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2015 World Sport Series season

Competition	World Sport Series
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	10
Mod Used	EnduRacers Flat6
Engine Supplier(s)	Flat6
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Drivers	72
Teams	20
Drivers' Champion	Kevin Siggy
Teams' Champion	Walk Racing
World Sport Series Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016

The 2015 World Sport Series season will be the fourth GPVWC World Sport Series season. Jesper Nielsen entered the season as defending drivers' champion, however the reigning teams' champions, Smile Power Racing, did not return to the series for 2015.

Report

After a close fight with Walk Racing's Risto Kappet, Austrian Kevin Siggy, driving for Enterprise GP, won the driver's championship. Siggy became the fourth different WSS champion in as many years. Walk Racing took the team's championship title, likewise becoming the fourth different team's champion in as many years.

Race Weekend Format

19:00 GMT ~ Free Practice
19:35 GMT ~ Qualifying
19:50 GMT ~ Warmup
20:00 GMT ~ Race One Start
20:30-40 GMT ~ Warmup
20:40-50 GMT ~ Race Two Start

Teams and drivers

World Sport Series Team	Base	Abbreviation	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds
Ice Cold Racing	Gothenburg, Sweden	Ice Cold	G	0	Emil Sallberg	4, 6-7
					Andrew Waring	5
					Johan Lindberg	8
				1	Jesper Nielsen	1-3
				2	John Munro	1
					Eric Stranne	2-3, 5-6, 8
					Johan Lindberg	7
Wauters Automotive	Gent, Belgium	Wauters	G	3	Florian Engel	1-5
				4	Geoffrey Fournier	1
					Thomas Hinss	4
Torrent Motorsports	Columbus, Ohio, USA	Torrent	G	5	Martin Palm	1, 4
				6	Jordan Weekes	1-6
Measuric Racing	Breda, Netherlands	Measuric	G	7	Sven de Vries	1-6, 8
				8	Tobias Olsson	1-4, 7-8
Enterprise GP	Bromley, England	Enterprise	G	9	Kevin Siggy	1-8
				10	Jarl Teien	1-2
					Fabio Assunção	3
					Rasmus Salo	4
					Argo Teder	5-7
					Philipp Puschke	8
Cosmo Autosport	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England	Cosmo	G	11	Matt Richards	1-5
				12	Matthew Chirgwin	1-5
					Pedro Oliveira	7-8
Draig Racing	Hirwaun, South Wales	Draig	G	14	Morten Wernersen	1, 3-4
					John Munro	2
					Chris Kinsman	5
					Marcos Riffel	7-8
				15	Martin Lepassar	1-8
Triple Twenty	Samobor, Croatia	Triple Twenty	G	16	David Francic	1-8
				17	Martynas Sidunovas	1
					Ilija Brekalo	2-3, 8
					Tim Straub	4
					Luka Grm	6-7
Lusitania Racing Team	Lausanne, Switzerland	Lusitania	G	18	Mike Bell	1-3
					Roy Verzijl	5
					Jack Mayor	8
				19	Victor Silva	1-3
					David Jundt	5-8
Woods Racing	Southampton, England	Woods	G	20	Robert Wiesenmueller	2-3
					Thomas Hinss	5, 8
					Chris Williamson	7
				21	Scott Sovik	2-7
Racing Team Schroten	Bennekom, Netherlands	Schroten	G	22	Menno Klont	1-2
					Marcos Riffel	3-6
				23	Wopke Hoekstra	1-4, 6-8
					Dave van Gils	5
Tēafor Motorsport	Norwich, England	Tēafor	G	24	Alexander van der Woude	1-4
					Jack Mayor	5-6
					Wesley Morris	8
				25		7
					Benediktas Sinkevicius	1
					Mateusz Bogusz	2
					Menno Klont	4-5, 8
TTF Racing	London, England	TTF	G	26	Tyrone Frith	2, 4-6, 8
				27	Sherwin van der Sloot	1-4
CM-Tech Racing	Schoonhoven, Netherlands	CM-Tech	G	28	Bart de Vos	1
					Adam Ozgur	2
					Joel Pereira	3-5
					Sandeep Chodha	6
					Geoffrey Fournier	7
					Sander Laine	8
				29		7
					Tomeu Cabrer	1-3, 5-6, 8
					Terence Grech	4
Epic Racing Team	Banbury, England	Epic	G	30	Rob Mason	1-3, 5-7
					Geoffrey Fournier	4, 8
				31		6
					Tom Parker	1-5, 7
					Quintin Plane	8
THR1	Leeds, England	THR	G	32	Ross McGregor	1-2
					John Munro	3-4
				33	David Jundt	1-4
Viking Racing2	Copenhagen, Denmark	Viking	G	34	Mikael Tuomaala	1
					Stefan McCready	3
				35	Lars Brugman	1-3
Vod:Bul Racing	Liverpool, England	Vod:Bul	G	36	Fran Lopez	1-4, 6-8
					Philipp Puschke	5
				37	Agustin Canapino	1-8
Walk Racing	Vaslui, Romania	Walk	G	38	Risto Kappet	1-8
				39	Cameron Brewster	1-7
					Ruud Heesterbeek	8
Edonis YTF1	Cheshire, England	YTF1	G	40	Sandeep Chodha	1, 4
					Bart de Vos	2, 7-8
					Matthew Allington	3, 5-6
				41	Roy Schroten	1-5, 7-8

• ¹ The #32 and #33 cars were originally allocated to THR. However, the team withdrew from the series following the 2015 Monaco Sport Series.
• ² The #34 and #35 cars were originally allocated to Viking Racing. However, the team withdrew from the series following the 2015 Monaco Sport Series.

Team Changes

• Aurora Motorsports, Deltec Racing Team, Edonis Engineering, Midnight Motorsport, Motorsport Safety Foundation, Smile Power Racing and TWR all did not continue into the 2015 season.

New Entries

• Epic Racing Team and Vod:Bul Racing both returned to the series following a 1-year absence in 2014.
• CM-Tech Racing, THR, Viking Racing, Walk Racing and YTF1 all entered the World Sport Series for the first time in 2015.

2015 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Start Time
							Track time	GMT
1	Spanish Sport Series	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	Dry	rFactor v1255	18th March	14:00	19:00
2	Portuguese Sport Series	Portuguese GP	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão	TBC	rFactor v1255	1st April	14:00	19:00
3	Turkish Sport Series	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	TBC	rFactor v1255	15th April	14:00	19:00
4	Monaco Sport Series	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	TBC	rFactor v1255	29th April	14:00	19:00
5	Canadian Sport Series	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC	rFactor v1255	13th May	14:00	19:00
6	British Sport Series	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBC	rFactor v1255	27th May	14:00	19:00
7	Austrian Sport Series	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC	rFactor v1255	10th June	14:00	19:00
8	Hungarian Sport Series	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	TBC	rFactor v1255	24th June	14:00	19:00
9	Belgian Sport Series	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBC	rFactor v1255	5th August	14:00	19:00
10	Italian Sport Series	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBC	rFactor v1255	19th August	14:00	19:00

Calendar changes

• The Bahrain Sport Series was not renewed for a second year with the inclusion of more European events on the 2015 Career Ladder calendar.
• The German Sport Series was not to feature for the first time in World Sport Series history. The event had been held on three different tracks in three years and was notably the 2012 season's finale.
• The Portuguese Sport Series would make its debut on the World Sport Series calendar following the new opening event in the form of the well-established Spanish Sport Series. The Algarve International Circuit would play host to the new event.
• The Turkish Sport Series would make its return to the calendar following a year's absence.

Rule Changes

Sporting

• The Qualifying format for the World Sport Series was changed from a 'super pole' format to an 'unlimited laps' format.

Results and Standings

Rounds

Rd.	Sports Series	Pole Position	Race One Fastest	Race One Winner	Race Two Fastest	Race Two Winner	Report
1	Spanish Sport Series	Ross McGregor (1:44.616)	Ross McGregor (1:44.687)	Ross McGregor THR	Kevin Siggy (1:44.705)	Kevin Siggy Enterprise GP	Report
2	Portuguese Sport Series	Risto Kappet1 (1:43.081)	Risto Kappet (1:42.981)	Eric Stranne Ice Cold Racing	Risto Kappet (1:43.396)	Risto Kappet Walk Racing	Report
3	Turkish Sport Series	Jordan Weekes (1:53.974)	Martin Lepassar (1:54.069)	Jordan Weekes Torrent Motorsports	Risto Kappet (1:53.948)	Risto Kappet Walk Racing	Report
4	Monaco Sport Series	Agustin Canapino (1:36.180)	Agustin Canapino (1:36.107)	Martin Lepassar Draig Racing	Risto Kappet (1:36.677)	Fran Lopez Vod:Bul Racing	Report
5	Canadian Sport Series	Eric Stranne (1:39.275)	Kevin Siggy (1:39.559)	Eric Stranne Ice Cold Racing	Risto Kappet (1:39.234)	Risto Kappet Walk Racing	Report
6	British Sport Series	Agustin Canapino (2:01.514)	Agustin Canapino (2:01.602)	Agustin Canapino Vod:Bul Racing	Risto Kappet (2:02.178)	Martin Lepassar Draig Racing	Report
7	Austrian Sport Series	Kevin Siggy (1:29.140)	Agustin Canapino (1:29.128)	Kevin Siggy Enterprise GP	Martin Lepassar (1:29.503)	Fran Lopez Vod:Bul Racing	Report
8	Hungarian Sport Series	Kevin Siggy (1:44.598)	Kevin Siggy (1:44.609)	Kevin Siggy Enterprise GP	Agustin Canapino (1:44.626)	Bart De Vos Edonis YTF1	Report
9	Belgian Sport Series2	Risto Kappet (2:20.937)	David Francic (2:22.022)	David Francic Triple Twenty	Argo Teder (2:22.454)	Argo Teder Enterprise GP	Report
10	Italian Sport Series	Tobias Olsson (1:50.014)	Eric Stranne (1:50.341)	Eric Stranne Ice Cold Racing	Agustin Canapino (1:49.950)	Agustin Canapino Vod:Bul Racing	Report

• ¹ Though Risto Kappet did take pole position in the 2015 Portuguese Sport Series, due to a grid penalty it was Eric Stranne who started the race from first position.
• ² Due to a number of Track Limits related penalties, David Francic inherited the Fastest Lap and Race Win in Race 1 from Martin Lepassar whilst Argo Teder inherited the Fastest Lap and Race Win in Race 2 from Kevin Siggy and Marcos Riffel respectively.

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 15 classified finishers.

Drivers' Standings

Pos Driver ESP POR TUR MON CAN GBR AUT HUN BEL ITA Points 1 Kevin Siggy 15 1 11 5 5 6 5 Ret 2 Ret 9 2 1 8 1 6 4 3 3 4 247 2 Risto Kappet 4 20 7 1 11 1 3 16 10 1 4 5 7 14 2 4 3 10 4 5 238 3 Agustin Canapino 2 4 12 4 13 2 11 3 Ret 1 12 2 13 6 2 6 1 211 4 Martin Lepassar 5 16 9 7 2 9 1 17 8 3 14 1 6 4 7 17 2 8 5 9 208 5 Eric Stranne 1 10 3 8 1 4 2 6 3 5 1 10 181 6 David Francic 21 Ret Ret 22 17 10 7 9 11 5 5 8 4 5 10 Ret 1 11 9 7 133 7 David Jundt 13 3 4 17 15 4 8 15 13 8 13 7 5 12 14 23† 12 2 12 13 126 8 Tom Parker 26 8 3 9 10 2 20 4 5 7 Ret 18 9 5 11 8 121 9 Sven de Vries 9 6 10 8 9 14 9 Ret 18 2 Ret 10 9 Ret 2 3 116 10 Jordan Weekes 3 Ret 14 3 1 17 6 7 4 Ret 3 16 107 11 Cameron Brewster 12 7 17 2 14 3 12 10 12 13 8 13 9 9 8 17 101 12 Tobias Olsson 8 14 6 Ret 6 5 14 Ret 8 Ret 8 7 5 7 10 Ret 94 13 Fran Lopez 20 23 Ret 14 21 15 17 1 11 4 14 1 13 3 16 92 14 Argo Teder 19 11 7 Ret 18 15 7 1 7 16 58 15 Bart De Vos 16 Ret 18 4 12 3 18 1 58 16 Marcos Riffel 13 11 25 21† 20 15 17 11 11 2 4 14 17 12 58 17 Matt Richards 19 9 20 11 22 16 11 3 7 14 6 18 54 18 John Munro 6 11 2 16 19 19 4 Ret 48 19 Roy Schroten Ret 19 16 Ret 16 Ret 26 13 15 Ret 10 6 20 11 10 4 44 20 Ross McGregor 1 5 13 20 39 21 Lars Brugman 10 2 8 Ret Ret DNS 34 22 Robert Wiesenmüller 5 13 7 7 32 23 Matthew Chirgwin 11 21 15 6 29 18 10 6 26 17 32 24 Ruud Heesterbeek 5 Ret 8 6 29 25 Daniel Cziranku 13 13 14 2 28 26 Scott Sovik 23 23 20 21 29 Ret 28 12 22 20 16 7 11 6 28 27 Wopke Hoekstra 29 15 21 24 12 24 28 Ret 12 14 22† 11 15 10 14 14 27 28 Geoffrey Fournier 31 25 18 12 10 9 15 Ret 16 8 26 29 Philipp Puschke 9 10 11 9 25 30 Morten Wernersen 33 Ret 33† 23 13 2 23 31 Matthew Allington 25 DNS 14 Ret 16 3 15 14 21 32 Pedro Oliveira 3 16 12 18 20 33 Jesper Nielsen 24 12 12 18 8 12 20 34 Thomas Hinss 21 14 DNS 19 17 12 Ret 9 20 11 18 35 Rob Mason 32 24 26 25 23 25 24 9 18 19 13 10 16 36 Menno Klont 17 13 29 27 16 5 16 Ret 22† Ret Ret Ret 14 37 Emil Sallberg 30 Ret 6 17 20 DNS 13 17 13 38 Roy Verzijl 17 6 10 39 Andrew Waring 6 Ret 10 40 Martynas Sidunovas 7 Ret 9 41 Alexander van der Woude 25 Ret 22 19 26 Ret 23 8 8 42 Tomeu Cabrer 22 22 28 Ret 27 Ret 21 Ret 24† Ret Ret 13 17 12 7 43 Mike Bell 27 10 19 26 24 30† 6 44 Sandeep Chodha 23 18 15 DNS 15 15 16 15 4 45 Martin Palm 14 DNS 26 19 DNS 2 46 Wesley Morris 20 21 23† 20 19 16 15 19† 18 15 2 47 Ilija Brekalo Ret 21 Ret 22 Ret 15 16 Ret 1 48 Mateusz Bogusz Ret 15 1 49 Chris Kinsman 22 16 0 50 Johan Lindberg Ret 17 Ret 20 DNS Ret 0 51 Sander Laine 17 Ret 21 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 52 Benediktas Sinkevicius 30 17 0 53 Geoff Meade Ret 18 0 54 Jack Mayor 23 18 21 Ret 23 21 18 Ret 19 Ret 0 55 Luka Grm 19 18 19 Ret 0 56 Tyrone Frith 31 28 Ret 18 29 20 23 DNS Ret 22 0 57 Fabio Assunção 18 20 0 58 Mikael Tuomaala 18 Ret 0 59 James Ross Ret Ret Ret 19 0 60 Chris Williamson 21 19 0 61 Florian Engel 28 Ret 27 29 32 28 27 19 25 21 0 62 Sherwin van der Sloot Ret Ret 30 30 30 27 20 0 63 Terence Grech 22 Ret 0 64 Joel Pereira 31 DNS 24 Ret 27 Ret 0 65 Victor Silva DSQ DSQ 24 Ret Ret Ret 0 66 Adam Ozgur 25 Ret 0 67 Stefan McCready 28 29† 0 68 Quintin Plane Ret Ret 0 69 Dave van Gils Ret DNS 0 70 Tim Straub Ret Ret 0 71 Rasmus Salo Ret Ret 0 72 Jarl Teien Ret Ret Ret DSQ 0 Pos Driver ESP POR TUR MON CAN GBR AUT HUN BEL ITA 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 Constructor Car No. ESP POR TUR MON CAN GBR AUT HUN BEL ITA Points 1 Walk Racing 38 4 20 7 1 11 1 3 16 10 1 4 5 7 14 2 4 3 10 4 5 368 39 12 7 17 2 14 3 12 10 12 13 8 13 9 9 5 Ret 8 17 8 6 2 Enterprise GP 9 15 1 11 5 5 6 5 Ret 2 Ret 9 2 1 8 1 6 4 3 3 4 317 10 Ret Ret Ret DSQ 18 20 Ret Ret 19 11 7 Ret 18 15 11 9 7 1 7 16 3 Vod:Bul Racing 36 20 23 Ret 14 21 15 17 1 9 10 11 4 14 1 13 3 16 316 37 2 4 12 4 13 2 11 3 Ret 1 12 2 13 6 2 6 1 4 Draig Racing 14 33 Ret 2 16 33† 23 13 2 22 16 11 2 4 14 17 12 16 Ret 295 15 5 16 9 7 2 9 1 17 8 3 14 1 6 4 7 17 2 8 5 9 5 Ice Cold Racing 0/1 24 12 12 18 8 12 30 Ret 6 Ret 6 17 20 DNS Ret 20 DNS Ret 13 17 239 2 6 11 1 10 3 8 1 4 2 6 Ret 17 3 5 1 10 6 Measuric Racing 7 9 6 10 8 9 14 9 Ret 18 2 Ret 10 9 Ret 2 3 210 8 8 14 6 Ret 6 5 14 Ret 8 Ret 8 7 5 7 10 Ret 7 Triple Twenty 16 21 Ret Ret 22 17 10 7 9 11 5 5 8 4 5 10 Ret 1 11 9 7 171 17 7 Ret Ret 21 Ret 22 Ret Ret 19 18 19 Ret Ret 15 13 13 14 2 8 Epic Racing Team 30 32 24 26 25 23 25 18 12 24 9 18 19 13 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 162 31 26 8 3 9 10 2 20 4 5 7 10 9 Ret 18 16 8 9 5 11 8 9 Edonis YTF1 40 23 18 18 4 25 DNS 15 DNS 14 Ret 16 3 12 3 18 1 16 15 15 14 125 41 Ret 19 16 Ret 16 Ret 26 13 15 Ret 10 6 20 11 10 4 10 Torrent Motorsports 5 14 DNS 26 19 DNS 109 6 3 Ret 14 3 1 17 6 7 4 Ret 3 16 11 THR 32 1 5 13 20 19 19 4 Ret WD WD 107 33 13 3 4 17 15 4 8 15 WD WD 12 Cosmo Autosport 11 19 9 20 11 22 16 11 3 7 14 6 18 106 12 11 21 15 6 29 18 10 6 26 17 3 16 12 18 13 Lusitania Racing Team 18 27 10 19 26 24 30† 17 6 23 21 18 Ret 19 Ret 87 19 DSQ DSQ 24 Ret Ret Ret 13 8 13 7 5 12 14 23† 12 2 12 13 14 Woods Racing 20 5 13 7 7 DNS 19 21 19 17 12 Ret 9 20 11 76 21 23 23 20 21 29 Ret 28 12 22 20 16 7 11 6 15 Racing Team Schroten 22 17 13 29 27 13 11 25 21† 20 15 17 11 44 23 29 15 21 24 12 24 28 Ret Ret DNS 12 14 22† 11 15 10 14 14 16 Viking Racing 34 18 Ret 28 29† WD WD 34 35 10 2 8 Ret Ret DNS WD WD 17 Tēafor Motorsport 24 25 Ret 22 19 26 Ret 23 8 23 18 21 Ret 19 16 15 19† 18 15 22 25 30 17 Ret 15 16 5 16 Ret 20 21 23† 20 22† Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 18 CM-Tech Racing 28 16 Ret 25 Ret 31 DNS 24 Ret 27 Ret 15 15 17 Ret 21 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 29 22 22 28 Ret 27 Ret 22 Ret 21 Ret 24† Ret 15 Ret Ret 13 17 12 19 Wauters Automotive 3 28 Ret 27 29 32 28 27 19 25 21 2 4 31 25 21 14 20 TTF Racing 26 31 28 Ret 18 29 20 23 DNS Ret 22 0 27 Ret Ret 30 30 30 27 20 Pos Constructor Car No. ESP POR TUR MON CAN GBR AUT HUN BEL ITA 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.