WRC2 and WRC3 season 2015

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Originally Posted by Tom206wrc

Matthieu Margaillan entering JWRC too...Portugal entrylist in JWRC will be outstanding :D

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and even better in WRC3 (all those Citroen + Clio R3T and 208 R2 drivers)

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Great news for our drivers @EsapekkaLappi and @PontusTidemand , who will both be competing in a @MotorsportSkoda #R5 for @rallydeportugal !

Bernardo Sousa will replace Xavi Pons on Rally of Portugal

for Portugal:
27x WRC2 (Lategan, Nutica and Carchat have been mentioned here but they are NOT WRC2)

19x WRC3 (15x JWRC) (16x DS3, 2x 208 and Clio turbo)

http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/Resour..._VRP2015v2.pdf

It's gonna be great battle in WRC2 class in Portugal, and 3 estonians taking part of it. Hoping to see Kruuda and Pärn on the podium or Kruuda even to win. And Tänak on podium too, the Brits had a great weekend in Argentina, now it is our turn :p

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Originally Posted by pantealex

for Portugal:
27x WRC2 (Lategan, Nutica and Carchat have been mentioned here but they are NOT WRC2)

19x WRC3 (15x JWRC) (16x DS3, 2x 208 and Clio turbo)

http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/Resour..._VRP2015v2.pdf

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Lategan is WRC-2. It was wrong on this list and has been corrected. Should be right at the startingorder list later.

It´s now 30 for WRC2 in Portugal
#92 Lategan (Fabia S2000)
#93 Carchat (evoX)
#89 Marco Tempestini (Subaru)

updated 5.5
http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/Resour..._VRP2015v2.pdf

@Geropadilla1 start @Rally_d_Italia con un Ford R5 #WRC2

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Originally Posted by Bartolbia84

Riepilogo -WRC2

Radik Shaymiev (RUS - Fiesta R5): SWE, MEX, POR, ITA + altre 3
Armin Kremer (DEU - Skoda S20/R5) MC, POR, SAR, FIN, DEU, SPA
Simone Tempestini (ITA - Subaru STi N4): SWE, MEX, ARG, ITA, AUS, GER
Max Rendina (ITA - Lancer EVO IX): SWE, MEX, ARG + da decidere
Stephane Lefebvre (FRA - Citroen DS3 R5): programma completo (3 su DS3 WRC)
Sander Parn (EST - Fiesta R5): POR, ITA + altre da decidere
Keith Cronin (IRL - Citroen DS3 R5): POR, ITA, POL, FIN, DEU, SPA, WAL
Jourdan Serderidis (GRE - Citroen DS3 R5): MC, MEX, POR, FIN + da definire
Jari Ketomaa (FIN - Fiesta R5): SWE, MEX, ARG, POR, POL, FIN, WAL
Quentin Giordano (FRA - Citroen DS3 R5): MC, POR, ITA, POL, GER, FRA
Andreal Grondal (NOR - Citroen DS3 R5): SWE, POR, ITA, POL, FIN, WAL
Ramon Torres (CHL - Fiesta R5): MEX, ARG, ITA, POL, FIN
Bernando Sousa (POR - Fiesta RRC): POR, ITA + da decidere
Eyvind Brynildsen (NOR - Fiesta RRC): SWE + da decidere
Craig Breen (IRL - Peugeot 208 R5): MC, POR, POL, FIN, ESP, FRA, WAL
Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU - Fiesta RRC): SWE, POR, ITA + da decidere
Eric Camilli (FRA - Fiesta R5): MC, POR, ITA, POL, FIN, FRA, ESP
Martin Koci (SVK - Fiesta R5): MC, POR + da decidere
Joan Charcat (AND - Mitsu EVO X): POR, ITA, POL/FIN, GER, FRA, ESP
Fredhin Ahlin (SWE - Fiesta R5): SWE + da decidere
Pontus Tidemand (SWE - Fiesta RRC/R5): SWE + da decidere
Yuriy Protasov (UKR - Fiesta RRC/R5): MEX, ARG
Scott Pedder (AUS - Fiesta R5): POR, ITA, POL, FIN, AUS
Karl Kruuda (EST - Citroen DS3 R5): POR, ITA, POL, FIN, GER, FRA, ESP, WAL
Nasser Al Attiyad (QAT - Fiesta RRC): MEX, POR, ITA, POL, GER, WAL + ESP?
Enrico Brazzoli (ITA - Subaru STi): POR, ITA, FIN, SPA, WAL
Nicolas Fuchs (PER - Fiesta R5): MEX, ARG, POR, ITA + da decidere
Jonathan Hirshi (SWI - Peugeot 208 R5): MC, POR + da decidere
Marco Vallario (ITA - Lancer EVO X): MC, POR, ITA + da decidere
Alain Foulon (FRA - Lancer EVO X): MC, POR, ITA, FRA + da decidere
Julien Maurin (FRA - Fiesta RRC/R5): MC, POR, ITA, FRA + da decidere
Eamonn Boland (IRL - Subaru R4): MC, SWE, POR, ITA, WAL + da decidere
Jaroslav Kolkun (POL - Fiesta R5): SWE, POR, ITA, POL, DEU + da decidere
Valery Gorban (UKR - Mini RRC): SWE, MEX + da decidere
Olek Kikiresho (UKR - Mini RRC): SWE, POR, ITA + da decidere
Gianluca Linari (ITA - Subaru N4): SWE, ITA + da decidere

Riepilogo - WRC3

Juan-Renè Perry (FRA - Adam R2): POR, POL, FIN
Simone Tempestini (ITA): MCO, POR, POL, FIN, FRA, ESP, WAL
Al Muntawaa (EAU): POR, POL, FIN, FRA, ESP, WAL
Terry Folb (FRA): MCO, POR, POL, FIN, ESP, WAL, FRA
Quentin Gilbert (FRA): MCO, POR, POL, FIN, ESP, WAL
Alessandro Re (ITA): MCO, POR, POL, FIN, FRA, ESP, WAL
Christian Riedemann (DEU): MCO, POR, POL, FIN, FRA, ESP, WAL
Christian Veiby (NOR): MCO, SWE, POR, POL, FIN, ESP, WAL
Stèphane Consani (FRA - Clio R3T): MC, + da decidere
Yohan Rossel (FRA): MCO, POR, POL, FIN, FRA, ESP, WAL
Kornèl Lukàks (HUN): MCO, POR, POL, FIN, FRA, ESP, WAL
Charlotte Dalmasso (FRA): MCO, POR, POL, FIN, FRA, ESP, WAL
Daniel McKenna (NIR): MCO, POR, POL, FIN, FRA, ESP, WAL
Fabio Andolfi (ITA - R2): POR, ITA + da confermare
Giuseppe Testa (ITA - R2): POR, ITA + da confermare
Loiuse Cook (GBR - Fiesta R2): POR, ITA, WAL + da decidere

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Is there any updated info about these? Very few drivers have their calendar in their websites or anywhere.

Change of plan for Breen:

'After his retirement from WRC Rallye de Portugal last month Peugeot Rally Academy driver Craig Breen has changed his WRC2 Championship plan.

The FIA European Championship leader has decided not to compete as planned on WRC Poland at the start of July but instead will take his SAINTéLOC Racing run Peugeot 208T16 to WRC Rallye Deutschland. The rally which takes place from the 20th to the 23rd of August sees Craig swap gravel for tarmac saying, “We were looking forward to Rally Poland, but after our non-finish in Portugal, we feel this is the best decision to help us on our campaign to win WRC2.”

Although WRC Rallye Deutschland is seen as one of the most difficult asphalt rallies of the season it’s a happy hunting ground for Craig as he has tasted success there before when he won the World Rally Academy class back in 2011. This along with completing a full reconnaissance of the event last year makes the switch a sensible decision.'

New subaru NR4(?) is out, thats good.
Will it be close to the R5's?

Not gonna happen with any R4 anytime soon.

What is the difference between this new NR4 vs the old R4?

I expect it to be another fail after all previous efforts with any Impreza coming after the hatchback. Gr.N cars are pretty much dead (especially in asphalt countries). They will slowly disappear and the only thing we can do is to get used to it.

I don't know why they bother trying to flog a dead horse. ( Well, I do; they are a business) but at the top level GpN is dead.

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Originally Posted by skarderud

What is the difference between this new NR4 vs the old R4?

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R4 cars are forbidden. This new NR4 is more like old classic group N car.

I rather have Open class (Golf, Crawford's Impreza) alongside R5/RRC than current R4

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Originally Posted by Mirek

I expect it to be another fail after all previous efforts with any Impreza coming after the hatchback. Gr.N cars are pretty much dead (especially in asphalt countries). They will slowly disappear and the only thing we can do is to get used to it.

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It can maybe have some future outside of Europe. Japan is using it, as a lot of asian countries. In a lot of American countries too, and of course in Africa. But the cars there were second hand cars ...
and the market is too slow for big production.

How many loudly announced Subaru gr.N have we seen after the hatchback? They did some promotional events with Arai or with Higgins and Cronin in another case but that was all. Nearly nobody bought those cars.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

How many loudly announced Subaru gr.N have we seen after the hatchback? They did some promotional events with Arai or with Higgins and Cronin in another case but that was all. Nearly nobody bought those cars.

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With JRM as I recall? But not a successful one.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

How many loudly announced Subaru gr.N have we seen after the hatchback? They did some promotional events with Arai or with Higgins and Cronin in another case but that was all. Nearly nobody bought those cars.

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Laukkanen is driving one in Kenya, probably for commercial reasons. I suppose it's a TMR built Sub, not the JRM one.
There's one too in USA, but I don't know if it's a JRM or something locally built. And a few in Finland, but it's TMR, not JRM cars.

This one is for sure a failure. It happened to late too ...
Maybe the new could be a success. Sub Canada, Sub USA, STI in Japan, ... some are already using the WRX STi 2015. Maybe it can have a commercial success if it well done. The car looks better, more agressiv, closer to a real rally car.

Yes but we speak about few cars here and there while there are thousands of N10-N16 everywhere. It's not a success to sell less gr.N cars than WRC.

I'd rather see JRM try to build a R-GT Nissan, with either the 370Z or GT-R than try to build a car which can't compete with R5's in WRC2. At least a R-GT would be a 'crowd pleaser'. The GpN cars are as dull as ditchwater.

Bryan Bouffier driving an OPEN N group car last weekend was able to win Polish championship round. An OPEN N group car is basically a Mitsubishi Lancer or Subaru Impreza with bodywork of a different car, a Ford Fiesta in this case. Bryan beat multiple R5s this time and he also was 2nd in a previous round a few weeks ago. If that kind of cars would get more popular then there would a market for Mitsubishi and Subaru, but not a direct brand exposure though.

Both the swedish and the polish Mitsubishi R5 has alot of evo-parts inside, If i remember right? Any news on these projects btw?

Anyone have any info on Protasov's schedule for the rest of the year?

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

Anyone have any info on Protasov's schedule for the rest of the year?

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AFAIK it will be all WRC rounds after Poland. Nearest Finland and Australia (and maybe Spain and GB) in WRC2 and some surprises on the tarmac rounds.

but in finland entry list he is entered with RRC?

Yes it is legal for WRC2 :)

ah i got it wrong, i understood that he will be in a WRC car in finland and australia.