2011 FIA GT1 Algarve round

Autódromo Internacional do Algarve

The 2011 FIA GT1 Algarve round is an

Vitaphone Maserati winning the Championship Race. The event is supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship, the Mini Challenge

, and local Portuguese racing series.

The race weekend was swept by

Young Driver Aston Martin

, and Brabham and Campbell-Walter once again finishing third.

Background

Success Ballast^[1]
Entry	Ballast
No. 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	50 kg (110 lb)
No. 3 Hexis AMR	25 kg (55 lb)
No. 4 Hexis AMR	10 kg (22 lb)
No. 7 Young Driver AMR	10 kg (22 lb)
No. 5 Swiss Racing Team	5 kg (11 lb)
No. 11 Exim Bank Team China	5 kg (11 lb)

Following the sweep of both races in the second round at Zolder,

Young Driver AMR

is three points behind Hexis.

Following scheduling conflicts for several drivers involved other racing series, three teams have made changes to their line-ups for this round.

Belgian Racing has made changes to the line-ups of both of their cars; Christoffer Nygaard joins the team after campaigning for Young Driver in 2010 to partner Vanina Ickx in the Mo. 9 Ford, while Antoine Leclerc, who drove for the team in Abu Dhabi earlier this season, moves to the No. 10 car to partner Martin Matzke.^[4]

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	22	Richard Westbrook	JR Motorsports	1:43.088	1:42.399	1:42.427	1
1	22	Peter Dumbreck	JR Motorsports	1:43.088	1:42.399	1:42.427	1
2	20	Enrique Bernoldi	Sumo Power GT	1:43.001	1:43.256	1:42.517	2
2	20	Ricardo Zonta	Sumo Power GT	1:43.001	1:43.256	1:42.517	2
3	23	Lucas Luhr	JR Motorsports	1:42.990	1:41.959	1:42.574	3
3	23	Michael Krumm	JR Motorsports	1:42.990	1:41.959	1:42.574	3
4	21	Jamie Campbell-Walter	Sumo Power GT	1:43.111	1:42.845	1:43.061	4
4	21	David Brabham	Sumo Power GT	1:43.111	1:42.845	1:43.061	4
5	5	Karl Wendlinger	Swiss Racing Team	1:43.789	1:43.288	1:43.733	5
5	5	Peter Kox	Swiss Racing Team	1:43.789	1:43.288	1:43.733	5
6	3	Clivio Piccione	Hexis AMR	1:43.604	1:43.265	1:44.157	6
6	3	Stef Dusseldorp	Hexis AMR	1:43.604	1:43.265	1:44.157	6
7	41	Yann Clairay	Marc VDS Racing Team	1:44.081	1:43.147	No Time	7
7	41	Maxime Martin	Marc VDS Racing Team	1:44.081	1:43.147	No Time	7
8	8	Stefan Mücke	Young Driver AMR	1:42.966	1:42.248	1:42.726¹	13²
8	8	Darren Turner	Young Driver AMR	1:42.966	1:42.248	1:42.726¹	13²
9	7	Tomáš Enge	Young Driver AMR	1:43.958	1:43.534		8
9	7	Alex Müller	Young Driver AMR	1:43.958	1:43.534		8
10	40	Marc Hennerici	Marc VDS Racing Team	1:43.908	1:43.579		9
10	40	Bas Leinders	Marc VDS Racing Team	1:43.908	1:43.579		9
11	7	Christian Hohenadel	Hexis AMR	1:43.837	1:43.646		10
11	7	Andrea Piccini	Hexis AMR	1:43.837	1:43.646		10
12	11	Mike Hezemans	Exim Bank Team China	1:44.042	1:43.727		11
12	11	Nick Catsburg	Exim Bank Team China	1:44.042	1:43.727		11
13	38	Markus Winkelhock	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	1:42.832	1:43.795		12
13	38	Marc Basseng	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	1:42.832	1:43.795		12
14	6	Max Nilsson	Swiss Racing Team	1:43.988	1:43.966		14
14	6	Jiří Janák	Swiss Racing Team	1:43.988	1:43.966		14
15	47	Matteo Bobbi	DKR Engineering	1:44.182			15
15	47	Michaël Rossi	DKR Engineering	1:44.182			15
16	9	Christoffer Nygaard	Belgian Racing	1:44.650			16
16	9	Vanina Ickx	Belgian Racing	1:44.650			16
17	10	Martin Matzke	Belgian Racing	1:45.359			17
17	10	Antoine Leclerc	Belgian Racing	1:45.359			17
–	37	Nicky Pastorelli	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	No Time			18
–	37	Dominik Schwager	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	No Time			18

^ The No. 8 Young Driver Aston Martin's Session 3 times were cancelled after Stefan Mücke returned to the team's pit stall at the end of the session instead of entering parc fermé. Their qualifying position was demoted to eighth.^[5]
^ The No. 8 Young Driver Aston Martin received a five grid place penalty for changing an engine during the event.^[6]

Races

Qualifying Race

The quartet of

Hexis Aston Martin of Clivio Piccione. Müller's car suffered suspension failure and retired after being vaulted into the air by the Lamborghini, while the rest of the field following behind was forced to use runoff and gravel areas on the outside of the turn to avoid the three spun cars. Following the first lap melee, Dumbreck held his lead over teammate Michael Krumm, and Sumo Power's David Brabham maintained third. Stefan Mücke used the incidents to his advantage to move from thirteenth to sixth, while Dominik Schwager

was elevated to seventh position after starting last.

At the opening of the pit window Dumbreck's lead was nearly a second over Krumm, while Mücke, Schwager, and

Nick Catsburg to take fourth, fifth, and sixth places respectively. After the leading pair made their individual stops on consecutive laps, Lucas Luhr was able to take over the race lead from his teammate Richard Westbrook, but two laps later Westbrook passed Luhr down the inside into Turn 1. Westbrook and Luhr maintained their positions within a second of each other to the end of the race, while Jamie Campbell-Walter

secured a Nissan sweep of the podium by holding third place fifteen seconds behind the leaders.

Race result

Pos	No.	Team	Drivers	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired
1	22	JR Motorsport	Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook	Nissan	34
2	23	JR Motorsport	Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr	Nissan	34	−0.388
3	21	Sumo Power GT	David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter	Nissan	34	−11.239
4	8	Young Driver AMR	Darren Turner Stefan Mücke	Aston Martin	34	−16.218
5	37	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Nicky Pastorelli Dominik Schwager	Lamborghini	34	−25.994
6	41	Marc VDS Racing Team	Maxime Martin Yann Clairay	Ford	34	−32.599
7	38	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock	Lamborghini	34	−39.688
8	20	Sumo Power GT	Enrique Bernoldi Ricardo Zonta	Nissan	34	−40.999
9	11	Exim Bank Team China	Nick Catsburg	Corvette	34	−45.470
10	5	Swiss Racing Team	Karl Wendlinger Peter Kox	Lamborghini	34	−1:00.389
11	4	Hexis AMR	Christian Hohenadel Andrea Piccini	Aston Martin	34	−1:01.718
12	6	Swiss Racing Team	Max Nilsson Jiří Janák	Lamborghini	34	−1:10.533
13	3	Hexis AMR	Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp	Aston Martin	34	−1:14.432
14	9	Belgian Racing	Vanina Ickx Christoffer Nygaard	Ford	34	−1:20.638
15	47	DKR Engineering	Michaël Rossi Matteo Bobbi	Corvette	34	−1:33.815
16	10	Belgian Racing	Martin Matzke Antoine Leclerc	Ford	33	−1 Lap
17 DNF	40	Marc VDS Racing Team	Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici	Ford	20	Puncture
18 DNF	7	Young Driver AMR	Tomáš Enge Alex Müller	Aston Martin	0	Collision

Championship Race

Race result

Pos	No.	Team	Drivers	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired
1	23	JR Motorsport	Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr	Nissan	34
2	8	Young Driver AMR	Darren Turner Stefan Mücke	Aston Martin	34	−5.497
3	21	Sumo Power GT	David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter	Nissan	34	−6.273
4	37	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Nicky Pastorelli Dominik Schwager	Lamborghini	34	−8.095
5	5	Swiss Racing Team	Karl Wendlinger Peter Kox	Lamborghini	34	−19.651
6	38	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock	Lamborghini	34	−28.713
7	20	Sumo Power GT	Enrique Bernoldi Ricardo Zonta	Nissan	34	−29.045
8	4	Hexis AMR	Christian Hohenadel Andrea Piccini	Aston Martin	34	−31.111
9	11	Exim Bank Team China	Nick Catsburg	Corvette	34	−31.929
10	40	Marc VDS Racing Team	Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici	Ford	34	−55.248
11	9	Belgian Racing	Vanina Ickx Christoffer Nygaard	Ford	34	−1:34.717
12	22	JR Motorsport	Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook	Nissan	26	−8 Laps
13 DNF	7	Young Driver AMR	Tomáš Enge Alex Müller	Aston Martin	20	Alternator
14 DNF	47	DKR Engineering	Michaël Rossi Matteo Bobbi	Corvette	6	Gearbox
15 DNF	41	Marc VDS Racing Team	Maxime Martin Yann Clairay	Ford	3	Transmission
16 DNF	6	Swiss Racing Team	Max Nilsson Jiří Janák	Lamborghini	2	Gearbox
17 DNF	10	Belgian Racing	Martin Matzke Antoine Leclerc	Ford	1	Damage
18 DNF	3	Hexis AMR	Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp	Aston Martin	0	Transmission

References

^ "FIA Entry List – Amended Version – Algarve (PRT) – 8 May 2011" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2011-05-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
^ Laurent Mercier (2011-05-03). "Matteo Bobbi remplace Jaime Camara chez DKR Engineering". endurance-info.com (in French). Endurance-Info. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
^ "Deux piges pour Yann Clairay chez Marc VDS Racing Team". endurance-info.com (in French). Endurance-Info. 2011-04-28. Archived from the original on 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
SRO Group. 2011-04-30. Archived from the original
on 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2011-05-01.

SRO Group. 2011-05-07. Archived from the original
on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2011-05-08.

Haymarket Press
. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-05-08.

External links
Circuito Algarve GT1 Race in Portugal – FIA GT1 World Championship^{[permanent dead link]}

FIA GT1 World Championship

Previous race:
Zolder 2011 season Next race:
Sachsenring

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[Success_Ballast-1] "FIA Entry List – Amended Version – Algarve (PRT) – 8 May 2011" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2011-05-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

[Bobbi-2] Laurent Mercier (2011-05-03). "Matteo Bobbi remplace Jaime Camara chez DKR Engineering". endurance-info.com (in French). Endurance-Info. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-05-03.

[Clairay-3] "Deux piges pour Yann Clairay chez Marc VDS Racing Team". endurance-info.com (in French). Endurance-Info. 2011-04-28. Archived from the original on 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-04-29.

[Belgian_Portimao-4] SRO Group. 2011-04-30. Archived from the original
on 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2011-05-01.

[YD_AMR_Qualifying-5] SRO Group. 2011-05-07. Archived from the original
on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2011-05-08.

[YD_AMR_Grid-6] Haymarket Press
. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-05-08.

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