2015 VLN Series
The 2015 VLN Series was the 38th season of the VLN.
The drivers championship was won by Dirk Groneck and Tim Groneck, driving a Renault Clio for Groneck Motorsport.[1]
A fatal accident occurred during the opening round of the season, claiming the life of 49-year-old Dutch spectator Andy Gehrmann and injuring nine other spectators. The No. 23 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 of Jann Mardenborough unexpectedly took off at the Flugplatz, hit the barrier and bounced over the catch fencing, into the crowd.[2][3]
Calendar
[edit]Rnd. | Race | Length | Circuit | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 61. ADAC Westfalenfahrt | 4 hours[a] | ![]() | March 28 |
2 | 40. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen | 4 hours | April 25 | |
3 | 57. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup | 4 hours | June 20 | |
4 | 46. Adenauer ADAC Worldpeace Trophy | 4 hours | July 4 | |
5 | 47. ADAC Barbarossapreis | 4 hours | August 1 | |
6 | 38. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen | 4 hours | August 22 | |
7 | Opel 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen | 6 hours | September 5 | |
8 | 55. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen | 4 hours | October 3 | |
9 | ROWE DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen | 4 hours | October 17 | |
10 | 40. DMV Münsterlandpokal | 4 hours[b] | October 31 |
Race Results
[edit]Results indicate overall winners only.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ The race was red-flagged after 48 minutes following the accident that ultimately claimed the life of Andy Gehrmann. It was not restarted.
- ^ The start of the race was delayed due to heavy fog. Once the fog cleared, the race began at 1:50 pm with a three-hour time limit. However, the fog worsened 11 minutes before the end and the race was stopped early.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "All VLN champions at a glance". Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "VLN-Auftaktrennen unfallbedingt abgebrochen". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Andy Gehrmann". motorsportmemorial.org. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Groneck-Brüder sichern sich ihren zweiten VLN-Titel". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 31 October 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 61. ADAC Westfalenfahrt (28.03.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 28 March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 61. ADAC Westfalenfahrt (28.03.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 28 March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 40. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen (25.04.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 25 April 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Vorläufiges Ergebnis Rennen (NEU) - 40. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen (25.04.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 25 April 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 57. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup (20.06.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 20 June 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 57. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup (20.06.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 20 June 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 46. Adenauer ADAC Worldpeace Trophy (04.07.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 4 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen (NEU) - 46. Adenauer ADAC Worldpeace Trophy (04.07.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 4 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 47. ADAC Barbarossapreis (01.08.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 1 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 47. ADAC Barbarossapreis (01.08.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 1 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 38. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen (22.08.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 22 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 38. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen (22.08.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 22 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - OPEL 6-Stunden ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen (05.09.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 5 September 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - OPEL 6-Stunden ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen (05.09.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 5 September 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 55. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen (03.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 3 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 55. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen (03.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 3 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - ROWE DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen (17.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 17 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - ROWE DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen (17.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 17 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 40. DMV Münsterlandpokal (31.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 31 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen - 40. DMV Münsterlandpokal (31.10.2015)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 31 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.