list, or according to seeding number?

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Serderidis is probably going to be caught by Maurin, Vallerio by Camilli...
Any idea why Raoux is the only WRC who has to start behind all priority drivers?

And a shame Gamba is seeded that far...

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Originally Posted by pantealex

No. it´s very good that those go away, way too old models! (except current WRX STI sedan (2014-))

btw.I remember that rule say that all those are called R4 nowadays

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Wil there be a new 2015 STi Gr N / R4 car?

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Originally Posted by makinen_fan

Yes according to this.
http://acm.mc/wp-content/uploads/201...eded-order.pdf

Will they start in the order of the entry list, or according to seeding number?

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The registered WRC guys will start in order of 2014 Championship points.

So Loeb will be in 17th....

thanks for the answer, so the starting order should be like that then ?

1.Ogier
2.Latvala
3.Mikkelsen
4.Ostberg
5.Neuville
6.Meeke
7.Evans
8.Prokop
9.Sordo
10.Solberg
11.Bouffier
12.Tänak
13.Kubica
14.Bertelli
15.Protasov
16.Loeb
17.Chardonnet
18.Raoux

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

thanks for the answer, so the starting order should be like that then ?

1.Ogier
2.Latvala
3.Mikkelsen
4.Ostberg
5.Neuville
6.Meeke
7.Evans
8.Prokop
9.Sordo
10.Solberg
11.Bouffier
12.Tänak
13.Kubica
14.Bertelli
15.Protasov
16.Chardonnet
17.Loeb
18.Raoux

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My mistake.

Loeb will be 16th. Charnonnet did not score any points in 2014.

no problemo, edited it :)

If the roads have ice Loeb can really create a good enough margin on day 1.

And Capito will start moaning again about the starting positions...

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

If the roads have ice Loeb can really create a good enough margin on day 1.

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But 2015 WRC regulations also state: "For the first round of the Championship, the start order shall be that of the final classification of the previous year. The FIA shall decide the order of drivers who were not classified in the previous year. "

So we have to wait and see where they put him.

Day 2 Starting order will be the same as Day 1, only the retired and restarting Crews will start first.
Day 3 will be first 15 crews reversed.

So if Loeb really starts as 16th in Day 1, he probably has a perfect position also on the following days if there are winter conditions.

That depends on the conditions. If there is no now/ice but rain/mud he will be in a reasonable disadvantage. It may even be a big advantage on first run and a big disadvantage on second run of same stages. Also it depends a lot on the character of particular stages. There is very little mud on Col de Turini and alike but on other stages it may be muddy as hell. Sudden change of weather is also nothing special in Monte. Simply said I don't think that You can play some tactics in Monte with starting positions.