2015 VLN Series

The 2015 VLN Series was the 38th season of the VLN.

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.[1][2]

Calendar
Rnd. Race Length Circuit Date
1 61. ADAC Westfalenfahrt 4 hours[lower-alpha 1] Nürburgring Nordschleife 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[lower-alpha 2] October 31

Race Results

Results indicate overall winners only.

Rnd Circuit Pole Position Winners
1 Nürburgring Nordschleife No. 6 Rowe Racing No. 6 Rowe Racing
Maro Engel
Jan Seyffarth
Renger van der Zande		 Maro Engel
Jan Seyffarth
Renger van der Zande
2 No. 28 Bentley Motorsport No. 10 Audi Sport Team WRT
Lance David Arnold
Christian Menzel
Guy Smith		 Christopher Mies
Nico Müller
3 No. 30 Frikadelli Racing Team No. 30 Frikadelli Racing Team
Klaus Abbelen
Patrick Huisman
Sabine Schmitz		 Klaus Abbelen
Patrick Huisman
Sabine Schmitz
4 No. 16 Mercedes-AMG Test Team No. 36 Walkenhorst Motorsport
Bernd Schneider
Thomas Jäger
Jan Seyffarth		 Michela Cerruti
Felipe Fernández Laser
Jesse Krohn
5 No. 777 H&R Spezialfedern No. 777 H&R Spezialfedern
Uwe Alzen
Dominik Schwager		 Uwe Alzen
Dominik Schwager
6 No. 7 Rowe Racing No. 7 Rowe Racing
Klaus Graf
Christian Hohenadel		 Klaus Graf
Christian Hohenadel
7 No. 55 Farnbacher Racing No. 2 Black Falcon
Dominik Farnbacher
Mario Farnbacher
Hiroki Yoshimoto		 Hubert Haupt
Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud
Adam Christodoulou
Yelmer Buurman
8 No. 16 Mercedes-AMG Test Team No. 44 Twin Busch Motorsport
Thomas Jäger
Jan Seyffarth
Yelmer Buurman		 Marc Busch
Dennis Busch
9 No. 2 Black Falcon No. 2 Black Falcon
Hubert Haupt
Manuel Metzger
Yelmer Buurman
Adam Christodoulou		 Hubert Haupt
Manuel Metzger
Yelmer Buurman
Adam Christodoulou
10 No. 36 Walkenhorst Motorsport No. 56 Black Falcon
Jesse Krohn
Victor Bouveng		 "Gerwin"
Manuel Metzger
Philipp Eng
Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Footnotes
  1. The race was red-flagged after 48 minutes following the accident that ultimately claimed the life of Andy Gehrmann. It was not restarted.
  2. 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.[3]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Motorsport Memorial - Andy Gehrmann". motorsportmemorial.org. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. "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.
  14. "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.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. "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.
  18. "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.
  19. "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.
  20. "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.
  21. "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.
  22. "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.
  23. "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.
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