2015 News and Results

[PLuto]

All registered crews except factory crews... ....How can we recognize factory crew? Was Wiegand with Skoda Deutschland team a factory crew? :-D

Decision who is/isnt factory driver will be on Eurosport Events.

[PLuto]

Summary of changes in ERC 2015 (only in czech language, you can try google translator) - http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=16861

[manthey]

No, no, You understood wrong, which is my fault. Sorry. He won Peugeot volant 2013 and the price was 5 starts with P208 R5 in 2014. (another two starts in 2014 were because of contract with Peugeot sport. ) At least that was the official info.

excuse me, I misread wins with the offered races

[Mirek]

Vojtěch Štajf is going to drive his Impreza on several selected events of ERC2 (production cup) in 2015 starting on Jänner.

[hari]

From todays World Motor Sport Council:

From 1 January 2016, R5 cars will be recognised as the top competition car in the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) and the S2000-Rally 1.6 turbo car will no longer be eligible in these events.


http://www.fia.com/node/9172

[liposh]

If this info about ban of RRC cars postponed to 1.1.2016 is true, then Vaclav Pech will most probably compete in some (tarmac) ERC events in 2015 with his Mini, right boys?

[PLuto]

If this info about ban of RRC cars postponed to 1.1.2016 is true, then Vaclav Pech will most probably compete in some (tarmac) ERC events in 2015 with his Mini, right boys?

We will see...

[Mirek]

If this info about ban of RRC cars postponed to 1.1.2016 is true, then Vaclav Pech will most probably compete in some (tarmac) ERC events in 2015 with his Mini, right boys?

You never know if what he said was serious. Let's see. I personally don't believe in that but I would like to be wrong.

[nafpaktos]

1- In order to harmonise the number of results counting towards ERC titles, the maximum number of events counting towards the ERC 3 Championship has been increased to seven.

2- In order to reduce costs for ERC Junior competitors, the tyre lottery will no longer exist from 2015, enabling competitors to re-use tyres from one rally to another.

3- When allowed in the rally Supplementary Regulations, Priority drivers may now be allowed to participate in the shakedown on ERC events, after the results of the Qualifying Stage are official.


1)do we know the rallies?
2)what exactly means tyre lottery?
3)the statement says after the results of the qs is official,why now whats the rule?do the drivers drive the qs after the official results of the qs have been announced?

[Mirek]

2)what exactly means tyre lottery?

Imagine You bring a truck with tyres to the event and every JERC competitor takes accidentally chosen ones only from Your truck. That's how I believe it worked.

3)the statement says after the results of the qs is official,why now whats the rule?do the drivers drive the qs after the official results of the qs have been announced?

So far drivers who did QS could not start in shakedown. Now there will be a parc ferme organized after the QS and when results are announced they can continue with shakedown. I wonder if in reality that will be possible.

Can anyone explain what exactly is meant by this. I cant really see the point of this.
It is clarified that a car which has not started from the start line within 20 seconds will be considered as retired and will be able to restart under Rally 2 on the subsequent day.

It means that when the car already stands at the start line it must leave the place in twenty seconds otherwise game over. I think this rule already existed but the limit time was bigger - maybe one minute (?)