2012 FIA GT1 Nogaro round

thumb|250px|Layout of the Circuit Paul Armagnac The 2012 Easter Cup (French: Coupes de Pâques 2012) is a motor race that will be the first of ten rounds in the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/gt-revised-2012-calendar-released/ GT1: Revised 2012 Calendar Released Speed Channel speedtv.com 4 February 2012 3 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120403153927/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/gt-revised-2012-calendar-released/ 2012-04-03 dead It will take place at the Circuit Paul Armagnac in France on 8 April 2012. http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-8711.html Le Championnat du Monde GT 2012 débutera à Nogaro Endurance-Info endurance-info.com French Foubert Claude 9 November 2011 3 April 2012 GT World Championship 2012 will begin at Nogaro 4 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120604111342/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-8711.html dead The race will be the first time the opening race of the GT1 World Championship season has not taken place at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Eighteen cars representing nine manufacturers will take part in the race, including six new manufacturers and seven new teams. Entry of three new teams secures future of FIA GT1 World Championship http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97994 Gary Watkins Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 12 March 2012 3 April 2012 The event will also be the first round of the 2012 FIA GT3 European Championship season. AF Corse's Toni Vilander and Filip Salaquarda started the qualifying race from pole position. The qualifying race was won by Audi drivers Stéphane Ortelli and Laurens Vanthoor, with team-mates Frank Stippler and Oliver Jarvis in second place. Qualifying Qualifying result Qualifying decides the grid order for the Qualifying Race, which in turn decides the grid order for the Championship Race. It is divided into three twenty-minute sessions. Each car has two drivers, designated "Driver 1" and "Driver 2". Driver 1 takes part in the first and third sessions, while Driver 2 takes part in the second session. At the end of the first session, the three slowest cars are eliminated, while the six slowest cars in the second session are also eliminated. The third and final session is contested between the remaining eight cars. As the No. 11 Sunred Ford of Emmanuel Moncini and Andy Soucek was withdrawn from the event, three cars were eliminated from the first session instead of the normal four. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver 1 Team Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Grid Final grid position Driver 2 1 3 FIN Toni Vilander ITA AF Corse 1:26.776 1:26.907 1:26.138 1 CZE Filip Salaquarda 2 32 MON Stéphane Ortelli BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1:26.930 1:26.750 1:26.250 2 BEL Laurens Vanthoor 3 33 DEU Frank Stippler BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1:26.915 1:26.736 1:26.292 3 GBR Oliver Jarvis 4 38 DEU Marc Basseng DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:27.617 1:26.876 1:26.876 4 DEU Markus Winkelhock 5 4 BEL Enzo Ide ITA AF Corse 1:27.932 1:26.705 1:27.010 5 ITA Francesco Castellacci 6 37 NED Nicky Pastorelli DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:29.163 1:26.916 1:27.020 6 DEU Thomas Jäger 7 24 DEU Albert von Thurn und Taxis DEU Reiter Engineering 1:27.418 1:26.400 no time1 1 7 CZE Tomáš Enge 8 2 FRA Grégoire Demoustier FRA Hexis Racing 1:28.873 1:27.017 no time 8 POR Álvaro Parente 9 9 FRA Mike Parisy CHN Exim Bank Team China 1:27.220 1:27.099 9 NZL Matt Halliday 10 25 HKG Darryl O'Young DEU Reiter Engineering 1:27.058 1:27.321 10 NED Peter Kox 11 17 AUT Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof DEU Vita4One Racing Team 1:28.571 1:27.765 11 AUT Mathias Lauda 12 18 NED Yelmer Buurman DEU Vita4One Racing Team 1:28.308 1:27.895 12 DEU Michael Bartels 13 7 BEL Maxime Martin RUS Valmon Racing Team Russia 1:28.724 1:32.763 13 RUS Alexey Vasilyev 14 1 FRA Frédéric Makowiecki FRA Hexis Racing 1:28.004 no time 14 NED Stef Dusseldorp 15 8 FRA Benjamin Lariche CHN Exim Bank Team China 1:29.325 15 CHN Ren Wei 16 6 AUT Andreas Zuber RUS Valmon Racing Team Russia 1:29.921 16 RUS Sergey Afanasyev 17 10 SRB Miloš Pavlović ESP Sunred 1:31.835 17 ITA Matteo Cressoni Notes: 1 1 — The No. 24 Reiter Lamborghini had its Qualifying 3 times cancelled following a stewards decision. http://static.sportresult.com/federations/fia/upload/GT1/data/GT1/2012/01.Nogaro/Qualifying%203/FIA%20GT1%20World%20Championship_Qualifying%203_ResultList_2.0.pdf Results List Qualifying 3 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile PDF 2012-04-07 2012-04-08 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Race results Qualifying Race Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 32 BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT BEL Laurens VanthoorMON Stéphane Ortelli Audi 35 2 33 BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT DEU Frank StipplerGBR Oliver Jarvis Audi 35 +6.030 3 24 DEU Reiter Engineering DEU Albert von Thurn und TaxisCZE Tomáš Enge Lamborghini 35 +6.914 4 2 FRA Hexis Racing POR Álvaro ParenteFRA Grégoire Demoustier McLaren 35 +7.164 5 3 ITA AF Corse CZE Filip SalaquardaFIN Toni Vilander Ferrari 35 +31.293 6 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengDEU Markus Winkelhock Mercedes-Benz 35 +33.785 7 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport NED Nicky PastorelliDEU Thomas Jäger Mercedes-Benz 35 +34.414 8 25 DEU Reiter Engineering NED Peter KoxHKG Darryl O'Young Lamborghini 35 +47.177 9 9 CHN Exim Bank Team China FRA Mike ParisyNZL Matt Halliday Porsche 35 +48.622 10 4 ITA AF Corse ITA Francesco CastellacciBEL Enzo Ide Ferrari 35 +49.997 11 17 DEU Vita4One Racing Team AUT Mathias LaudaAUT Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof BMW 35 +1:02.466 12 18 DEU Vita4One Racing Team DEU Michael BartelsNED Yelmer Buurman BMW 35 +1:27.7911 1 13 6 RUS Valmon Racing Team Russia RUS Sergey AfanasyevAUT Andreas Zuber Aston Martin 34 +1 Lap 14 8 CHN Exim Bank Team China CHN Ren WeiFRA Benjamin Lariche Porsche 34 +1 Lap 15 10 ESP Sunred SRB Miloš PavlovićITA Matteo Cressoni Ford 33 +2 Laps 16 7 RUS Valmon Racing Team Russia RUS Alexey VasilyevBEL Maxime Martin Aston Martin 33 +2 Laps DNS 1 FRA Hexis Racing FRA Frédéric MakowieckiNLD Stef Dusseldorp McLaren – Did not start Notes: 1 1 — The No. 18 Vita4One BMW was given a 30 second post-race penalty for failing to turn off their engine during their pit stop. Championship Race Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 32 BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT BEL Laurens VanthoorMON Stéphane Ortelli Audi 40 2 33 BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT DEU Frank StipplerGBR Oliver Jarvis Audi 40 +3.731 3 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengDEU Markus Winkelhock Mercedes-Benz 40 +4.421 4 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport NED Nicky PastorelliDEU Thomas Jäger Mercedes-Benz 40 +6.366 5 4 ITA AF Corse ITA Francesco CastellacciBEL Enzo Ide Ferrari 40 +18.925 6 3 ITA AF Corse FIN Toni VilanderCZE Filip Salaquarda Ferrari 40 +21.231 7 25 DEU Reiter Engineering NED Peter KoxHKG Darryl O'Young Lamborghini 40 +21.682 8 24 DEU Reiter Engineering CZE Tomáš EngeDEU Albert von Thurn und Taxis Lamborghini 40 +35.234 9 9 CHN Exim Bank Team China FRA Mike ParisyNZL Matt Halliday Porsche 40 +49.619 10 18 DEU Vita4One Racing Team DEU Michael BartelsNED Yelmer Buurman BMW 40 +1:00.307 11 17 DEU Vita4One Racing Team AUT Mathias LaudaAUT Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof BMW 40 +1:05.808 12 7 RUS Valmon Racing Team Russia BEL Maxime MartinRUS Alexey Vasilyev Aston Martin 40 +1:27.167 13 6 RUS Valmon Racing Team Russia RUS Sergey AfanasyevAUT Andreas Zuber Aston Martin 39 +1 Lap 14 10 ESP Sunred SRB Miloš PavlovićITA Matteo Cressoni Ford 38 +2 Laps 15 8 CHN Exim Bank Team China CHN Ren WeiFRA Benjamin Lariche Porsche 37 +3 Laps 16DNF 2 FRA Hexis Racing FRA Grégoire DemoustierPOR Álvaro Parente McLaren 18 Retired 17DNF 1 FRA Hexis Racing FRA Frédéric MakowieckiNLD Stef Dusseldorp McLaren 3 Throttle References 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship None Zolder Nogaro Nogaro