2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace
# 2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace

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.

## Teams and drivers

Entry list :

| Team | No. | Driver name | Chassis | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GSK Grand Prix | 1 | Riccardo Cazzaniga | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
| GSK Grand Prix | 3 | Julien Falchero | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
| GSK Grand Prix | 11 | Nicola Cazzaniga | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1, 3 |
| GSK Grand Prix | 81 | Daniele Cazzaniga | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 5 |
| Formula Motorsport | 2 | Erwin Creed | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1-2, 4, 6 |
| Formula Motorsport | 5 | Xavier Benecchi | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 4 |
| Formula Motorsport | 6 | Erik Attias | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1, 3, 6 |
| Formula Motorsport | 14 | Michel Piroird | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1-2, 4-5 |
| Formula Motorsport | 14b | Nicolas Pironneau | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3 |
| Formula Motorsport | 16 | Vincent Iogna | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 4-5 |
| Formula Motorsport | 36 | Serge Heriau | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1-3, 5-6 |
| Formula Motorsport | 37 | Gilles Heriau | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
| Sports Promotion | 4 | Esteban Garcia | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
| Sports Promotion | 28 | Thierry Christen | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 5-6 |
| Sports Promotion | 62 | Christophe Hurni | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1-2, 4-6 |
| Sports Promotion | 67 | Sébastien Page | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 4-5 |
| Sports Promotion | 77 | Luis Sanjuan | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 4-5 |
| RC Formula | 7 | Simon Mirguet | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
| RC Formula | 7b | Benjamin Redais | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 5 |
| RC Formula | 7c | Felix Hirsiger | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 5 |
| RC Formula | 7d | Mickael Grosso | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 4 |
| RC Formula | 47 | Jordan Perroy | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
| RC Formula | 47b | Aleksey Chuklin | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2-3, 5 |
| RC Formula | 97 | David Droux | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 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 |
| Viola Formula | 23 | Luca Furbatto | Tatuus FR2000 | 2, 5 |
| Viola Formula | 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 |
| Lamo Racing Car | 32 | Loïc Deman | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 1 |
| Lamo Racing Car | 43 | François Destandau | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3 |
| Lamo Racing Car | 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 |
| CPB Sport | 43 | Abdessalam Mzaiti | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1-2 |
| CPB Sport | 44 | Alexandre Jouannem | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2-5 |
| CPB Sport | 59 | Fabrice Rossello | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 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 |
| Zig Zag | 55 | Jean-Jacques Bally | Tatuus FR 2000 | 5 |
| Zig Zag | 66 | Nicolas Matile | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 1-3, 5 |
| Zig Zag | 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 |
| Planet Driving G | 99 | Pascal Brondeau | Tatuus FR2000 | 2 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 22 March | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 22 March | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
| 1 | R3 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 23 March | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2 | R1 | Mugello Circuit, Mugello | 25 April | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
| 2 | R2 | Mugello Circuit, Mugello | 25 April | David Droux | David Droux | Aleksey Chuklin | RC Formula |
| 2 | R3 | Mugello Circuit, Mugello | 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 |
| 3 | R2 | Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz | 31 May | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
| 3 | R3 | Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz | 31 May | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
| 4 | R1 | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon | 27 June | David Droux | David Droux | Julien Falchero | GSK Grand Prix |
| 4 | R2 | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon | 27 June | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
| 4 | R3 | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon | 27 June | 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 |
| 5 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 29 August | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
| 5 | R3 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 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 |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 10 October | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |
| 6 | R3 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 10 October | David Droux | David Droux | David Droux | RC Formula |

## Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | CAT | CAT | CAT | MUG | MUG | MUG | ALC | ALC | ALC | DIJ | DIJ | DIJ | LEC | LEC | LEC | MAG | MAG | MAG | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | David Droux | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 660 |
| 2 | Julien Falchero | 7 | 8 | C | 7 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 474.5 |
| 3 | Gilles Heriau | 15 | 6 | C | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 458.0 |
| 4 | Oscar Arcila | 10 | 12 | C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 435.5 |
| 5 | Riccardo Cazzaniga | 3 | 9 | C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | 388 |
| 6 | Pietro Peccenini | 8 | 10 | C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 385 |
| 7 | Grégory Choukroun | 17 | 19 | C | 20 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 334.5 |
| 8 | Christophe Hurni | 13 | 11 | C | 14 | Ret | 11 | | | | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 277 |
| 9 | Thierry Imard | 20 | 21 | C | | | | 19 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 258 |
| 10 | Charly Bizalion | Ret | 3 | C | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 257 |
| 11 | Erwin Creed | 9 | 15 | C | 8 | Ret | 8 | | | | 7 | 6 | Ret | | | | 12 | 5 | 4 | 222 |
| 11 | Alexandre Jouannem | | | | 5 | Ret | 18 | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | 222 |
| 12 | Serge Heriau | 24 | Ret | C | 10 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 6 | | | | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 210 |
| 13 | Aleksey Chuklin | | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 16 | | | | Ret | 4 | 5 | | | | 206 |
| 14 | Emmanuel Charlot | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 18 | 13 | | | | 9 | 10 | 7 | 159 |
| 15 | Michel Piroird | 11 | 14 | C | 13 | Ret | Ret | | | | 11 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | | | | 143 |
| 16 | Eric Meriel | Ret | Ret | C | | | | | | | | | Ret | 19 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 131.5 |
| 17 | Thierry Verstraete | 22 | Ret | C | 22 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 15 | | | | | | | 125 |
| 18 | Andrea Baiguera | 4 | 5 | C | 9 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 119 |
| 19 | Vincent Iogna | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | | | | 118 |
| 20 | Xavier Benecchi | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 92 |
| 21 | Abdessalam Mzaiti | 16 | 13 | C | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 |
| 22 | Thierry Christen | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | 11 | 93 |
| 23 | Luca Furbatto | | | | 18 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | 14 | | | | 92 |
| 24 | Sébastien Page | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | | | | 76 |
| 25 | Luis Sanjuan | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | | | | 75 |
| 26 | Nicola Cazzaniga | 14 | 16 | C | | | | 10 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 74 |
| 27 | Jordan Perroy | 2 | 2 | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 |
| 28 | Jean-Christophe Peyre | 21 | 22 | C | 19 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | Ret | | | | 16 | 18 | Ret | | | | 70 |
| 29 | Nicolas Matile | 18 | 20 | C | Ret | 15 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 10 | | | | Ret | 16 | 17 | | | | 65 |
| 30 | Nicolas Pironneau | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 64 |
| 31 | Marco Biffis | | | | 16 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62 |
| 32 | Alexis Carmes | 5 | 4 | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 |
| 33 | Loïc Deman | 6 | 7 | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46 |
| 33 | Christian Carlesi | | | | 21 | 18 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | | | | 17 | 17 | 18 | | | | 46 |
| 34 | Mickael Grosso | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 17 | 9 | | | | | | | 36 |
| 34 | Jorge Domingues | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | 11 | 15 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 36 |
| 35 | Davide Vettori | | | | 15 | 19 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 |
| 36 | Samuele Fornara | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | 15 | | | | 29 |
| 37i | Pascal Brondeau | 23 | Ret | C | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 21 | | | | 25 |
| 38 | Erik Attias | 19 | 18 | C | | | | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 39 | François Destandau | | | | | | | 17 | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 40 | Simon Mirguet | 12 | Ret | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 41 | Esteban Garcia | 26 | 17 | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 42 | Daniele Cazzaniga | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Jean-Jacques Bally | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Fabrice Rossello | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Benjamin Redais | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Felix Hirsiger | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | CAT | CAT | CAT | MUG | MUG | MUG | ALC | ALC | ALC | DIJ | DIJ | DIJ | LEC | LEC | LEC | MAG | MAG | MAG | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
