The 2015 FIA World Rally Championship-3 is the third season of the
World Rally Championship-3, an
auto racing championship recognized by the
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the
World Rally Championship. It was created when the
Group R class of rally car was introduced in
2013. The Championship is composed by thirteen Rallies, and Drivers and Teams must nominate a maximum of six event. The best five results will be counted towards the championship.[1]
The 2015 calendar was announced at a meeting of the
FIAWorld Motor Sport Council in Beijing in September 2014.[2] The season maintained the same rallies as the
2014 season and was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Americas and Oceania.
^1 — The Rallies of
Germany and
France were provisional inclusions subject to negotiation of a new agreement between their organisers and series promoters.[2]
Calendar changes
The
Rallye Monte Carlo adopted Rally-2 regulations, allowing retired competitors to restart the event the next day with a time penalty.[4] Prior to 2015, the Rallye Monte Carlo was the only event being run without Rally-2 regulations.
The Rally of Portugal moved from its base in the town of
Faro in the
Algarve region—where it had been headquartered from
2007 until
2014—and relocated to the country's north, its original home prior until its removal from the calendar in
2002.[4]
In the WRC 2 and WRC 3 Championships for Teams, only the best placed car in a team will be taken into account for points.[6]
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.[6]
The transmission of performance data or information to or from a competing car, not in relation with safety, is forbidden during special stages to help promote greater competition.[6]