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2015 Formula Challenge season

Competition	Formula Challenge
Title Sponsor	VBMotorsport
Platform Used	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
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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)
Arrow International Racing	Sam Jones	AIR	FC-015	G	74	Sam Jones	1-3	n/a
					95	Mike Bell	1-3
BackMarker Brigade	Simon Smith	BMB	FC-015	G	91	Simon Smith	1-3	n/a
					92	Andreas Wauters	1-3
Scuderia Basilea	David Jundt	Basilea	FC-015	G	79	Bruno Sousa Ferreira	1-3	n/a
					89	Jari Bruppacher	1, 3
Bastvik Grand Prix	Mikael Tuomaala	Bastvik	FC-015	G	70	Rasmus Salo	1-3	n/a
					71	Tobias Olsson	1-3
Centurion Grand Prix	Terence Grech	Centurion	FC-015	G	59	Tommy Ostgaard	1	Tommy Ostgaard
						Andrew Waring	2-3
					60	Victor Silva	1-3
Cosmo Autosport	Joshua Anderson	Cosmo	FC-015	G	39	Hansko Mebius	1-3	n/a
					53	Richard Coxon	1-3
Deltec Racing Team	Marius van Wyk	Deltec	FC-015	G	81	Denis Mitchell	1-2	Stefan McCready
						Stefan McCready	3
					82	Adam Ozgur	1-3
Dogecoin Racing	Lewis Redshaw	Dogecoin	FC-015	G	76	Thomas Jacobs	1-3	William Tringas
					93	William Tringas	1
						Ben Warren	2-3
Downforce iZone Racing2	Scott Woodwiss	Downforce	FC-015	G	0	Tomeu Cabrer	1	n/a
						Ilija Brekalo	2
						Geoffrey Fournier	3
Fanatec Draig Racing	Ben Willis	Draig	FC-015	G	34	Balint Hammer	1-3	Martin Lepassar
					35	Martin Lepassar	1
						James Kirk	2-3
Epic Racing Team	Lee Davidson	Epic	FC-015	G	38	Mike Schroten	1-3	Rob Mason
					49	Wopke Hoekstra	1-3
Ice Cold Racing	Eric Stranne	Ice Cold	FC-015	G	42	Eric Stranne	1-3	n/a
					43	Jesper Nielsen	1-3
Katana Motorsports	Tom van der Voort	Katana	FC-015	G	65	Justinas Ribelis	1, 3	n/a
					90	Olli Pelkonen	1-3
Karjala Racing	Ari Nieminen	Karjala	FC-015	G	40	Ari Nieminen	1-2	Eduard Batalla
						Eduard Batalla	3
					78	Lewis McGlade	1-3
MadCape Racing Team	Xavier de Carvalho	MadCape	FC-015	G	61	Lars Brugman	1-3	n/a
					62	Adam Wright	1-2
						Robert Wiesenmüller	3
Team Proline	Maurice Brackhahn	Proline	FC-015	G	94	Sandeep Chodha	1-3	n/a
					97	Bence Zsupanek	1-3
Racing Team Schroten	Roy Schroten	RTS	FC-015	G	29	Scott Berrisford	2-3	Ollie Woods
						Ollie Woods	1
					98		2
						Tommi Ojala	1, 3
Triple Twenty	Ilija Brekalo	TT	FC-015	G	54	Jayden Wright	1-2	Andreas Roodhooft
						Patrick Wannemuller	3
					57	Arjan Zijlstra	1-2
						Andreas Roodhooft	3
Viking Racing	Morten Wernersen	Viking	FC-015	G	51	James Ross	1-2	Tomeu Cabrer
						Tomeu Cabrer	3
					58	Thomas Hinss	1
YTF1	Matthew Allington	YTF1	FC-015	G	36	Teemu Toikka	1-3	n/a
					72	Teemu Valkeejärvi	1-3
Zedderick Racing	Doug Hilliard	Zedderick	FC-015	G	85	Andrejs Pestovs	1-3	n/a
					86	Ben Willis	1-3

• 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

• Walk Racing, Enterprise GP and Smile Power Racing were all promoted to Supercup.
• Tanskanen Racing, Royal Blue Racing, JRT, Velocity Racing, THR and Knight Racing all chose not to reapply for 2015.
• Centurion Racing and Scuderia Basilea were both demoted from Supercup.

New Entries

• Karjala Racing, Epic Racing and Ice Cold Racing all returned to the series following a 1-year absence in 2014.
• Dogecoin Racing, Triple Twenty, Arrow International Racing, MadCape Racing Team and Deltec Racing Team are all rookies to the Career Ladder this season.
• Draig Racing returned to the Career Ladder following a 2-year absence with Fanatec as leading sponsor. This was the first time they had taken part in a GPVWC single-seater series following their dismissal from the 2012 Superleague season.
• Downforce iZone Racing will make their GPVWC debut, despite not having undergone the same application process as the other teams. They will, uniquely, only run a single car in the series. The team's entry was part of a special deal relating to Downforce's sponsorship, and broadcasting of the Open Series; successful Open Series drivers would be offered guest drives with the team.

2015 Calendar

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

Calendar changes

• The Challenge Malaysian, Chinese and German Grands Prix were all removed from the calender
• The Challenge Turkish Grand Prix will make its return to the Formula Challenge calender after a 1-year absence.
• The Challenge Singapore Grand Prix will be run for the first time in 2015. Though the event was scheduled to make its début in the inaugural season of Formula Challenge in 2012, it was ultimately cancelled.
• Like Singapore, the Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix was also due to be run in 2012 but problems with the Circuito da Boavista led to the event being dropped. In 2015 the event will make its proper début, although the venue has changed to the Algarve International Circuit.

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	Challenge Australian Grand Prix	Rasmus Salo	1:35.282	Eric Stranne	1:35.851	Rasmus Salo	Bastvik Grand Prix	Report
	R2				Tommy Ostgaard	1:35.632	Rasmus Salo	Bastvik Grand Prix
2	R3	Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix	Eric Stranne	1:41.406	Jesper Nielsen	1:41.451	Eric Stranne	Ice Cold Racing	Report
	R4				Lars Brugman	1:41.698	Eric Stranne	Ice Cold Racing
3	R5	Challenge Spanish Grand Prix	Eric Stranne	1:28.090	Lars Brugman	1:28.850	Eric Stranne	Ice Cold Racing	Report
	R6				Eric Stranne	1:28.412	Bence Zsupanek	Team Proline
4	R7	Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix							Report
	R8
5	R9	Challenge Turkish Grand Prix							Report
	R10
6	R11	Challenge Monaco Grand Prix							Report
	R12
7	R13	Challenge Canadian Grand Prix							Report
	R14
8	R15	Challenge British Grand Prix							Report
	R16
9	R17	Challenge Austrian Grand Prix							Report
	R18
10	R19	Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix							Report
	R20
11	R21	Challenge Belgian Grand Prix							Report
	R22
12	R23	Challenge Italian Grand Prix							Report
	R24
13	R25	Challenge Singapore Grand Prix							Report
	R26
14	R27	Challenge Japanese Grand Prix							Report
	R28
15	R29	Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix							Report
	R30
16	R31	Challenge United States Grand Prix							Report
	R32
17	R33	Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix							Report
	R34

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver AUS BAH ESP POR TUR MON CAN GBR AUT HUN BEL ITA SIN JAP UAE USA BRA Points 1 Eric Stranne 2 Ret 1 1 1 3 111 2 Bence Zsupanek 3 4 6 2 5 1 95 3 Rasmus Salo 1 1 2 15 9 9 85 4 Lars Brugman 4 12 4 3 2 5 77 5 Jesper Nielsen 8 3 3 4 4 7 75 6 Wopke Hoekstra 5 8 8 5 8 8 54 7 Tobias Olsson Ret 9 5 6 7 12 41 8 Balint Hammer 33 Ret 7 11 15 2 35 9 Lewis McGlade 15 2 14 9 Ret 23 30 10 Robert Wiesenmüller 3 4 29 11 Thomas Jacobs 13 6 12 7 23 15 27 12 Scott Berrisford 11 22 6 6 25 13 Teemu Valkeejärvi 7 7 Ret 31† 25 20 18 14 Sandeep Chodha 9 Ret 13 Ret 11 Ret 15 15 Hansko Mebius 6 25 17 12 19 22 14 16 Andrew Waring 9 24 16 10 13 17 James Kirk 10 10 17 21 12 18 Tommy Ostgaard Ret 5 11 19 Bruno Sousa Ferreira 10 14 15 23 27 30 9 20 Olli Pelkonen 32 Ret 26 8 28 25 8 21 Geoffrey Fournier 14 11 7 22 Adam Ozgur 14 11 21 32† 21 19 7 23 Tomeu Cabrer 20 20 12 13 7 24 Tommi Ojala Ret 17 10 Ret 6 25 Thomas Hinss 25 10 6 26 Jayden Wright 11 Ret 28 18 5 27 Richard Coxon 12 22 33 Ret Ret 24 4 28 Patrick Wannemuller 13 34† 3 29 Denis Mitchell 28 31 18 13 3 30 James Ross 18 13 23 20 3 31 Teemu Toikka 19 Ret Ret Ret 18 14 2 32 Ilija Brekalo 16 14 2 33 Ari Nieminen Ret 15 32 16 1 34 Ben Warren 29 27 22 16 0 35 Mike Schroten 27 16 30 33† 20 18 0 36 Martin Lepassar 16 24 0 37 Sam Jones 21 29 19 28 35 17 0 38 Mike Bell 22 21 31 17 30 28 0 39 Adam Wright 17 32† 24 Ret 0 40 Andrejs Pestovs Ret 18 34† 26 33 29 0 41 Ben Willis 31 28 22 19 29 31 0 42 Victor Silva 30 19 25 21 24 Ret 0 43 Andreas Wauters Ret DNS 20 25 34 27 0 44 Justinas Ribelis 29 23 Ret 37† 0 45 William Tringas 23 26 0 46 Simon Smith 24 30 36 30 31 26 0 47 Eduard Batalla 26 32 0 48 Jari Bruppacher 26 DNS 32 35 0 49 Arjan Zijlstra Ret 27 27 Ret 0 50 Ollie Woods Ret Ret 35 29 0 51 Andreas Roodhooft 36 33 0 52 Stefan McCready 37† 36 0 Pos Driver AUS BAH ESP POR TUR MON CAN GBR AUT HUN BEL ITA SIN JAP UAE USA BRA 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 BAH ESP POR TUR MON CAN GBR AUT HUN BEL ITA SIN JAP UAE USA BRA Points 1 Ice Cold Racing 42 2 Ret 1 1 1 3 186 43 8 3 3 4 4 7 2 Bastvik Grand Prix 70 1 1 2 15 9 9 126 71 Ret 9 5 6 7 12 3 Team Proline 94 9 Ret 13 Ret 11 Ret 110 97 3 4 6 2 5 1 4 MadCape Racing Team 61 4 12 4 3 2 5 106 62 17 32† 24 Ret 3 4 5 Epic Racing Team 38 27 16 30 33† 20 18 54 49 5 8 8 5 8 8 6 Fanatec Draig Racing 34 33 Ret 7 11 15 2 47 35 16 24 10 10 17 21 7 Karjala Racing 40 Ret 15 32 16 26 32 31 78 15 2 14 9 Ret 23 8 Racing Team Schroten 29 Ret Ret 11 22 6 6 31 98 Ret 17 35 29 10 Ret 9 Dogecoin Racing 17 13 6 12 7 23 15 27 93 23 26 29 27 22 16 10 Centurion Grand Prix 59 Ret 5 9 24 16 10 24 60 30 19 25 21 24 Ret 11 YTF1 36 19 Ret Ret Ret 18 14 20 72 7 7 Ret 31† 25 20 12 Cosmo Autosport 39 6 25 17 12 19 22 18 53 12 22 33 Ret Ret 24 13 Viking Racing 51 18 13 23 20 12 13 16 58 25 10 14 Deltec Racing Team 81 28 31 18 13 37† 36 10 82 14 11 21 32† 21 19 15 Scuderia Basilea 79 10 14 15 23 27 30 9 89 26 DNS 32 35 16 Downforce iZone Racing 0 20 20 16 14 14 11 9 N/A 17 Katana Motorsports 65 29 23 Ret 37† 8 90 32 Ret 26 8 28 25 18 Triple Twenty 54 11 Ret 28 18 13 34† 8 57 Ret 27 27 Ret 36 33 19 Arrow International Racing 74 21 29 19 28 35 17 0 95 22 21 31 17 30 28 20 Zedderick Racing 85 Ret 18 34† 26 33 29 0 86 31 28 22 19 29 31 21 BackMarker Brigade 91 24 30 36 30 31 26 0 92 Ret DNS 20 25 34 27 Pos Team Car No. AUS BAH ESP POR TUR MON CAN GBR AUT HUN BEL ITA SIN JAP UAE USA BRA 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