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2012 First FIA GT1 Slovakia round

Layout of the Automotodróm Slovakia Ring

The 2012 First FIA GT1 Slovakia round was an auto racing event held at the Automotodróm Slovakia Ring in Orechová Potôň, Slovakia that took place June 8th through June 10th in 2012.[1] It was the fourth round of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the first time the GT1 category visited the Slovakia Ring circuit. Valmon Racing Team Russia did not take part in the event.[2]

The circuit was modified following the 2011 FIA GT3 races, which saw several cars become airborne as they crossed over the crest between turns two and three. In response to this, event organisers added a temporary tyre chicane on the approach to the crest prior to the race. In addition to this, organizers also designated the section of circuit from the second turn to the tyre chicane as a permanent yellow-flag area, banning overtaking on the approach to the chicane.[3]

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
Driver 2
1 1 France Frédéric Makowiecki France Hexis Racing 2:03.423 2:02.628 2:01.652 1
Netherlands Stef Dusseldorp
2 18 Germany Michael Bartels Germany BMW Team Vita4One 2:02.901 2:02.481 2:01.934 2
Netherlands Yelmer Buurman
3 33 United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2:02.937 2:02.734 2:02.345 3
Germany Frank Stippler
4 3 Finland Toni Vilander Italy AF Corse 2:03.453 2:02.479 2:03.001 4
Czech Republic Filip Salaquarda
5 4 Belgium Enzo Ide Italy AF Corse 2:06.024 2:02.703 2:04.833 5
Italy Francesco Castellacci
6 2 Portugal Álvaro Parente France Hexis Racing 2:05.775 2:02.769 2:05.083 6
France Grégoire Demoustier
7 32 Monaco Stéphane Ortelli Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2:03.123 2:02.274 No Time 7
France Grégoire Demoustier
8 10 Serbia Miloš Pavlović Spain Sunred 2:05.188 2:02.417 No Time 14
Italy Matteo Cressoni
9 17 Austria Mathias Lauda Germany BMW Team Vita4One 2:04.213 2:02.861 8
Austria Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
10 38 Germany Marc Basseng Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 2:03.423 2:02.984 9
Germany Markus Winkelhock
11 9 New Zealand Matt Halliday China Exim Bank Team China 2:04.272 2:03.080 10
France Mike Parisy
12 24 Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Germany Reiter Engineering 2:02.599 2:03.198 11
Germany Albert von Thurn und Taxis
13 25 Slovakia Štefan Rosina Germany Reiter Engineering 2:03.143 2:03.331 12
Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
14 37 Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 2:03.646 2:04.881 13
Germany Thomas Jäger
15 8 France Benjamin Lariche China Exim Bank Team China No Time 15
Austria Andreas Zuber

Races

Qualifying Race

Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired
1 3 Italy AF Corse Finland Toni Vilander
Czech Republic Filip Salaquarda
Ferrari 25
2 24 Germany Reiter Engineering Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Germany Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Lamborghini 25 -4.568
3 18 Germany BMW Team Vita4One Germany Michael Bartels
Netherlands Yelmer Buurman
BMW 25 -16.106
4 38 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Germany Marc Basseng
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Mercedes-Benz 25 -19.777
5 9 China Exim Bank Team China New Zealand Matt Halliday
France Mike Parisy
Porsche 25 -26.693
6 33 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Germany Frank Stippler
Audi 25 -37.847
7 10 Spain Sunred Serbia Miloš Pavlović
Italy Matteo Cressoni
Ford 25 -39.986
8 37 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli
Germany Thomas Jäger
Mercedes-Benz 25 -51.851
9 1 France Hexis Racing France Frédéric Makowiecki
Netherlands Stef Dusseldorp
McLaren 25 -1:05.548
10 17 Germany BMW Team Vita4One Austria Mathias Lauda
Austria Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
BMW 25 -1:18.101
11 32 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Monaco Stéphane Ortelli
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Audi 25 -1:21.780
12 4 Italy AF Corse Belgium Enzo Ide
Italy Francesco Castellacci
Ferrari 25 -1:23.159
13
DNF
25 Germany Reiter Engineering Slovakia Štefan Rosina
Hong Kong Darryl O'Young
Lamborghini 20 Retired
14
DNF
2 France Hexis Racing Portugal Álvaro Parente
France Grégoire Demoustier
McLaren 15 Engine
DNS 8 China Exim Bank Team China France Benjamin Lariche
Austria Andreas Zuber
Porsche - Mechanical

Championship Race

Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired
1 18 Germany BMW Team Vita4One Germany Michael Bartels
Netherlands Yelmer Buurman
BMW 29
2 1 France Hexis Racing France Frédéric Makowiecki
Netherlands Stef Dusseldorp
McLaren 29 -2.951
3 38 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Germany Marc Basseng
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Mercedes-Benz 29 -5.600
4 3 Italy AF Corse Finland Toni Vilander
Czech Republic Filip Salaquarda
Ferrari 29 -17.260
5 33 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Germany Frank Stippler
Audi 29 -30.511
6 32 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Monaco Stéphane Ortelli
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Audi 29 -33.464
7 17 Germany BMW Team Vita4One Austria Mathias Lauda
Austria Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
BMW 29 -38.514
8 9 China Exim Bank Team China New Zealand Matt Halliday
France Mike Parisy
Porsche 29 -47.568
9 4 Italy AF Corse Belgium Enzo Ide
Italy Francesco Castellacci
Ferrari 29 -50.789
10 37 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli
Germany Thomas Jäger
Mercedes-Benz 29 -1:24.629
11 25 Germany Reiter Engineering Slovakia Štefan Rosina
Hong Kong Darryl O'Young
Lamborghini 29 -1:33.829
12 10 Spain Sunred Serbia Miloš Pavlović
Italy Matteo Cressoni
Ford 28 -1 lap
13
DNF
2 France Hexis Racing Portugal Álvaro Parente
France Grégoire Demoustier
McLaren 19 Retired
14
DNF
24 Germany Reiter Engineering Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Germany Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Lamborghini 2 Contact
DNS 8 China Exim Bank Team China France Benjamin Lariche
Austria Andreas Zuber
Porsche - Mechanical

References

  1. ^ "GT1: Revised 2012 Calendar Released". speedtv.com. Speed Channel. 2012-04-02. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  2. ^ "Hexis McLaren takes pole position for Qualifying Race in Slovakia". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: GT1-LIFE - SLOVAKIA The Weekend Preview. YouTube.


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