2009 FIA GT Tourist Trophy

The 2009 FIA GT Tourist Trophy was the first round of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season and the 62nd running of the RAC Tourist Trophy. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom on 3 May 2009. It featured the race debut of the Ford GT and the Nissan GT-R in the GT1 category in preparation for their entry in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship.

Map of the Silverstone Circuit (2004-2009)

Report

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Qualifying

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The #80 Hexis Racing Aston Martin was moved to the back of the starting grid after failing post-qualifying technical inspection. The car was found to be below the minimum ride height and carrying components of an incorrect size.[1]

Qualifying result

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]

Pos Class Team Qualifying Driver Lap Time
1 GT1 #14 K Plus K Motorsport Karl Wendlinger 1:42.216
2 GT1 #1 Vitaphone Racing Andrea Bertolini 1:43.150
3 GT1 #2 Vitaphone Racing Alex Müller 1:43.576
4 GT1 #4 PK Carsport Mike Hezemans 1:43.792
5 GT1 #19 Luc Alphand Aventures Guillaume Moreau 1:44.039
6 GT1 #18 K Plus K Motorsport Mario Dominguez 1:44.361
7 GT1 #3 Selleslagh Racing Team Bert Longin 1:44.892
8 GT1 #9 DKR Engineering Jos Menten 1:44.894
9 GT1 #11 Full Speed Racing Team Luke Hines 1:46.146
10 GT1 #40 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders 1:46.567
11 GT1 #35 Nissan Motorsports Michael Krumm 1:47.217
12 GT1 #44 Matech GT Racing Thomas Mutsch 1:47.270
13 GT2 #50 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni 1:50.230
14 GT2 #97 Brixia Racing Martin Ragginger 1:50.477
15 GT2 #55 CRS Racing Tim Mullen 1:50.485
16 GT2 #51 AF Corse Álvaro Barba 1:50.524
17 GT2 #56 CRS Racing Andrew Kirkaldy 1:50.538
18 GT2 #60 Prospeed Competition Richard Westbrook 1:50.659
19 GT2 #95 PeCom Racing Team Matías Russo 1:50.907
20 GT2 #77 BMS Scuderia Italia Matteo Malucelli 1:50.932
21 GT2 #59 Trackspeed Racing Tim Sugden 1:51.118
22 GT2 #61 Prospeed Competition Marco Holzer 1:51.320
23 GT2 #78 BMS Scuderia Italia Kenneth Heyer 1:53.207
24 G3 #150 Red Racing Iradj Alexander 1:54.043
25 GT2 #80 Hexis Racing AMR Frédéric Makowiecki 1:50.305

Race

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Austrian Karl Wendlinger and Brit Ryan Sharp won their second successive RAC Tourist Trophy after having won the event the previous year for Jetalliance Racing. The GT2 category was led by the Porsche of Prospeed Competition.

Race result

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Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[3]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 14   K plus K Motorsport   Karl Wendlinger
  Ryan Sharp
Saleen S7-R M 65
Ford 7.0 L V8
2 GT1 1   Vitaphone Racing Team   Michael Bartels
  Andrea Bertolini
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 65
Maserati 6.0 L V12
3 GT1 19   Luc Alphand Aventures   Guillaume Moreau
  Xavier Maassen
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 65
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
4 GT1 4   PK Carsport   Anthony Kumpen
  Mike Hezemans
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 65
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
5 GT1 18   K plus K Motorsport   Adam Lacko
  Mario Domínguez
Saleen S7-R M 65
Ford 7.0 L V8
6 GT1 3   Selleslagh Racing Team   Bert Longin
  James Ruffier
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 65
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
7 GT1 9   DKR Engineering   Markus Palttala
  Jos Menten
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 64
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
8 GT1 44   Matech GT Racing   Thomas Mutsch
  Thomas Biagi
Ford GT1 M 64
Ford 5.0 L V8
9 GT1 11   Full Speed Racing Team   Stéphane Lémeret
  Luke Hines
Saleen S7-R P 64
Ford 7.0 L V8
10 GT1 40   Marc VDS Racing Team   Renaud Kuppens
  Bas Leinders
Ford GT1 M 63
Ford 5.0 L V8
11 GT2 60   Prospeed Competition   Emmanuel Collard
  Richard Westbrook
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 62
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
12 GT2 95   PeCom Racing Team   Matías Russo
  Luís Pérez Companc
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
13 GT2 56   CRS Racing   Rob Bell
  Andrew Kirkaldy
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
14 GT2 77   BMS Scuderia Italia   Paolo Ruberti
  Matteo Malucelli
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
15 GT2 51   AF Corse   Álvaro Barba
  Niki Cadei
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
16 GT2 61   Prospeed Competition   Darryl O'Young
  Marco Holzer
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 62
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17 GT2 80   Hexis Racing AMR   Frédéric Makowiecki
  Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 M 61
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
18 GT2 97   Brixia Racing   Luigi Lucchini
  Martin Ragginger
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 61
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
19 GT2 55   CRS Racing   Chris Niarchos
  Tim Mullen
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 61
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
20 GT2 78   BMS Scuderia Italia   Kenneth Heyer
  Diego Romanini
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 61
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
21 G3 150   Red Racing   Jean-Claude Lagniez
  Iradj Alexander
Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R M 58
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
22
DNF
GT2 50   AF Corse   Gianmaria Bruni
  Toni Vilander
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 53
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
23
DNF
GT1 13   Full Speed Racing Team   Ferdinando Monfardini
  Michel Orts
Saleen S7-R P 39
Ford 7.0 L V8
24
DNF
GT1 2   Vitaphone Racing Team   Miguel Ramos
  Alex Müller
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 28
Maserati 6.0 L V12
25
DNF
GT1 35   Nissan Motorsports
  Gigawave Motorsports
  Darren Turner
  Michael Krumm
Nissan GT-R GT1 M 28
Nissan 5.6 L V8
26
DNF
GT2 59   Trackspeed Racing   Tim Sugden
  David Ashburn
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 24
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

References

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  1. ^ "Wendlinger and Bruni on pole". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-02. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  2. ^ "Qualifying 1". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-02. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  3. ^ "Race result". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-03. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.


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