2009 FIA GT Tourist Trophy

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 K plus K Motorsport Karl Wendlinger
Ryan Sharp		 Saleen S7-R M 65
Ford 7.0 L V8
2 GT1 1 Vitaphone Racing Team Michael Bartels
Andrea Bertolini		 Maserati MC12 GT1 M 65
Maserati 6.0 L V12
3 GT1 19 Luc Alphand Aventures Guillaume Moreau
Xavier Maassen		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 65
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
4 GT1 4 PK Carsport Anthony Kumpen
Mike Hezemans		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 65
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
5 GT1 18 K plus K Motorsport Adam Lacko
Mario Domínguez		 Saleen S7-R M 65
Ford 7.0 L V8
6 GT1 3 Selleslagh Racing Team Bert Longin
James Ruffier		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 65
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
7 GT1 9 DKR Engineering Markus Palttala
Jos Menten		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 64
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
8 GT1 44 Matech GT Racing Thomas Mutsch
Thomas Biagi		 Ford GT1 M 64
Ford 5.0 L V8
9 GT1 11 Full Speed Racing Team Stéphane Lémeret
Luke Hines		 Saleen S7-R P 64
Ford 7.0 L V8
10 GT1 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Renaud Kuppens
Bas Leinders		 Ford GT1 M 63
Ford 5.0 L V8
11 GT2 60 Prospeed Competition Emmanuel Collard
Richard Westbrook		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 62
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
12 GT2 95 PeCom Racing Team Matías Russo
Luís Pérez Companc		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
13 GT2 56 CRS Racing Rob Bell
Andrew Kirkaldy		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
14 GT2 77 BMS Scuderia Italia Paolo Ruberti
Matteo Malucelli		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
15 GT2 51 AF Corse Álvaro Barba
Niki Cadei		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
16 GT2 61 Prospeed Competition Darryl O'Young
Marco Holzer		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 62
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17 GT2 80 Hexis Racing AMR Frédéric Makowiecki
Stefan Mücke		 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 M 61
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
18 GT2 97 Brixia Racing Luigi Lucchini
Martin Ragginger		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 61
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
19 GT2 55 CRS Racing Chris Niarchos
Tim Mullen		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 61
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
20 GT2 78 BMS Scuderia Italia Kenneth Heyer
Diego Romanini		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 61
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
21 G3 150 Red Racing Jean-Claude Lagniez
Iradj Alexander		 Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R M 58
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
22
DNF		 GT2 50 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni
Toni Vilander		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 53
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
23
DNF		 GT1 13 Full Speed Racing Team Ferdinando Monfardini
Michel Orts		 Saleen S7-R P 39
Ford 7.0 L V8
24
DNF		 GT1 2 Vitaphone Racing Team Miguel Ramos
Alex Müller		 Maserati MC12 GT1 M 28
Maserati 6.0 L V12
25
DNF		 GT1 35 Nissan Motorsports
Gigawave Motorsports		 Darren Turner
Michael Krumm		 Nissan GT-R GT1 M 28
Nissan 5.6 L V8
26
DNF		 GT2 59 Trackspeed Racing Tim Sugden
David Ashburn		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 24
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

References
  1. "Wendlinger and Bruni on pole". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-02. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  2. "Qualifying 1". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-02. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  3. "Race result". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-03. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
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