Rd 9: Zolder (Belgium) October 17th 19th, 2008
Thursday, October 16th
14.00 18.00 BTCS Scrutineering
18.30 Organisation meeting
Friday, October 17th
(Motor Silence: before 14.00 and after 18.00)
08.00 12.00 BTCS Administrative Checks & Scrutineering
08.00 12.00 Belgian GT Championship MVD Administrative Checks & Scrutineering
08.15 13.00 FIA GT Championship Administrative Checks
08.30 13.00 FIA GT Championship Initial Scrutineering
09.00 13.30 FIA GT Championship FIA Checks
10.00 12.00 BTCS Financial Checks
12.30 BTCS Drivers Briefing
13.30 Belgian GT Championship MVD Drivers Briefing
14.05 14.50 BTCS Free Practice 45
14.00 18.00 FIA GT Championship Administrative Checks
14.00 18.00 FIA GT Championship Initial Scrutineering
14.30 18.45 FIA GT Championship FIA Checks
15.00 15.50 Belgian GT Championship MVD Free Practice 1 50
16.00 17.00 BTCS Qualifying Practice 60
17.10 17.55 Belgian GT Championship MVD Free Practice 2 45
18.00 19.00 FIA GT Championship Tyre marking free practice & pre-qualifying
Saturday, October 18th
(Motor Silence: before 09.00, between 12.00 and 13.00, after 18.00)
08.00 FIA GT Championship Drivers Briefing
09.05 10.25 FIA GT Championship Free Practice 80
10.40 11.40 BTCS Qualifying 2 60
12.00 12.45 Pit Walk
13.05 14.25 FIA GT Championship Pre Qualifying 80
15.30 16.30 FIA GT Championship Tyre marking Qualifying practice
14.40 15.05 Belgian GT Championship MVD Qualifying 1 25
14.45 BTCS Cars ready on pre grid
15.00 BTCS Pre start open
15.15 BTCS Green Flag Formation Lap
15.20 16.20 BTCS Race 1 (standing start, max. 60)
16.30 BTCS Podium
16.35 17.00 Belgian GT Championship MVD Qualifying 2 25
17.15 17.50 FIA GT Championship Qualifying Practice 15/5/15 LIVE TV
18.00 FIA GT Championship Qualifying Press Conference
Sunday, October 19th
(Motor Silence: before 10.00 and after 18.30)
10.05 10.35 FIA GT Championship Warm Up 30
10.30 Belgian GT Championship MVD Cars ready on pre-grid
10.40 Belgian GT Championship MVD Pre start opens
10.56 Belgian GT Championship MVD Green flag Formation lap
11.00 12.00 Belgian GT Championship MVD Race 1 (rolling start, max. 60)
12.10 Belgian GT Championship MVD Podium
11.15 FIA GT Championship Drivers Autograph Session
12.40 13.00 FIA GT Championship Grid visit by VIP guests
12.45 FIA GT Championship Pit lane open
13.00 FIA GT Championship Pit lane closed
13.10 FIA GT Championship Green flag Formation Lap
13.15 15.15 FIA GT Championship Race (rolling start, max. 120)
15.20 FIA GT Championship Podium
15.25 FIA GT Championship Press Conference
15.10 BTCS Cars ready on pre grid
15.25 BTCS Pre start open
15.30 BTCS 10 min. board - Pre start closes
15.40 BTCS Green Flag Formation Lap
15.45 16.45 BTCS Race 2 (standing start, max. 60)
16.55 BTCS Podium
16.40 Belgian GT Championship MVD Cars ready on pre-grid
16.50 Belgian GT Championship MVD Pre start opens
17.10 18.10 Belgian GT Championship MVD Race 2 (rolling start, max. 60)
18.20 Belgian GT Championship MVD Podium
- Jacquie Groom, FIA -
photos from Zolder will be on automobilsport.com under PHOTOS - FIAGT
Zolder - SRO Provisional Entry List
13.10.2008
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2008 FIA GT Championship - ZOLDER (BEL) - 18th & 19th October
1 Vitaphone Racing Team GER Andrea Bertolini ITA ITA Michael Bartels GER GER Maserati MC 12 M GT1
2 Vitaphone Racing Team GER Miguel Ramos POR POR Alexandre Negrao BRA BRA Maserati MC 12 M GT1
3 Selleslagh Racing Team BEL Christophe Bouchut FRA FRA Xavier Maassen NED NED Corvette Z06 ... mehr |
A lap of Zolder with Anthony Kumpen
13.10.2008
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Anthony Kumpen will have a busy weekend in Zolder - not only is he competing in the FIA GT race with Bert Longin and the PK Carsport Saleen S7, but he will also be racing in the two rounds of the Be ... mehr |
The FIA GT Championship at Zolder over the years
13.10.2008
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This will be the FIA GT Championships fifth visit to Zolder, after three visits from 1999 to 2001, and last years season finale. During the first three years, the circuit witnessed the passage from the GT-only era in 1999, dominated by the only remaining manufacturer team, Chrysler Viper Team Oreca, through the start of the N-GT category, later t ... mehr |
Zolder, as seen by the Belgians
13.10.2008
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With a large Belgian contingent competing in the FIA GT Championship, we asked them three questions : what do you think about Zolder as a circuit, what are your memories of the track, and what are your thoughts about this next round. Heres what they said :
Bas Leinders will be back in action in the G2 class, in the nr 101 Belgian Racing Gillet Vertigo :
"Z ... mehr |
Title battle heats up in Belgium with the European Finale ...
13.10.2008
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And so the twelfth season of the FIA GT Championship reaches its penultimate round, and the last European race of 2008. Heading north to Zolder, where the 2007 season finished, there is still much to play for, especially in GT1, where the points standings have been growing ... mehr |
Zolder -Provisional Timetable
10.10.2008
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Zolder (Belgium) October 17th 19th, 2008
Friday,October 17th
Motor Silence: before 14.00 and after 18.00
14.05 14.50 BTCS Free Practice 45
15.00 15.50 Belgian GT Championship Mediagroep Van Dyck Free Practice 1 50
16.00 17.00 BTCS Qualifying Practice 60
17.10 17.55 Belgian GT Championship ... mehr |
GT1 and GT2 provisional classification after Nogaro - subject to anti-doping tests
06.10.2008
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2008 FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP provisional subject to anti-doping tests.
GT1 DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP - PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER ROUND 8 (FRANCE)
1 Andrea Bertolini ITA 8 4 8 4 5.0 5.0 10 3 3 3 3 56.0
ex Michael Bartels GER 8 4 8 4 5. ... mehr |
Nogaro Sunday races review
06.10.2008
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VICTORY TO NEGRΓO AND RAMOS
Eight seems to be the magic number for Miguel Ramos; the Portuguese driver claimed his first FIA GT win in the eighth round last year, in Brno. This year, round eight fell in ... mehr |
GT3 European drivers and teams classification after Nogaro race
06.10.2008
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2008 FIA GT3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP - PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER RACE 10
1 Arnaud Peyroles / James Ruffier FRA/FRA 2 8 6 8 0 5 5 0 0 10 44
2 Ian Khan / Thomas Mutsch GBR/GER 10 10 0 6 0 0 0 10 0 0 36
3 Pierre-Brice Mena / Thomas Accary FRA/FRA 0 0 4 0 8 0 0 8 10 5 35
Ex. Bradley Ellis GBR 0 2 10 10 0 ... mehr |
GT3 Nogaro race review
06.10.2008
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Peyroles and Ruffier win in France, take Championship lead
The tension is rising in the FIA GT3 European Championship as the series heads towards a climax and as it does, so the on-track dramas ... mehr |
GT3 Nogaro Race 2 results
06.10.2008
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2008 FIA GT3 Championship
Nogaro Circuit Length = 3.6360 km.
Car 19, +30 second penalty, Stewards decision 20 refers.
1 1 C Ruffier/Peyroles Corvette Z06R GT3 1:00:50.114 38 136.27 1:30.275
2 29 M Scheier/Lesoudier Morgan Aero 8 GT3 1:01:17.432 38 27.318 135.25 1:31.020
3 21 FGT Mortimer/Ellis Ford GT 1:01:21.564 38 31.450 135.10 1:3 ... mehr |
Ellis Returns to FIA GT3 European Podium at Nogaro
05.10.2008
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Bradley Ellis (GB) FIA GT3 European Championship, rounds 9&10, Nogaro, France
Bradley Ellis put on a fantastic demonstration of the driving skills that helped him to clinch the 2007 British GT ... mehr |
Nogaro Race result
05.10.2008
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Results: 2008 Round 8 - Nogaro Race Result
Weather sunny
Track conditions dry
1 2 GT1 Negrao/Ramos Maserati MC 12 1:59:45.063 81 147.56
2 6 GT1 Gollin/Hezemans Corvette Z06 1:59:50.066 81 5.003 147.46
3 5 GT1 Fassler/Deletraz Corvette Z06 1:59:59.099 81 14.036 147.27
4 10 GT1 Simonsen/Peter Aston Martin DB9 2:00: ... mehr |
GT3 Driver quotes after race 1 in Nogaro
05.10.2008
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Thomas Accary No.8 Hexis Racing Aston Martin DBRS9, 1st: "Im very happy to win this race this is my first win in the GT3 Championship. Its good for our position in the championship, for the team, for Pierre-Brice and me. I had a little pressure from behind also it was very hot, and it was difficult to maintain concentration during my long stint."
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Peyroles and Ruffier take win and Championship lead
05.10.2008
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From the depths of despair on Saturday to the heights of elation on Sunday - James Ruffier and Arnaud Peyroles experienced the extremes of emotion at Nogaro. In race nine of the FIA GT3 European Championship, ... mehr |
GT3 Nogaro Race 1 results
05.10.2008
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Results: 2008 Round 5 - Nogaro Race 1 Result FIA-GT
Weather Sunny, warm
Track conditions Dry
1 8 AM Accary/Mena Aston Martin DBRS9 1:00:01.639 38 138.10
2 19 FGT Pirri/Vongartzen Ford GT 1:00:08.285 38 6.646 137.85
3 13 F Petit/Lunardi Ferrari F430 GT3 1:00:22.923 38 21.284 137.29
4 21 FGT Ellis/Mortimer F ... mehr |
Nogaro - Wam Up results
05.10.2008
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Results: 2008 Round 8 - Nogaro Warm Up
Weather sunny and cool
Track conditions dry
1 7 GT1 Vosse/Franchi Saleen S7 1:26.257 16 151.75
2 2 GT1 Ramos/Negrao Maserati MC 12 1:26.345 18 0.088 151.59
3 3 GT1 Bouchut/Maassen Corvette Z06 1:26.369 19 0.112 151.55
4 5 GT1 Fassler/Deletraz Corvette Z06 1:26.430 15 0.173 1 ... mehr |
Larbre and Scuderia Ecosse fastest in morning warm-up in Nogaro
05.10.2008
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Morning warm-up, at a chilly but sunny Nogaro, saw Larbre Competition confirm its successful return to the FIA GT Championship with a fastest time of 1:26.257 around the twisting 3.636 km circuit.
The nr 2 Vitaphone Maserati was second fastest, ahead of the nr 3 SRT Corvette, which will start from third on todays grid. The two Phoenix Corvettes were fourth and sixth, sa ... mehr |
Kenis wins second race of the weekend
05.10.2008
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For his last race of 2008, Guino Kenis made sure to put up a good fight, and claimed his second win of the season in the nr6 G&A Racing BMW Z4. Alex Buncombe, who started from the back of the grid, managed to make his way up to second place, in the nr14 RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z, and fought hard with Kenis for the last 15 minutes of the race.
Eric de Doncker came thi ... mehr |
GT4 Race 2 results Nogaro
05.10.2008
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Results: 2008 Round 6 - Nogaro Race Two Result
Weather sunny
Track conditions dry
1 6 GT4 Guino KENIS BMW Z4 26:18.314 16 132.69
2 14 GT4 Alex BUNCOMBE Nissan 350Z 26:19.400 16 1.086 132.60
3 1 GT4 Eric DE DONCKER Mustang FR500C 26:42.933 16 24.619 130.65
4 18 GT4 Andre GRAMMATICO BMW Z4 26:53.599 16 35.28 ... mehr |
First victory of the weekend for Buncombe and De Doncker GT4 Cup Champion
05.10.2008
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The weather was favorable for the first GT4 race this weekend at Nogaro.
After a hectic start, mainly due to 3 Sports Lights at the front of the grid after a damp qualifying session, Alex Buncombe took the win in the nr 14 RJN Motorport Nissan 350Z. Michael Mallock in the nr 32 RS Williams Aston Martin N24 was second, despite problems with his rear tyres. Eric De ... mehr |
Aston Martin wins at Nogaro as Championship leaders falter
04.10.2008
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There was plenty of drama in the opening race at Nogaro, a race which saw Thomas Accary and Pierre-Brice Mena took their first win of the season in the No.8 Hexis Racing Aston Martin DBRS9. In the seventh race of the 2008 FIA GT3 European Championsh ... mehr |
Fässler goes fourth... and Westbrook claims first FIA GT pole
04.10.2008
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Qualifying for the eighth round of the 2008 FIA GT Championship saw Phoenix Carsport driver Marcel Fδssler claim his fourth pole position of the season. The Swiss driver, who shares his ... mehr |
Larbre fastest in Pre-Qualifying Session
04.10.2008
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With things slowly warming up, the cars took to the track for the second time this weekend.
Returning after their heavy Spa crash, the Labre Competition Saleen S7 of Vosse and Franchi was fastest this session, setting a lap of 1:23.920.
Deletraz and Fδssler in the nr 6 Phoenix Carsport Racing Corvette Z06 set the second best time of 1:24.061. Third went to Wendl ... mehr |
Nogaro - Pre Qualifying results
04.10.2008
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Results: 2008 Round 8 - Nogaro Pre Qualifying FIA-GT
Weather sunny
1 7 GT1 Vosse/Franchi Saleen S7 1:23.920 32 155.97
2 5 GT1 Fassler/Deletraz Corvette Z06 1:24.061 39 0.141 155.71
3 33 GT1 Wendlinger/Sharp Aston Martin DB9 1:24.455 36 0.535 154.98
4 2 GT1 Ramos/Negrao Maserati MC 12 1:24.496 34 0.576 154.91
5 4 G ... mehr |
Aston Martin and Corvette claim Nogaro GT3 pole positions
04.10.2008
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After two hectic qualifying sessions on the 3.6km Nogaro circuit, pole position for race 7 of the FIA GT3 European Championship was claimed by the No.8 Hexis Racing Aston Martin DBRS9, ahead of two Matech GT Racing Ford GT entries - the No.19 car claimed second, with the No.21 car third.
And for race 8 the No.1 Martini Callaway Corvette Z.06R GT3 took pole by the narrowe ... mehr |
GT3 Nogaro -Combined Qualifying results
04.10.2008
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Results: 2008 Round 5 - Nogaro FIAGT - GT3 Nogaro
Pos Car Class Drivers Car Gap Avg speed Laps Time 1 Laps Time 2
1 1 C Arnaud PEYROLES Corvette Z06R GT3 0.865 145.06 9 1:30.234 9 1:28.036
2 10 AM Jean-Claude LAGNIEZ Aston Martin DBRS9 2.309 142.77 12 1:31.678 9 1:28.044
3 20 FGT Ian KHAN Ford GT 2.044 143.19 13 1:31.413 10 ... mehr |
Simonsen fastest in Free Practice in Nogaro
04.10.2008
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On a cold crisp morning in Nogaro, the cars took to the track for the first time this weekend.
The cold didn't seem to make much impact on the cars though, with Simonsen in the nr 10 Gigawave Motorsport Aston Martin DB9 setting the fastest time of the session, 1:23.994, 15 minutes in. The nr 5 Phoenix Carsport Racing, driven by Fδssler and Deletraz, was second fastest, w ... mehr |
Nogaro Free Practice1 results
04.10.2008
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Results: 2008 Round 8 - Nogaro FIA GT
Weather sunny
1 10 GT1 Peter/Simonsen Aston Martin DB9 1:23.994 30 155.84
2 5 GT1 Fassler/Deletraz Corvette Z06 1:24.180 31 0.186 155.49
3 4 GT1 Kumpen/Longin Saleen S7 1:24.761 36 0.767 154.43
4 3 GT1 Bouchut/Maassen Corvette Z06 1:24.987 39 0.993 154.01
5 2 GT1 Ramos/Negrao Maserat ... mehr |
