2011 FIA GT1 Zolder round

Layout of the Circuit Zolder

The 2011 FIA GT1 Zolder round is an auto racing event held at the Circuit Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. Taking place over 8–10 April 2011, the Zolder event will be the second round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It is the first time the series has visited Zolder, replacing the previous Belgian round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, although the FIA GT Championship previously utilized Zolder in 2009. The race weekend is shared with rounds of the Belcar Endurance Championship and the Belgian Touring Car Series.

Background

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Success Ballast[1]
Entry Ballast
No. 3 Hexis AMR 30 kg (66 lb)
No. 22 JR Motorsports 25 kg (55 lb)
No. 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 10 kg (22 lb)

Much of the teams that featured in Abu Dhabi return two weeks later for Zolder, with only the No. 9 Belgian Ford making an alteration to their driver line-up. Fabien Giroix and Antoine Leclerc are replaced by Mathias Beche and local driver Vanina Ickx. Ickx had previously planned to drive in Abu Dhabi, but seating issues forced her to withdraw prior to the event. Following their Championship Race victory in Abu Dhabi, Clivio Piccione and Stef Dusseldorp enter Zolder at the leaders in the Drivers' Championship by three points over Peter Dumbreck and Richard Westbrook, while their Hexis AMR team leads the Teams' Championship over JR Motorsports by eleven points. As a result of their success in Abu Dhabi, Hexis' No. 3 Aston Martin will carry 30 kg (66 lb) of success ballast. The No. 22 JR Motorsports Nissan will carry 25 kg (55 lb) after finishing on the podium in both Qualifying and Championship races, while the No. 38 Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini will carry 10 kg (22 lb).

Qualifying

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Qualifying result

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For qualifying, Driver 1 participates in the first and third sessions while Driver 2 participates in only the second session. The fastest lap for each session is indicated with bold.

Pos No. Driver 1 Team Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Grid
Driver 2
1 37 Germany Dominik Schwager Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:28.422 1:27.913 1:27.691 1
Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli
2 7 Germany Alex Müller Germany Young Driver AMR 1:28.306 1:27.546 1:28.119 41
Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
3 8 United Kingdom Darren Turner Germany Young Driver AMR 1:28.000 1:27.779 1:28.170 2
Germany Stefan Mücke
4 11 Netherlands Mike Hezemans China Exim Bank Team China 1:28.864 1:28.098 1:28.283 61
Netherlands Nick Catsburg
5 22 United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck United Kingdom JR Motorsports 1:28.754 1:28.181 1:28.359 3
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
6 4 Germany Christian Hohenadel France Hexis AMR 1:28.126 1:28.100 1:28.424 5
Italy Andrea Piccini
7 23 Germany Lucas Luhr United Kingdom JR Motorsports 1:28.756 1:27.981 1:28.521 91
Germany Michael Krumm
8 21 United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter United Kingdom Sumo Power GT 1:28.095 1:28.021 1:28.555 7
Australia David Brabham
9 5 Austria Karl Wendlinger Switzerland Swiss Racing Team 1:28.918 1:28.408 8
Netherlands Peter Kox
10 38 Germany Marc Basseng Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:28.969 1:28.546 121
Germany Markus Winkelhock
11 20 Brazil Ricardo Zonta United Kingdom Sumo Power GT 1:28.628 1:28.595 141
Brazil Enrique Bernoldi
12 41 Belgium Maxime Martin Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team 1:27.912 1:28.665 10
France Frédéric Makowiecki
13 40 Germany Marc Hennerici Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team 1:29.027 1:28.897 161
Belgium Bas Leinders
14 47 France Michaël Rossi Luxembourg DKR Engineering 1:28.555 1:30.743 11
Brazil Jaime Camara
15 3 Monaco Clivio Piccione France Hexis AMR 1:29.258 13
Netherlands Stef Dusseldorp
16 10 Serbia Miloš Pavlović Belgium Belgian Racing 1:29.664 15
Czech Republic Martin Matzke
17 9 Switzerland Mathias Beche Belgium Belgian Racing 1:29.686 17
Belgium Vanina Ickx
18 6 Sweden Max Nilsson Switzerland Swiss Racing Team 1:29.857 18
Czech Republic Jiří Janák
  1. ^ The No. 7 Young Driver Aston Martin, No. 11 Exim Bank Corvette, No. 23 JR Motorsport Nissan, No. 38 Münnich Lamborghini, No. 20 Sumo Power Nissan, and No. 40 Marc VDS Ford were all penalized three grid spaces for the Qualifying Race for failing to slow for a yellow flag during the pre-qualifying practice session.[2]

Races

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Qualifying Race

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Race result

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Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired
1 38 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Germany Marc Basseng
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Lamborghini 39
2 11 China Exim Bank Team China Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Netherlands Nick Catsburg
Corvette 39 −3.251
3 7 Germany Young Driver AMR Germany Alex Müller
Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Aston Martin 39 −6.715
4 5 Switzerland Swiss Racing Team Austria Karl Wendlinger
Netherlands Peter Kox
Lamborghini 39 −6.778
5 41 Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team Belgium Maxime Martin
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Ford 39 −7.055
6 3 France Hexis AMR Monaco Clivio Piccione
Netherlands Stef Dusseldorp
Aston Martin 39 −11.128
7 23 United Kingdom JR Motorsports Germany Lucas Luhr
Germany Michael Krumm
Nissan 39 −33.588
8 6 Switzerland Swiss Racing Team Sweden Max Nilsson
Czech Republic Jiří Janák
Lamborghini 39 −1:12.490
9 47 Luxembourg DKR Engineering France Michaël Rossi
Brazil Jaime Camara
Corvette 39 −1:17.326
10
DNF
4 France Hexis AMR Germany Christian Hohenadel
Italy Andrea Piccini
Aston Martin 36 Suspension
11
DNF
21 United Kingdom Sumo Power GT United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
Australia David Brabham
Nissan 33 Mechanical
12
DNF
20 United Kingdom Sumo Power GT Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Brazil Enrique Bernoldi
Nissan 29 Mechanical
13
DNF
10 Belgium Belgian Racing Serbia Miloš Pavlović
Czech Republic Martin Matzke
Ford 10 Collision
14
DNF
9 Belgium Belgian Racing Switzerland Mathias Beche
Belgium Vanina Ickx
Ford 10 Collision
15
DNF
8 Germany Young Driver AMR United Kingdom Darren Turner
Germany Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin 3 Suspension
16
DNF
22 United Kingdom JR Motorsports United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Nissan 1 Damage
17
DNF
37 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Germany Dominik Schwager
Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli
Lamborghini 1 Damage
18
DNF
40 Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team Germany Marc Hennerici
Belgium Bas Leinders
Ford 0 Collision

Championship Race

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Race result

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Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired
1 38 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Germany Marc Basseng
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Lamborghini 37
2 4 France Hexis AMR Germany Christian Hohenadel
Italy Andrea Piccini
Aston Martin 37 −9.250
3 7 Germany Young Driver AMR Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Germany Alex Müller
Aston Martin 37 −15.465
4 5 Switzerland Swiss Racing Team Austria Karl Wendlinger
Netherlands Peter Kox
Lamborghini 37 −17.970
5 11 China Exim Bank Team China Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Corvette 37 −17.995
6 3 France Hexis AMR Monaco Clivio Piccione
Netherlands Stef Dusseldorp
Aston Martin 37 −20.987
7 8 Germany Young Driver AMR United Kingdom Darren Turner
Germany Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin 37 −23.222
8 41 Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team Belgium Maxime Martin
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Ford 37 −23.345
9 23 United Kingdom JR Motorsport Germany Michael Krumm
Germany Lucas Luhr
Nissan 37 −24.936
10 40 Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team Belgium Bas Leinders
Germany Marc Hennerici
Ford 37 −29.170
11 10 Belgium Belgian Racing Czech Republic Martin Matzke
Serbia Miloš Pavlović
Ford 37 −48.558
12
DNF
22 United Kingdom JR Motorsport United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Nissan 5 Damage
13
DNF
9 Belgium Belgian Racing Belgium Vanina Ickx
Switzerland Mathias Beche
Ford 4 Collision
14
DNF
47 Luxembourg DKR Engineering France Michaël Rossi
Brazil Jaime Camara
Corvette 0 Damage
15
DNF
37 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli
Germany Dominik Schwager
Lamborghini 0 Drivetrain
16
DNF
21 United Kingdom Sumo Power GT Australia David Brabham
United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
Nissan 0 Collision
17
DNF
20 United Kingdom Sumo Power GT Brazil Enrique Bernoldi
Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Nissan 0 Collision
DNS 6 Switzerland Swiss Racing Team Sweden Max Nilsson
Czech Republic Jiří Janák
Lamborghini Did Not Start

References

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  1. ^ "FIA Entry List Zolder (BEL) – 10 April 2011" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  2. ^ Marcel ten Caat (2011-04-08). "GT1 World Zolder – Free Practice and Pre Qualifying". planetlemans.com. Planet Le Mans. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
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