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.
The championship was won by François Delecour in a Tuthill-prepared Porsche 997, 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 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 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)14 (355.48 km)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)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 – The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened, as overcrowding caused the ninth stage to be cancelled for safety reasons. – The Tour de Corse was shortened after flooding damaged roads on the Casamozza–Ponte Leccia stage. Both runs through the stage were cancelled.
Standings Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.
Source: 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
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
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