2015 Sepang 12 Hours

The 2015 Sepang 12 Hours was the 16th Sepang 12 Hours race held on Sepang International Circuit on 12 December 2015. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, GTC-spec cars, GT4-spec cars and touring cars. This was the first Sepang 12 Hours race organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).[1]

Race details
Date	12 December 2015
Location	Sepang, Malaysia
Course	5.543 km (3.444 mi)
Weather	Qualifying: Sunny Race: Changeable
Race
Pole
Driver	Gianmaria Bruni	Clearwater Racing
Time	2:02.768
Podium
First	Stuart Leonard Stéphane Ortelli Laurens Vanthoor	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Second	Christopher Haase Enzo Ide Christopher Mies	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Third	Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Nicki Thiim Markus Winkelhock	Phoenix Racing

Report

Paid Practice sessions

Free Practice sessions

Qualifying

Pole position was taken by car #1, Clearwater Racing, with a time of 2:02.768.

Race

Event format

Day	Session	Time/distance
Thursday (10 December)	Paid Practice (GT3/GTC)	120 minutes
	Paid Practice (GT4/Touring Cars)	120 minutes
	Free Practice 1	120 minutes
	Free Practice 2	120 minutes
Friday (11 December)	Free Practice 3	90 minutes
	Qualifying	90 minutes
	Qualifying Shootout	15 minutes
Saturday (12 December)	Race	12 hours
Source: [2]

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Main series Driver Car Clearwater Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 1 Gianmaria Bruni[3] P GT3 FIA WEC James Calado[3] Matt Griffin[3] Blancpain Endurance Series, GT Asia Series Weng Sun Mok[3] Asian Le Mans Series, GT Asia Series Team NZ PTE LTD Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 7 Will Bamber[3] PA GTC Porsche Carrera Cup Asia John Curran[3] GT Asia Series Graeme Dowsett[3] Alif Hamdan[3] Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 8 Maximilian Buhk[3] P GT3 Blancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series Andy Soucek[3] Blancpain Endurance Series Maxime Soulet[3] 9 Vincent Abril[3] P GT3 Blancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series Steven Kane[3] Blancpain Endurance Series Guy Smith[3] Singha Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 11 Piti Bhirombhakdi[3] PA GT3 GT Asia Series Carlo van Dam[3] Alessandro Pier Guidi[3] Blancpain Endurance Series, GT Asia Series Davide Rizzo[3] GT Asia Series, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia GTO Racing Team Toyota GT86 14 Cheng Long Chan[3] PA TC none Brian Lee Ching Hsin[3] Macau Road Sport Challenge Hideto Yasuoka[3] Super GT Shing Hung Wei[3] none Phoenix Racing[N 1] Audi R8 LMS 15 Marchy Lee[3] P GT3 Blancpain Endurance Series Shaun Thong[3] Asian Le Mans Series, Audi Sport TT Cup, Blancpain Endurance Series Alex Yoong[3] Asian Le Mans Series, Audi R8 LMS Cup 16 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof[3] P GT3 Blancpain Sprint Series Nicki Thiim[3] Blancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Markus Winkelhock[3] Blancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 17 Stuart Leonard[3] P GT3 Blancpain Endurance Series Stéphane Ortelli[3] Blancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series Laurens Vanthoor[3] 150 Christopher Haase[3] P GT3 Blancpain Endurance Series Enzo Ide[3] Blancpain Sprint Series Christopher Mies[3] Blancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain Sprint Series Top Speed Racing Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo 23 James Munro[3] PA GTC Asian Le Mans Series, Japanese F4, Toyota Racing Series Martin Rump[3] Formula Masters China Afiq Yazid[3] Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Yuan Bo[3] Formula Masters China, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia B-Quik Racing Audi R8 LMS Cup 26 Daniel Bilski[3] PA GTC Audi R8 LMS Cup Henk Kiks[3] none Peter Kox[3] International GT Open, Supercar Challenge Naza Nexus Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 27 Dominic Ang[3] PA GT3 GT Asia Series, Asian Le Mans Series Adrian D'Silva[3] GT Asia Series Joshua Lee Hunt[3] Asian Le Mans Series CPK Racing Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 33 Mark Darwin[3] PA GTC none Yeh Siang Lim[3] John Martin[3] Porsche Carrera Cup Australia William Wang Wooi Meng[3] none Team AAI-HubAuto Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 35 Han-Chen Chen[3] PA GT3 Asian Le Mans Series Tatsuya Tanigawa[3] Asian Le Mans Series, Super GT Nobuteru Taniguchi[3] Hiroki Yoshimoto[3] Sport Garage Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 42 Romain Brandela[3] Am GT3 FFSA GT Championship Jean-Paul Buffin[3] Blancpain Endurance Series, FFSA GT Championship Georges Cabanne[3] Blancpain Endurance Series Gerald Tan[3] Asian Le Mans Series, GT Asia Series AMAC Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-R 51 Warren Luff[3] PA GT3 Australian GT Championship, GT Asia Series, V8 Supercars Andrew Macpherson[3] Australian GT Championship James Winslow[3] Asian Le Mans Series FFF Racing Team by ACM McLaren 650S GT3 55 Andrea Caldarelli[3] PA GT3 GT Asia Series, Super Formula, Super GT Hiroshi Hamaguchi[3] GT Asia Series, Super GT Álvaro Parente[3] Blancpain Endurance Series, GT Asia Series Andrew Watson[3] British GT 67Motorsport GDL Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 67 Liam Lim Keong[3] PA GTC none Bruce Lee[3] GT Asia Series Andrew Tang[3] none Porsche 991 GT3 Cup 87 Gilbert Ang[3] PA GTC none Wee Lim Keong[3] Melvin Moh[3] GT Asia Series Team Fydis Aylezo Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo 69 Mitchell Gilbert[3] PA GTC GP3 Series Zen Low[3] Asian Le Mans Series, GT Asia Series Matthew Swanepoel[3] Formula Masters China Team Proton Lotus Lotus Exige V6 GT4 80 Anthony Chan[3] – Inv none Chye Ao Hsiang[3] Robert Webb[3] Eric Wong[3] Wing Hin Motorsports Toyota GT86 86 Wong Yew Choong[3] PA TC none William Ho[3] Kenny Lee[3] TCR Asia Series Jim Hunter Motorsport Subaru Impreza STi 2.0 602 Jim Hunter[3] PA TC NSW State Sports Sedan Series Grant Johnson[3] V8 Ute Racing Series Douglas Khoo[3] TCR Asia Series Allan Letcher[3] none

Icon Class Drivers P Pro PA Pro-Am Am Am Car GT3 GT3 Class GTC Cup Class TC Touring Car Class Inv Invitation Class

Race result

Class winners in bold.

Pos.	Class	No.	Drivers	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired
1	GT3 Pro	17	Stuart Leonard Stéphane Ortelli Laurens Vanthoor	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	228
2	GT3 Pro	150	Christopher Haase Enzo Ide Christopher Mies	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	228	+8.330
3	GT3 Pro	16	Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Nicki Thiim Markus Winkelhock	Phoenix Racing	Audi	228	+1:00.400
4	GT3 Pro-Am	55	Andrea Caldarelli Hiroshi Hamaguchi Álvaro Parente Andrew Watson	FFF Racing Team by ACM	McLaren	227	+1 Lap
5	GT3 Pro	8	Maximilian Buhk Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet	Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley	226	+2 Laps
6	GT3 Pro	15	Marchy Lee Shaun Thong Alex Yoong	Audi Hong Kong powered by Phoenix Racing Asia	Audi	225	+3 Laps
7	GT3 Pro-Am	35	Han-Chen Chen Tatsuya Tanigawa Nobuteru Taniguchi Hiroki Yoshimoto	Team AAI-HubAuto	Mercedes-Benz	224	+4 Laps
8	GT3 Pro-Am	11	Piti Bhirombhakdi Carlo van Dam Alessandro Pier Guidi Davide Rizzo	Singha Motorsport	Ferrari	223	+5 Laps
9	GT3 Pro-Am	27	Dominic Ang Adrian D'Silva Joshua Lee Hunt	Naza Nexus	Ferrari	220	+8 Laps
10	GT3 Pro	9	Vincent Abril Steven Kane Guy Smith	Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley	218	+10 Laps
11	GTC Pro-Am	23	James Munro Martin Rump Afiq Yazid Yuan Bo	Top Speed Racing	Lamborghini	211	+17 Laps
12	GTC Pro-Am	7	Will Bamber John Curran Graeme Dowswett Alif Hamdan	Team NZ PTE LTD	Porsche	206	+22 Laps
13	GTC Pro-Am	26	Daniel Bilski Henk Kiks Peter Kox	B-Quik Racing	Audi	206	+22 Laps
14	GTC Pro-Am	67	Liam Lim Keong Bruce Lee Andrew Tang	67Motorsport GDL Racing	Porsche	205	+23 Laps
15	GT3 Pro-Am	51	Warren Luff Andrew Macpherson James Winslow	AMAC Motorsport	Porsche	204	+24 Laps
16	GTC Pro-Am	87	Gilbert Ang Wee Lim Keong Melvin Moh	67Motorsport GDL Racing	Porsche	195	+33 Laps
17	TC Pro-Am	86	Wong Yew Choong William Ho Kenny Lee	Wing Hin Motorsports	Toyota	189	+39 Laps
18	GTC Pro-Am	69	Mitchell Gilbert Zen Low Matthew Swanepoel	Team Fydis Aylezo	Lamborghini	187	+41 Laps
19	GT3 Am	42	Romain Brandela Jean-Paul Buffin Georges Cabanne Gerald Tan	Sport Garage	Ferrari	186	+42 Laps
20	GTC Pro-Am	33	Mark Darwin Yeh Siang Lim John Martin William Wang Wooi Meng	CPK Racing	Porsche	174	+54 Laps
21	TC Pro-Am	14	Cheng Long Chan Brian Lee Ching Hsin Hideto Yasuoka Shing Hung Wei	GTO Racing Team	Toyota	167	+61 Laps
22	TC Pro-Am	602	Jim Hunter Grant Johnson Douglas Khoo Allan Letcher	Jim Hunter Motorsport	Subaru	149	+79 Laps
Ret	GT3 Pro	1	Gianmaria Bruni James Calado Matt Griffin Weng Sun Mok	Clearwater Racing	Ferrari	77	Accident Damage
Ret	Inv	80	Anthony Chan Chye Ao Hsiang Robert Webb Eric Wong	Team Proton Lotus	Lotus	7	Accident Damage
Source: [4]

See also

• Sepang 12 Hours
• Sepang International Circuit

Notes

1. Entered as Audi Hong Kong powered by Phoenix Racing Asia with car No. 15.

References

1. "SRO enters partnership to promote Sepang 12 hours". motorsport.com. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
2. "2015 Sepang 12 Hours Timetable" (PDF). sepang12hours.com. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
3. "2015 Sepang 12 Hours Entry List". sepang12hours.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
4. "2015 Sepang 12 Hours Results". sepang12hours.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

External links

• Official website