2015 GT Asia Series

2015 GT Asia Series 2014 2016 The 2015 GT Asia Series was the sixth season of the GT Asia Series championship. It began on 16 May at the Korea International Circuit and ended on 2 November at the Guia Circuit after 11 championship races and a non-championship event. The series will change tyre supplier from Yokohama to Michelin.http://afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3569:michelin-joins-gt-asia-as-official-tyre-supplier-in-2015&catid=216:news-2013-&Itemid=138 Michelin joins GT Asia as official tyre supplier in 2015 Asian Festival Of Speed 21 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152552/http://afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3569:michelin-joins-gt-asia-as-official-tyre-supplier-in-2015&catid=216:news-2013-&Itemid=138 2 April 2015 dead Entry list Team Car No. Number Drivers Class Rounds SIN Clearwater RacingClearwater Racing reveal their #1 GT Asia Series challenger for 2015 http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3570:-clearwater-racing-reveal-their-1-gt-asia-series-challenger-for-2015&catid=216:news-2013-&Itemid=138 10 April 2015 10 April 2015 GT Asia Series Asian Festival of Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20150626105435/http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3570:-clearwater-racing-reveal-their-1-gt-asia-series-challenger-for-2015&catid=216:news-2013-&Itemid=138 26 June 2015 dead Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 1 SIN Weng Sun Mok GT3 1–9 GBR James Calado 1–2, 7 ITA Gianmaria Bruni 3–4 FIN Toni Vilander 5–6 ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi 8–9 12 SIN Richard Wee GT3 1–9 NZL Craig Baird 1–2 IRL Matt Griffin 3–6, 8–9 JPN Hiroki Katoh 7 CHN FFF Racing Team by ACMFFF Racing Team by ACM breaks cover http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3563:fff-racing-team-by-acm-breaks-cover&catid=216:news-2013-&Itemid=138 26 February 2015 22 March 2015 GT Asia Series Asian Festival of Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180249/http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3563:fff-racing-team-by-acm-breaks-cover&catid=216:news-2013-&Itemid=138 2 April 2015 dead Nissan GT-R GT3 5 POR André Couto GT3 5–6 CHN Fu Songyang McLaren 650S GT3 ITA Andrea Caldarelli GT3 1–4, 7 CHN Fu Songyang 1–4, 8–9 HKG Ronald Wu 7 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi 8–9 9 ITA Max Wiser GT3 1–4 CHN Jiang Xin 15 AUS Nathan Antunes GT3 5–9 AUS Rod Salmon 55 JPN Hiroshi Hamaguchi GT3 1–9 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi 1–7 POR Álvaro Parente 8–9 HKG Bentley Team AbsoluteBentley Team Absolute announces 3-car team for GT Asia Series http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3568:bentley-team-absolute-announces-3-car-team-for-gt-asia-series&catid=216:news-2013-&Itemid=138/ 16 March 2015 22 March 2015 GT Asia Series Asian Festival of Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20150402200017/http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3568%3Abentley-team-absolute-announces-3-car-team-for-gt-asia-series&catid=216%3Anews-2013-&Itemid=138%2F 2015-04-02 dead Bentley Continental GT3 7 TPE Jeffrey Lee GT3 1–9 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay 1–2 SPA Andy Soucek 3–6 GBR Andy Meyrick 7–9 8 HKG Adderly Fong GT3 1–9 JPN Keita Sawa 77 GBR Duncan Tappy GT3 1–9 HKG Jacky Yeung 1–7 KOR Andrew Kim 8–9 SUI Spirit of Race Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 9 ITA Max Wiser GT3 5–6 CHN Jiang Xin CHN NB Team Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 9 ITA Max Wiser GT3 8–9 CHN Jiang Xin THA Singha MotorsportMost competitive field on record for 2015 GT Asia Series opener http://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/most-competitive-field-on-record-for-2015-gt-asia-series-opener/ 10 May 2015 11 May 2015 GT Asia Series motorsport.com Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 11 THA Piti Bhirombhakdi GT3 1–9 JPN Naoki Yokomizo 1–2 NED Carlo van Dam 3–9 JPN Gulf Racing JP Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 20 JPN Hisashi Kunie GTM 1–2, 5–9 JPN Keiichi Mori 1–2 JPN Tetsuya Makino 3–4 JPN Kimihiro Yashiro 3–6 BEL Dylan Derdaele 7–9 Porsche 997 GT3-R 22 JPN Shouta Hanaoka GT3 1–2 JPN Kimihiro Yashiro 1–2, 8–9 BEL Dylan Derdaele 3–4 JPN Hisashi Kunie JPN Keiichi Mori 5–7 JPN Yutaka Yamamoto 5–6 JPN Tetsuya Makino 7 JPN Takashi Hagino 8–9 HKG Absolute Racing Audi R8 LMS Cup 23 HKG Jerry Wang GTM 1–9 AUS Warren Luff 7 Audi R8 LMS ultra 98 HKG Philip Ma GT3 5–6, 8–9 CHN Ho-Pin Tung SRI Dilango Racing Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 24 SRI Dilantha Malagamuwa GT3 3–6 JPN Kota Sasaki Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 34 JPN Takuma Aoki GTM 3–7 JPN Ken Urata MYS Nexus Infinity Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 27 MYS Dominic Ang GT3 7 MYS Adrian D'Silva JPN Bingo Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 32 JPN Akira Iida GT3 5–6 JPN Taiyo Iida CHN BBT Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 37 CHN Anthony Liu GT3 1–4, 7–9 ITA Davide Rizzo ITA GDL Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 67 MYS Keong Liam Lim GTM 7 HKG Nigel Farmer Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 87 MYS Keong Wee Lim GTM 7 MYS Melvin Moh HKG LKM Racing Porsche 997 GT3-R 68 HKG Yuk Lung Siu GT3 7–9 HKG Mak Hing Tak HKG Golden CMT RT Ferrari 458 Challenge 69 HKG James Cai GTM 8–9 HKG Kenneth Lim TAI Taiwan Top Speed Racing Team Ferrari 458 Challenge 69 HKG James Cai GTM 5–6 HKG Kenneth Lim 70 JPN Ryō Fukuda GTM 5–6 TAI Craig Liu 78 TAI George Chou GTM 5–7 TAI Jeff Lu 5–6 TAI Robert Lee 7 95 TAI K.S. Wang GTM 5–7 JPN Shogo Mitsuyama 5–6 TAI Craig Liu 7 NZL Team NZ Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 71 NZL Graeme Dowsett GTM 7 NZL John Curran MAS OD RacingFairuz Fauzy set to make GT Asia debut with OD Racing http://www.racerlink.com/home?article=345097&t=Fairuz-Fauzy-set-to-make-GT-Asia-debut-with-OD-Racing 7 April 2015 10 April 2015 Racerlink Michael Kim https://archive.today/20150410152321/http://www.racerlink.com/home?article=345097&t=Fairuz-Fauzy-set-to-make-GT-Asia-debut-with-OD-Racing 10 April 2015 dead dmy-all Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 86 MAS Fairuz Fauzy GT3 1–9 MAS Zen Low HKG Craft-Bamboo RacingCraft-Bamboo Racing announce Frank Yu and Richard Lyons for the #88 Aston Martin Vantage http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3572:craft-bamboo-racing-announce-frank-yu-and-richard-lyons-for-the-88-aston-martin-vantage-gt3-&catid=216:news-2013-&Itemid=138 10 April 2015 10 April 2015 GT Asia Series Asian Festival of Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20150522113447/http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3572:craft-bamboo-racing-announce-frank-yu-and-richard-lyons-for-the-88-aston-martin-vantage-gt3-&catid=216:news-2013-&Itemid=138 22 May 2015 deadDarryl O'Young and Jonathan Venter Complete Craft-Bamboo Racing's GT Asia Series Line-up http://www.craftbamboo.com/gt-asia/news/darryl-o%E2%80%99young-and-jonathan-venter-complete-craft-bamboo-racing%E2%80%99s-gt-asia-series-line 21 April 2015 21 April 2015 Craft-Bamboo Racing Craft-Bamboo Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 88 GBR Richard Lyons GT3 1–9 HKG Frank Yu 99 HKG Darryl O'Young GT3 1–9 AUS Jonathan Venter 1–6 GBR Daniel Lloyd 7–9 Icon Class GT3 GT3 GTM GTM Race calendar and results The full calendar for the 2015 season was released on 28 February 2015. The Sepang International Circuit round will be a 3-hour endurance race and held at Saturday.http://www.endurance-info.com/en/gt-asia-series-prepares-for-12-race-program-in-2015/ GT Asia Series prepares for 12-race program in 2015 GT Asia Series 28 February 2015 28 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125313/http://www.endurance-info.com/en/gt-asia-series-prepares-for-12-race-program-in-2015/ 2 April 2015 dead dmy-all Round Circuit Date Pole position GT3 Winner GTM Winner 1 KOR Korea International Circuit 16 May HKG No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing CHN No. 37 BBT Racing HKG No. 23 Absolute Racing GBR Richard LyonsHKG Frank Yu CHN Anthony LiuITA Davide Rizzo HKG Jerry Wang 2 17 May HKG No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing HKG No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing HKG No. 23 Absolute Racing HKG Darryl O'YoungAUS Jonathan Venter HKG Darryl O'YoungAUS Jonathan Venter HKG Jerry Wang 3 JPN Okayama International Circuit 27 June HKG No. 7 Bentley Team Absolute CHN No. 55 FFF Racing Team by ACM SRI No. 34 Dilango Racing TAI Jeffrey LeeSPA Andy Soucek JPN Hiroshi HamaguchiITA Vitantonio Liuzzi JPN Takuma AokiJPN Ken Urata 4 28 June HKG No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute HKG No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute JPN No. 20 Gulf Racing JP HKG Adderly FongJPN Keita Sawa HKG Adderly FongJPN Keita Sawa JPN Tetsuya MakinoJPN Kimihiro Yashiro 5 JPN Fuji Speedway 18 July SIN No. 1 Clearwater Racing THA No. 11 Singha Motorsport SRI No. 34 Dilango Racing SIN Weng Sun MokFIN Toni Vilander THA Piti BhirombhakdiNED Carlo van Dam JPN Takuma AokiJPN Ken Urata 6 19 July HKG No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing HKG No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute TAI No. 70 Taiwan Top Speed Racing Team HKG Darryl O'YoungAUS Jonathan Venter HKG Adderly FongJPN Keita Sawa JPN Ryō FukudaTAI Craig Liu 7 MYS Sepang International Circuit 5 September HKG No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing CHN No. 37 BBT Racing HKG No. 23 Absolute Racing HKG Darryl O'YoungGBR Daniel Lloyd CHN Anthony LiuITA Davide Rizzo HKG Jerry WangAUS Warren Luff 8 CHN Shanghai International Circuit 26 September HKG No. 88 Craft-Bamboo Racing HKG No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing JPN No. 20 Gulf Racing JP GBR Richard LyonsHKG Frank Yu HKG Darryl O'YoungGBR Daniel Lloyd BEL Dylan DerdaeleJPN Hisashi Kunie 9 27 September HKG No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing HKG No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing HKG No. 69 Golden CMT RT HKG Darryl O'YoungGBR Daniel Lloyd HKG Darryl O'YoungGBR Daniel Lloyd HKG James CaiHKG Kenneth Lim 10 THA Chang International Circuit 24 October HKG No. 77 Bentley Team Absolute HKG No. 77 Bentley Team Absolute THA No. 59 Singha Motorsport GBR Duncan TappyDEN Benny Simonsen GBR Duncan TappyDEN Benny Simonsen FRA Benjamin RougetTHA Bhurit Bhirom Bhakdi 11 25 October HKG No. 8 Bentley Team Absolute HKG No. 99 Craft-Bamboo Racing THA No. 89 Singha Motorsport HKG Adderly FongJPN Keita Sawa HKG Darryl O'YoungGBR Daniel Lloyd THA Kantasak KusiriTHA Voravud Bhirom Bhakdi NC MAC Guia Circuit 22 November DEU No. 1 Mercedes AMG Driving Academy DEU No. 1 Mercedes AMG Driving Academy no entries allowed DEU Maro Engel DEU Maro Engel Championship standings Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Points 18 16 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 1 Sepang 3 Hour 36 32 28 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 4 2 Drivers' championship (overall) RankDriverKORKOROKAJPNFUJJPNSEPMYSSHACHNCHATHAPoints1HKG Darryl O'Young Ret 1 4 3 9 2 3 1 1 4 11552HKG Adderly FongJPN Keita Sawa 8 3 7 1 13 1 2 3 3 3 31514CHN Anthony LiuITA Davide Rizzo 1 2 3 5 1 11 2 7 21346THA Piti Bhirombhakdi Ret 4 2 6 1 Ret 5 2 5 5 Ret1047GBR Duncan Tappy 6 12 8 8 5 8 6 6 6 1 4968NED Carlo van Dam 2 6 1 Ret 5 2 5 5 Ret949GBR Daniel Lloyd 3 1 1 4 19210JPN Hiroshi Hamaguchi DSQ 6 1 11 4 Ret Ret 4 8 2 57911SIN Weng Sun Mok 2 Ret DNS DNS 2 5 4 5 Ret 12 117612GBR Richard LyonsHKG Frank Yu 3 9 12 2 11 17 10 10 7 6 87212SIN Richard Wee Ret 5 6 4 3 4 Ret 9 10 9 97015TAI Jeffrey Lee 5 7 5 Ret 14 7 9 8 9 10 76416AUS Jonathan Venter Ret 1 4 3 9 26317ITA Max WiserCHN Jiang Xin 4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 3 7 4 8 65919IRL Matt Griffin 6 4 3 4 9 10 12 115720HKG Jacky Yeung 6 12 8 8 5 8 65221MYS Fairuz FauzyMYS Zen Low Ret 8 9 7 7 9 8 Ret 11 DNS DNS4423POR Alvaro Parente 4 5 2 54124ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi DSQ 6 1 11 4 Ret Ret Ret DNS3825GBR James Calado 2 Ret 43626DEN Benny Simonsen 5 1 42827FIN Toni Vilander 2 52527CHN Fu Songyang 7 10 13 9 10 102529GBR Andy Meyrick 9 8 92130SRI Dilantha MalagamuwaJPN Kota Sasaki 11 Ret 6 61932ITA Andrea Caldarelli 7 10 13 9 Ret Ret Ret1733ESP Andy Soucek 5 Ret 14 71633FRA Jean-Karl Vernay 5 71633KOR Andrew Kim 6 61636MYS Dominic AngMYS Adrian D'Silva 71438JPN Hisashi Kunie 10 14 10 Ret 20 16 14 12 Ret 12 111239SWI Alexandre Imperatori 10 71140JPN Naoki Yokomizo Ret 41040JPN Hiroki Katoh Ret 9 91042NZL Craig Baird Ret 5942HKG Jerry Wang 9 13 16 Ret 19 Ret 11942ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi 5945POR André Couto 10 10845BEL Dylan Derdaele 10 Ret 14 12 Ret 12 11847AUS Nathan AntunesAUS Rod Salmon 8 12 16 Ret DNS749JPN Keiichi Mori 10 14 16 18 17449AUS Warren Luff 11451JPN Kimihiro Yashiro Ret 11 15 12 20 16 DNS DNS351HKG Philip MaCHN Ho-Pin Tung 12 11 13 13354JPN Shouta Hanaoka Ret 11254MYS Keong Wee LimMYS Melvin Moh 12257HKG James CaiHKG Kenneth Lim 15 15 14 12 15 Ret157JPN Tetsuya Makino 15 12 171JPN Takuma AokiJPN Ken Urata 14 13 17 20 Ret0TAI Craig Liu 18 13 180JPN Ryo Fukuda 18 130HKG Nigel FarmerMYS Keong Liam Lim 130JPN Akira IidaJPN Taiyo Iida 21 140TAI George Chou Ret Ret 150TAI Robert Lee 150JPN Yutaka Yamamoto 16 180TAI K.S. Wang DNS 19 180JPN Shogo Mitsuyama DNS 190TAI Jeff Lu Ret Ret0HKG Yuk Lung SiuMYS Mak Hing Tak Ret0NZL John CurranNZL Graeme Dowsett Ret0HKG Ronald Wu Ret0ITA Gianmaria Bruni DNS DNS0FRA Benjamin RougetTHA Bhurit Bhirom Bhakdi 13 Ret0THA Kantasak KusiriTHA Voravud Bhirom Bhakdi Ret 130RankDriverKORKOROKAJPNFUJJPNSEPMYSSHACHNCHATHAPoints References External links http://www.afos.com/index.php Category:GT Asia Series seasons GT Asia Series GT Asia Series