2015 International GT Open explained

The 2015 International GT Open season was the tenth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 26 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and finished on 1 November, at Barcelona after seven double-header meetings.

The series changed tyre supplier from Dunlop to Michelin.^[1]

Entry list

2015 Entry List
Team	Car		Drivers	Class	Rounds
Teo Martín Motorsport^[2]	McLaren 650S GT3	2	Álvaro Parente	PA	All
		2	Miguel Ramos		All
		59	Andrew Watson	PA	5, 7
			Rob Bell	5
			Fernando Monje	7
Scuderia Villorba Corse^[3]	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	3	Alessandro Balzan	PA	All
Scuderia Villorba Corse^[3]	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	3	Nicola Benucci		All
Drivex School^[4]	Audi R8 LMS ultra	5	Lorenzo Bontempelli	PA	6
			Beniamino Caccia		6
			Miguel Amaral	PA	7
			César Campaniço		7
Aston Martin Brussels Racing^[5]	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	8	Michael Schmetz	PA	5
Aston Martin Brussels Racing^[5]	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	8	Tim Verbergt		5
H&R Spezialfedern GmbH & Co.KG	Ford GT	9	Jürgen Alzen	Am	5
TF Sport	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	10	Euan Hankey	Am	5–7
TF Sport	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	10	Salih Yoluç		5–7
Kessel Racing^[6]	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	11	Michał Broniszewski	PA	1
Kessel Racing^[6]	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	11	Giacomo Piccini		1
Solaris Motorsport^[7]	Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R GT3	12	Francesco Sini	PA	1, 6
			Stefano Costantini^[8]	1
			Marcello Puglisi	6
Baporo Motorsport	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013)	15	Emiliano López	PA	1–3
			José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	1
			Matías Russo	2–3
AERT^[9]	Lamborghini Gallardo FL2	16	Anton Nebylitskiy	PA	1–5
			Álvaro Barba	1–4
			Matías Russo	5
Lechner Racing^[10]	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	17	Walter Lechner	PA	1
Lechner Racing^[10]	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	17	Mario Plachutta		1
Sports and You	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	18	António Coimbra "Manuel Da Costa"^[11]	Am	2–3, 7
Sports and You	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	18	Luís Silva "Miguel Sardinha"		2–3, 7
Team Novadriver	Audi R8 LMS ultra	19	Joël Camathias	PA	2
Team Novadriver	Audi R8 LMS ultra	19	César Campaniço		2
Krypton Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R	21	Luca Pastorelli	Am	4
		21	Stefano Pezzucchi		4
		35	Stefano Pezzucchi	PA	7
		35	Thomas Biagi		7
Balfe Motorsport^[12]	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013)	22	Shaun Balfe	PA	2–3, 6
Balfe Motorsport^[12]	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013)	22	Phil Keen		2–3, 6
Team Parker Racing^[13]	Audi R8 LMS ultra	24	Ian Loggie	PA	1
Team Parker Racing^[13]	Audi R8 LMS ultra	24	Callum MacLeod		1
MP1 Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013)	25	Valentino Fornaroli	PA	6
MP1 Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013)	25	Gabriele Lancieri		6
HP Racing	Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX	26	"Coach McKansy"	PA	7
HP Racing	Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX	26	Hari Proczyk		7
TDS Racing	BMW Z4 GT3	27	Henry Hassid	PA	7
TDS Racing	BMW Z4 GT3	27	Franck Perera		7
Monlau Competición	Renault Sport R.S. 01	30	José Manuel Pérez Aicart	PA	7
Monlau Competición	Renault Sport R.S. 01	30	Jurgen Smet		7
Swiss Team^[14]	Maserati GranTurismo MC GT3	33	Mauro Calamia	Am	1
Veloso Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (2014)	40	Nuno Batista	G	2
Veloso Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (2014)	40	Pedro Marreiros		2
Gonçalo Nuno Manahu	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (2009)	41	Manuel José Castro	G	2
Gonçalo Nuno Manahu	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (2009)	41	Gonçalo Nuno Manahu		2
AF Corse^[15]	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013)	49	Howard Blank	Am	5–7
		49	Yannick Mallegol		5–7
		51	Pasin Lathouras	PA	All
		51	Michele Rugolo		All
		52	Duncan Cameron	PA	1, 4, 6–7
		52	Matt Griffin		1, 4, 6–7
		53	Filipe Barreiros	Am	2–6
			Francisco Guedes	2, 6
			Mads Rasmussen	3–4
		54	Thomas Flohr	Am	4
		55	Claudio Sdanewitsch	Am	All
			Ilya Melnikov	1–4, 6–7
			Stéphane Lémeret	5
		56	Giorgio Roda	PA	4
		90	Raffaele Giammaria	PA	All
		90	Ezequiel Pérez Companc		All
AT Racing	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013)	57	Alexander Talkanitsa	PA	4
AT Racing	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013)	57	Alexander Talkanitsa Jr.		4
Blue Jumeirah Team	Radical RXC V8	60	Rafael Unzurrunzaga	Am	3–5
Radical Works	Radical RXC V8	62	James Abbott	Am	3–7
			Shahin Nouri	3
			Chris Hoy	4
			Roeland de Waart	7
Kox Racing^[16]	McLaren 650S GT3	76 48	Peter Kox	PA	1, 7
Kox Racing^[16]	McLaren 650S GT3	76 48	Nico Pronk		1, 7

Icon	Class
PA	Pro-Amateur
Am	Amateur
G	Guest

Race calendar and results

A seven-round provisional calendar was revealed on 5 November 2014.^[17]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	GTS Winner	GTAM Winner
1	1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	25 April	No. 3 Scuderia Villorba Corse	No. 3 Scuderia Villorba Corse	No. 55 AF Corse
	1		25 April	Alessandro Balzan Nicola Benucci	Alessandro Balzan Nicola Benucci	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
	R2		26 April	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 55 AF Corse
	R2		26 April	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Pasin Lathouras Michele Rugolo	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
2	R1	Autódromo do Estoril	9 May	No. 22 Balfe Motorsport	No. 90 AF Corse	No. 18 Sports and You
	R1		9 May	Shaun Balfe Phil Keen	Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc	António Coimbra Luis Silva
	R2		10 May	No. 3 Scuderia Villorba Corse	No. 15 Baporo Motorsport	No. 18 Sports and You
	R2		10 May	Alessandro Balzan Nicola Benucci	Emiliano Lopez Matías Russo	António Coimbra Luis Silva
3	R1	Silverstone Circuit	6 June	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 53 AF Corse
	R1		6 June	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Filipe Barreiros Mads Rasmussen
	R2		7 June	No. 22 Balfe Motorsport	No. 90 AF Corse	No. 53 AF Corse
	R2		7 June	Shaun Balfe Phil Keen	Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Filipe Barreiros Mads Rasmussen
4	R1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	4 July	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 55 AF Corse
	R1		4 July	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Pasin Lathouras Michele Rugolo	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
	R2		5 July	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 90 AF Corse	No. 55 AF Corse
	R2		5 July	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
5	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	5 September	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 10 TF Sport
	R1		5 September	Pasin Lathouras Michele Rugolo	Pasin Lathouras Michele Rugolo	Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç
	R2		6 September	No. 59 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 10 TF Sport
	R2		6 September	Rob Bell Andrew Watson	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç
6	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	3 October	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 55 AF Corse
	R1		3 October	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
	R2		4 October	No. 62 Radical Works	No. 90 AF Corse	No. 10 TF Sport
	R2		4 October	James Abbott	Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç
7	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	31 October	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 59 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 55 AF Corse
	R1		31 October	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Fernando Monje Andrew Watson	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
	R2		1 November	No. 10 TF Sport	No. 90 AF Corse	No. 18 Sports and You
	R2		1 November	Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç	Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Manuel Da Costa Miguel Sardinha

Notes and References

News: Michelin becomes the new tire supplier of the Euroformula Open. 2 February 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 3 February 2015.
News: Teo Martín choses the GT Open for its comeback, enters a McLaren 650S for Parente-Ramos!. 9 February 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 10 February 2015.
News: Balzan-Benucci for Villorba's bid. 16 April 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 16 April 2015.
Web site: Autodromo di Monza Entry List . . GT Sport . 3 October 2015.
Web site: SPA FRANCORCHAMPS 4 / 6 September 2015 Entry List. International GT Open. GT Sport. 6 September 2015.
News: Kessel Racing back with Broniszewski-Piccini. 22 April 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 22 April 2015.
News: Solaris Motorsport to sport the Corvette flag. 12 February 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 26 February 2015.
News: GT Open’s tenth season starts in the sign of great battle. 23 April 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 24 April 2015.
News: AERT, a new Russian endeavor in the GT Open. 2 April 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 2 April 2015.
News: Plachutta-Jäger to sport the Silver Star. 15 April 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 15 April 2015.
News: Silverstone to witness GT Open title battles heat up. 3 June 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 4 June 2015.
News: GT purist Balfe Motorsport steps up effort. 18 March 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 19 March 2015.
News: Parker’s Audi joins at Ricard with Loggie-McLeoddate. 20 April 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 20 April 2015.
News: The Maserati MC GT3 is back to the GT Open !. 20 April 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 20 April 2015.
News: AF Corse confirms three full-season cars and line-ups. 16 March 2015. International GT Open. GT Sport. 16 March 2015.
News: McLaren anche per il Kox Racing. 16 April 2015. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. Italian. 18 April 2015.
News: Sette gli appuntamenti per il 2015. 5 November 2014. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. Italian. 5 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141105125307/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=48919&cat=48. 5 November 2014. dead. dmy-all.