2015 FIA R-GT Cup

The 2015 FIA R-GT Cup was the first edition of the FIA rally cup for GT cars in Group R-GT. The cup was contested over 5 tarmac rounds from the World and European rally championships.[1]

2015 FIA R-GT Cup
Previous: none Next: 2016

The championship was won by François Delecour in a Tuthill-prepared Porsche 997,[2] winning two rallies – in Monte Carlo and Corsica – and finishing in second place in Ypres and Germany. With 86 points, Delecour scored exactly double the tally of second-placed driver Romain Dumas, who won in Germany and finished second to Delecour in Monte Carlo. Third place in the championship went to Marc Duez, who finished third on both events he contested – Monte Carlo and Ypres – while Patrick Snijers won his only event, in Ypres.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2015 season featured five tarmac rallies: the three tarmac rounds from the WRC and two selected rounds from the ERC.

Round Dates Rally name Series
1 22–25 January 83ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo WRC
2 25–27 June 51. Kenotek Ypres Rally ERC
3 20–23 August 33. Rallye Deutschland WRC
4 1–4 October 58. Tour de Corse WRC
5 28–31 October 56. Rallye International du Valais ERC

Entries
Driver Co-driver Car Rounds
François Delecour Dominique Savignoni Porsche 997 GT3 1–3
Sabrina De Castelli 4–5
Romain Dumas Denis Giraudet Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 1–4
Marc Duez Steven Vyncke Porsche 996 GT3 1
Hendrik Béatse 2
Patrick Snijers Arne Bruneel Porsche 997 GT3 2

Results
Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Pos. Ovl. Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 83ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
(22–25 January) — Results and report		 1 23 François Delecour Porsche 997 GT3 4:10:01.6 (15)1
14		 (355.48 km)1
335.55 km		 3 3
2 26 Romain Dumas Porsche 997 GT3 4:12:53.8
3 40 Marc Duez Porsche 996 GT3 4:26:17.6
2 51. Kenotek Ypres Rally
(26–27 June) — Results and report		 1 13 Patrick Snijers Porsche 997 GT3 2:31:57.4 17 253.38 km 4 3
2 19 François Delecour Porsche 997 GT3 2:33:20.7
3 20 Marc Duez Porsche 996 GT3 2:33:44.1
3 33. ADAC Rallye Deutschland
(21–23 August) — Results and report		 1 26 Romain Dumas Porsche 997 GT3 4:13:29.0 21 374.43 km 2 2
2 53 François Delecour Porsche 997 GT3 5:01:13.5
4 58ème Tour de Corse
(2–4 October) — Results and report		 1 19 François Delecour Porsche 997 GT3 2:52:58.1 (9)2
7		 (332.73 km)
245.35 km		 2 1
5 56. Rallye International du Valais
(29–31 October) — Results and report		 François Delecour Porsche 997 GT3 Retired 17 233.63 km 1 0
Notes
  • ^1  – The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened, as overcrowding caused the ninth stage to be cancelled for safety reasons.[3]
  • ^2  – The Tour de Corse was shortened after flooding damaged roads on the Casamozza–Ponte Leccia stage. Both runs through the stage were cancelled.[4]

Standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

Source:[5]

FIA R-GT Cup for Drivers
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos. Driver MON
 BEL
 GER
 FRA
 SUI
 Points
1 François Delecour 1 2 2 1 Ret 86
2 Romain Dumas 2 Ret 1 Ret 43
3 Marc Duez 3 3 30
4 Patrick Snijers 1 25
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References
  1. "2015 FIA R-GT Cup". FIA. 29 September 2014.
  2. "Tuthill Porsche wins Tour de Corse & FIA R-GT Cup". Tuthill Porsche. 4 October 2015.
  3. "SS9: Saturday's Opener Cancelled". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  4. "Saturday's opening stage cancelled". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  5. "2015 Classifications – 2015 FIA RGT CUP". FIA.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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