2011 FIA GT3 European Championship

The 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship season was the sixth season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. The season commenced on May 8 at Algarve and ended on October 16 at Zandvoort. The season featured six double-header rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of 60 minutes. Most of the events were support races to the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season.

Calendar

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On December 10, 2010, the FIA World Motor Sport Council announced the 2010 calendar in co-ordinance with the FIA GT1 World Championship.[1] On 30 May 2011, the round in Smolensk was dropped from the schedule.[2] On 21 July, a replacement round at the Slovakiaring was announced.[3]

Rnd Circuit Date
1   Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal 8 May
2   Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom 5 June
3   Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain 3 July
4   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 17 July
5   Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia 21 August
6   Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands 16 October

Entries

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2011 sees a new manufacturer in the series with Mercedes-Benz joining the GT3 grid with their SLS-AMG sports cars. Ferrari have replaced the F430 with the brand new 458 Italia. The F430 is still eligible to race in this year's season, as is the Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R and BMW Alpina B6 GT3 that competed last year. The only car switch from a team has come from Graff Racing who have switched from racing a Corvette last year to the new Mercedes-Benz SLS. There are also a few new teams on the entry list from round one mostly from the new cars that Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz have produced.

Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds Tyres
  Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 1   Paul van Splunteren All M
  Maxime Soulet
2   Jan Heylen All
  Petri Lappalainen
  Graff Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 3   Philippe Giauque 1–5 M
  Mike Parisy All
  Grégoire Demoustier 6
4   Joakim Lambotte 1–5
  Gary Hirsch 1–2
  Grégoire Demoustier 3–5
  Philippe Giauque 6
  Thomas Jäger
  JMB Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 5   Edouard Gravereaux 4 M
  Nicolas Marroc
  Need for Speed Team Schubert BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 6   Abdulaziz Al-Faisal All D
M
  Edward Sandström
7   Claudia Hürtgen All
  Csaba Walter
  Team LMP Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 8   Dimitri Enjalbert 1–2 M
  Bernard Delhez
  Frédéric Gabillon 3
  Jean-Charles Battut 3
  Jean-Charles Miginiac 4
  Grégory Guilvert
  Edouard Mondron 6
  Gael Castelli
9   Maxime Martin All
  Gaël Lesoudier
  Gravity Charouz Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 11   Tomáš Kostka 1–2 M
  Leonid Machitski All
  Jarek Janiš 3–5
  Štefan Rosina 6
12   Jan Stoviček All
  Jakub Knoll
  Fischer Racing Ford GT GT3 Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8 13   Markus Palttala 1–2, 4–6 M
  Paulo Bonifácio 1
  Stéphane Lémeret 2
  James Emmett 4
  Martin Matzke 5
  Jesse Krohn 6
14   Mikko Eskelinen All
  Christoffer Nygaard
  Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 15   Jérôme Demay All M
  Dino Lunardi
16   Pierre Hirschi All
  Grégory Guilvert 1, 6
  Michaël Rossi 2
  Lionel Mazars 3
  Marc Sourd 4
  Adrien Tambay 5
  MTECH Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 20   Luca Pirri 1–2 M
  Paul Rees 1
  Michael Lyons 2
  Jan Danis 5
  Zdeno Mikulasko
21   Matt Griffin All
  Duncan Cameron
  United Autosports Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 22   Mark Patterson All D
M
  Joseph Osborne
23   Zak Brown All
  Matt Bell
  Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 24   Albert von Thurn und Taxis 3–6 M
  Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
25   Albert von Thurn und Taxis 1–2
  Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
  Nico Pronk 4
  Eugenio Amos
  Anton Kiaba 5
  Štefan Rosina
  Max Nilsson 6
  Henry Zumbrink
  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 32   Didier André All M
  David Hallyday 1
  Tobias Neuser 2–3
  Gary Chalandon 4
  Jirko Malchárek 5
  Gregory Franchi 6
33   Enzo Ide All
  Gregory Franchi 1–5
  Christopher Haase 6
  Faster Racing by DB Motorsport BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 35   Jeroen de Boer All M
  Hoevert Vos
36   Nick Catsburg All
  Harrie Kolen
  Scuderia Vittoria Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 38   Giacomo Petrobelli 3 M
  Carlos Iaconelli
  Michael Lyons 6
  Filip Salaquarda
  Team Cine Cascade Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 39   Jean-Claude Lagniez 6 M
  Julien Briché
  Paulo Pinheiro Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 43   Paulo Pinheiro 1 M
  Roger Green
  Heico Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 44   Brice Bosi All M
  Dominik Baumann
45   Patrick Hirsch All
  Filip Sladecka 1–5
  Christiaan Frankenhout 6
  Aevitae Bleekemolen Racing Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 46   Ronald van de Laar 6 M
  Dennis van de Laar
  AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 50   Francesco Castellacci All M
  Federico Leo
51   Daniel Brown All
  Glynn Geddie
  Ombra Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 52   Yannick Mallegol 4 M
  Jean-Marc Bachelier

Results and standings

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Race results

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Rnd. Race Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 R1 Algarve   No. 50 AF Corse   No. 6 Need for Speed Team Schubert   No. 6 Need for Speed Team Schubert
  Francesco Castellacci
  Federico Leo
  Edward Sandström
  Abdulaziz Al-Faisal
  Edward Sandström
  Abdulaziz Al-Faisal
R2   No. 3 Graff Racing   No. 3 Graff Racing   No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
  Philippe Giauque
  Mike Parisy
  Philippe Giauque
  Mike Parisy
  Gregory Franchi
  Enzo Ide
2 R1 Silverstone   No. 50 AF Corse   No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport   No. 50 AF Corse
  Francesco Castellacci
  Federico Leo
  Harrie Kolen
  Nick Catsburg
  Francesco Castellacci
  Federico Leo
R2   No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport   No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport   No. 35 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport
  Harrie Kolen
  Nick Catsburg
  Harrie Kolen
  Nick Catsburg
  Hoevert Vos
  Jeroen de Boer
3 R1 Navarra   No. 50 AF Corse   No. 24 Reiter Engineering   No. 24 Reiter Engineering
  Francesco Castellacci
  Federico Leo
  Albert von Thurn und Taxis
  Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
  Albert von Thurn und Taxis
  Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
R2   No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport   No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport   No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
  Harrie Kolen
  Nick Catsburg
  Harrie Kolen
  Nick Catsburg
  Gregory Franchi
  Enzo Ide
4 R1 Paul Ricard   No. 24 Reiter Engineering   No. 36 Faster Racing by DB Motorsport   No. 24 Reiter Engineering
  Albert von Thurn und Taxis
  Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
  Harrie Kolen
  Nick Catsburg
  Albert von Thurn und Taxis
  Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
R2   No. 3 Graff Racing   No. 9 Team LMP Motorsport   No. 1 Prospeed Competition
  Philippe Giauque
  Mike Parisy
  Maxime Martin
  Gaël Lesoudier
  Paul van Splunteren
  Maxime Soulet
5 R1 Slovakiaring   No. 24 Reiter Engineering   No. 3 Graff Racing   No. 44 Heico Motorsport
  Albert von Thurn und Taxis
  Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
  Philippe Giauque
  Mike Parisy
  Dominik Baumann
  Brice Bosi
R2   No. 25 Reiter Engineering   No. 25 Reiter Engineering   No. 3 Graff Racing
  Anton Kiaba
  Štefan Rosina
  Anton Kiaba
  Štefan Rosina
  Philippe Giauque
  Mike Parisy
6 R1 Zandvoort   No. 44 Heico Motorsport   No. 38 Scuderia Vittoria   No. 1 Prospeed Competition
  Dominik Baumann
  Brice Bosi
  Michael Lyons
  Filip Salaquarda
  Paul van Splunteren
  Maxime Soulet
R2   No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT   No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT   No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
  Christopher Haase
  Enzo Ide
  Christopher Haase
  Enzo Ide
  Christopher Haase
  Enzo Ide

Championships

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Championship points will be awarded to the first ten positions in each race. Entries must complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Points System
Position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver Team ALG
 
SIL
 
NAV
 
PRI
 
SLO
 
ZAN
 
Total
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1=   Francesco Castellacci   AF Corse DNS 2 1 11 7 Ret 2 4 2 21 9 4 111
1=   Federico Leo   AF Corse DNS 2 1 11 7 Ret 2 4 2 21 9 4 111
2   Mike Parisy   Graff Racing 4 Ret 3 8 16 3 4 Ret 11 1 8 3 102
3   Enzo Ide   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 9 1 20 Ret 6 1 12 3 15 22 17 1 100
4=   Brice Bosi   Heico Motorsport Ret 3 12 Ret 4 7 6 Ret 1 10 5 2 95
4=   Dominik Baumann   Heico Motorsport Ret 3 12 Ret 4 7 6 Ret 1 10 5 2 95
5   Philippe Giauque   Graff Racing 4 Ret 3 8 16 3 4 Ret 11 1 15 5 93
6=   Jeroen den Boer   Faster Racing by DB Motorsport 3 11 5 1 3 9 Ret Ret Ret 4 10 8 84
6=   Hoevert Vos   Faster Racing by DB Motorsport 3 11 5 1 3 9 Ret Ret Ret 4 10 8 84
7=   Maxime Martin   Team LMP Motorsport Ret 7 2 3 21 5 9 2 4 12 25 Ret 81
7=   Gaël Lesoudier   Team LMP Motorsport Ret 7 2 3 21 5 9 2 4 12 25 Ret 81
8=   Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof   Reiter Engineering Ret 4 11 15 1 12 1 Ret Ret 16 3 12 77
8=   Albert von Thurn und Taxis   Reiter Engineering Ret 4 11 15 1 12 1 Ret Ret 16 3 12 77
9   Gregory Franchi   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 9 1 20 Ret 6 1 12 3 15 22 18 Ret 75
10=   Abdulaziz Al-Faisal   Need for Speed Team Schubert 1 Ret 4 6 2 13 Ret 5 17 9 13 13 75
10=   Edward Sandström   Need for Speed Team Schubert 1 Ret 4 6 2 13 Ret 5 17 9 13 13 75
11=   Claudia Hürtgen   Need for Speed Team Schubert 2 5 6 EX 15 17 Ret 6 3 3 12 10 75
11=   Csaba Walter   Need for Speed Team Schubert 2 5 6 EX 15 17 Ret 6 3 3 12 10 75
12=   Paul van Splunteren   Prospeed Competition 12 14 18 10 Ret Ret 5 1 19 5 1 Ret 71
12=   Maxime Soulet   Prospeed Competition 12 14 18 10 Ret Ret 5 1 19 5 1 Ret 71
13   Patrick Hirsch   Heico Motorsport 5 8 13 9 5 10 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 6 57
14=   Nick Catsburg   Faster Racing by DB Motorsport DNS DNS 7 2 10 2 12 16 Ret 7 7 11 55
14=   Harrie Kolen   Faster Racing by DB Motorsport DNS DNS 7 2 10 2 12 16 Ret 7 7 11 55
15   Filip Sladecka   Heico Motorsport 5 8 13 9 5 10 Ret Ret 5 Ret 37
16=   Jérôme Demay   Saintéloc Racing 11 17 14 7 9 4 3 Ret 16 11 16 17 35
16=   Dino Lunardi   Saintéloc Racing 11 17 14 7 9 4 3 Ret 16 11 16 17 35
17   Joakim Lambotte   Graff Racing 6 Ret 9 5 Ret 11 7 Ret Ret 6 34
18   Grégoire Demoustier   Graff Racing Ret 11 7 Ret Ret 6 8 3 33
19   Leonid Machitski   Gravity Charouz Racing Ret Ret 19 17 13 21 15 8 8 2 11 24 26
20   Jaroslav Janiš   Gravity Charouz Racing 13 21 15 8 8 2 26
21   Christopher Haase   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 17 1 25
22=   Matt Griffin   MTECH Motorsport 13 12 8 Ret 11 6 11 7 7 17 24 14 24
22=   Duncan Cameron   MTECH Motorsport 13 12 8 Ret 11 6 11 7 7 17 24 14 24
23   Christiaan Frankenhout   Heico Motorsport 4 6 20
24   Gary Hirsch   Graff Racing 6 Ret 9 5 20
25   Michael Lyons   MTECH Motorsport 10 Ret 19
  Scuderia Vittoria 2 Ret
26   Filip Salaquarda   Scuderia Vittoria 2 Ret 18
27=   Jan Heylen   Prospeed Competition 16 9 17 12 12 8 8 Ret 9 13 Ret 7 18
27=   Petri Lappalainen   Prospeed Competition 16 9 17 12 12 8 8 Ret 9 13 Ret 7 18
28=   Glynn Geddie   AF Corse 8 Ret Ret 4 14 18 20 Ret 13 24 14 18 16
28=   Daniel Brown   AF Corse 8 Ret Ret 4 14 18 20 Ret 13 24 14 18 16
29=   Mikko Eskelinen   Fischer Racing 7 Ret 16 13 Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 8 DNS DNS 11
29=   Christoffer Nygaard   Fischer Racing 7 Ret 16 13 Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 8 DNS DNS 11
30   Thomas Jäger   Graff Racing 15 5 10
31=   Markus Palttala   Fischer Racing 14 Ret 23 DSQ 17 15 Ret 19 6 9 10
31=   Jesse Krohn   Fischer Racing 6 9 10
32   Štefan Rosina   Reiter Engineering 6 Ret 8
  Gravity Charouz Racing 11 24
33   Didier André   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret 6 24 18 16 12 Ret 23 18 Ret 8
34=   David Hallyday   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret 6 8
34=   Anton Kiaba   Reiter Engineering 6 Ret 8
35=   Carlos Iaconelli   Scuderia Vittoria 8 Ret 4
35=   Giacomo Petrobelli   Scuderia Vittoria 8 Ret 4
36=   Mark Patterson   United Autosports Ret 18 15 14 18 14 14 9 14 14 19 21 2
36=   Joseph Osborne   United Autosports Ret 18 15 14 18 14 14 9 14 14 19 21 2
37=   Matthew Bell   United Autosports 10 10 21 16 19 20 Ret 11 12 Ret 20 20 2
37=   Zak Brown   United Autosports 10 10 21 16 19 20 Ret 11 12 Ret 20 20 2
38=   Jan Stoviček   Gravity Charouz Racing 17 16 25 19 17 19 19 13 10 20 Ret 22 1
38=   Jakub Knoll   Gravity Charouz Racing 17 16 25 19 17 19 19 13 10 20 Ret 22 1
39=   Yannick Mallegol   Ombra Racing 18 10 1
39=   Jean-Marc Bachelier   Ombra Racing 18 10 1
40   Luca Pirri   MTECH Motorsport Ret DNS 10 Ret 1
41   Gary Chalandon   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 16 12 0
42   Greg Guilvert   Saintéloc Racing 18 13 21 16 0
  Team LMP Motorsport DNS 14
43   Pierre Hirschi   Saintéloc Racing 18 13 22 20 20 16 21 EX Ret 15 21 16 0
44   Paulo Bonifácio   Fischer Racing 14 Ret 0
45   Jean-Charles Miginiac   Team LMP Motorsport DNS 14 0
46=   Dimitri Enjalbert   Team LMP Motorsport 15 15 26 Ret 0
46=   Bernard Delhez   Team LMP Motorsport 15 15 26 Ret 0
47   James Emmett   Fischer Racing 17 15 0
48=   Adrien Tambay   Saintéloc Racing Ret 15 0
48=   Max Nilsson   Reiter Engineering Ret 15 0
48=   Henry Zumbrink   Reiter Engineering Ret 15 0
49   Lionel Mazars   Saintéloc Racing 20 16 0
50   Tomáš Kostka   Gravity Charouz Racing Ret Ret 19 17 0
51=   Edouard Gravereaux   JMB Racing Ret 17 0
51=   Nicolas Marroc   JMB Racing Ret 17 0
52=   Jan Danis   MTECH 18 18 0
52=   Zdeno Mikulasko   MTECH 18 18 0
53   Tobias Neuser   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 24 18 0
54=   Dennis Van de Laar   Aevitae Bleekemolen Racing 23 19 0
54=   Ronald Van de Laar   Aevitae Bleekemolen Racing 23 19 0
55=   Paulo Pinheiro   Paulo Pinheiro Ret 19 0
55=   Roger Green   Paulo Pinheiro Ret 19 0
55=   Martin Matzke   Fischer Racing Ret 19 0
56   Michaël Rossi   Saintéloc Racing 22 20 0
57   Marc Sourd   Saintéloc Racing 21 EX 0
58=   Julien Briche   Team Cine Cascade 22 23 0
58=   Jean-Claude Lagniez   Team Cine Cascade 22 23 0
59   Jirko Malchárek   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret 23 0
60   Stéphane Lemeret   Fischer Racing 23 DSQ 0
  Paul Rees   MTECH Motorsport Ret DNS 0
  Jean-Charles Battut   Team LMP Motorsport Ret DNS 0
  Frédéric Gabillon   Team LMP Motorsport Ret DNS 0
  Nico Pronk   Reiter Engineering DNS DNS 0
  Eugenio Amos   Reiter Engineering DNS DNS 0
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Teams' Championship

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Pos Team Manufacturer Car ALG
 
SIL
 
NAV
 
PRI
 
SLO
 
ZAN
 
Total
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   Heico Motorsport Mercedes-Benz 44 Ret 3 12 Ret 4 7 6 Ret 1 10 5 2 167
45 5 8 13 9 5 10 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 6
2   Need for Speed Team Schubert BMW 6 1 Ret 4 6 2 13 Ret 5 17 9 13 13 159
7 2 5 6 EX 15 17 Ret 6 3 3 12 10
3   Faster Racing by DB Motorsport BMW 35 3 11 5 1 3 9 Ret Ret Ret 4 10 8 151
36 DNS DNS 7 2 10 2 12 16 Ret 7 7 11
4   Graff Racing Mercedes-Benz 3 4 Ret 3 8 16 3 3 Ret 11 1 8 3 149
4 6 Ret 9 5 Ret 11 7 Ret Ret 6 15 5
5   AF Corse Ferrari 50 DNS 2 1 11 7 Ret 2 4 2 21 9 4 131
51 8 Ret Ret 4 14 18 20 Ret 13 24 14 18
6   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 32 Ret 6 24 18 16 12 Ret 23 18 Ret 113
33 9 1 20 Ret 6 1 13 3 15 22 17 1
7   Prospeed Competition Porsche 1 12 14 18 10 Ret Ret 5 1 19 5 1 Ret 95
2 16 9 17 12 12 8 8 Ret 9 13 Ret 7
8   Team LMP Motorsport Aston Martin 8 15 15 26 Ret Ret DNS DNS 14 83
9 7 Ret 2 3 21 5 9 2 4 12 25 Ret
9   Reiter Engineering Lamborghini 24 1 12 1 Ret Ret 16 3 12 51
25 Ret 4 11 15 DNS DNS 6 Ret Ret 15
10   Saintéloc Racing Audi 15 11 Ret 14 7 9 4 3 Ret 16 11 16 17 39
16 18 13 22 20 20 16 21 EX Ret 15 21 16
11   Gravity Charouz Racing Mercedes-Benz 11 Ret Ret 19 17 13 21 15 8 8 2 11 24 31
12 17 16 25 19 17 19 19 13 10 20 Ret 22
12   Fischer Racing Ford 13 14 Ret 23 DSQ 17 15 Ret 19 6 9 23
14 7 Ret 16 13 Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 8 DNS DNS
13   MTECH Motorsport Ferrari 20 Ret DNS 10 Ret 18 18 11
21 13 12 8 Ret 11 6 11 7 7 17 24 14
14   United Autosports Audi 22 Ret 18 15 14 18 14 14 9 14 14 19 21 9
23 10 10 21 16 19 20 Ret 11 12 Ret 20 20
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

References

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  1. ^ "Russia Added to the FIA GT3 European Championship for 2011". FIA GT3 European Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  2. ^ "Russian GT3 Race Postponed for 2011". FIA GT3 European Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Slovakia Ring to Host FIA GT3 Event in August". PlanetLeMans.com. Planet Le Mans. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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