2011 RAC Tourist Trophy

thumb|Map of the Silverstone Circuit The 2011 RAC Tourist Trophy was an auto racing event held at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England on 3–5 June, and was the fifth round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's second race held at the 5.901 km mi on Silverstone, although it is the first international racing series to use the brand new pit complex which was being built at the time of last years race. The event was supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship, GT4 European Cup and Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo. Background Success Ballast http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/FIA%20GT1%20Silverstone%20-%20FIA%20Entry%20List-published%20on%2027%20May.pdf?Openelement FIA Entry List – Silverstone (GBR) – 5 June 2011 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile PDF 2011-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20110825031921/http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/FIA%20GT1%20Silverstone%20-%20FIA%20Entry%20List-published%20on%2027%20May.pdf?Openelement 25 August 2011 dead Entry Ballast No. 4 Hexis AMR 30 kg lbs on No. 8 Young Driver AMR 30 kg lbs on No. 37 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 25 kg lbs on No. 20 Sumo Power GT 5 kg lbs on No. 21 Sumo Power GT 5 kg lbs on No. 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 5 kg lbs on After a collision between the two Swiss Racing Team Lamborghini's, the team decided to miss the Tourist Trophy as they could not repair the damage in time for the weekend. DKR Engineering returned to the grid with the one car after missing the Sachsenring round due to lack of spare parts available. Markus Palttala and Andreas Zuber return to the series. Palttala returns behind the wheel of a Ford GT replacing Yann Clairay in the No. 10 Belgian Racing machine, racing alongside Antoine Leclerc. He raced a full season for Marc VDS Racing Team in 2010. Zuber raced for Exim Bank Team China alongside Mike Hezemans, replacing Nick Catsburg. Zuber raced only the first two rounds in 2010 for Phoenix Racing / Carsport who also ran a Corvette similar to the one he used at Silverstone. Dimitri Enjalbert makes his GT1 début for DKR Engineering alongside French compatriot Michaël Rossi, replacing Matteo Bobbi. Qualifying Qualifying result 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 11 NLD Mike Hezemans CHN Exim Bank Team China 1:59.584 1:59.334 1:58.967 1 AUT Andreas Zuber 2 23 DEU Michael Krumm GBR JR Motorsports 1:59.384 1:59.506 1:59.140 2 DEU Lucas Luhr 3 7 CZE Tomáš Enge DEU Young Driver AMR 1:59.344 1:59.799 1:59.361 3 DEU Alex Müller 4 8 DEU Stefan Mücke DEU Young Driver AMR 1:59.510 1:59.816 1:59.595 4 GBR Darren Turner 5 22 GBR Richard Westbrook GBR JR Motorsports 1:59.376 1:59.803 2:00.043 5 GBR Peter Dumbreck 6 21 GBR Jamie Campbell-Walter GBR Sumo Power GT 2:00.091 1:59.727 2:00.068 6 AUS David Brabham 7 20 GBR Warren Hughes GBR Sumo Power GT 1:59.843 1:59.823 2:00.105 7 BRA Enrique Bernoldi 8 41 FRA Frédéric Makowiecki BEL Marc VDS Racing Team 2:00.364 1:59.683 2:00.592 8 BEL Maxime Martin 9 3 NLD Stef Dusseldorp FRA Hexis AMR 2:00.053 2:00.043 9 MCO Clivio Piccione 10 4 DEU Christian Hohenadel FRA Hexis AMR 2:00.149 2:00.139 10 ITA Andrea Piccini 11 37 NLD Nicky Pastorelli DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 2:01.586 2:00.516 11 DEU Dominik Schwager 12 40 BEL Bas Leinders BEL Marc VDS Racing Team 2:00.792 2:00.786 12 DEU Marc Hennerici 13 47 FRA Dimitri Enjalbert LUX DKR Engineering 2:00.360 2:00.962 13 FRA Michaël Rossi 14 38 DEU Marc Basseng DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 2:01.738 2:01.194 14 DEU Markus Winkelhock 15 9 BEL Vanina Ickx BEL Belgian Racing 2:01.986 15 DNK Christoffer Nygaard 16 10 FRA Antoine Leclerc BEL Belgian Racing 2:02.490 16 FIN Markus Palttala Races Qualifying Race Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 7 DEU Young Driver AMR CZE Tomáš EngeDEU Alex Müller Aston Martin 30 2 23 GBR JR Motorsports DEU Michael KrummDEU Lucas Luhr Nissan 30 −1.840 3 11 CHN Exim Bank Team China NLD Mike HezemansAUT Andreas Zuber Corvette 30 −18.923 4 20 GBR Sumo Power GT GBR Warren HughesBRA Enrique Bernoldi Nissan 30 −26.681 5 3 FRA Hexis AMR NLD Stef DusseldorpMCO Clivio Piccione Aston Martin 30 −32.758 6 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport NLD Nicky PastorelliDEU Dominik Schwager Lamborghini 30 −55.936 7 9 BEL Belgian Racing BEL Vanina IckxDNK Christoffer Nygaard Ford 30 −1:21.843 8 10 BEL Belgian Racing FRA Antoine LeclercFIN Markus Palttala Ford 30 −1:41.562 9 47 LUX DKR Engineering FRA Dimitri EnjalbertFRA Michaël Rossi Corvette 30 −1:50.177 10 4 FRA Hexis AMR DEU Christian HohenadelITA Andrea Piccini Aston Martin 29 −1 lap 11DNF 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Bas LeindersDEU Marc Hennerici Ford 23 Retired 12NC 41 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team FRA Frédéric MakowieckiBEL Maxime Martin Ford 12 Not Classified 13DNF 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengDEU Markus Winkelhock Lamborghini 8 Retired 14DNF 21 GBR Sumo Power GT GBR Jamie Campbell-WalterAUS David Brabham Nissan 1 Collision 15DNF 8 DEU Young Driver AMR DEU Stefan MückeGBR Darren Turner Aston Martin 1 Collision 16DNF 22 GBR JR Motorsport GBR Richard WestbrookGBR Peter Dumbreck Nissan 0 Collision Championship Race Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 23 GBR JR Motorsports DEU Michael KrummDEU Lucas Luhr Nissan 28 2 7 DEU Young Driver AMR CZE Tomáš EngeDEU Alex Müller Aston Martin 28 −0.220 3 11 CHN Exim Bank Team China NLD Mike HezemansAUT Andreas Zuber Corvette 28 −0.491 4 3 FRA Hexis AMR MCO Clivio PiccioneNLD Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin 28 −2.417 5 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengDEU Markus Winkelhock Lamborghini 28 −7.436 6 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Bas LeindersDEU Marc Hennerici Ford 28 −10.831 7 20 GBR Sumo Power GT GBR Warren HughesBRA Enrique Bernoldi Nissan 28 −13.063 8 10 BEL Belgian Racing FRA Antoine LeclercFIN Markus Palttala Ford 28 −24.117 9 9 BEL Belgian Racing BEL Vanina IckxDNK Christoffer Nygaard Ford 28 −58.515 10DNF 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Dominik SchwagerNLD Nicky Pastorelli Lamborghini 25 Engine 11DNF 41 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Maxime MartinFRA Frédéric Makowiecki Ford 17 Collision 12DNF 21 GBR Sumo Power GT AUS David BrabhamGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 16 Collision 13DNF 4 FRA Hexis AMR DEU Christian HohenadelITA Andrea Piccini Aston Martin 16 Collision 14DNF 47 LUX DKR Engineering FRA Michaël RossiFRA Dimitri Enjalbert Corvette 16 Collision 15DNF 8 DEU Young Driver AMR DEU Stefan MückeGBR Darren Turner Aston Martin 10 Collision 16DNF 22 GBR JR Motorsport GBR Richard WestbrookGBR Peter Dumbreck Nissan 10 Collision References External links Silverstone GT1 Race in Great Britain – FIA GT1 World Championship 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship Sachsenring Navarra RAC Tourist Trophy RAC Tourist Trophy Category:RAC Tourist Trophy