2015 South African V-Prix

2015 South African V-Prix Race details Race 4 of 16 in the 2015 Formula Virtual season Date 23 October 2015 Location Kyalami, South Africa Course Permanent racing facility 4.261 km (2.658 mi) Distance 70 laps, 298.270 km (186.060 mi) Weather Dry Pole position Driver Enrique Ruiz Franklin-Honda Time 1:16.521 Fastest lap Driver Enrique Ruiz Franklin-Honda Time 1:16.277 on lap 67 Podium First Karl Beckenbauer Liverpool-Downton Second Elroy Wagner Franklin-Honda Third Enzo Domenicalli Rossi-Ferrari

The 2015 South African V-Prix was a Formula Virtual World Championship race that was held at the Kyalami Circuit in Midrand, South Africa on 23rd October 2015. It was the first ever V-Prix to take place at the circuit, in South Africa and on the African continent, and was won by Karl Beckenbauer, taking his and Liverpool's first win of the season.

Enrique Ruiz had been leading the entire race and had a 50-second gap to second placed Beckenbauer - looking on course for his first win of the season and as Champion - when his engine failed three laps from the end of the race. Elroy Wagner finished second with Enzo Domenicalli completing the podium.

Classification

Practice

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	1	Enrique Ruiz	Franklin-Honda	1:16.458
2	2	Elroy Wagner	Franklin-Honda	1:16.910
3	22	Adrien Simon	Liverpool-Downton	1:17.014
4	21	Karl Beckenbauer	Liverpool-Downton	1:17.023
5	7	Puccio Giodano	Rossi-Ferrari	1:17.237
6	14	Nathaniel Powers	Downton	1:17.381
7	37	Nikolai Milkovich	Ingram-Honda	1:17.500
8	13	Marcus Thunder	Downton	1:17.539
9	8	Enzo Domenicalli	Rossi-Ferrari	1:17.574
10	38	Jean Mattson	Ingram-Honda	1:17.639
11	91	Felix Beyer	AMR	1:17.689
12	69	Will Hoskins	Westwood	1:17.825
13	92	Hiroto Nakumaya	AMR	1:18.001
14	70	Tumo Kinnumen	Westwood	1:18.224
15	6	Arden Hutchinson	Meteor-Peugeot	1:18.318
16	5	Stuart Harrison	Meteor-Peugeot	1:18.511
17	82	Hugh Dwyer	Ocelot-Downton	1:18.953
18	15	Lewis Ellington	Lucas-Peugeot	1:19.007
19	16	Emma Wilson	Lucas-Peugeot	1:19.174
20	3	Romano Agostino	FUN-Yamaha	1:19.237
21	4	Carson Davenport	FUN-Yamaha	1:19.239
22	26	Abel Osterhagen	Warrior-Mercedes	1:19.482
23	25	James Harding	Warrior-Mercedes	1:19.523
24	81	Judson Sikes	Ocelot-Downton	1:19.583

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Grid
1	1	Enrique Ruiz	Franklin-Honda	1:16.521	1
2	7	Puccio Giodano	Rossi-Ferrari	1:16.663	2
3	2	Elroy Wagner	Franklin-Honda	1:16.855	3
4	21	Karl Beckenbauer	Liverpool-Downton	1:16.907	4
5	14	Nathaniel Powers	Downton	1:17.136	5
6	8	Enzo Domenicalli	Rossi-Ferrari	1:17.277	6
7	38	Jean Mattson	Ingram-Honda	1:17.450	7
8	22	Adrien Simon	Liverpool-Downton	1:17.470	8
9	37	Nikolai Milkovich	Ingram-Honda	1:17.486	9
10	70	Tumo Kinnumen	Westwood	1:17.826	10
11	13	Marcus Thunder	Downton	1:17.874	11
12	92	Hiroto Nakumaya	AMR	1:17.900	12
13	5	Stuart Harrison	Meteor-Peugeot	1:18.061	13
14	6	Arden Hutchinson	Meteor-Peugeot	1:18.132	14
15	81	Judson Sikes	Ocelot-Downton	1:18.556	15
16	3	Romano Agostino	FUN-Yamaha	1:18.683	16
17	4	Carson Davenport	FUN-Yamaha	1:18.683	17
18	69	Will Hoskins	Westwood	1:18.684	18
19	82	Hugh Dwyer	Ocelot-Downton	1:18.707	19
20	15	Lewis Ellington	Lucas-Peugeot	1:18.957	20
21	26	Abel Osterhagen	Warrior-Mercedes	1:19.197	21
22	91	Felix Beyer	AMR	1:19.288	22
23	25	James Harding	Warrior-Mercedes	1:19.532	23
24	16	Emma Wilson	Lucas-Peugeot	1:20.740	24

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	21	Karl Beckenbauer	Liverpool-Downton	70	1:31:50.886	4	25
2	2	Elroy Wagner	Franklin-Honda	70	+11.801	3	18
3	8	Enzo Domenicalli	Rossi-Ferrari	70	+22.260	6	15
4	7	Puccio Giodano	Rossi-Ferrari	70	+36.872	2	12
5	37	Nikolai Milkovich	Ingram-Honda	70	+52.387	9	10
6	13	Marcus Thunder	Downton	70	+1:00.286	11	8
7	22	Adrien Simon	Liverpool-Downton	70	+1:01.993	8	6
8	70	Tumo Kinnumen	Westwood	70	+1:11.971	10	4
9	38	Jean Mattson	Ingram-Honda	70	+1:15.308	7	2
10	6	Arden Hutchinson	Meteor-Peugeot	69	+1 lap	14	1
11	5	Stuart Harrison	Meteor-Peugeot	69	+1 lap	13
12	91	Felix Beyer	AMR	69	+1 lap	22
13	69	Will Hoskins	Westwood	69	+1 lap	18
14	81	Judson Sikes	Ocelot-Downton	69	+1 lap	15
15	82	Hugh Dwyer	Ocelot-Downton	69	+1 lap	19
16	92	Hiroto Nakumaya	AMR	69	+1 lap	12
17	25	James Harding	Warrior-Mercedes	68	+2 laps	23
18	26	Abel Osterhagen	Warrior-Mercedes	68	+2 laps	21
19	1	Enrique Ruiz	Franklin-Honda	67	Engine	1
Ret	15	Lewis Ellington	Lucas-Peugeot	48	Collision	20
Ret	14	Nathaniel Powers	Downton	26	Suspension	5
Ret	4	Carson Davenport	FUN-Yamaha	21	Fuel	17
Ret	16	Emma Wilson	Lucas-Peugeot	21	Fuel	24
Ret	3	Romano Agostino	FUN-Yamaha	1	Damage	16

Standings after the race

• Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elroy Wagner 78 2 Karl Beckenbauer 67 3 Enzo Domenicalli 48 4 Adrien Simon 42 5 Puccio Giodano 42

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Liverpool-Downton 109 2 Rossi-Ferrari 90 3 Franklin-Honda 79 4 Downton 52 5 Ingram-Honda 26

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

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