2015 ADAC GT Masters

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The 2015 ADAC GT Masters season was the ninth season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the German automobile club ADAC. The season started on 25 April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and ended on 4 October at Hockenheim after eight double-header meetings. [1] René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champions. Prosperia C. Abt Racing entered the season as the defending Teams' Champion.

Contents

The series changed tyre supplier from Yokohama to Pirelli. [2]

Entry list

TeamCarNo.DriverRounds
Flag of Germany.svg C. Abt Racing [3] Audi R8 LMS ultra [3] 1 Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde [3] All
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Wackerbauer [3]
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Jordan Pepper [3] All
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim [3]
3 Flag of Germany.svg Christer Jöns [3] All
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Weishaupt [4]
Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP [5] Bentley Continental GT3 [5] 7 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz [5] [6] All
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen [6] 1–4
Flag of France.svg Vincent Abril 5
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk 6
Flag of France.svg Tom Dillmann 7–8
8 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Hamprecht [5] All
Flag of Austria.svg Clemens Schmid [5]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Šenkýř Motorsport [7] BMW Z4 GT3 [7] 12 Flag of Germany.svg Lennart Marioneck [8] 1–6, 8
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Knoll [7] 1–2, 4–5
Flag of Slovakia.svg Samuel Sladecka3
Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala 6
Flag of Austria.svg Michael Joos [9] 8
Flag of Germany.svg RWT Racing Team [10] Corvette Z06.R GT3 [10] 13 Flag of Germany.svg Sven Barth [11] 1–5, 7–8
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Remo Lips [11]
Flag of Germany.svg Lambda Performance Ford GT GT3 14 Flag of Germany.svg Frank Kechele 8
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nico Verdonck
Flag of Germany.svg YACO Racing [12] Audi R8 LMS ultra [12] 16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rahel Frey [13] All
Flag of Germany.svg Philip Geipel [13]
Flag of Germany.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert [14] BMW Z4 GT3 [14] 19 Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Hürtgen [11] All
Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Krohn [11] 1
Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen 2–7
Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Mackschin 8
80 Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann [11] All
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann [11] 1–7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler [15] 8
Flag of Germany.svg Team Zakspeed [16] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 [16] 21 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Asch [11] All
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Ludwig [16]
Flag of Germany.svg MRS GT-Racing [17] Nissan GT-R GT3 [17] 22 Flag of Germany.svg Dominic Jöst [11] All
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Scholze [11]
23 Flag of Germany.svg Marc Gassner [11] All
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Strauss [18]
Flag of Germany.svg kfzteile24 MS Racing [19] Audi R8 LMS ultra [19] 24 Flag of Germany.svg Marc Basseng [11] All
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Stoll [11]
100 Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Dobitsch [11] All
Flag of Sweden.svg Edward Sandström [11]
Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering [11] Chevrolet Camaro GT3 [11] 25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin [11] 1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge [11]
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX [20] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge [11] 2, 6–7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell [20] 2–3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 3
Flag of Germany.svg Albert von Thurn und Taxis 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van Lagen [21] 7
88 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg [21] 7
Flag of Germany.svg Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Flag of Germany.svg Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 33 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Mattschull [22] 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande [22]
Flag of Germany.svg GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport [14] Porsche 911 GT3 R [14] 36 Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler [11] All
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Engelhart [11] 1, 8
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng 2
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Ragginger3–7
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HP Racing [14] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 [14] 42 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Proczyk [11] All
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Simonsen [11] 1–2, 4, 6
Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider 3, 5, 7–8
Flag of Austria.svg Grasser Racing Team [20] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 [20] 63 Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti [20] 2
Flag of South Africa.svg Adrian Zaugg [20]
Flag of Germany.svg Callaway Competition [23] Corvette Z06.R GT3 [23] 66 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz [11] All
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Wirth [11]
69 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Assenheimer [11] All
Flag of Italy.svg Diego Alessi [11] 1–7
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Simonsen 8
Flag of Germany.svg Tonino Team Herberth [14] Porsche 911 GT3 R [14] 99 Flag of Germany.svg René Bourdeaux3
Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Renauer
Flag of Germany.svg Rowe Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Bastian [22] 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stef Dusseldorp [22]

Race calendar and results

The eight-event calendar for the 2015 season was announced on 21 November 2014. [1]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionRace Winner
1R1 Flag of Germany.svg Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 25 April Flag of Germany.svg No. 7 Bentley Team HTP Flag of Germany.svg No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Engelhart
R226 April Flag of Germany.svg No. 7 Bentley Team HTP Flag of Germany.svg No. 7 Bentley Team HTP
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz
2R1 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Ring 6 June Flag of Germany.svg No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg No. 25 Reiter Engineering
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell
R27 June Flag of Germany.svg No. 25 Reiter Engineering Flag of Austria.svg No. 63 Grasser Racing Team
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell
Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti
Flag of South Africa.svg Adrian Zaugg
3R1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 20 June Flag of Germany.svg No. 21 Team Zakspeed Flag of Germany.svg No. 80 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert
Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Asch
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Ludwig
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann
R221 June Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg No. 42 HP Racing Flag of Germany.svg No. 21 Team Zakspeed
Flag of Austria.svg Harald Proczyk
Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider
Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Asch
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Ludwig
4R1 Flag of Germany.svg Lausitzring 4 July Flag of Germany.svg No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg No. 80 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Ragginger
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann
R25 July Flag of Germany.svg No. 21 Team Zakspeed Flag of Germany.svg No. 21 Team Zakspeed
Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Asch
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Ludwig
Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Asch
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Ludwig
5R1 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring 15 August Flag of Germany.svg No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg No. 100 kfzteile24 MS Racing
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Ragginger
Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Dobitsch
Flag of Sweden.svg Edward Sandström
R216 August Flag of Germany.svg No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg No. 24 kfzteile24 MS Racing
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Ragginger
Flag of Germany.svg Marc Basseng
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Stoll
6R1 Flag of Germany.svg Sachsenring 29 August Flag of Germany.svg No. 19 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert Flag of Germany.svg No. 80 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert
Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen
Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Hürtgen
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann
R230 August Flag of Germany.svg No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg No. 1 C. Abt Racing
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Ragginger
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Wackerbauer
7R1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Park Zandvoort 19 September Flag of Germany.svg No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg No. 21 Team Zakspeed
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Ragginger
Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Asch
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Ludwig
R220 September Flag of Germany.svg No. 80 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert Flag of Germany.svg No. 80 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann
8R1 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring 3 October Flag of Germany.svg No. 7 Bentley Team HTP Flag of Germany.svg No. 16 YACO Racing
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz
Flag of France.svg Tom Dillmann
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rahel Frey
Flag of Germany.svg Philip Geipel
R24 October Flag of Germany.svg No. 14 Lambda Performance Flag of Germany.svg No. 2 C. Abt Racing
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Kechele
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nico Verdonck
Flag of South Africa.svg Jordan Pepper
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. 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  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

Drivers' championship

Pos.DriverTeam OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
SAC
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Total
1 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Asch
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Ludwig
Flag of Germany.svg Team Zakspeed 22342141910517111Ret5199
2 Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Baumann Flag of Germany.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 57RetRet15141241810143186
3 Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann Flag of Germany.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 57RetRet151412418101156
4 Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler Flag of Germany.svg GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport14534853Ret393115RetRet150
5 Flag of Austria.svg Harald Proczyk Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HP Racing 33RetRet7102Ret456568Ret13109
6 Flag of Germany.svg Marc Basseng
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Stoll
Flag of Germany.svg kfzteile24 MS Racing12119168386161Ret624Ret8107
7 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Wirth
Flag of Germany.svg Callaway Competition 4142121229219Ret3107Ret59104
8 Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Dobitsch
Flag of Sweden.svg Edward Sandström
Flag of Germany.svg kfzteile24 MS RacingRet9Ret10616Ret51214Ret8664102
9 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP 11113531567137Ret449Ret11101
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rahel Frey
Flag of Germany.svg Philip Geipel
Flag of Germany.svg YACO Racing7Ret11111671010211Ret73101692
11 Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Hürtgen Flag of Germany.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 658956386Ret21413RetRetDNS91
12 Flag of South Africa.svg Jordan Pepper
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim
Flag of Germany.svg C. Abt Racing 815121311411145RetRet9538187
13 Flag of Austria.svg Martin Ragginger Flag of Germany.svg GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport4853Ret39311585
14 Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Wackerbauer
Flag of Germany.svg C. Abt Racing 1761017Ret11Ret123RetRet1Ret73781
15 Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 8956386Ret21413Ret73
16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP 1111353156766
17 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Simonsen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HP Racing 33RetRet2Ret6566
Flag of Germany.svg Callaway Competition 12Ret
18 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering 10Ret12816DSQ1355
19 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Hamprecht
Flag of Austria.svg Clemens Schmid
Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP 16DNSRet8141779149132Ret122Ret52
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering 12DNSDNS50
21 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HP Racing 7104568Ret1343
22 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Engelhart Flag of Germany.svg GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport14RetRet37
23 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Assenheimer Flag of Germany.svg Callaway Competition Ret13415914RetRet712415RetDNS12Ret32
24 Flag of Italy.svg Diego Alessi Flag of Germany.svg Callaway Competition Ret13415914RetRet712415RetDNS32
25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler Flag of Germany.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 4330
26 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng Flag of Germany.svg GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport5328
27 Flag of Germany.svg Sven Barth
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Remo Lips
Flag of Germany.svg RWT Racing Team15107710121311Ret141215131020
28 Flag of Germany.svg Christer Jöns
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Weishaupt
Flag of Germany.svg C. Abt Racing 181214Ret13914Ret1767Ret914101220
29 Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Krohn Flag of Germany.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 6518
30 Flag of France.svg Tom Dillmann Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP 49Ret1117
31 Flag of Germany.svg Dominic Jöst
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Scholze
Flag of Germany.svg MRS GT-Racing138Ret61713WDWD18151012WDWDWDWD15
32 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP Ret412
33 Flag of Germany.svg Marc Gassner
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Strauss
Flag of Germany.svg MRS GT-Racing9RetRet1818DNSWDWD108111315Ret9Ret12
34 Flag of France.svg Vincent Abril Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP 1376
35 Flag of Germany.svg Albert von Thurn und Taxis Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering 816141214
36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering 10Ret1
37 Flag of Germany.svg Lennart Marioneck Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Šenkýř Motorsport14RetRet14151812131517121111Ret1
38 Flag of Austria.svg Michael Joos Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Šenkýř Motorsport11Ret1
Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Šenkýř Motorsport12110
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Knoll Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Šenkýř Motorsport14RetRet14121315170
Flag of Slovakia.svg Samuel Sladecka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Šenkýř Motorsport15180
Flag of Germany.svg René Bourdeaux
Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Renauer
Flag of Germany.svg Tonino Team Herberth19190
Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Mackschin Flag of Germany.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert RetDNS0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering DNSDNS0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti
Flag of South Africa.svg Adrian Zaugg
Flag of Austria.svg Grasser Racing Team 61
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Kechele
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nico Verdonck
Flag of Germany.svg Lambda Performance72
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering 142
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Mattschull
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande
Flag of Germany.svg Car Collection Motorsport816
Flag of Germany.svg Nico Bastian
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stef Dusseldorp
Flag of Germany.svg Rowe Racing 1113
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van Lagen Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering DSQ13
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole

Notes

Teams' championship

Pos.TeamManufacturer OSC
Flag of Germany.svg
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
SAC
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Total
1 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert BMW 55891514641810143221
2 Flag of Germany.svg Team Zakspeed Mercedes-Benz 22342141910517111Ret5215
3 Flag of Germany.svg kfzteile24 MS Racing Audi 1299106385111462464173
4 Flag of Germany.svg GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport Porsche 14534853Ret393115RetRet165
5 Flag of Germany.svg C. Abt Racing Audi 861013114111236715331164
6 Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP Bentley 1111353156713713249211143
7 Flag of Germany.svg Callaway Competition Chevrolet 41321292927123107Ret59135
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HP Racing Mercedes-Benz 33RetRet7102Ret456568Ret13128
9 Flag of Germany.svg YACO Racing Audi 7Ret11111671010211Ret731016114
10 Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering Chevrolet 10Ret62
Lamborghini 12DNSDNS816DSQ13
11 Flag of Germany.svg MRS GT-Racing Nissan 98Ret61713WDWD108101215Ret9Ret42
12 Flag of Germany.svg RWT Racing Team Chevrolet 15107710121311Ret141215131040
13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Šenkýř Motorsport BMW 14RetRet14151812131517121111Ret12
Flag of Germany.svg Tonino Team Herberth Porsche 19190
Guest teams ineligible for points
Flag of Austria.svg Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini 61
Flag of Germany.svg Lambda Performance Ford 72
Flag of Germany.svg Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes-Benz 816
Flag of Germany.svg Rowe Racing Mercedes-Benz 1113
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole

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