2015 GT Asia Series

The 2015 GT Asia Series was the sixth season of the GT Asia Series championship. It began on 16 May at the Korea International Circuit and ended on 2 November at the Guia Circuit after 11 championship races and a non-championship event.

2015 GT Asia Series
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The series will change tyre supplier from Yokohama to Michelin.[1]

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Clearwater Racing[2] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 1 Weng Sun Mok GT3 1–9
James Calado 1–2, 7
Gianmaria Bruni 3–4
Toni Vilander 5–6
Alessandro Pier Guidi 8–9
12 Richard Wee GT3 1–9
Craig Baird 1–2
Matt Griffin 3–6, 8–9
Hiroki Katoh 7
FFF Racing Team by ACM[3] Nissan GT-R GT3 5 André Couto GT3 5–6
Fu Songyang
McLaren 650S GT3 Andrea Caldarelli[3] GT3 1–4, 7
Fu Songyang[3] 1–4, 8–9
Ronald Wu 7
Vitantonio Liuzzi 8–9
9 Max Wiser[3] GT3 1–4
Jiang Xin[3]
15 Nathan Antunes GT3 5–9
Rod Salmon
55 Hiroshi Hamaguchi[3] GT3 1–9
Vitantonio Liuzzi[3] 1–7
Álvaro Parente 8–9
Bentley Team Absolute[4] Bentley Continental GT3 7 Jeffrey Lee[4] GT3 1–9
Jean-Karl Vernay[4] 1–2
Andy Soucek 3–6
Andy Meyrick 7–9
8 Adderly Fong[4] GT3 1–9
Keita Sawa[4]
77 Duncan Tappy[4] GT3 1–9
Jacky Yeung[4] 1–7
Andrew Kim 8–9
Spirit of Race Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 9 Max Wiser GT3 5–6
Jiang Xin
NB Team Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 9 Max Wiser GT3 8–9
Jiang Xin
Singha Motorsport[5] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 11 Piti Bhirombhakdi GT3 1–9
Naoki Yokomizo 1–2
Carlo van Dam 3–9
Gulf Racing JP[5] Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 20 Hisashi Kunie GTM 1–2, 5–9
Keiichi Mori 1–2
Tetsuya Makino 3–4
Kimihiro Yashiro 3–6
Dylan Derdaele 7–9
Porsche 997 GT3-R 22 Shouta Hanaoka GT3 1–2
Kimihiro Yashiro 1–2, 8–9
Dylan Derdaele 3–4
Hisashi Kunie
Keiichi Mori 5–7
Yutaka Yamamoto 5–6
Tetsuya Makino 7
Takashi Hagino 8–9
Absolute Racing[5] Audi R8 LMS Cup 23 Jerry Wang GTM 1–9
Warren Luff 7
Audi R8 LMS ultra 98 Philip Ma GT3 5–6, 8–9
Ho-Pin Tung
Dilango Racing[5] Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 24 Dilantha Malagamuwa GT3 3–6
Kota Sasaki
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 34 Takuma Aoki GTM 3–7
Ken Urata
Nexus Infinity Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 27 Dominic Ang GT3 7
Adrian D'Silva
Bingo Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 32 Akira Iida GT3 5–6
Taiyo Iida
BBT[5] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 37 Anthony Liu GT3 1–4, 7–9
Davide Rizzo
GDL Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 67 Keong Liam Lim GTM 7
Nigel Farmer
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 87 Keong Wee Lim GTM 7
Melvin Moh
LKM Racing Porsche 997 GT3-R 68 Yuk Lung Siu GT3 7–9
Mak Hing Tak
Golden CMT RT Ferrari 458 Challenge 69 James Cai GTM 8–9
Kenneth Lim
Taiwan Top Speed Racing Team Ferrari 458 Challenge 69 James Cai GTM 5–6
Kenneth Lim
70 Ryō Fukuda GTM 5–6
Craig Liu
78 George Chou GTM 5–7
Jeff Lu 5–6
Robert Lee 7
95 K.S. Wang GTM 5–7
Shogo Mitsuyama 5–6
Craig Liu 7
Team NZ Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 71 Graeme Dowsett GTM 7
John Curran
OD Racing[6] Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 86 Fairuz Fauzy[6] GT3 1–9
Zen Low[6]
Craft-Bamboo Racing[7][8] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 88 Richard Lyons GT3 1–9
Frank Yu
99 Darryl O'Young GT3 1–9
Jonathan Venter 1–6
Daniel Lloyd 7–9
Icon Class
GT3 GT3
GTM GTM

Race calendar and results

The full calendar for the 2015 season was released on 28 February 2015. The Sepang International Circuit round will be a 3-hour endurance race and held at Saturday.[9]

Round Circuit Date Pole position GT3 Winner GTM Winner
1 Korea International Circuit 16 May No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 37 BBT Racing No. 23 Absolute Racing
Richard Lyons
Frank Yu
Anthony Liu
Davide Rizzo
Jerry Wang
2 17 May No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 23 Absolute Racing
Darryl O'Young
Jonathan Venter
Darryl O'Young
Jonathan Venter
Jerry Wang
3 Okayama International Circuit 27 June No. 7 Bentley Team Absolute No. 55 FFF Racing Team by ACM No. 34 Dilango Racing
Jeffrey Lee
Andy Soucek
Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Takuma Aoki
Ken Urata
4 28 June No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute No. 20 Gulf Racing JP
Adderly Fong
Keita Sawa
Adderly Fong
Keita Sawa
Tetsuya Makino
Kimihiro Yashiro
5 Fuji Speedway 18 July No. 1 Clearwater Racing No. 11 Singha Motorsport No. 34 Dilango Racing
Weng Sun Mok
Toni Vilander
Piti Bhirombhakdi
Carlo van Dam
Takuma Aoki
Ken Urata
6 19 July No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute No. 70 Taiwan Top Speed Racing Team
Darryl O'Young
Jonathan Venter
Adderly Fong
Keita Sawa
Ryō Fukuda
Craig Liu
7 Sepang International Circuit 5 September No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 37 BBT Racing No. 23 Absolute Racing
Darryl O'Young
Daniel Lloyd
Anthony Liu
Davide Rizzo
Jerry Wang
Warren Luff
8 Shanghai International Circuit 26 September No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 20 Gulf Racing JP
Richard Lyons
Frank Yu
Darryl O'Young
Daniel Lloyd
Dylan Derdaele
Hisashi Kunie
9 27 September No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 69 Golden CMT RT
Darryl O'Young
Daniel Lloyd
Darryl O'Young
Daniel Lloyd
James Cai
Kenneth Lim
10 Chang International Circuit 24 October No. 77 Bentley Team Absolute No. 77 Bentley Team Absolute No. 59 Singha Motorsport
Duncan Tappy
Benny Simonsen
Duncan Tappy
Benny Simonsen
Benjamin Rouget
Bhurit Bhirom Bhakdi
11 25 October No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing No. 89 Singha Motorsport
Adderly Fong
Keita Sawa
Darryl O'Young
Daniel Lloyd
Kantasak Kusiri
Voravud Bhirom Bhakdi
NC Guia Circuit 22 November No. 1 Mercedes AMG Driving Academy No. 1 Mercedes AMG Driving Academy no entries allowed
Maro Engel Maro Engel

Championship standings

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
Points1816141098765421
Sepang 3 Hour363228201816141210842

Drivers' championship (overall)

Rank Driver KOR
OKA
FUJ
SEP
SHA
CHA
Points
1 Darryl O'Young Ret 1 4 3 9 2 3 1 1 4 1 155
2 Adderly Fong
Keita Sawa
8 3 7 1 13 1 2 3 3 3 3 151
4 Anthony Liu
Davide Rizzo
1 2 3 5 1 11 2 7 2 134
6 Piti Bhirombhakdi Ret 4 2 6 1 Ret 5 2 5 5 Ret 104
7 Duncan Tappy 6 12 8 8 5 8 6 6 6 1 4 96
8 Carlo van Dam 2 6 1 Ret 5 2 5 5 Ret 94
9 Daniel Lloyd 3 1 1 4 1 92
10 Hiroshi Hamaguchi
DSQ 6 1 11 4 Ret Ret 4 8 2 5 79
11 Weng Sun Mok 2 Ret DNS DNS 2 5 4 5 Ret 12 11 76
12 Richard Lyons
Frank Yu
3 9 12 2 11 17 10 10 7 6 8 72
12 Richard Wee Ret 5 6 4 3 4 Ret 9 10 9 9 70
15 Jeffrey Lee 5 7 5 Ret 14 7 9 8 9 10 7 64
16 Jonathan Venter Ret 1 4 3 9 2 63
17 Max Wiser
Jiang Xin
4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 3 7 4 8 6 59
19 Matt Griffin 6 4 3 4 9 10 12 11 57
20 Jacky Yeung 6 12 8 8 5 8 6 52
21 Fairuz Fauzy
Zen Low
Ret 8 9 7 7 9 8 Ret 11 DNS DNS 44
23 Alvaro Parente 4 5 2 5 41
24 Vitantonio Liuzzi DSQ 6 1 11 4 Ret Ret Ret DNS 38
25 James Calado 2 Ret 4 36
26 Benny Simonsen 5 1 4 28
27 Toni Vilander 2 5 25
27 Fu Songyang 7 10 13 9 10 10 25
29 Andy Meyrick 9 8 9 21
30 Dilantha Malagamuwa
Kota Sasaki
11 Ret 6 6 19
32 Andrea Caldarelli 7 10 13 9 Ret Ret Ret 17
33 Andy Soucek 5 Ret 14 7 16
33 Jean-Karl Vernay 5 7 16
33 Andrew Kim 6 6 16
36 Dominic Ang
Adrian D'Silva
7 14
38 Hisashi Kunie 10 14 10 Ret 20 16 14 12 Ret 12 11 12
39 Alexandre Imperatori 10 7 11
40 Naoki Yokomizo Ret 4 10
40 Hiroki Katoh Ret 9 9 10
42 Craig Baird Ret 5 9
42 Jerry Wang 9 13 16 Ret 19 Ret 11 9
42 Alessandro Pier Guidi 5 9
45 André Couto 10 10 8
45 Dylan Derdaele 10 Ret 14 12 Ret 12 11 8
47 Nathan Antunes
Rod Salmon
8 12 16 Ret DNS 7
49 Keiichi Mori 10 14 16 18 17 4
49 Warren Luff 11 4
51 Kimihiro Yashiro Ret 11 15 12 20 16 DNS DNS 3
51 Philip Ma
Ho-Pin Tung
12 11 13 13 3
54 Shouta Hanaoka Ret 11 2
54 Keong Wee Lim
Melvin Moh
12 2
57 James Cai
Kenneth Lim
15 15 14 12 15 Ret 1
57 Tetsuya Makino 15 12 17 1
Takuma Aoki
Ken Urata
14 13 17 20 Ret 0
Craig Liu 18 13 18 0
Ryo Fukuda 18 13 0
Nigel Farmer
Keong Liam Lim
13 0
Akira Iida
Taiyo Iida
21 14 0
George Chou Ret Ret 15 0
Robert Lee 15 0
Yutaka Yamamoto 16 18 0
K.S. Wang DNS 19 18 0
Shogo Mitsuyama DNS 19 0
Jeff Lu Ret Ret 0
Yuk Lung Siu
Mak Hing Tak
Ret 0
John Curran
Graeme Dowsett
Ret 0
Ronald Wu Ret 0
Gianmaria Bruni DNS DNS 0
Benjamin Rouget
Bhurit Bhirom Bhakdi
13 Ret 0
Kantasak Kusiri
Voravud Bhirom Bhakdi
Ret 13 0
Rank Driver KOR
OKA
FUJ
SEP
SHA
CHA
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References

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