2011 FIA GT3 European Championship
The 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship season will be the sixth season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. The season is scheduled to commence on May 8 at Algarve and will end on October 16 at Zandvoort. The season will feature six double-header rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of 60 minutes. Most of the events will be support races to the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season.
Calendar
On December 10, 2010, the FIA World Motor Sport Council announced the 2010 calendar in co-ordinance with the FIA GT1 World Championship.[1]
| 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 |  Smolensk Ring, Smolensk, Russia
|
21 August |
| 6 |  Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
|
16 October |
Entries
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 years 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. The list below contains the confirmed teams and drivers that will compete at round one in Algarve.[2]
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds | Tyres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Prospeed Competition
|
Porsche 997 GT3-R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 1 | Paul van Splunteren
|
1 | M |
| Maxime Soulet
|
1 | |||||
| 2 | Jan Heylen
|
1 | ||||
 Petri Lappalainen
|
1 | |||||
| Graff Racing
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | 3 |  Philippe Giauque
|
1 | M |
| Mike Parisy
|
1 | |||||
| 4 | Joakim Lambotte
|
1 | ||||
| Gary Hirsch
|
1 | |||||
 Need for Speed Team Schubert
|
BMW Z4 GT3 | BMW 4.0 L V8 | 6 |  Abdulaziz Al-Faisal
|
1 | D |
 Edward Sandström
|
1 | |||||
| 7 | Claudia Hürtgen
|
1 | ||||
 Csaba Walter
|
1 | |||||
| Team LMP Motorsport
|
Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 8 | Dimitri Enjalbert
|
1 | M |
| Bernard Delhez
|
1 | |||||
| 9 | Maxime Martin
|
1 | ||||
| Gaël Lesoudier
|
1 | |||||
 Gravity Charouz Racing
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | 11 | Tomáš Kostka
|
1 | M |
| Leonid Machitski
|
1 | |||||
| 12 | Jan Stoviček
|
1 | ||||
| Jakub Knoll
|
1 | |||||
| Fischer Racing
|
Ford GT GT3 | Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8 | 13 | Mikko Eskelinen
|
1 | M |
 Christoffer Nygaard
|
1 | |||||
| 14 | Markus Palttala
|
1 | ||||
 Paulo Bonifácio
|
1 | |||||
| Saintéloc Racing
|
Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 15 | Jérôme Demay
|
1 | M |
| Dino Lunardi
|
1 | |||||
| 16 | Pierre Hirschi
|
1 | ||||
| Greg Guilvert
|
1 | |||||
| MTECH
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 20 |  Luca Pirri
|
1 | M |
| Paul Rees
|
1 | |||||
| 21 |  Matt Griffin
|
1 | ||||
| Duncan Cameron
|
1 | |||||
 United Autosports
|
Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 22 | Mark Patterson
|
1 | D |
| Joseph Osborne
|
1 | |||||
| 23 | Zak Brown
|
1 | ||||
| Matthew Bell
|
1 | |||||
| Reiter Engineering
|
Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 24 | Albert von Thurn und Taxis
|
1 | M |
 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
|
1 | |||||
| Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
|
Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 32 | Enzo Ide
|
1 | M |
| Gregory Franchi
|
1 | |||||
| 33 | David Hallyday
|
1 | ||||
| Didier André
|
1 | |||||
| Faster Racing by DB Motorsport
|
BMW Z4 GT3 | BMW 4.0 L V8 | 35 | Jeroen de Boer
|
1 | M |
| Hoevert Vos
|
1 | |||||
| 36 | Nick Catsburg
|
1 | ||||
| Harrie Kolen
|
1 | |||||
| Paulo Pinheiro
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | 43 | Paulo Pinheiro
|
1 | M |
| Roger Green
|
1 | |||||
| Heico Motorsport
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | 44 |  Brice Bosi
|
1 | M |
| Dominik Baumann
|
1 | |||||
| 45 | Patrick Hirsch
|
1 | ||||
 Filip Sladecka
|
1 | |||||
| AF Corse
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 50 | Francesco Castellacci
|
1 | M |
| Federico Leo
|
1 | |||||
| 51 | Daniel Brown
|
1 | ||||
| Glynn Geddie
|
1 |
Results and standings
Race results
| Round | Race | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Algarve | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 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 | ||||
| Philippe Giauque Mike Parisy
|
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| 2 | R1 | Silverstone | |||
| R2 | |||||
| 3 | R1 | Navarra | |||
| R2 | |||||
| 4 | R1 | Paul Ricard | |||
| R2 | |||||
| 5 | R1 | Smolensk Ring | |||
| R2 | |||||
| 6 | R1 | Zandvoort | |||
| R2 | |||||
References
- ^ "Russia Added to the FIA GT3 European Championship for 2011". FIA GT3 European Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ "2011 Round 1 - Algarve: Entry List". FIA GT3 European Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
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