▁the ▁main ▁W RC ▁class ▁for ▁the ▁R K ▁M - S port , ▁running ▁as ▁separate ▁team , ▁back ed ▁by ▁Polish ▁oil ▁company ▁L otos . ▁Kub ica ▁began ▁his ▁W RC ▁campaign ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁lead ▁of ▁the ▁Monte ▁Carlo ▁R ally ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁stages , ▁but ▁later ▁retired ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁after ▁crash ing ▁out ▁on ▁SS 9 . ▁Kub ica ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁bad ▁luck ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁being ▁fast ▁on ▁occasion ▁but ▁rarely ▁man aging ▁to ▁convert ▁his ▁speed ▁into ▁results . ▁His ▁best ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁ 6 th ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁R ally ▁Argentina , ▁a ▁place ▁lower ▁than ▁his ▁highest ▁finish ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁( 5 th ▁in ▁Germany ) ▁in ▁a ▁W RC - 2 ▁car . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 6 th ▁place ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁points . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁year ▁on ▁a ▁positive ▁note ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁non - ch ampion ship ▁Mon za ▁R ally ▁Show , ▁be ating ▁motor cycle ▁legend ▁Valent ino ▁Ros si ▁to ▁second . ▁ ▁After ▁spec ulation ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁W RC ▁season , ▁Kub ica ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁racing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁still ▁running ▁Ford ▁F i esta ▁R S ▁W RC ▁and ▁back ed ▁by ▁L otos , ▁al beit ▁no ▁longer ▁prepared ▁by ▁M - S port . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁due