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Revision as of 09:34, 10 April 2015

2015 Formula Challenge season
GPVWC Banner.png
Competition Formula Challenge
Title Sponsor VBMotorsport
Platform Used RFactor.png rFactor v1.255
Rounds 17
Mod Used Custom
Carshape
Engine Supplier(s) Valiant
Tyre Supplier(s) GPVWC
Drivers
Teams 21
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Formula Challenge Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019· 2020 · 2021
GPVWC series in 2015
Career Ladder

Superleague
Supercup
Formula Challenge
Open Series

Other series

World Sport Series
International Touring Cup
World GT
Atlantic Series

The 2015 Formula Challenge season will be the 4th GPVWC Formula Challenge season.

Teams and drivers

The following teams have confirmed their 2015 participation.

Formula Challenge Team Team Owner Abbreviation Chassis Tyre No. Race Drivers Rounds Test/Reserve Driver(s)
England Arrow International Racing

England Sam Jones

AIR FC-015 G 74 England Sam Jones 1-4 n/a
95 England Mike Bell 1-4
England BackMarker Brigade

England Simon Smith

BMB FC-015 G 91 England Simon Smith 1-4 n/a
92 Belgium Andreas Wauters 1-4
Switzerland
Scuderia Basilea
Switzerland
David Jundt
Basilea FC-015 G 79 Portugal Bruno Sousa Ferreira 1-4 n/a
89
Switzerland
Jari Bruppacher
1, 3-4
Finland Bastvik Grand Prix

Finland Mikael Tuomaala

Bastvik FC-015 G 70 Finland Rasmus Salo 1-4 n/a
71 Sweden Tobias Olsson 1-4
South Africa Centurion Grand Prix

Malta Terence Grech

Centurion FC-015 G 59 Norway Tommy Ostgaard 1 Norway Tommy Ostgaard
Canada Andrew Waring 2-4
60 Portugal Victor Silva 1-4
England Cosmo Autosport

England Joshua Anderson

Cosmo FC-015 G 39 Netherlands Hansko Mebius 1-4 England Richard Coxon
53 England Richard Coxon 1-3
Germany Patrick Wannemuller 4
South Africa Deltec Racing Team

South Africa Marius van Wyk

Deltec FC-015 G 81 South Africa Denis Mitchell 1-2, 4 England Stefan McCready
England Stefan McCready 3
82 Turkey Adam Ozgur 1-4
England Dogecoin Racing

England Lewis Redshaw

Dogecoin FC-015 G 76 England Thomas Jacobs 1-4 Australia William Tringas
93 Australia William Tringas 1
England Ben Warren 2-4
England Downforce iZone Racing2 England Scott Woodwiss Downforce FC-015 G 0 Spain Tomeu Cabrer 1 n/a
Croatia Ilija Brekalo 2
France Geoffrey Fournier 3
Germany Philipp Konig 4
Wales Fanatec Draig Racing

England Ben Willis

Draig FC-015 G 34 Hungary Balint Hammer 1-4 Estonia Martin Lepassar
35 Estonia Martin Lepassar 1
England James Kirk 2-4
England Epic Racing Team

England Lee Davidson

Epic FC-015 G 38 Netherlands Mike Schroten 1-4 England Rob Mason
49 Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra 1-4
Norway Ice Cold Racing

Sweden Eric Stranne

Ice Cold FC-015 G 42 Sweden Eric Stranne 1-4 n/a
43
Denmark
Jesper Nielsen
1-4
Netherlands Katana Motorsports

Netherlands Tom van der Voort

Katana FC-015 G 65 Lithuania Justinas Ribelis 1, 3-4 n/a
90 Finland Olli Pelkonen 1-4
Finland Karjala Racing

Finland Ari Nieminen

Karjala FC-015 G 40 Finland Ari Nieminen 1-2, 4 Spain Eduard Batalla
Spain Eduard Batalla 3
78 England Lewis McGlade 1-4
South Africa MadCape Racing Team

South Africa Xavier de Carvalho

MadCape FC-015 G 61 Netherlands Lars Brugman 1-4 n/a
62 Australia Adam Wright 1-2, 4
Germany Robert Wiesenmüller 3


Germany Team Proline

Germany Maurice Brackhahn

Proline FC-015 G 94 India Sandeep Chodha 1-4 n/a
97 Hungary Bence Zsupanek 1-4
Netherlands Racing Team Schroten

Netherlands Roy Schroten

RTS FC-015 G 29 England Scott Berrisford 2-4 England Ollie Woods
England Ollie Woods 1
98 2
Finland Tommi Ojala 1, 3-4
Croatia Triple Twenty

Croatia Ilija Brekalo

TT FC-015 G 54 Australia Jayden Wright 1-2, 4 Belgium Andreas Roodhooft
Germany Patrick Wannemuller 3
57 Netherlands Arjan Zijlstra 1-2
Belgium Andreas Roodhooft 3
Croatia Ilija Brekalo 4
Denmark
Viking Racing
Denmark
Morten Wernersen
Viking FC-015 G 51 England James Ross 1-2 Spain Tomeu Cabrer
Spain Tomeu Cabrer 3-4
58 Australia Thomas Hinss 1
England YTF1

England Matthew Allington

YTF1 FC-015 G 36 Finland Teemu Toikka 1-4 n/a
72 Finland Teemu Valkeejärvi 1-3
Portugal Joel Pereira 4
England Zedderick Racing

Scotland Doug Hilliard

Zedderick FC-015 G 85 Latvia Andrejs Pestovs 1-4 n/a
86 England Ben Willis 1-3
Spain Eduard Batalla 4
  • 1 GPVWC-branded engines were used for round 1 only, as title sponsor VBMotorsport's engine division, Valiant, took over the role of engine supplier to all teams from round 2, in Bahrain, onwards.
  • 2 Downforce iZone Racing will only run a single car in the 2015 season.

Team Changes

New Entries

2015 Calendar

Round Race Title Grand Prix Circuit Conditions Mod Date Start Time
Track time GMT
1 Challenge Australian Grand Prix Australian GP Australia Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne Sunny Dry RFactor.png rFactor v1255 24th February 14:00 19:00
2 Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain GP Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir Heavy Clouds Dry RFactor.png rFactor v1255 10th March 18:00 19:00
3 Challenge Spanish Grand Prix Spanish GP Spain Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona Light showers.png Mixed RFactor.png rFactor v1255 24th March 14:00 19:00
4 Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix Portuguese GP Portugal Algarve International Circuit, Portimão TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 7th April 14:00 19:00
5 Challenge Turkish Grand Prix Turkish GP Turkey Istanbul Park, Istanbul TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 21st April 14:00 19:00
6 VBMotorsport Monaco Grand Prix Monaco GP Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 5th May 14:00 19:00
7 Challenge Canadian Grand Prix Canadian GP Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 19th May 14:00 19:00
8 VBMotorsport British Grand Prix British GP United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 2nd June 14:00 19:00
9 Challenge Austrian Grand Prix Austrian GP Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 16th June 14:00 19:00
10 Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix Hungarian GP Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 30th June 14:00 19:00
11 VBMotorsport Belgian Grand Prix Belgian GP Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 28th July 14:00 19:00
12 Challenge Italian Grand Prix Italian GP Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 11th August 14:00 19:00
13 Challenge Singapore Grand Prix Singapore GP Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 25th August 20:00 19:00
14 Challenge Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 8th September 14:00 19:00
15 VBMotorsport Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi GP United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 22nd September 17:00 19:00
16 Challenge United States Grand Prix United States GP United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 6th October 14:00 19:00
17 VBMotorsport Brazilian Grand Prix Brazilian GP Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo TBC RFactor.png rFactor v1255 20th October 14:00 19:00

Testing

The 2015 testing schedule is as follows:

Test Date Venue
Pre-Season Test 17th February 2015 Spain Circuito de Jerez, Andalucia

Calendar changes

Rule changes

Technical

  • Valiant took over from GPVWC as engine supplier for all teams from round 2, in Bahrain, onwards.

Sporting

  • A new Team Numbers system was implemented into the Career Ladder for 2015. This meant that all teams across the Ladder held their own numbers instead of having them determined by finishing position of the following year.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Pole Position Pole Time Fastest Lap F/L Time Winning Driver Winning Team Report

1

R1 Australia Challenge Australian Grand Prix Finland Rasmus Salo 1:35.282 Sweden Eric Stranne 1:35.851 Finland Rasmus Salo Finland Bastvik Grand Prix Report
R2 Norway Tommy Ostgaard 1:35.632 Finland Rasmus Salo Finland Bastvik Grand Prix

2

R3 Bahrain Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix Sweden Eric Stranne 1:41.406
Denmark
Jesper Nielsen
1:41.451 Sweden Eric Stranne Norway Ice Cold Racing Report
R4 Netherlands Lars Brugman 1:41.698 Sweden Eric Stranne Norway Ice Cold Racing

3

R5 Spain Challenge Spanish Grand Prix Sweden Eric Stranne 1:28.090 Netherlands Lars Brugman 1:28.850 Sweden Eric Stranne Norway Ice Cold Racing Report
R6 Sweden Eric Stranne 1:28.412 Hungary Bence Zsupanek Germany Team Proline

4

R7 Portugal Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix Netherlands Lars Brugman 1:27.730 Netherlands Lars Brugman 1:36.866 Netherlands Lars Brugman South Africa MadCape Racing Team Report
R8 Netherlands Lars Brugman 1:36.414 Sweden Eric Stranne Norway Ice Cold Racing

5

R9 Turkey Challenge Turkish Grand Prix         Report
R10      

6

R11 Monaco Challenge Monaco Grand Prix         Report
R12      

7

R13 Canada Challenge Canadian Grand Prix         Report
R14      

8

R15 United Kingdom Challenge British Grand Prix         Report
R16      

9

R17 Austria Challenge Austrian Grand Prix         Report
R18      

10

R19 Hungary Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix         Report
R20      

11

R21 Belgium Challenge Belgian Grand Prix         Report
R22      

12

R23 Italy Challenge Italian Grand Prix         Report
R24      

13

R25 Singapore Challenge Singapore Grand Prix         Report
R26      

14

R27 Japan Challenge Japanese Grand Prix         Report
R28      

15

R29 United Arab Emirates Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix         Report
R30      

16

R31 United States Challenge United States Grand Prix         Report
R32      

17

R33 Brazil Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix         Report
R34      

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver AUS
Australia
BAH
Bahrain
ESP
Spain
POR
Portugal
TUR
Turkey
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
GBR
United Kingdom
AUT
Austria
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
SIN
Singapore
JAP
Japan
UAE
United Arab Emirates
USA
United States
BRA
Brazil
Points
1 Sweden Eric Stranne 2 Ret 1 1 1 3 2 1 156
2 Netherlands Lars Brugman 4 12 4 3 2 4 1 2 124
3 Hungary Bence Zsupanek 3 4 6 2 5 1 4 6 118
4
Denmark
Jesper Nielsen
8 3 3 4 4 6 3 4 105
5 Finland Rasmus Salo 1 1 2 15 12 8 21 Ret 83
6 Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra 5 8 8 5 8 7 11 11 65
7 Sweden Tobias Olsson Ret 9 5 6 7 12 8 8 57
8 England Scott Berrisford 11 22 6 5 7 3 51
9 England Lewis McGlade 15 2 14 9 Ret 23 10 9 43
10 Canada Andrew Waring 9 24 16 9 5 5 36
11 Hungary Balint Hammer 33 Ret 7 11 15 2 Ret DNS 35
12 India Sandeep Chodha 9 Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret 9 10 29
13 England Thomas Jacobs 13 6 12 7 23 15 29 18 27
14 Germany Robert Wiesenmüller 3 10 22
15 Finland Ari Nieminen Ret 15 32 16 6 7 20
16 Finland Teemu Valkeejärvi 7 7 Ret 31 25 20 18
17 Netherlands Hansko Mebius 6 25 17 12 19 22 Ret 17 14
18 England James Kirk 10 10 17 21 23 19 12
19 Norway Tommy Ostgaard Ret 5 11
20 Spain Tomeu Cabrer 20 20 11 13 20 13 11
21 Portugal Bruno Sousa Ferreira 10 14 15 23 27 30 30 22 9
22 Finland Olli Pelkonen 32 Ret 26 8 28 25 25 Ret 8
23 Germany Patrick Wannemuller 13 34 12 15 8
24 France Geoffrey Fournier 14 11 7
25 Finland Tommi Ojala Ret 17 9 Ret Ret 23 7
26 Turkey Adam Ozgur 14 11 21 32 21 19 26 Ret 7
27 Netherlands Mike Schroten 27 16 30 33 20 18 13 12 7
28 Australia Thomas Hinss 25 10 6
29 Australia Jayden Wright 11 Ret 28 18 24 Ret 5
30 England Richard Coxon 12 22 33 Ret Ret 24 4
31 Croatia Ilija Brekalo 16 14 14 Ret 4
32 South Africa Denis Mitchell 28 31 18 13 DNS 29 3
33 England James Ross 18 13 23 20 3
34 England Mike Bell 22 21 31 17 30 28 18 14 2
35 Finland Teemu Toikka 19 Ret Ret Ret 18 14 19 Ret 2
36 Germany Philipp Konig 15 30 1
37 England Ben Warren 29 27 22 16 17 16 0
38 Spain Eduard Batalla 26 32 16 20 0
39 Estonia Martin Lepassar 16 24 0
40 England Sam Jones 21 29 19 28 35 17 32 25 0
41 Australia Adam Wright 17 32 24 Ret 33 Ret 0
42 Latvia Andrejs Pestovs Ret 18 34 26 33 29 27 21 0
43 England Ben Willis 31 28 22 19 29 31 0
44 Portugal Victor Silva 30 19 25 21 24 Ret 22 Ret 0
45 Belgium Andreas Wauters Ret DNS 20 25 34 27 28 27 0
46 Lithuania Justinas Ribelis 29 23 Ret 37 Ret Ret 0
47 Australia William Tringas 23 26 0
48 England Simon Smith 24 30 36 30 31 26 35 24 0
49
Switzerland
Jari Bruppacher
26 DNS 32 35 34 26 0
50 Netherlands Arjan Zijlstra Ret 27 27 Ret 0
51 Portugal Joel Pereira 30 28 0
52 England Ollie Woods Ret Ret 35 29 0
53 Belgium Andreas Roodhooft 36 33 0
54 England Stefan McCready 37 36 0
Pos Driver AUS
Australia
BAH
Bahrain
ESP
Spain
POR
Portugal
TUR
Turkey
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
GBR
United Kingdom
AUT
Austria
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
SIN
Singapore
JAP
Japan
UAE
United Arab Emirates
USA
United States
BRA
Brazil
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Blank Did not participate (-)
Excluded (EX)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' standings

Pos Team Car
No.
AUS
Australia
BAH
Bahrain
ESP
Spain
POR
Portugal
TUR
Turkey
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
GBR
United Kingdom
AUT
Austria
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
SIN
Singapore
JAP
Japan
UAE
United Arab Emirates
USA
United States
BRA
Brazil
Points
1 Norway Ice Cold Racing 42 2 Ret 1 1 1 3 2 1 261
43 8 3 3 4 4 6 3 4
2 Germany Team Proline 94 9 Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret 9 10 147
97 3 4 6 2 5 1 4 6
3 South Africa MadCape Racing Team 61 4 12 4 3 2 4 1 2 146
62 17 32 24 Ret 3 10 33 Ret
4 Finland Bastvik Grand Prix 70 1 1 2 15 12 8 21 Ret 140
71 Ret 9 5 6 7 12 8 8
5 England Epic Racing Team 38 27 16 30 33 20 18 13 12 72
49 5 8 8 5 8 7 11 11
6 Finland Karjala Racing 40 Ret 15 32 16 26 32 6 7 63
78 15 2 14 9 Ret 23 10 9
7 Netherlands Racing Team Schroten 29 Ret Ret 11 22 6 5 7 3 57
98 Ret 17 35 29 9 Ret Ret 23
8 Wales Fanatec Draig Racing 34 33 Ret 7 11 15 2 Ret DNS 47
35 16 24 10 10 17 21 23 19
9 South Africa Centurion Grand Prix 59 Ret 5 9 24 16 9 5 5 47
60 30 19 25 21 24 Ret 22 Ret
10 England Dogecoin Racing 17 13 6 12 7 23 15 29 18 27
93 23 26 29 27 22 16 17 16
11 England Cosmo Autosport 39 6 25 17 12 19 22 Ret 17 23
53 12 22 33 Ret Ret 24 12 15
12 England YTF1 36 19 Ret Ret Ret 18 14 19 Ret 20
72 7 7 Ret 31 25 20 30 28
13
Denmark
Viking Racing
51 18 13 23 20 11 13 20 13 20
58 25 10
14 England Downforce iZone Racing 0 20 20 16 14 14 11 15 30 10
N/A
15 South Africa Deltec Racing Team 81 28 31 18 13 37 36 DNS 29 10
82 14 11 21 32 21 19 26 Ret
16 Croatia Triple Twenty 54 11 Ret 28 18 13 34 24 Ret 10
57 Ret 27 27 Ret 36 33 14 Ret
17
Switzerland
Scuderia Basilea
79 10 14 15 23 27 30 30 22 9
89 26 DNS 32 35 34 26
18 Netherlands Katana Motorsports 65 29 23 Ret 37 Ret Ret 8
90 32 Ret 26 8 28 25 25 Ret
19 England Arrow International Racing 74 21 29 19 28 35 17 32 25 2
95 22 21 31 17 30 28 18 14
20 England Zedderick Racing 85 Ret 18 34 26 33 29 27 21 0
86 31 28 22 19 29 31 16 20
21 England BackMarker Brigade 91 24 30 36 30 31 26 35 24 0
92 Ret DNS 20 25 34 27 28 27
Pos Team Car
No.
AUS
Australia
BAH
Bahrain
ESP
Spain
POR
Portugal
TUR
Turkey
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
GBR
United Kingdom
AUT
Austria
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
SIN
Singapore
JAP
Japan
UAE
United Arab Emirates
USA
United States
BRA
Brazil
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Blank Did not participate (-)
Excluded (EX)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

See also

Preceded by:
2014 Formula Challenge season
GPVWC Formula Challenge season
2015
Succeeded by:
2016 Formula Challenge season