2015 VLN Series
Motorsport season
The 2015 VLN Series was the 38th season of the VLN.
The drivers championship was won by Dirk Groneck and Tim Groneck, driving a Renault Clio for Groneck Motorsport.[1]
A fatal accident occurred during the opening round of the season, claiming the life of 49-year-old Dutch spectator Andy Gehrmann and injuring nine other spectators. The No. 23 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 of Jann Mardenborough unexpectedly took off at the Flugplatz, hit the barrier and bounced over the catch fencing, into the crowd.[2][3]
Calendar
Rnd. | Race | Length | Circuit | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 61. ADAC Westfalenfahrt | 4 hours[a] | Nürburgring Nordschleife | March 28 |
2 | 40. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen | 4 hours | April 25 | |
3 | 57. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup | 4 hours | June 20 | |
4 | 46. Adenauer ADAC Worldpeace Trophy | 4 hours | July 4 | |
5 | 47. ADAC Barbarossapreis | 4 hours | August 1 | |
6 | 38. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen | 4 hours | August 22 | |
7 | Opel 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen | 6 hours | September 5 | |
8 | 55. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen | 4 hours | October 3 | |
9 | ROWE DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen | 4 hours | October 17 | |
10 | 40. DMV Münsterlandpokal | 4 hours[b] | October 31 |
Race Results
Results indicate overall winners only.
Rnd | Circuit | Pole Position | Winners |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nürburgring Nordschleife | No. 6 Rowe Racing | No. 6 Rowe Racing |
Maro Engel Jan Seyffarth Renger van der Zande | Maro Engel Jan Seyffarth Renger van der Zande | ||
2 | No. 28 Bentley Motorsport | No. 10 Audi Sport Team WRT | |
Lance David Arnold Christian Menzel Guy Smith | Christopher Mies Nico Müller | ||
3 | No. 30 Frikadelli Racing Team | No. 30 Frikadelli Racing Team | |
Klaus Abbelen Patrick Huisman Sabine Schmitz | Klaus Abbelen Patrick Huisman Sabine Schmitz | ||
4 | No. 16 Mercedes-AMG Test Team | No. 36 Walkenhorst Motorsport | |
Bernd Schneider Thomas Jäger Jan Seyffarth | Michela Cerruti Felipe Fernández Laser Jesse Krohn | ||
5 | No. 777 H&R Spezialfedern | No. 777 H&R Spezialfedern | |
Uwe Alzen Dominik Schwager | Uwe Alzen Dominik Schwager | ||
6 | No. 7 Rowe Racing | No. 7 Rowe Racing | |
Klaus Graf Christian Hohenadel | Klaus Graf Christian Hohenadel | ||
7 | No. 55 Farnbacher Racing | No. 2 Black Falcon | |
Dominik Farnbacher Mario Farnbacher Hiroki Yoshimoto | Hubert Haupt Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud Adam Christodoulou Yelmer Buurman | ||
8 | No. 16 Mercedes-AMG Test Team | No. 44 Twin Busch Motorsport | |
Thomas Jäger Jan Seyffarth Yelmer Buurman | Marc Busch Dennis Busch | ||
9 | No. 2 Black Falcon | No. 2 Black Falcon | |
Hubert Haupt Manuel Metzger Yelmer Buurman Adam Christodoulou | Hubert Haupt Manuel Metzger Yelmer Buurman Adam Christodoulou | ||
10 | No. 36 Walkenhorst Motorsport | No. 56 Black Falcon | |
Jesse Krohn Victor Bouveng | "Gerwin" Manuel Metzger Philipp Eng | ||
Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] |
Footnotes
- ^ The race was red-flagged after 48 minutes following the accident that ultimately claimed the life of Andy Gehrmann. It was not restarted.
- ^ The start of the race was delayed due to heavy fog. Once the fog cleared, the race began at 1:50 pm with a three-hour time limit. However, the fog worsened 11 minutes before the end and the race was stopped early.[4]
References
- ^ "All VLN champions at a glance". Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "VLN-Auftaktrennen unfallbedingt abgebrochen". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Andy Gehrmann". motorsportmemorial.org. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Groneck-Brüder sichern sich ihren zweiten VLN-Titel". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 31 October 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 61. ADAC Westfalenfahrt (28.03.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 28 March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 61. ADAC Westfalenfahrt (28.03.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 28 March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 40. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen (25.04.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 25 April 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Vorläufiges Ergebnis Rennen (NEU) - 40. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen (25.04.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 25 April 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 57. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup (20.06.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 20 June 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 57. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup (20.06.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 20 June 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 46. Adenauer ADAC Worldpeace Trophy (04.07.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 4 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen (NEU) - 46. Adenauer ADAC Worldpeace Trophy (04.07.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 4 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 47. ADAC Barbarossapreis (01.08.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 1 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 47. ADAC Barbarossapreis (01.08.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 1 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 38. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen (22.08.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 22 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 38. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen (22.08.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 22 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - OPEL 6-Stunden ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen (05.09.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 5 September 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - OPEL 6-Stunden ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen (05.09.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 5 September 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 55. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen (03.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 3 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 55. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen (03.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 3 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - ROWE DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen (17.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 17 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - ROWE DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen (17.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 17 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 40. DMV Münsterlandpokal (31.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 31 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 40. DMV Münsterlandpokal (31.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 31 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Official website