2015 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina
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Round 1 of 12 in the 2015 World Touring Car Championship at Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo in Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina.
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| Date | 8 March, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo 4.805 kilometres (2.986 mi) |
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| Laps | 13 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 José María López
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Time | 1:45.461 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
José María López
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Second |
 Yvan Muller
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Third |
Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
José María López
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Time | 1:47.702 | ||
| Laps | 15 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Second |
José María López
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Third |
 Tiago Monteiro
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Honda Racing JAS | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Total WTCC | |
| Time | 1:46.708 | ||
The 2015 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina was the opening round of the 2015 World Touring Car Championship season and the third running of the FIA WTCC Race of Argentina. It was held on 8 March 2015 at the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo in Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina.
Both races were won by Citroën Total WTCC with race one won by José María López and race two won by Sébastien Loeb.
A total of eighteen cars were entered for the first round of the season, all built to the TC1 regulations introduced the previous year. With this the Yokohama Trophy rules were changed to reward the best placed driver from an independent team. Unlike previous seasons, certain drivers were not eliminated from this trophy based on previous career accomplishments.
Sébastien Loeb set the pace in testing on Friday in damp conditions. Mehdi Bennani was the fastest independent driver in fifth.
First free practice on Saturday morning saw reigning champion José María López set the fastest time. The session was interrupted by a red flag when Tom Chilton's ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet suffered a left–front puncture.
López topped the times once again in free practice two with Ma Qing Hua and Yvan Muller making it a Citroën 1–2–3. Hugo Valente suffered brake failure and damaged his engine by downshifting in an attempt to stop; the car subsequently caught fire.
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