2011 FIA GT1 San Luis round

thumb|250px|The Potrero de los Funes Circuit The 2011 FIA GT1 San Luis round was an auto racing event held at the Potrero de los Funes Circuit, San Luis, Argentina on 4–6 November, and was the final round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's second race held in Argentina, a week after the 2010 San Luis round at the 6.270 km mi on circuit. This event was supported by the TC 2000 Championship, Fiat Linea Competizione and the Argentine Formula Renault Championship. Background Success Ballast http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/FIA%20GT1%20Beijing%20-%20FIA%20Entry%20List%20-%20published%20on%2008.09.2011.pdf?Openelement FIA Entry List – Beijing (CHN) – 11 September 2011 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile PDF 2011-09-10 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Entry Ballast No. 8 Young Driver AMR 55 kg lbs on No. 41 Marc VDS Racing Team 35 kg lbs on No. 7 Young Driver AMR 30 kg lbs on No. 23 JR Motorsports 30 kg lbs on No. 22 JR Motorsports 15 kg lbs on Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr went into this weekend as championship leaders in the Drivers Championship, eleven points ahead of Young Driver AMR drivers Darren Turner and Stefan Mücke. The Championship was up for grabs, as far down as sixth place Marc VDS driver Maxime Martin who was on 98 points and could have won the championship by winning the two races thus picking up 33 points and tying with Krumm and Luhr but only if the Germans either did not finish in the points or retired. Martin could winn the championship by picking up a possible six wins to Krumm and Luhr's four. In the Teams Championship, Young Driver AMR overtook JRM in the previous round at Beijing and led by eight points. Markus Palttala replaced Yann Clairay for this round returning behind the wheel of the No. 10 Belgian Racing Ford GT after racing with the team at Silverstone. Clairay replaced Bertrand Baguette behind the wheel of the No. 41 Marc VDS car. Exim Bank Team China drafted in two new drivers Yelmer Buurman and Francesco Pastorelli for the Argentine round both making their FIA GT1 débuts replacing Ho-Pin Tung and Jeroen den Boer. Ricardo Risatti returned to the championship competing in the No. 40 Marc VDS Ford replacing Marc Hennerici. He made a cameo appearance in the San Luis round last season with Young Driver AMR. Christopher Haase also returns to the championship replacing Benjamin Leuenberger in the No. 47 DKR Lamborghini. The 2010 FIA GT3 champion raced for Reiter Engineering in the previous season. 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 23 DEU Michael Krumm GBR JR Motorsports 2:15.008 2:00.947 2:14.233 1 DEU Lucas Luhr 2 11 NLD Yelmer Buurman CHN Exim Bank Team China 2:15.110 2:14.173 2:14.604 2 NLD Francesco Pastorelli 3 21 AUS David Brabham GBR Sumo Power GT 2:14.912 2:14.852 2:14.787 3 DEU Alex Müller 4 22 GBR Richard Westbrook GBR JR Motorsports 2:15.816 2:14.810 2:14.812 9 GBR Peter Dumbreck 5 37 DEU Dominik Schwager DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 2:14.762 2:14.277 2:14.891 4 NLD Nicky Pastorelli 6 4 ITA Andrea Piccini FRA Hexis AMR 2:15.416 2:14.716 2:15.059 5 DEU Christian Hohenadel 7 20 BRA Enrique Bernoldi GBR Sumo Power GT 2:15.666 2:14.901 2:15.452 6 NLD Nick Catsburg 8 3 MCO Clivio Piccione FRA Hexis AMR 2:15.483 2:14.774 2:15.463 7 NLD Stef Dusseldorp 9 7 CZE Tomáš Enge DEU Young Driver AMR 2:15.645 2:15.351 8 DEU Alex Müller 10 38 DEU Marc Basseng DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 2:15.138 2:15.572 10 DEU Markus Winkelhock 11 40 BEL Bas Leinders BEL Marc VDS Racing Team 2:16.463 2:15.615 11 ARG Ricardo Risatti 12 47 DEU Manuel Lauck LUX DKR www-discount.de 2:15.535 2:15.669 12 DEU Christopher Haase 13 10 FIN Markus Palttala BEL Belgian Racing 2:15.856 2:16.145 13 FRA Antoine Leclerc 14 41 BEL Maxime Martin BEL Marc VDS Racing Team 2:16.091 2:16.395 18 FRA Yann Clairay 15 12 FRA Michaël Rossi CHN Exim Bank Team China 2:16.514 14 BEL Nico Verdonck 16 48 GBR Jonathan Kennard LUX DKR www-discount.de 2:16.678 15 DEU Christopher Brück 17 9 DNK Christoffer Nygaard BEL Belgian Racing 2:16.833 16 CHE Jonathan Hirschi 18 8 GBR Darren Turner DEU Young Driver AMR No Time 17 DEU Stefan Mücke Races Qualifying Race The Qualifying race saw Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr win the Drivers Championship with the Championship Race still to run. They finished in second place behind the No. 11 Corvette with nearest rivals Turner and Mücke not starting the race due to an accident in pre-qualifying. The Corvette pairing of Buurman and Pastorelli won on their début outing in the GT1 World Championship. The Teams Championship was still up for grabs going into the Championship Race with Young Driver AMR leading over JRM by three points. Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 11 CHN Exim Bank Team China NLD Yelmer BuurmanNLD Francesco Pastorelli Corvette 26 2 23 GBR JR Motorsports DEU Michael KrummDEU Lucas Luhr Nissan 26 −0.316 3 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Dominik SchwagerNLD Nicky Pastorelli Lamborghini 26 −17.054 4 20 GBR Sumo Power GT BRA Enrique BernoldiNLD Nick Catsburg Nissan 26 −17.406 5 7 DEU Young Driver AMR CZE Tomáš EngeDEU Alex Müller Aston Martin 26 −20.311 6 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengDEU Markus Winkelhock Lamborghini 26 −21.751 7 21 GBR Sumo Power GT AUS David BrabhamGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 26 −22.919 8 3 FRA Hexis AMR MCO Clivio PiccioneNLD Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin 26 −24.404 9 47 LUX DKR www-discount.de DEU Manuel LauckDEU Christopher Haase Lamborghini 26 −43.562 10 10 BEL Belgian Racing FIN Markus PalttalaFRA Antoine Leclerc Ford 26 −50.890 11 12 CHN Exim Bank Team China FRA Michaël RossiBEL Nico Verdonck Corvette 26 −57.282 12 9 BEL Belgian Racing DNK Christoffer NygaardCHE Jonathan Hirschi Ford 26 −1:14.414 13 48 LUX DKR www-discount.de GBR Jonathan KennardDEU Christopher Brück Lamborghini 26 −1:30.464 14 4 FRA Hexis AMR ITA Andrea PicciniDEU Christian Hohenadel Aston Martin 24 +2 laps 15 41 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Maxime MartinFRA Yann Clairay Ford 21 +5 laps 16NC 22 GBR JR Motorsports GBR Richard WestbrookGBR Peter Dumbreck Nissan 9 Not Classified 17DNF 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Bas LeindersARG Ricardo Risatti Ford 1 Contact DNS 8 DEU Young Driver AMR GBR Darren TurnerDEU Stefan Mücke Aston Martin – Damage Championship Race The Championship Race immediately started in chaos with a 5-way crash as soon as the race went underway. One of the cars involved was the No. 23 car which was the Drivers Championship-winning car and also the first and only retirement for that car in the season. Other cars involved were the two All-Inkl Lamborghini's, the No. 48 DKR Lamborghini and the No. 21 Sumo Power Nissan. The Championship Race was won by Qualifying Race winners Buurman and Pastorelli and was the first and only Championship Race win for the Corvette brand. JR Motorsports overtook Young Driver AMR in the Teams Championship by one point but the Championship was won by Hexis AMR who grabbed up 25 points in the Championship race and overtook the two teams. Hexis won the Teams Championship by three points. Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 11 CHN Exim Bank Team China NLD Yelmer BuurmanNLD Francesco Pastorelli Corvette 22 2 47 LUX DKR www-discount.de DEU Manuel LauckDEU Christopher Haase Lamborghini 22 −4.043 3 3 FRA Hexis AMR MCO Clivio PiccioneNLD Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin 22 −13.224 4 20 GBR Sumo Power GT BRA Enrique BernoldiNLD Nick Catsburg Nissan 22 −21.189 5 4 FRA Hexis AMR ITA Andrea PicciniDEU Christian Hohenadel Aston Martin 22 −24.786 6 10 BEL Belgian Racing FIN Markus PalttalaFRA Antoine Leclerc Ford 22 −29.243 7 9 BEL Belgian Racing DNK Christoffer NygaardCHE Jonathan Hirschi Ford 22 −30.790 8 22 GBR JR Motorsports GBR Richard WestbrookGBR Peter Dumbreck Nissan 22 −32.386 9 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Bas LeindersARG Ricardo Risatti Ford 22 −34.467 10 7 DEU Young Driver AMR CZE Tomáš EngeDEU Alex Müller Aston Martin 22 −35.269 11 41 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Maxime MartinFRA Yann Clairay Ford 21 +1 lap 12DNF 12 CHN Exim Bank Team China FRA Michaël RossiBEL Nico Verdonck Corvette 6 Retired 13DNF 21 GBR Sumo Power GT AUS David BrabhamGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 0 Collision 14DNF 23 GBR JR Motorsports DEU Michael KrummDEU Lucas Luhr Nissan 0 Collision 15DNF 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Dominik SchwagerNLD Nicky Pastorelli Lamborghini 0 Collision 16DNF 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengDEU Markus Winkelhock Lamborghini 0 Collision 17DNF 48 LUX DKR www-discount.de GBR Jonathan KennardDEU Christopher Brück Lamborghini 0 Collision DNS 8 DEU Young Driver AMR GBR Darren TurnerDEU Stefan Mücke Aston Martin – Damage References External links San Luis GT1 Race in Argentina – FIA GT1 World Championship 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship Beijing None San Luis FIA GT1 FIA GT1 San Luis round