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The 2015 ADAC GT Masters season was the ninth season of the
ADAC GT Masters The ADAC GT Masters is a grand tourer-based auto racing series founded by the international Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) and supported by the German ADAC automotive club. Similar to an earlier ADAC GT Cup series in the 1990s, the new GT ...
, the
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-style
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founded by the German automobile club
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. The season started on 25 April at
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben The Motorsport Arena Oschersleben is a long race track with a width of and elevation changes of . The circuit is located in Oschersleben, Börde where is approximately from Magdeburg), Germany. Its fairly flat contours create a smooth, fast ci ...
and ended on 4 October at
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after eight double-header meetings.
René Rast René Rast (born 26 October 1986 in Minden) is a German professional racing driver and the 2017, 2019 and 2020 DTM champion. He previously drove for Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler in Formula E from 2019 to 2021 before Audi left the sport at the end o ...
and
Kelvin van der Linde Kelvin van der Linde (born 20 June 1996) is a South African racing driver currently competing as a substitute driver in Formula E with the ABT Team. He made his GT Masters debut in 2014, also winning the championship that year, a feat he repea ...
entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champions. Prosperia C. Abt Racing entered the season as the defending Teams' Champion. The series changed tyre supplier from
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to
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.


Entry list


Race calendar and results

The eight-event calendar for the 2015 season was announced on 21 November 2014.


Championship standings

;Scoring system Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.


Drivers' championship

;Notes: *1 –
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was a guest driver at
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and therefore ineligible to score championship points.


Teams' championship


References


External links

* {{ADAC GT Masters seasons ADAC GT Masters season ADAC GT Masters seasons