CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL FIA GT1 2011

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Se viene la 2da Fecha del Campeonato en Zolder, Belgica!

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Hasta el momento el unico cambio que se hará es el de Vanina Ickx que va a estar abordo del Ford de Belgian Racing junto a Mathias Beche y además la lista de inscritos se mantiene en 18 autos ya que los otros dos Corvette que hacen falta para completar la lista con 20 llegarán hasta la fecha de Portimao. Aquí la previa tomada de la pagina oficial de FIA GT1:

EVENT PREVIEW: The World Travels to Zolder

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This weekend, the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship travels to Belgium for the second time. In 2010, Spa-Francorchamps was the host venue and this year Zolder will stage the first European round of the new season. The circuit was a firm favourite on the FIA GT Championship calendar and was the stage for the final round of the 2009 season that saw the chequered flag come down on 13 years of FIA GT history. Now, after a gap of one year, Zolder is included on the calendar of the FIA’s newest World Championship and is sure to provide two action- packed races.

Two weeks ago, at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship got underway and it was Belgian team Marc VDS Racing which was celebrating first with victory in the Qualifying Race for Maxime Martin and Frederic Makowiecki. The Ford GT held off the two JR Motorsport Nissan GT-Rs of Richard Westbrook/Peter Dumbreck and Michael Krumm/ Lucas Luhr to score their first GT1 World victory. Later the same day the Westbrook/ Dumbreck Nissan was once again challenging for victory but this time a lightening pitstop by Hexis AMR put the Aston Martin DB9 of Clivio Piccione and Stef Dusseldorp in a winning position in the Championship Race. It was Dutch driver Dusseldorp’s first ever GT race weekend and Monaco’s Piccione first GT1 World race win.

Five manufacturers are represented on the GT1 grid this season : Aston Martin, Corvette, Ford, Lamborghini and Nissan, with two teams of two cars for each marque. The performance of the cars is balanced by the FIA to ensure close, action-packed racing for each of the 60-minute races.

Aston Martin is represented by French team Hexis AMR and German team Young Driver AMR. The Hexis team travel to Belgium as victors in Abu Dhabi and leaders in both the Drivers and Teams Championship, thanks to Clivio Piccione and Stef Dusseldorp’s victory and a fourth-place finish by the second car of Christian Hohenadel and Andrea Piccini. The Young Driver team scored valuable points in the Middle East, although they would have challenged for podium finishes in both races but for an accident and a wayward wheel in the Qualifying Race, forcing the driver pairings of Tomas Enge / Alex Muller and Darren Turner/Stefan Mucke to start the Championship Race towards the back of the grid.

The Corvette teams consist of Exim Bank Team China and DKR Engineering. Dutch pairing of Mike Hezemans and Nicky Catsburg had a strong showing in the opening round and a single championship point from the event does not do their efforts on track two weeks ago justice. The DKR Engineering Corvette of Jaime Camara and Michael Rossi was the innocent party in the first corner accident of the opening race causing extensive damage to the car. The DKR mechanics worked hard to repair and get the car on the grid for the Championship race but the team from Luxembourg will be hoping for better luck closer to home.

Both Ford teams are based in Belgium and will be the teams that will attract a lot of local support this weekend. Marc VDS Racing had a very bumpy ride in Abu Dhabi with engine issues causing sleepless nights for the mechanics as they struggled to find the problem. However they had the consolation when their hard work put Maxime Martin and Frederic Makowiecki in a race winning position in the Qualifying Race. Bas Leinders and Marc Hennerici were forced to sit out of the Championship Race when the engine problems forced the second Ford GT to stay in the garage. The Belgian Racing team is new to GT1 World this year and runs in the black, red and yellow national colours. Vanina Ickx, daughter of Belgium’s favourite racing son Jacky, will make her GT1 World debut on her home track.

The Lamborghini Murcielago won three times in 2010 in the hands of the Reiter team. In 2011 All-Inkl.com Muennich Motorsport is joined by Swiss Racing, who switch to the Italian manufacturer from the Nissans they ran last season. All-Inkl’s Marc Basseng and Marcus Winklehock scored a very welcome podium in the Championship Race after a weekend where the two cars were the quickest in Abu Dhabi but dogged by gearbox issues. Nicky Pastorelli and Dominik Schwager posted the fastest qualifying time of the weekend but were denied a top 3 place finish by an accident in the first corner of the Qualifying Race. The Swiss Racing team boasts the services of the highly experienced Karl Wendlinger and Peter Kox and the pair will be hoping for an improvement in performance in Abu Dhabi that saw them net six championship points.

The two Nissan teams boast two highly experienced driver line-ups. 2010 team Sumo Power GT are joined by JR Motorsports this season, running the Nissan GT-R. JR Motorsports had a very successful first weekend in Abu Dhabi with three top 3 finishes. British duo Richard Westbrook and Peter Dumbreck scored two second places and were challenging for the lead in both encounters as the chequered flag was waved. Germany’s Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr were a fighting third in the qualifying race. Sumo Power’s driver line up has former F1 drivers, a Le Mans 24 Hour winner and two former FIA GT Champions. A 4th place in the Qualifying Race for Enrique Bernoldi and Ricardo Zonta was the highlight of the weekend for the Brazilian pair. They were leading the Championship Race in Yas Marina but a pitlane incident with the Marc VDS Ford forced the car to retire. Australia’s David Brabham and Britain’s Jamie Campbell-Walter also had an up-down weekend but managed to leave Abu Dhabi with a couple of championship points that might prove to be very valuable at the end of the season.

There have been some small changes to the regulations for the new season to help improve the show even further. The teams are now allowed to use six sets of tyres, instead of four, during the weekend, which means each team get two sets of tyres for both races. There are more championship points available for the Qualifying Race, with the top six finishers scoring 8-6-4-3-2-1 instead of just the top three finishers. The points for the Championship Race remain unchanged, with 25 points awarded to the winner down to 1 point for 10th place.

There will be live television coverage of every round of the FIA GT1 World Championship in many parts of the world, with a full rundown of the TV channels on the official Championship website, http://www.gt1world.com, where the races will also be streamed live and the latest championship news, results and other information will be available immediately after each race.

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Primera practica de FIA GT1 en Zolder, los protagonistas han sido Frederic Makowiecki y Maxime Martin con el Ford GT del equipo local Marc VDS, ganadores de la carrera clasificatoria en la primera fecha en Abu Dhabi dos semanas atras, el tiempo establecido fue de 1:29.631, unos 0.448s por delante del Aston Martin DB9 de Young Driver (#8) con Darren Turner y Stefan Mucke , terceros han sido Enrique Bernoldi y Ricardo Zonta con el GT-R de Sumo Power a 0.450s del líder.

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alguien sabe a que hora es la carrera? hora tica :)

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alguien sabe a que hora es la carrera? hora tica :)

Asi está el cronograma del fin de semana, las carreras en hora tica serian asi, la Carrera Clasificatoria seria el sabado a las 8:15am y la Carrera del domingo seria a las 6:45am (En Belgica hay +8 horas de diferencia con respecto a CR segun tengo entendido)

GT1 World Championship Timetable

Friday April 8th

09:05 - 10:05 01:00 BTCS Free Practice
10:20 - 11:40 01:20 FIA GT1 World Championship Free practice
13:05 - 14:05 01:00 BELCAR Free practice
14:20 - 15:40 01:20 FIA GT1 World Championship Pre-Qualifying
16:00 - 16:45 00:45 BTCS Qualifying 1

Saturday April 9th

09:05 - 09:50 00:45 BTCS Qualifying 2
10:05 - 11:05 01:00 FIA GT1 World Championship Qualifying
11:20 - 11:50 00:30 BELCAR Qualifying 1
13:05 - 13:35 00:30 BELCAR Qualifying 2
13:55 - 15:25 01:30 BTCS Race 1
16:15 - 17:15 01:00 FIA GT1 World Championship Qualifying Race

Sunday April 10th

10:05 - 10:35 00:30 FIA GT1 World Championship Warm Up
10:55 - 13:55 03:00 BELCAR Race
14:45 - 15:45 01:00 FIA GT1 World Championship Championship Race
16:15 - 17:45 01:30 BTCS Race 2

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Nicky Pastorelli y Dominik Schwager del equipo All-Inkl.com Muennich Motorsport se han colocado como los mas rapidos hasta el momento en Zolder en la ultima practica del dia con un crono de 1:28.716s.

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Spotter Guide del Fin de Semana - Zolder
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Fotos - 2da Fecha en Zolder

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All-Inkl Lamborghini Takes Point at end of Day One in Belgium

The nr37 All-Inkl.com Muennich Motorsport Lamborghini of Nicky Pastorelli and Dominik Schwäger ended the opening day of the first European round of the FIA GT1 World Championship as the fastest car on track at Zolder with Schwäger posting a time of 1:28.716s. The German was 0.277s faster the nearest rival which was JRM Nissan GT-R of fellow countrymen Lucas Luhr and Michael Krum. The two Young Driver Aston Martins were 3rd and 4th fastest and split by just four thousandths of a second with Tomas Enge getting the upper hand over Stefan Mücke. The next four cars were split by just 0.043s, with the nr22 JRM Nissan of Peter Dumbreck and Richard Westbrook finishing in 5th fastest.

Earlier in the first session of the weekend Frederic Makowiecki and Maxime Martin continued where they left off in Abu Dhabi two weeks ago by setting the pace in Free Practice on the Marc VDS Racing Team's home track of Zolder. The Ford GT Matech, with Round 1 Qualifying Race winner Makowiecki at the wheel, set a session best time of 1:29.631 just before the chequered flag was shown, 0.448s ahead of the nr8 Young Driver Aston Martin DB9 of Darren Turner and Stefan Mücke. The Sumo Power Nissan GTR of Enrique Bernoldi and Ricardo Zonta was just two thousandths slower than the Aston Martin, with the JRM Nissan of Peter Dumbreck and Richard Westbrook 0.554s behind the leading Ford GT.

Qualifying for Round 2 of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship will take place at 10:05 (CET) on Saturday 9th April.

The FIA Stewards issued penalties of a drop of three grid places for the qualifying race for not slowing down under yellow flags to the following cars –

· Nr7 Young Driver Aston Martin DB9

· Nr23 JR Motorsports Nissan GT-R

· Nr11 Exim Bank Team China Corvette Z06

· Nr40 Marc VDS Racing Team Ford GT

· Nr20 Sumo Power GT Nissan GT-R

· Nr38 All-Inkl.com Muennich Motorsport Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV

The nr 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Ford GT will also have to drop five grid places in the Championship Race due to changing the engine for the third time.

Vanina Ickx – nr9 Belgian Racing Ford GT Matech

"It's great to be back racing at Zolder, and it's great to be competing in GT1. I saw in Abu Dhabi just how much happens during the races, and I'm really looking forward to being a part of it tomorrow! It's a very different mind-set here in GT1 - it's a sprint race so it's 200% concentration, from the first lap to the last. It's new to me, and in a championship like this it can be difficult to adapt - especially as the class is so high and as everyone else is very used to their cars.”

Marc Hennerici – nr40 Marc VDS Racing Team Ford GT Matech

“The morning had started really well for us, but suddenly we developed a lot of understeer in Pre Qualifying and that really hurts at Zolder, especially in the fast corners. I don’t know why the problem started but it looks mechanical, so hopefully we can find it and be back on the pace in Qualifying tomorrow.”

Mike Hezemans – nr11 Exim Bank Team China Corvette Z06

“It’s difficult to predict how tomorrow will go – we were ninth in Pre Qualifying, but breaking into the top eight is going to be very difficult. I hope we can do it but we will have to see how it goes. To be honest we are struggling a little bit, and I certainly expected a bit better. It’s difficult because the problem is under braking and Zolder is so heavy on the brakes, but we are a little bit off the pace. We simulated a run in Pre Qualifying and we had better consistency than in Abu Dhabi, so we’ve taken a step forward there – we just need to move forward with our outright pace as well.”

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Hoy la Pole para la carrera clasificatoria fue para Dominik Schwäger y Nicky Pastorelli, segunda pole en lo que va de temporada para el Lamborghini 37 del equipo All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport estableciendo un tiempo de 1:27.691.

Sin embargo la victoria en la carrera clasificatoria llevada a cabo en horas de la mañana de este sabado fue para sus compañeros de equipo Marc Basseng y Marcus Winkelhock, luego de que los ganadores de la Pole tuvieran un incidente al inicio de la carrera con la maquina 8 del equipo Young Driver AMR dejandolos fuera de la carrera.


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Basseng And Winkelhock take First All-Inkl Lamborghini Win

Two weeks after taking their first podium finish, Marc Basseng took the chequered flag in the Round 2 Qualifying Race at Zolder to secure the first GT1 World race win for the All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport team. Marcus Winkelhock set up his teammate for the victory when he had a fantastic start, thanks in part to a collision between some of the front runners at the first corner, ending the opening lap in 3rd place from 12th on the grid. Winkelhock handed the car over to Basseng, who moved ahead of the Exim Bank Team China Corvette of Mike Hezemans and then past the leader, Christian Hohenadel in the Hexis Aston Martin three laps from home.

A dramatic start set the tone for the rest of the race, as the front row starters - the No. 37 All-Inkl Lamborghini and the No. 8 Young Driver AMR - clashed at the first corner - effectively ending both cars challenges. The No. 22 JR Motorsport Nissan GT fell victim to the carnage ahead, suffering damage to the rear suspension which ruled it out on the first lap. The first corner carnage caused a major reshuffle in the pack, as Nicky Catsburg in the No. 11 Exim Bank Team China Corvette moved from sixth into the lead by turn two.

Second fell to the fast-starting No. 41 Marc VDS Ford GT, which had started from 10th, while third was occupied by eventual race winners Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock in the No. 38 All Inkl Lamborghini - which had started from 12th.

They were joined by Alex Muller and Tomas Enge in the No. 7 Young Driver Aston Martin in a four-way battle for the lead, which reigned until the opening of the pit stop window when the No. 41 Ford was finally able to end Catsburg's impressive resistance in the Corvette and move into the lead.

Hexis AMR then came to the fore as they produced yet another scintillating pit stop routine to help the No. 4 Aston Martin of Christian Hohenadel and Andrea Piccini jump into the race lead, as a wheel socket problem befell the No. 41 Ford during its pit stop and dropped it from first to seventh.

That left the No. 4 Hexis Aston Martin leading from Hezemans in the No. 11 Corvette and Basseng in the No. 38 Lamborghini, but with 20 minutes of the race remaining the gaps began to close as the trio were covered by less than one second.

Hezemans defended doggedly for several laps but was finally unable to resist Basseng's charge as the German moved the No. 38 All-Inkl Murcielago into second through turns two and three, before locking onto the back of the lead No. 4 Hexis Aston Martin DB9.

There was still time for late drama however as with four minutes of the race remaining Basseng made light contact with the No. 4 Hexis DB9, which suffered suspension damage and was forced to retire.

That left Basseng free to take the chequered flag and with it the All-Inkl squad's maiden GT1 victory. "It's incredible - our first win!," a delighted Basseng said. "I'm sorry to Aston but it was a racing move, really light contact. For us though, our first podium in the last event and now our first win - fantastic!"

Hezemans had to defend again in the closing stages but coped admirably to secure second in the Exim Bank Team China's Corvette, with the No. 7 Young Driver Aston Martin DB9 surviving a three-way fight for the line to clinch third.

There were several casualties throughout the race, including both Belgian Racing Ford GT cars which clashed on lap nine at the second chicane - the resulting damage ruling out both cars from their home Qualifying Race.

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Comentarios de algunos pilotos al final de la Carrera Clasificatoria - Zolder

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Marc Basseng, All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini No.38

“It’s just amazing, I can’t believe it. Thank you to the mechanics who did a great job. I have great memories here at Zolder, but I think this is the best yet – the first win in GT1 for All-Inkl.

“After I got Mike (Hezemans), which was a nice move, I caught up the gap to the front really quickly. I had a good exit on the back straight, he defended a little so I went on the outside and then he turned into me. I’m sorry for that because his car was damaged but it was not my fault. It’s a shame for the other All-Inkl as well – pole position again and another first corner incident, but now its in our hands to take it a little bit better. The race was great and it’s really nice to win – and hopefully we can have another good result tomorrow!”

Markus Winkelhock, All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini No.38

“I think I was quite lucky to come through from 12th to third in the first corner – I almost couldn’t believe it! The car was pretty good in the beginning, but just before I came into the pit stop I got a bit of oversteer and I almost spun, so I was a bit more careful. It’s a great result for us, thank you to my team and my team-mate – Marc made a great move and that’s the reason we won actually. Two podiums in three races – it’s not a bad start, and I hope it continues like that!”

Mike Hezemans, Exim Bank Team China Corvette No. 11

“The car felt okay, but coming out of the pits (Nicky) said ‘No brakes, no brakes’ so when I came out of the pits I put the balance to the back. On the first lap I still had no brakes and the Aston Martin overtook me, so I did a few slow laps and the brakes started coming back. I caught back up, but then the Lamborghini passed me. I really wanted a good finish, and a good starting position for tomorrow, so I’m really happy.”

Nicky Catsburg, Exim Bank Team China Corvette No. 11

“I was quite amazed myself with the start – I was so lucky because some drivers went left, some went right and I stuck to the middle and came out first! I was amazed by that, but by the end of my stint I had some problems with my brakes, I kept going deeper and deeper so I couldn’t hold off the Ford any more. We didn’t expect to be here at all though so I’m really happy! The Corvette is quite nice to drive and with Mike I have the best teacher, I just have to listen to him and do what he says!”

Tomas Enge, Young Driver Aston Martin Racing No. 7

“I would say I was really lucky in the first corner, because I could see the accident right in front of me and I was nearly caught up in it! I got hit and the steering wheel wasn’t straight anymore so I thought that might be my race, but I kept going and it was clear after the first few laps there was no other damage. I knew we had a pretty fast car and that it was pretty hard to overtake, so we just held position and I think this is a great starting position for tomorrow so thanks to my team-mate and the team.”

Alex Müller, Young Driver Aston Martin Racing No. 7

“Tomas said the steering wasn’t straight so we had a bit more understeer, which gave us a bit more degradation in the rears, but as Tomas said it’s a good position for tomorrow going into the Championship Race. The car is fast, so we hope to have a clear start and see what happens.”

Karl Wendlinger, Swiss Racing Lamborghini No. 5

“I’m really pleased with the result. We struggled a little at the beginning of my stint with the low tyre pressure but the car was consistent. May one lap more I could have got one place more but we have to focus on the main race tomorrow. The boys were very fast in the pit stop so I’m looking forward to tomorrow as we now have a good starting position.

Christian Hohenadel, Hexis Aston Martin No.4

“We had a great pace at the start and it was going well. As for the incident (with the No.38 Lamborghini), my tyres were worn so I tried to stay on the inside at the braking point at the last chicane. He came up quite fast and I couldn’t just disappear. It was a real shame. I made contact and the suspension broke. It was a strong move but that’s racing I guess.”

Vanina Ickx, Belgian Racing Ford GT No.9

“I am not that disappointed. We came from back in the field ((17th). Yesterday I was not confident in the car but didn’t have the chance to get my marks. Today we gambled on the set-up and it was a good gamble because it took only a few laps for me to get into a good rhythm. I avoided the crashes early on and I was running 11th until the crash (a collision with the sister Belgian Racing car) which which was a disappointment of course but it’s important to have a good feeling in the car. I am feeling much better about tomorrow. It’s always difficult to talk about expectations when you are dropped in a new championship with a new. Yesterday I talked with (Laurence Hanssen, team manager) and she said we could aim for the top 10 and I didn’t believe her but it was close. Tomorrow, we have the confidence to try for that.”

Maxime Martin, Marc VDS Ford GT No.41

“We had quite a lot of luck at the start from 10th position. Mako (Fred Makowiecki) did a really good job – he was first at the end of his stint. We had a problem at the pit stop, something broke with the gun so we lost 12 seconds. But anyway, we still finished fifth so we scored some points. I think we had the pace to win but the most important race is tomorrow. The object is to make a good start, stay out of the mess at the first corner and get a good result. For sure we have a good car.”

Frederic Makowiecki, Marc VDS Ford GT No.41

“After a good start, I pushed until I could see a chance to take the lead and it was going well. But then we had a problem in the pit stop. We re-joined in seventh place so it was disappointing to lose all those places. We just have to do better tomorrow.”

Marc Hennerici, Marc VDS Ford GT No.40

“Another disappointing day. Bas (Leinders) had little chance when he got caught up in the trouble at the start and the suspension broke. That’s motorsport I guess. This is the worst start to a season in my whole career but we just have to stick together and get through it. I’m sure we are going to be back at the top of the grid. We are going to be back.”

Martin Matzke, Belgian Racing Ford GT No.10

“It was a racing incident; I don’t think it was anyone’s fault. It was a mistake on both sides.”

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Bueno, victoria para la dupla Winkelhock-Baseng con el Lamborghini Murcielago de All-Inkl.com Muennich Motorsport, sin duda un gran fin de semana para el equipo y para ambos pilotos ya que se llevaron la victoria en las dos carreras celebradas este fin de semana, tanto en la clasificatoria como en la del campeonato, esta ultima llevada a cabo la mañana de este domingo. De hecho fue una carrera un tanto accidentada ya que al inicio se dio una colision entre los dos Nissan GT-R del equipo Sumo Power, entre otros. Sin mas que decir aca les dejo un video resumen de lo ocurrido hoy con la Carrera:


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All-Inkl Lamborghini Claims Max Points in Belgium

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Markus Winkelhock and Marc Baseng made it a perfect weekend for the All-Inkl.com Muennich Motorsport team with a lights to flag victory in the Championship Race during Round 2 of the FIA GT1 World Championship at Zolder in Belgium. Winkelhock brought the Lamborghini home nearly 10-seconds ahead of his nearest rival, Andrea Piccini in the Hexis AMR Aston Martin DB9. The Italian was put in a race winning position after another lightning pitstop by the Hexis team which enabled the Aston Martin to move from 9th to 2nd. Piccini held off an early challenge by Tomas Enge in the Young Driver Aston Martin, who in turn had to defend from Nicky Catsburg in the Exim Bank Team China Corvette. Catsburg was caught and passed right on the line by the charging Karl Wendlinger, who secured 4th place and the Swiss Racing Team's best finish in the FIA GT1 World Championship.

A torrid start saw a collision between the two Sumo Power GT Nissan GT-Rs which was triggered by the DKR Engineering Corvette No.47. In fact it was a trying day for the Nissan quartet with only the No.23 JRM car finishing the race.

The No.37 Lamborghini of Dominik Schwager and Nicky Pastorelli, which had set pole in Abu Dhabi, was also an early casualty, while the No. 6 Lamborghini of Jiri Janak and Max Nilsson wasn't able to start the race due to an oil pump problem.

As the field came through the first lap it was the No. 38 Lamborghini in the lead from the No. 11 Exim Bank Team China Corvette of Mike Hezemans and Nicky Catsburg.

The field remained tightly bunched however with less than four seconds covering the top eight after five laps, and the order condensed further three laps later when the Safety Car came out. Peter Dumbreck had dived down the inside of the No.40 Marc VDS Ford GT and looked to have the line, but spun as the Ford refused to cede ground and was collected by the helpless No. 9 Belgian Racing Ford GT - the resulting damage causing a lengthy Safety Car spell.

With the race resuming just one lap before the pit lane window opened, pit stops were crucial and Hexis again pulled off a superb stop to help the No. 4 Aston Martin of Andrea Piccini and Christian Hohenadel vault from ninth to second.

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All-Inkl matched Hexis' superb 49-second stop however, and the No. 38 Murcielago emerged with a healthy lead which it proceeded to build in the closing stages, eventually coming nine seconds clear to give the team its second consecutive victory in Zolder.

The No.11 Corvette had been second after the pit stops but was picked off firstly by the No.4 Hexis car and then by its sister No.7 Young Driver Aston Martin - with the two DB9s rounding out the podium.

The Corvette tried to respond and exerted huge pressure on the Aston, only to fade badly in the closing stages and fall into the clutches of the No. 5 Swiss Racing Lamborghini - which claimed fourth on the run down to the chequered flag, 0.025s ahead of Catsburg in the Corvette.

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Hexis' No. 3 DB9 claimed sixth ahead of Darren Turner and Stefan Mucke in the No.8 Young Driver Aston Martin, which had to work extremely hard to keep the No.41 Marc VDS Ford GT of Frederic Makowiecki and Maxime Martin at bay.

Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr were the top Nissan pairing in the No.23 JRM GT in ninth, with the No. 40 and No.10 Ford GTs rounding out the finishers.

Coming out of Zolder, Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock lead the Drivers' Standings on 49 points ahead of Stef Dusseldorp and Clivio Piccione on 36 points, while the Hexis Aston Martin squad lead All-Inkl in the Team's Standings by 66 points to 49.

GT1 World next heads to Portimao, Portugal, in four weekends' time for the third round of the 2011 championship.

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Resultados de la Carrera - 2da Fecha, Zolder:

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La opinion de pilotos al final de la carrera:

Marc Basseng, All-Inkl.com Munnich Motorsport Lamborghini No.38
“It’s been an incredible, amazing weekend – I didn’t believe it was possible! Thanks to the tam, the car and everybody who did the best possible job this weekend. We set up the car even better for the Championship Race than the Qualifying Race, and it was just great! Of course as a team manager I am happy we won but it’s not good that (the No. 37 Lamborghini) had a problem - we need both cars in the points for the team championship. It’s good for us to be leading the Drivers’ Standings though – everybody has to chase us and I like it that way.”

Markus Winkelhock, All-Inkl.com Munnich Motorsport Lamborghini No.38
“It was easy actually. First of all the pit stop was good, the car was just great and the balance was in the car after the first few laps. It couldn’t have been much better than yesterday, but even at the end I was able to attack and get good lap times. I’m so happy, I think we definitely took the maximum out of the weekend. For sure it won’t be easy next weekend with so much ballast, and I have never driven at Portimao, but hopefully we can be strong again.”

Christian Hohenadel, Hexis Aston Martin Racing No. 4
“It was not a bad race, although it was a difficult start because there was a mess in the first corner and then I made a mistake on the third or fourth lap when I put in the speed limiter on the pit straight and lost two or three places. Luckily there was a safety car which brought us back into the pack, and we know the team do a perfect job in the pits and they brought us out nearly in the lead. Credit to my team-mate of course, but I think the team did the best job today!”

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Andrea Piccini, Hexis Aston Martin Racing No. 4
“The pit stop was the key of the race for us, because the guys again did an excellent job. At the moment it looks like we have an advantage here, but its because all the team train many times a week to be so good and they are always thinking about strategy – they are really, really good like that. When I got out I tried to keep in touch with the Lamborghini but it was not possible – I think they showed they’re the quickest car at the moment, but we’re in contention in the Drivers’ Standings and the team is leading, which is important.”

Tomas Enge, Young Driver Aston Martin Racing No. 7
“The race was not easy, it reminded me of Portimao last year when I was P2 after the pit stop and slid down to P10. Luckily it did not happen this time, as I was trying to save the tyres much more and it paid dividends at the end. We had a pretty good pit stop and I was able to overtake the Corvette on my out lap. Third is a great result for the whole team, we scored points and we go to the next race without too much weight ballast so we will try and keep going like this.”

Alex Muller, Young Driver Aston Martin Racing No. 7
“The start was okay, it was quite tight at the first turn but we managed to get through it. Apart from that it was a clean race, when the Safety Car came out it blocked everybody up but in the end I started third and finished third so we scored important points. Now we look forward to Portimao and another podium maybe!”

Ricardo Zonta, Sumo Power Nissan GT-R No.20
“It has been a bad weekend for us. We had a puncture in the Qualifying Race yesterday which ruined our race. Today at the start, the Corvette (No.47) hit me so hard in the main straight it spun me round and I ran into the other (Sumo) Nissan. An another race over. It's difficult to take."

Peter Dumbreck, JR Motorsports Nissan GT-R No.22
“It was a daft start. I managed to keep good control at the start. I was very careful and conceded position to slower cars - better safe than sorry. In my eyes I was fully alongside of him (the Marc VDS Ford GT No.40) I saw him turn in and I tried to get out of it. I get collected, he spun me around and we are out of the race.”

Mike Hezemans, Exim Bank Team China Corvette No.11
“It’s a pity that we lost one place in the pit stop because I think we could have been as high as third today. We know that with the Corvettes there is so much rear tyre wear in the last five or six minutes so it is a struggle for us. The racing is very competitive just the two All-Inkl cars seem to be a bit ahead at the moment but I’m happy with the car, the team is coming together and it’s going well so far.”

Milos Pavlovic, Belgian Racing Ford GT No.10
“I am really enjoying being involved in the championship, it’s great to be part of a world championship. It was not such a good weekend for us but we are a new team and we are learning all the time. We are looking forward to the next race in Portugal.”

Peter Kox, Swiss Racing Team Lamborghini No.5
“This is a great result for the team. We have done four races now and we don’t have a scratch on the car which makes a nice change from last year. I am sure we can get better and challenge for the podium or even a win soon. I was pushing Nicky Catsburg (Corvette No.11) a bit at the end and waiting for the chance to take him. I could see that he was struggling a little bit with traction. So I saw my chance and made the pass. It was a good clean fight and I enjoyed the race a lot.”

Fred Makowiecki, Marc VDS Ford GT No.41
“We are suffering due to lack of power. I feel that the balance of performance is hurting us. Basically we have the same package as last year but we can’t run at any good pace on the straights. We just don’t have the straight line speed. It makes overtaking very difficult for us. We go to the next race but we will still have the same issues.”

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Lamentablemente hace unos días se dio el fallecimiento de Martin Bartek quien ha sido dueño del equipo suizo Matech Competition, y es por esto que los Ford GT rindieron tributo a su nombre este fin de semana en Zolder!

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Disputada la 2da Fecha del Mundial FIA GT1 en Zolder, así quedan las posiciones del campeonato:

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Un video del inicio de carrera donde se da la colision entre los Nissan GT-R de Sumo Power junto con el Corvette de DKR Engineering con Michaël Rossi en el, así como los primeros minutos de carrera.


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Así como un video onboard con Frederic Makowiecki en el Ford GT de Marc VDS al acercarse los ultimos minutos de carrera.


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Aqui les dejo la Sesion de Clasificacion completa, llevada a cabo el sabado por la madrugada en la que Dominik Schwäger y Nicky Pastorelli se quedaron con la Pole para largar la carrera clasificatoria que se llevaria a cabo horas despues. Ahora espero a que suban las dos carreras del fin de semana completas para compartirlas por aca, por ahora les dejo entonces la clasificacion para que vean como trancurrio esta.


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La carrera completa de Zolder

Carrera de clasificación

Carrera final

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La carrera completa de Zolder

Ufff excelente mae, gracias!

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Para la proxima fecha que esta por venir este proximo fin de semana en Algarve, Portugal, se dara un cambio de piloto temporal en uno de lo Ford GT del equipo Marc VDS ya que Fred Makowiecki tiene otro contrato con el equipo Luxury Racing para correr en la ILMC que tambien estara en Spa con su segunda fecha el proximo fin de semana. Es por esto que el piloto frances Yann Clairay acompañara a Maxime Martin en la butaca del Ford GT tanto en Portugal como en Navarra que sera la fecha 4 del Campeonato Mundial. Clairay ya estuvo el año pasado junto a Makowiecki en el Aston Martin AMR DBR9 del equipo HEXIS por lo que ya tiene algo de conocimiento en la categoria pero no asi en la maquina ya que el solo ha corrido Corvette y Aston Martin con motores delanteros por lo que tendra que tomar algo de experiencia en el Ford que es motor central.

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La Previa Oficial de Portugal

EVENT PREVIEW: Ready For Portuguese Showdown

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This weekend the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship travels to the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve for the second time. The 4.7km circuit has become a firm favourite with the teams and drivers due to the exciting nature of the track that allows plenty of overtaking opportunities.
In 2010 victory in the Championship Race went to eventual World Champions Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini, while the honours in the earlier Qualifying Race went to the Nissan GTR and Michael Krumm and Peter Dumbreck. However the drive of the weekend went to Richard Westbrook, who stormed though the field in the Ford GT to secure a 5th and 2nd place alongside teammate Thomas Mutsch. This year Dumbreck is joined by Westbrook at JR Motorsport, while Krumm is partnered by fellow German Lucas Luhr in the second JRM Nissan.

Five manufacturers are represented on the GT1 grid this season, Aston Martin, Corvette, Ford, Lamborghini and Nissan, with two teams of two cars for each marquee. The performance of the cars is balanced by the FIA to ensure close, action packed racing for each of the 60-minute races.

Aston Martin is represented by French team Hexis AMR and German team Young Driver AMR. The Hexis team travel to Portugal as leaders in Team Championship thanks to Clivio Piccione and Stef Dusseldorp’s victory at Yas Marina and a podium finish by the second car of Christian Hohenadel and Andrea Piccini in Belgium. The Young Driver team scored valuable points in Zolder with Tomas Enge / Alex Müller taking two 3rd places and with Stefan Mucke and Darren Turner also scoring points, Young Driver AMR are currently third in the Team Championship.

The Corvette teams consist of Exim Bank Team China and DKR Engineering. Dutch pairing of Mike Hezemans and Nicky Catsburg had a strong showing in the opening round and followed this up with a second place finish in the Qualifying Race and a fighting 5th in the Championship Race. The DKR Engineering Corvette of Jaime Camara and Michael Rossi haven’t yet scored any points due to accidents in Abu Dhabi and at Zolder, they will be hoping for a change of fortune in Portugal.

Both Ford teams are based in Belgium, with the Marc VDS Racing Team having a very bumpy ride in Abu Dhabi with engine issues causing sleepless nights for the mechanics as they struggled to find the problem. However they had the consolation when their hard work put Maxime Martin and Frederic Makowiecki in a race winning position in the Qualifying Race. They then followed up with two points scoring finishes in Belgium. The Belgian Racing team is new to GT1 World this year and their two cars run in the black, red and yellow national colours.
The Lamborghini Murcielago won three times in 2010 in the hands of the Reiter team. In 2011 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport is joined by Swiss Racing, who switch to the Italian manufacturer from the Nissans they ran last season. All-Inkl’s Marc Basseng and Marcus Winklehock scored a very welcome podium in the Championship Race in Yas Marina and then dominated in Zolder with two race wins. However the nr38 Lamborghini will be carry 50kg of success ballast as a result and the team will have to work hard to overcome the extra weight in the Algarve. The Swiss Racing team boasts the services of the highly experienced Karl Wendlinger and Peter Kox had their best ever GT1 World Championship finish by finishing 4th in Belgium and will be aiming to improve this weekend and take their first step onto the podium.

The two Nissan teams have two highly experienced driver line ups. 2010 team Sumo Power GT are joined by JR Motorsports this season running the Nissan GT-R. JR Motorsports had a very successful first weekend in Abu Dhabi with three top 3 finishes but a mixture of bad luck and technical problems saw them flounder in Belgium. British duo Richard Westbrook and Peter Dumbreck have teamed up this year and both tasted success here in the Algarve last season and they will be looking to repeat the experience this weekend. Germany’s Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr were a fighting third in the qualifying race in Yas Marina and was the only Nissan to score points in Belgium last time out. Sumo Power’s driver line up has former F1 drivers, a Le Mans 24 Hour winner and two former FIA GT Champions. 2010 race winners Enrique Bernoldi and Ricardo Zonta have been paired in an all Brazilian line up but their race in Zolder was wrecked at the start when they and fellow Sumo Power team mates, Australia’s David Brabham and Britain’s Jamie Campbell-Walter, were caught up in a startline accident that eliminated both cars. Sumo Power will be hoping for a return to form this weekend.

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El piloto italiano Matteo Bobbi estara sustituyendo este fin de semana al piloto Jaime Camara en el Corvette de DKR Engineering junto a Michaël Rossi, y esto por las proximas dos fechas (Portimao y Sachsenring).