2011 FIA GT1 Ordos round

The 2011 FIA GT1 Ordos round was an auto racing event held at the Ordos International Circuit, Ordos City, China on 2–4 September, and was the eighth round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's first race held in China, as well as at the 3.751 km (2.331 mi) Ordos. The event was supported by Formula Pilota, and the overall event was held under the title of the Kangbashi Cup.

Background

Success Ballast[1]
Entry Ballast
No. 23 JR Motorsports 60 kg (130 lb)
No. 8 Young Driver AMR 20 kg (44 lb)
No. 7 Young Driver AMR 15 kg (33 lb)
No. 21 Sumo Power GT 5 kg (11 lb)

This was the home round of Exim Bank Team China who ran two Corvettes for the first time this season with four all new drivers including Chinese racer Ho-Pin Tung.

DKR Engineering replaced their single Corvette with two Lamborghini's for this round and also with four new drivers. Jonathan Hirschi replaced Vanina Ickx in the No. 9 Belgian Racing Ford GT alongside regular Christoffer Nygaard.

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 41 Maxime Martin Marc VDS Racing Team 1:38.940 1:38.811 1:38.535 1
Frédéric Makowiecki
2 22 Peter Dumbreck JR Motorsports 1:39.001 1:38.769 1:38.669 2
Richard Westbrook
3 38 Marc Basseng All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:39.270 1:39.095 1:38.768 3
Markus Winkelhock
4 20 Enrique Bernoldi Sumo Power GT 1:39.603 1:38.843 1:38.909 4
Nick Catsburg
5 21 David Brabham Sumo Power GT 1:39.289 1:38.854 1:39.222 5
Jamie Campbell-Walter
6 7 Tomáš Enge Young Driver AMR 1:39.506 1:39.139 1:39.543 6
Alex Müller
7 23 Michael Krumm JR Motorsports 1:39.849 1:39.061 1:39.561 7
Lucas Luhr
8 37 Dominik Schwager All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 1:40.201 1:38.823 1:40.002 8
Nicky Pastorelli
9 3 Stef Dusseldorp Hexis AMR 1:39.116 1:39.141 9
Clivio Piccione
10 4 Andrea Piccini Hexis AMR 1:39.495 1:39.281 10
Christian Hohenadel
11 12 Michaël Rossi Exim Bank Team China 1:39.585 1:39.290 10
Sérgio Jimenez
12 9 Christoffer Nygaard Belgian Racing 1:39.401 1:39.383 11
Jonathan Hirschi
13 8 Stefan Mücke Young Driver AMR 1:39.210 1:39.466 13
Darren Turner
14 10 Yann Clairay Belgian Racing 1:39.386 1:39.809 14
Antoine Leclerc
15 11 Ho-Pin Tung Exim Bank Team China 1:40.204 15
Jeroen den Boer
16 40 Bas Leinders Marc VDS Racing Team 1:40.420 16
Marc Hennerici
17 47 Benjamin Leuenberger DKR www-discount.de 1:40.642 17
Manuel Lauck
18 48 Jonathan Kennard DKR www-discount.de 1:42.683 18
Christopher Brück

Races

Race result

Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired
1 41 Marc VDS Racing Team Maxime Martin
Frédéric Makowiecki
Ford 36
2 22 JR Motorsports Peter Dumbreck
Richard Westbrook
Nissan 36 −1.725
3 21 Sumo Power GT David Brabham
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Nissan 36 −28.807
4 3 Hexis AMR Stef Dusseldorp
Clivio Piccione
Aston Martin 36 −39.768
5 20 Sumo Power GT Enrique Bernoldi
Nick Catsburg
Nissan 36 −43.274
6 37 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Dominik Schwager
Nicky Pastorelli
Lamborghini 36 −49.182
7 8 Young Driver AMR Stefan Mücke
Darren Turner
Aston Martin 36 −49.817
8 4 Hexis AMR Andrea Piccini
Christian Hohenadel
Aston Martin 36 −50.048
9 9 Belgian Racing Christoffer Nygaard
Jonathan Hirschi
Ford 36 −58.341
10 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders
Marc Hennerici
Ford 36 −1:04.180
11 23 JR Motorsports Michael Krumm
Lucas Luhr
Nissan 36 1:15.794
12 47 DKR www-discount.de Benjamin Leuenberger
Manuel Lauck
Lamborghini 35 +1 lap
13 10 Belgian Racing Yann Clairay
Antoine Leclerc
Ford 35 +1 lap
14 48 DKR www-discount.de Jonathan Kennard
Christopher Brück
Lamborghini 33 +3 laps
15
DNF
12 Exim Bank Team China Michaël Rossi
Sérgio Jimenez
Corvette 32 Retired
16 7 Young Driver AMR Tomáš Enge
Alex Müller
Aston Martin 30 +6 laps
17
DNF
11 Exim Bank Team China Ho-Pin Tung
Jeroen den Boer
Corvette 2 Retired
EX 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Marc Basseng
Markus Winkelhock
Lamborghini 36

Race result

Pos No. Team Drivers Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired
1 41 Marc VDS Racing Team Maxime Martin
Frédéric Makowiecki
Ford 34
2 22 JR Motorsports Peter Dumbreck
Richard Westbrook
Nissan 34 −0.786
3 3 Hexis AMR Stef Dusseldorp
Clivio Piccione
Aston Martin 34 −5.570
4 4 Hexis AMR Andrea Piccini
Christian Hohenadel
Aston Martin 34 −9.909
5 8 Young Driver AMR Stefan Mücke
Darren Turner
Aston Martin 34 −11.397
6 37 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Dominik Schwager
Nicky Pastorelli
Lamborghini 34 −12.031
7 21 Sumo Power GT David Brabham
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Nissan 34 −12.274
8 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Marc Basseng
Markus Winkelhock
Lamborghini 34 −14.591
9 23 JR Motorsports Michael Krumm
Lucas Luhr
Nissan 34 −14.868
10 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders
Marc Hennerici
Ford 36 −20.321
11 10 Belgian Racing Yann Clairay
Antoine Leclerc
Ford 34 −20.324
12 11 Exim Bank Team China Ho-Pin Tung
Jeroen den Boer
Corvette 34 −20.713
13 48 DKR www-discount.de Jonathan Kennard
Christopher Brück
Lamborghini 34 −23.698
14 7 Young Driver AMR Tomáš Enge
Alex Müller
Aston Martin 34 −25.153
15 47 DKR www-discount.de Benjamin Leuenberger
Michael Lauck
Lamborghini 34 −26.056
16 12 Exim Bank Team China Michaël Rossi
Sérgio Jimenez
Corvette 34 −30.159
17
DNF
9 Belgian Racing Christoffer Nygaard
Jonathan Hirschi
Ford 13 Damage
18
DNF
20 Sumo Power GT Enrique Bernoldi
Nick Catsburg
Nissan 2 Spun

References

FIA GT1 World Championship
Previous race:
Paul Ricard
2011 season Next race:
Beijing
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