2009 FIA GT Tourist Trophy

thumb|Map of the Silverstone Circuit (2004-2009) The 2009 FIA GT Tourist Trophy was the first round of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season and the 62nd running of the RAC Tourist Trophy. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom on 3 May 2009. It featured the race debut of the Ford GT and the Nissan GT-R in the GT1 category in preparation for their entry in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship. Report Qualifying The #80 Hexis Racing Aston Martin was moved to the back of the starting grid after failing post-qualifying technical inspection. The car was found to be below the minimum ride height and carrying components of an incorrect size.http://www.fiagt.com/reports.php?event=1&season=2009&reporttype=Qualifying%20Report Wendlinger and Bruni on pole FIA GT Championship 2009-05-02 2009-05-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090507155230/http://www.fiagt.com/reports.php?event=1&season=2009&reporttype=Qualifying%20Report 7 May 2009 live Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2009&event=1&session=Qualifying%201 Qualifying 1 FIA GT Championship 2009-05-02 2009-05-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090509071125/http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2009&event=1&session=Qualifying%201 9 May 2009 live Pos Class Team Qualifying Driver Lap Time 1 GT1 #14 K Plus K Motorsport Karl Wendlinger 1:42.216 2 GT1 #1 Vitaphone Racing Andrea Bertolini 1:43.150 3 GT1 #2 Vitaphone Racing Alex Müller 1:43.576 4 GT1 #4 PK Carsport Mike Hezemans 1:43.792 5 GT1 #19 Luc Alphand Aventures Guillaume Moreau 1:44.039 6 GT1 #18 K Plus K Motorsport Mario Domínguez 1:44.361 7 GT1 #3 Selleslagh Racing Team Bert Longin 1:44.892 8 GT1 #9 DKR Engineering Jos Menten 1:44.894 9 GT1 #11 Full Speed Racing Team Luke Hines 1:46.146 10 GT1 #40 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders 1:46.567 11 GT1 #35 Nissan Motorsports Michael Krumm 1:47.217 12 GT1 #44 Matech GT Racing Thomas Mutsch 1:47.270 13 GT2 #50 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni 1:50.230 14 GT2 #97 Brixia Racing Martin Ragginger 1:50.477 15 GT2 #55 CRS Racing Tim Mullen 1:50.485 16 GT2 #51 AF Corse Álvaro Barba 1:50.524 17 GT2 #56 CRS Racing Andrew Kirkaldy 1:50.538 18 GT2 #60 Prospeed Competition Richard Westbrook 1:50.659 19 GT2 #95 PeCom Racing Team Matías Russo 1:50.907 20 GT2 #77 BMS Scuderia Italia Matteo Malucelli 1:50.932 21 GT2 #59 Trackspeed Racing Tim Sugden 1:51.118 22 GT2 #61 Prospeed Competition Marco Holzer 1:51.320 23 GT2 #78 BMS Scuderia Italia Kenneth Heyer 1:53.207 24 G3 #150 Red Racing Iradj Alexander 1:54.043 25 GT2 #80 Hexis Racing AMR Frédéric Makowiecki 1:50.305 Race Austrian Karl Wendlinger and Brit Ryan Sharp won their second successive RAC Tourist Trophy after having won the event the previous year for Jetalliance Racing. The GT2 category was led by the Porsche of Prospeed Competition. Race result Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2009&event=1&session=Race%20Result Race result FIA GT Championship 2009-05-03 2009-05-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090509071129/http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2009&event=1&session=Race%20Result 9 May 2009 live Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 14 CZE K plus K Motorsport AUT Karl WendlingerGBR Ryan Sharp Saleen S7-R Michelin 65 Ford 7.0 L V8 2 GT1 1 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team DEU Michael BartelsITA Andrea Bertolini Maserati MC12 GT1 Michelin 65 Maserati 6.0 L V12 3 GT1 19 FRA Luc Alphand Aventures FRA Guillaume MoreauNLD Xavier Maassen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 65 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 4 GT1 4 BEL PK Carsport BEL Anthony KumpenNLD Mike Hezemans Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 65 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 5 GT1 18 CZE K plus K Motorsport CZE Adam LackoMEX Mario Domínguez Saleen S7-R Michelin 65 Ford 7.0 L V8 6 GT1 3 BEL Selleslagh Racing Team BEL Bert LonginFRA James Ruffier Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 65 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 7 GT1 9 LUX DKR Engineering FIN Markus PalttalaNLD Jos Menten Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 64 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 8 GT1 44 CHE Matech GT Racing DEU Thomas MutschITA Thomas Biagi Ford GT1 Michelin 64 Ford 5.0 L V8 9 GT1 11 AUT Full Speed Racing Team BEL Stéphane LémeretGBR Luke Hines Saleen S7-R Pirelli 64 Ford 7.0 L V8 10 GT1 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Renaud KuppensBEL Bas Leinders Ford GT1 Michelin 63 Ford 5.0 L V8 11 GT2 60 BEL Prospeed Competition FRA Emmanuel CollardGBR Richard Westbrook Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 62 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 12 GT2 95 ARG PeCom Racing Team ARG Matías RussoARG Luís Pérez Companc Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 62 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 13 GT2 56 GBR CRS Racing GBR Rob BellGBR Andrew Kirkaldy Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 62 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 14 GT2 77 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia ITA Paolo RubertiITA Matteo Malucelli Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 62 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 15 GT2 51 ITA AF Corse ESP Álvaro BarbaITA Niki Cadei Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 62 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 16 GT2 61 BEL Prospeed Competition HKG Darryl O'YoungDEU Marco Holzer Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 62 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 17 GT2 80 FRA Hexis Racing AMR FRA Frédéric MakowieckiDEU Stefan Mücke Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 Michelin 61 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 18 GT2 97 ITA Brixia Racing ITA Luigi LucchiniAUT Martin Ragginger Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 61 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 19 GT2 55 GBR CRS Racing CAN Chris NiarchosGBR Tim Mullen Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 61 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 20 GT2 78 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia DEU Kenneth HeyerITA Diego Romanini Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 61 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 21 G3 150 FRA Red Racing FRA Jean-Claude LagniezCHE Iradj Alexander Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R Michelin 58 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 22DNF GT2 50 ITA AF Corse ITA Gianmaria BruniFIN Toni Vilander Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 53 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 23DNF GT1 13 AUT Full Speed Racing Team ITA Ferdinando MonfardiniFRA Michel Orts Saleen S7-R Pirelli 39 Ford 7.0 L V8 24DNF GT1 2 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team PRT Miguel RamosDEU Alex Müller Maserati MC12 GT1 Michelin 28 Maserati 6.0 L V12 25DNF GT1 35 JPN Nissan MotorsportsGBR Gigawave Motorsports GBR Darren TurnerDEU Michael Krumm Nissan GT-R GT1 Michelin 28 Nissan 5.6 L V8 26DNF GT2 59 GBR Trackspeed Racing GBR Tim SugdenGBR David Ashburn Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 24 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 References 2009 FIA GT Championship None FIA GT Adria 2 Hours Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Category:RAC Tourist Trophy