2010 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round

December 2023 thumb|right|250px|Circuit Paul Ricard (1C-V2) thumb|right|200px|A Matech Ford GT1 testing at Paul Ricard prior to the 2010 season The 2010 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round was an auto racing event held at the Paul Ricard HTTT, Le Castellet, France on 2–4 June. The Paul Ricard event was the fourth round of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season. The 5.81 km mi on circuit had previously been utilized by the FIA as a test circuit for all manufacturers as part of FIA GT1's balance of performance, and was also used by the FIA GT Championship in 2009. Support series for the event include the FIA GT3 European Championship, the GT4 European Cup, and the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo. Background Success Ballast http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/FIA%20GT1%20Paul%20Ricard%20-%20FIA%20entry%20list.pdf FIA Entry List Paul Ricard (FRA) – 04 July 2010 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2010-07-03 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Entry Ballast No. 5 Matech Competition 40 kg lbs on No. 7 Young Driver AMR 30 kg lbs on No. 13 Phoenix Racing / Carsport 20 kg lbs on No. 23 Sumo Power GT 20 kg lbs on After three rounds of the championship, Romain Grosjean and Thomas Mutsch of Matech once again lead the Drivers Championship for the first time since their victory in Abu Dhabi to start the season. Grosjean and Mutsch lead the Vitaphone pair of Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini by twelve points. In the Teams Championship however it is Vitaphone who are on top but are carrying only a four-point margin over Matech. Also, following a fire at Silverstone, Phoenix is once again down to a single Corvette, reducing the series grid to 23. Defending GT1 class race winner Enrique Bernoldi, who won the 2009 FIA GT event in a Corvette, is also part of the 2010 field with Vitaphone Maserati. Following the previous round in Brno, performance balancing modifications were published by the FIA which affected four manufacturers. The affected four, Corvette, http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/GT1_Corvette%20Z06_15.06.2010_70.pdf Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2010-06-15 2010-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711000037/http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/GT1_Corvette%20Z06_15.06.2010_70.pdf 11 July 2011 dead dmy-all Maserati, http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/GT1_Maserati%20MC12_15.06.2010_72.pdf Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2010-06-15 2010-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711000112/http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/GT1_Maserati%20MC12_15.06.2010_72.pdf 11 July 2011 dead dmy-all Ford, http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/GT1_Ford%20GT_15.06.2010_71.pdf Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2010-06-15 2010-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711000140/http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/GT1_Ford%20GT_15.06.2010_71.pdf 11 July 2011 dead dmy-all and Aston Martin, http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/GT1_Aston%20Martin%20DB9_15.06.2010_69.pdf Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2010-06-15 2010-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711000218/http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/GT1_Aston%20Martin%20DB9_15.06.2010_69.pdf 11 July 2011 dead dmy-all all had weight added to their minimum requirement in order to retard their performance potential, with Maserati having the most dramatic change with 55 kg lbs on added to their minimum. Further, the Fords also had their air restrictors reduced in size in order to decrease engine power. In addition to performance balancing weight additions, four teams had success ballast further added following their performances at the Brno round. Brno Championship Racing winners Romain Grosjean and Thomas Mutsch in the No. 5 Matech Ford will carry 40 kg lbs on of ballast for the second time this season, while the No. 7 Young Driver Aston Martin, No. 13 Phoenix Corvette, and No. 23 Sumo Power Nissan are also carrying with ballast. Qualifying Vitaphone Maserati drivers Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini earned their second consecutive pole position in FIA GT1 by setting a lap time over half a second faster than any other competitor in the third qualifying session. Peter Kox and Christopher Haase gave Lamborghini their first front row start in FIA GT1 by taking second. 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 1 ITA Andrea Bertolini DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 2:04.189 2:04.469 2:03.511 1 DEU Michael Bartels 2 24 NLD Peter Kox DEU Reiter 2:04.729 2:05.098 2:04.028 2 DEU Christopher Haase 3 23 DEU Michael Krumm GBR Sumo Power GT 2:03.785 2:04.659 2:04.392 3 GBR Peter Dumbreck 4 11 NLD Mike Hezemans BEL Mad-Croc Racing 2:04.716 2:04.139 2:04.438 4 NLD Xavier Maassen 5 22 GBR Warren Hughes GBR Sumo Power GT 2:04.541 2:05.035 2:04.701 5 GBR Jamie Campbell-Walter 6 37 FRA Christophe Bouchut DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 2:04.543 2:05.053 2:04.993 6 DEU Marc Basseng 7 38 DEU Dominik Schwager DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 2:05.097 2:05.065 2:05.058 7 NLD Nicky Pastorelli 8 8 DNK Christoffer Nygaard DEU Young Driver AMR 2:05.124 2:05.139 No Time 8 DEU Stefan Mücke 9 33 DEU Altfrid Heger DEU Triple H Team Hegersport 2:05.139 2:05.202 9 GRC Alexandros Margaritis 10 2 BRA Enrique Bernoldi DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 2:04.339 2:05.206 10 PRT Miguel Ramos 11 13 ITA Andrea Piccini DEU Phoenix Racing / Carsport 2:03.924 2:05.360 11 DEU Marc Hennerici 12 34 ITA Matteo Bobbi DEU Triple H Team Hegersport 2:04.383 2:05.664 12 BEL Bert Longin 13 25 BRA Ricardo Zonta DEU Reiter 2:04.187 2:06.058 13 BRA Rafael Daniel 14 6 FRA Olivier Panis CHE Matech Competition 2:04.624 2:06.110 14 CHE Natacha Gachnang 15 5 FRA Romain Grosjean CHE Matech Competition 2:05.102 2:06.414 15 DEU Thomas Mutsch 16 4 JPN Seiji Ara CHE Swiss Racing Team 2:04.945 2:07.320 16 SWE Max Nilsson 17 7 GBR Darren Turner DEU Young Driver AMR 2:05.189 17 CZE Tomáš Enge 18 40 BEL Bas Leinders BEL Marc VDS Racing Team 2:05.262 18 BEL Maxime Martin 19 9 FRA Frédéric Makowiecki FRA Hexis AMR 2:05.330 19 FRA Thomas Accary 20 12 GBR Oliver Gavin BEL Mad-Croc Racing 2:05.334 20 FIN Pertti Kuismanen 21 3 AUT Karl Wendlinger CHE Swiss Racing Team 2:05.387 21 CHE Henri Moser 22 10 CHE Jonathan Hirschi FRA Hexis AMR 2:05.637 22 MCO Clivio Piccione 23 41 BEL Renaud Kuppens BEL Marc VDS Racing Team 2:05.703 23 FIN Markus Palttala Races Qualifying race Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 1 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team DEU Michael BartelsITA Andrea Bertolini Maserati 27 2 24 DEU Reiter NLD Peter KoxDEU Christopher Haase Lamborghini 27 −5.569 3 22 GBR Sumo Power GT GBR Warren HughesGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 27 −7.798 4 11 BEL Mad-Croc Racing NLD Xavier MaassenNLD Mike Hezemans Corvette 27 −10.639 5 2 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team PRT Miguel RamosBRA Enrique Bernoldi Maserati 27 −12.821 6 13 DEU Phoenix Racing / Carsport DEU Marc HennericiITA Andrea Piccini Corvette 27 −16.527 7 5 CHE Matech Competition DEU Thomas MutschCHE Romain Grosjean Ford 27 −31.121 8 33 DEU Triple H Team Hegersport DEU Altfrid HegerGRC Alexandros Margaritis Maserati 27 −35.443 9 23 GBR Sumo Power GT GBR Peter DumbreckDEU Michael Krumm Nissan 27 −37.236 10 7 DEU Young Driver AMR CZE Tomáš EngeGBR Darren Turner Aston Martin 27 −45.843 11 9 FRA Hexis AMR FRA Frédéric MakowieckiFRA Thomas Accary Aston Martin 27 −46.941 12 4 CHE Swiss Racing Team SWE Max NilssonJPN Seiji Ara Nissan 27 −50.362 13 25 DEU Reiter BRA Ricardo ZontaBRA Rafael Daniel Lamborghini 27 −59.155 14 34 DEU Triple H Team Hegersport BEL Bert LonginITA Matteo Bobbi Maserati 27 −1:03.030 15 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport NLD Nicky PastorelliDEU Dominik Schwager Lamborghini 27 −1:12.297 16 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengFRA Christophe Bouchut Lamborghini 27 −1:13.153 17 10 FRA Hexis AMR MCO Clivio PiccioneCHE Jonathan Hirschi Aston Martin 27 −1:20.561 18 6 CHE Matech Competition CHE Natacha GachnangFRA Olivier Panis Ford 27 −1:43.947 19 12 BEL Mad-Croc Racing FIN Pertti KuismanenGBR Oliver Gavin Corvette 27 −1:52.246 20 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Bas LeindersBEL Maxime Martin Ford 27 −2:18.943 21 3 CHE Swiss Racing Team AUT Karl WendlingerCHE Henri Moser Nissan 26 −1 Lap 22 41 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Renaud KuppensFIN Markus Palttala Ford 26 −1 Lap 23DNF 8 DEU Young Driver AMR DEU Stefan MückeDNK Christoffer Nygaard Aston Martin 5 Retired Championship Race Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 1 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team DEU Michael BartelsITA Andrea Bertolini Maserati 28 2 23 GBR Sumo Power GT GBR Peter DumbreckDEU Michael Krumm Nissan 28 −7.057 3 33 DEU Triple H Team Hegersport DEU Altfrid HegerGRC Alexandros Margaritis Maserati 28 −24.633 4 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Bas LeindersBEL Maxime Martin Ford 28 −26.209 5 13 DEU Phoenix Racing / Carsport DEU Marc HennericiITA Andrea Piccini Corvette 28 −29.670 6 11 BEL Mad-Croc Racing NLD Xavier MaassenNLD Mike Hezemans Corvette 28 −35.824 7 5 CHE Matech Competition DEU Thomas MutschCHE Romain Grosjean Ford 28 −46.178 8 22 GBR Sumo Power GT GBR Warren HughesGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 28 −54.364 9 9 FRA Hexis AMR FRA Frédéric MakowieckiFRA Thomas Accary Aston Martin 28 −56.699 10 25 DEU Reiter BRA Ricardo ZontaBRA Rafael Daniel Lamborghini 28 −57.226 11 34 DEU Triple H Team Hegersport BEL Bert LonginITA Matteo Bobbi Maserati 28 −1:04.943 12 38 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport NLD Nicky PastorelliDEU Dominik Schwager Lamborghini 28 −1:05.405 13 10 FRA Hexis AMR MCO Clivio PiccioneCHE Jonathan Hirschi Aston Martin 28 −1:11.342 14 41 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Renaud KuppensFIN Markus Palttala Ford 28 −1:14.776 15 3 CHE Swiss Racing Team AUT Karl WendlingerCHE Henri Moser Nissan 28 −1:17.780 16 7 DEU Young Driver AMR CZE Tomáš EngeGBR Darren Turner Aston Martin 28 −1:23.897 17 37 DEU All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport DEU Marc BassengFRA Christophe Bouchut Lamborghini 28 −1:26.100 18 24 DEU Reiter NLD Peter KoxDEU Christopher Haase Lamborghini 28 −1:47.230 19 12 BEL Mad-Croc Racing FIN Pertti KuismanenGBR Oliver Gavin Corvette 28 −1:47.240 20 8 DEU Young Driver AMR DEU Stefan MückeDNK Christoffer Nygaard Aston Martin 28 −1:53.704 21DNF 6 CHE Matech Competition CHE Natacha GachnangFRA Olivier Panis Ford 17 Retired 22DNF 2 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team PRT Miguel RamosBRA Enrique Bernoldi Maserati 10 Retired 23DNF 4 CHE Swiss Racing Team SWE Max NilssonJPN Seiji Ara Nissan 9 Retired References External links Paul Ricard GT1 Race in France – FIA GT1 World Championship 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship Brno Spa-Francorchamps Paul Ricard FIA GT1