The 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship season was the sixth season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. The season commenced on May 8 at Algarve and ended on October 16 at Zandvoort. The season featured six double-header rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of 60 minutes. Most of the events were support races to the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season.
Calendar On December 10, 2010, the FIA World Motor Sport Council announced the 2010 calendar in co-ordinance with the FIA GT1 World Championship. On 30 May 2011, the round in Smolensk was dropped from the schedule. On 21 July, a replacement round at the Slovakiaring was announced.
Circuit Date 1 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal 8 May 2 Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom 5 June 3 Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain 3 July 4 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 17 July 5 Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia 21 August 6 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands 16 October
Entries 2011 sees a new manufacturer in the series with Mercedes-Benz joining the GT3 grid with their SLS-AMG sports cars. Ferrari have replaced the F430 with the brand new 458 Italia. The F430 is still eligible to race in this year's season, as is the Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R and BMW Alpina B6 GT3 that competed last year. The only car switch from a team has come from Graff Racing who have switched from racing a Corvette last year to the new Mercedes-Benz SLS. There are also a few new teams on the entry list from round one mostly from the new cars that Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz have produced. Team Chassis Engine Drivers Rounds Tyres Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 1 Paul van Splunteren All Maxime Soulet 2 Jan Heylen All Petri Lappalainen Graff Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 3 Philippe Giauque 1–5 Mike Parisy All Grégoire Demoustier 6 4 Joakim Lambotte 1–5 Gary Hirsch 1–2 Grégoire Demoustier 3–5 Philippe Giauque 6 Thomas Jäger JMB Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 5 Edouard Gravereaux 4 Nicolas Marroc Need for Speed Team Schubert BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 6 Abdulaziz Al-Faisal All Edward Sandström 7 Claudia Hürtgen All Csaba Walter Team LMP Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 8 Dimitri Enjalbert 1–2 Bernard Delhez Frédéric Gabillon 3 Jean-Charles Battut 3 Jean-Charles Miginiac 4 Grégory Guilvert Edouard Mondron 6 Gael Castelli 9 Maxime Martin All Gaël Lesoudier Gravity Charouz Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 11 Tomáš Kostka 1–2 Leonid Machitski All Jarek Janiš 3–5 Štefan Rosina 6 12 Jan Stoviček All Jakub Knoll Fischer Racing Ford GT GT3 Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8 13 Markus Palttala 1–2, 4–6 Paulo Bonifácio 1 Stéphane Lémeret 2 James Emmett 4 Martin Matzke 5 Jesse Krohn 6 14 Mikko Eskelinen All Christoffer Nygaard Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 15 Jérôme Demay All Dino Lunardi 16 Pierre Hirschi All Grégory Guilvert 1, 6 Michaël Rossi 2 Lionel Mazars 3 Marc Sourd 4 Adrien Tambay 5 MTECH Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 20 Luca Pirri 1–2 Paul Rees 1 Michael Lyons 2 Jan Danis 5 Zdeno Mikulasko 21 Matt Griffin All Duncan Cameron United Autosports Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 22 Mark Patterson All Joe Osborne 23 Zak Brown All Matt Bell Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 24 Albert von Thurn und Taxis 3–6 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof 25 Albert von Thurn und Taxis 1–2 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Nico Pronk 4 Eugenio Amos Anton Kiaba 5 Štefan Rosina Max Nilsson 6 Henry Zumbrink Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 32 Didier André All David Hallyday 1 Tobias Neuser 2–3 Gary Chalandon 4 Jirko Malchárek 5 Gregory Franchi 6 33 Enzo Ide All Gregory Franchi 1–5 Christopher Haase 6 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 35 Jeroen de Boer All Hoevert Vos 36 Nick Catsburg All Harrie Kolen Scuderia Vittoria Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 38 Giacomo Petrobelli 3 Carlos Iaconelli Michael Lyons 6 Filip Salaquarda Team Cine Cascade Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 39 Jean-Claude Lagniez 6 Julien Briché Paulo Pinheiro Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 43 Paulo Pinheiro 1 Roger Green Heico Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 44 Brice Bosi All Dominik Baumann 45 Patrick Hirsch All Filip Sladecka 1–5 Christiaan Frankenhout 6 Aevitae Bleekemolen Racing Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 46 Ronald van de Laar 6 Dennis van de Laar AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 50 Francesco Castellacci All Federico Leo 51 Daniel Brown All Glynn Geddie Ombra Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 52 Yannick Mallegol 4 Jean-Marc Bachelier
Results and standings
Race results Rnd. Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 R1 Algarve No. 50 AF Corse No. 6 Need for Speed Team Schubert No. 6 Need for Speed Team Schubert Francesco Castellacci Federico Leo Edward Sandström Abdulaziz Al-Faisal Edward Sandström Abdulaziz Al-Faisal R2 No. 3 Graff Racing No. 3 Graff Racing No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Philippe Giauque Mike Parisy Philippe Giauque Mike Parisy Gregory Franchi Enzo Ide 2 R1 Silverstone No. 50 AF Corse No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport No. 50 AF Corse Francesco Castellacci Federico Leo Harrie Kolen Nick Catsburg Francesco Castellacci Federico Leo R2 No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport No. 35 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport Harrie Kolen Nick Catsburg Harrie Kolen Nick Catsburg Hoevert Vos Jeroen de Boer 3 R1 Navarra No. 50 AF Corse No. 24 Reiter Engineering No. 24 Reiter Engineering Francesco Castellacci Federico Leo Albert von Thurn und Taxis Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Albert von Thurn und Taxis Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof R2 No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Harrie Kolen Nick Catsburg Harrie Kolen Nick Catsburg Gregory Franchi Enzo Ide 4 R1 Paul Ricard No. 24 Reiter Engineering No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport No. 24 Reiter Engineering Albert von Thurn und Taxis Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Harrie Kolen Nick Catsburg Albert von Thurn und Taxis Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof R2 No. 3 Graff Racing No. 9 Team LMP Motorsport No. 1 Prospeed Competition Philippe Giauque Mike Parisy Maxime Martin Gaël Lesoudier Paul van Splunteren Maxime Soulet 5 R1 Slovakiaring No. 24 Reiter Engineering No. 3 Graff Racing No. 44 Heico Motorsport Albert von Thurn und Taxis Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Philippe Giauque Mike Parisy Dominik Baumann Brice Bosi R2 No. 25 Reiter Engineering No. 25 Reiter Engineering No. 3 Graff Racing Anton Kiaba Štefan Rosina Anton Kiaba Štefan Rosina Philippe Giauque Mike Parisy 6 R1 Zandvoort No. 44 Heico Motorsport No. 38 Scuderia Vittoria No. 1 Prospeed Competition Dominik Baumann Brice Bosi Michael Lyons Filip Salaquarda Paul van Splunteren Maxime Soulet R2 No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Christopher Haase Enzo Ide Christopher Haase Enzo Ide Christopher Haase Enzo Ide
Championships Championship points will be awarded to the first ten positions in each race. Entries must complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
Points System Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' Championship