Difference between revisions of "2015 Formula Challenge season"

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**2015 Formula Challenge season**

Competition	Formula Challenge
Title Sponsor	VBMotorsport
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	17
Mod Used	Custom
Carshape
Engine Supplier(s)	Valiant
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Drivers
Teams	21
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Formula Challenge Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019· 2020 · 2021

GPVWC series in 2015
Career Ladder
Superleague Supercup Formula Challenge Open Series
Other series
World Sport Series International Touring Cup World GT Atlantic Series

The 2015 Formula Challenge season will be the 4th GPVWC Formula Challenge season.

Teams and drivers

The following teams have confirmed their 2015 participation.

Formula Challenge Team	Team Owner	Abbreviation	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Arrow International Racing	Sam Jones	AIR	FC-015	G	74	Sam Jones	1-4	n/a
Arrow International Racing	Sam Jones	AIR	FC-015	G	95	Mike Bell	1-4	n/a
BackMarker Brigade	Simon Smith	BMB	FC-015	G	91	Simon Smith	1-4	n/a
BackMarker Brigade	Simon Smith	BMB	FC-015	G	92	Andreas Wauters	1-4	n/a
Scuderia Basilea	David Jundt	Basilea	FC-015	G	79	Bruno Sousa Ferreira	1-4	n/a
Scuderia Basilea	David Jundt	Basilea	FC-015	G	89	Jari Bruppacher	1, 3-4	n/a
Bastvik Grand Prix	Mikael Tuomaala	Bastvik	FC-015	G	70	Rasmus Salo	1-4	n/a
Bastvik Grand Prix	Mikael Tuomaala	Bastvik	FC-015	G	71	Tobias Olsson	1-4	n/a
Centurion Grand Prix	Terence Grech	Centurion	FC-015	G	59	Tommy Ostgaard	1	Tommy Ostgaard
					59	Andrew Waring	2-4
					60	Victor Silva	1-4
Cosmo Autosport	Joshua Anderson	Cosmo	FC-015	G	39	Hansko Mebius	1-4	Richard Coxon
					53	Richard Coxon	1-3
					53	Patrick Wannemuller	4
Deltec Racing Team	Marius van Wyk	Deltec	FC-015	G	81	Denis Mitchell	1-2, 4	Stefan McCready
					81	Stefan McCready	3
					82	Adam Ozgur	1-4
Dogecoin Racing	Lewis Redshaw	Dogecoin	FC-015	G	76	Thomas Jacobs	1-4	William Tringas
					93	William Tringas	1
					93	Ben Warren	2-4
Downforce iZone Racing²	Scott Woodwiss	Downforce	FC-015	G	0	Tomeu Cabrer	1	n/a
						Ilija Brekalo	2
						Geoffrey Fournier	3
						Philipp Konig	4
Fanatec Draig Racing	Ben Willis	Draig	FC-015	G	34	Balint Hammer	1-4	Martin Lepassar
					35	Martin Lepassar	1
					35	James Kirk	2-4
Epic Racing Team	Lee Davidson	Epic	FC-015	G	38	Mike Schroten	1-4	Rob Mason
Epic Racing Team	Lee Davidson	Epic	FC-015	G	49	Wopke Hoekstra	1-4	Rob Mason
Ice Cold Racing	Eric Stranne	Ice Cold	FC-015	G	42	Eric Stranne	1-4	n/a
Ice Cold Racing	Eric Stranne	Ice Cold	FC-015	G	43	Jesper Nielsen	1-4	n/a
Katana Motorsports	Tom van der Voort	Katana	FC-015	G	65	Justinas Ribelis	1, 3-4	n/a
Katana Motorsports	Tom van der Voort	Katana	FC-015	G	90	Olli Pelkonen	1-4	n/a
Karjala Racing	Ari Nieminen	Karjala	FC-015	G	40	Ari Nieminen	1-2, 4	Eduard Batalla
					40	Eduard Batalla	3
					78	Lewis McGlade	1-4
MadCape Racing Team	Xavier de Carvalho	MadCape	FC-015	G	61	Lars Brugman	1-4	n/a
					62	Adam Wright	1-2, 4
					62	Robert Wiesenmüller	3
Team Proline	Maurice Brackhahn	Proline	FC-015	G	94	Sandeep Chodha	1-4	n/a
Team Proline	Maurice Brackhahn	Proline	FC-015	G	97	Bence Zsupanek	1-4	n/a
Racing Team Schroten	Roy Schroten	RTS	FC-015	G	29	Scott Berrisford	2-4	Ollie Woods
					29	Ollie Woods	1
					98	Ollie Woods	2
					98	Tommi Ojala	1, 3-4
Triple Twenty	Ilija Brekalo	TT	FC-015	G	54	Jayden Wright	1-2, 4	Andreas Roodhooft
					54	Patrick Wannemuller	3
					57	Arjan Zijlstra	1-2
						Andreas Roodhooft	3
						Ilija Brekalo	4
Viking Racing	Morten Wernersen	Viking	FC-015	G	51	James Ross	1-2	Tomeu Cabrer
					51	Tomeu Cabrer	3-4
					58	Thomas Hinss	1
YTF1	Matthew Allington	YTF1	FC-015	G	36	Teemu Toikka	1-4	n/a
					72	Teemu Valkeejärvi	1-3
					72	Joel Pereira	4
Zedderick Racing	Doug Hilliard	Zedderick	FC-015	G	85	Andrejs Pestovs	1-4	n/a
					86	Ben Willis	1-3
					86	Eduard Batalla	4

¹ GPVWC-branded engines were used for round 1 only, as title sponsor VBMotorsport's engine division, Valiant, took over the role of engine supplier to all teams from round 2, in Bahrain, onwards.
² Downforce iZone Racing will only run a single car in the 2015 season.

Team Changes

Walk Racing, Enterprise GP and Smile Power Racing were all promoted to Supercup.
Tanskanen Racing, Royal Blue Racing, JRT, Velocity Racing, THR and Knight Racing all chose not to reapply for 2015.
Centurion Racing and Scuderia Basilea were both demoted from Supercup.

New Entries

Karjala Racing, Epic Racing and Ice Cold Racing all returned to the series following a 1-year absence in 2014.
Dogecoin Racing, Triple Twenty, Arrow International Racing, MadCape Racing Team and Deltec Racing Team are all rookies to the Career Ladder this season.
Draig Racing returned to the Career Ladder following a 2-year absence with Fanatec as leading sponsor. This was the first time they had taken part in a GPVWC single-seater series following their dismissal from the 2012 Superleague season.
Downforce iZone Racing will make their GPVWC debut, despite not having undergone the same application process as the other teams. They will, uniquely, only run a single car in the series. The team's entry was part of a special deal relating to Downforce's sponsorship, and broadcasting of the Open Series; successful Open Series drivers would be offered guest drives with the team.

2015 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Start Time
Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Track time	GMT
1	Challenge Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	Dry	rFactor v1255	24th February	14:00	19:00
2	Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	Dry	rFactor v1255	10th March	18:00	19:00
3	Challenge Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	Mixed	rFactor v1255	24th March	14:00	19:00
4	Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix	Portuguese GP	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão	TBC	rFactor v1255	7th April	14:00	19:00
5	Challenge Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	TBC	rFactor v1255	21st April	14:00	19:00
6	VBMotorsport Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	TBC	rFactor v1255	5th May	14:00	19:00
7	Challenge Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC	rFactor v1255	19th May	14:00	19:00
8	VBMotorsport British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBC	rFactor v1255	2nd June	14:00	19:00
9	Challenge Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC	rFactor v1255	16th June	14:00	19:00
10	Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	TBC	rFactor v1255	30th June	14:00	19:00
11	VBMotorsport Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBC	rFactor v1255	28th July	14:00	19:00
12	Challenge Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBC	rFactor v1255	11th August	14:00	19:00
13	Challenge Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	TBC	rFactor v1255	25th August	20:00	19:00
14	Challenge Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	TBC	rFactor v1255	8th September	14:00	19:00
15	VBMotorsport Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	TBC	rFactor v1255	22nd September	17:00	19:00
16	Challenge United States Grand Prix	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBC	rFactor v1255	6th October	14:00	19:00
17	VBMotorsport Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBC	rFactor v1255	20th October	14:00	19:00

Testing

The 2015 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Pre-Season Test	17th February 2015	Circuito de Jerez, Andalucia

Calendar changes

The Challenge Malaysian, Chinese and German Grands Prix were all removed from the calender
The Challenge Turkish Grand Prix will make its return to the Formula Challenge calender after a 1-year absence.
The Challenge Singapore Grand Prix will be run for the first time in 2015. Though the event was scheduled to make its début in the inaugural season of Formula Challenge in 2012, it was ultimately cancelled.
Like Singapore, the Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix was also due to be run in 2012 but problems with the Circuito da Boavista led to the event being dropped. In 2015 the event will make its proper début, although the venue has changed to the Algarve International Circuit.

Rule changes

Technical

Valiant took over from GPVWC as engine supplier for all teams from round 2, in Bahrain, onwards.

Sporting

A new Team Numbers system was implemented into the Career Ladder for 2015. This meant that all teams across the Ladder held their own numbers instead of having them determined by finishing position of the following year.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round		Grand Prix	Pole Position	Pole Time	Fastest Lap	F/L Time	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	R1	Challenge Australian Grand Prix	Rasmus Salo	1:35.282	Eric Stranne	1:35.851	Rasmus Salo	Bastvik Grand Prix	Report
1	R2	Challenge Australian Grand Prix			Tommy Ostgaard	1:35.632	Rasmus Salo	Bastvik Grand Prix	Report
2	R3	Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix	Eric Stranne	1:41.406	Jesper Nielsen	1:41.451	Eric Stranne	Ice Cold Racing	Report
2	R4	Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix			Lars Brugman	1:41.698	Eric Stranne	Ice Cold Racing	Report
3	R5	Challenge Spanish Grand Prix	Eric Stranne	1:28.090	Lars Brugman	1:28.850	Eric Stranne	Ice Cold Racing	Report
3	R6	Challenge Spanish Grand Prix			Eric Stranne	1:28.412	Bence Zsupanek	Team Proline	Report
4	R7	Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix	Lars Brugman	1:27.730	Lars Brugman	1:36.866	Lars Brugman	MadCape Racing Team	Report
4	R8	Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix			Lars Brugman	1:36.414	Eric Stranne	Ice Cold Racing	Report
5	R9	Challenge Turkish Grand Prix							Report
5	R10	Challenge Turkish Grand Prix							Report
6	R11	Challenge Monaco Grand Prix							Report
6	R12	Challenge Monaco Grand Prix							Report
7	R13	Challenge Canadian Grand Prix							Report
7	R14	Challenge Canadian Grand Prix							Report
8	R15	Challenge British Grand Prix							Report
8	R16	Challenge British Grand Prix							Report
9	R17	Challenge Austrian Grand Prix							Report
9	R18	Challenge Austrian Grand Prix							Report
10	R19	Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix							Report
10	R20	Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix							Report
11	R21	Challenge Belgian Grand Prix							Report
11	R22	Challenge Belgian Grand Prix							Report
12	R23	Challenge Italian Grand Prix							Report
12	R24	Challenge Italian Grand Prix							Report
13	R25	Challenge Singapore Grand Prix							Report
13	R26	Challenge Singapore Grand Prix							Report
14	R27	Challenge Japanese Grand Prix							Report
14	R28	Challenge Japanese Grand Prix							Report
15	R29	Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix							Report
15	R30	Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix							Report
16	R31	Challenge United States Grand Prix							Report
16	R32	Challenge United States Grand Prix							Report
17	R33	Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix							Report
17	R34	Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix							Report

Drivers' standings

Pos	Driver	AUS		BAH		ESP		POR		TUR	MON	CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JAP	UAE	USA	BRA	Points
1	Eric Stranne	2	Ret	1	1	1	3	2	1														156
2	Lars Brugman	4	12	4	3	2	4	1	2														124
3	Bence Zsupanek	3	4	6	2	5	1	4	6														118
4	Jesper Nielsen	8	3	3	4	4	6	3	4														105
5	Rasmus Salo	1	1	2	15	12	8	21	Ret														83
6	Wopke Hoekstra	5	8	8	5	8	7	11	11														65
7	Tobias Olsson	Ret	9	5	6	7	12	8	8														57
8	Scott Berrisford			11	22	6	5	7	3														51
9	Lewis McGlade	15	2	14	9	Ret	23	10	9														43
10	Andrew Waring			9	24	16	9	5	5														36
11	Balint Hammer	33	Ret	7	11	15	2	Ret	DNS														35
12	Sandeep Chodha	9	Ret	13	Ret	10	Ret	9	10														29
13	Thomas Jacobs	13	6	12	7	23	15	29	18														27
14	Robert Wiesenmüller					3	10																22
15	Ari Nieminen	Ret	15	32	16			6	7														20
16	Teemu Valkeejärvi	7	7	Ret	31^†	25	20																18
17	Hansko Mebius	6	25	17	12	19	22	Ret	17														14
18	James Kirk			10	10	17	21	23	19														12
19	Tommy Ostgaard	Ret	5																				11
20	Tomeu Cabrer	20	20			11	13	20	13														11
21	Bruno Sousa Ferreira	10	14	15	23	27	30	30	22														9
22	Olli Pelkonen	32	Ret	26	8	28	25	25	Ret														8
23	Patrick Wannemuller					13	34^†	12	15														8
24	Geoffrey Fournier					14	11																7
25	Tommi Ojala	Ret	17			9	Ret	Ret	23														7
26	Adam Ozgur	14	11	21	32^†	21	19	26	Ret														7
27	Mike Schroten	27	16	30	33^†	20	18	13	12														7
28	Thomas Hinss	25	10																				6
29	Jayden Wright	11	Ret	28	18			24	Ret														5
30	Richard Coxon	12	22	33	Ret	Ret	24																4
31	Ilija Brekalo			16	14			14	Ret														4
32	Denis Mitchell	28	31	18	13			DNS	29														3
33	James Ross	18	13	23	20																		3
34	Mike Bell	22	21	31	17	30	28	18	14														2
35	Teemu Toikka	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	14	19	Ret														2
36	Philipp Konig							15	30^†														1
37	Ben Warren			29	27	22	16	17	16														0
38	Eduard Batalla					26	32	16	20														0
39	Martin Lepassar	16	24																				0
40	Sam Jones	21	29	19	28	35	17	32	25														0
41	Adam Wright	17	32^†	24	Ret			33^†	Ret														0
42	Andrejs Pestovs	Ret	18	34^†	26	33	29	27	21														0
43	Ben Willis	31	28	22	19	29	31																0
44	Victor Silva	30	19	25	21	24	Ret	22	Ret														0
45	Andreas Wauters	Ret	DNS	20	25	34	27	28	27														0
46	Justinas Ribelis	29	23			Ret	37^†	Ret	Ret														0
47	William Tringas	23	26																				0
48	Simon Smith	24	30	36	30	31	26	35	24														0
49	Jari Bruppacher	26	DNS			32	35	34	26														0
50	Arjan Zijlstra	Ret	27	27	Ret																		0
51	Joel Pereira							30	28														0
52	Ollie Woods	Ret	Ret	35	29																		0
53	Andreas Roodhooft					36	33																0
54	Stefan McCready					37^†	36																0
Pos	Driver	AUS		BAH		ESP		POR		TUR	MON	CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JAP	UAE	USA	BRA	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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.	AUS		BAH		ESP		POR		TUR	MON	CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JAP	UAE	USA	BRA	Points
1	Ice Cold Racing	42	2	Ret	1	1	1	3	2	1														261
1	Ice Cold Racing	43	8	3	3	4	4	6	3	4														261
2	Team Proline	94	9	Ret	13	Ret	10	Ret	9	10														147
2	Team Proline	97	3	4	6	2	5	1	4	6														147
3	MadCape Racing Team	61	4	12	4	3	2	4	1	2														146
3	MadCape Racing Team	62	17	32^†	24	Ret	3	10	33^†	Ret														146
4	Bastvik Grand Prix	70	1	1	2	15	12	8	21	Ret														140
4	Bastvik Grand Prix	71	Ret	9	5	6	7	12	8	8														140
5	Epic Racing Team	38	27	16	30	33^†	20	18	13	12														72
5	Epic Racing Team	49	5	8	8	5	8	7	11	11														72
6	Karjala Racing	40	Ret	15	32	16	26	32	6	7														63
6	Karjala Racing	78	15	2	14	9	Ret	23	10	9														63
7	Racing Team Schroten	29	Ret	Ret	11	22	6	5	7	3														57
7	Racing Team Schroten	98	Ret	17	35	29	9	Ret	Ret	23														57
8	Fanatec Draig Racing	34	33	Ret	7	11	15	2	Ret	DNS														47
8	Fanatec Draig Racing	35	16	24	10	10	17	21	23	19														47
9	Centurion Grand Prix	59	Ret	5	9	24	16	9	5	5														47
9	Centurion Grand Prix	60	30	19	25	21	24	Ret	22	Ret														47
10	Dogecoin Racing	17	13	6	12	7	23	15	29	18														27
10	Dogecoin Racing	93	23	26	29	27	22	16	17	16														27
11	Cosmo Autosport	39	6	25	17	12	19	22	Ret	17														23
11	Cosmo Autosport	53	12	22	33	Ret	Ret	24	12	15														23
12	YTF1	36	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	14	19	Ret														20
12	YTF1	72	7	7	Ret	31^†	25	20	30	28														20
13	Viking Racing	51	18	13	23	20	11	13	20	13														20
13	Viking Racing	58	25	10																				20
14	Downforce iZone Racing	0	20	20	16	14	14	11	15	30^†														10
14	Downforce iZone Racing	N/A																						10
15	Deltec Racing Team	81	28	31	18	13	37^†	36	DNS	29														10
15	Deltec Racing Team	82	14	11	21	32^†	21	19	26	Ret														10
16	Triple Twenty	54	11	Ret	28	18	13	34^†	24	Ret														10
16	Triple Twenty	57	Ret	27	27	Ret	36	33	14	Ret														10
17	Scuderia Basilea	79	10	14	15	23	27	30	30	22														9
17	Scuderia Basilea	89	26	DNS			32	35	34	26														9
18	Katana Motorsports	65	29	23			Ret	37^†	Ret	Ret														8
18	Katana Motorsports	90	32	Ret	26	8	28	25	25	Ret														8
19	Arrow International Racing	74	21	29	19	28	35	17	32	25														2
19	Arrow International Racing	95	22	21	31	17	30	28	18	14														2
20	Zedderick Racing	85	Ret	18	34^†	26	33	29	27	21														0
20	Zedderick Racing	86	31	28	22	19	29	31	16	20														0
21	BackMarker Brigade	91	24	30	36	30	31	26	35	24														0
21	BackMarker Brigade	92	Ret	DNS	20	25	34	27	28	27														0
Pos	Team	Car No.	AUS		BAH		ESP		POR		TUR	MON	CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JAP	UAE	USA	BRA	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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.

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