2015 FIA R-GT Cup explained

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]

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.

RoundDatesRally nameSeries
122–25 January WRC
225–27 June 51. Kenotek Ypres RallyERC
320–23 August 33. Rallye DeutschlandWRC
41–4 October 58. Tour de CorseWRC
528–31 October 56. Rallye International du ValaisERC

Entries

DriverCo-driverCarRounds
François Delecour Dominique SavignoniPorsche 997 GT31–3
Sabrina De Castelli4–5
Romain Dumas Denis GiraudetPorsche 997 GT3 RS 4.01–4
Marc Duez Steven VynckePorsche 996 GT31
Hendrik Béatse2
Patrick Snijers Arne BruneelPorsche 997 GT32

Results

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
DriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1 83ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
(22–25 January) — Results and report
align=center 1align=center 23 François DelecourPorsche 997 GT3align=right 4:10:01.6(15)
14
(355.48 km)
335.55 km
33
align=center 2align=center 26 Romain DumasPorsche 997 GT3align=right 4:12:53.8
align=center 3align=center 40 Marc DuezPorsche 996 GT3align=right 4:26:17.6
2 51. Kenotek Ypres Rally
(26–27 June) — Results and report
align=center 1align=center 13 Patrick SnijersPorsche 997 GT3align=right 2:31:57.417253.38 km43
align=center 2align=center 19 François DelecourPorsche 997 GT3align=right 2:33:20.7
align=center 3align=center 20 Marc DuezPorsche 996 GT3align=right 2:33:44.1
3 33. ADAC Rallye Deutschland
(21–23 August) — Results and report
align=center 1align=center 26 Romain DumasPorsche 997 GT3align=right 4:13:29.021374.43 km22
align=center 2align=center 53 François DelecourPorsche 997 GT3align=right 5:01:13.5
align=center 4 58ème Tour de Corse
(2–4 October) — Results and report
align=center 1align=center 19 François DelecourPorsche 997 GT3align=right 2:52:58.1align=center (9)
7
align=center (332.73 km)
245.35 km
align=center 2align=center 1
align=center 5 56. Rallye International du Valais
(29–31 October) — Results and report
align=center colspan=2 François DelecourPorsche 997 GT3align=right Retiredalign=center 17align=center 233.63 kmalign=center 1align=center 0
Notes:

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 
Points251815121086421
DriverMON
BEL
GER
FRA
SUI
Points
1 François Delecour1221Ret86
2 Romain Dumas2Ret1Ret43
3 Marc Duez3330
4 Patrick Snijers125

Notes and References

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