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.

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

Entry list

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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

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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   Lausitzring 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

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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

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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
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole

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Teams' championship

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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
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole

References

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