The 2015 GT Sports Club is the first season of the SRO Group's GT Sports Club, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The GT Sports Club is a championship for Bronze and Iron drivers only. Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze indicate how professional a driver is. The SRO introduced the new "Iron" categorisation within the Bronze category, for drivers over the age of 60. [1] All drivers must participate with GT3-spec cars, RACB G3 cars or GTE-spec cars. The series maiden race weekend was from 17 to 19 April during the Espíritu de Montjuïc event at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. [2] Max Bianchi won the first overall championship and Martin Lanting won the Iron Cup after the last race of the championship at Misano. [3]
| Event | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
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| 1 |  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 19 April | Espíritu de Montjuïc |
| 2 |  Paul Ricard Circuit, Le Castellet, France | 20 June | Blancpain Endurance Series |
| 3 |  Algarve International Circuit, Algarve, Portugal | 6 September | Blancpain Sprint Series |
| 4 |  Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano, Italy | 4 October | |
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| Event | Circuit | Pole position | Qualifying Race Winner | Championship Race Winner |
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| 1 | Catalunya | No. 35 Krypton Motorsport | No. 35 Krypton Motorsport |  No. 23 Kessel Racing |
| Stefano Pezzucchi | Stefano Pezzucchi | Max Bianchi | ||
| 2 | Paul Ricard | No. 35 Krypton Motorsport | No. 35 Krypton Motorsport | No. 35 Krypton Motorsport |
| Stefano Pezzucchi | Stefano Pezzucchi | Stefano Pezzucchi | ||
| 3 | Algarve | No. 52 AF Corse | No. 52 AF Corse | No. 52 AF Corse |
| Mario Cordoni | Mario Cordoni | Mario Cordoni | ||
| 4 | Misano | No. 52 AF Corse | No. 52 AF Corse | No. 52 AF Corse |
| Mario Cordoni | Mario Cordoni | Mario Cordoni |
Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning driver's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 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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