2015 ADAC GT Masters

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.

2015 ADAC GT Masters
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Support series:
ADAC Formula 4
ADAC Procar Series

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

Entry list
Team Car No. Driver Rounds
C. Abt Racing[3] Audi R8 LMS ultra[3] 1 Kelvin van der Linde[3] All
Stefan Wackerbauer[3]
2 Jordan Pepper[3] All
Nicki Thiim[3]
3 Christer Jöns[3] All
Andreas Weishaupt[4]
Bentley Team HTP[5] Bentley Continental GT3[5] 7 Luca Stolz[5][6] All
Jeroen Bleekemolen[6] 1–4
Vincent Abril 5
Maximilian Buhk 6
Tom Dillmann 7–8
8 Fabian Hamprecht[5] All
Clemens Schmid[5]
Šenkýř Motorsport[7] BMW Z4 GT3[7] 12 Lennart Marioneck[8] 1–6, 8
Jakub Knoll[7] 1–2, 4–5
Samuel Sladecka 3
Markus Palttala 6
Michael Joos[9] 8
RWT Racing Team[10] Corvette Z06.R GT3[10] 13 Sven Barth[11] 1–5, 7–8
Remo Lips[11]
Lambda Performance Ford GT GT3 14 Frank Kechele 8
Nico Verdonck
YACO Racing[12] Audi R8 LMS ultra[12] 16 Rahel Frey[13] All
Philip Geipel[13]
BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert[14] BMW Z4 GT3[14] 19 Claudia Hürtgen[11] All
Jesse Krohn[11] 1
Uwe Alzen 2–7
Niklas Mackschin 8
80 Dominik Baumann[11] All
Jens Klingmann[11] 1–7
Bruno Spengler[15] 8
Team Zakspeed[16] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3[16] 21 Sebastian Asch[11] All
Luca Ludwig[16]
MRS GT-Racing[17] Nissan GT-R GT3[17] 22 Dominic Jöst[11] All
Florian Scholze[11]
23 Marc Gassner[11] All
Florian Strauss[18]
kfzteile24 MS Racing[19] Audi R8 LMS ultra[19] 24 Marc Basseng[11] All
Florian Stoll[11]
100 Daniel Dobitsch[11] All
Edward Sandström[11]
Reiter Engineering[11] Chevrolet Camaro GT3[11] 25 Oliver Gavin[11] 1
Tomáš Enge[11]
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX[20] Tomáš Enge[11] 2, 6–7
David Russell[20] 2–3
Steve Owen 3
Albert von Thurn und Taxis 6
Jaap van Lagen[21] 7
88 Nick Catsburg[21] 7
Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 33 Alexander Mattschull[22] 5
Renger van der Zande[22]
GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport[14] Porsche 911 GT3 R[14] 36 Klaus Bachler[11] All
Christian Engelhart[11] 1, 8
Philipp Eng 2
Martin Ragginger 3–7
HP Racing[14] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3[14] 42 Harald Proczyk[11] All
Andreas Simonsen[11] 1–2, 4, 6
Bernd Schneider 3, 5, 7–8
Grasser Racing Team[20] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[20] 63 Mirko Bortolotti[20] 2
Adrian Zaugg[20]
Callaway Competition[23] Corvette Z06.R GT3[23] 66 Daniel Keilwitz[11] All
Andreas Wirth[11]
69 Patrick Assenheimer[11] All
Diego Alessi[11] 1–7
Andreas Simonsen 8
Tonino Team Herberth[14] Porsche 911 GT3 R[14] 99 René Bourdeaux 3
Alfred Renauer
Rowe Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Nico Bastian[22] 5
Stef Dusseldorp[22]

Race calendar and results

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

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Race Winner
1 R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 25 April No. 7 Bentley Team HTP No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Luca Stolz		 Klaus Bachler
Christian Engelhart
R2 26 April No. 7 Bentley Team HTP No. 7 Bentley Team HTP
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Luca Stolz		 Jeroen Bleekemolen
Luca Stolz
2 R1 Red Bull Ring 6 June No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport No. 25 Reiter Engineering
Klaus Bachler
Philipp Eng		 Tomáš Enge
David Russell
R2 7 June No. 25 Reiter Engineering No. 63 Grasser Racing Team
Tomáš Enge
David Russell		 Mirko Bortolotti
Adrian Zaugg
3 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 20 June No. 21 Team Zakspeed No. 80 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert
Sebastian Asch
Luca Ludwig		 Dominik Baumann
Jens Klingmann
R2 21 June No. 42 HP Racing No. 21 Team Zakspeed
Harald Proczyk
Bernd Schneider		 Sebastian Asch
Luca Ludwig
4 R1 EuroSpeedway Lausitz 4 July No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport No. 80 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert
Klaus Bachler
Martin Ragginger		 Dominik Baumann
Jens Klingmann
R2 5 July No. 21 Team Zakspeed No. 21 Team Zakspeed
Sebastian Asch
Luca Ludwig		 Sebastian Asch
Luca Ludwig
5 R1 Nürburgring 15 August No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport No. 100 kfzteile24 MS Racing
Klaus Bachler
Martin Ragginger		 Daniel Dobitsch
Edward Sandström
R2 16 August No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport No. 24 kfzteile24 MS Racing
Klaus Bachler
Martin Ragginger		 Marc Basseng
Florian Stoll
6 R1 Sachsenring 29 August No. 19 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert No. 80 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert
Uwe Alzen
Claudia Hürtgen		 Dominik Baumann
Jens Klingmann
R2 30 August No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport No. 1 C. Abt Racing
Klaus Bachler
Martin Ragginger		 Kelvin van der Linde
Stefan Wackerbauer
7 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 19 September No. 36 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport No. 21 Team Zakspeed
Klaus Bachler
Martin Ragginger		 Sebastian Asch
Luca Ludwig
R2 20 September No. 80 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert No. 80 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert
Dominik Baumann
Jens Klingmann		 Dominik Baumann
Jens Klingmann
8 R1 Hockenheimring 3 October No. 7 Bentley Team HTP No. 16 YACO Racing
Luca Stolz
Tom Dillmann		 Rahel Frey
Philip Geipel
R2 4 October No. 14 Lambda Performance No. 2 C. Abt Racing
Frank Kechele
Nico Verdonck		 Jordan Pepper
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 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championship
Pos. Driver Team OSC
 RBR
 SPA
 LAU
 NÜR
 SAC
 ZAN
 HOC
 Total
1 Sebastian Asch
Luca Ludwig		 Team Zakspeed 2 2 3 4 2 1 4 1 9 10 5 17 1 11 Ret 5 199
2 Dominik Baumann BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 5 7 Ret Ret 1 5 1 4 12 4 1 8 10 1 4 3 186
3 Jens Klingmann BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 5 7 Ret Ret 1 5 1 4 12 4 1 8 10 1 156
4 Klaus Bachler GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport 1 4 5 3 4 8 5 3 Ret 3 9 3 11 5 Ret Ret 150
5 Harald Proczyk HP Racing 3 3 Ret Ret 7 10 2 Ret 4 5 6 5 6 8 Ret 13 109
6 Marc Basseng
Florian Stoll		 kfzteile24 MS Racing 12 11 9 16 8 3 8 6 16 1 Ret 6 2 4 Ret 8 107
7 Daniel Keilwitz
Andreas Wirth		 Callaway Competition 4 14 2 12 12 2 9 2 19 Ret 3 10 7 Ret 5 9 104
8 Daniel Dobitsch
Edward Sandström		 kfzteile24 MS Racing Ret 9 Ret 10 6 16 Ret 5 1 2 14 Ret 8 6 6 4 102
9 Luca Stolz Bentley Team HTP 11 1 13 5 3 15 6 7 13 7 Ret 4 4 9 Ret 11 101
10 Rahel Frey
Philip Geipel		 YACO Racing 7 Ret 11 11 16 7 10 10 2 11 Ret 7 3 10 1 6 92
11 Claudia Hürtgen BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 6 5 8 9 5 6 3 8 6 Ret 2 14 13 Ret Ret DNS 91
12 Jordan Pepper
Nicki Thiim		 C. Abt Racing 8 15 12 13 11 4 11 14 5 Ret Ret 9 5 3 8 1 87
13 Martin Ragginger GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport 4 8 5 3 Ret 3 9 3 11 5 85
14 Kelvin van der Linde
Stefan Wackerbauer		 C. Abt Racing 17 6 10 17 Ret 11 Ret 12 3 Ret Ret 1 Ret 7 3 7 81
15 Uwe Alzen BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 8 9 5 6 3 8 6 Ret 2 14 13 Ret 73
16 Jeroen Bleekemolen Bentley Team HTP 11 1 13 5 3 15 6 7 66
17 Andreas Simonsen HP Racing 3 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 6 5 66
Callaway Competition 12 Ret
18 Tomáš Enge Reiter Engineering 10 Ret 1 2 8 16 DSQ 13 55
19 Fabian Hamprecht
Clemens Schmid		 Bentley Team HTP 16 DNS Ret 8 14 17 7 9 14 9 13 2 Ret 12 2 Ret 52
20 David Russell Reiter Engineering 1 2 DNS DNS 50
21 Bernd Schneider HP Racing 7 10 4 5 6 8 Ret 13 43
22 Christian Engelhart GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport 1 4 Ret Ret 37
23 Patrick Assenheimer Callaway Competition Ret 13 4 15 9 14 Ret Ret 7 12 4 15 Ret DNS 12 Ret 32
24 Diego Alessi Callaway Competition Ret 13 4 15 9 14 Ret Ret 7 12 4 15 Ret DNS 32
25 Bruno Spengler BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 4 3 30
26 Philipp Eng GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport 5 3 28
27 Sven Barth
Remo Lips		 RWT Racing Team 15 10 7 7 10 12 13 11 Ret 14 12 15 13 10 20
28 Christer Jöns
Andreas Weishaupt		 C. Abt Racing 18 12 14 Ret 13 9 14 Ret 17 6 7 Ret 9 14 10 12 20
29 Jesse Krohn BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 6 5 18
30 Tom Dillmann Bentley Team HTP 4 9 Ret 11 17
31 Dominic Jöst
Florian Scholze		 MRS GT-Racing 13 8 Ret 6 17 13 WD WD 18 15 10 12 WD WD WD WD 15
32 Maximilian Buhk Bentley Team HTP Ret 4 12
33 Marc Gassner
Florian Strauss		 MRS GT-Racing 9 Ret Ret 18 18 DNS WD WD 10 8 11 13 15 Ret 9 Ret 12
34 Vincent Abril Bentley Team HTP 13 7 6
35 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Reiter Engineering 8 16 141 21 4
36 Oliver Gavin Reiter Engineering 10 Ret 1
37 Lennart Marioneck Šenkýř Motorsport 14 Ret Ret 14 15 18 12 13 15 17 12 11 11 Ret 1
38 Michael Joos Šenkýř Motorsport 11 Ret 1
Markus Palttala Šenkýř Motorsport 12 11 0
Jakub Knoll Šenkýř Motorsport 14 Ret Ret 14 12 13 15 17 0
Samuel Sladecka Šenkýř Motorsport 15 18 0
René Bourdeaux
Alfred Renauer		 Tonino Team Herberth 19 19 0
Niklas Mackschin BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert Ret DNS 0
Steve Owen Reiter Engineering DNS DNS 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Mirko Bortolotti
Adrian Zaugg		 Grasser Racing Team 6 1
Frank Kechele
Nico Verdonck		 Lambda Performance 7 2
Nick Catsburg Reiter Engineering 14 2
Alexander Mattschull
Renger van der Zande		 Car Collection Motorsport 8 16
Nico Bastian
Stef Dusseldorp		 Rowe Racing 11 13
Jaap van Lagen Reiter Engineering DSQ 13
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

Bold – Pole

Notes

Teams' championship
Pos. Team Manufacturer OSC
 RBR
 SPA
 LAU
 NÜR
 SAC
 ZAN
 HOC
 Total
1 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert BMW 5 5 8 9 1 5 1 4 6 4 1 8 10 1 4 3 221
2 Team Zakspeed Mercedes-Benz 2 2 3 4 2 1 4 1 9 10 5 17 1 11 Ret 5 215
3 kfzteile24 MS Racing Audi 12 9 9 10 6 3 8 5 1 1 14 6 2 4 6 4 173
4 GW IT Racing Team Schütz Motorsport Porsche 1 4 5 3 4 8 5 3 Ret 3 9 3 11 5 Ret Ret 165
5 C. Abt Racing Audi 8 6 10 13 11 4 11 12 3 6 7 1 5 3 3 1 164
6 Bentley Team HTP Bentley 11 1 13 5 3 15 6 7 13 7 13 2 4 9 2 11 143
7 Callaway Competition Chevrolet 4 13 2 12 9 2 9 2 7 12 3 10 7 Ret 5 9 135
8 HP Racing Mercedes-Benz 3 3 Ret Ret 7 10 2 Ret 4 5 6 5 6 8 Ret 13 128
9 YACO Racing Audi 7 Ret 11 11 16 7 10 10 2 11 Ret 7 3 10 1 6 114
10 Reiter Engineering Chevrolet 10 Ret 62
Lamborghini 1 2 DNS DNS 8 16 DSQ 13
11 MRS GT-Racing Nissan 9 8 Ret 6 17 13 WD WD 10 8 10 12 15 Ret 9 Ret 42
12 RWT Racing Team Chevrolet 15 10 7 7 10 12 13 11 Ret 14 12 15 13 10 40
13 Šenkýř Motorsport BMW 14 Ret Ret 14 15 18 12 13 15 17 12 11 11 Ret 12
Tonino Team Herberth Porsche 19 19 0
Guest teams ineligible for points
Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini 6 1
Lambda Performance Ford 7 2
Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes-Benz 8 16
Rowe Racing Mercedes-Benz 11 13
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

Bold – Pole

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