2015 Formula Challenge season

2015 Formula Challenge season

Competition	Formula Challenge
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	17
Mod Used	Custom
Carshape
Engine Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Drivers
Teams	20
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Formula Challenge Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019· 2020 · 2021

GPVWC series in 2015
Career Ladder
Superleague Supercup Formula Challenge Open Series
Other series
World Sport Series International Touring Cup World GT Atlantic Series

The 2015 Formula Challenge season will be the 4th GPVWC Formula Challenge season.

Teams and drivers

The following teams have confirmed their 2014 participation.

Formula Challenge Team	Team Owner	Abbreviation	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Racing Team Schroten	Roy Schroten	RTS	FC-015	G	0			n/a
					2
Katana Motorsports	Tom van der Voort	Katana	FC-015	G	3			n/a
					4
Bastvik Grand Prix	Mikael Tuomaala	Bastvik	FC-015	G	5			n/a
					6
Team Proline	Maurice Brackhahn	Proline	FC-015	G	7			n/a
					8
Zedderick Racing	Doug Hilliard	Zedderick	FC-015	G	9			n/a
					10
Viking Racing	Morten Wernersen	Viking	FC-015	G	11			n/a
					12
YTF1	Matthew Allington	YTF1	FC-015	G	14			n/a
					15
Backmarker Brigade	Simon Smith	BMB	FC-015	G	16			n/a
					17
Cosmo Autosport	Joshua Anderson	Cosmo	FC-015	G	18			n/a
					19
Centurion Racing	Tommi Koivunen	Centurion	FC-015	G	20			n/a
					21
Scuderia Basilea	David Jundt	Basilea	FC-015	G	22			n/a
					23
Karjala Racing	Ari Nieminen	Karjala	FC-015	G	24			n/a
					25
Epic Racing	Lee Davidson	Epic	FC-015	G	26			n/a
					27
Dogecoin Racing	Lewis Redshaw	Dogecoin	FC-015	G	28			n/a
					29
Triple Twenty	Ilija Brekalo	TT	FC-015	G	30			n/a
					31
Arrow International Racing	Sam Jones	AIR	FC-015	G	32			n/a
					33
Fanatec Draig Racing	Ben Willis	Draig	FC-015	G	34			n/a
					35
Ice Cold Racing	Eric Stranne	Ice Cold	FC-015	G	36			n/a
					37
MadCape Racing Team	Xavier de Carvalho	MadCape	FC-015	G	38			n/a
					39
Deltec Racing Team	Marius van Wyk	Deltec	FC-015	G	40			n/a
					41

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 2010 Superleague season.

2015 Calendar

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

Calendar changes

• The Malaysian, Chinese and German Challenge Grands Prix were all removed from the calender
• The Turkish Challenge Grand Prix made its return to the Formula Challenge calender after a 1-year absence.
• The Singapore Challenge Grand Prix would be run for the first time in 2015. Though it was scheduled to make its debut in the inaugural season of Formula Challenge in 2012, it was ultimately cancelled.
• Alongside Singapore, the Portuguese Challenge Grand Prix would also make its debut.

See also

Preceded by: 2014 Formula Challenge season

GPVWC Formula Challenge season 2015

Succeeded by: 2016 Formula Challenge season