The 2011 FIA GT1 Zolder round is an auto racing event held at the Circuit Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. Taking place over 8–10 April 2011, the Zolder event will be the second round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It is the first time the series has visited Zolder, replacing the previous Belgian round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, although the FIA GT Championship previously utilized Zolder in 2009. The race weekend is shared with rounds of the Belcar Endurance Championship and the Belgian Touring Car Series.

Background Success Ballast Entry Ballast No. 3 Hexis AMR No. 22 JR Motorsports No. 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Much of the teams that featured in Abu Dhabi return two weeks later for Zolder, with only the No. 9 Belgian Ford making an alteration to their driver line-up. Fabien Giroix and Antoine Leclerc are replaced by Mathias Beche and local driver Vanina Ickx. Ickx had previously planned to drive in Abu Dhabi, but seating issues forced her to withdraw prior to the event. Following their Championship Race victory in Abu Dhabi, Clivio Piccione and Stef Dusseldorp enter Zolder at the leaders in the Drivers' Championship by three points over Peter Dumbreck and Richard Westbrook, while their Hexis AMR team leads the Teams' Championship over JR Motorsports by eleven points. As a result of their success in Abu Dhabi, Hexis' No. 3 Aston Martin will carry of success ballast. The No. 22 JR Motorsports Nissan will carry after finishing on the podium in both Qualifying and Championship races, while the No. 38 Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini will carry .

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.

Pos No. Driver 1 Team Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Grid Driver 2 1 37 Dominik Schwager All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:28.422 1:27.913 1:27.691 1 Nicky Pastorelli 2 7 Alex Müller Young Driver AMR 1:28.306 1:27.546 1:28.119 4 Tomáš Enge 3 8 Darren Turner Young Driver AMR 1:28.000 1:27.779 1:28.170 2 Stefan Mücke 4 11 Mike Hezemans Exim Bank Team China 1:28.864 1:28.098 1:28.283 6 Nick Catsburg 5 22 Peter Dumbreck JR Motorsports 1:28.754 1:28.181 1:28.359 3 Richard Westbrook 6 4 Christian Hohenadel Hexis AMR 1:28.126 1:28.100 1:28.424 5 Andrea Piccini 7 23 Lucas Luhr JR Motorsports 1:28.756 1:27.981 1:28.521 9 Michael Krumm 8 21 Jamie Campbell-Walter Sumo Power GT 1:28.095 1:28.021 1:28.555 7 David Brabham 9 5 Karl Wendlinger Swiss Racing Team 1:28.918 1:28.408 8 Peter Kox 10 38 Marc Basseng All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:28.969 1:28.546 12 Markus Winkelhock 11 20 Ricardo Zonta Sumo Power GT 1:28.628 1:28.595 14 Enrique Bernoldi 12 41 Maxime Martin Marc VDS Racing Team 1:27.912 1:28.665 10 Frédéric Makowiecki 13 40 Marc Hennerici Marc VDS Racing Team 1:29.027 1:28.897 16 Bas Leinders 14 47 Michaël Rossi DKR Engineering 1:28.555 1:30.743 11 Jaime Camara 15 3 Clivio Piccione Hexis AMR 1:29.258 13 Stef Dusseldorp 16 10 Miloš Pavlović Belgian Racing 1:29.664 15 Martin Matzke 17 9 Mathias Beche Belgian Racing 1:29.686 17 Vanina Ickx 18 6 Max Nilsson Swiss Racing Team 1:29.857 18 Jiří Janák

The No. 7 Young Driver Aston Martin, No. 11 Exim Bank Corvette, No. 23 JR Motorsport Nissan, No. 38 Münnich Lamborghini, No. 20 Sumo Power Nissan, and No. 40 Marc VDS Ford were all penalized three grid spaces for the Qualifying Race for failing to slow for a yellow flag during the pre-qualifying practice session.

Races

Qualifying Race

Race result

Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock Lamborghini 39 2 11 Exim Bank Team China Mike Hezemans Nick Catsburg Corvette 39 −3.251 3 7 Young Driver AMR Alex Müller Tomáš Enge Aston Martin 39 −6.715 4 5 Swiss Racing Team Karl Wendlinger Peter Kox Lamborghini 39 −6.778 5 41 Marc VDS Racing Team Maxime Martin Frédéric Makowiecki Ford 39 −7.055 6 3 Hexis AMR Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin 39 −11.128 7 23 JR Motorsports Lucas Luhr Michael Krumm Nissan 39 −33.588 8 6 Swiss Racing Team Max Nilsson Jiří Janák Lamborghini 39 −1:12.490 9 47 DKR Engineering Michaël Rossi Jaime Camara Corvette 39 −1:17.326 10DNF 4 Hexis AMR Christian Hohenadel Andrea Piccini Aston Martin 36 Suspension 11DNF 21 Sumo Power GT Jamie Campbell-Walter David Brabham Nissan 33 Mechanical 12DNF 20 Sumo Power GT Ricardo Zonta Enrique Bernoldi Nissan 29 Mechanical 13DNF 10 Belgian Racing Miloš Pavlović Martin Matzke Ford 10 Collision 14DNF 9 Belgian Racing Mathias Beche Vanina Ickx Ford 10 Collision 15DNF 8 Young Driver AMR Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Aston Martin 3 Suspension 16DNF 22 JR Motorsports Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook Nissan 1 Damage 17DNF 37 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Dominik Schwager Nicky Pastorelli Lamborghini 1 Damage 18DNF 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Marc Hennerici Bas Leinders Ford 0 Collision

Championship Race

Race result

Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock Lamborghini 37 2 4 Hexis AMR Christian Hohenadel Andrea Piccini Aston Martin 37 −9.250 3 7 Young Driver AMR Tomáš Enge Alex Müller Aston Martin 37 −15.465 4 5 Swiss Racing Team Karl Wendlinger Peter Kox Lamborghini 37 −17.970 5 11 Exim Bank Team China Mike Hezemans Nicky Catsburg Corvette 37 −17.995 6 3 Hexis AMR Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin 37 −20.987 7 8 Young Driver AMR Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Aston Martin 37 −23.222 8 41 Marc VDS Racing Team Maxime Martin Frédéric Makowiecki Ford 37 −23.345 9 23 JR Motorsport Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr Nissan 37 −24.936 10 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici Ford 37 −29.170 11 10 Belgian Racing Martin Matzke Miloš Pavlović Ford 37 −48.558 12DNF 22 JR Motorsport Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook Nissan 5 Damage 13DNF 9 Belgian Racing Vanina Ickx Mathias Beche Ford 4 Collision 14DNF 47 DKR Engineering Michaël Rossi Jaime Camara Corvette 0 Damage 15DNF 37 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Nicky Pastorelli Dominik Schwager Lamborghini 0 Drivetrain 16DNF 21 Sumo Power GT David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 0 Collision 17DNF 20 Sumo Power GT Enrique Bernoldi Ricardo Zonta Nissan 0 Collision DNS 6 Swiss Racing Team Max Nilsson Jiří Janák Lamborghini — Did Not Start

References

External links Zolder GT1 Race in Belgium – FIA GT1 World Championship