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Rally Catalunya 2015 counts for:
2015 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2015 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2015 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers)
2015 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Teams and Drivers)
2015 FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers
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| 543rd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 12 of 13 |
| Official name: | RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada |
| Edition: | 51st |
| Date: | from Thursday 22-Oct-2015 to Sunday 25-Oct-2015 |
| Rally HQ: | Salou, Catalunya; Spain |
| Clerk of the Course: | Aman Barfull |
| Surface: | Tarmac/gravel |
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| Entries: | 84 | |
| Starters: | 82 | |
| Finishers: | 64 | (78.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 23 | |
| Shortest: | 2.24 | km | (SS17 Salou) |
| Longest: | 35.68 | km | (SS9 Terra Alta 2) |
| Slowest: | 52.57 | km/h | (SS17 Salou) |
| Fastest: | 113.79 | km/h | (SS12 Poboleda 1) |
| Planned stage distance: | 331.25 | km | (25.9% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 331.25 | km | (25.9% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 949.47 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,280.72 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 1st win and 13th podium for Andreas Mikkelsen. |
| Second place was 54th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| Third place was 38th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 34th win and 1-2 win were 71st to 72nd podiums for Volkswagen. |
| | Third place was 8th podium for Hyundai. |
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Mikkelsen fought hard with Latvala and was on course to second place until rally leader Ogier went off in final stage and elevated Andreas to first place and his first WRC win in a dramatic turn of events.
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Another brave fight of the rally was Dani Sordo's rather one-sided defense against two VW's of Mikkelsen and Latvala. His efforts netted Hyundai third place and much needed points but Neuville's bad luck meant that Citroen outscored them.
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Ostberg was faster of the Citroens on gravel of the first day but was expected to lose time on tarmac. Surprisingly, he was both faster than expected and was able to keep Meeke behind, finishing fourth.
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M-Sport Ford had disastrous rally as both of their drivers retired early on second day, Evans after going off and Tanak after losing a wheel.
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Related links
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Tour de Corse 2015
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Wales Rally GB 2015
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