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{{2015 series box}}
The '''2015 Formula Challenge season''' will be the 4th [[Grand Prix Virtual World Championship|GPVWC]] [[Formula Challenge]] season.

==Teams and drivers==

The following teams have confirmed their 2015 participation.

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size: 85%;"
!Formula Challenge Team
!Team Owner
!Abbreviation
!Chassis
!Tyre
!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
!Race Drivers
!Rounds
!Test/Reserve Driver(s)
|-
{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Arrow International Racing|ENG|AIR||
{{ENG}} [[Sam Jones]]
| 74 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
| 95 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Backmarker Brigade|ENG|BMB||
{{ENG}} [[Simon Smith]]
| 91 | {{ENG}} [[Simon Smith]] {{!!}} 
| 92 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Scuderia Basilea|SWI|Basilea||
{{SWI}} [[David Jundt]]
| 79 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
| 89 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Bastvik Grand Prix|FIN|Bastvik||
{{FIN}} [[Mikael Tuomaala]]
| 70 | {{FIN}} [[Rasmus Salo]]  {{!!}} 
| 71 | {{SWE}} [[Tobias Olsson]] {{!!}}
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Centurion Grand Prix|RSA|Centurion||
{{FIN}} [[Tommi Koivunen]]
| 59 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
| 60 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Cosmo Autosport|ENG|Cosmo||
{{ENG}} [[Joshua Anderson]]
| 39 | {{NED}} [[Hansko Mebius]] {{!!}} 
| 53 | {{ENG}} [[Richard Coxon]] {{!!}}  
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Deltec Racing Team|RSA|Deltec||
{{RSA}} [[Marius van Wyk]]
| 81 | {{RSA}} [[Denis Mitchell]] {{!!}} 
| 82 | {{TUR}} [[Adam Ozgur]]  {{!!}} 
|td={{LTU}} [[Klaidas Vareika]]
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Dogecoin Racing|ENG|Dogecoin||
{{ENG}} [[Lewis Redshaw]]
| 76 | {{ENG}} [[Ben Warren]]  {{!!}} 
| 93 | {{ENG}} [[Thomas Jacobs]] {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Draig Racing{{!}}Fanatec Draig Racing|WAL|Draig||
{{ENG}} [[Ben Willis]]
| 34 | {{HUN}} [[Balint Hammer]] {{!!}} 
| 35 | {{ENG}} [[James Kirk]] {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Epic Racing|ENG|Epic||
{{ENG}} [[Lee Davidson]]
| 38 | {{NED}}  [[Mike Schroten]]  {{!!}} 
| 49 | {{NED}}  [[Wopke Hoekstra]]  {{!!}} 
|td={{ENG}} [[Rob Mason]]
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Ice Cold Racing|NOR|Ice Cold||
{{SWE}} [[Eric Stranne]]
| 42 | {{SWE}} [[Eric Stranne]] {{!!}} 
| 43 | {{DEN}} [[Jesper Nielsen]] {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Katana Motorsports|NED|Katana||
{{NED}} [[Tom van der Voort]]
| 65 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
| 90 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Karjala Racing|FIN|Karjala||
{{FIN}} [[Ari Nieminen]]
| 40 | {{FIN}} [[Ari Nieminen]]  {{!!}} 
| 78 | {{ENG}} [[Lewis McGlade]]  {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|MadCape Racing Team|RSA|MadCape||
{{RSA}} [[Xavier de Carvalho]]
| 61 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
| 62 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Team Proline|GER|Proline||
{{GER}} [[Maurice Brackhahn]]
| 94 | {{IND}} [[Sandeep Chodha]]  {{!!}} 
| 97 | {{HUN}} [[Bence Zsupanek]] {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Racing Team Schroten|NED|RTS||
{{NED}} [[Roy Schroten]]
| 29 | {{ENG}} [[Scott Berrisford]] {{!!}} 
| 98 | {{FIN}} [[Tommi Ojala]]  {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Triple Twenty|CRO|TT||
{{CRO}} [[Ilija Brekalo]]
| 54 | {{AUS}} [[Jayden Wright]] {{!!}} 
| 57 | {{NED}} [[Arjan Zijlstra]] {{!!}} 
|td={{BEL}} [[Andreas Roodhooft]]
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Viking Racing|DEN|Viking||
{{DEN}} [[Morten Wernersen]]
| 51 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
| 58 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|YTF1|ENG|YTF1||
{{ENG}} [[Matthew Allington]]
| 36 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
| 72 | {{TBA}}  {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}

{{FCteam|15|2|1|1|Zedderick Racing|ENG|Zedderick||
{{SCO}} [[Doug Hilliard]]
| 85 | {{LAT}} [[Andrejs Pestovs]] {{!!}} 
| 86 | {{ENG}} [[Ben Willis]] {{!!}} 
|tdstyle={{n/a2}}
|td=n/a
}}
|-
|}

===Team Changes===

* [[Walk Racing]], [[Enterprise GP]] and [[Smile Power Racing]] were all promoted to [[Supercup]].
* [[Tanskanen Racing FC|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]].

==2015 Calendar==

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size: 85%"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Round
!rowspan="2"| Race Title
!rowspan="2"| Grand Prix
!rowspan="2"| [[List of GPVWC circuits|Circuit]]
!rowspan="2"| Conditions
!rowspan="2"| Mod
!rowspan="2"| Date
!colspan="2"| Start Time
|-
! Track time
! GMT
|-
! 1
| [[Challenge Australian Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Australian Grand Prix|Australian GP]]
| {{AUS}} [[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit|Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit]], Melbourne
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255 
| 24th February
| 16:00
| 19:00
|-
! 2
| [[Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain GP]]
| {{BAH}} [[Bahrain International Circuit]], Sakhir
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 10th March
| 22:00
| 19:00
|-
! 3
| [[Challenge Spanish Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish GP]]
| {{ESP}} [[Circuit de Catalunya]], Barcelona
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 24th March
| 14:00
| 19:00
|-
! 4
| [[Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix|Portuguese GP]]
| {{POR}} [[Algarve International Circuit]], Portimão
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 7th April
| 16:00
| 19:00
|-
! 5
| [[Challenge Turkish Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Turkish Grand Prix|Turkish GP]]
| {{TUR}} [[Istanbul Park]], Istanbul
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 21st April
| 15:00
| 19:00
|-
! 6
| [[Challenge Monaco Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco GP]]
| {{MON}} [[Circuit de Monaco]], Monte Carlo
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 5th May
| 14:00
| 19:00
|-
! 7
| [[Challenge Canadian Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian GP]]
| {{CAN}} [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]], Montreal
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 19th May
| 14:00
| 19:00
|-
! 8
| [[Challenge British Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge British Grand Prix|British GP]]
| {{UK}} [[Silverstone Circuit]], Northamptonshire
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 2nd June
| 13:00
| 19:00
|-
! 9
| [[Challenge Austrian Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Austrian Grand Prix|Austrian GP]]
| {{AUT}} [[Red Bull Ring]], Spielberg
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 16th June
| 14:00
| 19:00
|-
! 10
| [[Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian GP]]
| {{HUN}} [[Hungaroring]], Budapest
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 30th June
| 14:00
| 19:00
|-
! 11
| [[Challenge Belgian Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian GP]]
| {{BEL}} [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]], Spa
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 28th July
| 14:00
| 19:00
|-
! 12
| [[Challenge Italian Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Italian Grand Prix|Italian GP]]
| {{ITA}} [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]], Monza
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 11th August
| 14:00
| 19:00
|-
! 13
| [[Challenge Singapore Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore GP]]
| {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Marina Bay Street Circuit]], Singapore
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 25th August
| 22:00
| 19:00
|-
! 14
| [[Challenge Japanese Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese GP]]
| {{JPN}} [[Suzuka Circuit]], Suzuka
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 8th September
| 15:00
| 19:00
|-
! 15
| [[Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi GP]]
| {{UAE}} [[Yas Marina Circuit]], Yas Island
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 22nd September
| 17:00
| 19:00
|-
! 16
| [[Challenge United States Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge United States Grand Prix|United States GP]]
| {{USA}} [[Circuit of the Americas]], Austin
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 6th October
| 13:00
| 19:00
|-
! 17
| [[Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix]]
| [[2015 Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian GP]]
| {{BRA}} [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace]], São Paulo
| TBC
| [[File:RFactor.png|25px]] [[rFactor]] v1255
| 20th October
| 14:00
| 19:00
|}

===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==

===Sporting===

*A new [[2015 Career Ladder numbering system|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.

== See also ==

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{{Succession box
| before = [[2014 Formula Challenge season]]
| title = [[Portal:Formula Challenge|GPVWC Formula Challenge season]]
| years= '''2015'''
| after = [[2016 Formula Challenge season]]
}}
{{S-end}}

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