The 2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2015 season was the sixth V de V Challenge Monoplace season organized by the V de V Sports. The season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 22 March and finishes on 10 October at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.
The season was dominated by RC Formula driver David Droux who won 15 from 17 races. Julien Falchero lost 185.5 points to Droux and finished as runner-up. Gilles Heriau completed the top three in the standings. Riccardo Cazzaniga, Charly Bizalion, Alexandre Jouannem, Aleksey Chuklin and Xavier Benecchi were the other drivers who was able to finish on podium during the races. [1]
Entry list [2] | ||||
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Team | No. | Driver name | Chassis | Rounds |
GSK Grand Prix | 1 | Riccardo Cazzaniga | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
3 | Julien Falchero | All | ||
11 | Nicola Cazzaniga | 1, 3 | ||
81 | Daniele Cazzaniga | 5 | ||
Formula Motorsport | 2 | Erwin Creed | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1-2, 4, 6 |
5 | Xavier Benecchi | 4 | ||
6 | Erik Attias | 1, 3, 6 | ||
14 | Michel Piroird | 1-2, 4-5 | ||
14b | Nicolas Pironneau | 3 | ||
16 | Vincent Iogna | 4-5 | ||
36 | Serge Heriau | 1-3, 5-6 | ||
37 | Gilles Heriau | All | ||
Sports Promotion | 4 | Esteban Garcia | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
28 | Thierry Christen | 5-6 | ||
62 | Christophe Hurni | 1-2, 4-6 | ||
67 | Sébastien Page | 4-5 | ||
77 | Luis Sanjuan | 4-5 | ||
RC Formula | 7 | Simon Mirguet | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
7b | Benjamin Redais | 5 | ||
7c | Felix Hirsiger | 5 | ||
7d | Mickael Grosso | 4 | ||
47 | Jordan Perroy | 1 | ||
47b | Aleksey Chuklin | 2-3, 5 | ||
97 | David Droux | All | ||
SG Racing | 9 | Oscar Arcila | Tatuus FR2000 | All |
J.R.T | 10 | Jorge Domingues | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3-4 |
Atom Formula | 17 | Thierry Imard | Tatuus FR2000 | 1, 3-6 |
Viola Formula | 18 | Davide Vettori | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2 |
23 | Luca Furbatto | Tatuus FR2000 | 2, 5 | |
29 | Samuele Fornara | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 5 | |
Brixia Horse Power | 19 | Andrea Baiguera | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1-2 |
Lamo Racing Car | 31 | Alexis Carmes | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
32 | Loïc Deman | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 1 | |
43 | François Destandau | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3 | |
53 | Gregory Choukroun | Tatuus FR2000 | All | |
NSC Motorsports | 40 | Thierry Verstraete | Tatuus FR 2000 | 1-4 |
CPB Sport | 42 | Charly Bizalion | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1-4 |
43 | Abdessalam Mzaiti | 1-2 | ||
44 | Alexandre Jouannem | 2-5 | ||
59 | Fabrice Rossello | 5 | ||
Leferme Engineering | 55 | Emmanuel Charlot | Tatuus FR 2000 | 5-6 |
Zig Zag | 54 | Jean-Christophe Peyre | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10 | 1-3, 5 |
55 | Jean-Jacques Bally | Tatuus FR 2000 | 5 | |
66 | Nicolas Matile | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 1-3, 5 | |
69 | Christian Carlesi | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10 | 2-3, 5 | |
TS Corse | 73 | Pietro Peccenini | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
Planet Driving G | 88 | Eric Meriel | Tatuus FR2000 | 2 |
99 | Pascal Brondeau | 2 |
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
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1 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 22 March | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
R2 | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula | |||
R3 | 23 March | Cancelled | |||||
2 | R1 | Mugello Circuit, Mugello | 25 April | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
R2 | David Droux | David Droux | Aleksey Chuklin | RC Formula | |||
R3 | 26 April | Aleksey Chuklin | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula | ||
3 | R1 | Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz | 30 May | David Droux | Riccardo Cazzaniga | David Droux | RC Formula |
R2 | 31 May | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula | ||
R3 | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula | |||
4 | R1 | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon | 27 June | David Droux | David Droux | Julien Falchero | GSK Grand Prix |
R2 | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula | |||
R3 | Riccardo Cazzaniga | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula | |||
5 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 29 August | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
R2 | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula | |||
R3 | 30 August | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula | ||
6 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 9 October | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
R2 | 10 October | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula | ||
R3 | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
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Bold – Pole |
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