The 2007 FIA GT Zhuhai 2 Hours was the opening race of the 2007 FIA GT Championship season. It took place on March 25, 2007. Over 22,000 paying spectators plus another 1,000 VIPs attended the race in person.
This raced marked the first time Lamborghini scored an overall victory in an international racing series, with the All-Inkl.com Racing Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT taking the win.
Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 7 All-Inkl.com Racing Christophe Bouchut Stefan Mücke Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT 69 Lamborghini 6.0L V12 2 GT1 19 PSI Experience Luke Hines Philipp Peter Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 69 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 3 GT1 4 PK Carsport Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 69 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 4 GT1 23 Aston Martin Racing BMS Jamie Davies Fabio Babini Aston Martin DBR9 69 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 5 GT1 5 Carsport Holland Phoenix Racing Mike Hezemans Jean-Denis Délétraz Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 69 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 6 GT1 1 Vitaphone Racing Team Michael Bartels† Thomas Biagi Maserati MC12 GT1 69 Maserati 6.0L V12 7 GT1 2 Vitaphone Racing Team Miguel Ramos Christian Montanari Maserati MC12 GT1 69 Maserati 6.0L V12 8 GT1 17 Barwell Motorsports Jonny Kane Jonathan Cocker Aston Martin DBR9 68 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 9 GT1 33 Jetalliance Racing Karl Wendlinger Ryan Sharp Aston Martin DBR9 68 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 10 GT2 50 AF Corse Motorola Toni Vilander Dirk Müller Ferrari F430 GT2 68 Ferrari 4.0L V8 11 GT1 22 Aston Martin Racing BMS Giorgio Mondini Ferdinando Monfardini Aston Martin DBR9 68 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 12 GT1 8 All-Inkl.com Racing Jos Menten Peter Kox Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT 67 Lamborghini 6.0L V12 13 GT2 51 AF Corse Motorola Gianmaria Bruni Stéphane Ortelli Ferrari F430 GT2 67 Ferrari 4.0L V8 14 GT2 62 Scuderia Ecosse Tim Mullen Tomáš Enge Ferrari F430 GT2 67 Ferrari 4.0L V8 15 GT1 36 Jetalliance Racing Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer Robert Lechner Aston Martin DBR9 66 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 16 GT1 16 JMB Racing Joe Macari Ben Aucott Maserati MC12 GT1 66 Maserati 6.0L V12 17 GT2 74 Ebimotors Emanuele Busnelli Marcello Zani Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 66 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 18 GT2 63 Scuderia Ecosse Chris Niarchos Andrew Kirkaldy Ferrari F430 GT2 65 Ferrari 4.0L V8 19 GT2 99 Tech9 Motorsport Leo Machitski Sean Edwards Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 65 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 20DNF G2 101 Belgian Racing Bas Leinders Renaud Kuppens Gillet Vertigo Streiff 41 Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6 21DNF GT1 11 Scuderia Playteam Sarafree Andrea Bertolini Andrea Piccini Maserati MC12 GT1 31 Maserati 6.0L V12 22DNF GT1 12 Scuderia Playteam Sarafree Giambattista Giannoccaro Alessandro Pier Guidi Maserati MC12 GT1 30 Maserati 6.0L V12 23DNF GT2 69 Team Felbermayr-Proton Gerold Ried Marc Basseng Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 5 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 DSQ‡ GT2 97 BMS Scuderia Italia Emmanuel Collard Matteo Malucelli Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 68 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 † – Michael Bartels was excluded from the results for driving less than 35 minutes.
‡ – #97 BMS Scuderia Italia was excluded from the results for failing post-race inspection due to a lower than legal ride height.
Statistics Pole Position – #1 Vitaphone Racing Team – 1:31.339 Average Speed – 147.92 km/h
References
External links Official FIA GT website – Race Results