FIA GT
Gillet Vertigo finish 11th overall - a great result for a G2 runner
Courtesy of the FIA GT/DPPI
Vitaphone Racing Maserati MC12 dominated round nine of the FIA GT race at Adria, Italy. Racing hard, the team scored a 1-2 finish and claimed the Drivers’ title with one round left. In third was the GLPK-Carsport entry but over 40 seconds behind the winning Maserati’s. The BMS Aston Martin’s filled the next two places ahead of the winning GT2 entry. Pole sitters, Zakspeed Saleen S7R, ran into problems, losing 16 laps and finishing down in 12th position. The Lamborghini Murcielago of All-Inkl.com only completed 46 laps.
The race was one of attrition with only 13 cars still running at the finish line. One of them was the Gillet Vertigo, finishing eleventh, a great result for the only G2 car in the field. Of the GT2 runners, it was Scuderia Ecosse who made the best of it. It was also a maiden GT2 win for the #63 car of Tim Mullen and Marino Franchitti who led home a Ferrari 1-2-3-4 in GT2.
The Results are as follows:
1. Davies/Biagi Vitaphone Racing Maserati MC12 3hrs 00mins 59.760secs GT1
2. Bartels/Bertolini Vitaphone Racing Maserati MC12 +9.092secs GT1
3. Longin/Kumpen/Hezemans GLPK-Carsport Corvette C6.R +41.181secs GT1
4. Pescatori/Babini Aston Martin Racing BMS Aston Martin DBR9 +1min 00.390secs GT1
5. Gollin/Ramos Aston Martin Racing BMS Aston Martin DBR9 +1 lap GT1
6. Mullen/Franchitti Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 430 GT +5 laps GT2
7. Salo/Aguas AF Corse Ferrari 430 GT +5 laps GT2
8. Ruberti/Gianmaria Edil Cris Ferrari 430 GT +5 laps GT2
9. Sugden/Alexander-David JMB Racing Ferrari 430 GT +5 laps GT2
10. Moccia/Busnelli Ebimotors Porsche 996 GT3 RSR +8 laps GT2
11. Leinders/Kuppens Belgian Racing Gillet Vertigo +16 laps G2
12. Bert/Janis/Montermini Zakspeed Racing Saleen S7R +16 laps
13. Bobbi/Melo AF Corse Ferrari 430 GT +26 laps GT2
Did not finish:
Felbermayr/G.Ried Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 65 laps completed GT2
Wendlinger/Peter Race Alliance Aston Martin DBR9 61 laps completed GT1
Bouchut/ Kox All-Inkl.com Racing Lamborghini Murcielago 46 laps completed GT1
Deletraz/Piccini Phoenix Racing Aston Martin DBR9 35 laps completed GT1
C.Ried/Felbermayr Jr Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 31 laps completed GT2
Kinch/Kirkaldy Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 430 GT 30 laps completed GT2
Collard/Riccitelli Ebimotors Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 24 laps completed GT2
Sam Tickell