2015 FIA GT World Cup

Race details
Date	22 November 2015
Official name	62nd Suncity Grupo Macau Grand Prix
Location	Guia Circuit, Macau
Course	Temporary street circuit 6.120 km (3.803 mi)
Distance	Qualifying Race 12 laps, 61.200 km (38.028 mi) Main Race 18 laps, 91.800 km (57.042 mi)
Qualifying Race
Pole
Driver	Stefan Mücke	Craft-Bamboo Racing
Time	2:18.032
Fastest Lap
Driver	Stefan Mücke	Craft-Bamboo Racing
Time	2:18.930 (on lap 10)
Podium
First	Maro Engel	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy
Second	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Third	Stefan Mücke	Craft-Bamboo Racing
Main Race
Pole
Driver	Maro Engel	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy
Fastest Lap
Driver	Stefan Mücke	Craft-Bamboo Racing
Time	2:19.736 (on lap 11)
Podium
First	Maro Engel	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy
Second	René Rast	Audi Sport Team WRT
Third	Stefan Mücke	Craft-Bamboo Racing

The 2015 FIA GT World Cup was the inaugural FIA GT World Cup race held on the streets of Macau on 22 November 2015. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and it was a non-championship race as part of the GT Asia Series. The event promoter, the Automobile General Association Macau-China (AAMC), appointed the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) to help bring a grid together.^[1]

Event format

Day	Session	Time/distance
Thursday (19 November)	Free Practice 1	30 minutes
Friday (20 November)	Free Practice 2	30 minutes
	Qualifying	30 minutes
Saturday (21 November)	Qualifying Race	12 laps (or 30 minutes)
Sunday (22 November)	Main Race	18 laps (or 45 minutes)
Source:[2]

Entry list

Team Car No. Driver Class Main series Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 1 Maro Engel[3] P Blancpain Endurance Series 2 Renger van der Zande[3] G United SportsCar Championship Clearwater Racing McLaren 650S GT3 3 Weng Sun Mok[3] B GT Asia Series FFF Racing Team McLaren 650S GT3 5 André Couto[3] G Super GT 15 Kévin Estre[4] P Blancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series, FIA WEC, PWC 25 Álvaro Parente[3] P Blancpain Endurance Series Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS 6 Edoardo Mortara[3] P Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 7 René Rast[5] P Blancpain Endurance Series, FIA WEC, VLN Bentley Team Absolute Bentley Continental GT3 8 Adderly Fong[3] S GT Asia Series 77 Jacky Yeung[3] B 88 Keita Sawa[3] S Est Cola Racing Team Porsche 997 GT3-R 9 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak[3] S Porsche Carrera Cup Asia AF Corse Ferrari 458 GT3 10 Pasin Lathouras[3] S International GT Open LKM Racing Porsche 997 GT3-R 19 Earl Bamber[3] G United SportsCar Championship Gulf Racing JP Porsche 997 GT3-R 20 Dylan Derdaele[3] S GT Asia Series Audi Hong Kong Audi R8 LMS 30 Marchy Lee[3] S Audi R8 LMS Cup, Blancpain Endurance Series Absolute Racing Audi R8 LMS 33 Jeffrey Lee[3] B GT Asia Series Audi R8 LMS ultra 98 Philip Ma[3] S Craft-Bamboo Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 55 Darryl O'Young[3] S GT Asia Series 97 Stefan Mücke[6] P Blancpain Endurance Series, FIA WEC 99 Richard Lyons[6] G GT Asia Series, Super GT Modena Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3-R 68 John Shen[7] B Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, Dubai 24 Hour

Icon Class P Platinum G Gold S Silver B Bronze Colour Class Manufacturer entry Non-manufacturer entry

Classification

Free Practice 1

Pos.	Class	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	G	2	Renger van der Zande	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy	Mercedes-Benz	2:20.796
2	P	1	Maro Engel	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy	Mercedes-Benz	2:21.038
3	P	6	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	2:21.736
4	S	55	Darryl O'Young	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	2:22.733
5	G	19	Earl Bamber	LKM Racing	Porsche	2:22.838
6	P	97	Stefan Mücke	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	2:23.094
7	G	5	André Couto	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	2:23.326
8	S	88	Keita Sawa	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	2:23.466
9	P	7	René Rast	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi	2:23.509
10	G	99	Richard Lyons	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	2:23.624
11	P	25	Álvaro Parente	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	2:23.850
12	S	8	Adderly Fong	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	2:23.888
13	S	30	Marchy Lee	Audi Hong Kong	Audi	2:24.433
14	S	10	Pasin Lathouras	AF Corse	Ferrari	2:25.139
15	P	15	Kévin Estre	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	2:27.061
16	S	20	Dylan Derdaele	Gulf Racing JP	Porsche	2:29.641
17	S	9	Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	Est Cola Racing Team	Porsche	2:30.229
18	B	33	Jeffrey Lee	Absolute Racing	Audi	2:33.387
19	B	3	Weng Sun Mok	Clearwater Racing	McLaren	2:33.712
20	B	77	Jacky Yeung	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	2:40.856
21	S	98	Philip Ma	Absolute Racing	Audi	no time
22	B	68	John Shen	Modena Motorsports	Porsche	no time
Source:[8]

Free Practice 2

Pos.	Class	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	P	97	Stefan Mücke	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	2:20.082
2	G	2	Renger van der Zande	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy	Mercedes-Benz	2:20.103
3	S	8	Adderly Fong	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	2:20.203
4	P	1	Maro Engel	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy	Mercedes-Benz	2:20.309
5	G	19	Earl Bamber	LKM Racing	Porsche	2:20.489
6	S	55	Darryl O'Young	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	2:20.637
7	P	6	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	2:20.696
8	P	25	Álvaro Parente	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	2:21.245
9	P	15	Kévin Estre	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	2:21.392
10	P	7	René Rast	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi	2:21.445
11	G	5	André Couto	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	2:21.870
12	S	30	Marchy Lee	Audi Hong Kong	Audi	2:22.108
13	S	88	Keita Sawa	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	2:22.121
14	S	10	Pasin Lathouras	AF Corse	Ferrari	2:22.604
15	G	99	Richard Lyons	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	2:25.225
16	S	9	Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	Est Cola Racing Team	Porsche	2:25.749
17	S	20	Dylan Derdaele	Gulf Racing JP	Porsche	2:27.161
18	B	33	Jeffrey Lee	Absolute Racing	Audi	2:29.568
19	B	3	Weng Sun Mok	Clearwater Racing	McLaren	2:31.201
20	S	98	Philip Ma	Absolute Racing	Audi	2:31.383
21	B	77	Jacky Yeung	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	2:37.885
22	B	68	John Shen	Modena Motorsports	Porsche	2:39.965
Source:[9]

Qualifying

Pos.	Class	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	P	97	Stefan Mücke	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	2:18.032
2	P	6	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	2:18.144
3	P	1	Maro Engel	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy	Mercedes-Benz	2:18.168
4	P	7	René Rast	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi	2:18.315
5	G	2	Renger van der Zande	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy	Mercedes-Benz	2:18.746
6	S	55	Darryl O'Young	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	2:19.427
7	G	99	Richard Lyons	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	2:19.637
8	G	19	Earl Bamber	LKM Racing	Porsche	2:19.687
9	S	8	Adderly Fong	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	2:19.972
10	P	25	Álvaro Parente	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	2:20.048
11	P	15	Kévin Estre	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	2:20.255
12	G	5	André Couto	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	2:20.584
13	S	88	Keita Sawa	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	2:21.136
14	S	30	Marchy Lee	Audi Hong Kong	Audi	2:21.679
15	S	10	Pasin Lathouras	AF Corse	Ferrari	2:22.249
16	S	9	Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	Est Cola Racing Team	Porsche	2:25.318
17	S	20	Dylan Derdaele	Gulf Racing JP	Porsche	2:26.550
18	B	33	Jeffrey Lee	Absolute Racing	Audi	2:26.952
19	B	3	Weng Sun Mok	Clearwater Racing	McLaren	2:28.204
20	S	98	Philip Ma	Absolute Racing	Audi	2:30.907
21	B	68	John Shen	Modena Motorsports	Porsche	2:34.703
22	B	77	Jacky Yeung	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	2:35.302
Source:[10]

Qualifying Race

Pos.	Class	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired
1	P	1	Maro Engel	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy	Mercedes-Benz	12
2	P	6	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	12	+5.212
3	P	97	Stefan Mücke	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	12	+8.303
4	G	2	Renger van der Zande	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy	Mercedes-Benz	12	+8.331
5	P	7	René Rast	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi	12	+9.112
6	G	99	Richard Lyons	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	12	+10.312
7	G	19	Earl Bamber	LKM Racing	Porsche	12	+11.225
8	S	55	Darryl O'Young	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	12	+12.375
9	P	25	Álvaro Parente	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	12	+13.004
10	P	15	Kévin Estre	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	12	+13.634
11	S	88	Keita Sawa	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	12	+20.312
12	S	30	Marchy Lee	Audi Hong Kong	Audi	12	+22.110
13	S	10	Pasin Lathouras	AF Corse	Ferrari	12	+22.290
14	S	9	Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	Est Cola Racing Team	Porsche	12	+36.772
15	S	20	Dylan Derdaele	Gulf Racing JP	Porsche	12	+56.464
16	B	33	Jeffrey Lee	Absolute Racing	Audi	12	+1:01.009
17	B	3	Weng Sun Mok	Clearwater Racing	McLaren	12	+1:01.682
18	B	68	John Shen	Modena Motorsports	Porsche	12	+1:17.517
19	B	77	Jacky Yeung	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	12	+1:51.644
20	G	5	André Couto	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	11	+1 Lap
21	S	98	Philip Ma	Absolute Racing	Audi	11	+1 Lap
Ret	S	8	Adderly Fong	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	2	Accident
Source:[11]

Main Race

Pos.	Class	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired
1	P	1	Maro Engel	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy	Mercedes-Benz	14
2	P	7	René Rast	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi	14	+2.900
3	P	97	Stefan Mücke	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	14	+3.690
4	G	2	Renger van der Zande	Mercedes AMG Driving Academy	Mercedes-Benz	14	+4.422
5	S	55	Darryl O'Young	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	14	+17.444
6[lower-alpha 1]	P	6	Edoardo Mortara	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi	14	+22.321
7	P	25	Álvaro Parente	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	14	+24.880
8	S	30	Marchy Lee	Audi Hong Kong	Audi	14	+37.248
9	S	88	Keita Sawa	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	14	+30.404
10	S	10	Pasin Lathouras	AF Corse	Ferrari	14	+40.354
11	G	5	André Couto	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	14	+1:32.315/Accident
12	B	33	Jeffrey Lee	Absolute Racing	Audi	14	+2:29.634
13	B	3	Weng Sun Mok	Clearwater Racing	McLaren	14	+3:08.350
14	B	68	John Shen	Modena Motorsports	Porsche	13	+1 Lap/Accident
15	S	98	Philip Ma	Absolute Racing	Audi	13	+1 Lap
16	B	77	Jacky Yeung	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	13	+1 Lap
17	S	9	Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak	Est Cola Racing Team	Porsche	12	Accident
Ret	S	20	Dylan Derdaele	Gulf Racing JP	Porsche	7	Puncture
Ret	G	19	Earl Bamber	LKM Racing	Porsche	1	Accident Damage
Ret	P	15	Kévin Estre	FFF Racing Team	McLaren	1	Collision Damage
Ret	G	99	Richard Lyons	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Aston Martin	0	Collision
DNS[lower-alpha 2]	S	8	Adderly Fong	Bentley Team Absolute	Bentley	—	Accident
Source:[12]

Notes

1. Mortara had originally placed at 2nd, but a 20-second penalty was later applied due to jump start.
2. Adderly Fong did not start the Main Race, because his Bentley had to much damage after a crash the day before in the Qualifying Race.

FIA GT World Cup for Manufacturers

The award for the FIA GT World Cup for Manufacturers is presented to the manufacturer supplying the cars with a manufacturer entry with the highest number of points after addition of the points of its two best cars awarded according to the result of the Main Race.

Scoring system

Entries were required to complete 90% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. There were no points awarded for the Pole Position.

Main Race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Pos. Manufacturer Car Drivers MAC Total QR MR 1 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Maro Engel 1 1 37 Renger van der Zande 4 4 2 Audi R8 LMS Marchy Lee 12 8^1 26 Edoardo Mortara 2 6 René Rast 5 2 3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Richard Lyons 6 Ret^1 25 Stefan Mücke 3 3 Darryl O'Young 8 5 4 McLaren 650S GT3 André Couto 20 11 6 Kévin Estre 10 Ret^1 Álvaro Parente 9 7 5 Porsche 997 GT3-R Earl Bamber 7 Ret^1 0 Dylan Derdaele 15 Ret Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak 14 17†

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did Not Participate Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
• ¹ – Only the two best highest finishing cars of a manufacturer are able to score points. The result of the lowest finishing car is not included.

See also

• 2015 Macau Grand Prix

References

1. "Blancpain organiser SRO gets Macau FIA GT World Cup role". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
2. "2015 FIA GT World Cup presentation". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 October 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
3. "2015 FIA GT World Cup Macau Official Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
4. "Kévin Estre completes FFF Racing lineup for Macau GT World Cup". endurance-info.com. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
5. Smith, Sam (November 12, 2015). "Rast stands in for Vanthoor at Macau". Motorsport.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
6. "Stefan Mücke and Richard Lyons complete Craft-Bamboo Racing lineup for Macau World Cup". Motorsport.com. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
7. "Entry list update!". fiagtworldcup.com. October 27, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
8. "FIA GT World Cup 2015 Free Practice 1 Results". www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
9. "FIA GT World Cup 2015 Free Practice 2 Results". www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
10. "FIA GT World Cup 2015 Qualifying Results". www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
11. "FIA GT World Cup 2015 Qualifying Race Results" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
12. "FIA GT World Cup 2015 Main Race Results" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

External links

• Official website