2009 FIA GT Tourist Trophy
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The 2009 FIA GT Tourist Trophy was the first round of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season and the 62nd running of the RAC Tourist Trophy. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom on 3 May 2009. It featured the race debut of the Ford GT and the Nissan GT-R in the GT1 category in preparation for their entry in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship.
Report
Qualifying
The #80 Hexis Racing Aston Martin was moved to the back of the starting grid after failing post-qualifying technical inspection. The car was found to be below the minimum ride height and carrying components of an incorrect size.[1]
Qualifying result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]
Pos | Class | Team | Qualifying Driver | Lap Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GT1 | #14 K Plus K Motorsport | Karl Wendlinger | 1:42.216 |
2 | GT1 | #1 Vitaphone Racing | Andrea Bertolini | 1:43.150 |
3 | GT1 | #2 Vitaphone Racing | Alex Müller | 1:43.576 |
4 | GT1 | #4 PK Carsport | Mike Hezemans | 1:43.792 |
5 | GT1 | #19 Luc Alphand Aventures | Guillaume Moreau | 1:44.039 |
6 | GT1 | #18 K Plus K Motorsport | Mario Dominguez | 1:44.361 |
7 | GT1 | #3 Selleslagh Racing Team | Bert Longin | 1:44.892 |
8 | GT1 | #9 DKR Engineering | Jos Menten | 1:44.894 |
9 | GT1 | #11 Full Speed Racing Team | Luke Hines | 1:46.146 |
10 | GT1 | #40 Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders | 1:46.567 |
11 | GT1 | #35 Nissan Motorsports | Michael Krumm | 1:47.217 |
12 | GT1 | #44 Matech GT Racing | Thomas Mutsch | 1:47.270 |
13 | GT2 | #50 AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni | 1:50.230 |
14 | GT2 | #97 Brixia Racing | Martin Ragginger | 1:50.477 |
15 | GT2 | #55 CRS Racing | Tim Mullen | 1:50.485 |
16 | GT2 | #51 AF Corse | Álvaro Barba | 1:50.524 |
17 | GT2 | #56 CRS Racing | Andrew Kirkaldy | 1:50.538 |
18 | GT2 | #60 Prospeed Competition | Richard Westbrook | 1:50.659 |
19 | GT2 | #95 PeCom Racing Team | Matías Russo | 1:50.907 |
20 | GT2 | #77 BMS Scuderia Italia | Matteo Malucelli | 1:50.932 |
21 | GT2 | #59 Trackspeed Racing | Tim Sugden | 1:51.118 |
22 | GT2 | #61 Prospeed Competition | Marco Holzer | 1:51.320 |
23 | GT2 | #78 BMS Scuderia Italia | Kenneth Heyer | 1:53.207 |
24 | G3 | #150 Red Racing | Iradj Alexander | 1:54.043 |
25 | GT2 | #80 Hexis Racing AMR | Frédéric Makowiecki | 1:50.305 |
Race
Austrian Karl Wendlinger and Brit Ryan Sharp won their second successive RAC Tourist Trophy after having won the event the previous year for Jetalliance Racing. The GT2 category was led by the Porsche of Prospeed Competition.
Race result
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[3]
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engine | |||||||
1 | GT1 | 14 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Saleen S7-R | M | 65 |
Ford 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
2 | GT1 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Maserati MC12 GT1 | M | 65 |
Maserati 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
3 | GT1 | 19 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 65 |
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
4 | GT1 | 4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 65 |
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
5 | GT1 | 18 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Saleen S7-R | M | 65 |
Ford 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
6 | GT1 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 65 |
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
7 | GT1 | 9 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 64 |
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
8 | GT1 | 44 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ford GT1 | M | 64 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
9 | GT1 | 11 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Saleen S7-R | P | 64 |
Ford 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
10 | GT1 | 40 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ford GT1 | M | 63 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
11 | GT2 | 60 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 62 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
12 | GT2 | 95 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 62 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
13 | GT2 | 56 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 62 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
14 | GT2 | 77 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 62 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
15 | GT2 | 51 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 62 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
16 | GT2 | 61 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 62 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
17 | GT2 | 80 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | M | 61 |
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
18 | GT2 | 97 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 61 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
19 | GT2 | 55 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 61 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
20 | GT2 | 78 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 61 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
21 | G3 | 150 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R | M | 58 |
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
22 DNF | GT2 | 50 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 53 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
23 DNF | GT1 | 13 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Saleen S7-R | P | 39 |
Ford 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
24 DNF | GT1 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Maserati MC12 GT1 | M | 28 |
Maserati 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
25 DNF | GT1 | 35 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Nissan GT-R GT1 | M | 28 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | |||||||
26 DNF | GT2 | 59 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 24 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
References
- ^ "Wendlinger and Bruni on pole". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-02. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Qualifying 1". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-02. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Race result". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-03. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
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