2015 Sepang 12 Hours Explained

Race details
Date12 December 2015
LocationSepang, Malaysia
Course5.543km (03.444miles)
WeatherQualifying: Sunny
Race: Changeable
Race
Pole
Driver Gianmaria BruniClearwater Racing
Time2:02.768
Podium
First Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Second Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Third Phoenix Racing

The 2015 Sepang 12 Hours was the 16th Sepang 12 Hours race held on Sepang International Circuit on 12 December 2015. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, GTC-spec cars, GT4-spec cars and touring cars. This was the first Sepang 12 Hours race organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).[1]

Report

Qualifying

Pole position was taken by car #1, Clearwater Racing, with a time of 2:02.768.

Race

Event format

DaySessionTime/distance
Thursday (10 December)Paid Practice (GT3/GTC)120 minutes
Paid Practice (GT4/Touring Cars)120 minutes
Free Practice 1120 minutes
Free Practice 2120 minutes
Friday (11 December)Free Practice 390 minutes
Qualifying90 minutes
Qualifying Shootout15 minutes
Saturday (12 December)Race12 hours
Source: [2]

Entry list

TeamCarDriversClassMain series
DriverCar
Clearwater RacingFerrari 458 Italia GT31 Gianmaria Bruni[3] PGT3FIA WEC
James Calado
Matt GriffinBlancpain Endurance Series, GT Asia Series
Weng Sun MokAsian Le Mans Series, GT Asia Series
Team NZ PTE LTDPorsche 997 GT3 Cup7 Will BamberPAGTCPorsche Carrera Cup Asia
John CurranGT Asia Series
Graeme Dowsett
Alif HamdanPorsche Carrera Cup Asia
Bentley Team M-SportBentley Continental GT38 Maximilian BuhkPGT3Blancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series
Andy SoucekBlancpain Endurance Series
Maxime Soulet
9 Vincent AbrilPGT3Blancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series
Steven KaneBlancpain Endurance Series
Guy Smith
Singha MotorsportFerrari 458 Italia GT311 Piti BhirombhakdiPAGT3GT Asia Series
Carlo van Dam
Alessandro Pier GuidiBlancpain Endurance Series, GT Asia Series
Davide RizzoGT Asia Series, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
GTO Racing TeamToyota GT8614 Cheng Long ChanPATCnone
Brian Lee Ching HsinMacau Road Sport Challenge
Hideto YasuokaSuper GT
Shing Hung Weinone
Phoenix RacingAudi R8 LMS15 Marchy LeePGT3Blancpain Endurance Series
Shaun ThongAsian Le Mans Series, Audi Sport TT Cup, Blancpain Endurance Series
Alex YoongAsian Le Mans Series, Audi R8 LMS Cup
16 Nikolaus Mayr-MelnhofPGT3Blancpain Sprint Series
Nicki ThiimBlancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Markus WinkelhockBlancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series
Belgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi R8 LMS17 Stuart LeonardPGT3Blancpain Endurance Series
Stéphane OrtelliBlancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series
Laurens Vanthoor
150 Christopher HaasePGT3Blancpain Endurance Series
Enzo IdeBlancpain Sprint Series
Christopher MiesBlancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series
Top Speed RacingLamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo23 James MunroPAGTCAsian Le Mans Series, Japanese F4, Toyota Racing Series
Martin RumpFormula Masters China
Afiq YazidLamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
Yuan BoFormula Masters China, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
B-Quik RacingAudi R8 LMS Cup26 Daniel BilskiPAGTCAudi R8 LMS Cup
Henk Kiksnone
Peter KoxInternational GT Open, Supercar Challenge
Naza NexusFerrari 458 Italia GT327 Dominic AngPAGT3GT Asia Series, Asian Le Mans Series
Adrian D'SilvaGT Asia Series
Joshua Lee HuntAsian Le Mans Series
CPK RacingPorsche 991 GT3 Cup33 Mark DarwinPAGTCnone
Yeh Siang Lim
John MartinPorsche Carrera Cup Australia
William Wang Wooi Mengnone
Team AAI-HubAutoMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT335 Han-Chen ChenPAGT3Asian Le Mans Series
Tatsuya TanigawaAsian Le Mans Series, Super GT
Nobuteru Taniguchi
Hiroki Yoshimoto
Sport GarageFerrari 458 Italia GT342 Romain BrandelaAmGT3FFSA GT Championship
Jean-Paul BuffinBlancpain Endurance Series, FFSA GT Championship
Georges CabanneBlancpain Endurance Series
Gerald TanAsian Le Mans Series, GT Asia Series
AMAC MotorsportPorsche 997 GT3-R51 Warren LuffPAGT3Australian GT Championship, GT Asia Series, V8 Supercars
Andrew MacphersonAustralian GT Championship
James WinslowAsian Le Mans Series
FFF Racing Team by ACMMcLaren 650S GT355 Andrea CaldarelliPAGT3GT Asia Series, Super Formula, Super GT
Hiroshi HamaguchiGT Asia Series, Super GT
Álvaro ParenteBlancpain Endurance Series, GT Asia Series
Andrew WatsonBritish GT
67Motorsport GDL RacingPorsche 997 GT3 Cup S67 Liam Lim KeongPAGTCnone
Bruce LeeGT Asia Series
Andrew Tangnone
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup87 Gilbert AngPAGTCnone
Wee Lim Keong
Melvin MohGT Asia Series
Team Fydis AylezoLamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo69 Mitchell GilbertPAGTCGP3 Series
Zen LowAsian Le Mans Series, GT Asia Series
Matthew SwanepoelFormula Masters China
Team Proton LotusLotus Exige V6 GT480 Anthony Chan–Invnone
Chye Ao Hsiang
Robert Webb
Eric Wong
Wing Hin MotorsportsToyota GT8686 Wong Yew ChoongPATCnone
William Ho
Kenny LeeTCR Asia Series
Jim Hunter MotorsportSubaru Impreza STi 2.0602 Jim HunterPATCNSW State Sports Sedan Series
Grant JohnsonV8 Ute Racing Series
Douglas KhooTCR Asia Series
Allan Letchernone
IconClass
Drivers
PPro
PAPro-Am
AmAm
Car
GT3GT3 Class
GTCCup Class
TCTouring Car Class
InvInvitation Class

Race result

Class winners in bold.

ClassDriversTeamManufacturerLapsTime/Retired
1GT3 Pro17 Stuart Leonard
Stéphane Ortelli
Laurens Vanthoor		 Belgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi228
2GT3 Pro150 Christopher Haase
Enzo Ide
Christopher Mies		 Belgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi228+8.330
3GT3 Pro16 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
Nicki Thiim
Markus Winkelhock		 Phoenix RacingAudi228+1:00.400|-! 4| GT3 Pro-Am| 55| Andrea Caldarelli
Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Álvaro Parente
Andrew Watson| FFF Racing Team by ACM| McLaren|align=center| 227|+1 Lap
5GT3 Pro8 Maximilian Buhk
Andy Soucek
Maxime Soulet		 Bentley Team M-SportBentley226+2 Laps|-! 6| GT3 Pro| 15| Marchy Lee
Shaun Thong
Alex Yoong| Audi Hong Kong powered by Phoenix Racing Asia| Audi|align=center| 225|+3 Laps
7GT3 Pro-Am35 Han-Chen Chen
Tatsuya Tanigawa
Nobuteru Taniguchi
Hiroki Yoshimoto		 Team AAI-HubAutoMercedes-Benz224+4 Laps|-! 8| GT3 Pro-Am| 11| Piti Bhirombhakdi
Carlo van Dam
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Davide Rizzo| Singha Motorsport| Ferrari|align=center| 223|+5 Laps
9GT3 Pro-Am27 Dominic Ang
Adrian D'Silva
Joshua Lee Hunt		 Naza NexusFerrari220+8 Laps|-! 10| GT3 Pro| 9| Vincent Abril
Steven Kane
Guy Smith| Bentley Team M-Sport| Bentley|align=center| 218|+10 Laps
11GTC Pro-Am23 James Munro
Martin Rump
Afiq Yazid
Yuan Bo		 Top Speed RacingLamborghini211+17 Laps
12GTC Pro-Am7 Will Bamber
John Curran
Graeme Dowswett
Alif Hamdan		 Team NZ PTE LTDPorsche206+22 Laps
13GTC Pro-Am26 Daniel Bilski
Henk Kiks
Peter Kox		 B-Quik RacingAudi206+22 Laps
14GTC Pro-Am67 Liam Lim Keong
Bruce Lee
Andrew Tang		 67Motorsport GDL RacingPorsche205+23 Laps
15GT3 Pro-Am51 Warren Luff
Andrew Macpherson
James Winslow		 AMAC MotorsportPorsche204+24 Laps
16GTC Pro-Am87 Gilbert Ang
Wee Lim Keong
Melvin Moh		 67Motorsport GDL RacingPorsche195+33 Laps
17TC Pro-Am86 Wong Yew Choong
William Ho
Kenny Lee		 Wing Hin MotorsportsToyota189+39 Laps
18GTC Pro-Am69 Mitchell Gilbert
Zen Low
Matthew Swanepoel		 Team Fydis AylezoLamborghini187+41 Laps
19GT3 Am42 Romain Brandela
Jean-Paul Buffin
Georges Cabanne
Gerald Tan		 Sport GarageFerrari186+42 Laps
20GTC Pro-Am33 Mark Darwin
Yeh Siang Lim
John Martin
William Wang Wooi Meng		 CPK RacingPorsche174+54 Laps
21TC Pro-Am14 Cheng Long Chan
Brian Lee Ching Hsin
Hideto Yasuoka
Shing Hung Wei		 GTO Racing TeamToyota167+61 Laps
22TC Pro-Am602 Jim Hunter
Grant Johnson
Douglas Khoo
Allan Letcher		 Jim Hunter MotorsportSubaru149+79 Laps
RetGT3 Pro1 Gianmaria Bruni
James Calado
Matt Griffin
Weng Sun Mok		 Clearwater RacingFerrari77Accident Damage|-! Ret| Inv| 80| Anthony Chan
Chye Ao Hsiang
Robert Webb
Eric Wong| Team Proton Lotus| Lotus|align=center| 7|Accident Damage|-!colspan=8| Source: [4] |}

See also

External links

]

Notes and References

  1. News: SRO enters partnership to promote Sepang 12 hours. motorsport.com. 19 January 2015. 10 December 2015.
  2. Web site: 2015 Sepang 12 Hours Timetable. sepang12hours.com. 3 December 2015. 10 October 2015.
  3. News: 2015 Sepang 12 Hours Entry List. sepang12hours.com. 10 December 2015.
  4. News: 2015 Sepang 12 Hours Results. sepang12hours.com. 14 December 2015.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "2015 Sepang 12 Hours".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.