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2015 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

The 2015 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was the seventh Racecar Euro Series season, and the third under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding.

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Locations of the European racing circuits

The Elite 1 championship was won for the third time in four years by Ander Vilariño in the No. 2 TFT Racing Chevrolet Camaro.[1] He scored three victories during the season, and ultimately won the championship by 35 points ahead of CAAL Racing driver Alon Day, who also took three victories – coming at the final two meetings of the season, at Magione and Zolder – during his first season in the championship. Third place, 13 points further in arrears, was Vilariño's team-mate Romain Iannetta, who won a race at Brands Hatch. Three other drivers won races during the season; Nicolò Rocca was another three-time winner for CAAL Racing, but he finished down in ninth in the drivers' championship, while Eddie Cheever III and defending champion Anthony Kumpen won a race apiece at Valencia and Venray respectively. Rocca won the Race And Win Pole Award for scoring the highest number of pole positions with four; the other two poles went to Day.

The Elite 2 championship was won by Gianmarco Ercoli, who won four races driving his No. 9 Double T by MRT Nocentini Chevrolet Camaro.[2] Ercoli won the championship by 20 points ahead of Philipp Lietz, who won both races at Venray for GDL Racing. Third place in the championship – four points behind Lietz – went to Knauf Racing Team's Thomas Ferrando, who achieved three victories during 2015. The season's other race-winners finished fourth, fifth and sixth in the championship; Stienes Longin won at Tours Speedway for PK Carsport, Salvador Tineo Arroyo won at Magione for CAAL Racing and Dexwet Renauer Team's Florian Renauer was a race-winner at Brands Hatch.

Teams and drivers

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Ander Vilariño, the 2015 Whelen Euro Series champion.
 
Alon Day finished second in the Elite 1 category.

Elite 1 Division

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Manufacturer Car Team No. Race Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Chevrolet SS   TFT Racing 2   Ander Vilariño[3] All
7   Romain Iannetta[3] All
  RDV Compétition 3   Frédéric Gabillon[4] All
  PK Carsport 11   Bert Longin[5] All
24   Anthony Kumpen[5] All[a]
  Double T by MRT Nocentini 12   Fabrizio Armetta[7] 1–2, 5–6
  Roberto Benedetti[8] 3–4
  Record News Racing 21   William Ayer, Jr.[9] All
  CAAL Racing 51   Eddie Cheever III[10] 1–4
54   Alon Day[11] All
56   Nicolò Rocca[10] All
  Whelen – Amai.fr 55   Jeffrey Earnhardt[8] 3
  Stéphane Sabates[12] 4–5
  DF1 Racing by B66 Raceconsulting 66   Christophe Bouchut[13] 1–3
  Mathias Lauda[12] 4, 6
  Christian Malchárek 5
77   Luke Wright[4] 1
  Stefan Oberndorfer[14] 2
  Wilfried Boucenna[8] 3
Chevrolet Camaro   Double T by MRT Nocentini 6   Domenico Schiattarella[4] 1
  Fabrizio Armetta[8] 3
  Cesare Balistreri[15] 5
9   Roberto Benedetti[4] 1–2
  Michela Cerruti[8] 3
  Fabrizio Armetta[12] 4
  Gianmarco Ercoli 5–6
  Precision Performance Motorsports 46   Brandon Gdovic[16] 5
  GDL Racing 68   Renzo Calcinati[4] 1–4
99   Dominic Tiroch[4] All
  VTS 85 85   Nicolas Gaudin[4] 1–4
  Eurokart Racing Team 88   Simone Monforte[4] 1–4
Ford Ford Mustang   Active Racing Competition 1   Borja García[17] 1–2
  Dasi Racing Team 4   Wilfried Boucenna[4] 1–2
  TLC – Leclerc   Pierre Roché[12] 4
  Dexwet Renauer Team 5   Florian Renauer[18] All
15   Martin Doubek[4] 2–6
  RDV Compétition 8   Hugo Bec[19] All
  Knauf Racing Team 37   Thomas Ferrando[4] 1–3
  Wilfried Boucenna[12] 4–6
  GDL Racing 44   Freddy Nordström[4] 1–5
67   Philipp Lietz[4] All
87   Gianluca de Lorenzi[20] 6
  Brass Racing 78   Jerry De Weerdt[21] All
  Motorsport 98 98   Eric De Doncker[4] All
Toyota Toyota Camry   Racing Club Partners 20   Tim Verbergt[20] 6
  CAAL Racing 51   Eddie Cheever III[10] 5–6

Elite 2 Division

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Manufacturer Car Team No. Race Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Chevrolet SS   TFT Racing 2   Léonard Vernet[4] All
7   Sébastien Morales[4] 1
  RDV Compétition 3   Ulysse Delsaux[4] All
  PK Carsport 11   Stienes Longin[5] All
24   Martin Van Hove[22] 1
  Maxime Dumarey[14] 2–4, 6
  Bart Van Haeren[15] 5
  Double T by MRT Nocentini 12   Simone Laureti[7] 1–4
  Roberto Benedetti 5–6
  Record News Racing 21   Gabriela Prado Arantes[9] All
  CAAL Racing 51   Salvador Tineo Arroyo[14] 2–4
54   Carole Perrin[4] All
56   Nicolò Rocca[4] 1
  Guillaume Deflandre[12] 4
  Leonardo Baccarelli[15] 5–6
  Whelen – Amai.fr 55   Stéphane Sabates[12] 4–5
  DF1 Racing by B66 Raceconsulting 66   Christian Malchárek[13] All
77   Guillaume Deflandre[4] 1–3
Chevrolet Camaro   Double T by MRT Nocentini 6   Ruggero Melgrati[8] 3–4
  Giovanni Altoè[15] 5
9   Gianmarco Ercoli[4] All
  Precision Performance Motorsports 46   Brandon Gdovic[16] 5
  GDL Racing 68   Vittorio Bagnasco[4] 1–3
  Arthur Lehouck[12] 4
99   Francesca Linossi[4] All
  VTS 85 85   Jack Gaudin[4] 1–4
  Eurokart Racing Team 88   Erika Monforte[4] 1–4
Ford Ford Mustang   Active Racing Competition 1   Salvador Tineo Arroyo[17] 1
  Dasi Racing Team 4   Santiago Cañizares[4] 1[b]
  Moisés Soriano[4]
  Eric Van de Vyver[14] 2
  Miguel Angel Dasi Perez[8] 3
  TLC – Leclerc   Pierre Roché[12] 4
  Dexwet Renauer Team 5   Florian Renauer[4] All
15   Martin Doubek[4] 2–6
  RDV Compétition 8   Didier Bec[19] All
  Knauf Racing Team 37   Thomas Ferrando[23] All
  GDL Racing 44   Nicki Petersen[4] 1–4
  Guillaume Deflandre[15] 5
67   Philipp Lietz[4] All
87   Guillaume Deflandre[20] 6
  Brass Racing 78   Jerry De Weerdt[21] All
  Motorsport 98 98   Eric De Doncker[4] All
Toyota Toyota Camry   Racing Club Partners 20   Philippe Steveny[20] 6
  RCP – Marc VDS 32   Denis Dupont[24] 1
  CAAL Racing 51   Salvador Tineo Arroyo[14] 5–6

Schedule and results

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The schedule was announced in September 2014.[25]

Elite 1

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Round Race Title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Manufacturer
1 R1 Valencia American Fest   Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 25 April   Nicolò Rocca   Ander Vilariño   Eddie Cheever III Chevrolet
R2 26 April   Ander Vilariño   Ander Vilariño   Ander Vilariño Chevrolet
2 R3 Autospeedway American Style   Raceway Venray, Venray 23 May   Nicolò Rocca   Nicolò Rocca   Nicolò Rocca Chevrolet
R4 24 May   Nicolò Rocca   Anthony Kumpen   Anthony Kumpen Ford[a]
3 R5 American SpeedFest   Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley 6 June   Nicolò Rocca   Romain Iannetta   Romain Iannetta Chevrolet
R6 7 June   Romain Iannetta   Romain Iannetta   Ander Vilariño Chevrolet
4 R7 Tours Motor Show   Tours Speedway, Tours 27 June   Nicolò Rocca   Ander Vilariño   Nicolò Rocca Chevrolet
R8 28 June   Ander Vilariño   Frédéric Gabillon   Ander Vilariño Chevrolet
5 R9 Magione American Style   Autodromo dell'Umbria, Umbria 11 September   Alon Day   Alon Day   Alon Day Chevrolet
R10 12 September   Alon Day   Nicolò Rocca   Nicolò Rocca Chevrolet
6 R11 American Festival Circuit Zolder NASCAR Finals   Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 3 October   Alon Day   Alon Day   Alon Day Chevrolet
R12 4 October   Alon Day   Alon Day   Alon Day Chevrolet
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course

Elite 2

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Round Race Title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Manufacturer
1 R1 Valencia American Fest   Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 25 April   Florian Renauer   Philipp Lietz   Gianmarco Ercoli Chevrolet
R2 26 April   Philipp Lietz   Stienes Longin   Thomas Ferrando Ford
2 R3 Autospeedway American Style   Raceway Venray, Venray 23 May   Philipp Lietz   Philipp Lietz   Philipp Lietz Ford
R4 24 May   Philipp Lietz   Salvador Tineo Arroyo   Philipp Lietz Ford
3 R5 American SpeedFest   Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley 6 June   Florian Renauer   Thomas Ferrando   Florian Renauer Ford
R6 7 June   Thomas Ferrando   Thomas Ferrando   Thomas Ferrando Ford
4 R7 Tours Motor Show   Tours Speedway, Tours 27 June   Guillaume Deflandre   Gianmarco Ercoli   Stienes Longin Chevrolet
R8 28 June   Gianmarco Ercoli   Thomas Ferrando   Gianmarco Ercoli Chevrolet
5 R9 Magione American Style   Autodromo dell'Umbria, Umbria 11 September   Thomas Ferrando   Thomas Ferrando   Thomas Ferrando Ford
R10 12 September   Thomas Ferrando   Philipp Lietz   Salvador Tineo Arroyo Toyota
6 R11 American Festival Circuit Zolder NASCAR Finals   Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 3 October   Gianmarco Ercoli   Gianmarco Ercoli   Gianmarco Ercoli Chevrolet
R12 4 October   Gianmarco Ercoli   Stienes Longin   Gianmarco Ercoli Chevrolet
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course

Championship standings

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Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

At the final two meetings of the season, double points were awarded in each race.[26]

Elite 1

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(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led.

Pos Driver VAL VEN BRH TOU UMB ZOL Points
1   Ander Vilariño 2 1* 7 2 3 1 3 1* 2 5 6 6 662
2   Alon Day 9 19 11 9 10 3 4 8 1* 16 1* 1* 627
3   Romain Iannetta 20 5 3 3 1* 2* 15 6 10 2 5 5 614
4   Anthony Kumpen 5 3 16 1* 5 5 18 9 4 10 3 3 610
5   Eddie Cheever III 1* 4 6 5 4 9 6 7 19 18* 2 2 599
6   Frédéric Gabillon 18 2 2 4 2 16 2 2 14 3 16 4 587
7   Philipp Lietz 8 10 4 8 9 8 8 5 5 17 7 9 575
8   Florian Renauer 7 7 8 16 6 4 11 14 7 6 10 8 571
9   Nicolò Rocca 3 11 1* 7 18 22 1* 3 3 1 18 DNS 561
10   Wilfried Boucenna 13 6 10 6 21 19 14 10 6 11 9 7 545
11   Hugo Bec 10 16 17 10 13 13 10 11 9 13 11 12 519
12   Bert Longin 17 22 5 15 8 6 12 12 15 4 15 17 509
13   Dominic Tiroch 22 12 DNS 17 11 12 7 18 20 7 8 11 491
14   William Ayer, Jr. 15 20 15 DNS 17 14 16 16 11 14 14 15 457
15   Eric De Doncker 12 14 12 13 15 11 17 19 22 DNS 12 13 452
16   Freddy Nordström 16 17 9 11 12 10 9 13 8 12 394
17   Jerry De Weerdt 14 18 DNS 15 DNS 17 12 DNS 13 14 365
18   Fabrizio Armetta 21 13 7 24 17 9 17 16 344
19   Martin Doubek DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 10 227
20   Gianmarco Ercoli 14 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 207
21   Roberto Benedetti 11 23 DNS 12 14 18 159
22   Christian Malchárek 13 14 16 DNS 155
23   Mathias Lauda 5 4 22 DNS 147
24   Simone Monforte 24 15 18 DNS 19 21 139
25   Brandon Gdovic 18 8 124
26   Stéphane Sabates 20 DNS 21 DNS 124
27   Cesare Balistreri 13 15 120
28   Tim Verbergt 4 DNS 114
29   Renzo Calcinati 19 15 76
30   Borja García 4 9 75
31   Gianluca de Lorenzi DNS DNS 68
32   Christophe Bouchut 19 DNS DNS DNS 64
33   Domenico Schiattarella 6 21 61
34   Jeffrey Earnhardt 20 7 61
35   Nicolas Gaudin 16 17 56
36   Pierre Roché 13 20 55
37   Luke Wright 23 8 54
38   Michela Cerruti 22 20 46
  Thomas Ferrando DNS DNS DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver VAL VEN BRH TOU UMB ZOL Points

Elite 2

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(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led.

Pos Driver VAL VEN BRH TOU UMB ZOL Points
1   Gianmarco Ercoli 1* 2* 5 3 5 8 2 1* 22 5 1* 1* 663
2   Philipp Lietz 3 14 1* 1* 2 5 4 5 8 2 6 5 643
3   Thomas Ferrando 4 1 2 2 16 1* 3 3 1* 21 4 4 639
4   Stienes Longin 2* 8 6 4 20 3 1* 19 2 3 7 2 621
5   Salvador Tineo Arroyo 20 5 3 5 3 2 6 4 3 1* 2 17 620
6   Florian Renauer 21 3 4 9 1* 4 7 9 23 7 3 3 589
7   Ulysse Delsaux 6 20 8 7 8 10 5 2 6 9 12 10 572
8   Eric De Doncker 7 10 11 10 6 9 14 12 17 17 11 8 537
9   Francesca Linossi 19 7 12 11 9 7 15 18 21 8 10 9 524
10   Carole Perrin 11 9 10 18 21 11 10 15 14 10 16 6 519
11   Didier Bec 15 18 15 15 12 20 9 10 10 18 15 14 490
12   Léonard Vernet 8 11 13 12 22 15 13 11 19 16 14 12 486
13   Guillaume Deflandre 10 17 7 6 23 DNS 20 21 20 20 8 18 440
14   Jerry De Weerdt 13 13 15 16 17 14 12 15 13 13 438
15   Gabriela Prado Arantes 18 19 18 DNS 18 17 18 16 18 19 17 16 429
16   Martin Doubek 16 16 7 12 9 11 9 7 415
17   Christian Malchárek DNS DNS 19 14 10 14 12 17 15 12 DNS DNS 402
18   Maxime Dumarey 9 8 11 6 DNS DNS 5 19 319
19   Nicki Petersen 5 4 20 19 4 13 8 6 273
20   Roberto Benedetti 7 6 19 11 266
21   Leonardo Baccarelli 16 22 18 15 210
22   Stéphane Sabates 19 8 13 23 183
23   Simone Laureti 12 12 14 13 14 21 178
24   Brandon Gdovic 4 4 160
25   Bart Van Haeren 5 13 140
26   Erika Monforte 14 15 DNS DNS 17 DNS 128
27   Giovanni Altoè 11 14 126
28   Pierre Roché 11 7 70
29   Martin Van Hove 16 6 66
30   Sébastien Morales 9 16 63
31   Philippe Steveny DNS DNS 60
32   Arthur Lehouck 16 13 59
33   Ruggero Melgrati 13 18 57
34   Eric Van de Vyver 17 17 54
35   Jack Gaudin 19 19 50
36   Santiago Cañizares 17 27
37   Vittorio Bagnasco DNS DNS 26
38   Moisés Soriano 21 23
  Nicolò Rocca DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver VAL VEN BRH TOU UMB ZOL Points

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b In the first race at Raceway Venray, Kumpen's Chevrolet chassis was damaged in a crash with Hugo Bec.[6] For the second race, Kumpen competed in a Ford chassis.
  2. ^ Santiago Cañizares competed in the Saturday race in Valencia, while Moisés Soriano competed in the Sunday race.

References

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