2011 FIA GT1 Algarve round

thumb|200px|The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve The 2011 FIA GT1 Algarve round is an auto racing event held at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal on 6–8 May 2011. The event is the third round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. FIA GT1 previously visited the Algarve circuit in autumn 2010, with drivers Peter Dumbreck and Michael Krumm of Sumo Power Nissan winning the Qualifying Race, and Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini of Vitaphone Maserati winning the Championship Race. The event is supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship, the Mini Challenge, and local Portuguese racing series. The race weekend was swept by Nissan, whose teams won pole position and both races. JR Motorsports' Richard Westbrook and Peter Dumbreck won pole on qualifying, while the rest of Nissan locked out the front two rows of the grid. In the Qualifying Race Westbrook and Dumbreck won by less than a second over teammates Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr, and Sumo Power's David Brabham and Jamie Campbell-Walter earned Nissan a podium sweep. In the Championship Race, Westbrook and Dumbreck's car suffered gearbox failure, allowing Krumm and Luhr to take the race victory, ahead of Darren Turner and Stefan Mücke for Young Driver Aston Martin, and Brabham and Campbell-Walter once again finishing third. Background Success Ballast http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/FIA%20GT1%20Algarve%20-%20FIA%20Entry%20List%20%20-%20Amended%20version%20published%20on%2002.05.2011.pdf FIA Entry List – Amended Version – Algarve (PRT) – 8 May 2011 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile PDF 2011-05-02 2011-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110825031650/http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/FIA%20GT1%20Algarve%20-%20FIA%20Entry%20List%20%20-%20Amended%20version%20published%20on%2002.05.2011.pdf 25 August 2011 dead Entry Ballast No. 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 50 kg lbs on No. 3 Hexis AMR 25 kg lbs on No. 4 Hexis AMR 10 kg lbs on No. 7 Young Driver AMR 10 kg lbs on No. 5 Swiss Racing Team 5 kg lbs on No. 11 Exim Bank Team China 5 kg lbs on Following the sweep of both races in the second round at Zolder, Markus Winkelhock and Marc Basseng come to the Algarve as the Drivers' Championship leaders, thirteen points clear of Abu Dhabi winners Clivio Piccione and Stef Dusseldorp, and a further six points ahead of the other Hexis AMR drivers Christian Hohenadel and Andrea Piccini. Winkelhock and Basseng's success has however hampered their car with 50 kg lbs on of success ballast, while Piccione and Dusseldorp have lost 5 kg lbs on from what they carried at Zolder. In the Teams' Championship, Münnich Lamborghini has a 19-point lead over Hexis Aston Martin. The second Aston Martin squad of Young Driver AMR is three points behind Hexis. Following scheduling conflicts for several drivers involved other racing series, three teams have made changes to their line-ups for this round. DKR Engineering has replaced Jaime Camara with experienced GT1 driver Matteo Bobbi, who drove for both Hegersport and Marc VDS in 2010, http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-7072.html Matteo Bobbi remplace Jaime Camara chez DKR Engineering. Endurance-Info endurance-info.com Laurent Mercier French 2011-05-03 2011-05-03 2011-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110507034634/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-7072.html dead while Frédéric Makowiecki is replaced by former Hexis driver Yann Clairay at Marc VDS. http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-7021.html Deux piges pour Yann Clairay chez Marc VDS Racing Team. Endurance-Info endurance-info.com French 2011-04-28 2011-04-29 2011-05-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110503204555/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-7021.html dead Belgian Racing has made changes to the line-ups of both of their cars; Christoffer Nygaard joins the team after campaigning for Young Driver in 2010 to partner Vanina Ickx in the Mo. 9 Ford, while Antoine Leclerc, who drove for the team in Abu Dhabi earlier this season, moves to the No. 10 car to partner Martin Matzke. http://www.gt1world.com/news/article/ickx-to-remain-at-belgian-racing- Icky secures Belgian Racing drive SRO Group FIA GT1 World Championship 2011-04-30 2011-05-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20110505200558/http://gt1world.com/news/article/ickx-to-remain-at-belgian-racing- 2011-05-05 dead 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 22 GBR Richard Westbrook GBR JR Motorsports 1:43.088 1:42.399 1:42.427 1 GBR Peter Dumbreck 2 20 BRA Enrique Bernoldi GBR Sumo Power GT 1:43.001 1:43.256 1:42.517 2 BRA Ricardo Zonta 3 23 DEU Lucas Luhr GBR JR Motorsports 1:42.990 1:41.959 1:42.574 3 DEU Michael Krumm 4 21 GBR Jamie Campbell-Walter GBR Sumo Power GT 1:43.111 1:42.845 1:43.061 4 AUS David Brabham 5 5 AUT Karl Wendlinger CHE Swiss Racing Team 1:43.789 1:43.288 1:43.733 5 NLD Peter Kox 6 3 MCO Clivio Piccione FRA Hexis AMR 1:43.604 1:43.265 1:44.157 6 NLD Stef Dusseldorp 7 41 FRA Yann Clairay BEL Marc VDS Racing Team 1:44.081 1:43.147 No Time 7 BEL Maxime Martin 8 8 DEU Stefan Mücke DEU Young Driver AMR 1:42.966 1:42.248 1:42.7261 1 132 2 GBR Darren Turner 9 7 CZE Tomáš Enge DEU Young Driver AMR 1:43.958 1:43.534 8 DEU Alex Müller 10 40 DEU Marc Hennerici BEL Marc VDS Racing Team 1:43.908 1:43.579 9 BEL Bas Leinders 11 7 DEU Christian Hohenadel FRA Hexis AMR 1:43.837 1:43.646 10 ITA Andrea Piccini 12 11 NLD Mike Hezemans CHN Exim Bank Team China 1:44.042 1:43.727 11 NLD Nick Catsburg 13 38 DEU Markus Winkelhock DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:42.832 1:43.795 12 DEU Marc Basseng 14 6 SWE Max Nilsson CHE Swiss Racing Team 1:43.988 1:43.966 14 CZE Jiří Janák 15 47 ITA Matteo Bobbi LUX DKR Engineering 1:44.182 15 FRA Michaël Rossi 16 9 DNK Christoffer Nygaard BEL Belgian Racing 1:44.650 16 BEL Vanina Ickx 17 10 CZE Martin Matzke BEL Belgian Racing 1:45.359 17 FRA Antoine Leclerc – 37 NLD Nicky Pastorelli DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport No Time 18 DEU Dominik Schwager 1 The No. 8 Young Driver Aston Martin's Session 3 times were cancelled after Stefan Mücke returned to the team's pit stall at the end of the session instead of entering parc fermé. Their qualifying position was demoted to eighth. http://media.gt1world.com/results.php?season=2011&event=3&session=Qualifying%203 Results: 2011 Round 3 – Algarve – Qualifying 3 SRO Group FIA GT1 World Championship 2011-05-07 2011-05-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120105150743/http://media.gt1world.com/results.php?event=3&season=2011&session=Qualifying%203 2012-01-05 dead 2 The No. 8 Young Driver Aston Martin received a five grid place penalty for changing an engine during the event. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91202 Nissan dominates GT1 qualifying Haymarket Press Autosport.com 2011-05-07 2011-05-08 Races Qualifying Race The quartet of Nissans which had locked out the front two rows led away from the rolling start, with pole sitter Peter Dumbreck entering the first corner in the lead. The No. 5 Swiss Lamborghini of Peter Kox was able to get amongst the Nissans, but made contact with the No. 20 Sumo Power Nissan of Ricardo Zonta, spinning Zonta to a stop on the inside of the corner. Entering the fourth turn, Kox's Lamborghini was then spun by Alex Müller's Young Driver Aston Martin and collecting the Hexis Aston Martin of Clivio Piccione. Müller's car suffered suspension failure and retired after being vaulted into the air by the Lamborghini, while the rest of the field following behind was forced to use runoff and gravel areas on the outside of the turn to avoid the three spun cars. Following the first lap melee, Dumbreck held his lead over teammate Michael Krumm, and Sumo Power's David Brabham maintained third. Stefan Mücke used the incidents to his advantage to move from thirteenth to sixth, while Dominik Schwager was elevated to seventh position after starting last. At the opening of the pit window Dumbreck's lead was nearly a second over Krumm, while Mücke, Schwager, and Yann Clairay had all managed to pass the Exim Bank Corvette of Nick Catsburg to take fourth, fifth, and sixth places respectively. After the leading pair made their individual stops on consecutive laps, Lucas Luhr was able to take over the race lead from his teammate Richard Westbrook, but two laps later Westbrook passed Luhr down the inside into Turn 1. Westbrook and Luhr maintained their positions within a second of each other to the end of the race, while Jamie Campbell-Walter secured a Nissan sweep of the podium by holding third place fifteen seconds behind the leaders. Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 22 GBR JR Motorsport GBR Peter DumbreckGBR Richard Westbrook Nissan 34 2 23 GBR JR Motorsport DEU Michael KrummDEU Lucas Luhr Nissan 34 −0.388 3 21 GBR Sumo Power GT AUS David BrabhamGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 34 −11.239 4 8 DEU Young Driver AMR GBR Darren TurnerDEU Stefan Mücke Aston Martin 34 −16.218 5 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport NLD Nicky PastorelliDEU Dominik Schwager Lamborghini 34 −25.994 6 41 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Maxime MartinFRA Yann Clairay Ford 34 −32.599 7 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengDEU Markus Winkelhock Lamborghini 34 −39.688 8 20 GBR Sumo Power GT BRA Enrique BernoldiBRA Ricardo Zonta Nissan 34 −40.999 9 11 CHN Exim Bank Team China NLD Mike HezemansNLD Nick Catsburg Corvette 34 −45.470 10 5 CHE Swiss Racing Team AUT Karl WendlingerNLD Peter Kox Lamborghini 34 −1:00.389 11 4 FRA Hexis AMR DEU Christian HohenadelITA Andrea Piccini Aston Martin 34 −1:01.718 12 6 CHE Swiss Racing Team SWE Max NilssonCZE Jiří Janák Lamborghini 34 −1:10.533 13 3 FRA Hexis AMR MCO Clivio PiccioneNLD Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin 34 −1:14.432 14 9 BEL Belgian Racing BEL Vanina IckxDNK Christoffer Nygaard Ford 34 −1:20.638 15 47 LUX DKR Engineering FRA Michaël RossiITA Matteo Bobbi Corvette 34 −1:33.815 16 10 BEL Belgian Racing CZE Martin MatzkeFRA Antoine Leclerc Ford 33 −1 Lap 17DNF 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Bas LeindersDEU Marc Hennerici Ford 20 Puncture 18DNF 7 DEU Young Driver AMR CZE Tomáš EngeDEU Alex Müller Aston Martin 0 Collision Championship Race Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 23 GBR JR Motorsport DEU Michael KrummDEU Lucas Luhr Nissan 34 2 8 DEU Young Driver AMR GBR Darren TurnerDEU Stefan Mücke Aston Martin 34 −5.497 3 21 GBR Sumo Power GT AUS David BrabhamGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 34 −6.273 4 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport NLD Nicky PastorelliDEU Dominik Schwager Lamborghini 34 −8.095 5 5 CHE Swiss Racing Team AUT Karl WendlingerNLD Peter Kox Lamborghini 34 −19.651 6 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengDEU Markus Winkelhock Lamborghini 34 −28.713 7 20 GBR Sumo Power GT BRA Enrique BernoldiBRA Ricardo Zonta Nissan 34 −29.045 8 4 FRA Hexis AMR DEU Christian HohenadelITA Andrea Piccini Aston Martin 34 −31.111 9 11 CHN Exim Bank Team China NLD Mike HezemansNLD Nick Catsburg Corvette 34 −31.929 10 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Bas LeindersDEU Marc Hennerici Ford 34 −55.248 11 9 BEL Belgian Racing BEL Vanina IckxDNK Christoffer Nygaard Ford 34 −1:34.717 12 22 GBR JR Motorsport GBR Peter DumbreckGBR Richard Westbrook Nissan 26 −8 Laps 13DNF 7 DEU Young Driver AMR CZE Tomáš EngeDEU Alex Müller Aston Martin 20 Alternator 14DNF 47 LUX DKR Engineering FRA Michaël RossiITA Matteo Bobbi Corvette 6 Gearbox 15DNF 41 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Maxime MartinFRA Yann Clairay Ford 3 Transmission 16DNF 6 CHE Swiss Racing Team SWE Max NilssonCZE Jiří Janák Lamborghini 2 Gearbox 17DNF 10 BEL Belgian Racing CZE Martin MatzkeFRA Antoine Leclerc Ford 1 Damage 18DNF 3 FRA Hexis AMR MCO Clivio PiccioneNLD Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin 0 Transmission References External links Circuito Algarve GT1 Race in Portugal – FIA GT1 World ChampionshipAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship Zolder Sachsenring Algarve FIA GT1