2015 International GT Open

The 2015 International GT Open season was the tenth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 26 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and finished on 1 November, at Barcelona after seven double-header meetings.

The series changed tyre supplier from Dunlop to Michelin.[1]

Entry list

2015 Entry List
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Spain Teo Martín Motorsport[2] McLaren 650S GT3 2 Portugal Álvaro Parente[2] PA All
Portugal Miguel Ramos[2]
59 United Kingdom Andrew Watson[3] PA 5, 7
United Kingdom Rob Bell[3] 5
Spain Fernando Monje 7
Italy Scuderia Villorba Corse[4] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 3 Italy Alessandro Balzan[4] PA All
Italy Nicola Benucci[4]
Spain Drivex School[5] Audi R8 LMS ultra 5 Italy Lorenzo Bontempelli[5] PA 6
Italy Beniamino Caccia[5]
Portugal Miguel Amaral PA 7
Portugal César Campaniço
Belgium Aston Martin Brussels Racing[3] Aston Martin Vantage GT3 8 Belgium Michael Schmetz[3] PA 5
Belgium Tim Verbergt[3]
Germany H&R Spezialfedern GmbH & Co.KG Ford GT 9 Germany Jürgen Alzen Am 5
United Kingdom TF Sport[3] Aston Martin Vantage GT3 10 United Kingdom Euan Hankey[3] Am 5–7
Turkey Salih Yoluç[3]
Switzerland Kessel Racing[6] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 11 Poland Michał Broniszewski[6] PA 1
Italy Giacomo Piccini[6]
Italy Solaris Motorsport[7] Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R GT3 12 Italy Francesco Sini[7] PA 1, 6
Italy Stefano Costantini[8] 1
Italy Marcello Puglisi[5] 6
Spain Baporo Motorsport[8] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013) 15 Argentina Emiliano López[8] PA 1–3
Spain José Manuel Pérez-Aicart[8] 1
Argentina Matías Russo 2–3
Spain AERT[9] Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 16 Russia Anton Nebylitskiy[9] PA 1–5
Spain Álvaro Barba[8] 1–4
Argentina Matías Russo[3] 5
Austria Lechner Racing[10] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 17 Austria Walter Lechner[8] PA 1
Austria Mario Plachutta[10]
Portugal Sports and You Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 18 Portugal António Coimbra
Portugal "Manuel Da Costa"[11]
Am 2–3, 7
Portugal Luís Silva
Portugal "Miguel Sardinha"[11]
Portugal Team Novadriver Audi R8 LMS ultra 19 Switzerland Joël Camathias PA 2
Portugal César Campaniço
Italy Krypton Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3-R 21 Italy Luca Pastorelli Am 4
Italy Stefano Pezzucchi
35 PA 7
Italy Thomas Biagi
United Kingdom Balfe Motorsport[12] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013) 22 United Kingdom Shaun Balfe[12] PA 2–3, 6
United Kingdom Phil Keen[12]
United Kingdom Team Parker Racing[13] Audi R8 LMS ultra 24 United Kingdom Ian Loggie[13] PA 1
United Kingdom Callum MacLeod[13]
Italy MP1 Corse[5] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013) 25 Italy Valentino Fornaroli[5] PA 6
Italy Gabriele Lancieri[5]
Austria HP Racing Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 26 Germany "Coach McKansy" PA 7
Austria Hari Proczyk
France TDS Racing BMW Z4 GT3 27 France Henry Hassid PA 7
France Franck Perera
Spain Monlau Competición Renault Sport R.S. 01 30 Spain José Manuel Pérez Aicart PA 7
Belgium Jurgen Smet
Switzerland Swiss Team[14] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT3 33 Switzerland Mauro Calamia[14] Am 1
Portugal Veloso Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (2014) 40 Portugal Nuno Batista G 2
Portugal Pedro Marreiros
Portugal Gonçalo Nuno Manahu Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (2009) 41 Portugal Manuel José Castro G 2
Portugal Gonçalo Nuno Manahu
Italy AF Corse[15] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013) 49 United States Howard Blank[3] Am 5–7
France Yannick Mallegol[3]
51 Thailand Pasin Lathouras[15] PA All
Italy Michele Rugolo[15]
52 United Kingdom Duncan Cameron[15] PA 1, 4, 6–7
Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin[15]
53 Portugal Filipe Barreiros Am 2–6
Portugal Francisco Guedes 2, 6
Denmark Mads Rasmussen[11] 3–4
54 Switzerland Thomas Flohr Am 4
55 Germany Claudio Sdanewitsch[15] Am All
Russia Ilya Melnikov[8] 1–4, 6–7
Belgium Stéphane Lémeret[3] 5
56 Italy Giorgio Roda PA 4
90 Italy Raffaele Giammaria[15] PA All
Argentina Ezequiel Pérez Companc[15]
Austria AT Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 (2013) 57 Belarus Alexander Talkanitsa PA 4
Belarus Alexander Talkanitsa Jr.
United Arab Emirates Blue Jumeirah Team[11] Radical RXC V8[11] 60 Spain Rafael Unzurrunzaga[11] Am 3–5
United Kingdom Radical Works[11] Radical RXC V8[11] 62 United Kingdom James Abbott[11] Am 3–7
Switzerland Shahin Nouri[11] 3
United Kingdom Chris Hoy 4
Netherlands Roeland de Waart 7
Netherlands Kox Racing[16] McLaren 650S GT3 76
48
Netherlands Peter Kox[8] PA 1, 7
Netherlands Nico Pronk[8]
Icon Class
PA Pro-Amateur
Am Amateur
G Guest

Race calendar and results

  • A seven-round provisional calendar was revealed on 5 November 2014.[17]
Round Circuit Date Pole position GTS Winner GTAM Winner
1 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 25 April Italy No. 3 Scuderia Villorba Corse Italy No. 3 Scuderia Villorba Corse Italy No. 55 AF Corse
Italy Alessandro Balzan
Italy Nicola Benucci
Italy Alessandro Balzan
Italy Nicola Benucci
Russia Ilya Melnikov
Germany Claudio Sdanewitsch
R2 26 April Spain No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport Italy No. 51 AF Corse Italy No. 55 AF Corse
Portugal Álvaro Parente
Portugal Miguel Ramos
Thailand Pasin Lathouras
Italy Michele Rugolo
Russia Ilya Melnikov
Germany Claudio Sdanewitsch
2 R1 Portugal Autódromo do Estoril 9 May United Kingdom No. 22 Balfe Motorsport Italy No. 90 AF Corse Portugal No. 18 Sports and You
United Kingdom Shaun Balfe
United Kingdom Phil Keen
Italy Raffaele Giammaria
Argentina Ezequiel Pérez Companc
Portugal António Coimbra
Portugal Luis Silva
R2 10 May Italy No. 3 Scuderia Villorba Corse Spain No. 15 Baporo Motorsport Portugal No. 18 Sports and You
Italy Alessandro Balzan
Italy Nicola Benucci
Argentina Emiliano Lopez
Argentina Matías Russo
Portugal António Coimbra
Portugal Luis Silva
3 R1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 6 June Spain No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport Spain No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport Italy No. 53 AF Corse
Portugal Álvaro Parente
Portugal Miguel Ramos
Portugal Álvaro Parente
Portugal Miguel Ramos
Portugal Filipe Barreiros
Denmark Mads Rasmussen
R2 7 June United Kingdom No. 22 Balfe Motorsport Italy No. 90 AF Corse Italy No. 53 AF Corse
United Kingdom Shaun Balfe
United Kingdom Phil Keen
Italy Raffaele Giammaria
Argentina Ezequiel Pérez Companc
Portugal Filipe Barreiros
Denmark Mads Rasmussen
4 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 4 July Spain No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport Italy No. 51 AF Corse Italy No. 55 AF Corse
Portugal Álvaro Parente
Portugal Miguel Ramos
Thailand Pasin Lathouras
Italy Michele Rugolo
Russia Ilya Melnikov
Germany Claudio Sdanewitsch
R2 5 July Spain No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport Italy No. 90 AF Corse Italy No. 55 AF Corse
Portugal Álvaro Parente
Portugal Miguel Ramos
Italy Raffaele Giammaria
Argentina Ezequiel Pérez Companc
Russia Ilya Melnikov
Germany Claudio Sdanewitsch
5 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 September Italy No. 51 AF Corse Italy No. 51 AF Corse United Kingdom No. 10 TF Sport
Thailand Pasin Lathouras
Italy Michele Rugolo
Thailand Pasin Lathouras
Italy Michele Rugolo
United Kingdom Euan Hankey
Turkey Salih Yoluç
R2 6 September Spain No. 59 Teo Martín Motorsport Spain No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport United Kingdom No. 10 TF Sport
United Kingdom Rob Bell
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
Portugal Álvaro Parente
Portugal Miguel Ramos
United Kingdom Euan Hankey
Turkey Salih Yoluç
6 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 3 October Spain No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport Spain No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport Italy No. 55 AF Corse
Portugal Álvaro Parente
Portugal Miguel Ramos
Portugal Álvaro Parente
Portugal Miguel Ramos
Russia Ilya Melnikov
Germany Claudio Sdanewitsch
R2 4 October United Kingdom No. 62 Radical Works Italy No. 90 AF Corse United Kingdom No. 10 TF Sport
United Kingdom James Abbott Italy Raffaele Giammaria
Argentina Ezequiel Pérez Companc
United Kingdom Euan Hankey
Turkey Salih Yoluç
7 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 31 October Spain No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport Spain No. 59 Teo Martín Motorsport Italy No. 55 AF Corse
Portugal Álvaro Parente

Portugal Miguel Ramos

Spain Fernando Monje

United Kingdom Andrew Watson

Russia Ilya Melnikov

Germany Claudio Sdanewitsch

R2 1 November United Kingdom No. 10 TF Sport Italy No. 90 AF Corse Portugal No. 18 Sports and You
United Kingdom Euan Hankey

Turkey Salih Yoluç

Italy Raffaele Giammaria

Argentina Ezequiel Pérez Companc

Portugal Manuel Da Costa

Portugal Miguel Sardinha

References

  1. "Michelin becomes the new tire supplier of the Euroformula Open". International GT Open. GT Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. "Teo Martín choses the GT Open for its comeback, enters a McLaren 650S for Parente-Ramos!". International GT Open. GT Sport. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. "SPA FRANCORCHAMPS 4 / 6 September 2015 Entry List" (PDF). International GT Open. GT Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. "Balzan-Benucci for Villorba's bid". International GT Open. GT Sport. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  5. "Autodromo di Monza Entry List" (PDF). International GT Open. GT Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. "Kessel Racing back with Broniszewski-Piccini". International GT Open. GT Sport. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  7. "Solaris Motorsport to sport the Corvette flag". International GT Open. GT Sport. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  8. "GT Open's tenth season starts in the sign of great battle". International GT Open. GT Sport. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  9. "AERT, a new Russian endeavor in the GT Open". International GT Open. GT Sport. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  10. "Plachutta-Jäger to sport the Silver Star". International GT Open. GT Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  11. "Silverstone to witness GT Open title battles heat up". International GT Open. GT Sport. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  12. "GT purist Balfe Motorsport steps up effort". International GT Open. GT Sport. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  13. "Parker's Audi joins at Ricard with Loggie-McLeoddate". International GT Open. GT Sport. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  14. "The Maserati MC GT3 is back to the GT Open !". International GT Open. GT Sport. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  15. "AF Corse confirms three full-season cars and line-ups". International GT Open. GT Sport. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  16. "McLaren anche per il Kox Racing". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  17. "Sette gli appuntamenti per il 2015". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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