Before looking at Bentley’s racing plans for 2015, it’s worth stepping back to see just how far the Bentley racing team have traveled.
When Bentley built the new Continental GT3, they built it as a race car designed to do a decade’s worth of service.
Rooted in the design of the road-ready Bentley Continental GT, the Continental GT3 shares many of the characteristics of its civilian brother including the same iconic silhouette. But as there is no space for luxury on the racetrack, the GT3 has been stripped of the superfluous and fine-tuned for increased performance.

Everything unnecessary to driving performance, from double-glazing to wood veneers has been pulled from the GT3; even the traditional panels have hand-crafted, carbon fibre replacements. The result of these efforts is a Continental that is over 1,000 KGs lighter than its road-built counterpart.
Thought the traditional Bentley luxuries are nowhere to be found, the high-quality craftsmanship car-lovers have come to expect in the Bentley-brand is right where it belongs: at the very heart of the GT3.
The racer is powered by a booming 4.0 litre, twin-turbo engine—a close-cousin of the engine used by the modified Continental GT V8.

At the moment only two Continental GT3s compete in endurance races, but that number could potentially grow as Bentley – spurred by early success – looks at ways to increase its commitment to the racing circuit.

Via Bentley Product and Motorsport Communications Manager, Mike Sayer:

“After a successful debut season which saw the Continental GT3 win three races on two continents, and with the Works team and drivers finishing second in the Blancpain Endurance Series, 2015 sees growth of our programme. This year, we have Works-supported teams racing on three different continents, and customers taking their Continental GT3s to new countries. The Works team will compete in the Blancpain series again and tackle the fearsome Nürburgring 24 Hours for the first time. As always, Bentley will be racing to win, and go one better than our championship runner-up position last year.”

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2015 Race Program

EUROPEAN RACE SCHEDULE

Blancpain Endurance Series 
(Bentley Team M-Sport, Bentley Team HTP):
Monza, Italy: 11th-12th April
Silverstone, UK: 23rd-24th May
Paul Ricard, France: 19th-20th June
Spa 24 Hours, Belgium: 23th-26th July
Nürburgring, Germany: 19th-20th September
Blancpain Sprint Series (Bentley Team HTP):
Nogaro Coupes de Pâques, France: 18th-19th March
Brands Hatch, UK: 9th-10th May
Zolder, Belgium: 5th-7th June
Moscow City, Russia: 3rd-5th July
Algarve, Portugal: 4th-6th September
Misano, Italy: 2nd-4th October
Baku World Challenge, Azerbaijan: 24th-25th October
ADAC GT Masters (Bentley Team HTP):
Oschersleben, Germany: 24th-26th April
Nürburgring, Germany: 16th-17th May
Red Bull Ring, Austria: 5th-7th June
Spa, Belgium: 19th-21st June
Lausitzring, Germany: 3rd-5th July
Nürburgring, Germany: 14th-16th August
Sachsenring, Germany: 28th-30th August
Zandvoort, Netherlands: 18th-20th September
Hockenheim, Germany: 2nd-4th October
AUSTRALIAN RACE SCHEDULE (Bentley Team M-Sport )
Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, 6th-8th February

NORTH AMERICAN RACE SCHEDULE

 Pirelli World Challenge (Bentley Team Dyson):
St. Petersburg, Florida: 27^th-29^th March
Long Beach, California: 17^th-19^th April
Barber Motorsports Park, Alabama: 24-26^th April
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Ontario: 15^th-17^th May
Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, Michigan: 29^th -31^st May
Road America, Wisconsin: 26^th-28^th June
Mid-Ohio, Ohio: 31^st July-2^nd August
Miller Motorsports Park, Utah: 21^st-23^rd August
Sonoma Raceway, California: 28^th-30^th August
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, California: 11^th-13^th September

ASIAN RACE SCHEDULE

Asia GT (Bentley Team Absolute):
Yeongam, Korea: 15th-17th May
Okayama, Japan: 26th-28th June
Fuji, Japan: 17th-19th July
Sepang, Malaysia: 14th-16th August
Shanghai, China: 25th-27th September
Buriram Chang, Thailand: 23rd-25th October
Macau: 13th-15th November

MIDDLE EASTERN RACE SCHEDULE

Middle East 2015 programme  (Bentley Team M-Sport):
Gulf 12 Hours, Abu Dhabi, 13th December