2012 First FIA GT1 Slovakia round explained

The 2012 First FIA GT1 Slovakia round was an auto racing event held at the Automotodróm Slovakia Ring in Orechová Potôň, Slovakia that took place June 8th through June 10th in 2012.[1] It was the fourth round of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the first time the GT1 category visited the Slovakia Ring circuit. Valmon Racing Team Russia did not take part in the event.[2]

The circuit was modified following the 2011 FIA GT3 races, which saw several cars become airborne as they crossed over the crest between turns two and three. In response to this, event organisers added a temporary tyre chicane on the approach to the crest prior to the race. In addition to this, organizers also designated the section of circuit from the second turn to the tyre chicane as a permanent yellow-flag area, banning overtaking on the approach to the chicane.[3]

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.

PosNo.Driver 1TeamSession 1Session 2Session 3Grid
Driver 2
11 Frédéric Makowiecki Hexis Racing2:03.4232:02.6282:01.6521
Stef Dusseldorp
218 Michael Bartels BMW Team Vita4One2:02.9012:02.4812:01.9342
Yelmer Buurman
333 Oliver Jarvis Belgian Audi Club Team WRT2:02.9372:02.7342:02.3453
Frank Stippler
43 Toni Vilander AF Corse2:03.4532:02.4792:03.0014
Filip Salaquarda
54 Enzo Ide AF Corse2:06.0242:02.7032:04.8335
Francesco Castellacci
62 Álvaro Parente Hexis Racing2:05.7752:02.7692:05.0836
Grégoire Demoustier
732 Stéphane Ortelli Belgian Audi Club Team WRT2:03.1232:02.274No Time7
Grégoire Demoustier
810 Miloš Pavlović Sunred2:05.1882:02.417No Time14
Matteo Cressoni
917 Mathias Lauda BMW Team Vita4One2:04.2132:02.8618
Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
1038 Marc Basseng All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport2:03.4232:02.9849
Markus Winkelhock
119 Matt Halliday Exim Bank Team China2:04.2722:03.08010
Mike Parisy
1224 Tomáš Enge Reiter Engineering2:02.5992:03.19811
Albert von Thurn und Taxis
1325 Štefan Rosina Reiter Engineering2:03.1432:03.33112
Tomáš Enge
1437 Nicky Pastorelli All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport2:03.6462:04.88113
Thomas Jäger
158 Benjamin Lariche Exim Bank Team ChinaNo Time15
Andreas Zuber

Races

Qualifying Race

PosNo.TeamDriversManufacturerLapsTime/Retired
13 AF Corse Toni Vilander
Filip Salaquarda
Ferrari25
224 Reiter Engineering Tomáš Enge
Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Lamborghini25-4.568
318 BMW Team Vita4One Michael Bartels
Yelmer Buurman
BMW25-16.106
438 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Marc Basseng
Markus Winkelhock
Mercedes-Benz25-19.777
59 Exim Bank Team China Matt Halliday
Mike Parisy
Porsche25-26.693
633 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Oliver Jarvis
Frank Stippler
Audi25-37.847
710 Sunred Miloš Pavlović
Matteo Cressoni
Ford25-39.986
837 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Nicky Pastorelli
Thomas Jäger
Mercedes-Benz25-51.851
91 Hexis Racing Frédéric Makowiecki
Stef Dusseldorp
McLaren25-1:05.548
1017 BMW Team Vita4One Mathias Lauda
Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
BMW25-1:18.101
1132 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Stéphane Ortelli
Laurens Vanthoor
Audi25-1:21.780
124 AF Corse Enzo Ide
Francesco Castellacci
Ferrari25-1:23.159
13
DNF
25 Reiter Engineering Štefan Rosina
Darryl O'Young
Lamborghini20Retired
14
DNF
2 Hexis Racing Álvaro Parente
Grégoire Demoustier
McLaren15Engine
DNS8 Exim Bank Team China Benjamin Lariche
Andreas Zuber
Porsche-Mechanical

Championship Race

PosNo.TeamDriversManufacturerLapsTime/Retired
118 BMW Team Vita4One Michael Bartels
Yelmer Buurman
BMW29
21 Hexis Racing Frédéric Makowiecki
Stef Dusseldorp
McLaren29-2.951
338 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Marc Basseng
Markus Winkelhock
Mercedes-Benz29-5.600
43 AF Corse Toni Vilander
Filip Salaquarda
Ferrari29-17.260
533 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Oliver Jarvis
Frank Stippler
Audi29-30.511
632 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Stéphane Ortelli
Laurens Vanthoor
Audi29-33.464
717 BMW Team Vita4One Mathias Lauda
Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
BMW29-38.514
89 Exim Bank Team China Matt Halliday
Mike Parisy
Porsche29-47.568
94 AF Corse Enzo Ide
Francesco Castellacci
Ferrari29-50.789
1037 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Nicky Pastorelli
Thomas Jäger
Mercedes-Benz29-1:24.629
1125 Reiter Engineering Štefan Rosina
Darryl O'Young
Lamborghini29-1:33.829
1210 Sunred Miloš Pavlović
Matteo Cressoni
Ford28-1 lap
13
DNF
2 Hexis Racing Álvaro Parente
Grégoire Demoustier
McLaren19Retired
14
DNF
24 Reiter Engineering Tomáš Enge
Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Lamborghini2Contact
DNS8 Exim Bank Team China Benjamin Lariche
Andreas Zuber
Porsche-Mechanical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GT1: Revised 2012 Calendar Released . . speedtv.com . 2012-04-02 . 2012-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403153927/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/gt-revised-2012-calendar-released/ . 2012-04-03 . dead .
  2. News: Hexis McLaren takes pole position for Qualifying Race in Slovakia. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 9 June 2012. 9 June 2012.
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: GT1-LIFE - SLOVAKIA The Weekend Preview . YouTube.