2015 Renault Sport Trophy

Renault Sport Trophy

Company type	Touring car racing series
Industry	Motorsport
Founded	2015
Parent	Renault Sport

The 2015 Renault Sport Trophy season marked the debut of the Renault-backed touring car series, a single-make championship held within the framework of the World Series by Renault. The competition commenced on 30 May at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and wrapped up on 18 October at Circuito de Jerez, consisting of six events with triple-header rounds integrated into the World Series by Renault calendar.

Andrea Pizzitola emerged as the champion of the Elite Class, whereas Dario Capitanio clinched victories in both the Prestige Class and the Endurance Trophy, sharing driving duties with David Fumanelli. The teams' title was secured by Oregon Team.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Equipe Verschuur 1 Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Miguel Ramos E 1–2, 4, 6 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pieter Schothorst 3, 5 Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall António Coimbra P 1–4, 6 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Max van Splunteren 5 10 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steijn Schothorst E All Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jeroen Schothorst P Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall ART Junior Team 2 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Pizzitola E All Template:Country data SVKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Gonda P 3 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Indy Dontje E All Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Toni Forné P Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall V8 Racing 4 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Roy Geerts E 1–5 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Meindert van Buuren 6 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Braams P All 5 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicky Pastorelli E All Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Diederik Sijthoff P 45 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Federico Leo E 1–2 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Archie Hamilton 3 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Duncan Huisman 5 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Stefano Costantini P 1–3 Oliver Freymuth 4 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jelle Beelen 5 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Oregon Team 6 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Luciano Bacheta E All Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Niccolò Nalio P 7 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alan Hellmeister E All Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Adalberto Baptista ' < span style="padding:1 px 4 px;color:white;background-color:blue;" > P </ span >

Race schedule and outcomes

Event		Venue	Date	Pole Sitters	Quickest Lap Holders	Race Winners	Victorious Team
1	En	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	30 May	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Pizzitola Template:Country data SVKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Gonda	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Philippe Haezebrouck	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall David Fumanelli Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Dario Capitanio	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Oregon Team
	P		31 May	Template:Country data SVKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Gonda	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Sarah Bovy	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Diederik Sijthoff	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall V8 Racing
	E			Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Pizzitola	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steijn Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steijn Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Equipe Verschuur
2	En	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Hungaroring, Budapest	13 June	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steijn Schothorst Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jeroen Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steijn Schothorst Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jeroen Schothorst	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Wolfgang Reip Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall David Cebrián	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Monlau Competición
	P		14 June	Template:Country data SVKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Gonda	Template:Country data SVKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Gonda	Template:Country data SVKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Gonda	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall ART Junior Team
	E			Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steijn Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steijn Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steijn Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Equipe Verschuur

Championship standings

In both the Elite and Prestige categories, only eight out of nine race results were considered for the final championship tally.

Elite class

En	rowspan=3 | Silverstone Circuit	5 September	Luciano Bacheta Niccolò Nalio	Pieter Schothorst António Coimbra	Luciano Bacheta Niccolò Nalio	Oregon Team
6 September	Niccolò Nalio	Niccolò Nalio	Niccolò Nalio	Oregon Team
Pieter Schothorst	Pieter Schothorst	Pieter Schothorst	Equipe Verschuur
En	rowspan=3 | Nürburgring, Nürburg	12 September	Roy Geerts Max Braams	Roy Geerts Max Braams	Roy Geerts Max Braams	V8 Racing
13 September	Dario Capitanio	Dario Capitanio	Dario Capitanio	Oregon Team
Roy Geerts	Andrea Pizzitola	Andrea Pizzitola	R-ace GP ART Junior Team
En	rowspan=3 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans	26 September	Andrea Pizzitola Richard Gonda	Steijn Schothorst Jeroen Schothorst	Andrea Pizzitola Richard Gonda	{{flaggon |FRA } }R-ace GP ART Junior Team
27 September	{{flaggon SVK} }Richard Gonda	{ {flaggon NLD} }Max Braams	{ {flaggon ITA} }Dario Capitanio	{ {flaggon ITA} }Oregon Team
{ {flaggon ITA} }David Fumanelli	{ {flaggon NLD} }Pieter Schothorst	{ {flaggon ITA} }David Fumanelli	{ {flaggon ITA} }Oregon Team
En	rowspan=3 { {flaggon ESP} }Circuito de Jerez ,Jerez de la Frontera	17 October	{ {flaggon ITA} }David Fumanelli { {flaggon ITA} }Dario Capitanio	{ {flaggon FRA} }Andrea Pizzitola { {flaggon SVK} }Richard Gonda	{ {flaggon FRA} }Andrea Pizzitola { {flaggon SVK} }Richard Gonda	{ {flaggon FRA} }R-ace GP ART Junior Team
18 October	{ {flaggon SVK} }Richard Gonda	{ {flaggon SVK} }Richard Gonda	{ {flaggon ITA} }Dario Capitanio	{ {flaggon ITA} }Oregon Team
{ {flaggon ITA} }David Fumanelli	{ {flaggon NLD} }Steijn Schothorst	{ {flaggon NLD} }Indy Dontje	{ {flaggon FRA} }R-ace GP ART Junior Team

Pos. Driver SPA Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall HUN Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall SIL Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall NÜR LMS Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall JER Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall  Pts.  E En E E En E E En E 1 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Pizzitola 2 3 (5) 4 3 1 4 1 3 140 2 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steijn Schothorst 1 1 1 Ret 4 2 Ret 2 4 138 3 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall David Fumanelli Ret 4 6 5 2 4 1 8 6 103

Template:Motorsport driver results legendBold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Prestige class

Pos. Driver SPA Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall HUN Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall SIL Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall NÜR LMS Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall JER Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall  Pts.  En P P En P P En P P 1 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Dario Capitanio 3 Retired 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 162 2 Template:Country data SVKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Gonda 1 Retired 1 Retired Retired 4 1 2 3 123 3 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Diederik Sijthoff 4 1 3 5 (6) 5 3 4 6 109

Template:Motorsport driver results legendBold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Endurance Trophy

Pos. Competitor SPA Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall HUN Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall SIL Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall NÜR LMS Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall JER Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall  Pts.  1 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall David Fumanelli Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Dario Capitanio 1 2 2 2 2 2 115 2 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Pizzitola Template:Country data SVKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Gonda 3 3 Retired 3 1 1 95 3 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Luciano Bacheta Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Niccolò Nalio 2 4 1 Retired 9 3 72 4 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Braams 9 8 4 1 7 7 57 5 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Roy Geerts 9 8 4 1 7 49 6 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicky Pastorelli Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Diederik Sijthoff 11 Retired 5 7 3 4 43 7 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Indy Dontje Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Toni Forné 5 6 3 5 Retired Retired 43 8 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Wolfgang Reip 4 1 37 9 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst style = "background:#dfffdf;" 6 9 6 8 8 6 36 10 Template:Country data COLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrés Méndez 6 style = "background:#dfffdf;"  8   | 26 Pos. Competitor SPA Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall HUN Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall SIL Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall NÜR LMS Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall JER Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall valign=middle│  "Pts."

Bold – Pole Position
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

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Bold – Pole Position
Italics – Fastest Lap

External links

• Official Renault-Sport website
• Renault Sport Trophy official page