The 2015

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was the seventh Racecar Euro Series season, and the third under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. The Elite 1 championship was won for the third time in four years by Ander Vilariño in the No. 2

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. He scored three victories during the season, and ultimately won the championship by 35 points ahead of CAAL Racing driver

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, who also took three victories – coming at the final two meetings of the season, at

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and

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– during his first season in the championship. Third place, 13 points further in arrears, was Vilariño's team-mate

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, who won a race at

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. Three other drivers won races during the season;

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was another three-time winner for CAAL Racing, but he finished down in ninth in the drivers' championship, while Eddie Cheever III and defending champion

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won a race apiece at

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and

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respectively. Rocca won the Race And Win Pole Award for scoring the highest number of pole positions with four; the other two poles went to Day. The Elite 2 championship was won by

Gianmarco Ercoli Gianmarco Ercoli (born 5 May 1995 in Rome) is an Italian professional racing driver that currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 54 Chevrolet Camaro for CAAL Racing in the EuroNASCAR PRO class. He is a two-time champi ...

, who won four races driving his No. 9 Double T by MRT Nocentini Chevrolet Camaro. Ercoli won the championship by 20 points ahead of Philipp Lietz, who won both races at Venray for GDL Racing. Third place in the championship – four points behind Lietz – went to Knauf Racing Team's Thomas Ferrando, who achieved three victories during 2015. The season's other race-winners finished fourth, fifth and sixth in the championship;

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won at

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for

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, Salvador Tineo Arroyo won at Magione for CAAL Racing and Dexwet Renauer Team's Florian Renauer was a race-winner at Brands Hatch.

Teams and drivers

Elite 1 Division

Elite 2 Division

Schedule and results

The schedule was announced in September 2014.

Elite 1

Elite 2

Championship standings

At the final two meetings of the season, double points were awarded in each race.

Elite 1

( key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led.

Elite 2

( key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led.

Notes

References

External links

* {{NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Championship , state=collapsed NASCAR Whelen Euro Series seasons

Teams and drivers

Elite 1 Division

Elite 2 Division

Schedule and results

Elite 1

Elite 2

Championship standings

Elite 1

Elite 2

See also

Notes

References

External links