The 2011 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round is an auto racing event held at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France on 15–17 July, and was the seventh round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's second race held at the Paul Ricard. The event was supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship, Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo and British Formula 3 Championship.
Background Success Ballast Entry Ballast No. 37 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport No. 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport No. 23 JR Motorsports No. 21 Sumo Power GT No. 41 Marc VDS Racing Team
The team of Marc VDS Racing Team who run four Ford GT's were doubtful to run in this round as engine supply issues could have forced them to miss the Paul Ricard round, meaning there could have been just twelve cars competing. After a collision between the two Swiss Racing Team Lamborghini's at the Sachsenring round, the team were scheduled to return at this event with one car but then decided to withdraw it from the third event in a row. Andreas Zuber is back behind the wheel of the No. 11 Exim Bank Corvette alongside regular Mike Hezemans. Frédéric Makowiecki also returns for Marc VDS Racing Team competing with Maxime Martin in car No. 41 replacing Bertrand Baguette.
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 22 Peter Dumbreck JR Motorsports 2:04.097 2:03.583 2:03.419 1 Richard Westbrook 2 23 Michael Krumm JR Motorsports 2:03.386 2:04.070 2:03.498 2 Lucas Luhr 3 7 Tomáš Enge Young Driver AMR 2:04.397 2:03.752 2:03.772 3 Alex Müller 4 21 David Brabham Sumo Power GT 2:05.015 2:04.054 2:03.800 4 Jamie Campbell-Walter 5 8 Darren Turner Young Driver AMR 2:04.002 2:03.435 2:03.840 5 Stefan Mücke 6 4 Christian Hohenadel Hexis AMR 2:04.566 2:04.044 2:03.963 16 Andrea Piccini 7 11 Mike Hezemans Exim Bank Team China 2:03.973 2:03.493 2:04.137 6 Andreas Zuber 8 37 Dominik Schwager All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 2:04.792 2:04.072 2:04.298 7 Nicky Pastorelli 9 41 Maxime Martin Marc VDS Racing Team 2:04.584 2:04.080 8 Frédéric Makowiecki 10 3 Clivio Piccione Hexis AMR 2:04.503 2:04.204 9 Stef Dusseldorp 11 47 Michaël Rossi DKR Engineering 2:04.630 2:04.293 10 Dimitri Enjalbert 12 20 Enrique Bernoldi Sumo Power GT 2:04.531 2:04.494 11 Nick Catsburg 13 40 Bas Leinders Marc VDS Racing Team 2:05.024 2:04.766 12 Marc Hennerici 14 38 Marc Basseng All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 2:06.579 2:05.060 13 Markus Winkelhock 15 9 Vanina Ickx Belgian Racing 2:07.219 14 Christoffer Nygaard 16 10 Antoine Leclerc Belgian Racing No Time 15 Yann Clairay
Races
Qualifying Race
Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 23 JR Motorsports Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr Nissan 27 2 7 Young Driver AMR Tomáš Enge Alex Müller Aston Martin 27 −8.350 3 8 Young Driver AMR Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Aston Martin 27 −9.406 4 22 JR Motorsports Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook Nissan 27 −10.375 5 41 Marc VDS Racing Team Maxime Martin Frédéric Makowiecki Ford 27 −17.171 6 4 Hexis AMR Christian Hohenadel Andrea Piccini Aston Martin 27 −21.142 7 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock Lamborghini 27 −23.547 8 47 DKR Engineering Michaël Rossi Dimitri Enjalbert Corvette 27 −25.986 9 20 Sumo Power GT Enrique Bernoldi Nick Catsburg Nissan 27 −37.111 10 21 Sumo Power GT David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 27 −58.282 11DNF 11 Exim Bank Team China Mike Hezemans Andreas Zuber Corvette 17 Retired 12DNF 37 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Dominik Schwager Nicky Pastorelli Lamborghini 15 Engine 13DNF 10 Belgian Racing Antoine Leclerc Yann Clairay Ford 15 Retired 14DNF 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici Ford 4 Damage 15DNF 9 Belgian Racing Vanina Ickx Christoffer Nygaard Ford 3 Retired 16DNF 3 Hexis AMR Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin 2 Collision
Championship Race
Race result Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 1 23 JR Motorsports Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr Nissan 29 2 8 Young Driver AMR Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Aston Martin 29 −0.843 3 7 Young Driver AMR Tomáš Enge Alex Müller Aston Martin 29 −11.602 4 21 Sumo Power GT David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter Nissan 29 −12.232 5 4 Hexis AMR Christian Hohenadel Andrea Piccini Aston Martin 29 −13.832 6 41 Marc VDS Racing Team Maxime Martin Frédéric Makowiecki Ford 29 −14.730 7 20 Sumo Power GT Enrique Bernoldi Nick Catsburg Nissan 29 −27.576 8 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock Lamborghini 29 −28.140 9 37 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Dominik Schwager Nicky Pastorelli Lamborghini 29 −34.725 10 47 DKR Engineering Michaël Rossi Dimitri Enjalbert Corvette 29 −37.893 11 3 Hexis AMR Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin 29 −39.835 12 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici Ford 29 −40.429 13 9 Belgian Racing Vanina Ickx Christoffer Nygaard Ford 28 −1 lap 14DNF 22 JR Motorsports Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook Nissan 26 Retired 15DNF 10 Belgian Racing Antoine Leclerc Yann Clairay Ford 16 Steering 16DNF 11 Exim Bank Team China Mike Hezemans Andreas Zuber Corvette 0 Steering
References
External links Paul Ricard GT1 Race in France – FIA GT1 World Championship