The 2015 GT Sprint Series (known for sponsorship reasons as 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.
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
Event | Circuit | Date |
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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 |
Event | Circuit | Pole position | Qualifying Race Winner | Championship Race Winner | Report |
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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 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.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | Pole |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
Pos. | Driver | Team | NOG |
BRH |
ZOL |
MSC |
ALG |
MIS |
ZAN |
Total | |||||||
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QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | ||||
1 | Aleksey Karachev | GT Russian Team | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 209 |
2 | Aleksey 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 |
Pos. | Driver | Team | NOG |
BRH |
ZOL |
MSC |
ALG |
MIS |
ZAN |
Total | |||||||
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QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | ||||
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 |
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | NOG |
BRH |
ZOL |
MSC |
ALG |
MIS |
ZAN |
Total | |||||||
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QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | ||||
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 |
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | NOG |
BRH |
ZOL |
MSC |
ALG |
MIS |
ZAN |
Total | |||||||
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QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | ||||
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 |
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | NOG |
BRH |
ZOL |
MSC |
ALG |
MIS |
ZAN |
Total | |||||||
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QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | QR | CR | ||||
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 |