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Agreed, was a great race. Shame that Team NFS didn't take the win, but great racing anyway.

GT1 Qualifying Race is set to start in about 10 minutes time so here are the qualification results.

1 - 38 - Markus Winkelhock/Marc Basseng - Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV
2 - 37 - Dominik Schwager/Nicky Pastorelli - Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV
3 - 11 - Mike Hezemans/Nico Verdonck - Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
4 - 23 - Lucas Luhr/Michael Krumm - Nissan GT-R
5 - 21 - Jamie Campbell-Walter/David Brabham - Nissan GT-R
6 - 3 - Clivio Piccione/Stef Dusseldorp - Aston Martin DBR9
7 - 41 - Bertrand Baguette/Maxime Martin - Ford GT Matech
8 - 4 - Christian Hohenadel/Andrea Piccini - Aston Martin DBR9
9 - 20 - Enrique Bernoldi/Nicky Catsburg - Nissan GT-R
10 - 22 - Peter Dumbreck/Richard Westbrook - Nissan GT-R

Full Results - Here

Lamborghini's definitely setting the pace here so far with only a 0.004 second gap between them in qualifying. Corvette is another .526 of a second behind that.

Let's hope there isn't any contact on the first lap like usual! Could be a close one.
 
Sorry for the double post, but trying to keep the thread on-top of the action.

GT1 Qualifying Race - Results

1 - 38 - Marc Basseng/Markus Winkelhock - Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV
2 - 37 - Nicky Pastorelli/Dominik Schwager - Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV
3 - 41 - Betrand Baguette/Maxime Martin - Ford GT Matech
4 - 21 - Jamie Campbell-Walter - Nissan GT-R
5 - 4 - Christian Hohenadel/Andrea Piccini - Aston Martin DBR9
6 - 8 - Darren Turner/Stefan MĂĽcke - Aston Martin DBR9
7 - 22 - Peter Dumbreck/Richard Westbrook - Nissan GT-R
8 - 47 - Dimitri Enjalbert/Michael Rossi - Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
9 - 23 - Lucas Luhr/Michael Krumm - Nissan GT-R
10 - 3 - Clivio Piccione/Stef Dusseldorp - Aston Martin DBR9
11 - 9 - Christoffer Nygaard/Vanina Ickx - Ford GT Matech
12 - 40 - Bas Leinders/Marc Hennerici - Ford GT Matech - DNF
13 - 20 - Enrique Bernoldi/Nicky Catsburg - Nissan GT-R - DNF
14 - 7 - Tomas Enge/Alex MĂĽller - Aston Martin DBR9 - DNF
15 - 11 - Mike Hezemans/Nico Verdonck - Chevrolet Corvette C6.R - DNF
16 - 10 - Yann Clairay/Antoine Leclerc - Ford GT Matech - DNF

GT3 results are available to view in the first post. The second of the GT3 races coverage begins at 9:00GMT.

EDIT: GT3 race finished awhile back, results will be put in the first post later on today. GT1 coverage is about to begin, hopefully this thread will get a bit more attention during that race!
 
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Any idea what time GMT the race starts. They're already on the grid but I have a few other races I'm watching so it would be helpful anybody knew.

Nevermind, its starting now.
 
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Tired Tyres
You mean 12:45 BST don't you since the cars are on the grid now?
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Well, yeah.

Currently on formation lap.

EDIT: Must admit, I'm growing slightly tired of these 'first corner dashes', I know it's a sprint race now but almost every race has had first/second/third corner contact usually ruining the hopes of a win for one driver.

Even the GT3 guys can manage the first bunch of corners cleanly for the majority of the time. There are some top drivers in GT1 and some of the actions that take place really don't reflect that.
 
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So the results of a relatively uneventful race, Lamborghini dominated this from start to finish. Although I will admit there were some good battles throughout the grid.

Results

1 - 37 - Dominik Schwager/Nicky Pastorelli - Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV
2 - 38 - Markus Winkelhock/Marc Basseng - Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV
3 - 21 - Jamie Campbell-Walter/David Brabham - Nissan GT-R
4 - 41 - Bertrand Baguette/Maxime Martin - Ford GT Matech
5 - 4 - Christian Hohenadel/Andrea Piccini - Aston Martin DBR9
6 - 23 - Lucas Luhr/Michael Krumm - Nissan GT-R
7 - 47 - Dimitri Enjalbert/Michael Rossi - Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
8 - 3 - Clivio Piccione/Stef Dusseldorp - Aston Martin DBR9
9 - 22 - Peter Dumbreck/Richard Westbrook - Nissan GT-R
10 - 40 - Bas Leinders/Marc Hennerici - Ford GT Matech
11 - 9 - Christoffer Nygaard/Vanina Ickx - Ford GT Matech
12 - 20 - Enrique Bernoldi/Nicky Catsburg - Nissan GT-R
13 - 7 - Tomas Enge/Alex MĂĽller - Aston Martin DBR9
14 - 10 - Yann Clairay/Antoine Leclerc - Ford GT Matech - DNF
15 - 8 - Darren Turner/Stefan MĂĽcke - Aston Martin DBR9 - DNF
16 - 11 - Mike Hezemans/Nico Verdonck - Chevrolet Corvette C6.R - DNF

So after Round 6 the Team Championship currently looks like this:

1 - All-Inkl.com MĂĽnnich Motorsport - 163 Points
2 - Hexis AMR - 143 Points
3 - JR Motorsports - 128 Points
4 - Young Driver AMR - 114 Points
5 - Sumo Power GT - 85 Points
6 - Marc VDS Racing Team - 68 Points
7 - Swiss Racing Team - 32 Points
8 - Belgian Racing - 16 Points

Not entirely sure why both Exim Bank China & DKR aren't listed (aside from the fact they haven't ran two cars for over half the season). Which brings me to a point I'd like to make.

Previously we'd discussed the ever reducing grid in GT1, but I think at this particular event it's been even more so apparent. As mentioned DKR & Exim Bank China haven't ran a second car for over half the season and doesn't look like either team will run another car, but for me the bigger story is the return of Swiss Racing Team. SRT were supposed to return for this round as they had to provide essential repair work after the incidents at Sachsenring, so they skipped Silverstone. It's been about a month since then and they still haven't returned. What's the odds they won't return in full force now?
 
I love Autosport, they should stick to F1 but these articles really give me a laugh. SRT raced Fords last year aye? Nismo won't be too happy about that...
 
Just catching up on GT1 action while waiting for the next Super GT event. Currently watching the Sachsenring 2nd (championship) race and godammit, I hate how many cars are eliminated in almost every race in the first couple corners! I feel like it seriously undermines the championship. Is there any discussion about what can be done to reduce this?
 
Hectic penalties for contact pretty much solves it but the FIA isn't that draconian. We've lost Swiss Racing Team because of lack of spares, who's next to drop out?
 
jeffgoddin
Just catching up on GT1 action while waiting for the next Super GT event. Currently watching the Sachsenring 2nd (championship) race and godammit, I hate how many cars are eliminated in almost every race in the first couple corners! I feel like it seriously undermines the championship. Is there any discussion about what can be done to reduce this?
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Well, considering how little contact there is in F1 nowadays and looking at current racing in GT1, I think its obvious that:
-Overtaking needs to be made easier. It seems drivers are much more controlled in the first lap if they know they can pass later on. If they think they have a lot to gain/lose in the first corner, we are always going to see silly incidents.
-Race distances need to be much longer. I don't know about everyone else, but ever since GT1 switched to sprint-style races, its lost its definition. I liked it at first, but now its become a little too Touring Car-ish. Maybe if the races were longer people wouldn't be as crazy, but then again maybe not as we see at Le Mans every year :lol:.
-The driver quality needs to be higher. I personally think GT1 is quite full of some pretty average drivers at the moment. There are some amazing talents though (Enge, Westbrook, etc etc), just there are some pretty shocking driving skills on display in most races.
-The calendar needs adjusting to help point 1, overtaking. If you are going to race at Brno, Abu Dhabi, Zolder, Curitiba...you have to expect turn 1 incidents as they are so important. This wouldn't be such a problem though if the races were longer, and more "endurance" styled.
-Something needs to be done about the entry list, then at least there would be more cars to carry on after turn 1 incidents.
 
It seems like once they're past the first couple corners everybody settles in, so I thought maybe changing the start to single file with more distance between could help.

But then your other point is valid, too. Over 25-30 laps and 12-15 competitors, there are usually fewer than 6 or so overtakes aside from the pit in the whole race. Since drivers know this, they go crazy to establish as much position as they can off the start. The only two solutions I can think of are 1) as you said, make the races much longer, so drivers know there will be more opportunities to pass, or 2) pick courses which have more opportunities to pass (in other words, multiple lines through corners that work just about as well, or something like that.)

Edit: quick question about GT1: is the Nissan GT-R still 4WD or are all the cars limited to 2WD (=RWD)?

Edit2: Also sad like many other previous race series which started strong and then went into decline, 2011 FIA GT1 is down to 5 teams from 6 in 2010 after losing Maserati, which actually won the team championship in 2010...
 
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The Nissan is rear wheel drive and has a V8 engine.

Maserati could not enter because they could not find a second team to run the car. Not because they were not allowed though. The rule was two team for each manufacturer to prevent one team/car dominating the category.

That doesn't appear to affect the Corvette and Lamborghini teams now for obvious reasons though!

The Championship in its current form is dying.

The Curitiba round in Brazil has been cancelled and replaced by a second race in China. The teams are not happy about this and the official website hasn't even bothered to update itself with that little bit of information. It is official though, Stephane Ratel announced it at the last round in Paul Ricard.
 
All-Inkl.com are leading the points standings ahead of JRM, could be year of the Lamborghini if they can keep the cars going.

toyotsupra
Michael Krumm should do well.
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Yes him and his teammate could have a chance of getting the drivers title.
 
MitchZ06
Whoever has enough parts to finish the season would be my guess.
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So true! The Ford's, Aston's & Corvette's all have problems with getting parts so any damage done in these closing stages of the championship will be pretty devastating to them as a team.

That said Lamborghini are clearly struggling too, whilst Reiter clearly support the cars it doesn't seem like they can keep on top of it all whilst still supplying parts for the various other cars that they run. I think a key example of this is Swiss Racing - remember these guys haven't competed in any rounds since Sachsenring (rumours are they might be out for the rest of the championship).

Nissan clearly have access to the most spare parts, and most resources too. So, I'd probably put my money on them. We'll see though!

Also - apologies guys for not updating you all during the Championship Race of Navarra & the whole Paul Ricard weekend I was out watching motorsport myself!
 
An announcement has just been made about the GT1 World Championship 2012 at the Spa 24 Hours, more details to come as soon as I can find them!

From what I can gather (so far) 7 teams/brands have been announced for the 2012 championships.

- Marc VDS Racing will be running the BMW Z4
- Belgian Racing will be running the Ford GT Matech
- All-Inkl are expected to be entering 2 Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV's.
- Young Driver AMR have applied to run the DBR9's again.
- Audi will be represented with the R8 LMS run by Belgian WRT.
- Vita4one Racing have entered a pair of Ferrari 458's.
- JRM will be running the GT-R's.

Ratel is supposedly confident that this number of entries will increase with the possibilities of Alpina, Mercedes & Corvette competing. Ratel also says they will concentrate on mid-size circuits with a visit to North America possible but only if it includes rounds in Canada & the US.

Interesting to say the least, more details to follow as and when I get them.
 
The wheels are already falling off the GT1 wagaon unfrotunatley, this balancing of different classes will just prolong the inevtiable. :|
 
- Marc VDS Racing will be running the BMW Z4
Confirmed via various sportscar news sites, they want to run a GT1 version for the GTWC next year.

- Belgian Racing will be running the Ford GT Matech.
Matech or Lambda? (sp?)

- All-Inkl are expected to be entering 2 Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV's.
Not sure if the Murcie will be entered next year thanks to lack of spares, I'd prefer Reiter just tool up a GT1 Aventador :drool:

- Young Driver AMR have applied to run the DBR9's again.
They'd be better off with the new GT3 Vantage Aston announced earlier in the year, these cars will just be more expensive to run at roughly the same pace...

- Audi will be represented with the R8 LMS run by Belgian WRT.
Ambitious this lot, they've no doubt got Audi Sport backing though so good on them.

- Vita4one Racing have entered a pair of Ferrari 458's.
Good to see them back in FIA GT (you know what I mean...), with the F458 they won't dominate like years past with the quasi-prototype MC12 Corse.

- JRM will be running the GT-R's.
GT1 GTR's or GT3 GTR's?

In all honesty tho I really want this to die off. The driving standard has just been downright appalling and has put GT1 in the same light as touring cars. GT1 shouldn't be jumbled in with 2009 GT2 (no doubt we'll see 09 GT2 Corvettes show up) and current GT3 IMO, it should be what GT1 was in the late 90's bar the proper prototypes like the Toyota GT-One. LMP-Evo style regulations for new GT cars with a 50 car production run would make GT1 insanely attractive as a series, especially if the cars were allowed at Le Mans. Think Ferrari, McLaren, Lamborghini, etc fighting it out with the LMP1's with amazing GT1 cars....ah I do miss the 1995-1998 period....
 
Tired Tyres
The last round of the Blancpain Endurance Series is at Silverstone today.

Live here.

http://gt1world.com/

and here

http://www.blancpain-endurance-series.com/

The race starts at 12.25 PM (20 minutes from time of this post) but is transmitting now.
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Went there today to watch the race - basically just 'cos I like to look at the Alpina B6 GT3! I was well happy at the start, it seemed to have the measure of the field, not sure what happened to it later on though.... Still at least the Z4 won :D
 
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