jueves, 16 de diciembre de 2010
sábado, 11 de diciembre de 2010
Delfina y Marily: Vamos a San Luis ??
jueves, 9 de diciembre de 2010
martes, 7 de diciembre de 2010
miércoles, 1 de diciembre de 2010
All set for the last tango in San Luis
LOS ESPERO EN SAN LUIS !!!
The FIA GT1 World Championship travels to Portrero de los Funes in the Argentine province of San Luis for the final event of the inaugural season where both the teams and drivers' titles will be decided.
The FIA GT Championship visited the circuit to conclude the 2008 season and the stunning surroundings provided the perfect setting for an exciting conclusion to that season which saw Andrea Bertolini and Michael Bartels crowned as champions.
This weekend Bertolini and Bartels travel to San Luis as the favourites to become the first ever FIA GT1 world champions.
The Vitaphone Maserati pair have been the most consistent drivers in this year’s title race with points in every round this season as well as race victories in the Czech Republic, France and Portugal.
They head to San Luis with a 28-point advantage in the drivers’ championship with a maximum of 33 points available in the Qualifying and Championship Races in Argentina.
The Reiter Lamborghini pairing of Brazil’s Ricardo Zonta and Germany’s Frank Kechele dominated the final European race weekend in Spain, starting from pole position and taking wins in both the Qualifying and Championship Races, as well as the fastest lap.
Their efforts helped to close the gap in the team title, with their Reiter team closing the gap to championship leaders, Vitaphone Racing but a disappointing weekend for both Reiter Lamborghinis in Sao Paulo last weekend has allowed the gap to widen to 47 points with a maximum of 58 points available.
The All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Lamborghinis have been just as competitive this season but a combination of bad luck and mechanical problems have left the team with fewer points than their performances have deserved but a strong performance in Brazil for Dominik Schwager and Nicky Pastorelli has given the team hope of a strong end to the 2010 season.
Before heading to South America the Corvette Z06 was the only car of the six represented in the championship yet to win a Championship Race in 2010. The Phoenix Racing team have been close on several occasions, with Marc Hennerici and Andreas Zuber taking victory in the Qualifying Race in Round 1 in Abu Dhabi and third in the Championship Race in Germany, Portugal and last time out in Brazil for Hennerici and Alexander Margaritas.
The Mad Croc Racing Corvette of Xavier Maassen and Jos Menten claimed Qualifying Race victory in Belgium and Pertti Kuismann is now partnered by former Dutch Touring Car Champion Duncan Huisman, who formed a successful duo in the Belgian GT Championship. The two Corvette teams will be looking to finally set the record straight by taking a win on Sunday as the season draws to a close.
The No.2 Vitaphone Maserati of Brazil’s Enrique Bernoldi has been struggling to match their team mates until last weekend.
Teamed up with fellow countryman Xandi Negrao, Bernoldi took pole position and victory in the Championship Race to the delight of the large, patriotic Brazil crowd at Interlagos.
The Triple H Team Hegersport Maserati cars have also been celebrating some strong performances with podium finishes in France and Belgium for Altfrid Heger with co-driver Margaritis at Paul Ricard and Alex Muller at Spa-Francorchamps.
With two race victories in Abu Dhabi and the Czech Republic and podiums in Belgium and Portugal, to his credit, Thomas Mutsch is currently in second place in the driver’s championship in the Matech Competition Ford GT Matech.
Since Round 5 in Belgium he has been paired with reigning FIA GT2 Champion Richard Westbrook. The performance in Algarve would have netted them more points but for a poor qualifying performance that saw them start towards the back of the grid but the pairing's fight for their second podium finish is certainly one of the highlights of the 2010 season.
Spain saw a disappointing weekend for the No.5 Ford GT, with a blank score sheet and a clash with Frank Kechele’s Lamborghini in the Qualifying Race in Brazil effectively ended Mutsch’s title aspirations.
Portugal also saw a return to form for the Marc VDS run Ford GT, with Maxime Martin and Bas Leinders qualifying on the front row of the grid and finishing in fifth place in the Championship Race and this performance was mirrored last weekend.
As for the Nissan GT-Rs, the Sumo Power GT team have recorded a race win at their home circuit at Silverstone, with Warren Hughes and Jamie Campbell-Walter claiming the Tourist Trophy. This was followed by two podium finishes for the sister car of Michael Krumm and Peter Dumbreck in the Czech Republic and France and a strong performance by both cars in Portugal, including a win in the Qualifying Race for Krumm and Dumbreck, which was followed by a second place in the Qualifying Race in Brazil.
Hughes and Campbell-Walter had an excellent weekend in Spain, taking third place and 15 Championship points in the main event. The Swiss Racing Team have not matched the performances of the British team there were positive signs in Sao Paulo.
The Young Driver Aston Martin pairing of Tomas Enge and Darren Turner have enjoyed the view from the top step of the podium in Germany and recorded a podium finish at Enge’s home race at Brno in May.
A strong performance in Spain earned the pairing a fourth place. A win in the Qualifying Race and a strong second in the Championship Race in Brazil and given the pair a shot at the world crown.
They are 28 points adrift of Bartels and Bertolini but have 40kg of success ballast to carry in San Luisl. Team-mate’s Christoffer Nygaard and Stefan Mücke have recorded two fifth place finishes.
Frederic Makowiecki recorded a podium finish for the Hexis Aston Martin at Silverstone in May the day after taking victory in the Qualifying Race with Thomas Accary.
Makowiecki has been partnered with Yann Clairay since Round 6 in Germany and in Spain they finally stepped onto the podium with a fine second place. Clivio Piccione and Jonathan Hirschi took a fine third place in the Qualifying Race in Brazil and have two further fourth place finishes to their credit in the nr10 Hexis Aston Martin.
You can follow all the action and find the latest championship information at www.gt1world.com.