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| Date | 11 October 2015 | |
| Location | Circuit Park Zandvoort,Netherlands | |
| Course | 4.307 km (2.676 mi) | |
| Qualifying Race | ||
| Pole | ||
| Drivers |  Vincent Abril Maximilian Buhk | Bentley TeamHTP |
| Time | 1:36.485[1] | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Drivers | Vincent AbrilMaximilian Buhk | Bentley TeamHTP |
| Time | 1:38.937[2] | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Vincent AbrilMaximilian Buhk | Bentley TeamHTP |
| Second |  Nicki Thiim Frédéric Vervisch | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT |
| Third |  Nikolaus Mayr-MelnhofMarkus Winkelhock | Phoenix Racing |
| Main Race | ||
| Pole | ||
| Drivers | Vincent AbrilMaximilian Buhk | Bentley TeamHTP |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Drivers |  Robin Frijns Christopher Mies | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT |
| Time | 1:38.053[3] | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Vincent AbrilMaximilian Buhk | Bentley TeamHTP |
| Second | Robin FrijnsChristopher Mies | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT |
| Third | Nicki ThiimFrédéric Vervisch | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT |
The2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round was the last of seven rounds of the2015 Blancpain Sprint Series season. It took place atCircuit Park Zandvoort inThe Netherlands between 9 October and 11 October 2015.
Before the season finale,Robin Frijns andLaurens Vanthoor led the championship by eight points, but Vanthoor was not able to try and win the championship together with Frijns as he was injured in a heavy crash in the Qualifying Race atMisano the week before.[4] On the straight before Turn 8 (Quercia) he made contact with theHTP Bentley ofJules Szymkowiak sending the both into the barriers. Both drivers could get out of their cars, but Vanthoor had to be transported to the medical centre to get treatment for a sprained foot. In Zandvoort he was replaced byChristopher Mies.[5]
Jeroen Bleekemolen returned to the series after an almost one-year absence.[6] He replaced Marco Seefried, because Seefried was not able to race in Zandvoort as he is also a driver forDempsey Racing-Proton in theFIA WEC and the round at Zandvoort clashed with the6 Hours of Fuji.
Maximilian Buhk was the quickest driver in the first of two free practice sessions.[7] His fastest lap was a 1:38.084, which was eight tenths faster than championship rival Frijns.[8]
FP2 was dominated byAudi with six cars in the top seven. DebutantNicki Thiim managed to get the fastest time with a 1:38.205. Frijns was again second, three tenths behind his Danish teammate.[9]
The No. 84HTP Bentley of Abril and Buhk was back on top after qualifying and managed to get Pole position for the Qualifying Race. Their championships rivals Frijns, who qualified second, andNorbert Siedler, who qualified fourth, were close behind as the top four was covered by only three tenths of a second. In the second qualifying session Max van Splunteren went off track, which damaged theirBentley. Although he and teammate Szymkowiak were faster than some others, they were still put to the back of the grid, because they were penalized after the crash at Misano involving Szymkowiak and Vanthoor.[1][10]
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The championship contending No. 333 Rinaldi Ferrari of Siedler (and Bleekemolen) withdrew from the Main Race after they had suffered an engine failure in the warm-up session. The engine just suddenly lost power causing Siedler to give up his championship hopes.[11]
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