2015 World GT Series season

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2015 World GT Series season
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Competition World GT
Platform Used RFactor2.png rFactor 2
Rounds 7
Vehicle(s) Aston Martin, BMW, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Porsche
Tyre Supplier(s) GPVWC brand G
Drivers 43
Teams 15
Drivers' Champion Peru Luis Felipe Capamadjian
Teams' Champion Switzerland Scuderia Basilea
GT Series Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018
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The 2015 World GT Series will be the third running of the GPVWC World GT Series following a year's absence in 2014. The series will use the highly-acclaimed EnduranceRacingX mod by UnitedRacingDesign. It shall also be one of two series to utilise rFactor 2 in 2015, alongside the newly established Atlantic Series.

Report

Race Weekend Format

19:00 GMT ~ Free Practice
19:35 GMT ~ Qualifying
19:50 GMT ~ Warmup
20:00 GMT ~ Race Start

Teams and drivers

World GT Team Base Team Vehicle Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
United States Torrent Motorsports United States Columbus, OH, United States Torrent Porsche 991 RSR G 0 Sweden Martin Palm 1
England Jordan Weekes 3
2 England Cameron Brewster 1-2
Romania Walk Racing Romania Vaslui, Romania Walk Ferrari 458 G 3 Germany Marius Nicolae 1-3
4 Turkey Burak Soylu 1-3
England Aurora Motorsports England Ramsgate, England Aurora Porsche 991 RSR G 5 England Lewis McGlade 1-3
6 Finland Tommi Ojala 1
Australia Rhys Gardiner 2-3
Ireland SimTech Jota Sport Ireland Limerick, Ireland SimTech Ferrari 458 G 7 Netherlands Alexander van der Woude 1
England Luke Wlash 2-3
8 Netherlands Sherwin van der Sloot 1, 3
Ireland Shane Burke 2
Scotland The Mighty Forth Scotland Dunfermline, Scotland TMF BMW Z4 G 9 Scotland Paul Joseph 1-3
10 England Paul Watkins 1-3
South Africa Armaroli Racing Team South Africa Pretoria, South Africa Armaroli Ferrari 458 G 11 Malta Terence Grech 1
South Africa Bret Metcalf 2-3
12 South Africa Ken Hunter 1-3
England Downforce iZone Racing England Norwich, England Downforce Aston Martin Vantage G 14 England Thomas Jacobs 1-3
15 South Africa Boyd Bryson 1-3
Switzerland Scuderia Basilea Switzerland Binningen, Switzerland Basilea Chevrolet Corvette C6R G 16 Peru Luis Felipe Capamadjian 1-3
17 Peru Nico Barclay 1-3
Netherlands Edonis Engineering Netherlands Groningen, The Netherlands Edonis Ferrari 458 G 18 Netherlands Theo van den Brink 1-3
19 United States Sven de Vries 1-2
Argentina Agustin Canapino 3
England Smile Power Racing England Bristol, England Smile Porsche 991 RSR G 20 Wales Matt Richards 1-2
21 England Mike Bell 1
Netherlands Alexander van der Woude 3
England Hawkeye Racing England Kendal, England Hawkeye BMW Z4 G 22 Peru Diego Carranza 2-3
23 England Ric Scott 3
England TSA Racing England Stowmarket, England TSA Aston Martin Vantage G 24 England Matthew Chirgwin 1-3
25 England Philip Morby 1-3
Belgium Fox Racing Belgium Kessel, Belgium Fox BMW Z4 G 26 Portugal Bruno Sousa Ferreira 1
Belgium Bart de Vos 2
Finland Tero Dahlberg 3
27 Belgium Kenney Lybeer 1
Malta Terence Grech 2
Netherlands Roy Schroten 3
England ST Racing England Chandler's Ford, England ST Chevrolet Corvette C6R G 28 England Mark Fuller 1-3
29 Portugal Pedro Gomes 1, 3
England Racing Aces PB England Swindon, England PB BMW Z4 G 30 Switzerland David Jundt 1-3
31 England Tom Parker 1
England Nick Rowland 2

Team Changes

  • The majority of the teams that competed in the most recent season, 2013, did not return to the series for the 2015 season: of the 30 teams that competed in the 2013 season, only 5 would compete in 2015.

New Entries

2015 Calendar

Rounds Race Title Circuit Date Race Details
Track Time GMT Duration
1 Japanese GT Cup Japan Fuji Speedway 2nd April 14:00 19:00 60 Min.
2 Brazilian GT Cup Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace 30th April 14:00 19:00 60 Min.
3 Turkish GT Cup Turkey Istanbul Park 28th May 14:00 19:00 60 Min.
4 Portuguese GT Cup Portugal Algarve International Circuit 25th June 14:00 19:00 60 Min.
5 Czech GT Cup Czech Republic Brno Circuit 6th August 14:00 19:00 60 Min.
6 British GT Cup United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 3rd September 14:00 19:00 60 Min.
7 American GT Cup United States Circuit of the Americas 1st October 14:00 19:00 60 Min.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd. GT Cups Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Team Report
1 Japan Japanese GT Cup Peru Luis Felipe Capamadjian
(1:32.899)
Wales Matt Richards
(1:33.466)
Peru Luis Felipe Capamadjian Switzerland Scuderia Basilea Report
2 Brazil Brazilian GT Cup Peru Luis Felipe Capamadjian
(1:30.538)
Peru Luis Felipe Capamadjian
(1:31.503)
Peru Luis Felipe Capamadjian Switzerland Scuderia Basilea Report
3 Turkey Turkish GT Cup Peru Nico Barclay
(1:52.809)
England Thomas Jacobs
(1:53.815)
Peru Nico Barclay Switzerland Scuderia Basilea Report
4 Portugal Portuguese GT Cup England Jordan Weekes
(1:40.061)
England Jordan Weekes
(1:40.581)
Germany Marius Nicolae Romania Walk Racing Report
5 Czech Republic Czech GT Cup Germany Marius Nicolae
(1:55.719)
Germany Marius Nicolae
(1:57.582)
Germany Marius Nicolae Romania Walk Racing Report
6 United Kingdom British GT Cup Germany Marius Nicolae
(2:03.535)
Estonia Risto Kappet
(1:59.484)
Estonia Risto Kappet Romania Walk Racing Report
7 United States American GT Cup Estonia Risto Kappet
(2:02.640)
Estonia Risto Kappet
(2:04.129)
Estonia Risto Kappet Romania Walk Racing Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 15 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver JPN
Japan
BRA
Brazil
TUR
Turkey
POR
Portugal
CZE
Czech Republic
GBR
United Kingdom
USA
United States
Points
1 Peru Luis Felipe Capamadjian 1 1 2 2 2 13 4 126
2 England Thomas Jacobs 4 4 3 3 4 2 5 102
3 Peru Nico Barclay 3 18 1 6 3 3 8 91
4 Germany Marius Nicolae 9 19 6 1 1 15 6 78
5 England Matthew Chirgwin 7 2 4 7 5 Ret 7 71
6 England Lewis McGlade 5 3 8 Ret 9 11 9 54
7 Estonia Risto Kappet 1 1 50
8 Wales Matt Richards 2 6 10 36
9 South Africa Boyd Bryson 11 8 7 15 Ret 8 13 34
10 England Philip Morby Ret 12 17 11 7 6 12 32
11 Portugal Pedro Gomes 6 Ret 5 6 Ret 31
12
Switzerland
David Jundt
16 7 11 17 8 7 18 31
13 Argentina Agustin Canapino 19 Ret 2 20
14 Australia Rhys Gardiner 9 10 9 16 Ret 20
15 Finland Tero Dahlberg 5 8 19
16 England Cameron Brewster 8 5 Ret 19
17 Scotland Paul Joseph 15 14 14 18 11 9 17 17
18 Spain Borja Millan 3 16
19 Netherlands Roy Schroten 9 10 13 16
20 Netherlands Sherwin van der Sloot Ret 16 19 15 4 DSQ 14
21 England Mark Fuller 12 Ret Ret 14 12 12 14
22 England Jordan Weekes Ret 4 Ret 13
23 Peru Diego Carranza 20 Ret Ret 5 11
24 England Paul Watkins 14 15 Ret 10 Ret 14 11
25 England Luke Walsh 11 12 16 9
26 South Africa Bret Metcalf 16 13 12 Ret NC 15 8
27 Ireland Shane Burke Ret 10 16 6
28 Belgium Bart De Vos 10 Ret 6
29 United States Sven de Vries 10 Ret 6
30 Netherlands Tjeerd Feddema 16 11 5
31 Malta Terence Grech DSQ 13 Ret 14 5
32 Turkey Burak Soylu 19 Ret Ret 13 3
33 Sweden Martin Palm 13 3
34 England Ric Scott 15 Ret 14 Ret 3
35 South Africa Ken Hunter 21 17 18 Ret 17 0
36 Belgium Kenney Lybeer 17 0
37 Portugal Bruno Sousa Ferreira 18 0
38 Netherlands Alexander van der Woude 20 Ret 0
39 Netherlands Theo van den Brink 22 Ret Ret 0
40 England Nick Rowland Ret 0
41 England Tom Parker Ret 0
42 England Mike Bell Ret 0
43 Finland Tommi Ojala Ret 0
Pos Driver JPN
Japan
BRA
Brazil
TUR
Turkey
POR
Portugal
CZE
Czech Republic
GBR
United Kingdom
USA
United States
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Blank Did not participate (-)
Excluded (EX)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' standings

Pos Team Car
No.
JPN
Japan
BRA
Brazil
TUR
Turkey
POR
Portugal
CZE
Czech Republic
GBR
United Kingdom
USA
United States
Points
1
Switzerland
Scuderia Basilea
16 1 1 2 2 2 13 4 217
17 3 18 1 6 3 3 8
2 England Downforce iZone Racing 14 4 4 3 3 4 2 5 136
15 11 8 7 15 Ret 8 13
3 Romania Walk Racing 3 19 Ret Ret 13 1 1 131
4 9 19 6 1 1 15 6
4 England TSA Racing 24 7 2 4 7 5 Ret 7 103
25 Ret 12 17 11 7 6 12
5 England Aurora Motorsports 5 5 3 8 Ret 9 11 9 74
6 Ret 9 10 9 16 Ret
6 England ST Racing 28 12 Ret Ret 14 12 12 61
29 6 Ret 5 6 Ret 3
7 Belgium Fox Racing 26 18 10 5 8 Ret 44
27 17 13 9 10 13
8 England Smile Power Racing 20 2 6 10 36
21 Ret Ret
9 United States Torrent Motorsports 0 13 Ret 4 Ret 35
2 8 5
10 England Racing Aces PB 30 16 7 11 17 8 7 18 31
31 Ret Ret Ret
11 Ireland SimTech Jota Sport 7 20 11 12 16 10 16 29
8 Ret Ret 16 19 15 4 DSQ
12 Netherlands Edonis Engineering 18 22 Ret 19 Ret Ret 14 2 28
19 10 Ret Ret
13 Scotland The Mighty Forth 9 15 14 14 18 11 9 17 28
10 14 15 Ret 10 Ret 14
14 England Hawkeye Racing 22 20 Ret Ret 5 14
23 15 Ret 14 Ret
15 South Africa Armaroli Racing Team 11 DSQ 16 13 12 Ret NC 15 13
12 21 17 18 Ret 17 16 11
Pos Team Car
No.
JPN
Japan
BRA
Brazil
TUR
Turkey
POR
Portugal
CZE
Czech Republic
GBR
United Kingdom
USA
United States
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Blank Did not participate (-)
Excluded (EX)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Preceded by:
2013 World GT Series season
2015 World GT Series season
2015
Succeeded by:
2016 World GT Series season