2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round

October 2015 Race details 200px Date 11 October 2015 Location Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands Course 4.307 km mi on Qualifying Race Pole Drivers FRA Vincent AbrilDEU Maximilian Buhk Bentley Team HTP Time 1:36.485http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/results?filter_season_id=5&filter_meeting_id=58&filter_race_id=386 Zandvoort/Netherlands Qualifying 3 Results Stéphane Ratel Organisation October 10, 2015 October 16, 2015 Fastest Lap Drivers FRA Vincent AbrilDEU Maximilian Buhk Bentley Team HTP Time 1:38.937http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/results?filter_season_id=5&filter_meeting_id=58&filter_race_id=380 Zandvoort/Netherlands Qualifying Race Results Stéphane Ratel Organisation October 10, 2015 October 16, 2015 Podium First FRA Vincent AbrilDEU Maximilian Buhk Bentley Team HTP Second DEN Nicki ThiimBEL Frédéric Vervisch Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Third AUT Nikolaus Mayr-MelnhofDEU Markus Winkelhock Phoenix Racing Main Race Pole Drivers FRA Vincent AbrilDEU Maximilian Buhk Bentley Team HTP Fastest Lap Drivers NLD Robin FrijnsDEU Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Time 1:38.053http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/results?filter_season_id=5&filter_meeting_id=58&filter_race_id=382 Zandvoort/Netherlands Main Race Results Stéphane Ratel Organisation October 11, 2015 October 16, 2015 Podium First FRA Vincent AbrilDEU Maximilian Buhk Bentley Team HTP Second NLD Robin FrijnsDEU Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Third DEN Nicki ThiimBEL Frédéric Vervisch Belgian Audi Club Team WRT The 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round was the last of seven rounds of the 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series season. It took place at Circuit Park Zandvoort in The Netherlands between 9 October and 11 October 2015. Report Background Championship contender Laurens Vanthoor injured Before the season finale, Robin Frijns and Laurens Vanthoor led the championship by eight points, but Vanthoor was not able to try and win the championship together with Frijns as he was injured in a heavy crash in the Qualifying Race at Misano the week before.http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/news/562/rinaldi-ferrari-takes-win-in-eventful-qualifying-race?filter_season_id=5&filter_series_id=11&filter_text=&filter_team_news=0 Rinaldi Ferrari takes win in eventful Qualifying Race Stéphane Ratel Organisation October 3, 2015 October 16, 2015 On the straight before Turn 8 (Quercia) he made contact with the HTP Bentley of Jules Szymkowiak sending the both into the barriers. Both drivers could get out of their cars, but Vanthoor had to be transported to the medical centre to get treatment for a sprained foot. In Zandvoort he was replaced by Christopher Mies.http://sportscar365.com/blancpain/bss/mies-replaces-vanthoor-in-zandvoort-bss-finale/ Mies Replaces Vanthoor in Zandvoort BSS Finale Wouters Vincent Sportscar365 John Dagys Media, LLC 8 October 2015 8 October 2015 Jeroen Bleekemolen returns Jeroen Bleekemolen returned to the series after an almost one-year absence.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121177 Bleekemolen drafted for Zandvoort BSS by Rinaldi Ferrari GT team Watkins Gary 6 October 2015 Autosport Haymarket 6 October 2015 He replaced Marco Seefried, because Seefried was not able to race in Zandvoort as he is also a driver for Dempsey Racing-Proton in the FIA WEC and the round at Zandvoort clashed with the 6 Hours of Fuji. Free practice Maximilian Buhk was the quickest driver in the first of two free practice sessions.http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/news/570/maxi-buhk-quickest-in-first-free-practice?filter_season_id=5&filter_series_id=11&filter_text=&filter_team_news=0 Maxi Buhk quickest in first free practice Stéphane Ratel Organisation October 9, 2015 October 16, 2015 His fastest lap was a 1:38.084, which was eight tenths faster than championship rival Frijns.http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/results?filter_season_id=5&filter_meeting_id=58&filter_race_id=377 Zandvoort/Netherlands Free Practice 1 Results Stéphane Ratel Organisation October 9, 2015 October 16, 2015 FP2 was dominated by Audi with six cars in the top seven. Debutant Nicki Thiim managed to get the fastest time with a 1:38.205. Frijns was again second, three tenths behind his Danish teammate.http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/results?filter_season_id=5&filter_meeting_id=58&filter_race_id=378 Zandvoort/Netherlands Free Practice 2 Results Stéphane Ratel Organisation October 9, 2015 October 16, 2015 Qualifying The No. 84 HTP Bentley of Abril and Buhk was back on top after qualifying and managed to get Pole position for the Qualifying Race. Their championships rivals Frijns, who qualified second, and Norbert Siedler, who qualified fourth, were close behind as the top four was covered by only three tenths of a second. In the second qualifying session Max van Splunteren went off track, which damaged their Bentley. Although he and teammate Szymkowiak were faster than some others, they were still put to the back of the grid, because they were penalized after the crash at Misano involving Szymkowiak and Vanthoor.http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/news/573/maxi-buhk-sets-the-tone-for-the-rest-of-the-weekend?filter_season_id=5&filter_series_id=11&filter_text=&filter_team_news=0 Maxi Buhk sets the tone for the rest of the weekend Stéphane Ratel Organisation October 10, 2015 October 16, 2015 Qualifying Race October 2015 Warm-Up The championship contending No. 333 Rinaldi Ferrari of Siedler (and Bleekemolen) withdrew from the Main Race after they had suffered an engine failure in the warm-up session. The engine just suddenly lost power causing Siedler to give up his championship hopes.http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/news/575/cruel-luck-for-norbert-siedler-rinaldi-ferrari-retires?filter_season_id=5&filter_series_id=11&filter_text=&filter_team_news=0 Cruel luck for Norbert Siedler, Rinaldi Ferrari retires Stéphane Ratel Organisation October 11, 2015 October 16, 2015 Main Race October 2015 Classification Qualifying Pos. Position Class No. Car number Drivers Team Manufacturer Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Pro 84 FRA Vincent AbrilDEU Maximilian Buhk DEU Bentley Team HTP Bentley 1:37.707 1:37.216 1:36.485 2 Pro 1 NLD Robin FrijnsDEU Christopher Mies BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 1:37.669 1:36.922 1:36.601 3 Pro 2 DEN Nicki ThiimBEL Frédéric Vervisch BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 1:39.448 1:37.411 1:36.630 4 Pro 333 NLD Jeroen BleekemolenAUT Norbert Siedler DEU Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 1:38.257 1:36.750 1:36.777 5 Pro 6 AUT Nikolaus Mayr-MelnhofDEU Markus Winkelhock DEU Phoenix Racing Audi 1:45.690 1:37.364 1:36.821 6 Pro 88 NLD Nick CatsburgDEU Albert von Thurn und Taxis DEU Reiter Engineering Lamborghini 1:42.546 1:37.180 1:37.120 7 Pro 173 GBR Craig DolbyGBR Sean Walkinshaw USA Always Evolving Motorsport Nissan 1:39.706 1:37.508 1:37.385 8 Pro 71 EST Marko AsmerRUS Roman Mavlanov RUS GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 1:39.574 1:37.393 1:38.511 9 Pro 3 MCO Stéphane OrtelliMCO Stéphane Richelmi BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 1:40.010 1:37.538 10 Pro-Am 70 NLD Indy DontjeRUS Aleksey Karachev RUS GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 1:39.975 1:37.643 11 Pro 4 GBR James NashDEU Frank Stippler BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 1:40.293 1:37.669 12The No. 83 HTP Bentley was penalized after causing a crash in the Qualifying Race at Misano and was put to the back of the grid. Silver Cup 83 NLD Max van SplunterenNLD Jules Szymkowiak DEU Bentley Team HTP Bentley 1:37.689 no time 13 Pro 0 BRA Cacá BuenoBRA Sérgio Jimenez BRA BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 1:39.387 1:37.911 14 Pro 77 BRA Átila AbreuBRA Valdeno Brito BRA BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 1:39.870 1:38.231 15 Pro 75 ITA Marco BonanomiCZE Filip Salaquarda CZE ISR Audi 1:39.459 1:38.273 16 Silver Cup 74 DEN Anders FjordbachDEN Michael Markussen CZE ISR Audi 1:40.622 no time Notes N Qualifying Race Class winners in bold. Pos. Position Class No. Car number Drivers Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Pts. Points 1 Pro 84 FRA Vincent AbrilDEU Maximilian Buhk DEU Bentley Team HTP Bentley 35 98 points for winning QR plus 1 point for Pole (8 + 1 = 9). 2 Pro 2 DEN Nicki ThiimBEL Frédéric Vervisch BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 35+5.764 6 3 Pro 6 AUT Nikolaus Mayr-MelnhofDEU Markus Winkelhock DEU Phoenix Racing Audi 35+16.144 4 4 Pro 333 NLD Jeroen BleekemolenAUT Norbert Siedler DEU Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 35+30.919 3 5 Pro 3 MCO Stéphane OrtelliMCO Stéphane Richelmi BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 35+31.741 2 6 Pro 173 GBR Craig DolbyGBR Sean Walkinshaw USA Always Evolving Motorsport Nissan 35+34.768 1 7 Silver Cup 83 NLD Max van SplunterenNLD Jules Szymkowiak DEU Bentley Team HTP Bentley 35+34.768 8 Pro 0 BRA Cacá BuenoBRA Sérgio Jimenez BRA BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 35+35.030 9 Pro 77 BRA Átila AbreuBRA Valdeno Brito BRA BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 35+44.836 10 Pro 71 EST Marko AsmerRUS Roman Mavlanov RUS GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 35+45.144 11 Pro 75 ITA Marco BonanomiCZE Filip Salaquarda CZE ISR Audi 35+46.566 12 Pro 88 NLD Nick CatsburgDEU Albert von Thurn und Taxis DEU Reiter Engineering Lamborghini 35+52.612 13 Pro-Am 70 NLD Indy DontjeRUS Aleksey Karachev RUS GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 35+1:13.998 14 Silver Cup 74 DEN Anders FjordbachDEN Michael Markussen CZE ISR Audi 35+1:22.070 15 Pro 1 NLD Robin FrijnsDEU Christopher Mies BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 34+1 Lap Ret Pro 4 GBR James NashDEU Frank Stippler BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 6Electrical Notes N Main Race Class winners in bold. Pos. Position Class No. Car number Drivers Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Pts. Points 1 Pro 84 FRA Vincent AbrilDEU Maximilian Buhk DEU Bentley Team HTP Bentley 36 25 2 Pro 1 NLD Robin FrijnsDEU Christopher Mies BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 36+0.375 18 3 Pro 2 DEN Nicki ThiimBEL Frédéric Vervisch BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 36+0.886 15 4 Pro 75 ITA Marco BonanomiCZE Filip Salaquarda CZE ISR Audi 36+41.794 12 5 Pro 3 MCO Stéphane OrtelliMCO Stéphane Richelmi BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 36+42.457 10 6 Silver Cup 83 NLD Max van SplunterenNLD Jules Szymkowiak DEU Bentley Team HTP Bentley 36+42.760 8 7 Pro 71 EST Marko AsmerRUS Roman Mavlanov RUS GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 36+55.903 6 8 Pro 88 NLD Nick CatsburgDEU Albert von Thurn und Taxis DEU Reiter Engineering Lamborghini 36+56.501 4 9 Pro-Am 70 NLD Indy DontjeRUS Aleksey Karachev RUS GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz 36+1:02.661 2 10 Pro 0 BRA Cacá BuenoBRA Sérgio Jimenez BRA BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 36+1:34.675 1 11 Silver Cup 74 DEN Anders FjordbachDEN Michael Markussen CZE ISR Audi 36+1:36.052 Ret Pro 4 GBR James NashDEU Frank Stippler BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 19 Retired Ret Pro 173 GBR Craig DolbyGBR Sean Walkinshaw USA Always Evolving Motorsport Nissan 11 Collision Damage Ret Pro 6 AUT Nikolaus Mayr-MelnhofDEU Markus Winkelhock DEU Phoenix Racing Audi 0 Accident Ret Pro 77 BRA Átila AbreuBRA Valdeno Brito BRA BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW 0 Accident DNSThe No. 333 Rinaldi Ferrari did not start the race due to an engine failure in the Warm-Up session a couple of hours before the start of the Main Race. Pro 333 NLD Jeroen BleekemolenAUT Norbert Siedler DEU Rinaldi Racing Ferrari — Engine Notes N Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 FRA Vincent AbrilDEU Maximilian Buhk 135 10px 1 2 NLD Robin Frijns 127 10px 2 3 BEL Laurens Vanthoor 109 10px 1 4 AUT Norbert Siedler 95 10px 2 5 DEU Marco Seefried 92 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References 30em External links http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com Blancpain Sprint SeriesZandvoort Round 2015 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Misano round TBA 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round None Blancpain Blancpain