2015 FIA GT World Cup

1st World Cup for GT3-spec sports cars in Macau April 2018 April 2018 Race details 200px Date 22 November 2015 Official name 62nd Suncity Group Macau Grand Prix Location Guia Circuit, Macau Course Temporary street circuit6.120 km mi on Distance Qualifying Race12 laps, 61.200 km mi onMain Race14 laps, 85.684 km mi on Qualifying Race Pole Driver DEU Stefan Mücke Craft-Bamboo Racing Time 2:18.032 Fastest Lap Driver DEU Stefan Mücke Craft-Bamboo Racing Time 2:18.930 (on lap 10) Podium First DEU Maro Engel Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Second ITA Edoardo Mortara Audi Sport Team Phoenix Third DEU Stefan Mücke Craft-Bamboo Racing Main Race Pole Driver DEU Maro Engel Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Fastest Lap Driver DEU Stefan Mücke Craft-Bamboo Racing Time 2:19.736 (on lap 11) Podium First DEU Maro Engel Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Second DEU René Rast Audi Sport Team WRT Third DEU Stefan Mücke Craft-Bamboo Racing The 2015 FIA GT World Cup was the race's inaugural edition and the eighth time Grand Touring (GT) sports car machinery participated in Macau's autonomous territory. On November 22, it was staged in the streets of the city as a non-championship race as part of the GT Asia Series in GT3-spec cars. The Automobile General Association Macau-China appointed the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) to assist in establishing a grid. The race itself consisted of two races: a 12-lap qualification race that determined the starting grid for the 14-lap main race. Mercedes AMG Driving Academy driver Maro Engel won the main race from pole position after winning the Qualification Race the previous day after on-track victor Edoardo Mortara was penalised ten seconds for brake testing him. Mortara accelerated faster than Engel during the rolling start, but he quickly lost the lead to the former. Engel then dominated the rest of the race, which was stopped two laps early due to a multi-car accident behind the safety car, and the result was recalculated two laps back. René Rast finished second in his Audi R8 LMS, while Stefan Mücke completed the podium in his Craft-Bamboo Racing entered Aston Martin Vantage V12. Entry list and rules To enter the FIA GT World Cup in Macau, drivers had to compete in a Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)-regulated championship based on GT3 regulations.http://www.fiagtworldcup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015_fia_gt_world_cup_sporting_regulations.pdf FIA GT World Cup: Sporting Regulations 1 October 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 4–6, 22 & 31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160903151049/http://www.fiagtworldcup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015_fia_gt_world_cup_sporting_regulations.pdf 3 September 2016 25 October 2017 On 11 September 2015, Audi, Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz, McLaren and Porsche were announced as the five manufacturers accepted to enter the event that was open to any car model meeting GT3 rules.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/09/11/five-manufacturers-enter-fia-gt-world-cup.html Five Manufacturers Enter FIA GT World Cup Goodwin Graham 11 September 2015 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072133/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/09/11/five-manufacturers-enter-fia-gt-world-cup.html 10 April 2018 live 25 October 2017 dmy-all Manufacturers could enter up to three drivers through privateer teams, and the teams representing manufacturers could field both gold and platinum ranked drivers;https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/120763/five-manufacturers-enter-gt-world-cup Five manufacuters enter inaugural FIA GT World Cup in Macau Watkins Gary 11 September 2015 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20180410071954/https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/120763/five-manufacturers-enter-gt-world-cup 10 April 2018 live 25 October 2017 dmy-all bronze and silver-rated entrants were considered on a case-by-case basis by the FIA GT World Cup Committee. On October 7, 2015, the FIA GT World Cup entry list was released. The first list of participants had 22 drivers, including 2014 Macau GT Cup race winner Maro Engel, two-time Macau Grand Prix victor Edoardo Mortara, and 24 Hours of Le Mans co-winner Earl Bamber.http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/news/index.php?id=1144&lang=en#.WfBDG1tSzIU SJM Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup: Spectacular Entry for Macau World First 7 October 2015 Macau Grand Prix Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20180409233541/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/news/index.php?id=1144&lang=en#.WfBDG1tSzIU 9 April 2018 live 25 October 2017 dmy-all René Rast, a World Endurance Championship participant, was called in as a late replacement for Laurens Vanthoor, who withdrew from the race on doctor's orders after injuring his hip at the Misano World Circuit's Blancpain Sprint Series round.https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/rast-stands-in-for-vanthoor-at-macau/?s=1 Rast stands in for Vanthoor at Macau Smith Sam 12 November 2015 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151558/https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/rast-stands-in-for-vanthoor-at-macau/?s=1 5 October 2017 live 25 October 2017 dmy-all Background The 2015 FIA GT World Cup was the event's maiden running and the eighth time Grand Touring (GT) cars contested in Macau. It took place on November 22, 2015, at the 6.2 km (3.9 mi) 22-turn Guia Circuit, after three days of practise and qualifying.http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/news/index.php?id=1139&lang=en#.Wdnn3FtSzIU Suncity Group 62nd Macau Grand Prix – Fast Facts 7 July 2015 Macau Grand Prix Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144218/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/news/index.php?id=1139&lang=en#.Wdnn3FtSzIU 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all The motorsport promoter Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) elected not to renew its contract with the FIA two years before the 2015 FIA GT World Cup, and in early 2013, the SRO's founder, Stéphane Ratel, proposed creating a race for the finest teams and drivers.http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/fia-confirms-fia-gt-world-cup-for-2015/ FIA Confirms GT World Cup for Macau ten Caat Marcel 20 March 2015 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20180409233625/http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/fia-confirms-fia-gt-world-cup-for-2015/ 9 April 2018 live 25 October 2017 dmy-allhttp://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/fia-gt-world-cup-taking-shape/ FIA GT World Cup Taking Shape Dagys John 8 July 2015 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20171002170139/http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/fia-gt-world-cup-taking-shape/ 2 October 2017 live 25 October 2017 dmy-all These proposals were dormant for a while until an FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Doha saw the idea resurface and eventually confirmed by the sport's governing body on 20 March 2015. It was the first collaboration between Ratel and the FIA since the FIA GT1 World Championship disbanded.https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/mehr-sportwagen/news-215377-fia-gt-weltcup-macau-ratel-steigt-ein/ Ersatz für Baku World Challenge – FIA GT Weltcup Macau – Ratel steigt ein Stritzke Heiko 7 July 2015 Motorsport Magazin de https://web.archive.org/web/20180409233537/https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/mehr-sportwagen/news-215377-fia-gt-weltcup-macau-ratel-steigt-ein/ 9 April 2018 live 8 April 2018 dmy-all The FIA GT World Cup was granted its status after the World Touring Car Championship stopped travelling to Macau, and it replaced the Baku World Challenge which was discontinued that year when Formula One announced it would hold a race in the city from 2016. The Automobile General Association Macao-China, the race's promoter, asked the SRO to assist in forming a grid.September 2015 GT World Cup event confirmed for Macau in November https://archive.org/stream/Racecar_Engineering_2015_09#page/n83/mode/2up/search/Macau Racecar Engineering 25 9 84 0961-1096 25 October 2017 Internet Archive Practice and qualifying left|thumb|Stefan Mücke (pictured in 2011) took pole position in the closing minutes of qualifying. There was one 30-minute practice session each on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning before Sunday's race.http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/files/pdf2015/GPM6219Nov2015.pdf World's top carmakers take a shot at first-ever FIA GT World Cup Marques Renato 19 November 2015 Macau Daily Times Supplement 25 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20180409233444/http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/files/pdf2015/GPM6219Nov2015.pdf 9 April 2018 live 2442 IV dmy-all Renger van der Zande set the quickest lap for the Mercedes AMG Driving Academy SLS GT3 in the first practise session at 2:20.796, two-tenths of a second faster than anybody else. In second place was his brandmate Engel. Mortara finished third in the lone Audi Sport Team Phoenix R8 LMS entry. Darryl O'Young's Aston Martin V12 Vantage finished fourth. Bamber was the fastest Porsche competitor, finishing fifth. Positions six through ten were filled by Stefan Mücke, André Couto, Keita Sawa, Rast, and Richard Lyons.http://www.fiagtworldcup.com:80/mercedes-benz-sets-early-pace/ Mercedes-Benz sets early pace 19 November 2015 FIA GT World Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20151125082946/http://www.fiagtworldcup.com/mercedes-benz-sets-early-pace/ 25 November 2015 dead 25 October 2017 dmy-all Engel led for the majority of the second practice session until Mücke passed him with a time of 2:20.082, the fastest lap of the weekend at the time. Van Der Zande finished second, 0.021 seconds slower, with Adderly Fong third Engel was fourth, and Bamber fifth, repeating his first practise session performance.  Positions six through ten were filled by O'Young, Mortara, Álvaro Parente, his teammate Kévin Estre, and Rast.http://www.gtasiaseries.com/index.php/news/item/dramatic-qualifying-day-at-macau-for-gt-world-cup Dramatic qualifying day at Macau for GT World Cup 20 November 2015 GT Asia Series https://web.archive.org/web/20160215122838/http://www.gtasiaseries.com/index.php/news/item/dramatic-qualifying-day-at-macau-for-gt-world-cup 15 February 2016 live 25 October 2017 dmy-all Friday afternoon's half-hour qualifying session determined the starting order for the qualification race through each driver's fastest lap times. Before he hit an inside kerbstone at Mandarin Corner and lost control of his car, which then drifted into a barrier (the first of three stoppages), Engel was the early leader in qualifying.http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/muecke-grabs-pole-for-fia-gt-world-cup-qualification-race/ Muecke Grabs Pole for FIA GT World Cup Qualification Race ten Caat Marcel de Boer Rene 20 November 2015 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072147/http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/muecke-grabs-pole-for-fia-gt-world-cup-qualification-race/ 10 April 2018 live 25 October 2017 dmy-allhttp://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/11/21/fia-gt-world-cup-macau-mucke-grabs-pole-after-red-flags-disrupt-qualifying.html FIA GT World Cup: Macau, Mucke Grabs Pole After Red Flags Disrupt Qualifying Goodwin Graham 21 November 2015 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180409233602/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/11/21/fia-gt-world-cup-macau-mucke-grabs-pole-after-red-flags-disrupt-qualifying.html 9 April 2018 live 25 October 2017 dmy-all Engel took responsibility for the collision and apologised to his team. Van Der Zande's crash into a wall at Paiol caused qualifying to be turn red-flagged qualifying for the second time to repair the barriers.http://www.speedweek.com/fiagtworldcup/news/84768/Stefan-Muecke-im-Aston-Martin-auf-Pole-in-Macau.html Stefan Mücke im Aston Martin auf Pole in Macau Müller Oliver 20 November 2015 Speedweek de https://web.archive.org/web/20180118120523/http://www.speedweek.com/fiagtworldcup/news/84768/Stefan-Muecke-im-Aston-Martin-auf-Pole-in-Macau.html 18 January 2018 live 25 October 2017 dmy-all With less than 12 minutes remaining. Audi devised a strategy to let Mortara to drive in clear air for a pole position effort. But Cuoto experienced oversteer and severely damaged his car in an incident at Mandarin curve, which ricocheted between the barriers. Cuoto's crash, which left him unhurt, led to the session's third and last interruption. With six minutes left in qualifying, Mortara started recording fast sector times to take provisional pole before Mücke passed him with a lap of 2:18.032. Mücke was joined on the grid's front row by Mortara. Engel's accident left him in third. Rast was fourth, Van Der Zande fifth and O'Young sixth. O'Young's teammate Lyons was seventh. Bamber, Fong and Parente were eighth to tenth, respectively. Estre was the fastest driver not to qualify in the top ten, ahead of teammate Cuoto, Sawa, Marchy Lee, the Thai duo of Pasin Lathouras and Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak, Dylan Derdaele, Jeffrey Lee, Weng Sun Mok and Philip Ma. John Shen and Jacky Yeung completed the 22 qualifiers. Qualifying classification +Final qualifying results Pos. Position Class No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Gap 1 P 97 DEU Stefan Mücke HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Aston Martin 2:18.032 01 — 2 P 6 ITA Edoardo Mortara DEU Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi 2:18.144 02 +0.112 3 P 1DEU Maro Engel DEU Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 2:18.168 03 +0.136 4 P 7 DEU René Rast BEL Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 2:18.315 04 +0.283 5 G 2 NLD Renger van der Zande DEU Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 2:18.746 05 +0.714 6 S 55 HKG Darryl O'Young HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Aston Martin 2:19.427 06 +1.395 7 G 99 GBR Richard Lyons HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Aston Martin 2:19.637 07 +1.605 8 G 19 NZL Earl Bamber HKG LKM Racing Porsche 2:19.687 08 +1.655 9 S 8 HKG Adderly Fong HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley 2:19.972 09 +1.940 10 P 25 PRT Álvaro Parente CHN FFF Racing Team McLaren 2:20.048 10 +2.016 11 P 15 FRA Kévin Estre CHN FFF Racing Team McLaren 2:20.255 11 +2.223 12 G 5 MAC André Couto CHN FFF Racing Team McLaren 2:20.584 12 +2.552 13 S 88 JPN Keita Sawa HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley 2:21.136 13 +3.104 14 S 30 HKG Marchy Lee HKG Audi Hong Kong Audi 2:21.679 14 +3.647 15 S 10 THA Pasin Lathouras ITA AF Corse Ferrari 2:22.249 15 +4.217 16 S 9 THA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak THA Est Cola Racing Team Porsche 2:25.318 16 +7.286 17 S 20 BEL Dylan Derdaele JPN Gulf Racing JP Porsche 2:26.550 17 +8.518 18 B 33 TPE Jeffrey Lee HKG Absolute Racing Audi 2:26.952 18 +8.920 19 B 3 SIN Weng Sun Mok SIN Clearwater Racing McLaren 2:28.204 19 +10.172 20 S 98 HKG Philip Ma HKG Absolute Racing Audi 2:30.907 20 +12.875 21 B 68 CAN John Shen HKG Modena Motorsports Porsche 2:34.703 21 +16.671 22 B 77 HKG Jacky Yeung HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley 2:35.302 22 +17.270 Source:http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/result/index.php?content=149&lang=en&csv=118#result FIA GT World Cup 2015 Qualifying Results 20 November 2015 Macau Grand Prix Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20151121023032/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/result/index.php?content=149&lang=en&csv=118#result 21 November 2015 dead 20 November 20152015 FIA GT World Cup Macau Official Entry List http://www.fia.com/file/34689/download?token=W8deI-dr 12 December 2020 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile+Categorisation Icon Class P Platinum G Gold S Silver B Bronze Qualifying race thumb|upright|Maro Engel (pictured in 2009) won the qualification race to start from pole position in the main race which he won. At 12:15 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00), the qualifying race to set the main race's starting order began under dry and cloudy conditions with the air and track temperatures at 26 C F and 27 C F.http://www.fiagtworldcup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015_FIAGTWorldCup_QualificationRace.pdf FIA GT World Cup 2015 Qualifying Race Results 21 November 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20151122183218/http://www.fiagtworldcup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015_FIAGTWorldCup_QualificationRace.pdf 22 November 2015 dead 22 November 2015 At the start, Mücke stopped Mortara's overtake to retain the lead into Mandarin turn, before Engel used his straightline speed to pass Mortara for second position approaching Lisboa corner.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/11/21/fia-gt-world-cup-macau-qualification-race-mucke-wins-for-aston-martin.html FIA GT World Cup: Macau, Qualification Race, Mucke Loses Win To Engel After Penalty Goodwin Graham 21 November 2015 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072106/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/11/21/fia-gt-world-cup-macau-qualification-race-mucke-wins-for-aston-martin.html 10 April 2018 live 25 October 2017 dmy-allhttps://www.fia.com/news/engel-and-mercedes-benz-pole-main-race Engel and Mercedes-Benz on pole for the main race 21 November 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20170520144102/http://www.fia.com/news/engel-and-mercedes-benz-pole-main-race 20 May 2017 live 8 April 2018 dmy-all Rast dropped to fifth as brandmate Marchy Lee gained another position before turning into Lisboa corner.http://www.audi-motorsport-asia.com/up/News/Details/72 Audi second in FIA GT World Cup Qualification Race 21 November 2015 Audi Sport Customer Racing Asia Macau, China https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072133/http://www.audi-motorsport-asia.com/up/News/Details/72 10 April 2018 live 25 October 2017 dmy-all Despite matching his pace earlier in the race, Engel was unable to challenge Mücke because the leader controlled his speed; both men pulled away from the trailing Mortara and Van Der Zande. Fong lost control of his Bentley Continental GT and crashed heavily at the Solitude Esses on the third lap. The safety car was deployed a lap later to neutralise the order because his car was stranded in the centre of the track. At the lap eight restart, Mücke got away cleanly to lead the race back up to speed, with Engel and Mortara close behind. Simultaneously, fourth-placed Van Der Zande sought but failed to move up the order. Engel had to take evasive action when Mücke accelerated and then abruptly braked. After the race, Engel expressed his surprise at Mücke's actions.http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/muecke-beats-engel-to-macau-qualification-race-victory/ Muecke Beats Engel to Macau Qualification Race Victory ten Caat Marcel de Boer Rene 21 November 2015 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072149/http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/muecke-beats-engel-to-macau-qualification-race-victory/ 10 April 2018 live 25 October 2017 dmy-all The leaders were unable to execute any further manoeuvres, and the margins at the front grew progressively until the qualification race ended. Mücke led the race from start to finish. He was then found to have brake tested Engel in violation of the regulations and was given a ten-second time penalty. Engel was given the victory and took pole position for the main race. Mortara joined him on the grid's front row. Mücke's penalty demoted him to third place. Van Der Zande was fourth, Rast was fifth, and Lyons was sixth. Following closely were Bamber, O'Young, Parente, and Estre, who rounded out the top ten. Sawa, Marchy Lee, Lathouras, Inthraphuvasak, Derdaele, Jeffrey Lee, Sun Mok, Sheng, Yeng, Cuoto, and Ma were the final 21 classified finishers. Qualifying race classification +Classification of the qualifying race Pos. Position Class No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Time/Retired 1 P 1 DEU Maro Engel DEU Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 12 01 34:38.768 2 P 6 ITA Edoardo Mortara DEU Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi 12 02 +5.212 3 P 97 DEU Stefan Mücke HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Aston Martin 12 03 +8.303 4 G 2 NLD Renger van der Zande DEU Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 12 04 +8.331 5 P 7 DEU René Rast BEL Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 12 05 +9.112 6 G 99 GBR Richard Lyons HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Aston Martin 12 06 +10.312 7 G 19 NZL Earl Bamber HKG LKM Racing Porsche 12 07 +11.225 8 S 55 HKG Darryl O'Young HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Aston Martin 12 08 +12.375 9 P 25 PRT Álvaro Parente CHN FFF Racing Team McLaren 12 09 +13.004 10 P 15 FRA Kévin Estre CHN FFF Racing Team McLaren 12 10 +13.634 11 S 88 JPN Keita Sawa HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley 12 11 +20.312 12 S 30 HKG Marchy Lee HKG Audi Hong Kong Audi 12 12 +22.110 13 S 10 THA Pasin Lathouras ITA AF Corse Ferrari 12 13 +22.290 14 S 9 THA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak THA Est Cola Racing Team Porsche 12 14 +36.772 15 S 20 BEL Dylan Derdaele JPN Gulf Racing JP Porsche 12 15 +56.464 16 B 33 TPE Jeffrey Lee HKG Absolute Racing Audi 12 16 +1:01.009 17 B 3 SIN Weng Sun Mok SIN Clearwater Racing McLaren 12 17 +1:01.682 18 B 68 CAN John Shen HKG Modena Motorsports Porsche 12 18 +1:17.517 19 B 77 HKG Jacky Yeung HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley 12 19 +1:51.644 20 G 5 MAC André Couto CHN FFF Racing Team McLaren 11 20 +1 Lap 21 S 98 HKG Philip Ma HKG Absolute Racing Audi 11 21 +1 Lap Ret Retired S 8 HKG Adderly Fong HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley 2 22 Accident Source: Main race The race began under dry and sunny weather at 12:55 local time. The air temperature was 28 C F and a track temperature at 28 C F.http://www.fiagtworldcup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015_FIAGTWorldCup_MainRace.pdf FIA GT World Cup 2015 Main Race Results 22 November 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20151122214658/http://www.fiagtworldcup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015_FIAGTWorldCup_MainRace.pdf 22 November 2015 dead 22 November 2015 Fong withdrew from the race because his chassis was too damaged from the previous day's qualification race crash. Mortara made a quick getaway after the race's rolling start and stopped Engel's initial pass to take the lead before the Mandarin Oriental corner. Mortara lost the lead to Engel when he steered into the inside as they approached the Reservoir Kink bend. After a brisk start, his teammate van der Zande took second position.ten Caat Marcel de Boer Rene Engel Wins FIA GT World Cup in Macau http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/maro-engel-wins-fia-gt-world-cup-in-macau/ SportsCar365 22 November 2015 8 April 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170714032804/http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/maro-engel-wins-fia-gt-world-cup-in-macau/ 14 July 2017 dmy-allGoodwin Graham FIA GT World Cup: Engel Takes 2nd Macau Victory, Mercedes Take Manufacturers Crown http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/11/23/fia-gt-world-cup-engel-takes-second-macau-victory-mercedes-take-manufacturers-crown.html DailySportsCar 23 November 2015 8 April 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180409233622/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/11/23/fia-gt-world-cup-engel-takes-second-macau-victory-mercedes-take-manufacturers-crown.html 9 April 2018 dmy-all Mücke then took third from Mortara before Lisboa corner.Simmons Marcus Mercedes driver Maro Engel wins inaugural GT World Cup in Macau http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121916 Autosport 22 November 2015 8 April 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20151211070659/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121916 11 December 2015 dmy-all Estre collided with Lyon's rear at the turn, and both drivers retired. After crashing into a barrier at San Francisco Bend, Bamber retired on the lap. At the end of the first lap, Engel led teammate Van der Zande, followed by, Mortara, Mücke, Parente, O'Young, Sawa, Marchy Lee and Lathouras. The first five were covered by five seconds with the rest of the field 18 seconds behind them.https://www.fia.com/news/engel-and-mercedes-benz-win-first-fia-gt-world-cup Engel and Mercedes-Benz win the first FIA GT World Cup 22 November 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20180412090522/https://www.fia.com/news/engel-and-mercedes-benz-win-first-fia-gt-world-cup 12 April 2018 live 8 April 2018 dmy-all It's unbelievable, I’m overjoyed as the best GT drivers were up against each other in this race, so I’m proud to be the first winner of the FIA GT World Cup! But I’m especially proud of my team. I made a big mistake in qualifying on Friday and I thought right there, standing in the wall, that my weekend might be over and I blew the opportunity we had here. To win this race is amazing because I just love this place, I love this track. I had to make a really good start and I knew I had to hold the inside line and stay in front or try to get ahead in the Mandarin corner, otherwise it would be difficult. I just managed to pass Edoardo Mortara on the left-hand side, so that was the key to retaking the lead. From there I really put my head down; I just focused on my driving, trying to keep cool and open up the gap. Maro Engel, on winning the inaugural FIA GT World Cup. left 40% At the midway, Derdaele's car had a punctured tyre and retired at Lisboa curve, while Parente lost sixth place to O'Young by having a better exit out of a turn. Meanwhile, Engel extended his advantage over second-placed Van Der Zande when the course of the race altered on lap 12. Van Der Zande was slowed by traffic, allowing Mücke to challenge him for second place heading into Lisboa bend. As a result of the manoeuvre, Mücke struck Van der Zande's vehicle from behind, causing debris to land in Mücke's left rear wheel.Noble Jonathan Engel wins Macau, but carnage strikes again https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/engel-wins-macau-but-carnage-strikes-again/ motorsport.com 22 November 2015 8 April 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170730235102/https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/engel-wins-macau-but-carnage-strikes-again/ 30 July 2017 dmy-all The two collided as Mücke passed Van Der Zande on the inside as they approached Lisboa corner on the next lap. Both drivers ran wide under braking, allowing Rast and Mortara of Audi into second and third places. When the safety car was deployed to close the field down following an accident on lap 14, Engel's eight-second lead over Mortara was reduced to nothing. Inthraphuvasak crashed at Paiol corner, leaving his vehicle stranded in the middle of the course. As everyone waited for additional laps at racing speed behind the safety car, a multi-vehicle accident occurred at Moorish Hill with 2½ laps to go. The lapped Shen struck the tyre barrier, and every driver behind him collided with each other since he blocked the course. Race control decided to stop the race and not restart it, counting back the result by two laps. Engel won the first FIA GT World Cup, his second consecutive victory in Macau after winning the GT event in 2014.Santos Filipe Joao Maro Engel wins first FIA GT World Cup behind safety car http://www.macaubusiness.com/maro-engel-wins-first-fia-gt-world-cup-behind-safety-car-3/ Macau Business 22 November 2015 8 April 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180412090525/http://www.macaubusiness.com/maro-engel-wins-first-fia-gt-world-cup-behind-safety-car-3/ 12 April 2018 dmy-all Mortara finished second before a 20-second time penalty was enforced by the International Sporting Code for being deemed to have jumped the start,Mercedes driver Maro Engel grabs inaugural GT World Cup https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/mercedes-driver-maro-engel-grabs-inaugural-gt-world-cup.html Macau Daily Times 23 November 2015 8 April 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180410071905/https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/mercedes-driver-maro-engel-grabs-inaugural-gt-world-cup.html 10 April 2018 dmy-all promoting Rast and Mucke to second and third. Off the podium, Van Der Zande, O'Young, Mortara, Parente, Marchy Lee, Sawa and Lathouras, Couto, Jeffrey Lee, Sun, Shen, Ma, Yueng and Inthraphuvasak were the final finishers. Main race classification +Classification of the main race Pos. Position Class No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Time/Retired 1 P 1 DEU Maro Engel DEU Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 14 01 33:28.832 2 P 7 DEU René Rast BEL Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 14 02 +2.900 3 P 97 DEU Stefan Mücke HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Aston Martin 14 03 +3.690 4 G 2 NLD Renger van der Zande DEU Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 14 04 +4.422 5 S 55 HKG Darryl O'Young HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Aston Martin 14 05 +17.444 6Mortara had originally placed at second, but a twenty-second time penalty was later applied due to jump start. P 6 ITA Edoardo Mortara DEU Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi 14 06 +22.321 7 P 25 PRT Álvaro Parente CHN FFF Racing Team McLaren 14 07 +24.880 8 S 30 HKG Marchy Lee HKG Audi Hong Kong Audi 14 08 +37.248 9 S 88 JPN Keita Sawa HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley 14 09 +30.404 10 S 10 THA Pasin Lathouras ITA AF Corse Ferrari 14 10 +40.354 11 G 5 MAC André Couto CHN FFF Racing Team McLaren 14 11 +1:32.315/Accident 12 B 33 TPE Jeffrey Lee HKG Absolute Racing Audi 14 12 +2:29.634 13 B 3 SIN Weng Sun Mok SIN Clearwater Racing McLaren 14 13 +3:08.350 14 B 68 CAN John Shen HKG Modena Motorsports Porsche 13 14 +1 Lap/Accident 15 S 98 HKG Philip Ma HKG Absolute Racing Audi 13 15 +1 Lap 16 B 77 HKG Jacky Yeung HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley 13 16 +1 Lap 17 S 9 THA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak THA Est Cola Racing Team Porsche 12 17 Accident Ret Retired S 20 BEL Dylan Derdaele JPN Gulf Racing JP Porsche 7 18 Puncture Ret Retired G 19 NZL Earl Bamber HKG LKM Racing Porsche 1 19 Accident Damage Ret Retired P 15 FRA Kévin Estre CHN FFF Racing Team McLaren 1 20 Collision Damage Ret Retired G 99 GBR Richard Lyons HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Aston Martin 0 21 Collision DNS Did not startFongDNS Adderly Fong did not start the Main Race, because his Bentley had too much damage after a crash the day before in the Qualifying Race. S 8 HKG Adderly Fong HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley — 22 Accident Source: Notes FIA GT World Cup for Manufacturers The FIA GT World Cup for Manufacturers award was presented to the manufacturer supplying the cars with a manufacturer entry with the highest number of points after adding the points of its two best cars awarded based on the result of the Main Race. Scoring system To be classified and earn points, entries had to complete 90 per cent of the winning car's race distance. The pole position winner received no points. Main Race points +Points scoring system for the FIA GT World CupPosition 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th Points251815121086421 +Final FIA GT World Cup for Manufacturers standingsPos. PositionManufacturerCarDriversMAC MACTotalQR Qualifying RaceMR Main Race1DEU Mercedes-BenzSLS AMG GT3DEU Maro Engel1137NLD Renger van der Zande442DEU AudiR8 LMSHKG Marchy Lee128126ITA Edoardo Mortara26DEU René Rast523GBR Aston MartinV12 Vantage GT3GBR Richard Lyons6Ret125DEU Stefan Mücke33HKG Darryl O'Young854GBR McLaren650S GT3MAC André Couto20116FRA Kévin Estre10Ret1PRT Álvaro Parente975DEU Porsche997 GT3-RNZL Earl Bamber7Ret10BEL Dylan Derdaele15RetTHA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak1417†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 2015 Guia Race of Macau References 30em External links https://web.archive.org/web/20151123220131/http://www.fiagtworldcup.com/ at the Internet Archive Sports FIA GT World Cup FIA GT World Cup Category:FIA GT World Cup