2015 24 Hours of Spa explained

The 2015 Total Spa 24 Hours was the 68th running of the Spa 24 Hours. It was also the fourth round of the 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series season and was held on 25 and 26 July at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.

The race was won by BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS and drivers Nick Catsburg, Lucas Luhr and Markus Palttala.[1] The trio's No. 46 BMW Z4 GT3 finished a lap clear of Audi Sport Team WRT and their No. 2 Audi R8 LMS, driven by Nico Müller, Stéphane Ortelli and Frank Stippler.[2] Completing the podium in third place was the No. 5 Audi Sport Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra of Christian Mamerow, Christopher Mies and Nicki Thiim, two laps down on the winners.[3]

In the race's other classes, the No. 47 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 of Gianmaria Bruni, Pasin Lathouras, Stéphane Lemeret and Alessandro Pier Guidi were the winners of the Pro-Am Cup in fourth place overall, while the Cup for amateur drivers was won by the No. 24 Audi R8 LMS ultra of Team Parker Racing, driven by Ian Loggie, Callum MacLeod, Benny Simonsen and Julian Westwood.[3]

Race result

PosClassNoTeamDriversCarLapsQual
1Pro Cup46 BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS Markus Palttala
Lucas Luhr
Nick Catsburg
BMW Z4 GT3536
2Pro Cup2 Audi Sport Team WRT Frank Stippler
Nico Müller
Stéphane Ortelli
Audi R8 LMS Ultra535
3Pro Cup5 Audi Sport Phoenix Racing Christian Mamerow
Christopher Mies
Nicki Thiim
Audi R8 LMS Ultra534
4Pro-Am Cup47 AF Corse Alessandro Pier Guidi
Pasin Lathouras
Stéphane Lemeret
Gianmaria Bruni
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3531
5Pro Cup6 Audi Sport Phoenix Racing Marcel Fässler
André Lotterer
Mike Rockenfeller
Audi R8 LMS Ultra530
6Pro-Am Cup51 AF Corse Davide Rigon
Duncan Cameron
Matthew Griffin
Francisco Guedes
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3529
7Pro-Am Cup79 Ecurie Ecosse Devon Modell
Alasdair McCaig
Oliver Bryant
Alexander Sims
BMW Z4 GT3527
8Pro-Am Cup78 Team Russia by Barwell Leo Machitski
Jon Minshaw
Jonny Cocker
Phil Keen
BMW Z4 GT3527
9Pro Cup84 Bentley Team HTP Harold Primat
Vincent Abril
Mike Parisy
Bentley Continental GT3527
10Pro-Am Cup32 Leonard Motorsport AMR Tom Onslow-Cole
Stefan Mücke
Stuart Leonard
Michael Meadows
Aston Martin Vantage GT3523
11Pro-Am Cup52 AF Corse Toni Vilander
Adrien de Leener
Cedric Sbirrazzuoli
Raffaele Giammaria
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3521
12Pro Cup21 Black Falcon Abdulaziz Al Faisal
Hubert Haupt
Yelmer Buurman
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3520
13Pro Cup77 BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil Cacá Bueno
Sérgio Jimenez
Felipe Fraga
BMW Z4 GT3516
14Am Cup24 Team Parker Racing Ian Loggie
Julian Westwood
Callum MacLeod
Benny Simonsen
Audi R8 LMS Ultra513
15Pro Cup23 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Alex Buncombe
Katsumasa Chiyo
Wolfgang Reip
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3513
16Pro Cup99 Rowe Racing Daniel Juncadella
Nico Bastian
Stef Dusseldorp
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3511
17Am Cup56 Attempto Racing Jürgen Häring
Frank Schmickler
Philipp Wlazik
Dimitrios Konstantinou
Porsche 997 GT3 R511
18Pro Cup59 Von Ryan Racing Bruno Senna
Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
Álvaro Parente
McLaren 650 S GT3511
19Am Cup111 Kessel Racing Liam Talbot
Stephen Earle
Marco Zanuttini
Marc Rostan
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3510
20Am Cup10 AKKA ASP Christophe Bourret
Pascal Gibon
Philippe Polette
Jean-Philippe Belloc
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3510
21Pro Cup1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT René Rast
Laurens Vanthoor
Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS Ultra508
22Am Cup28 Delahaye Racing Team Pierre-Etienne Bordet
Alexandre Viron
Emmanuel Orgeval
Paul-Loup Chatin
Porsche 997 GT3 R504
23Am Cup42 Sport Garage Christoff Corten
Marc Guillot
Tony Samon
Christian Beroujon
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3504
24Pro-Am Cup333 Rinaldi Racing Marco Seefried
Rinat Salikhov
Stef Vancampenhoudt
Norbert Siedler
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3503
25Pro Cup9 ROAL Motorsport Timo Glock
Alex Zanardi
Bruno Spengler
BMW Z4 GT3500
26Pro-Am Cup22 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Olivier Pla
Ricardo Sanchez
Gaëtan Paletou
Florian Strauss
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3499
27Pro-Am Cup14 Emil Frey Racing Fredy Barth
Lorenz Frey
Gabriele Gardel
Jonathan Hirschi
Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3497
28Pro-Am Cup41 Sport Garage Gabriele Lancieri
Gilles Vannelet
Enzo Guibbert
Eric Cayrolle
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3480
29Pro Cup58 Von Ryan Racing Shane van Gisbergen
Rob Bell
Kévin Estre
McLaren 650 S GT3457
30Pro-Am Cup44 Oman Racing Team Ahmad Al Harthy
Daniel Lloyd
Jonathan Adam
Jonathan Venter
Aston Martin Vantage GT3444
31Pro Cup45 BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS Augusto Farfus, Jr.
Maxime Martin
Dirk Werner
BMW Z4 GT3399
32Am Cup50 AF Corse Riccardo Ragazzi
Alexander Moiseev
Garry Kondakov
Rui Águas
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3397
RetPro Cup63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Giovanni Venturini
Adrian Zaugg
Mirko Bortolotti
Lamborghini Huracán GT3364
RetAm Cup36 Saintéloc Racing Michael Blanchemain
Beniamino Caccia
Philippe Haezebrouck
Gilles Lallement
Audi R8 LMS Ultra361
RetPro-Am Cup12 TDS Racing Mathias Beche
Eric Dermont
Henry Hassid
Franck Perera
BMW Z4 GT3353
RetPro-Am Cup71 GT Russian Team Marko Asmer
Aleksey Vasilyev
Lewis Plato
Indy Dontje
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3319
RetAm Cup30 Classic and Modern Racing Christian Kelders
Pierre Hirschi
Jean-Luc Blanchemain
Frederic Bouvy
BMW Z4 GT3319
RetPro-Am Cup100 DragonSpeed Ryan Dalziel
Henrik Hedman
Elton Julian
Anthony Lazzaro
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3277
RetPro Cup8 Bentley Team M-Sport Maximilian Buhk
Andy Soucek
Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3258
RetPro-Am Cup18 Black Falcon Maro Engel
Bernd Schneider
Oliver Morley
Sean Johnston
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3226
RetPro-Am Cup17 Insight Racing Denmark Dennis Andersen
Anders Fjordbach
Martin Jensen
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3198
RetPro Cup35 Saintéloc Racing Grégory Guilvert
Marc Basseng
Edward Sandström
Audi R8 LMS Ultra179
RetPro Cup3 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Robin Frijns
Stéphane Richelmi
Jean-Karl Vernay
Audi R8 LMS Ultra178
RetPro-Am Cup4 Team WRT James Nash
Max Koebolt
Pieter Schothorst
Sacha Bottemanne
Audi R8 LMS Ultra157
RetPro-Am Cup83 Bentley Team HTP Fabian Hamprecht
Louis Machiels
Clemens Schmid
Max van Splunteren
Bentley Continental GT3150
RetPro Cup19 GRT Grasser Racing Team Fabio Babini
Jeroen Mul
Andrew Palmer
Lamborghini Huracán GT3129
RetPro Cup7 Bentley Team M-Sport Steven Kane
Andy Meyrick
Guy Smith
Bentley Continental GT3118
RetPro Cup29 Black Falcon Adam Christodoulou
Andreas Simonsen
Nico Verdonck
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3106
RetPro-Am Cup11 Kessel Racing Andrea Piccini
Alessandro Bonacini
Michał Broniszewski
Michael Lyons
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3106
RetPro-Am Cup888 Triple Eight Racing Dirk Müller
Lee Mowle
Joe Osborne
Ryan Ratcliffe
BMW Z4 GT394
RetPro Cup75 ISR Marco Bonanomi
Filip Salaquarda
Frédéric Vervisch
Audi R8 LMS Ultra76
RetPro-Am Cup70 GT Russian Team Christophe Bouchut
Kenneth Heyer
Alexey Karachev
Miguel Toril
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT360
RetPro-Am Cup240 BMW Racing Against Cancer Marc Duez
Jean-Michel Martin
Eric van de Poele
Pascal Witmeur
BMW Z4 GT342
RetPro Cup73 MRS GT-Racing Craig Dolby
Martin Plowman
Sean Walkinshaw
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT337
RetPro-Am Cup53 AF Corse Marco Cioci
Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Enzo Potolicchio
Michele Rugolo
Ferrari 458 Italia GT336
RetAm Cup15 Boutsen Ginion Olivier Grotz
Karim Ojjeh
Jordan Grogor
Werner Hamprecht
BMW Z4 GT314
RetAm Cup90 Duqueine Engineering Romain Brandela
Eric Clément
Bernard Delhez
Gilles Duqueine
Ferrari 458 Italia GT37

Notes and References

  1. News: Marc VDS win 24 Hours of Spa. Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc.. 26 July 2015. 4 October 2015.
  2. News:
    1. 46 Marc VDS BMW Z4 wins with Catsburg/Paltalla/Luhr
    . Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Gary. Watkins. 26 July 2015. 4 October 2015.
  3. News: Audi R8 LMS clinches second and third place at Spa. Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc.. 26 July 2015. 4 October 2015.