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*[[Kernow Sport]] announced pre-season that they were to cease production of their works [[Krevder]] engines, as well as discontinue supplying engines to other teams. They would be replaced for 2015 by [[Vod:Bul Racing]] and their new '[[Valiant]]' line of engines.
 
*[[Kernow Sport]] announced pre-season that they were to cease production of their works [[Krevder]] engines, as well as discontinue supplying engines to other teams. They would be replaced for 2015 by [[Vod:Bul Racing]] and their new '[[Valiant]]' line of engines.
 
*During engine bidding, the administration had planned to include supplies of the previous year's engines within the 3 customer teams limit for each of the engine manufacturers. However, this proposal was scrapped following confusion from various parties. A miscalculation by the administration later led to the decision to scrap any contracts for 2014 engines to be supplied, with the effected teams ([[CSG Racing]] and [[Target Racing]]) being given the same make of engine in 2015 specification with an additional cost.
 
*During engine bidding, the administration had planned to include supplies of the previous year's engines within the 3 customer teams limit for each of the engine manufacturers. However, this proposal was scrapped following confusion from various parties. A miscalculation by the administration later led to the decision to scrap any contracts for 2014 engines to be supplied, with the effected teams ([[CSG Racing]] and [[Target Racing]]) being given the same make of engine in 2015 specification with an additional cost.
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*Further to the above, customer teams will no longer be able to contribute eR&D points towards the development of engines.
  
 
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Revision as of 18:40, 26 January 2015

2015 Superleague season
GPVWC Banner.png
Competition Superleague
Title Sponsor TBC
Platform Used RFactor.png rFactor v1.255
Rounds 17
Mod base Custom
Carshape base F1 Based
Engine Supplier(s) Martex, Potentia, Trinity, Valiant
Tyre Supplier(s) GPVWC
Drivers -
Teams 14
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Superleague Seasons
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024
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 Superleague season will be the 16th GPVWC Superleague season. To date, it is the first season in Superleague history to host three Drivers' Champions; Lukas Euler, David Fidock and the returning Mikko Jakonen.

Teams and drivers

The following teams have confirmed their 2015 participation.

Superleague Team Base Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No. Race Drivers Rounds Test/Reserve Driver(s)
England CSG Racing

England Manchester, England

CSG CSG-041 Potentia PGE-03 G 13 Germany Lukas Euler England Tom Parker
24 England Lewis Redshaw
Netherlands Edonis Engineering

Netherlands Groningen, The Netherlands

Edonis TBC Valiant VA15 G 4 Spain Fran Lopez England Lewis McGlade
69 England James Johnson
Germany Green Stripes Racing

Germany Niedersachsen, Germany

GSR GSR-151 Valiant VA15 G 11 Finland Tommi Koivunen India Sandeep Chodha
20 South Africa Dewald Nel
England Hawkeye Racing

England Kendal, England

Hawkeye RS-151 Potentia PGE-03 G 1 England David Fidock Malta Jason Muscat
3 Hungary Gergo Baldi
England Kernow Sport

England St.Austell, England

Kernow MW4 Trinity TRIN003 G 12    
83  
England SimCraft Midnight Motorsport

England Manchester, England

Midnight MM-051 Potentia PGE-03 G 7 England Alex Cooper Netherlands Tom van der Voort
25 England Nick Rowland
England Nijo Racing

England Nantwich, England

Nijo NR-151 Trinity TRIN003 G 5 Belgium Kenney Lybeer
Denmark
Morten Wernersen
10 Finland Mikael Tuomaala
Norway Nordsjøen Racing

Wales Cardiff, Wales

Nordsjøen NR0081 Martex MX-03 G 19 Argentina Agustin Canapino  
27 Germany Florian Geier
England Phoenix F1

Australia Gold Coast, Australia

Phoenix PF1-07 Trinity TRIN003 G 45 Ireland Kieran Ryan England Ben Willis
46 Finland Mikko Jakonen
Greece Red Archer Virtual Racing Team

Greece Rethymno, Greece

Red Archer RA2151 Valiant VA15 G 6 Lithuania Deividas Misiulis Wales Ben Horrill
21 Lithuania Dovydas Petravicius
Norway Target Racing

Norway Oslo, Norway

Target TR-021 Trinity TRIN003 G 66 England Jordan Weekes  
77  
United States Torrent Motorsports

United States Columbus, OH, United States

Torrent TMo-31 Potentia PGE-03 G 88 Norway Petter Kaasa  
99  
England Vod:Bul Racing

England Liverpool, England

Vod:Bul VBMP15 Valiant VA15 G 14 Germany Philipp Puschke Netherlands Douwe Tapper
15 Finland Oskari Kantonen
England Woods Racing

England Southampton, England

Woods WR151 Trinity TRIN003 G 8 Norway Jarl Teien Netherlands Menno Klont
9 Netherlands Roy Schroten
  • 1 Nomenclature is speculative and based on team's 2014 chassis. Actual chassis name not yet officially confirmed.

Team changes

  • ST Racing was demoted to the Supercup after five years of running in the Superleague. The team had never equaled or bettered their highest finish of 9th in the Constructors' Championship during their debut season in 2010 when partnered to Honda.
  • Nordsjøen Racing's Superleague entry changed to reflect internal changes in an effort to return to their championship winning form. As such, the outfit became primarily Norwegian instead of Italian.

New entries

  • Edonis Engineering would make their debut in the Superleague following a meteoric rise through the Career Ladder. The team gained automatic promotion through winning the 2014 Supercup season Teams' Championship and became the first fully fledged Dutch team to take part in the Superleague in 12 years.

2015 Calendar

Round Race Title Grand Prix Circuit Conditions Date Start Time
Track time GMT
1 Australian Grand Prix Australian GP Australia Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne TBC 26th February 2015 16:00 19:00
2 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain GP Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir TBC 12th March 2015 22:00 19:00
3 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish GP Spain Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona TBC 26th March 2015 14:00 19:00
4 Portuguese Grand Prix Portuguese GP Portugal Algarve International Circuit, Portimão TBC 9th April 2015 16:00 19:00
5 Turkish Grand Prix Turkish GP Turkey Istanbul Park, Istanbul TBC 23rd April 2015 15:00 19:00
6 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco GP Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo TBC 7th May 2015 14:00 19:00
7 Canadian Grand Prix Canadian GP Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal TBC 21st May 2015 14:00 19:00
8 British Grand Prix British GP United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire TBC 4th June 2015 13:00 19:00
9 Austrian Grand Prix Austrian GP Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg TBC 18th June 2015 14:00 19:00
10 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungarian GP Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest TBC 2nd July 2015 14:00 19:00
11 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian GP Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa TBC 30th July 2015 14:00 19:00
12 Italian Grand Prix Italian GP Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza TBC 13th August 2015 14:00 19:00
13 Singapore Grand Prix Singapore GP Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore TBC 27th August 2015 22:00 19:00
14 Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka TBC 10th September 2015 15:00 19:00
15 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi GP United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island TBC 24th September 2015 17:00 19:00
16 United States Grand Prix United States GP United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin TBC 8th October 2015 13:00 19:00
17 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazilian GP Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo TBC 22nd October 2015 14:00 19:00

Testing

The 2015 testing schedule is as follows:

Test Date Venue
Pre-Season Test 1 29th January 2015   TBC
Pre-Season Test 2 5th February 2015   TBC
Pre-Season Test 3 12th February 2015   TBC
Pre-Season Test 4 19th February 2015   TBC
Young Driver Test 5th November 2015   TBC

Calendar changes

  • The Malaysian, Chinese and German Grands Prix were all removed from the calender
  • The Portuguese, Turkish and Singapore Grands Prix all made their return to Superleague calender after a 4, 1 and 2 year absence respectively.

Rule changes

Technical

  • Kernow Sport announced pre-season that they were to cease production of their works Krevder engines, as well as discontinue supplying engines to other teams. They would be replaced for 2015 by Vod:Bul Racing and their new 'Valiant' line of engines.
  • During engine bidding, the administration had planned to include supplies of the previous year's engines within the 3 customer teams limit for each of the engine manufacturers. However, this proposal was scrapped following confusion from various parties. A miscalculation by the administration later led to the decision to scrap any contracts for 2014 engines to be supplied, with the effected teams (CSG Racing and Target Racing) being given the same make of engine in 2015 specification with an additional cost.
  • Further to the above, customer teams will no longer be able to contribute eR&D points towards the development of engines.

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. However, the champion of Superleague would be expected to wear the #1 during their time as champion.

See also

Preceded by:
2014 Superleague season
GPVWC Superleague season
2015
Succeeded by:
2016 Superleague season