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.

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

Elite 1 Division
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[lower-alpha 1]
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
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[lower-alpha 2]
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

The schedule was announced in September 2014.[25]

Elite 1
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[lower-alpha 1]
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
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
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

(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 DSQ 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 DSQ 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

(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 DSQ 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

Notes
  1. 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.

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