Race Facts: 2008 Round 1 Hour 2 - Silverstone

Citation Cup : 12
G2 : 104 - 103 - 111
GT2 : 50 - 56 - 77 - 51 - 55 - 61 - 60 - 78
59 GT1 : 33 - 1 - 10 - 3 - 6 - 36 - 2- 5 - 7 - 8
59 Ryan Sharp wins for Jetalliance ahead of Vitaphone Maserati with Gigawave third
59 Chequered flag
58 Malucelli setting fastest GT2 laps 1:52.670
58 Gollin is trying to get ahead of Massen for fourth
57 33 - 1 - 10 - 3 - 6 - 36 - 2 - 5 - 7
57 Sharp pulls out lead to 1 second ahead of Bartels in the Maserati
57 Gap between leaders is 9 tenths of a second
56 33 - 1 - 10 - 3 - 6 - 36 - 2 - 5 - 7- 8 -/ 50 - 56 - 77 - 51 - 61
56 Ryan Sharp takes the lead through Priory - side by side through Luffield, Peter loses second to Maserati of Bartels
56 Six minutes to go and the top five are within 4.7 seconds, all drivers flying.
56 The two Astons have problems getting past the JMB Maserati
55 New fastest lap from Bartels : 1:47.231
55 Bartels passed Maasen for third.
55 10 - 33 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 36 - 2 - 5 - 7 - 8- -50 - 56 - 77 - 51
54 Astons nose to tail over the finish line - 0.1 between them. New fastest lap from Gollin 1:47.459
54 Both Peter and Sharp set fast first sectors.
54 55 To the pits - fuel
54 The Astons are flighting hard, with Sharp 1.-3 behind Peter
53 The top eight cars are within eight seconds
53 15 Driver change and tyres
52 Contact between the nr 5 Corvette and the nr 2 Maserati into Copse
52 10 - 3 - 33 - 1 - 6 - 5- 7 - 36 - 8 - 7 - 56 - 50 - 51 - 55
51 The race goes green. The cars are all togehter for the restart with 12 minutes to go
51 111 Rejoins the track
50 61 To the pits tyres and fuel
50 62 To the pits tyres and fuel
50 77 To the pits tyres
50 Peter back out in still at the wheel
50 111 To the pits - broke wheel and disc, trying to fix rear left brakes
50 10 Peter to the pits, fuel only
50 Safety car has been deployed.
49 Peter has a lead of 40 seconds - still has to make one stop
48 59 Fuel and back tyres
48 4 To the pits for a puncture, lost time
48 111 ARC Saleen lost a rear wheel - to the pits
48 104 To the pits, fuel
48 10 - 33 - 3 - 1 - 5 - 6 - 2 - 36 - 8 - 5
48 Ryan Sharp takes second but gets held up in the traffic, Maassen goes with him - frantic battle.
47 111 Fuel, tyres and driver
47 10 - 3 - 33 - 5 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 36 - 8 - 56 - 7 - 50
47 Maassen is being caught by Sharp, 0.7 behind, with Deletraz now 4th
47 New fastest lap from Ramos, superceded by another fastest from Gollin
46 13 Car 13 spins at Luffield and continues
46 Kirkaldy leads GT2 bu thas to make another stop
45 Maassen moves ahead of Deletraz and Sharp goes too. Gollin quickest on the track
45 10 - 5 - 3 - 33 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 36 - 8 - 56 - 7 - 50 - 4 - 77
45 There are 27 minutes remaining and 2, 3rd and 4th nose to tail
44 This is really the battle for the lead as Peter still has to stop
44 Big battle for third, with Deletraz followed by Sharp and Maassen, just two tenths
44 Gollin sets another faster lap of 1:51.913, but Peter goes faster in S1
44 103 To the pits, fuel and driver
42 New fastest lap from Gollin in the nr 6 1:53.100
42 50 Race leader Bruni in GT2 to the pits fuel only
42 Peter leads the race in the nr 10 Gigawave Aston Martin, ahead of the nr 5 Corvette, with Sharp third. Peter is the only of the leaders not to have stopped
42 13 To the pits, fuel and tyres
41 Spin for the nr 6 Corvette while trying to overtake the nr 56 Ferrari - both spin and rejoin
41 33 - 10 - 5 - 23 - 2 - 1- 6 - 36 - 6 - 8 - 50 - 56 - 7 - 4 - 77 - 51 -
40 10 Fastest lap from Peter : 1:54.715
40 33 Aston Martin race leader to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Sharp
39 2 Maserati to the pits, driver to Ramos and tyres
39 6 Corvette to the pits, driver to Gollin fuel and tyres
39 1 Maserati to the pits, driver to Bartels and tyres
39 8 Lambo to the pits, fuel and driver
39 5 Race leader Fässler to the pits, driver to Deletraz, fuel and tyres
38 36 Aston Martin to the pits - slick tyres and driver to Lichtner-Hoyer
38 60 Porsche to the pits, driver only
38 3 SRT to the pits, driver to Maassen, fuel and tyres to slicks
38 51 Montanari to the pits, fuel only
37 95 Ferrari to the pits for fuel and tyres
37 37 Ferrari to the pits, fuel, tyres to slick and driver to Tuero
37 In GT2, AF Corse leads with the nr 50 and 51, with CR Scuderia third
37 Fässler leads Bouchut by one second, with Wendlinger a further 10 seconds behind - in qualifying order at the moment…
37 101 Retires after damage
37 7 Saleen to the pits for slick tyres
36 5 - 3 - 33 - 6 - 2 - 1 - 36 - 10 - 8 - 50 - 7 - 51 - 56 - 77 - 4 -
36 Spin for the nr 4 Saleen at Stowe but rejoins
35 77 To the pits, fuel tyres and driver
35 12 To the pits, fuel and tyres
35 62 To the pits, fuel and driver
34 5 - 3 - 33 - 6 - 2 - 1- 36 - 10
34 Fässler is pushing and opening up the gap between him and Bouchut
34 101 Vertigo to the pits, repairing the back of the car - went off after going to slicks tooearly
34 15 JMB Maserati to the pits - fuel tyres and driver
33 Ruberti leads GT2 as has not yet stopped
33 Fastest first sector for Bouchut, in third
33 10 Race leader Simonsen to the pits, Philipp Peter takes over on full slicks, fuel
32 57 To the pits, fuel, tyres - problem with the tyre gun - driver to Del Monte - changed gun but lost time
32 101 Vertigo rejoined
31 Bouchut is pushing but is a second behind Fässler
31 Yellow flags at Priory
31 13 Saleen to the pits - fuel, tyres and driver
31 60 To the pits, fuel and tyres
30 10 - 5 - 3 3- 3 - 6 - 2 - 36 - 1 - 8 - 13 - 77 - 7 - 57
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