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

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Rnd. Race Length Circuit Date
1 61. ADAC Westfalenfahrt 4 hours[a]   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[b] October 31

Race Results

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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:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

Footnotes

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  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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "All VLN champions at a glance". Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Andy Gehrmann". motorsportmemorial.org. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "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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