2011 FIA GT1 Zolder round

The 2011 FIA GT1 Zolder round is an auto racing event held at the Circuit Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. Taking place over 8–10 April 2011, the Zolder event will be the second round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It is the first time the series has visited Zolder, replacing the previous Belgian round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, although the FIA GT Championship previously utilized Zolder in 2009. The race weekend is shared with rounds of the Belcar Endurance Championship and the Belgian Touring Car Series.

Background

Success Ballast^[1]
Entry	Ballast
No. 3 Hexis AMR	30 kg (66 lb)
No. 22 JR Motorsports	25 kg (55 lb)
No. 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	10 kg (22 lb)

Much of the teams that featured in Abu Dhabi return two weeks later for Zolder, with only the No. 9 Belgian Ford making an alteration to their driver line-up. Fabien Giroix and Antoine Leclerc are replaced by Mathias Beche and local driver Vanina Ickx. Ickx had previously planned to drive in Abu Dhabi, but seating issues forced her to withdraw prior to the event. Following their Championship Race victory in Abu Dhabi, Clivio Piccione and Stef Dusseldorp enter Zolder at the leaders in the Drivers' Championship by three points over Peter Dumbreck and Richard Westbrook, while their Hexis AMR team leads the Teams' Championship over JR Motorsports by eleven points. As a result of their success in Abu Dhabi, Hexis' No. 3 Aston Martin will carry 30 kg (66 lb) of success ballast. The No. 22 JR Motorsports Nissan will carry 25 kg (55 lb) after finishing on the podium in both Qualifying and Championship races, while the No. 38 Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini will carry 10 kg (22 lb).

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
Pos	No.	Driver 2	Team	Session 1	Session 2	Session 3	Grid
1	37	Dominik Schwager	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	1:28.422	1:27.913	1:27.691	1
1	37	Nicky Pastorelli	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	1:28.422	1:27.913	1:27.691	1
2	7	Alex Müller	Young Driver AMR	1:28.306	1:27.546	1:28.119	4¹
2	7	Tomáš Enge	Young Driver AMR	1:28.306	1:27.546	1:28.119	4¹
3	8	Darren Turner	Young Driver AMR	1:28.000	1:27.779	1:28.170	2
3	8	Stefan Mücke	Young Driver AMR	1:28.000	1:27.779	1:28.170	2
4	11	Mike Hezemans	Exim Bank Team China	1:28.864	1:28.098	1:28.283	6¹
4	11	Nick Catsburg	Exim Bank Team China	1:28.864	1:28.098	1:28.283	6¹
5	22	Peter Dumbreck	JR Motorsports	1:28.754	1:28.181	1:28.359	3
5	22	Richard Westbrook	JR Motorsports	1:28.754	1:28.181	1:28.359	3
6	4	Christian Hohenadel	Hexis AMR	1:28.126	1:28.100	1:28.424	5
6	4	Andrea Piccini	Hexis AMR	1:28.126	1:28.100	1:28.424	5
7	23	Lucas Luhr	JR Motorsports	1:28.756	1:27.981	1:28.521	9¹
7	23	Michael Krumm	JR Motorsports	1:28.756	1:27.981	1:28.521	9¹
8	21	Jamie Campbell-Walter	Sumo Power GT	1:28.095	1:28.021	1:28.555	7
8	21	David Brabham	Sumo Power GT	1:28.095	1:28.021	1:28.555	7
9	5	Karl Wendlinger	Swiss Racing Team	1:28.918	1:28.408		8
9	5	Peter Kox	Swiss Racing Team	1:28.918	1:28.408		8
10	38	Marc Basseng	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	1:28.969	1:28.546		12¹
10	38	Markus Winkelhock	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	1:28.969	1:28.546		12¹
11	20	Ricardo Zonta	Sumo Power GT	1:28.628	1:28.595		14¹
11	20	Enrique Bernoldi	Sumo Power GT	1:28.628	1:28.595		14¹
12	41	Maxime Martin	Marc VDS Racing Team	1:27.912	1:28.665		10
12	41	Frédéric Makowiecki	Marc VDS Racing Team	1:27.912	1:28.665		10
13	40	Marc Hennerici	Marc VDS Racing Team	1:29.027	1:28.897		16¹
13	40	Bas Leinders	Marc VDS Racing Team	1:29.027	1:28.897		16¹
14	47	Michaël Rossi	DKR Engineering	1:28.555	1:30.743		11
14	47	Jaime Camara	DKR Engineering	1:28.555	1:30.743		11
15	3	Clivio Piccione	Hexis AMR	1:29.258			13
15	3	Stef Dusseldorp	Hexis AMR	1:29.258			13
16	10	Miloš Pavlović	Belgian Racing	1:29.664			15
16	10	Martin Matzke	Belgian Racing	1:29.664			15
17	9	Mathias Beche	Belgian Racing	1:29.686			17
17	9	Vanina Ickx	Belgian Racing	1:29.686			17
18	6	Max Nilsson	Swiss Racing Team	1:29.857			18
18	6	Jiří Janák	Swiss Racing Team	1:29.857			18

^ The No. 7 Young Driver Aston Martin, No. 11 Exim Bank Corvette, No. 23 JR Motorsport Nissan, No. 38 Münnich Lamborghini, No. 20 Sumo Power Nissan, and No. 40 Marc VDS Ford were all penalized three grid spaces for the Qualifying Race for failing to slow for a yellow flag during the pre-qualifying practice session.^[2]

Races

Qualifying Race

Race result

Pos	No.	Team	Drivers	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired
1	38	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock	Lamborghini	39
2	11	Exim Bank Team China	Mike Hezemans Nick Catsburg	Corvette	39	−3.251
3	7	Young Driver AMR	Alex Müller Tomáš Enge	Aston Martin	39	−6.715
4	5	Swiss Racing Team	Karl Wendlinger Peter Kox	Lamborghini	39	−6.778
5	41	Marc VDS Racing Team	Maxime Martin Frédéric Makowiecki	Ford	39	−7.055
6	3	Hexis AMR	Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp	Aston Martin	39	−11.128
7	23	JR Motorsports	Lucas Luhr Michael Krumm	Nissan	39	−33.588
8	6	Swiss Racing Team	Max Nilsson Jiří Janák	Lamborghini	39	−1:12.490
9	47	DKR Engineering	Michaël Rossi Jaime Camara	Corvette	39	−1:17.326
10 DNF	4	Hexis AMR	Christian Hohenadel Andrea Piccini	Aston Martin	36	Suspension
11 DNF	21	Sumo Power GT	Jamie Campbell-Walter David Brabham	Nissan	33	Mechanical
12 DNF	20	Sumo Power GT	Ricardo Zonta Enrique Bernoldi	Nissan	29	Mechanical
13 DNF	10	Belgian Racing	Miloš Pavlović Martin Matzke	Ford	10	Collision
14 DNF	9	Belgian Racing	Mathias Beche Vanina Ickx	Ford	10	Collision
15 DNF	8	Young Driver AMR	Darren Turner Stefan Mücke	Aston Martin	3	Suspension
16 DNF	22	JR Motorsports	Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook	Nissan	1	Damage
17 DNF	37	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Dominik Schwager Nicky Pastorelli	Lamborghini	1	Damage
18 DNF	40	Marc VDS Racing Team	Marc Hennerici Bas Leinders	Ford	0	Collision

Championship Race

Race result

Pos	No.	Team	Drivers	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired
1	38	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock	Lamborghini	37
2	4	Hexis AMR	Christian Hohenadel Andrea Piccini	Aston Martin	37	−9.250
3	7	Young Driver AMR	Tomáš Enge Alex Müller	Aston Martin	37	−15.465
4	5	Swiss Racing Team	Karl Wendlinger Peter Kox	Lamborghini	37	−17.970
5	11	Exim Bank Team China	Mike Hezemans Nicky Catsburg	Corvette	37	−17.995
6	3	Hexis AMR	Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp	Aston Martin	37	−20.987
7	8	Young Driver AMR	Darren Turner Stefan Mücke	Aston Martin	37	−23.222
8	41	Marc VDS Racing Team	Maxime Martin Frédéric Makowiecki	Ford	37	−23.345
9	23	JR Motorsport	Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr	Nissan	37	−24.936
10	40	Marc VDS Racing Team	Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici	Ford	37	−29.170
11	10	Belgian Racing	Martin Matzke Miloš Pavlović	Ford	37	−48.558
12 DNF	22	JR Motorsport	Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook	Nissan	5	Damage
13 DNF	9	Belgian Racing	Vanina Ickx Mathias Beche	Ford	4	Collision
14 DNF	47	DKR Engineering	Michaël Rossi Jaime Camara	Corvette	0	Damage
15 DNF	37	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Nicky Pastorelli Dominik Schwager	Lamborghini	0	Drivetrain
16 DNF	21	Sumo Power GT	David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter	Nissan	0	Collision
17 DNF	20	Sumo Power GT	Enrique Bernoldi Ricardo Zonta	Nissan	0	Collision
DNS	6	Swiss Racing Team	Max Nilsson Jiří Janák	Lamborghini	—	Did Not Start

References

^ "FIA Entry List Zolder (BEL) – 10 April 2011" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
^ Marcel ten Caat (2011-04-08). "GT1 World Zolder – Free Practice and Pre Qualifying". planetlemans.com. Planet Le Mans. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

External links

Zolder GT1 Race in Belgium – FIA GT1 World Championship

FIA GT1 World Championship
Previous race: Abu Dhabi	2011 season	Next race: Algarve

[Success_Ballast-1] "FIA Entry List Zolder (BEL) – 10 April 2011" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

[Qualifying_Penalties-2] Marcel ten Caat (2011-04-08). "GT1 World Zolder – Free Practice and Pre Qualifying". planetlemans.com. Planet Le Mans. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

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