2011 FIA GT3 Season Review

2011 Season Review Key Facts THE PRINCIPLE FIA GT1 World Championship teams can enter THE PRESENTATION Now in its sixth year the FIA GT3 European the FIA GT3 European Championship The FIA GT3 European Championship places Championship continued to attract teams and whatever the number of cars already entered particular emphasis on a very high standard of drivers from across the world resulting in large for the selected model. presentation. Each garage fitting gives a grids and action packed racing. Although homogeneous and professional appearance present in all the major national GT The FIA GT3 European Championship is using the colours, logos and sponsors of each Championships, the GT3 pinnacle remains the reserved for non-professional drivers and an team and manufacturer following the official FIA GT3 European Championship, with new overall title is awarded for Drivers and Team design. All the drivers competing for the same races for 2011 in Slovakia and The champions. The fastest Champion driver manufacturer wear identical racing suits. Netherlands. receives a €150,000 prize-fund and up to 40 sets of Michelin tyres to move up to the FIA STEADY PROGRESS WITH MAKES… A championship for the latest generation of GT1 World Championship in 2012. Eight makes were represented this season on sportscar; with few modifications allowed from the FIA GT3 European Championship grid, the road-going models, their performance is THE DRIVERS with the welcome addition of the Ferrari 458 balanced using the techniques developed and Drivers are classified as Platinum, Gold, Silver Italia and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 at proven in FIA GT and its successor the FIA or Bronze depending on their career record the beginning of the season.. GT1 World Championship. Each model should and age. Only drivers who are classified as be represented by a minimum of 2 cars Gold, Silver or Bronze classes may compete; (usually for new models) and a maximum of 6 Gold class drivers may only drive alongside cars, entered by two car teams; however the Bronze class drivers. Sporting Regulations • Six events, with two one hour races per race, according to the scale 25 – 18 – PERFORMANCE BALANCING event. 15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1. The balance of performance and • Two cars per team, two drivers per car. • Compensation times awarded to the top adjustments to the technical specifications • A maximum of six cars per brand three cars in each race according the of the cars are carried out by and/or under represented. The six cars limit per model scale +15 seconds for 1st place, +10 the control of the GT Committee. All cars can be exceeded if the team has also seconds for second place and +5 are fitted with a data logging system and entered the FIA GT1 World seconds for 3rd, added to the minimum the data is at the disposal of the GT Championship. pit stop duration set for the following Committee. • Two 20-minute qualifying sessions per race in the Championship. The following items can be adjusted in meeting, separated by a 10-minute • Multi-tyre competition, on non order to achieve that balance of interval, with each driver taking part in development tyres. performance: one session, to set the grid. • The Michelin Trophy awarded to the best ° the characteristic of the rear • One-hour races with a rolling start and classified driver on Michelin tyres at the aerodynamic device (wing) an obligatory pit stop and driver change end of the year, to enable him or her to ° the minimum weight of the car between the 25 th and 35 th minutes. race in the FIA GT1 World ° the air restrictors • Points awarded to the top ten in each Championship in the following year. ° the capacity of the fuel tank ° the ride height ° the width of the wheels The Calendar Balance of Performance The balance of performance and adjustments to the technical specifications of the cars are carried out by and under the control of the GT Committee with the aim to balance all GT3 cars to the same efficiency. Cars Weight Handicaps descriptions throughout the season 1300kg 03.05.2011 +10 kg = 1310 kg 01.06.2011 -10kg = 1300 kg 24.06.2011 -10kg = 1290 kg 2 restrictors 59 mm 1320kg 03.05.2011 0 kg = 1320 kg 01.06.2011 -25kg = 1295 kg 24.06.2011 0 kg = 1295 kg 2 restrictors 47,2 mm 2 restrictors 52,3 mm 1230kg 03.05.2011 +15 kg = 1245 kg 1190kg 03.05.2011 +20 kg = 1210 kg 10.06.2011 +15 kg = 1225 kg 24.06.2011 +20 kg = 1245 kg 1 restrictor 85 1270kg 03.05.2011 +80 kg = 1350 kg 1 restrictor 49 mm Balance of Performance Cars Weight Handicaps descriptions throughout the season 1230kg 03.05.2011 +20 kg = 1250 kg 2 restrictors 51,4 mm 1250kg 03.05.2011 +35 kg = 1285 kg 01.06.2011 +15kg = 1300 kg 24.06.2011 +25 kg = 1325 kg 2 restrictors 55,5 mm 1200kg 03.05.2011 +100 kg = 1300 kg 01.06.2011 -25kg = 1275 kg 24.06.2011 -35 kg = 1240 kg 2 restrictors 50 mm 1175kg 03.05.2011 +95 kg = 1270 kg 10.06.2011 -10 kg = 1260 kg 24.06.2011 -35 kg = 1225 kg 2 restrictor 53 1340kg 03.05.2011 +25 kg = 1365 kg 10.06.2011 +15 kg = 1380 kg 24.06.2011 -35 kg = 1345 kg 2 restrictors 35,3 mm 1200kg 03.05.2011 +50 kg = 1250 kg 10.06.2011 -25 kg = 1225 kg 24.06.2011 -25 kg = 1200 kg 1 restrictor 76 mm 1 restrictor 76,8 mm Prestigious Brands & Powerful Cars Eleven brands competed the balance of performance test at three circuits in Europe. Finally teams decided to compete with eight brands in the FIA GT3 European Championship 2011. ASTON MARTIN DBRS9 AUDI R8 LMS BMW E89 Z4 FERRARI 458 ITALIA FORD GT LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP 560 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT3 PORSCHE 911 GT3 R Teams and Drivers Teams and drivers with their cars are the most important components to run the FIA GT3 European Championship successfully. The next pages present the season entrants as well as the race by race entrants for 2011. PROSPEED COMPETITION BELGIUM GRAFF RACING 1 2 3 4 Paul Van Maxime Petri Jan Philippe Mike Gregoire Joakim Splunteren Soulet Lappalainen Heylen Giauque Parisy Demoustier Lambotte Gary Thomas Hirsch Jäger Teams and Drivers NEED FOR SPEED TEAM SCHUBERT BELGIUM LMP MOTORSPORT 6 7 8 9 Edward Abdulaziz Csaba Claudia Bernard Dimitri Gael Maxime Sandstroem Al Faisal Walter Hürtgen Delhez Enjalbert Lesoudier Martin Frederic Jean-Charles Greg Gabillon Battut Guilvert Eduard Jean-Charles Gael Mondron Miginiac Castelli Teams and Drivers GRAVITY CHAROUZ RACING FISCHER RACING 11 12 13 14 Leonid Jarek Jan Jakub Markus Jesse Mikko Christopher Machitski Janis Stovicek Knoll Palttala Krohn Eskelinen Nygaard Tomas Stefan Stephane James Martin Kostka Rosina Lemeret Emmett Matzke Paulo Roberto Bonifacio Teams and Drivers SAINTELOC RACING MTECH MOTORSPORT 15 16 20 21 Jerome Dino Pierre Greg Luca Paul Duncan Matt Demay Lunardi Hirschi Guilvert Pirri Rees Cameron Griffin Michael Lionel Marc Michael Jan Zdeno Rossi Mazars Sourd Lyons Danis Mikulasko Adrien Tambay Teams and Drivers UNITED AUTOSPORTS REITER ENGINEERING 22 23 24 25 Mark Joe Zak Matt Nikolaus Albert von Anton Stefan Patterson Osborne Brown Bell Mayr-Melnhof Thurn u. Taxis Kiaba Rosina Max Henry Eugenio Nilsson Zumbrink Amos Nico Pronk Teams and Drivers BELGIAN AUDI CLUB TEAM WRT FASTER RACING BY DB MOTORSPORT 32 33 35 36 Didier David Greg Enzo Hoevert Jeroen Harrie Nick Andre Halliday Franchi Ide Vos Den Boer Kolen Catsburg Tobias Gary Jirko Christopher Neuser Chalandon Malcharek Haase Teams and Drivers HEICO MOTORSPORT AF CORSE 44 45 50 51 Dominik Brice Filip Patrick Francesco Federico Glynn Daniel Baumann Bosi Sladecka Hirsch Castellacci Leo Geddie Brown Christiaan Frankenhout Teams and Drivers Race by Race Entrants JMB MOTORSPORT SCUDERIA VITTORIA TEAM CINE CASCADE 5 38 39 Edouard Nicolas Giacomo Carlos Jean-Claude Julien Gravereaux Marroc Petrobelli Iaconelli Lagniez Briche Michael Filip Lyons Salaquarda Teams and Drivers AEVITAE BLEEKEMOLEN RD GREEN OMBRA RACING RACING 43 46 52 Paulo Roger Dennis Roland Yannick Jean-Marc Pinheiro Green Van de Laar Van de Laar Mallegol Bachelier Drivers 97 drivers from 22 different nations took part in the 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship. France is the leading country with 24 drivers followed by the Netherlands with 10 drivers; the British and the Belgium with 9 drivers, Germany very close with 8 drivers. Each with 1 driver are the countries Canada, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Russia and Saudi Arabia. 2011 Driver Nationalities FRA NLD 1 1 1 GBR 1 1 1 1 1 BEL 2 2 CZE 2 2 24 DEU 4 ITA 4 SVK CHE 5 FIN 10 AUT 5 BRA SWE 6 9 USA 6 CAN 8 DNK HUN IRE LUX PRT RUS SAU Drivers The 97 drivers were categorised into the different categories: 13 gold drivers, 48 silver drivers and 36 2011 Driver Categorisation bronze drivers. PLATINIUM drivers are not allowed to take part in the FIA GT3 European Championship . 13 GOLD: semi-professional driver in international series or who has distinguished himself in national Championships and satisfying at 36 least one of the following criteria: - Driver satisfying the criteria of platinum category but aged 55 to 59; - Has competed competitively in the World Karting Championship or single-seater series and is under 35 years of 48 age; - Has finished in the top 10 in the general classification of a secondary international single-seater series (A1 GP, Renault V6, FR2000 International…); - Has finished in the top 6 in the general classification of a national single-seater series (F3, FR2000…); - Has finished in the top 3 in the general classifcation of an entry GOLD SILVER BRONZE single-seater series (F-Ford, F-BMW…); - Has finished in the top 6 in the general classification of the Porsche Supercup; - Has finished in the top 3 in the general classification of a SILVER: driver aged under 30 and not BRONZE : amateur driver.

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