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.

2015 International GT Open

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Support series:
Euroformula Open
SEAT León Eurocup

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

Entry list

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

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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	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	25 April	No. 3 Scuderia Villorba Corse	No. 3 Scuderia Villorba Corse	No. 55 AF Corse
				Alessandro Balzan Nicola Benucci	Alessandro Balzan Nicola Benucci	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
	R2		26 April	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 55 AF Corse
				Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Pasin Lathouras Michele Rugolo	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
2	R1	Autódromo do Estoril	9 May	No. 22 Balfe Motorsport	No. 90 AF Corse	No. 18 Sports and You
				Shaun Balfe Phil Keen	Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc	António Coimbra Luis Silva
	R2		10 May	No. 3 Scuderia Villorba Corse	No. 15 Baporo Motorsport	No. 18 Sports and You
				Alessandro Balzan Nicola Benucci	Emiliano Lopez Matías Russo	António Coimbra Luis Silva
3	R1	Silverstone Circuit	6 June	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 53 AF Corse
				Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Filipe Barreiros Mads Rasmussen
	R2		7 June	No. 22 Balfe Motorsport	No. 90 AF Corse	No. 53 AF Corse
				Shaun Balfe Phil Keen	Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Filipe Barreiros Mads Rasmussen
4	R1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	4 July	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 55 AF Corse
				Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Pasin Lathouras Michele Rugolo	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
	R2		5 July	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 90 AF Corse	No. 55 AF Corse
				Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
5	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	5 September	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 10 TF Sport
				Pasin Lathouras Michele Rugolo	Pasin Lathouras Michele Rugolo	Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç
	R2		6 September	No. 59 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 10 TF Sport
				Rob Bell Andrew Watson	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç
6	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	3 October	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 55 AF Corse
				Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
	R2		4 October	No. 62 Radical Works	No. 90 AF Corse	No. 10 TF Sport
				James Abbott	Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç
7	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	31 October	No. 2 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 59 Teo Martín Motorsport	No. 55 AF Corse
				Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos	Fernando Monje Andrew Watson	Ilya Melnikov Claudio Sdanewitsch
	R2		1 November	No. 10 TF Sport	No. 90 AF Corse	No. 18 Sports and You
				Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç	Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Manuel Da Costa 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.

External links

• Official website