2019 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup

The 2019 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup was the first FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, continuation of the FIA GT Nations Cup held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 1 November to 3 November 2019. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars. Only Silver and Bronze drivers were allowed to compete.[1] The event was part of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games.

Race details
Date 1-3 November
Official name FIA Motorsport Games
Location Campagnano di Roma, Italy
Course Permanent circuit
4.085 km (2.538 mi)
Distance Qualifying Race 1
60 minutes
Qualifying Race 2
60 minutes
Main Race
60 minutes
Qualifying Race 1
Pole
Driver Japan Ukyo Sasahara Team Japan
Time 1:32.898
Fastest lap
Driver Japan Ukyo Sasahara Team Japan
Time 1:33.384
Podium
First Germany Alfred Renauer Team Germany
Second Denmark Christina Nielsen Team Denmark
Third Poland Artur Janosz Team Poland
Qualifying Race 2
Pole
Driver Japan Hiroshi Hamaguchi Team Japan
Time 1:38.443
Fastest lap
Driver Poland Andrzej Lewandowski Team Poland
Time 1:49.426
Podium
First Japan Hiroshi Hamaguchi Team Japan
Second Portugal Miguel Ramos Team Portugal
Third Chinese Taipei Hanss Po Heng Lin Team Chinese Taipei
Main Race
Pole
Driver Poland Andrzej Lewandowski Team Poland
Fastest lap
Driver Kuwait Zaid Ashkanani Team Kuwait
Time 1:39.086
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Japan Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Japan Ukyo Sasahara
Team Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Poland Artur Janosz
Poland Andrzej Lewandowski
Team Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Australia Brenton Grove
Australia Stephen Grove
Team Australia

Entry list edit

Team Entrant Car No. Drivers
  Team Kuwait Optimum Motorsport[2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3[3] 007 Zaid Ashkanani[3]
Khaled Al-Mudhaf[3]
  Team Turkey TF Sport[4] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3[4] 1 Ayhancan Güven[4]
Salih Yoluç[4]
  Team Australia Herberth Motorsport[5] Porsche 911 GT3 R[6] 4 Brenton Grove[6]
Stephen Grove[6]
  Team Denmark Reno Racing[7] Honda NSX GT3[7] 11 Jens Reno Møller[7]
Christina Nielsen[7]
  Team Malaysia Earl Bamber Motorsport[5] Porsche 911 GT3 R[5] 16 Adrian Henry D'Silva[5]
Weiron Tan[5]
  Team USA Spirit of Race[8] Ferrari 488 GT3[8] 18 Robert Ferriol[8]
Spencer Pumpelly[8]
  Team Spain Racing Team Spain[8] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[8] 19 Alvaro Lobera[8]
Fernando Navarrete Jr.[8]
  Team Italy AF Corse[9] Ferrari 488 GT3[9] 21 Gianluca Roda[9]
Giorgio Roda[9]
  Team Hong Kong Reno Racing[10] Honda NSX GT3[10] 22 Paul Ip[10]
Marchy Lee[10]
  Team Belarus AT Racing Team[8] Ferrari 488 GT3[8] 51 Alexander Talkanitsa Jr.[8]
Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.[8]
  Team Switzerland Raton Racing[3] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[3] 58 Christoph Lenz[3]
Patric Niederhauser[3]
  Team Poland Vincenzo Sospiri Racing[5] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[5] 66 Artur Janosz[5]
Andrzej Lewandowski[5]
  Team Chinese Taipei Gama Racing[5] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[5] 68 Hanss Po Heng Lin[5]
Evan Chen[5]
  Team China Phantom Pro Racing Team[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3[3] 70 Kan Zang[3]
Yaqi Zhang[3]
  Team France AKKA-ASP[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3[11] 87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique[11]
Jim Pla[11]
  Team Belgium Attempto Racing[3] Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo (2019)[3] 88 Louis Machiels[3]
Nico Verdonck[3]
  Team UK Tempesta Racing[2] Ferrari 488 GT3 93 Chris Froggatt[5]
Flick Haigh[5]
  Team Portugal Attempto Racing[3] Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo (2019)[3] 99 Henrique Chaves[3]
Miguel Ramos[3]
  Team Japan Orange1 FFF Racing Team[12] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[12] 519 Hiroshi Hamaguchi[12]
Ukyo Sasahara[12]
  Team Russia Team Russia[2] Ferrari 488 GT3[13] 888 Denis Bulatov[13]
Rinat Salikhov[13]
  Team Thailand Dinamic Motorsport[14] Porsche 911 GT3 R[14] 911 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak[14]
Kantadhee Kusiri[14]
  Team Germany Herberth Motorsport[15] Porsche 911 GT3 R[15] 991 Steffen Görig[15]
Alfred Renauer[15]
Source:[2]

Results edit

Qualifying 1 edit

Pos No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 519 Hiroshi Hamaguchi   Team Japan 1:38.443 1
2 1 Salih Yoluç   Team Turkey 1:39.840 +1.397 2
3 888 Rinat Salikhov   Team Russia 1:40.179 +1.736 3
4 99 Miguel Ramos   Team Portugal 1:41.767 +3.324 4
5 991 Steffen Görig   Team Germany 1:43.326 +4.883 5
6 18 Robert Ferriol   Team USA 1:43.698 +5.255 6
7 11 Jens Reno Møller   Team Denmark 1:44.099 +5.656 7
8 21 Gianluca Roda   Team Italy 1:44.248 +5.805 8
9 66 Andrzej Lewandowski   Team Poland 1:44.258 +5.815 9
10 4 Stephen Grove   Team Australia 1:44.333 +5.890 10
11 911 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak   Team Thailand 1:44.570 +6.127 11
12 19 Alvaro Lobera   Team Spain 1:44.781 +6.338 12
13 16 Adrian Henry D'Silva   Team Malaysia 1:45.317 +6.874 13
14 70 Yaqi Zhang   Team China 1:45.492 +7.049 14
15 22 Paul Ip   Team Hong Kong 1:45.533 +7.090 15
16 68 Hanss Po Heng Lin   Team Chinese Taipei 1:45.832 +7.389 16
17 58 Christoph Lenz   Team Switzerland 1:46.059 +7.616 17
18 93 Flick Haigh   Team UK 1:46.237 +7.794 18
19 87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique   Team France 1:46.348 +7.905 19
20 51 Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.   Team Belarus 1:46.355 +7.912 20
21 88 Louis Machiels   Team Belgium 1:47.558 +9.115 21
22 007 Khaled Al-Mudhaf   Team Kuwait 1:54.380 +15.937 22
Source:[16]

Qualifying 2 edit

Pos No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 519 Ukyo Sasahara   Team Japan 1:32.898 1
2 87 Jim Pla   Team France 1:32.898 2
3 58 Patric Niederhauser   Team Switzerland 1:33.227 +0.329 3
4 4 Brenton Grove   Team Australia 1:33.359 +0.461 4
5 888 Denis Bulatov   Team Russia 1:33.482 +0.584 5
6 16 Weiron Tan   Team Malaysia 1:33.485 +0.587 6
7 99 Henrique Chaves   Team Portugal 1:33.712 +0.814 7
8 991 Alfred Renauer   Team Germany 1:33.785 +0.887 8
9 68 Evan Chen   Team Chinese Taipei 1:33.963 +1.065 9
10 66 Artur Janosz   Team Poland 1:33.970 +1.072 10
11 18 Spencer Pumpelly   Team USA 1:34.167 +1.269 11
12 911 Kantadhee Kusiri   Team Thailand 1:34.235 +1.337 12
13 51 Alexander Talkanitsa Jr.   Team Belarus 1:34.240 +1.342 13
14 88 Nico Verdonck   Team Belgium 1:34.243 +1.345 14
15 11 Christina Nielsen   Team Denmark 1:34.310 +1.412 15
16 1 Ayhancan Güven   Team Turkey 1:34.394 +1.496 16
17 93 Chris Froggatt   Team UK 1:34.582 +1.684 17
18 007 Zaid Ashkanani   Team Kuwait 1:34.676 +1.778 18
19 21 Giorgio Roda   Team Italy 1:34.830 +1.932 19
20 22 Marchy Lee   Team Hong Kong 1:35.034 +2.136 20
21 19 Fernando Navarrete Jr.   Team Spain 1:35.131 +2.233 21
22 70 Kan Zang   Team China 1:35.817 +2.919 22
Source:[17]

Qualifying Race 1 edit

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 991 Steffen Görig
Alfred Renauer
  Team Germany 29 1:21:21.471 5 1
2 11 Jens Reno Møller
Christina Nielsen
  Team Denmark 29 +8.756 7 2
3 66 Andrzej Lewandowski
Artur Janosz
  Team Poland 29 +13.293 9 3
4 93 Flick Haigh
Chris Froggatt
  Team UK 29 +20.370 18 4
5 51 Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.
Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.
  Team Belarus 29 +31.951 20 5
6 70 Yaqi Zhang
Kan Zang
  Team China 29 +36.523 14 6
7 21 Gianluca Roda
Giorgio Roda
  Team Italy 29 +39.591 8 7
8 88 Louis Machiels
Nico Verdonck
  Team Belgium 29 +39.882 21 8
9 4 Stephen Grove
Brenton Grove
  Team Australia 29 +49.625 10 9
10 519 Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Ukyo Sasahara
  Team Japan 29 +1:00.361 1 10
11 888 Rinat Salikhov
Denis Bulatov
  Team Russia 29 +1:27.621 3 11
12 911 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak
Kantadhee Kusiri
  Team Thailand 28 +1 lap 11 12
13 1 Salih Yoluç
Ayhancan Güven
  Team Turkey 28 +1 lap 2 13
14 87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique
Jim Pla
  Team France 27 +2 laps 19 14
15 18 Robert Ferriol
Spencer Pumpelly
  Team USA 27 +2 laps 6 15
16 19 Alvaro Lobera
Fernando Navarrete Jr.
  Team Spain 27 +2 laps 12 16
17 58 Christoph Lenz
Patric Niederhauser
  Team Switzerland 26 +3 laps 17 17
18 68 Hanss Po Heng Lin
Evan Chen
  Team Chinese Taipei 22 +7 laps 16 18
Ret 16 Adrian Henry D'Silva
Weiron Tan
  Team Malaysia 10 Retired 13 19
Ret 99 Miguel Ramos
Henrique Chaves
  Team Portugal 8 Retired 4 20
Ret 007 Khaled Al-Mudhaf
Zaid Ashkanani
  Team Kuwait 0 Retired 22 21
DSQ 22 Paul Ip
Marchy Lee
  Team Hong Kong 28 Disqualified 15 22
Source:[18]

Qualifying Race 2 edit

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 519 Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Ukyo Sasahara
  Team Japan 21 1:55:29.230 1 1
2 99 Miguel Ramos
Henrique Chaves
  Team Portugal 21 +6.908 7 2
3 68 Hanss Po Heng Lin
Evan Chen
  Team Chinese Taipei 21 +8.669 9 3
4 66 Andrzej Lewandowski
Artur Janosz
  Team Poland 21 +8.993 10 4
5 88 Louis Machiels
Nico Verdonck
  Team Belgium 21 +15.129 14 5
6 911 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak
Kantadhee Kusiri
  Team Thailand 21 +19.621 12 6
7 58 Christoph Lenz
Patric Niederhauser
  Team Switzerland 21 +22.697 3 7
8 19 Alvaro Lobera
Fernando Navarrete Jr.
  Team Spain 21 +28.741 21 8
9 991 Steffen Görig
Alfred Renauer
  Team Germany 21 +30.615 8 9
10 93 Flick Haigh
Chris Froggatt
  Team UK 21 +31.878 17 10
11 87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique
Jim Pla
  Team France 21 +35.550 2 11
12 4 Stephen Grove
Brenton Grove
  Team Australia 21 +36.914 4 12
13 22 Paul Ip
Marchy Lee
  Team Hong Kong 21 +55.132 20 13
14 51 Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.
Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.
  Team Belarus 21 +1:02.153 13 14
15 11 Jens Reno Møller
Christina Nielsen
  Team Denmark 21 +1:19.918 15 15
16 1 Salih Yoluç
Ayhancan Güven
  Team Turkey 21 +1:35.195 16 16
17 007 Khaled Al-Mudhaf
Zaid Ashkanani
  Team Kuwait 21 +1:46.035 18 17
18 70 Yaqi Zhang
Kan Zang
  Team China 21 +1:48.507 22 18
19 21 Gianluca Roda
Giorgio Roda
  Team Italy 19 +2 laps 19 19
20 16 Adrian Henry D'Silva
Weiron Tan
  Team Malaysia 19 +2 laps 6 20
21 18 Robert Ferriol
Spencer Pumpelly
  Team USA 18 +3 laps 11 21
Ret 888 Rinat Salikhov
Denis Bulatov
  Team Russia 5 Retired 5 22
Source:[19]

Main race edit

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
  519 Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Ukyo Sasahara
  Team Japan 28 1:55:29.230 3
  66 Andrzej Lewandowski
Artur Janosz
  Team Poland 28 +3.012 1
  4 Stephen Grove
Brenton Grove
  Team Australia 28 +5.095 10
4 87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique
Jim Pla
  Team France 28 +5.417 15
5 70 Yaqi Zhang
Kan Zang
  Team China 28 +7.095 12
6 22 Paul Ip
Marchy Lee
  Team Hong Kong 28 +8.509 20
7 888 Rinat Salikhov
Denis Bulatov
  Team Russia 28 +9.175 18
8 19 Robert Ferriol
Spencer Pumpelly
  Team USA 28 +10.124 14
9 88 Louis Machiels
Nico Verdonck
  Team Belgium 28 +33.449 4
10 99 Miguel Ramos
Henrique Chaves
  Team Portugal 28 +41.686 11
11 16 Adrian Henry D'Silva
Weiron Tan
  Team Malaysia 27 +1 lap 22
12 1 Salih Yoluç
Ayhancan Güven
  Team Turkey 27 +1 lap 17
13 51 Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.
Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.
  Team Belarus 27 +1 lap 8
14 007 Khaled Al-Mudhaf
Zaid Ashkanani
  Team Kuwait 27 +1 lap 21
15 93 Flick Haigh
Chris Froggatt
  Team UK 27 +1 lap 5
16 991 Steffen Görig
Alfred Renauer
  Team Germany 21 +7 laps 2
17 58 Christoph Lenz
Patric Niederhauser
  Team Switzerland 19 +9 laps 13
Ret 911 Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak
Kantadhee Kusiri
  Team Thailand 15 Retired 7
Ret 21 Gianluca Roda
Giorgio Roda
  Team Italy 9 Retired 16
Ret 68 Hanss Po Heng Lin
Evan Chen
  Team Chinese Taipei 7 Retired 9
Ret 18 Alvaro Lobera
Fernando Navarrete Jr.
  Team Spain 5 Retired 19
WD 11 Jens Reno Møller
Christina Nielsen
  Team Denmark 0 Withdrawn[20] 6
Source:[21][22]

References edit

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