2015 Blancpain GT Series explained

The 2015 Blancpain GT Series season was the second season of the Blancpain GT Series. The season started on 6 April at Nogaro and ended on 11 October in Zandvoort. The season featured twelve rounds, five Blancpain Endurance Series rounds and seven Blancpain Sprint Series rounds.

Calendar

On June 6 2015 it was announced that Circuit Park Zandvoort would replace Baku as the final round of the season due to economic reasons.[1]

EventCircuitDateSeries
1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France6 AprilReport
2 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy12 AprilReport
3 Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain10 MaySprintReport
4 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone United Kingdom24 MayEnduranceReport
5 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium7 JuneSprintReport
6 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France20 JuneEnduranceReport
7 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk, Russia[2] 4 JulySprintReport
8 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium25–26 JulyEnduranceReport
9 Algarve International Circuit, Algarve, Portugal6 SeptemberSprintReport
10 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany20 SeptemberEnduranceReport
11 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano, Italy4 OctoberSprintReport
12 Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands11 OctoberSprintReport

Race results

EventCircuitSeriesPole positionRace winner
1 Nogaro No. 3 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 3 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Stéphane Ortelli
Stéphane Richelmi
Stéphane Ortelli
Stéphane Richelmi
No. 3 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 77 BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil
Stéphane Ortelli
Stéphane Richelmi
Maxime Martin
Dirk Müller
2 Monza No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 19 Grasser Racing Team
Rinat Salikhov
Norbert Siedler
Fabio Babini
Jeroen Mul
Andrew Palmer
3QR Brands HatchBSS No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Robin Frijns
Laurens Vanthoor
Robin Frijns
Laurens Vanthoor
CR No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Robin Frijns
Laurens Vanthoor
Robin Frijns
Laurens Vanthoor
4 SilverstoneBES No. 23 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN No. 58 Von Ryan Racing
Alex Buncombe
Katsumasa Chiyo
Wolfgang Reip
Rob Bell
Kévin Estre
Shane van Gisbergen
5QR ZolderBSS No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Robin Frijns
Laurens Vanthoor
Robin Frijns
Laurens Vanthoor
CR No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Robin Frijns
Laurens Vanthoor
Robin Frijns
Laurens Vanthoor
6 Le CastelletBES No. 63 Grasser Racing Team No. 23 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN
Mirko Bortolotti
Giovanni Venturini
Adrian Zaugg
Alex Buncombe
Katsumasa Chiyo
Wolfgang Reip
7QR MoscowBSS No. 88 Reiter Engineering No. 88 Reiter Engineering
Nick Catsburg
Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Nick Catsburg
Albert von Thurn und Taxis
CR No. 88 Reiter Engineering No. 84 Bentley Team HTP
Nick Catsburg
Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Vincent Abril
Maximilian Buhk
8 Spa-FrancorchampsBES No. 2 Audi Sport Team WRT No. 46 BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS
Nico Müller
Stéphane Ortelli
Frank Stippler
Nick Catsburg
Lucas Luhr
Markus Palttala
9QR AlgarveBSS No. 2 Audi Sport Team WRT No. 84 Bentley Team HTP
Enzo Ide
Christopher Mies
Vincent Abril
Maximilian Buhk
CR No. 84 Bentley Team HTP No. 1 Audi Sport Team WRT
Vincent Abril
Maximilian Buhk
Robin Frijns
Laurens Vanthoor
10 NürburgringBES No. 63 Grasser Racing Team No. 58 Von Ryan Racing
Mirko Bortolotti
Giovanni Venturini
Adrian Zaugg
Rob Bell
Kévin Estre
Shane van Gisbergen
11QR MisanoBSS No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 333 Rinaldi Racing
Marco Seefried
Norbert Siedler
Marco Seefried
Norbert Siedler
CR No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 333 Rinaldi Racing
Marco Seefried
Norbert Siedler
Marco Seefried
Norbert Siedler
12QR ZandvoortBSS No. 84 Bentley Team HTP No. 84 Bentley Team HTP
Vincent Abril
Maximilian Buhk
Vincent Abril
Maximilian Buhk
CR No. 84 Bentley Team HTP No. 84 Bentley Team HTP
Vincent Abril
Maximilian Buhk
Vincent Abril
Maximilian Buhk

Championship standings

Scoring systemChampionship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. There were no points awarded for the Pole Position.
Qualifying Race points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
Points864321
Championship Race points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421
1000 km Paul Ricard points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points332419151296421
24 Hours of Spa pointsPoints were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points after 6hrs/12hrs12976543210
Points at the finish251815121086421

Drivers' Championship

(key) 

Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap
DriverTeamNOG
MNZ
BRH
SIL
ZOL
LEC
MSC
SPA
ALG
NÜR
MIS
ZAN
Total
1 Robin Frijns Belgian Audi Club Team WRTDNSDNS31121134Ret55043Ret 214RetDNS152 170
2 Maximilian Buhk Bentley Team HTP84DNSDNS3231147211158
Bentley M-Sport13612104Ret5
3 Laurens Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRTDNSDNS31121130Ret5282121 214RetDNS152
4 Vincent Abril Bentley Team HTP8446DNSDNSRet3236313216914Ret7211136
5 Stéphane Ortelli Belgian Audi Club Team WRT1261173Ret103794922155115755126
6 Norbert Siedler Rinaldi Racing45210Ret72RetRet233727244314114DNS118
7 Marco Seefried Rinaldi Racing4510Ret72RetRet23372724431197
8 Stéphane Richelmi Belgian Audi Club Team WRT12Ret1173Ret1037945043Ret15511575590
9 Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT33Ret9149Ret571073815283
Phoenix Racing202693
Saintéloc7
10 Rob Bell
Kévin Estre
Attempto Racing121353RetRet6976
Von Ryan Racing161Ret613291
11 Átila Abreu BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil3322Ret531372131325449Ret74
Valdeno Brito3222Ret53721313Ret449Ret
12 Frank Stippler Belgian Audi Club Team WRT1166893RetDNS3711892261211813RetRet68
13 Nick Catsburg Reiter EngineeringRet17751Ret5610912864
BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS1851
13 Maxime Martin BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil2164
BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS33331
14 Shane van Gisbergen Von Ryan Racing16161329154
14 Steven Kane
Andy Meyrick
Guy Smith
Bentley M-Sport5922147Ret254
15 Alex Buncombe
Katsumasa Chiyo
Wolfgang Reip
Nissan GT Academy Team RJN8131252515352
16 Lucas Luhr
Markus Palttala
BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS3185149
17align=left rowspan=2 Markus Winkelhock Phoenix RacingRet8216834454010161323012123Ret48
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT282121
17 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Phoenix RacingRet86845WDWD3212123Ret48
18 Mirko Bortolotti Grasser Racing Team2586537Ret62347
19 Jean-Karl Vernay Belgian Audi Club Team WRT32345043Ret 445
19align=left rowspan=2 Craig Dolby
Sean Walkinshaw
MRS GT-RacingRet1512365694212115353Ret45
Always Evolving Motorsport1488956Ret
20 Enzo Ide Belgian Audi Club Team WRT339149Ret571073843
21 Sérgio Jimenez BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil18442674134Ret1634137Ret216681040
Cacá Bueno184426744Ret1634137Ret2166810
21 Nico Bastian
Stef Dusseldorp
Rowe Racing1110411161940
21 Marco Bonanomi
Filip Salaquarda
ISR672012114107914Ret5151Ret91112131011440
22 Daniel Juncadella Rowe Racing1511411161939
23 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Reiter EngineeringRet17751181Ret5610912838
24 Nicki Thiim Phoenix Racing269337
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT23
25 Nico Müller Audi Sport Team WRT63492236
26 Frédéric Vervisch ISR20495151Ret1235
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT23
27 Dirk Müller BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil2131
Triple Eight Racing4850Ret
28 Jeroen Mul Grasser Racing Team117Ret746Ret1316DNS28
Fabio Babini
Andrew Palmer
117Ret746Ret13
29 Giovanni Venturini
Adrian Zaugg
Grasser Racing Team2586537Ret626
30 Rinat Salikhov Rinaldi Racing27Ret3727241424
30 Andy Soucek
Maxime Soulet
Bentley M-Sport13612104Ret524
31 Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin
AF Corse4181081063423
32 Alessandro Pier Guidi AKKA ASP7Ret22
AF Corse1164
33 Patrick Kujala Grasser Racing Team2321
34 Alessandro Bonacini
Michał Broniszewski
Michael Lyons
Kessel Racing74654549Ret1818
34 Jules Szymkowiak Bentley Team HTPRet141312868108RetRetDNS7618
35 Greg Guilvert Saintéloc91223242Ret717
35 James Nash Belgian Audi Club Team WRT1168943RetDNS1182244Ret612813RetRet17
36 Christian Mamerow Phoenix Racing21269316
36 Gianmaria Bruni
Pasin Lathouras
Stéphane Lémeret
AF Corse116416
37 Augusto Farfus
Dirk Werner
BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS333114
37align=left rowspan=2 Martin Plowman MRS GT-Racing125425353Ret14
Always Evolving Motorsport8
38 Edward Sandström Saintéloc912242Ret11
38 Francisco Guedes AF Corse1081063211
39 Marcel Fässler Phoenix Racing202711510
39 Mike Rockenfeller Belgian Audi Club Team WRT3010
Phoenix Racing27115
39 André Lotterer Phoenix Racing2711510
39 Max van Splunteren Bentley Team HTP8101945Ret8RetRetDNS7610
39 Davide Rigon AF Corse810610
40 Marc Basseng Saintéloc12242Ret9
41 Álvaro Parente
Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
Von Ryan Racing2653214818388
Bruno Senna2621481838
41 Tom Dillmann Bentley Team HTP868
41 Marko Asmer GT Russian Team17Ret132413DNS1115131712Ret1192315111078
42 Aleksey Karachev GT Russian Team5111914102012131113125252Ret12102014151397
43 Roman Mavlanov GT Russian Team1076
43 Oliver Bryant
Alasdair McCaig
Devon Modell
align=left rowspan=2 Ecurie Ecosse34313923147286
Alexander Sims23147
43 Tristan Vautier AKKA ASP237Ret6
Morgan Moullin TraffortRet287Ret
43 Miguel Molina Saintéloc76
44 Bernd Schneider GT Russian Team51119141012134
Black Falcon3035Ret
44 Peter Kox Reiter Engineering1184
44 Leo Machitski Team Russia by BarwellRet302515208444
Jonny CockerRet301520844
Phil Keen
Jon Minshaw
15208
44 Maro Engel
Sean Johnston
Oliver Morley
Black Falcon38DNS83035Ret244
44 Aleksey Vasilyev GT Russian Team14917Ret132413DNS1115131712Ret1192315114
45 Jeroen Bleekemolen Rinaldi Racing4DNS3
45 Timo Glock
Bruno Spengler
Alex Zanardi
ROAL MotorsportRet137253
45 Christophe Bouchut GT Russian Team1492013125252Ret121014153
46 Indy Dontje Rowe Racing1511Ret2
GT Russian Team1712Ret20139
46 Mike Parisy
Harold Primat
Bentley Team HTP46Ret3632169Ret2
46 Edoardo Mortara Saintéloc9232
46 Stefan Mücke Leonard Motorsport AMR3315102
Oman Racing Team10
47 Klaus Graf Rowe Racing11101
47 Stuart Leonard
Michael Meadows
Leonard Motorsport AMR301426331510221
Tom Onslow-Cole331510
47 Ahmad Al Harthy Oman Racing Team281916241730101
47 Marco Cioci
Piergiuseppe Perazzini
align=left rowspan=2 AF Corse1051385454Ret321
Enzo Potolicchio1051385454Ret
47 Rory Butcher Oman Racing Team101
Anders Fjordbach ISR712DNS1615551412111414110
Insightracing with Flex-Box3440Ret
Thomas Fjordbach ISR712DNS161555141211140
Martin Ragginger
Marcel Wagner
Fach Auto Tech10160
Philipp Wlazik Attempto Racing1318171715113926170
Michael Markussen ISR14110
Nicolas Armindo Attempto Racing41Ret15110
Nicolai Sylvest Rowe Racing1511Ret0
Adrien de Leener
Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
AF Corse312517462411170
Raffaele Giammaria
Toni Vilander
462411
Olivier Lombard Bentley Team HTPRet1413120
Lewis Plato GT Russian Team1712Ret0
Felipe Fraga BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil182613163413210
Yoshiharu Mori Attempto Racing1318480
Dennis Andersen
Martin Jensen
Insightracing with Flex-Box1439143440Ret410
Eric Dermont
Henry Hassid
Franck Perera
TDS RacingRet21Ret1418Ret310
Mathias Beche1418Ret
Paul Wilson Leonard Motorsport AMR301426220
Ian Loggie
Julian Westwood
Team Parker Racing3541Ret292314430
Benny SimonsenRet292314
Callum MacLeod292314
Mark Shulzhitskiy Nissan GT Academy Team RJN35Ret140
Nick HammannRet14
Robert Renauer Rinaldi Racing140
Lee Mowle
Joe Osborne
Triple Eight Racing45151627Ret4850Ret290
Kenneth Heyer
Miguel Toril
Car Collection MotorsportRet29180
GT Russian Team5252Ret
Rowe Racing15
Ricardo Sánchez Nissan GT Academy Team RJNRet1535361926Ret0
Gaëtan Paletou1535361926Ret
Enzo Guibbert
Gilles Vannelet
Sport GarageRet3215493928260
Arno SantamatoRet321526
Sergey Chukanov Attempto RacingRetDNS150
Ivan SamarinDNS15
Jann Mardenborough Nissan GT Academy Team RJN150
Fredy Barth
Lorenz Frey
Gabriele Gardel
Emil Frey RacingRet1643202227160
Jonathan Adam
Daniel Lloyd
Oman Racing Team2819162417300
Alberto Di Folco Grasser Racing Team16DNS0
Fabien Thuner Attempto Racing411717Ret0
Jonathan Venter Oman Racing Team2417300
Jürgen Häring
Dimitrios Konstantinou
Frank Schmickler
Attempto Racing404031392617370
Jan Seyffarth Car Collection Motorsport29180
Sacha Bottemane
Max Koebolt
Pieter Schothorst
Team WRT3622192244Ret270
Florian Strauss Nissan GT Academy Team RJNRet3619260
Olivier Pla361926
Stephen Earle
Liam Talbot
Marco Zanuttini
Kessel Racing24DNS44412819420
Marc Rostan Saintéloc50480
Kessel Racing412819
Louis Machiels
Clemens Schmid
Bentley Team HTP1945Ret0
Dennis Waszek GT Russian Team20200
Christopher Haase Phoenix Racing21200
Jonathan Hirschi Classic & Modern RacingRet0
Emil Frey Racing202227
Jean-Philippe Belloc
Christophe Bourret
Pascal Gibon
Philippe Polette
AKKA ASP3529200
René Rast Belgian Audi Club Team WRT302821210
Steve Parrow Black PearL by Rinaldi223622330
Pierre Kaffer223622
Pierre Etienne Bordet
Alexandre Viron
align=left rowspan=3 Delahaye Racing TeamRet47Ret433322470
Emmanuel Orgeval47Ret43332247
Paul-Loup Chatin433322
Dominik Schwager Black PearL by Rinaldi22330
Karim Al Azhari GT Russian Team24230
Tony Samon Sport Garage384032230
Christian Beroujon
Christoff Corten
Marc Guillot
Sport Garage4032230
Maurice Riccialign=left rowspan=2 AKKA ASP2335Ret460
Gabriel Balthazard23
Adrien Tambay Saintéloc230
Stef Van Campenhout Rinaldi Racing3727240
Andrey Birzhin
Fabio Mancini
Rino Mastronardi
Glorax Racing2937240
Timur Sardarov Team Russia by BarwellRet3025440
Matheus Stumpf BMW Sports Trophy Team BrasilRet250
Fabien Barthez
Anthony Pons
AKKA ASP27Ret28350
Ryan Ratcliffe Triple Eight Racing4527Ret4850Ret290
Olivier Grotz
Karim Ojjeh
Boutsen GinionRet33275656Ret360
Éric Cayrolle
Gabriele Lancieri
Sport Garage4939280
Jean-Luc Beaubelique AKKA ASPRet28Ret460
Philippe GiauqueRet28Ret
Henrik Hedman
Elton Julian
Thomas Kemenater
DragonSpeed3749293836Ret510
Marchy Lee
Shaun Thong
Phoenix Racing3440300
Pierre Hirschi Classic & Modern Racing4448Ret4230RetRet0
Jean-Luc Blanchemain44484230RetRet
Christian Kelders44Ret4230RetRet
Frédéric Bouvy4230Ret
Garry Kondakov
Alexander Moiseev
Riccardo Ragazzi
AF Corse4654DNS313832500
Rui Águas313832
Peter Schmidtalign=left rowspan=3 Car Collection MotorsportRet32490
Pierre Ehret42453245
Renger van der Zande32
Sylvain Debs
Bashar Mardini
Nicolas Misslin
Sport Garage330
Ludovic Badey AKKA ASP350
Ryan Dalziel
Anthony Lazzaro
DragonSpeed3836Ret0
Christophe Hamon Sport Garage380
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT40
Luc Paillard Sport Garage380
Jean-Marc Bachelier
Howard Blank
Yannick Mallegol
AF Corse3944Ret0
Bradley Ellis
Euan Hankey
Salih Yoluç
TF Sport390
David Hallyday Belgian Audi Club Team WRT43400
Lonni Martins40
Gilles Lallemantalign=left rowspan=2 Saintéloc52Ret4741Ret480
Michael Blanchemain
Beniamino Caccia
Philippe Haezebrouck
4741Ret
Miguel Ramos Attempto Racing41RetRet0
Martin Lanting
Louis-Philippe Soenen
Patrick Van Glabeke
AF Corse410
Alexander Mattschull Car Collection Motorsport4245450
Vadim Gitlin Attempto Racing42Ret0
Antti Buri
Oliver Webb
42
Jean-Paul Buffin
Georges Cabanne
align=left rowspan=2 Saintéloc4352Ret0
Marc Sourd43
Phillippe Gaillard Belgian Audi Club Team WRT430
Adam Christodoulou
Andreas Simonsen
Nico Verdonck
Black Falcon4448Ret0
Andrea Piccini Kessel Racing4549Ret0
Alessandro Balzan
Ronnie Valori
Attempto Racing480
Thomas Nicolle Classic & Modern Racing480
Grégoire Demoustier Saintéloc480
Daniel Allemann
Karl Wendlinger
Car Collection Motorsport490
Claude-Yves Gosselin
Jean-Claude Lagniez
Saintéloc500
Nicolas Lapierre Von Ryan Racing53Ret0
Michele Rugolo AF Corse5454Ret0
Marc Duez
Jean-Michel Martin
Eric van de Poele
Pascal Witmeur
BMW Racing Against Cancer5555Ret0
Fabio Onidi
Andrea Roda
ISRDNS550
Jordan Grogor
Werner Hamprecht
Boutsen Ginion5656Ret0
Romain Brandela
Eric Clément
Bernard Delhez
Gilles Duqueine
Duqueine Engineering5757Ret0
Kelvin van der Linde Belgian Audi Club Team WRTRet
Marc Gassner Nissan GT Academy Team RJNRet
Dominik Baumann
Claudia Hürtgen
Max Sandritter
BMW Sports Trophy Team SchubertRet
Thomas Jäger Rowe RacingRet
Juan Cruz Álvarez
Gustavo Borches
Sergio Alejandro Yazbil
Attempto RacingRet
Harry Tincknell Nissan GT Academy Team RJNRet
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Ricardo Sperafico BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil910320
Rodrigo Sperafico910
Notes:

Teams' Championship

TeamManufacturerPoints
1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi248
2 Bentley Team HTPBentley148
3 Rinaldi RacingFerrari123
4 BMW Sports Trophy Team BrasilBMW119
5 Phoenix RacingAudi77
6 Grasser Racing TeamLamborghini76
7 Bentley M-SportBentley70
8 ISRAudi68
9 Von Ryan RacingMcLaren59
10 BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDSBMW58
11 Reiter EngineeringLamborghini57
11 Nissan GT Academy Team RJNNissan57
12 Rowe Racing/Team Astana by RoweMercedes-Benz45
13 GT Russian TeamMercedes-Benz42
13 MRS GT-RacingNissan42
14 Attempto RacingMcLaren/Porsche35
15 AF CorseFerrari34
16 Always Evolving MotorsportNissan26
17 SaintélocAudi23
18 Kessel RacingFerrari20
19 Black FalconMercedes-Benz11
20 Ecurie EcosseBMW10
21 Team Russia by BarwellBMW8
22 AKKA ASPFerrari6
23 ROAL MotorsportFerrari4
23 Leonard Motorsport AMRAston Martin4
25 Oman Racing TeamAston Martin2
26 Fach Auto TechPorsche1
26 Triple Eight RacingBMW1
Insight Racing DenmarkFerrari0
TDS RacingBMW0
Team Parker RacingAudi0
Sport GarageFerrari0
Emil Frey RacingJaguar0
Car Collection MotorsportMercedes-Benz0
Black PearL Racing by RinaldiFerrari0
Delahaye Racing TeamPorsche0
Glorax RacingFerrari0
DragonSpeedFerrari0
Classic & Modern RacingBMW0
Boutsen GinionBMW0
TF SportAston Martin0
BMW Racing Against CancerBMW0
Duqueine EngineeringFerrari0
BMW Sports Trophy Team SchubertBMW0

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Zandvoort to replace Baku World Challenge as the final round of the Blancpain Sprint Series. 6 June 2015. Motorsport.com. 6 June 2015.
  2. News: Change of venue for Moscow Blancpain Sprint Series event. 12 June 2015. Motorsport.com. 12 June 2015.