2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round

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Race details
Zandvoort.svg
Date11 October 2015
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course4.307 km (2.676 mi)
Qualifying Race
Pole
Drivers Flag of France.svg Vincent Abril
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk		Bentley Team HTP
Time1:36.485 [1]
Fastest Lap
Drivers Flag of France.svg Vincent Abril
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk		Bentley Team HTP
Time1:38.937 [2]
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Vincent Abril
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk		Bentley Team HTP
Second Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch 		Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Third Flag of Austria.svg Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock 		Phoenix Racing
Main Race
Pole
Drivers Flag of France.svg Vincent Abril
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk		Bentley Team HTP
Fastest Lap
Drivers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies		 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Time1:38.053 [3]
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Vincent Abril
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk		Bentley Team HTP
Second Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies		 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Third Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch 		Belgian Audi Club Team WRT

The 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round was the last of seven rounds of the 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series season. It took place at Circuit Park Zandvoort in The Netherlands between 9 October and 11 October 2015.

Contents

Report

Background

Championship contender Laurens Vanthoor injured

Before the season finale, Robin Frijns and Laurens Vanthoor led the championship by eight points, but Vanthoor was not able to try and win the championship together with Frijns as he was injured in a heavy crash in the Qualifying Race at Misano the week before. [4] On the straight before Turn 8 (Quercia) he made contact with the HTP Bentley of Jules Szymkowiak sending the both into the barriers. Both drivers could get out of their cars, but Vanthoor had to be transported to the medical centre to get treatment for a sprained foot. In Zandvoort he was replaced by Christopher Mies. [5]

Jeroen Bleekemolen returns

Jeroen Bleekemolen returned to the series after an almost one-year absence. [6] He replaced Marco Seefried, because Seefried was not able to race in Zandvoort as he is also a driver for Dempsey Racing-Proton in the FIA WEC and the round at Zandvoort clashed with the 6 Hours of Fuji.

Free practice

Maximilian Buhk was the quickest driver in the first of two free practice sessions. [7] His fastest lap was a 1:38.084, which was eight tenths faster than championship rival Frijns. [8]

FP2 was dominated by Audi with six cars in the top seven. Debutant Nicki Thiim managed to get the fastest time with a 1:38.205. Frijns was again second, three tenths behind his Danish teammate. [9]

Qualifying

The No. 84 HTP Bentley of Abril and Buhk was back on top after qualifying and managed to get Pole position for the Qualifying Race. Their championships rivals Frijns, who qualified second, and Norbert Siedler, who qualified fourth, were close behind as the top four was covered by only three tenths of a second. In the second qualifying session Max van Splunteren went off track, which damaged their Bentley. Although he and teammate Szymkowiak were faster than some others, they were still put to the back of the grid, because they were penalized after the crash at Misano involving Szymkowiak and Vanthoor. [1] [10]

Qualifying Race

Warm-Up

The championship contending No. 333 Rinaldi Ferrari of Siedler (and Bleekemolen) withdrew from the Main Race after they had suffered an engine failure in the warm-up session. The engine just suddenly lost power causing Siedler to give up his championship hopes. [11]

Main Race

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.ClassNo.DriversTeamManufacturerQ1Q2Q3
1Pro84 Flag of France.svg Vincent Abril
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk		 Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP Bentley 1:37.7071:37.2161:36.485
2Pro1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies		 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 1:37.6691:36.9221:36.601
3Pro2 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 1:39.4481:37.4111:36.630
4Pro333 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of Austria.svg Norbert Siedler 		Flag of Germany.svg Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 1:38.2571:36.7501:36.777
5Pro6 Flag of Austria.svg Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock 		Flag of Germany.svg Phoenix Racing Audi 1:45.6901:37.3641:36.821
6Pro88 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg
Flag of Germany.svg Albert von Thurn und Taxis 		Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering Lamborghini 1:42.5461:37.1801:37.120
7Pro173 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Dolby
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Walkinshaw		 Flag of the United States.svg Always Evolving Motorsport Nissan 1:39.7061:37.5081:37.385
8Pro71 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Asmer
Flag of Russia.svg Roman Mavlanov 		Flag of Russia.svg GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 1:39.5741:37.3931:38.511
9Pro3 Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Ortelli
Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Richelmi 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 1:40.0101:37.538
10Pro-Am70 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Indy Dontje
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksey Karachev		 Flag of Russia.svg GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 1:39.9751:37.643
11Pro4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nash
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Stippler 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 1:40.2931:37.669
12 [N 1] Silver Cup83 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max van Splunteren
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jules Szymkowiak 		Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP Bentley 1:37.689no time
13Pro0 Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno
Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Jimenez 		Flag of Brazil.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 1:39.3871:37.911
14Pro77 Flag of Brazil.svg Átila Abreu
Flag of Brazil.svg Valdeno Brito 		Flag of Brazil.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 1:39.8701:38.231
15Pro75 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Salaquarda 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg ISR Audi 1:39.4591:38.273
16Silver Cup74 Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Fjordbach
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Markussen		 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg ISR Audi 1:40.622no time
Notes
  1. ↑ The No. 83 HTP Bentley was penalized after causing a crash in the Qualifying Race at Misano and was put to the back of the grid.

Qualifying Race

Class winners in bold.

Pos.ClassNo.DriversTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredPts.
1Pro84 Flag of France.svg Vincent Abril
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk		 Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP Bentley 359 [N 1]
2Pro2 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 35+5.7646
3Pro6 Flag of Austria.svg Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock 		Flag of Germany.svg Phoenix Racing Audi 35+16.1444
4Pro333 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of Austria.svg Norbert Siedler 		Flag of Germany.svg Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 35+30.9193
5Pro3 Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Ortelli
Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Richelmi 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 35+31.7412
6Pro173 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Dolby
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Walkinshaw		 Flag of the United States.svg Always Evolving Motorsport Nissan 35+34.7681
7Silver Cup83 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max van Splunteren
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jules Szymkowiak 		Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP Bentley 35+34.768
8Pro0 Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno
Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Jimenez 		Flag of Brazil.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 35+35.030
9Pro77 Flag of Brazil.svg Átila Abreu
Flag of Brazil.svg Valdeno Brito 		Flag of Brazil.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 35+44.836
10Pro71 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Asmer
Flag of Russia.svg Roman Mavlanov 		Flag of Russia.svg GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 35+45.144
11Pro75 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Salaquarda 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg ISR Audi 35+46.566
12Pro88 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg
Flag of Germany.svg Albert von Thurn und Taxis 		Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering Lamborghini 35+52.612
13Pro-Am70 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Indy Dontje
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksey Karachev		 Flag of Russia.svg GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 35+1:13.998
14Silver Cup74 Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Fjordbach
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Markussen		 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg ISR Audi 35+1:22.070
15Pro1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies		 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 34+1 Lap
RetPro4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nash
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Stippler 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 6Electrical
Notes
  1. ↑ 8 points for winning QR plus 1 point for Pole (8 + 1 = 9).

Main Race

Class winners in bold.

Pos.ClassNo.DriversTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredPts.
1Pro84 Flag of France.svg Vincent Abril
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk		 Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP Bentley 3625
2Pro1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies		 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 36+0.37518
3Pro2 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 36+0.88615
4Pro75 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Salaquarda 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg ISR Audi 36+41.79412
5Pro3 Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Ortelli
Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Richelmi 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 36+42.45710
6Silver Cup83 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max van Splunteren
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jules Szymkowiak 		Flag of Germany.svg Bentley Team HTP Bentley 36+42.7608
7Pro71 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Asmer
Flag of Russia.svg Roman Mavlanov 		Flag of Russia.svg GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 36+55.9036
8Pro88 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg
Flag of Germany.svg Albert von Thurn und Taxis 		Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering Lamborghini 36+56.5014
9Pro-Am70 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Indy Dontje
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksey Karachev		 Flag of Russia.svg GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 36+1:02.6612
10Pro0 Flag of Brazil.svg Cacá Bueno
Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Jimenez 		Flag of Brazil.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 36+1:34.6751
11Silver Cup74 Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Fjordbach
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Markussen		 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg ISR Audi 36+1:36.052
RetPro4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nash
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Stippler 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 19Retired
RetPro173 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Dolby
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Walkinshaw		 Flag of the United States.svg Always Evolving Motorsport Nissan 11Collision Damage
RetPro6 Flag of Austria.svg Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock 		Flag of Germany.svg Phoenix Racing Audi 0Accident
RetPro77 Flag of Brazil.svg Átila Abreu
Flag of Brazil.svg Valdeno Brito 		Flag of Brazil.svg BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 0Accident
DNS [N 1] Pro333 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of Austria.svg Norbert Siedler 		Flag of Germany.svg Rinaldi Racing Ferrari —Engine
Notes
  1. ↑ The No. 333 Rinaldi Ferrari did not start the race due to an engine failure in the Warm-Up session a couple of hours before the start of the Main Race.

Standings after the race

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