The 2015 Auto GP Series was the sixth year of Auto GP, and the sixteenth season of the former Euroseries 3000. The championship began on 2 May at the Hungaroring and was scheduled to finish after six double-header rounds at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, on 4 October.[1][2][3]
To guarantee a field of at least 18 cars each race, the Auto GP Organisation, led by Enzo Coloni, announced a cooperation deal with ISRA, the Dutch company led by Henk de Jong that organised the 2014 Formula Acceleration 1 season. However, the partnership between the Auto GP Organisation and ISRA was discontinued as Auto GP prepared for round one, due to ISRA's apparent lack of commitment.[4] It was also announced that the 2015 Auto GP champion will be given a Formula One test.[2][3][5] This attempt to extend the season did not succeed however. On 26 June, the day before the third meeting at Paul Ricard, the season was postponed because of a lack of grid numbers.[6]
In October 2015, the season was "archived" after four of the scheduled six events had been cancelled due to a lack of entries.[7]Antônio Pizzonia had been leading the drivers' championship by eleven points, after winning two of the first four races. Second place was held by Facu Regalia, who won the season-opening race at Silverstone, while the only other race-winner Luís Sá Silva, was lying third in the championship, another 15 points in arrears. With the victories of Pizzonia and Sá Silva, Zele Racing held the lead of the teams' championship with 132 points, 37 points ahead of the second-placed team, FMS Racing. However, due to the series cancellation, no championship titles were awarded.
Teams and drivers
Race calendar and results
The latest draft for the 2015 season was released on 22 December 2014.[2][3] On 1 April 2015 it was announced that the Marrakech round had been cancelled.[1]
Championship standings
Drivers' championship
- Points were awarded as follows:
Teams' championship
References
- 12Khorounzhiy, Valentin (2 April 2015). "Auto GP's Marrakech opener cancelled". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- 123"Auto GP en FA1 bundelen hun krachten in nieuw kampioenschap"[Auto GP and FA1 join forces in new championship]. RaceXpress. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- 123"Auto GP set for Formula Acceleration merger in bid to boost grids". Autosport. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Auto GP continuará con sus propios esfuerzos tras la finalización de su asociación con ISRA" . Auto GP . Organización Auto GP. 30 de abril de 2015. Consultado el 30 de abril de 2015 .
- ↑ "El campeón de pilotos del Auto GP 2015 recibirá como premio una prueba de Fórmula 1" . Autosport. 7 de noviembre de 2014. Consultado el 22 de diciembre de 2014 .
- ↑ Hensby, Paul (26 de junio de 2015). "Temporada de Auto GP pospuesta debido a los niveles de inscripción" . The Checkered Flag . BlackEagleMedia . Recuperado el 8 de agosto de 2015 .
- ↑ "Auto GP: Temporada archivada 2015, el personal está trabajando en una serie nacional en 2016 a bajo costo" . Auto GP . Organización Auto GP. 1 de octubre de 2015. Archivado del original el 25 de octubre de 2015. Recuperado el 4 de octubre de 2015 .
- 1 2 3 "Presentación de Auto GP 2015" (PDF) . Auto GP . Organización Auto GP. 7 de noviembre de 2014. Archivado del original (PDF) el 15 de diciembre de 2014. Recuperado el 7 de noviembre de 2014 .
- 1 2 "Cecotto jr. (Virtuosi UK), Pulcini (FMS Racing) se unen a Auto GP en Budapest" . Auto GP . Organización Auto GP. 29 de abril de 2015. Archivado del original el 1 de mayo de 2015. Recuperado el 29 de abril de 2015 .
- ↑ Hensby, Paul (27 de febrero de 2015). "Virtuosi ficha a Nikita Zlobin para la temporada 2015 de Auto GP" . The Checkered Flag . Consultado el 27 de febrero de 2015 .
- 1 2 "EQUIPOS 2015" . Auto GP . Organización Auto GP. Archivado del original el 23 de septiembre de 2015. Recuperado el 22 de febrero de 2015 .
- 1 2 "Pizzonia (Zele Racing), Von Grünigen (Paolo Coloni Racing) se unen a las filas de Auto GP 2015" . Auto GP . Organización Auto GP. 22 de abril de 2015. Archivado del original el 7 de abril de 2017. Recuperado el 22 de abril de 2015 .
- ↑ "Giuseppe Cipriani regresa al Ibiza Racing Team para la temporada 2015" . Auto GP . Organización Auto GP. 8 de abril de 2015. Archivado del original el 17 de abril de 2015. Consultado el 8 de abril de 2015 .
- ↑Hensby, Paul (12 February 2015). "Zele Racing confirm Colombian Mendez for 2015 Auto GP season". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑"Sa Silva completes Zele Racing line-up". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑"FMS Racing announces Regalia as a first driver for Budapest". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑Elizalde, Pablo (25 June 2015). "Auto GP suspends 2015 season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Auto GP
- 2015 in motorsport
- 2015 in formula racing