2008 FIA GT Championship - BUCHAREST (ROU) - 22nd & 24th August
# TEAM NAT Handicap Weights** DRIVER 1 NAT LIC DRIVER 2 NAT LIC CAR Cat.
1 Vitaphone Racing Team GER 80 kg Andrea Bertolini ITA ITA Michael Bartels GER GER 25 kg Maserati MC 12 GT1
2 Vitaphone Racing Team GER 60 kg Miguel Ramos POR POR Alexandre Negrao BRA BRA 25 kg Maserati MC 12 GT1
3 R Selleslagh Racing Team BEL Christophe Bouchut FRA FRA Xavier Maassen NED NED Corvette Z06 GT1
4 PekaRacing nv BEL Anthony Kumpen BEL BEL Bert Longin BEL BEL Saleen S7 GT1
5 Phoenix Carsport Racing GER Marcel Fässler SUI SUI Jean-Denis Deletraz SUI SUI Corvette Z06 GT1
6 Phoenix Carsport Racing GER Mike Hezemans NED GER Fabrizio Gollin ITA ITA Corvette Z06 GT1
8 R IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering GER Peter Kox NED NED Roman Rusinov RUS RUS Lamborghini Murcielago GT1
10 Gigawave Motorsport GBR 40 kg Philipp Peter AUT AUT Allan Simonsen DAN AUS Aston Martin DB9 GT1
12 AT Racing AUT 40 kg Aliaksandr Talkanitsa BLR AUT Wolfgang Kaufmann GER GER Corvette C5-R LMGT1
33 Jetalliance Racing AUT Karl Wendlinger AUT AUT Ryan Sharp GBR GBR Aston Martin DB9 GT1
36 R Jetalliance Racing AUT 70 kg Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer AUT AUT Alex Müller GER GER Aston Martin DB9 GT1
50 AF Corse ITA 75 kg Toni Vilander FIN FIN Gianmaria Bruni ITA ITA 35 kg Ferrari F430 GT2
51 AF Corse ITA 20 kg Thomas Biagi ITA ITA Christian Montanari RSM RSM 35 kg Ferrari F430 GT2
55 CR Scuderia GBR Chris Niarchos CAN GBR Tim Mullen GBR GBR 0 kg Ferrari F430 GT2
56 CR Scuderia GBR Andrew Kirkaldy GBR GBR Rob Bell GBR GBR 35 kg Ferrari F430 GT2
57 Kessel Racing SUI Henri Moser SUI SUI Fabrizio Del Monte ITA ITA 0 kg Ferrari F430 GT2
60 Prospeed Competition BEL Mikael Forsten FIN FIN Markus Palttala FIN FIN 0 kg - 30 kg (min weight) Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997) GT2
61 Prospeed Competition BEL 37,5 kg Emmanuel Collard FRA FRA Richard Westbrook GBR GBR 35 kg - 30 kg (min weight) Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997) GT2
62 Scuderia Ecosse GBR Fabio Babini ITA ITA Jamie Davies GBR GBR 35 kg Ferrari F430 GT2
66 R Team Felbermayr Proton GER 47,5 kg Marc Lieb GER GER Horst Jun. Felbermayr AUT AUT O kg - 30 kg (min weight) Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997) GT2
69 R Team Felbermayr Proton GER 20 kg Richard Lietz AUT AUT Horst Sen. Felbermayr AUT AUT O kg - 30 kg (min weight) Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997) GT2
77 BMS Scuderia Italia ITA 40 kg Matteo Malucelli ITA ITA Paolo Ruberti ITA ITA 35 kg Ferrari F430 GT2
78 BMS Scuderia Italia ITA 50 kg Joël Camathias SUI ITA Davide Rigon ITA ITA 35 kg Ferrari F430 GT2
95 Advanced Engineering ITA 20 kg Matias Russo ARG ARG Luis Perez Companc ARG ARG 0 kg Ferrari F430 GT2
101 Belgian Racing BEL Bas Leinders BEL BEL Renaud Kuppens BEL BEL Gillet Vertigo G2
R= Race by race entry ** the handicap weights remain subject to the confirmation of the Panel of the Stewards and subject to the appeal.
NOTES: The competitors n°13,59,103,104 informed us about their absences.
Weight Penalties decided by the Bureau
* Subject to the settlement of the fines imposed during the previous Event.
- Jacquie GROOM -
Bucharest - This will be the third-ever street race for the FIA GT Championship
19.08.2008
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THE FIRST … IN HELSINKI
The first was ‘Thunder in Helsinki’, in 1997. The third-ever round of the fledgling FIA GT Championship, it saw an extremely popular victory from local hero JJ Lehto , who won the four-hour race with his team-mate Steve Soper and the Team BMW McLaren F1 GTR.
Lehto, who had won the first round of the championship at Hockenheim, start ... mehr |
A look at GT1 and GT2 after the Total 24 Hours of Spa
19.08.2008
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The 2008 Bucharest City Challenge will be the third street race held as part of the FIA GT Championship, after Helsinki in 1997 and Bucharest last year. However, it will go down as the first-ever event in the history to be run over a one-hour format, with a qualify ... mehr |
Bucharest Ring : what the drivers think...
19.08.2008
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Alexandre Negrao - nr 2 Vitaphone Maserati MC 12 :
"This will be my first time in Bucharest. But for sure, to race on a street circuit is always exciting. I think if we have a g ... mehr |
Back to the Streets of Bucharest
19.08.2008
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After the longest race of the season, on to the shortest ! But the experimental one-hour format, specially designed to suit the city circuit, is likely to give the huge crowds of enthusiastic spectators a fantastic show in the 2008 Bucharest City Challenge.
The FIA GT Championship will be heading to Romania for the second ti ... mehr |
Possible future for Audi TT in GT4
14.08.2008
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After a first appearance during the free practice sessions at Oschersleben, the ... mehr |
Next stop : Bucharest
14.08.2008
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The Bucharest event promoters paid a visit to the Total 24 Hours of Spa, including the President and CEO of the Bucharest Ring, Mr Hartmut Beyer, seen here with SRO Chairman Stephane Ratel.
The next round of the FIA GT Championship will take place at the Bucharest Ring, a spectacular city circuit circumnavigating the Romanian parliamentary buildings.
With an inn ... mehr |
KTM auch in Belgien mit Top-Vorstellung: Erneut zwei GT4 Klassensiege fuer den X-Bow
05.08.2008
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GT4 European Cup, Spa-Francorchamps
Im Rahmen des legendären 24-Stunden-Rennens von Spa war auch der GT4 European Cup in den Ardennen zu Gast. Eine große Herausforderung für den KTM X-Bow und seine Piloten – nic ... mehr |
Triple podium à domicile pour Eric De Doncker, toujours leader du championnat !
04.08.2008
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GT4 European Cup 2008 / 4. Spa
Pour son 4ème rendez-vous 2008, la GT4 European Cup a planté ses tréteaux à Francorchamps, avec au programme trois courses disputées en lever de rideau des prestigieuses 24 Heures de Spa. Et dès l ... mehr |
Jürgen Van Hover finds his speed at Spa
02.08.2008
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The race weekend ends for the GT4s at Spa with Jürgen Van Hover taking the win in the nr 3 SpeedLover ... mehr |
FIA GT4 : A second win for Buncombe
02.08.2008
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The second race of the weekend saw another victory for Alex Buncombe, driving the nr 14 RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z. Not too far behind, was Jürgen Van Hover, getting a good place despite having transmission problems. In third once more came Eric De Doncker, pleased with this result despite all the problems.
In Sports Light, after a hard battle between the nr211 Lotus and ... mehr |
G&A Motorsport fastest again
01.08.2008
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Free Practice 2
On an overcast morning, with a wet track at the start, the GT4s got back out for their second session of the meeting.
Vladimir Udalenkov in the nr 6 Aston Matin N24 set the fastest time of 2:39.914, nearly 3 seconds faster than yesterday’s best! Setting second best time was Eric de Doncker in the nr 1 Motorsport98 Mustang FR500C, with a tim ... mehr |
GT4 : Spa Francorchamps free practice 2 results
01.08.2008
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Results: 2008 Round 4 - Spa-Francorchamps
Weather sunny
Track conditions dry
1 6 GT4 Kenis/Udalenkov BMW Z4 2:39.914 13 157.67
2 1 GT4 De Doncker Mustang FR500C 2:40.365 15 0.451 157.23
3 5 GT4 Engelhorn/Mayr-Melnhof Aston Martin N24 2:40.675 16 0.761 156.92
4 3 GT4 Van Hover Aston Martin N24 ... mehr |
GT4 - Spa-Francorchamps free practice 1 results
01.08.2008
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Results: 2008 Round 4 - Spa-Francorchamps
Weather sunny
Track conditions dry
1 6 GT4 Kenis/Udalenkov BMW Z4 2:42.535 16 155.13
2 1 GT4 De Doncker Mustang FR500C 2:42.808 11 0.273 154.87
3 60 GT4 Leisen Audi TT 2:43.380 11 0.845 154.33
4 3 GT4 Van Hover Aston Martin N24 2:43.416 16 0.881 154.29 ... mehr |
Work continues to progress at Potrero de los Funes
24.07.2008
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Work is progressing well at the Potrero de los Funes circuit, which will host the season finale of the 2008 FIA GT Championship. The impressive track, in the San Luis province in Argentina, is undergoing significant renovations before the teams and drivers head south in November.
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KTM Racing - GT4 European Cup in Oschersleben
09.07.2008
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Spectacular races, big successes, but also a lot of bad luck – once more the GT4 races in Oschersleben were eventful and thrilling. The KTM-X-Bow drivers Catharina Felser, Christopher Haase and Dennis Retera exp ... mehr |
Moscow to host round of future FIA GT1 World Championship from 2010
08.07.2008
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On July 7th, Stephane Ratel and Patricia Kiefer visited the site of the future Eurasia Autodrome Domodedovo, which will be located near the Domodedovo Airport, 35 km South of Moscow, along with Eurasia Project Manager Pavel Volkov, Clive Bowen, Apex Circuit Design ... mehr |
First victory for Pirri and Von Gartzen !
08.07.2008
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FIA GT3 Championship / Oschersleben (D)
After two highly exceptional meetings at Silverstone and Monza, the Swiss Matech team were on hand this weekend for the FIA GT3 competiti ... mehr |
Championship Classification drivers and teams after round 4 in Germany
07.07.2008
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2008 FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP
GT1 DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP -PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER ROUND 4 (Germany)
1 Andrea Bertolini ITA 8 4 8 4 24
ex Michael Bartels GER 8 4 8 4 24
2 Karl Wendlinger AUT 10 2 10 22
ex Ryan Sharp GBR 10 2 10 22
ex Christophe Bouchut FRA 5 10 5 2 22
ex Xavier Maassen NED 5 10 5 2 22 ... mehr |
Oschersleben FIA GT review
07.07.2008
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PHOTOS HERE:
Galerien/galerien/fiagt-oschersleben-photos-friday-2008/index--.html
Galerien/galerien/fiagt-oschersleben-photos-saturday-2008/index--.html
Sunday will follow ... mehr |
GT3 Oschersleben races review
07.07.2008
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PHOTOS HERE:
Galerien/galerien/fiagt-oschersleben-photos-friday-2008/index--.html
Galerien/galerien/fiagt-oschersleben-photos-saturday-2008/index--.html
Sunday will follow
& ... mehr |
Difficult weekend for ProSpeed Competition in Germany
07.07.2008
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FIA GT & FIA GT3 - Round 4 & 3 Oschersleben
This weekend the fourth race of the FIA GT championship, as also the third meeting of the FIA GT3 championship were held at the German circuit of Oschersle ... mehr |
Challenging Return to Racing for Ellis in Germany
07.07.2008
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Bradley Ellis (GB) – FIA GT3 European Championship, Oschersleben, Germany
Croydon’s Bradley Ellis made a brave return to racing on 5&6 July for the FIA GT3 European rounds at Oschersleben, Germany, less than a ... mehr |
Bertolini-Bartels up their lead in the Championship
06.07.2008
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FIA GT Oschersleben Race
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, 3,6960 Km, sunny, 28°C
Good results here at Oschersleben for Andrea Bertolini and Michael Bart ... mehr |
Double wins for Jetalliance and AF Corse
06.07.2008
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Jetalliance claimed its first one-two in Oschersleben today, after a close race. Wendlinger and Sharp were victorious, finishing just ahead of their team-mates Müller and Lichtner-Hoyer.
It was team owner Lichtner-Hoyer’s first podium; he has ... mehr |
Wechselbad der Gefühle für KTM in Oschersleben
06.07.2008
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ZWEI KLARE KLASSENSIEGE, ABER AUCH VIEL PECH!
Oschersleben, 06. Juli 2008
GT4 European Cup, Oschersleben
D ... mehr |
Alex Buncombe Wins Again at Oschersleben
06.07.2008
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GT4 Race 3 Report
With race 3 of the GT4 Championship, the weekend at Oschersleben draws to a close. Alex Buncombe, racing in the nr 14 RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z, managed to win 2 out of 3 of the races after narrowly ... mehr |
GT4 Oschersleben Race 3 results
06.07.2008
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Results: 2008 Round 3 - Oschersleben
1 14 GT4 Alex BUNCOMBE Nissan 350Z 25:44.155 14 120.26
2 1 GT4 Eric DE DONCKER Mustang FR500C 25:48.825 14 4.670 119.89
3 3 GT4 Jurgen VAN HOVER Aston Martin N24 25:51.793 14 7.638 119.67
4 211 SL Gavan KERSHAW Lotus 2-Eleven 26:05.519 14 21.364 118.62
5 101 SL Christopher HAASE KTM Xbow 26:09 ... mehr |
Oschersleben Race facts
06.07.2008
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- Montanari and Biagi second, Bell and Kirkaldy third for CR Scuderia
- Another one-two for AF Corse, with Bruni and Vilander winning
- Second consecutive third place for Fässler and Deletraz
- Jetalliance claims its first one-two in the race
- Wendlinger and Sharp win their second race of the season
79 Chequered ... mehr |
Oschersleben Race Results
06.07.2008
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FIA GT : Results: 2008 Round 4 - Oschersleben
Weather bright Track conditions dry Notes car 3 +30kg penalty, decision 75 refers
1 33 GT1 Wendlinger/Sharp Aston Martin DB9 2:00:44.332 79 145.01
2 36 GT1 Muller/Lichtner-Hoyer Aston Martin DB9 2:00:45.850 79 1.518 144.98
3 5 GT1 Fassler/Deletraz Corvette ... mehr |
