2015 Rallye Deutschland
# 2015 Rallye Deutschland

The 2015 Rallye Deutschland was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 August 2015. It marked the 33rd running of the Rallye Deutschland, and was the ninth round of the 2015 season for the World Rally Championship, WRC-2, WRC-3 championships, as well as the third round of the FIA R-GT Cup.

## Results

Defending champion Sébastien Ogier won the rally by 23 seconds ahead of his Volkswagen Motorsport teammate Jari-Matti Latvala, to extend his championship lead to 93 points. The podium was completed by another Volkswagen driver, Andreas Mikkelsen. In the supporting classes, Jan Kopecký won in WRC-2, Andrea Crugnola took the WRC-3 honours while the FIA R-GT Cup class was won by Romain Dumas.

### Overall standings

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall classification ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:35:49.5 | | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:36:12.5 | +23.0 | 21 |
| 3 | 9 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Mikko Markkula | Volkswagen Motorsport II | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 3:37:46.1 | +1:56.6 | 15 |
| 4 | 8 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 3:37:58.8 | +2:09.3 | 13 |
| 5 | 7 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 3:38:23.3 | +2:33.8 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Elfyn Evans | Daniel Barritt | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:38:41.6 | +2:52.1 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:39:02.0 | +3:12.5 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Ott Tänak | Raigo Mõlder | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 3:40:16.1 | +4:26.6 | 4 |
| 9 | 20 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Hyundai Shell World Rally Team | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 3:40:36.3 | +4:46.8 | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Stéphane Lefebvre | Stéphane Prévot | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:40:44.0 | +4:54.5 | 1 |
| 12 | 3 | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 3:46:50.2 | +11:00.7 | 2 |

### Stage times

| Day | Stage number | Stage name | Length | Stage winner | Car No. | Team | Time | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 Aug | SS1 | Sauertal 1 | 14.84 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 7:58.4 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 21 Aug | SS2 | Waxweiler 1 | 16.40 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 9:33.1 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 21 Aug | SS3 | Moselland 1 | 23.24 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila | 2 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 14:01.1 | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila |
| 21 Aug | SS4 | Mittelmosel 1 | 13.67 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 8:06.9 | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila |
| 21 Aug | SS5 | Sauertal 2 | 14.84 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 7:56.4 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 21 Aug | SS6 | Waxweiler 2 | 16.40 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 9:38.5 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 21 Aug | SS7 | Moselland 2 | 23.24 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 13:54.2 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 21 Aug | SS8 | Mittelmosel 2 | 13.67 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 8:02.6 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 22 Aug | SS9 | Grafschaft 1 | 18.35 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 10:44.1 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 22 Aug | SS10 | Bosenberg 1 | 17.13 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila | 2 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 9:14.9 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 22 Aug | SS11 | Arena Panzerplatte 1 | 2.87 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 1:46.5 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 22 Aug | SS12 | Arena Panzerplatte 2 | 2.87 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 1:45.6 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 22 Aug | SS13 | Panzerplatte Long 1 | 45.61 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 25:39.1 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 22 Aug | SS14 | Grafschaft 2 | 18.35 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila | 2 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 10:41.2 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 22 Aug | SS15 | Arena Panzerplatte 3 | 2.87 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila | 2 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 1:45.7 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 22 Aug | SS16 | Panzerplatte Long 2 | 45.61 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 25:34.0 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 22 Aug | SS17 | Bosenberg 2 | 17.13 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 9:13.6 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 23 Aug | SS18 | Stein & Wein 1 | 19.59 km | Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt | 5 | M-Sport World Rally Team | 10:48.0 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 23 Aug | SS19 | Dhrontal 1 | 14.08 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila | 2 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 9:10.5 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 23 Aug | SS20 | Stein & Wein 2 | 19.59 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 10:45.7 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| 23 Aug | SS21 | Dhrontal 2 (Power Stage) | 14.08 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila | 2 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 9:07.4 | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
