The 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series was the third season following on from the demise of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars), the second with the designation of Blancpain Sprint Series.
Calendar The series started at the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro, France on 6 April and finished at Circuit Park Zandvoort in Netherlands on 11 October. Baku had been scheduled to host the final round of the season, but was replaced by Zandvoort for economic reasons. The seven-event calendar contained largely the same events as the previous season, with the addition of races at Moscow Raceway in Russia and Misano in Italy.
Event Circuit Date 1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France 6 April 2 Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain 10 May 3 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 7 June 4 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk, Russia 4 July 5 Algarve International Circuit, Algarve, Portugal 6 September 6 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano, Italy 4 October 7 Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands 11 October
Entry list
Team Car Drivers Class Rounds BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW Z4 GT3 0 Ricardo Sperafico P 1 Rodrigo Sperafico Cacá Bueno 2–7 Sérgio Jimenez 77 Maxime Martin P 1 Dirk Müller Átila Abreu 2–7 Valdeno Brito Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra 1 Robin Frijns P All Laurens Vanthoor 1–6 Christopher Mies 7 2 P 1–6 Enzo Ide 1–6 Nicki Thiim 7 Frédéric Vervisch 3 Stéphane Ortelli P All Stéphane Richelmi 4 James Nash P All Frank Stippler Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 6 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof P All Markus Winkelhock Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 19 Alberto Di Folco S 6 Jeroen Mul 63 Mirko Bortolotti P 6 Patrick Kujala Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 23 Nick Hammann PA 4 Mark Shulzhitskiy Attempto Racing McLaren 650S GT3 54 Yoshiharu Mori PA 1 Philipp Wlazik Philipp Wlazik P 2–3 Fabien Thuner 2 Nicolas Armindo 3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Sergey Chukanov 4 Ivan Samarin McLaren 650S GT3 55 Rob Bell P 1–4 Kévin Estre GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 70 Alexey Karachev PA All Bernd Schneider 1–3 Christophe Bouchut 4–6 Indy Dontje 7 71 Alexey Vasilyev PA 1–6 Christophe Bouchut 1 Marko Asmer 2–6 P 7 Roman Mavlanov 7 MRS GT-Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 73 Craig Dolby P 1–4 Sean Walkinshaw ISR Audi R8 LMS ultra 74 Anders Fjordbach S 1–3, 6–7 Thomas Fjordbach 1–3, 6 Michael Markussen 7 75 Marco Bonanomi P All Filip Salaquarda Bentley Team HTP Bentley Continental GT3 83 Jules Szymkowiak S All Olivier Lombard 1–2 Tom Dillmann 3 Max van Splunteren 4–7 84 Vincent Abril P All Maximilian Buhk Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 R-EX 88 Albert von Thurn und Taxis P All Nick Catsburg 1–2, 4–7 Peter Kox 3 Always Evolving Motorsport Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 173 Craig Dolby P 5–7 Sean Walkinshaw Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 458 GT3 333 Norbert Siedler P All Marco Seefried 1–6 Jeroen Bleekemolen 7 Triple 888 Racing BMW Z4 GT3 888 Lee Mowle PA 2 Joe Osborne Fach Auto Tech Porsche 997 GT3-R 911 Martin Ragginger PA 1 Marcel Wagner Icon Class P Pro PA Pro-Am Trophy S Silver Cup
Race results
Event Circuit Qualifying Race Winner Championship Race Winner Report 1 Nogaro No. 3 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 3 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 77 BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil Report Stéphane Ortelli Stéphane Richelmi Stéphane Ortelli Stéphane Richelmi Maxime Martin Dirk Müller 2 Brands Hatch No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Report Robin Frijns Laurens Vanthoor Robin Frijns Laurens Vanthoor Robin Frijns Laurens Vanthoor 3 Zolder No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Report Robin Frijns Laurens Vanthoor Robin Frijns Laurens Vanthoor Robin Frijns Laurens Vanthoor 4 Moscow No. 88 Reiter Engineering No. 88 Reiter Engineering No. 84 Bentley Team HTP Report Nick Catsburg Albert von Thurn und Taxis Nick Catsburg Albert von Thurn und Taxis Vincent Abril Maximilian Buhk 5 Algarve No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 84 Bentley Team HTP No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Report Enzo Ide Christopher Mies Vincent Abril Maximilian Buhk Robin Frijns Laurens Vanthoor 6 Misano No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 333 Rinaldi Racing Report Marco Seefried Norbert Siedler Marco Seefried Norbert Siedler Marco Seefried Norbert Siedler 7 Zandvoort No. 84 Bentley Team HTP No. 84 Bentley Team HTP No. 84 Bentley Team HTP Report Vincent Abril Maximilian Buhk Vincent Abril Maximilian Buhk Vincent Abril Maximilian Buhk
Championship standings Scoring system Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Championship Race. The pole-sitter in the qualifying race also received one point, 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.
Qualifying race points Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Pole Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 1
Championship race points Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' championships Cup Driver Team NOG BRH ZOL MSC ALG MIS ZAN Total 1 Vincent Abril Maximilian Buhk Bentley Team HTP 8 4 DNS DNS 3 2 3 1 1 4 7 2 1 1 135 2 Robin Frijns Belgian Audi Club Team WRT DNS DNS 1 1 1 1 Ret 5 2 1 Ret DNS 15 2 127 3 Laurens Vanthoor DNS DNS 1 1 1 1 Ret 5 2 1 Ret DNS 109 4 Norbert Siedler Rinaldi Racing 4 5 10 Ret 2 Ret 2 3 4 3 1 1 4 DNS 95 5 Marco Seefried 4 5 10 Ret 2 Ret 2 3 4 3 1 1 92 6 Stéphane Ortelli Stéphane Richelmi Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1 2 11 7 Ret 10 9 4 15 5 5 7 5 5 76 7 Átila Abreu Valdeno Brito BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 2 2 5 3 7 2 13 13 4 4 9 Ret 74 8 Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 3 3 9 14 9 Ret 5 7 10 7 3 8 15 2 62 9 Markus Winkelhock Phoenix Racing Ret 8 6 8 4 5 101 61 3 2 12 12 3 Ret 48 9 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Ret 8 6 8 4 5 WD WD 3 2 12 12 3 Ret 48 10 Enzo Ide Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 3 3 9 14 9 Ret 5 7 10 7 3 8 44 11 Cacá Bueno Sérgio Jimenez BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 4 4 7 4 4 Ret 7 Ret 6 6 8 10 40 12 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Reiter Engineering Ret 17 7 5 11 8 1 Ret 5 6 10 9 12 8 39 13 Nick Catsburg Ret 17 7 5 1 Ret 5 6 10 9 12 8 35 14 Maxime Martin Dirk Müller BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 2 1 31 14 Craig Dolby Sean Walkinshaw MRS GT-Racing Ret 15 3 6 6 9 12 11 31 Always Evolving Motorsport 14 8 9 5 6 Ret 15 Marco Bonanomi Filip Salaquarda ISR 6 7 12 11 10 7 14 Ret 9 11 13 10 11 4 26 16 Rob Bell Kévin Estre Attempto Racing 12 13 5 3 Ret Ret 6 9 22 17 Mirko Bortolotti Patrick Kujala Grasser Racing Team 2 3 21 17 Nicki Thiim Frédéric Vervisch Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2 3 21 18 Jules Szymkowiak Bentley Team HTP Ret 14 13 12 8 6 8 10 8 Ret Ret DNS 7 6 18 19 James Nash Frank Stippler Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 11 6 8 9 Ret DNS 11 8 6 12 8 13 Ret Ret 17 20 Max van Splunteren Bentley Team HTP 8 10 8 Ret Ret DNS 7 6 10 21 Tom Dillmann 8 6 8 21 Marko Asmer GT Russian Team Ret 13 13 DNS 15 13 11 9 15 11 10 7 8 22 Alexey Karachev GT Russian Team 5 11 14 10 12 13 13 12 12 10 14 15 13 9 7 23 Roman Mavlanov GT Russian Team 10 7 6 24 Bernd Schneider GT Russian Team 5 11 14 10 12 13 4 24 Peter Kox Reiter Engineering 11 8 4 24 Alexey Vasilyev GT Russian Team 14 9 Ret 13 13 DNS 15 13 11 9 15 11 4 25 Jeroen Bleekemolen Rinaldi Racing 4 DNS 3 25 Christophe Bouchut GT Russian Team 14 9 13 12 12 10 14 15 3 26 Indy Dontje GT Russian Team 13 9 2 Anders Fjordbach ISR 7 12 16 15 14 12 11 14 14 11 0 Thomas Fjordbach 7 12 16 15 14 12 11 14 0 Martin Ragginger Marcel Wagner Fach Auto Tech 10 16 0 Philipp Wlazik Attempto Racing 13 18 17 17 15 11 0 Michael Markussen ISR 14 11 0 Nicolas Armindo Attempto Racing 15 11 0 Olivier Lombard Bentley Team HTP Ret 14 13 12 0 Yoshiharu Mori Attempto Racing 13 18 0 Nick Hammann Mark Shulzhitskiy Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Ret 14 0 Lee Mowle Joe Osborne Triple 888 Racing 15 16 0 Sergey Chukanov Ivan Samarin Attempto Racing DNS 15 0 Alberto Di Folco Jeroen Mul Grasser Racing Team 16 DNS 0 Fabien Thuner Attempto Racing 17 17 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points Ricardo Sperafico Rodrigo Sperafico BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 9 10 0Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Notes 1 – Markus Winkelhock was unable to score at Moscow, because he did not share his car with another driver. His regular teammate Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof had to go home just before the event started.
Pro-Am Trophy
Driver Team NOG BRH ZOL MSC ALG MIS ZAN Total 1 Alexey Karachev GT Russian Team 5 11 14 10 12 13 13 12 12 10 14 15 13 9 209 2 Alexey Vasilyev GT Russian Team 14 9 Ret 13 13 DNS 15 13 11 9 15 11 144 3 Marko Asmer Ret 13 13 DNS 15 13 11 9 15 11 116 4 Christophe Bouchut 14 9 13 12 12 10 14 15 111 5 Bernd Schneider GT Russian Team 5 11 14 10 12 13 92 6 Indy Dontje 13 9 34 7 Martin Ragginger Marcel Wagner Fach Auto Tech 10 16 22 7 Lee Mowle Joe Osborne Triple 888 Racing 15 16 22 8 Yoshiharu Mori Philipp Wlazik Attempto Racing 13 18 16 9 Nick Hammann Mark Shulzhitskiy Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Ret 14 15
Silver Cup
Driver Team NOG BRH ZOL MSC ALG MIS ZAN Total 1 Jules Szymkowiak Bentley Team HTP Ret 14 13 12 8 6 8 10 8 Ret Ret DNS 7 6 164 2 Anders Fjordbach ISR 7 12 16 15 14 12 11 14 14 11 138 3 Thomas Fjordbach 7 12 16 15 14 12 11 14 114 4 Max van Splunteren Bentley Team HTP 8 10 8 Ret Ret DNS 7 6 77 5 Olivier Lombard Ret 14 13 12 53 6 Tom Dillmann 8 6 34 7 Michael Markussen ISR 14 11 24 8 Alberto Di Folco Jeroen Mul Grasser Racing Team 16 DNS 7
Teams' championships Cup Team Manufacturer NOG BRH ZOL MSC ALG MIS ZAN Total 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 3 7 2 2 177 2 Bentley Team HTP Bentley 8 4 13 12 3 2 3 1 1 4 7 2 1 1 143 3 BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 2 1 2 2 5 3 4 2 7 13 4 4 8 10 118 4 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 4 5 10 Ret 2 Ret 2 3 4 3 1 1 4 DNS 98 5 Phoenix Racing Audi Ret 8 6 8 4 5 101 61 3 2 12 12 3 Ret 60 6 Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Ret 17 7 5 11 8 1 Ret 5 6 10 9 12 8 58 7 ISR Audi 6 7 12 11 10 7 14 Ret 9 11 11 10 11 4 50 8 GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 5 9 14 10 12 13 13 12 11 9 14 11 10 7 41 9 Attempto Racing McLaren/Porsche 12 13 5 3 15 11 6 9 37 10 MRS GT-Racing Nissan Ret 15 3 6 6 9 12 11 31 11 Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini 2 3 21 12 Always Evolving Motorsport Nissan 14 8 9 5 6 Ret 20 13 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan Ret 14 4 14 Fach Auto Tech Porsche 10 16 1 15 Triple 888 Racing BMW 15 16 1 Notes 1 – Phoenix Racing was unable to score at Moscow, because Markus Winkelhock did not share his car with another driver. His regular teammate Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof had to go home just before the event started.
Pro-Am Trophy
Team Manufacturer NOG BRH ZOL MSC ALG MIS ZAN Total 1 GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 5 9 14 10 12 13 13 12 11 9 14 11 13 9 236 2 Fach Auto Tech Porsche 10 16 25 2 Triple 888 Racing BMW 15 16 25 3 Attempto Racing McLaren 13 18 19 4 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan Ret 14 18
Silver Cup
Team Manufacturer NOG BRH ZOL MSC ALG MIS ZAN Total 1 Bentley Team HTP Bentley Ret 14 13 12 8 6 8 10 8 Ret Ret DNS 7 6 164 2 ISR Audi 7 12 16 15 14 12 11 14 14 11 138 3 Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini 16 DNS 7
See also 2015 Blancpain GT Series 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series
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