2015 Global RallyCross Championship
# 2015 Global RallyCross Championship

The 2015 Red Bull Global RallyCross Championship was the fifth season of the Global RallyCross Championship. Joni Wiman was the reigning champion in the Supercars class and drove for the same team, Olsbergs MSE. 2014 GRC Lites runner-up Sebastian Eriksson stepped up to the GRC.

## Schedule

* A seven-round provisional calendar was revealed on January 13, 2015.

| Round | Event | Location | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Florida | Bahia Mar Resort & Marina, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | May 31 |
| NC | X Games Austin 2015 Rally Car Racing | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas | June 6 |
| 2 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Daytona | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | June 20–21 |
| 3 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Daytona | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | June 20–21 |
| 4 | Red Bull Global Rallycross The Base | MCAS New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina | July 5 |
| 5 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Detroit | The Raceway at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan | July 25–26 |
| 6 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Detroit | The Raceway at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan | July 25–26 |
| 7 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Washington | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. | August 15 |
| 8 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Los Angeles | Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | September 12–13 |
| 9 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Los Angeles | Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | September 12–13 |
| 10 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Barbados | Bushy Park Circuit, Barbados | October 3–4 |
| 11 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Barbados | Bushy Park Circuit, Barbados | October 3–4 |
| 12 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Las Vegas | The Linq Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | November 4 |

## Entries

### Supercars

| Constructor | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Round(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chevrolet | PMR Motorsports | Chevrolet Sonic | 59 | Pat Moro | NC, 7, 12 |
| Citroën | LD Motorsports | Citroën DS3 | 33 | Liam Doran | NC |
| Ford | Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford Fiesta ST | 00 | Steve Arpin | All |
| Ford | Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford Fiesta ST | 38 | Brian Deegan | NC, 4–6, 8–12 |
| Ford | Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford Fiesta ST | 360 | Jeff Ward | 2–3, 7 |
| Ford | SH Racing Rallycross | Ford Fiesta ST | 07 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1, 2–12 |
| Ford | SH Racing Rallycross | Ford Fiesta ST | 07 | Andreas Bakkerud | NC |
| Ford | Bryan Herta Rallysport | Ford Fiesta ST | 14 | Austin Dyne | All |
| Ford | Bryan Herta Rallysport | Ford Fiesta ST | 18 | Patrik Sandell | All |
| Ford | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | 31 | Joni Wiman | All |
| Ford | Olsbergs MSE | Ford Fiesta ST | 93 | Sebastian Eriksson | All |
| Ford | Royal Purple Racing | Ford Fiesta ST | 77 | Logan Gomez | 7 |
| Ford | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Fiesta ST | 43 | Ken Block | All |
| Hyundai | Rhys Millen Racing | Hyundai Veloster | 67 | Rhys Millen | 10–11 |
| Hyundai | Rhys Millen Racing | Hyundai Veloster | 89 | Brian Wong | 8–9 |
| Hyundai | Rhys Millen Racing | Hyundai Veloster | 99 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | 1 |
| Subaru | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru WRX STi | 11 | Sverre Isachsen | 1–6, 8–12 |
| Subaru | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru WRX STi | 75 | David Higgins | 8–9, 12 |
| Subaru | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru WRX STi | 81 | Bucky Lasek | 1–6, 8–9, 12 |
| Subaru | Subaru Rally Team USA | Subaru WRX STi | 199 | Travis Pastrana | NC, 8–9 |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | Volkswagen Beetle | 34 | Tanner Foust | All |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | Volkswagen Beetle | 41 | Scott Speed | All |

### GRC Lites

All competitors drove an Olsbergs MSE-built GRC Lites car.

| Team | No. | Drivers | Round(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Buhl Sport Detroit | 4 | Augie Lerch | 12 |
| DTV Solutions | 6 | Geoff Sykes | 1–3 |
| River Racing with Bryan Herta Rallysport | 07 | Collete Davis | All |
| DirtFish Motorsports | 15 | Tanner Whitten | All |
| Olsbergs MSE | 16 | Oliver Eriksson | All |
| Olsbergs MSE | 28 | Gustavo Menezes | 12 |
| Olsbergs MSE | 51 | Sandra Hultgren | 12 |
| Olsbergs MSE | 77 | Austin Cindric | All |
| Olsbergs MSE | 89 | Andreas Wernersson | 12 |
| Olsbergs MSE | 99 | Joachim Hvaal | 7 |
| Rhys Millen Racing | 21 | Connor Martell | 4, 8–9 |
| Rhys Millen Racing | 22 | Blake Williams | 10–11 |
| Rhys Millen Racing | 57 | Jackie Heinricher | 1–4 |
| Rhys Millen Racing | 69 | Blas Zapag | 7 |
| Rhys Millen Racing | 88 | Harry Cheung | 2–3, 5–6, 8–11 |
| Rhys Millen Racing | 88 | Stephan Verdier | 12 |
| Rhys Millen Racing | 89 | Brian Wong | 5–6 |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 24 | Miles Maroney | All |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 61 | Duncker Felix Jr. | 1 |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 61 | Alex Keyes | 2–12 |
| AF Racing | 42 | Nur Ali | All |
| AF Racing | 126 | Alejandro Fernández | All |
| Harlien Racing | 55 | Gavin Harlien | 4–6 |

## Results and standings

### Events

| No. | Event | 3rd Place | 2nd Place | GRC Lites Winner | Winner | Winning Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Florida | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Scott Speed | Austin Cindric | Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford |
| NC | X Games Austin | Sebastian Eriksson | Steve Arpin | Did not participate | Scott Speed | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | Volkswagen |
| 2 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Daytona | Sebastian Eriksson | Austin Dyne | Oliver Eriksson | Tanner Foust | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | Volkswagen |
| 3 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Daytona | Steve Arpin | Ken Block | Austin Cindric | Sebastian Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | Ford |
| 4 | Red Bull Global Rallycross The Base | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Patrik Sandell | Alex Keyes | Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford |
| 5 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Detroit | Sebastian Eriksson | Scott Speed | Tanner Whitten | Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford |
| 6 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Detroit | Sebastian Eriksson | Scott Speed | Miles Maroney | Patrik Sandell | Bryan Herta Rallysport | Ford |
| 7 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Washington DC | Ken Block | Patrik Sandell | Alex Keyes | Nelson Piquet Jr. | SH Racing Rallycross | Ford |
| 8 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Los Angeles | Patrik Sandell | Tanner Foust | Oliver Eriksson | Scott Speed | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | Volkswagen |
| 9 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Los Angeles | Tanner Foust | Brian Deegan | Austin Cindric | Scott Speed | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | Volkswagen |
| 10 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Barbados | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Scott Speed | Oliver Eriksson | Tanner Foust | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | Volkswagen |
| 11 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Barbados | Joni Wiman | Scott Speed | Austin Cindric | Tanner Foust | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | Volkswagen |
| 12 | Red Bull Global Rallycross Las Vegas | Scott Speed | Sebastian Eriksson | Alex Keyes | Joni Wiman | Olsbergs MSE | Ford |

### Drivers' championships

Points are awarded to event finishers using the following structure:

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Others |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Points | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 |

In addition, points are awarded in the second and third rounds of heats. First place earns three points, second place earns two points, and all other drivers to start the heat earn one point.

**Supercars**

| Pos. | Driver | Team | FTA | AUS† | DAY1 | DAY2 | MCAS | DET1 | DET2 | DC | LA1 | LA2 | BAR1 | BAR2 | LV | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Scott Speed | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | $2^2$ | $1^1$ | DNS | 9 | $DNS^1$ | 2 | $2^1$ | $7^{LCQ}$ | $1^{2A}$ | $1^{1A}$ | 2 | 2 | $3^{1B}$ | 456 |
| 2 | Sebastian Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | 4 | $3^1$ | $3^{LCQ}$ | $1^{1B}$ | $9^B$ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | $2^1$ | 400 |
| 3 | Tanner Foust | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross | $5^{LCQ}$ | $5^{LCQ}$ | 1 | 5 | DNS | 10 | $10^B$ | 5 | 2 | $3^{1B}$ | $1^B$ | $1^{1B}$ | 9 | 388 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | SH Racing Rallycross | $3^2$ | | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | $1^{2B}$ | $8^2$ | DSQ | $5^{LCQ}$ | 3 | $6^1$ | 380 |
| 5 | Joni Wiman | Olsbergs MSE | $DNS^1$ | 14 | 4 | 8 | $8^1$ | $5^{LCQ}$ | 4 | $10^1$ | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | $1^A$ | 370 |
| 6 | Steve Arpin | Chip Ganassi Racing | $7^{1A}$ | 2 | 5 | 3 | $5^1$ | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | $5^1$ | 8 | 4 | $4^1$ | 357 |
| 7 | Ken Block | Hoonigan Racing Division | $1^B$ | 11 | $8^{2B}$ | $2^A$ | $1^A$ | $1^{1A}$ | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 345 |
| 8 | Patrik Sandell | Bryan Herta Rallysport | DNS | DNS | $9^{2A}$ | 10 | $2^1$ | $9^{1B}$ | $1^{1A}$ | $2^A$ | $3^B$ | $4^{LCQ}$ | DSQ | 6 | DNS | 328 |
| 9 | Austin Dyne | Bryan Herta Rallysport | 6 | 8 | 2 | $7^{LCQ}$ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | DNS | 11 | $9^A$ | $8^1$ | 7 | 277 |
| 10 | Brian Deegan | Chip Ganassi Racing | | 4 | | | 10 | 4 | $5^{LCQ}$ | | $6^2$ | 2 | $6^1$ | $9^{LCQ}$ | $5^{LCQ}$ | 229 |
| 11 | Sverre Isachsen | Subaru Rally Team USA | 9 | 10 | DNS | 11 | 6 | 12 | DNS | | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | DNS | 136 |
| 12 | Bucky Lasek | Subaru Rally Team USA | 10 | 7 | DNS | 12 | $7^{LCQ}$ | 11 | 8 | | DNS | DNS | | | 8 | 88 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||
| | Jeff Ward | Chip Ganassi Racing | | | $6^1$ | $4^1$ | | | | $9^1$ | | | | | | 0 |
| | Travis Pastrana | Subaru Rally Team USA | | 13 | | | | | | | $7^{LCQ}$ | 6 | | | | 0 |
| | Andreas Bakkerud | SH Racing Rallycross | | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | Rhys Millen Racing | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Liam Doran | LD Motorsports | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Rhys Millen | Rhys Millen Racing | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 11 | | 0 |
| | Logan Gomez | Royal Purple Racing | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Pat Moro | PMR Motorsports | | 12 | | | | | | 12 | | | | | 11 | 0 |
| | Brian Wong | Rhys Millen Racing | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | | | | 0 |
| | David Higgins | Subaru Rally Team USA | | | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | | | 12 | 0 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

Notes:

* † — Non-championship round

**GRC Lites**

| Pos. | Driver | Team | FTA | DAY1 | DAY2 | MCAS | DET1 | DET2 | DC | LA1 | LA2 | BAR1 | BAR2 | LV | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oliver Eriksson | Olsbergs MSE | 3 | $1^2$ | $10^2$ | $2^1$ | $5^1$ | $7^{LCQ}$ | $2^2$ | $1^1$ | 3 | $1^2$ | $2^1$ | 3 | 501 |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Olsbergs MSE | $1^2$ | $9^1$ | $1^2$ | $5^1$ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | $1^2$ | 2 | $1^2$ | 10 | 473 |
| 3 | Miles Maroney | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 7 | 3 | 4 | $4^1$ | 2 | $1^2$ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 441 |
| 4 | Alejandro Fernández | AF Racing | $2^2$ | 2 | 6 | $6^{LCQ}$ | 4 | $2^2$ | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | $5^{LCQ}$ | 427 |
| 5 | Tanner Whitten | DirtFish Motorsports | 4 | $4^1$ | 2 | 3 | $1^1$ | 10 | 9 | $10^1$ | $4^1$ | $6^1$ | 6 | 4 | 376 |
| 6 | Alex Keyes | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | | $5^{LCQ}$ | 5 | $1^1$ | 9 | DNS | $1^2$ | $3^2$ | $9^1$ | $4^1$ | $10^1$ | $1^1$ | 350 |
| 7 | Nur Ali | AF Racing | $6^{LCQ}$ | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 226 |
| 8 | Harry Cheung | Rhys Millen Racing | | 8 | $3^{LCQ}$ | | $6^{LCQ}$ | 9 | | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | | 185 |
| 9 | Collete Davis | River Racing with Bryan Herta Rallysport | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 146 |
| 10 | Connor Martell | Rhys Millen Racing | | | | 7 | | | | 9 | 5 | | | | 67 |
| 11 | Geoff Sykes | DTV Solutions | 5 | DNS | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 62 |
| 12 | Blake Williams | Rhys Millen Racing | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 9 | 7 | 55 |
| 13 | Brian Wong | Rhys Millen Racing | | | | | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | 53 |
| 14 | Andreas Wernersson | Rhys Millen Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | $2^1$ | 48 |
| 15 | Jackie Heinricher | Rhys Millen Racing | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 45 |
| 16 | Gavin Harlien | Harlien Racing | | | | 8 | DNS | 8 | | | | | | | 36 |
| 17 | Joachim Hvaal | Olsbergs MSE | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 32 |
| 18 | Blas Zapag | Rhys Millen Racing | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 27 |
| 19 | Augie Lerch | Buhl Sport Detroit | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 26 |
| 20 | Gustavo Menezes | Olsbergs MSE | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 11 |
| 21 | Duncker Felix Jr. | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 22 | Sandra Hultgren | Olsbergs MSE | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 2 |
| 23 | Stephan Verdier | Rhys Millen Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 1 |

### Manufacturers' championship

No Manufacturers' championship in GRC Lites class

| Pos. | Manufacturer | Pts. |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Ford | 55 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 52 |
| 3 | Subaru | 34 |
