Race details | ||
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Date | 22 November 2015 | |
Official name | 62nd Suncity Group 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 14 laps, 85.684 km (53.242 mi) | |
Qualifying Race[1] | ||
Pole[2] | ||
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[3] | ||
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 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.