2015 GP2 Series

The 2015 GP2 Season, otherwise officially known as the 2015 FIA GP2 Series, was the eleventh edition of the FIA GP2 Series, held between April and November 2015 in support of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The 2015 campaign would see the introduction of the controversial "Drag Reduction System" into GP2, in a season that was to be dominated by one driver.

That man proved to be 2014 runner-up Stoffel Vandoorne, who swept to seven victories with backing from the McLaren Young Driver Programme. His nearest challenger proved to be Alexander Rossi, although the American ace was only able to score 181.5 points to Vandoorne's staggering total of 341.5.

Indeed, Vandoorne would start the season as favourite, having been beaten to the 2014 crown by Jolyon Palmer, who was unable to defend his title due to the Series' rules. Palmer's former team DAMS, who opened the season as the defending teams' Champions, would hence hire 2014 GP3 Series Champion Alex Lynn to replace him, while also obtaining Pierre Gasly who brought funding from Red Bull.

Vandoorne would open the season in fine style, claiming pole, victory and fastest lap in the Bahrain Feature, before finishing second in the Sprint. The Belgian would repeat those results in the second pair of races in Sakhir as well as the Barcelona and Red Bull Ring rounds.

Such was Vandoorne's advantage that he was able to win the title with four races to spare, claiming the crown at the Sochi Sprint, while his team ART Grand Prix secured the Teams' Championship a race later. However, the season would ultimately end prematurely after a huge accident at the start of the season ending race in Yas Marina saw the race ultimately cancelled.

Ultimately, the 2015 edition of the GP2 series would see several drivers make their breakthroughs, including future F1 racers Rossi, Rio Haryanto and Sergey Sirotkin. Indeed, seven drivers would claim victory across the 2015 campaign, with a total of 36 racers taking part for some or all of the season.

Calendar
The full calendar for the 2015 FIA GP2 Series is outlined below:

Entrants
The full 2015 FIA GP2 Series entry list is outlined below:

2015 GP2 Series Championship for Drivers
The full Championship standings from the 2015 FIA GP2 Series Championship for Drivers is outlined below: