2010 FIA GT1 Algarve round

thumb|250px|Layout of the Algarve International Circuit The 2010 FIA GT1 Algarve round was an auto race held at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal on 17–19 September 2010. Serving as the seventh round of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season, the FIA GT1 race served as part of the larger Portimão Supercar event and was joined by the FIA GT3 European Championship, GT4 European Cup, and Superleague Formula. The former FIA GT Championship previously raced at the Algarve circuit in 2009. Background Success Ballast http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/2010%20FIA%20GT1-%20%20Entry%20list%20Algarve%2014.09.2010.pdf FIA Entry List Algarve (PRT) – 19 September 2010 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile PDF 2010-09-18 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Entry Ballast No. 7 Young Driver AMR 40 kg lb on No. 24 Reiter 30 kg lb on No. 13 Phoenix Racing / Carsport 20 kg lb on No. 1 Vitaphone Racing Team 10 kg lb on No. 10 Hexis AMR 10 kg lb on No. 33 Triple H Team Hegersport 10 kg lb on As part of the FIA Balance of Performance, Ford GTs were allowed the team to increase the size of their air restrictors for more power, although the cars also had to carry an extra 12 kg lb on of ballast. http://www.gt1world.com/news/article/marc-vds Upgrades for Marc VDS in Portimao SRO Group gt1world.com 2010-09-16 2010-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20100919043954/http://gt1world.com/news/article/marc-vds 19 September 2010 dead Further, six teams entered the Portimão round with success ballast. The No. 7 Young Driver which won the previous round at the Nürburgring carried 40 kg lbs on, while further top four finishers Reiter, Phoenix, and Hexis also gained ballast. The No. 11 Vitaphone entry, which led both the Drivers' and Teams' Championships entering Portimão, retains 10 kg lbs on of the 20 previously carried in the previous round, while the No. 33 Hegersport car shed 40 kg of ballast carried over from the Nürburgring. Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini of Vitaphone retained the Drivers' Championship lead they had held since the Paul Ricard round, holding a fourteen-point gap over Thomas Mutsch of Matech. Tomáš Enge and Darren Turner shared third place a further twelve points behind Mutsch. In the Teams' Championship, Vitaphone also held the points lead by a margin of 26 points over Reiter, while Young Driver were four points further back. Qualifying Phoenix's Marc Hennerici was able to put the team's sole Corvette on pole position in the final qualifying session by a margin of three hundredths of a second. Marc VDS initially earned their best qualifying position to date by claiming the front row in the No. 40 Ford GT, but were later penalized to the back of the grid after their car failed a stall test during technical inspection. The penalty promoted the No. 23 Sumo Power Nissan to the front row, while the Vitaphone duo locked out the second row on the grid. 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 13 DEU Marc Hennerici DEU Phoenix Racing / Carsport 1:42.912 1:42.597 1:42.394 1 GRC Alexandros Margaritis 2 40 BEL Maxime Martin BEL Marc VDS Racing Team 1:42.802 1:43.022 1:42.424 23 BEL Bas Leinders 3 23 GBR Peter Dumbreck GBR Sumo Power GT 1:43.102 1:42.583 1:42.724 2 DEU Michael Krumm 4 2 BRA Enrique Bernoldi DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 1:43.188 1:43.327 1:42.827 3 PRT Miguel Ramos 5 1 ITA Andrea Bertolini DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 1:43.088 1:42.721 1:42.843 4 DEU Michael Bartels 6 38 NLD Nicky Pastorelli DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:43.398 1:42.901 1:43.537 5 DEU Dominik Schwager 7 34 AUT Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof DEU Triple H Team Hegersport 1:43.439 1:42.465 1:44.605 6 ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi 8 33 DEU Altfrid Heger DEU Triple H Team Hegersport 1:43.557 1:43.153 No Time 7 DEU Alex Müller 9 37 FRA Christophe Bouchut DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:43.153 1:43.429 8 DEU Marc Basseng 10 25 DEU Frank Kechele DEU Reiter 1:42.750 1:43.510 9 NLD Jos Menten 11 7 GBR Darren Turner DEU Young Driver AMR 1:43.110 1:43.581 10 CZE Tomáš Enge 12 11 FRA Julien Jousse BEL Mad-Croc Racing 1:42.819 1:43.727 11 NLD Xavier Maassen 13 8 DEU Stefan Mücke DEU Young Driver AMR 1:43.397 1:44.303 12 PRT Pedro Lamy 14 9 FRA Frédéric Makowiecki FRA Hexis AMR 1:43.102 1:44.596 13 FRA Yann Clairay 15 4 JPN Seiji Ara CHE Swiss Racing Team 1:42.953 1:44.607 14 SWE Max Nilsson 16 12 FRA Laurent Cazenave BEL Mad-Croc Racing 1:43.568 1:45.124 15 FIN Pertti Kuismanen 17 6 FRA Nicolas Prost CHE Matech Competition 1:43.762 16 CHE Neel Jani 18 41 FIN Markus Palttala BEL Marc VDS Racing Team 1:43.796 17 BEL Renaud Kuppens 19 3 AUT Karl Wendlinger CHE Swiss Racing Team 1:43.812 18 CHE Henri Moser 20 10 CHE Jonathan Hirschi FRA Hexis AMR 1:43.904 19 MCO Clivio Piccione 21 24 NLD Peter Kox DEU Reiter 1:44.008 20 DEU Christopher Haase 22 5 DEU Thomas Mutsch CHE Matech Competition 1:44.083 21 GBR Richard Westbrook 23 22 GBR Jamie Campbell-Walter GBR Sumo Power GT 1:44.686 22 GBR Warren Hughes Races Qualifying Race Alexandros Margaritis led the field away from pole position, taking command for the first half of the race. After the pit stop and driver change, Sumo Power's Peter Dumbreck was able to catch up to leader Marc Hennerici, eventually passing the Corvette into Turn 1 in the final ten minutes of the race. The Vitaphone Maserati of Andrea Bertolini, following close behind the two, was eventually able to also pass Hennerici and secure second place Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 23 GBR Sumo Power GT GBR Peter DumbreckDEU Michael Krumm Nissan 34 2 1 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team DEU Michael BartelsITA Andrea Bertolini Maserati 34 −2.474 3 13 DEU Phoenix Racing / Carsport DEU Marc HennericiGRC Alexandros Margaritis Corvette 34 −9.222 4 7 DEU Young Driver AMR CZE Tomáš EngeGBR Darren Turner Aston Martin 34 −26.210 5 5 CHE Matech Competition DEU Thomas MutschGBR Richard Westbrook Ford 34 −29.079 6 33 DEU Triple H Team Hegersport DEU Altfrid HegerDEU Alex Müller Maserati 34 −39.464 7 11 BEL Mad-Croc Racing NLD Xavier MaassenFRA Julien Jousse Corvette 34 −39.581 8 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport NLD Nicky PastorelliDEU Dominik Schwager Lamborghini 34 −39.982 9 22 GBR Sumo Power GT GBR Warren HughesGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 34 −40.108 10 9 FRA Hexis AMR FRA Frédéric MakowieckiFRA Yann Clairay Aston Martin 34 −40.428 11 4 CHE Swiss Racing Team SWE Max NilssonJPN Seiji Ara Nissan 34 −40.680 12 24 DEU Reiter NLD Peter KoxDEU Christopher Haase Lamborghini 34 −41.549 13 2 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team PRT Miguel RamosBRA Enrique Bernoldi Maserati 34 −43.590 14 25 DEU Reiter NLD Jos MentenDEU Frank Kechele Lamborghini 34 −44.500 15 8 DEU Young Driver AMR DEU Stefan MückePRT Pedro Lamy Aston Martin 34 −47.150 16 10 FRA Hexis AMR MCO Clivio PiccioneCHE Jonathan Hirschi Aston Martin 34 −58.365 17 12 BEL Mad-Croc Racing FIN Pertti KuismanenFRA Laurent Cazenave Corvette 34 −1:51.030 18 34 DEU Triple H Team Hegersport AUT Nikolaus Mayr-MelnhofITA Alessandro Pier Guidi Maserati 33 −1 Lap 19 41 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Renaud KuppensFIN Markus Palttala Ford 33 −1 Lap 20 6 CHE Matech Competition FRA Nicolas ProstCHE Neel Jani Ford 25 −9 Laps 21DNF 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Bas LeindersBEL Maxime Martin Ford 22 Retired 22DNF 3 CHE Swiss Racing Team AUT Karl WendlingerCHE Henri Moser Nissan 18 Damage 23DNF 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengFRA Christophe Bouchut Lamborghini 13 Retired Championship Race Following the Qualifying Race win, the Sumo Power Nissan led into the first turn, ahead of the No. 1 Vitaphone Maserati. Further down the field the No. 38 Münnich Lamborghini spun onto the outside runoff where it was collected by the No. 2 Vitaphone Maserati. Jamie Campbell-Walter's Nissan was also hit in the first turn, causing steering damage and forcing the team's retirement. At the opening of the pit window, the two leaders pitted together, but Sumo Power suffered from a tire change problem which dropped them down the race order, handing the lead to Vitaphone's Andrea Bertolini. The Phoenix Racing Corvette was promoted into second after the pit stops before being overtaken by Richard Westbrook in the No. 5 Matech Ford. Westbrook attempted to chase down the leading Maserati, but was only able to come within a second and a half at the end of the race. Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 1 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team DEU Michael BartelsITA Andrea Bertolini Maserati 34 2 5 CHE Matech Competition DEU Thomas MutschGBR Richard Westbrook Ford 34 −1.402 3 13 DEU Phoenix Racing / Carsport DEU Marc HennericiGRC Alexandros Margaritis Corvette 34 −15.482 4 23 GBR Sumo Power GT GBR Peter DumbreckDEU Michael Krumm Nissan 34 −24.623 5 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Bas LeindersBEL Maxime Martin Ford 34 −31.945 6 9 FRA Hexis AMR FRA Frédéric MakowieckiFRA Yann Clairay Aston Martin 34 −32.483 7 24 DEU Reiter NLD Peter KoxDEU Christopher Haase Lamborghini 34 −32.850 8 25 DEU Reiter NLD Jos MentenDEU Frank Kechele Lamborghini 34 −34.845 9 33 DEU Triple H Team Hegersport DEU Altfrid HegerDEU Alex Müller Maserati 34 −41.948 10 7 DEU Young Driver AMR CZE Tomáš EngeGBR Darren Turner Aston Martin 34 −43.495 11 8 DEU Young Driver AMR DEU Stefan MückePRT Pedro Lamy Aston Martin 34 −44.434 12 6 CHE Matech Competition FRA Nicolas ProstCHE Neel Jani Ford 34 −46.306 13 10 FRA Hexis AMR MCO Clivio PiccioneCHE Jonathan Hirschi Aston Martin 34 −47.565 14 11 BEL Mad-Croc Racing NLD Xavier MaassenFRA Julien Jousse Corvette 34 −54.916 15 41 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Renaud KuppensFIN Markus Palttala Ford 34 −1:10.419 16 12 BEL Mad-Croc Racing FIN Pertti KuismanenFRA Laurent Cazenave Corvette 33 −1 Lap 17 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengFRA Christophe Bouchut Lamborghini 32 −2 Laps 18 4 CHE Swiss Racing Team SWE Max NilssonJPN Seiji Ara Nissan 32 −2 Laps 19 34 DEU Triple H Team Hegersport AUT Nikolaus Mayr-MelnhofITA Alessandro Pier Guidi Maserati 32 −2 Laps 20 3 CHE Swiss Racing Team AUT Karl WendlingerCHE Henri Moser Nissan 31 −3 Laps 21DNF 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport NLD Nicky PastorelliDEU Dominik Schwager Lamborghini 13 Retired 22DNF 22 GBR Sumo Power GT GBR Warren HughesGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 1 Damage 23DNF 2 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team PRT Miguel RamosBRA Enrique Bernoldi Maserati 0 Collision References External links Algarve GT1 Race in Portugal – FIA GT1 World ChampionshipAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship Nürburgring Navarra Algarve FIA GT1 Category:September 2010 sports events in Portugal