2015 ADAC Opel Rallye Cup

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The 2015 ADAC Opel Rallye Cup season was the third season of the one-make series for Opel Adam rally cars.

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This season was notable for the participation of Yannick Neuville, younger brother of World Rally Championship winning driver Thierry Neuville. The title was won by German Julius Tannert and Luxembourger co-driver Jennifer Thielen. Tannert won 6 of the 8 rallies to be held in 2015, finishing 113 points clear of their next best competitors. Samuli Vuorisalo finished as runner-up, while Yannick Neuville finished third with a win at Rallye Vogelsberg. Jacob Madsen was the only other winner, winning the Ostsee Rallye.

Calendar

No.DateRallyWinner
1ADAC Saarland-Pfalz Rallye6–7 MarchJulius Tannert
2ADAC Hessen Rallye Vogelsberg17–18 AprilYannick Neuville
3S–DMV Thüringen Rallye15–16 MayJulius Tannert
4ADAC Cosmo Rallye Wartburg7–9 AugustJulius Tannert
5 Rallye Deutschland 22 AugustJulius Tannert
623 AugustJulius Tannert
7ADAC Ostsee Rallye4–5 September Jacob Madsen
83-Städte-Rallye23–24 OctoberJulius Tannert

Drivers

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TeamNo.Driver
n/a30 Flag of Germany.svg Tim Wacker
31 Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Tomaszczyk
35 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Knapp
40 Flag of Denmark.svg Jacob Madsen
42 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Leger
49 Flag of Slovenia.svg Anze Lemež
ADAC Niedersachsen/S. Anhalt32 Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm
RSG Mosbach e.V. im ADAC33 Flag of Germany.svg Andre Wawrzyniak
ADAC Sachsen e.V.34 Flag of Germany.svg Julius Tannert
ADAC Team Hansa36 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Broda
ADAC Mittelrhein e.V.37 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Orth
38 Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Müller
ADAC Team Südbayern39 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Neuville
ADAC Ostwestfalen-Lippe e.V.41 Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Stötefalke
44 Flag of Finland.svg Laura Suvanto
46 Flag of Finland.svg Samuli Vuorisalo
AC Helfenstein e.V. im ADAC43 Flag of Germany.svg Melanie Schulz
Pontus Åhman45 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Åhman
ADAC Hessen-Thüringen47 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian von Gartzen
Team ADAC Weser-Ems48 Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Neumann

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 20 finishers on the basis below:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th 
Points3527211716151413121110987654321
PosDriverSAAHESTHÜCOS DEU OST3STPts
1 Flag of Germany.svg Julius Tannert172311818113212296
2 Flag of Finland.svg Samuli Vuorisalo31223322232121183
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Neuville731Ret2Ret224Ret5130
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Jacob Madsen21Ret510Ret812818Ret122
5 Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm 6118Ret36943110
6 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian von Gartzen13Ret5617781095
7 Flag of Germany.svg Kevin MüllerRet471561Ret6785
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Åhman 15Ret65104141284
9 Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Tomaszczyk5102Ret98RetRet82
10 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Orth8Ret945910Ret81
11 Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Neumann14711812515Ret76
12 Flag of Germany.svg Niklas StötefalkeRet31RetRet41013575
13 Flag of Germany.svg Tim Wacker1061314Ret131163
14 Flag of Germany.svg Melanie SchulzRet13159Ret1111962
15 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Broda4Ret413559
16 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Knapp981211DNS7Ret59
17 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Leger1191410RetDNS41
18 Flag of Germany.svg Andre WawrzyniakRet5Ret1112Ret36
19 Flag of Finland.svg Laura Suvanto121412Ret25
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Fürst30
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Peták60
Flag of Germany.svg René Mandel7Ret0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robert Hordossy80
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen von GartzenRet0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Vraj, Jr.Ret0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matěj KamenecRet0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin MottlRet0
PosDriverSAAHESTHÜCOS DEU OST3STPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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References

  1. "Vorläufige Teilnehmerliste ADAC OPEL Rallye Cup 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-08-16.