The 2015 World RX of Barcelona was the tenth round of the second season of the

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. The event was held at the

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. Reigning champion and championship leader

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took his third victory of the season, to extend his championship lead to 35 points over

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. Hansen, who had finished as top qualifier for the fourth meeting in succession – including two heat wins – also won a semi-final but could only finish third in the final, behind compatriot

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. In the supporting round of the

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, Kristoffersson's teammate

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took his first victory after on-the-road winner

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, the championship leader, was disqualified after a breach of the championship regulations. Veiby finished ahead of compatriot

Alexander Hvaal Alexander Hvaal (born 25 May 1992) is a professional rallycross driver from Larvik in Vestfold, Norway. He has raced in the European Rallycross Championship European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an ad ...

with Joni-Pekka Rajala of

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completing the podium.

Heats

Semi-finals

World Championship

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 2

European Championship

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 2

Finals

World Championship

European Championship

Standings after the event

;World Championship standings ;European Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

External links

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