Date: 18 September 2010 FIA GT1
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Date: 18 September 2010 FIA GT1 Championship - Portimao (P) - Qualifying Race Bartels/Bertolini Second in the Algarve Qualifying Race Bartels/Bertolini’s Maserati MC12 no.1 ended today’s Qualifying Race in second place during the seventh round of the FIA GT1 World Championship held in Algarve, Portugal. The Vitaphone Racing Team pair made an excellent show of top-notch driving, starting off from second row after Martin/Leinders’s Ford GT no. 40 was sent back to the last grid position. They (Bartels/Bertolini) concluded the race just behind the Dumbreck/Krumm duo in Sumo Power GT’s Nissan GT-R no.23. In the initial agitated stages Bartels was able to advance to third position, enabling Bertolini, after the pit stop, to fight until the end for the lead in the race. In the last few laps and thanks to less-worn tires, the Italian driving the Maserati was able to overtake Phoenix Racing Team/Carsport’s Corvette Z06 no. 13 driven by Hennerici/Margaritis after an intense head-to-head. With today’s second place, Bartels/Bertolini earn another 6 crucial points toward the drivers’ classification, moving further from their followers and gaining first row for tomorrow’s Championship Race. It turned out to be an unfortunate race for the Vitaphone Racing Team’s second Maserati MC12, driven by Bernoldi/Ramos. After a difficult start-off, the Trident’s car no. 2 was involved in collisions that made it slide to thirteenth position. A good final sixth place was obtained by Heger/Mueller on Triple H Team Hegersport’s Maserati MC12 no. 33 after a regular race, while the event was more difficult for the other Triple H Team Hegersport car, driven by Pier Guidi/Mayr-Melnhof. After starting off well, they got stuck in the jostle of the central group, finishing eighteenth under the checkered flag. Tomorrow, Sunday 19 September, Championship Race from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm GMT Algarve Circuit Length: 4,652 m Temperature 26°C air - 36°C track Qualifying Race results: 1. Dumbreck/Krumm – Sumo Power GT – Nissan GT-R 2. Bartels/Bertolini – Vitaphone Racing Team – Maserati MC12 + 2.474 3. Hennerici/Margaritis – Phoenix Racing – Corvette Z06 + 9.222 6. Mueller/Heger - Triple H Team Hegersport - Maserati MC12 + 39.464 13. Bernoldi/Ramos - Vitaphone Racing Team - Maserati MC12 + 43.950 18. Pier Guidi/Mayr-Melnhof - Triple H Team Hegersport - Maserati MC12 +1 giro.