2015 SEAT León Eurocup

The 2015 SEAT León Eurocup was the fifth season of the SEAT León Eurocup. The season was contested over seven race meetings – with two races at each meeting – starting on 25 April at the Paul Ricard Circuit and concluding on 1 November at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Reigning champion Pol Rosell defended his championship title for the Baporo Motorsport team. Rosell won four races and recorded eight podium finishes as he finished eleven points clear of his closest rival, Stian Paulsen. Paulsen went into the final race with a shot of winning the title, but his failure to score points sealed the title for Rosell. PCR Sport driver Mikel Azcona finished third in the championship, a further eleven points in arrears. Azcona won one race during the season; the season-opener at Paul Ricard.

Six other drivers won races during 2015; Fran Rueda won the partially reversed-grid races at Paul Ricard and Estoril, with single victories taken by Wolf-Power Racing's Jonny Cocker (Silverstone), Target Competition's Loris Hezemans (Red Bull Ring), Rosell's team-mate Alex Morgan (Nürburgring), while JSB Compétition team-mates Thibaut Mourgues and Lucile Cypriano won at Monza and Catalunya respectively.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
  Baporo Motorsport[1] 1   Pol Rosell[1] All
2   Manuel Gião[1] All
13   Amalia Vinyes[1] 1–2, 7
22   Alex Morgan[1] All
  JSB Compétition[1] 3   Julien Briché[1] All
5   Thibaut Mourgues[1] 3–7
9   Lucile Cypriano[1] All
16   Pierre-Étienne Chaumat 4–5
21   Marie Baus-Coppens[1] All
  Monlau Competición[1] 4   Jaume Font[1] 1, 4–5
  David Cebrián 2, 6–7
18   Jimmy Antunes 7
25   Munkong Sathienthirakul 7
28   Fran Rueda[1] 1–6
  PCR Sport[1] 6   Mikel Azcona[1] All
16   Harriet Arruabarrena 7
35   Urs Sonderegger 2
  Wolf-Power Racing[1] 7   Michel Zemp[1] 1–3
8   Jonathan Cocker 3
  Shane Williams 4–7
  Target Competition[1] 10   Mauricio Hernández[1] All
11   Jürgen Schmarl[1] All
24   Andrina Gugger[1] 1–6
  Niels Langeveld 7
33   Jordi Oriola[1] All
50   Loris Hezemans 4
  LEIN Racing[1] 12   Dejan Bulatovič[1] 1–4, 7
17   Mladen Lalušić[1] 1–4, 7
  B3 Hungary KFT[1] 15   Norbert Kiss 4
19   Attila Tassi 5–7
37   Dominik Fekete[1] 1–4
87   Edina Bús[1] 1, 3–7
Privateer 15   Jérémie Lesoudier 7
26   Antonio D'Amico 7
  LBV[1] 20   Lourenço Beirão[1] All
  Dinamic SRL[1] 23   Stefano Zanini[1] All
67   Marco Pellegrini[1] All
  Stian Paulsen Racing[1] 34   Stian Paulsen[1] All
  Motorsport Development[1] 38   Gaël Castelli 4
73   Clément Mateu[1] 1–3, 6–7
76   Julien Rodrigues 2
77   Jean-Laurent Navarro[1] All
  SEAT Sport 44   Laia Sanz 7
99   Alberto Bassi 7
  Allure Team[1] 45   Guillaume Mondron[1] 1, 5
  Zengő Motorsport[1] 46   Zsolt Szabó[1] 1–4
  SEAT Austria[1] 61   Mario Dablander[1] All
  VFR Racing 88   Finlay Crocker 3–6

Race calendar and results

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All rounds were part of the International GT Open weekends, except for the Nürburgring event, which supported the Blancpain Endurance Series.

Round Circuit Date[2] Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner Winning Team
1 R1   Circuit Paul Ricard 25 April   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   PCR Sport
R2 26 April   Julien Briché   Fran Rueda   Monlau Competición
2 R1   Autódromo do Estoril 9 May   Lucile Cypriano   Mario Dablander   Pol Rosell   Baporo Motorsport
R2 10 May   Andrina Gugger   Fran Rueda   Monlau Competición
3 R1   Silverstone Circuit 6 June   Stian Paulsen   Mikel Azcona   Stian Paulsen   Stian Paulsen Racing
R2 7 June   Julien Briché   Jonathan Cocker   Wolf-Power Racing
4 R1   Red Bull Ring 4 July   Loris Hezemans   Loris Hezemans   Loris Hezemans   Target Competition
R2 5 July   Pol Rosell   Pol Rosell   Baporo Motorsport
5 R1   Nürburgring 19 September   Stian Paulsen   Stian Paulsen   Stian Paulsen   Stian Paulsen Racing
R2 20 September   Mikel Azcona   Alex Morgan   Baporo Motorsport
6 R1   Autodromo Nazionale Monza 3 October   Julien Briché   Manuel Gião   Thibaut Mourgues   JSB Compétition
R2 4 October   Mikel Azcona   Pol Rosell   Baporo Motorsport
7 R1   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 31 October   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Pol Rosell   Baporo Motorsport
R2 1 November   Julien Briché   Lucile Cypriano   JSB Compétition

Championship standings

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Pos Driver LEC
 
EST
 
SIL
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
MNZ
 
CAT
 
Pts
1   Pol Rosell 3 2 12 3 22 12 5 1 7 Ret 5 1 12 5 88
2   Stian Paulsen 2 6 2 5 11 5 3 5 11 25 6 3 4 21 77
3   Mikel Azcona 11 4 43 10 33 6 62 Ret 32 6 12 4 21 Ret 66
4   Julien Briché Ret2 3 5 2 7 4 9 4 Ret 16 21 9 Ret 7 45
5   Alex Morgan 5 8 Ret 6 4 2 10 6 17 1 8 8 5 6 43
6   Jordi Oriola 73 7 8 11 6 3 14 10 6 3 4 2 10 Ret 37
7   Mario Dablander 10 5 6 4 12 23 8 2 5 2 Ret2 12 Ret 9 35
8   Fran Rueda 4 1 7 1 10 Ret 22 7 Ret 4 9 Ret 34
9   Lucile Cypriano 8 Ret 31 14 11 8 11 Ret 12 9 3 7 9 1 29
10   Shane Williams 23 3 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 20 24
11   Mauricio Hernández 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 7 Ret 23 7 11 Ret Ret 8 17
12   Thibaut Mourgues 14 7 17 DSQ 8 11 13 11 8 Ret 15
13   Manuel Gião 9 10 Ret Ret 5 Ret 12 9 10 12 7 18 13 2 14
14   Loris Hezemans 11 15 13
15   David Cebrián 9 8 18 6 6 4 12
16   Jonathan Cocker 8 1 11
17   Niels Langeveld 33 10 7
18   Jimmy Antunes Ret 3 6
19   Norbert Kiss 4 Ret 5
20   Jürgen Schmarl 11 9 12 16 13 11 13 8 11 10 16 5 Ret Ret 5
21   Andrina Gugger 18 21 13 7 17 25 19 14 9 13 Ret Ret 2
22   Stefano Zanini 17 18 11 18 19 21 21 Ret 13 17 DNS DNS 7 DSQ 2
23   Lourenço Beirão Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 9 15 11 14 8 Ret 13 Ret 13 1
24   Zsolt Szabó 16 Ret 16 9 16 13 16 Ret 0
25   Attila Tassi 21 14 10 10 12 Ret 0
26   Amalia Vinyes 12 11 15 12 NC Ret 0
27   Marco Pellegrini Ret 18 Ret 15 Ret 17 28 19 DNS 18 13 15 11 Ret 0
28   Munkong Sathienthirakul 14 11 0
29   Edina Bús Ret 20 15 15 20 12 22 24 15 17 Ret 22 0
30   Guillaume Mondron Ret 12 15 15 0
31   Clément Mateu 21 19 21 13 22 20 14 19 Ret Ret 0
32   Jaume Font 13 Ret 18 20 20 21 0
33   Pierre-Étienne Chaumat 24 13 19 19 0
34   Jean-Laurent Navarro 15 16 14 Ret 26 19 Ret Ret 16 20 Ret 14 Ret Ret 0
35   Michel Zemp Ret 14 17 Ret 20 14 0
36   Marie Baus-Coppens 20 15 20 Ret 21 18 23 Ret 23 22 Ret DNS 15 14 0
37   Dejan Bulatovič 14 17 Ret Ret 18 16 27 Ret 18 15 0
38   Finlay Crocker 24 22 26 16 18 23 17 16 0
39   Harriet Arruabarrena 16 17 0
40   Jérémie Lesoudier Ret 16 0
41   Dominik Fekete 19 Ret 19 17 23 24 25 18 0
42   Mladen Lalušić Ret 22 22 Ret 25 26 Ret 17 19 19 0
43   Julien Rodrigues 18 Ret 0
  Gaël Castelli Ret Ret 0
  Antonio D'Amico Ret DNS 0
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
  Laia Sanz 17 12 0
  Alberto Bassi Ret 18 0
Pos Driver LEC
 
EST
 
SIL
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
MNZ
 
CAT
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar "Entry list – SEAT León Eurocup: Rounds 1 & 2 – Paul Ricard; 25–26 April 2015" (PDF). SEAT Sport. SEAT, S.A. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 season calendar" (PDF). SEAT León Eurocup. SEAT. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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