2011 FIA GT1 Ordos round

Ordos International Circuit

The 2011 FIA GT1 Ordos round was an auto racing event held at the Ordos International Circuit, Ordos City, China on 2–4 September, and was the eighth round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's first race held in China, as well as at the 3.751 km (2.331 mi) Ordos. The event was supported by Formula Pilota, and the overall event was held under the title of the Kangbashi Cup.

Background

Success Ballast[1]
Entry Ballast
No. 23 JR Motorsports 60 kg (130 lb)
No. 8 Young Driver AMR 20 kg (44 lb)
No. 7 Young Driver AMR 15 kg (33 lb)
No. 21 Sumo Power GT 5 kg (11 lb)

This was the home round of Exim Bank Team China who ran two Corvettes for the first time this season with four all new drivers including Chinese racer Ho-Pin Tung.

DKR Engineering replaced their single Corvette with two Lamborghini's for this round and also with four new drivers. Jonathan Hirschi replaced Vanina Ickx in the No. 9 Belgian Racing Ford GT alongside regular Christoffer Nygaard.

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 41 Belgium Maxime Martin Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team 1:38.940 1:38.811 1:38.535 1
France Frédéric Makowiecki
2 22 United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck United Kingdom JR Motorsports 1:39.001 1:38.769 1:38.669 2
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
3 38 Germany Marc Basseng Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:39.270 1:39.095 1:38.768 3
Germany Markus Winkelhock
4 20 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi United Kingdom Sumo Power GT 1:39.603 1:38.843 1:38.909 4
Netherlands Nick Catsburg
5 21 Australia David Brabham United Kingdom Sumo Power GT 1:39.289 1:38.854 1:39.222 5
United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
6 7 Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Germany Young Driver AMR 1:39.506 1:39.139 1:39.543 6
Germany Alex Müller
7 23 Germany Michael Krumm United Kingdom JR Motorsports 1:39.849 1:39.061 1:39.561 7
Germany Lucas Luhr
8 37 Germany Dominik Schwager Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:40.201 1:38.823 1:40.002 8
Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli
9 3 Netherlands Stef Dusseldorp France Hexis AMR 1:39.116 1:39.141 9
Monaco Clivio Piccione
10 4 Italy Andrea Piccini France Hexis AMR 1:39.495 1:39.281 10
Germany Christian Hohenadel
11 12 France Michaël Rossi China Exim Bank Team China 1:39.585 1:39.290 10
Brazil Sérgio Jimenez
12 9 Denmark Christoffer Nygaard Belgium Belgian Racing 1:39.401 1:39.383 11
Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi
13 8 Germany Stefan Mücke Germany Young Driver AMR 1:39.210 1:39.466 13
United Kingdom Darren Turner
14 10 France Yann Clairay Belgium Belgian Racing 1:39.386 1:39.809 14
France Antoine Leclerc
15 11 China Ho-Pin Tung China Exim Bank Team China 1:40.204 15
Netherlands Jeroen den Boer
16 40 Belgium Bas Leinders Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team 1:40.420 16
Germany Marc Hennerici
17 47 Switzerland Benjamin Leuenberger Luxembourg DKR www-discount.de 1:40.642 17
Germany Manuel Lauck
18 48 United Kingdom Jonathan Kennard Luxembourg DKR www-discount.de 1:42.683 18
Germany Christopher Brück

Races

Qualifying Race

Race result

Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired
1 41 Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team Belgium Maxime Martin
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Ford 36
2 22 United Kingdom JR Motorsports United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Nissan 36 −1.725
3 21 United Kingdom Sumo Power GT Australia David Brabham
United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
Nissan 36 −28.807
4 3 France Hexis AMR Netherlands Stef Dusseldorp
Monaco Clivio Piccione
Aston Martin 36 −39.768
5 20 United Kingdom Sumo Power GT Brazil Enrique Bernoldi
Netherlands Nick Catsburg
Nissan 36 −43.274
6 37 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Germany Dominik Schwager
Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli
Lamborghini 36 −49.182
7 8 Germany Young Driver AMR Germany Stefan Mücke
United Kingdom Darren Turner
Aston Martin 36 −49.817
8 4 France Hexis AMR Italy Andrea Piccini
Germany Christian Hohenadel
Aston Martin 36 −50.048
9 9 Belgium Belgian Racing Denmark Christoffer Nygaard
Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi
Ford 36 −58.341
10 40 Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team Belgium Bas Leinders
Germany Marc Hennerici
Ford 36 −1:04.180
11 23 United Kingdom JR Motorsports Germany Michael Krumm
Germany Lucas Luhr
Nissan 36 1:15.794
12 47 Luxembourg DKR www-discount.de Switzerland Benjamin Leuenberger
Germany Manuel Lauck
Lamborghini 35 +1 lap
13 10 Belgium Belgian Racing France Yann Clairay
France Antoine Leclerc
Ford 35 +1 lap
14 48 Luxembourg DKR www-discount.de United Kingdom Jonathan Kennard
Germany Christopher Brück
Lamborghini 33 +3 laps
15
DNF
12 China Exim Bank Team China France Michaël Rossi
Brazil Sérgio Jimenez
Corvette 32 Retired
16 7 Germany Young Driver AMR Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Germany Alex Müller
Aston Martin 30 +6 laps
17
DNF
11 China Exim Bank Team China China Ho-Pin Tung
Netherlands Jeroen den Boer
Corvette 2 Retired
EX 38 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Germany Marc Basseng
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Lamborghini 36

Championship Race

Race result

Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired
1 41 Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team Belgium Maxime Martin
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Ford 34
2 22 United Kingdom JR Motorsports United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Nissan 34 −0.786
3 3 France Hexis AMR Netherlands Stef Dusseldorp
Monaco Clivio Piccione
Aston Martin 34 −5.570
4 4 France Hexis AMR Italy Andrea Piccini
Germany Christian Hohenadel
Aston Martin 34 −9.909
5 8 Germany Young Driver AMR Germany Stefan Mücke
United Kingdom Darren Turner
Aston Martin 34 −11.397
6 37 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Germany Dominik Schwager
Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli
Lamborghini 34 −12.031
7 21 United Kingdom Sumo Power GT Australia David Brabham
United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
Nissan 34 −12.274
8 38 Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Germany Marc Basseng
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Lamborghini 34 −14.591
9 23 United Kingdom JR Motorsports Germany Michael Krumm
Germany Lucas Luhr
Nissan 34 −14.868
10 40 Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team Belgium Bas Leinders
Germany Marc Hennerici
Ford 36 −20.321
11 10 Belgium Belgian Racing France Yann Clairay
France Antoine Leclerc
Ford 34 −20.324
12 11 China Exim Bank Team China China Ho-Pin Tung
Netherlands Jeroen den Boer
Corvette 34 −20.713
13 48 Luxembourg DKR www-discount.de United Kingdom Jonathan Kennard
Germany Christopher Brück
Lamborghini 34 −23.698
14 7 Germany Young Driver AMR Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Germany Alex Müller
Aston Martin 34 −25.153
15 47 Luxembourg DKR www-discount.de Switzerland Benjamin Leuenberger
Germany Michael Lauck
Lamborghini 34 −26.056
16 12 China Exim Bank Team China France Michaël Rossi
Brazil Sérgio Jimenez
Corvette 34 −30.159
17
DNF
9 Belgium Belgian Racing Denmark Christoffer Nygaard
Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi
Ford 13 Damage
18
DNF
20 United Kingdom Sumo Power GT Brazil Enrique Bernoldi
Netherlands Nick Catsburg
Nissan 2 Spun

References

  1. ^ "FIA Entry List – Ordos (CHN) – 4 September 2011" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 2011-09-07.[permanent dead link]


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