2011 FIA GT1 : Marc VDS Ford cleans up in Ordos

2011 FIA GT1 - Ordos Round winners : Maxime Martin / Frederic Makowiecki #41 - Ford GT Matech

20,000 visitors to the first FIA GT1 World Championship in China

First Championship Race Win of 2011 for Ford, Marc VDS, Maxime Martin and Fred Makowiecki, who win the 2011 Kangbashi Cup.

Double Top 3 finish for Peter Dumbreck and Richard Westbrook

JR Motorsports take lead in the Team’s Championship

Lucas Luhr and Michael Krumm retain Driver’s Championship lead despite a disappointing weekend.

First podium finish for Clivio Piccione and Stef Dusseldorf since they won Round 1 in Abu Dhabi.

ORDOS, China : September 4, 2011 : Fred Makowiecki and Maxime Martin in the Nr41 Marc VDS Ford GT completed the double at Ordos International Circuit with victory in the Championship Race to add to their Qualifying Race success the previous day. Over 15,000 spectators packed the main straight grandstand and lined the grass banks of the Inner Mongolian circuit to witness the first instalment of GT1's Chinese triple-header. The total weekend attendance was put at over 20,000 marking an impressive debut for the championship in China.

2011 FIA GT1 - Ordos Round winners : Maxime Martin / Frederic Makowiecki #41 - Ford GT Matech

It was another commanding performance from the Ford GT pair. They held the upper hand since Qualifying to take a maximum of 33 points from the weekend.

They withstood a sustained pursuit from the JRM Racing Nissan GT-R Nr22 of Richard Westbrook and Peter Dumbreck for the second consecutive race.

Stef Dusseldorp and Clivio Piccione in the Hexis Aston Martin Nr3 were true to their promise of finishing on the podium by claiming third place. Fourth was the Hexis stablemates Christian Hohenadel and Andrea Piccini in the Nr4 Aston Martin.

The drivers' championship leaders Lucas Luhr and Michael Krumm in the JRM Racing Nr23 Nissan GT-R had an eventual race. Starting from the sixth row, Luhr had worked his way up to eighth at the driver change.

However, just as in the Qualifying Race the previous day, the duo were plagued by wheel nut problems at the pit stop and rejoined in 13th. By the end Krumm had taken the Nissan to ninth place and two points.

Their nearest challengers, Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock in the All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Nr38, starting from 15th, following a stewards' ruling relegated them from sixth place.
Winkelhock produced a stunning opening stint to bring the Nr38 through the field before handing over to Basseng who rejoined in eighth place. The German pair eventually finished eighth (4 points).

Despite their troubles, Basseng and Winkelhock (101) were able to close the gap to Luhr and Krumm (113) in the overall drivers' standings.

The result shook up the chase for the teams' title. All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport (182) dropped from joint first to third behind JRM (190) and Hexis (185).

Home soil did not prove to be a happy hunting ground for China's Ho-Pin Tung in the Exim Bank Team China Corvette Nr11. Having been deprived of a chance to drive in the Qualifying Race after co-driver Jeroen den Boer damaged the car into retirement; Tung started the main event from the last row.

Tung gained four places by the time of the driver change and den Boer brought the Corvette home in 12th place. There was further disappointment for the other Team China Corvette Nr12 in the hands of Sergio Jimenez and Michael Rossi. Jimenez ran strongly in the midfield before handing over to Rossi who spun the car at turn 17 by getting on the gas a little early and finished last.

Race result : 2011 FIA GT1 - Ordos Round

Championship Race
Pos	Car	Class	Drivers	Car	Time	Laps	Gap	Avg speed
1	41	GT1	Maxime Martin / Frederic Makowiecki	Ford GT Matech	1:01:29.510	34
2	22	GT1	Richard Westbrook / Peter Dumbreck	Nissan GT-R	1:01:30.296	34	0.786
3	3	GT1	Stef Dusseldorp / Clivio Piccione	Aston Martin DB9	1:01:35.080	34	5.570
4	4	GT1	Christian Hohenadel / Andrea Piccini	Aston Martin DB9	1:01:39.419	34	9.909
5	8	GT1	Darren Turner / Stefan Mücke	Aston Martin DB9	1:01:40.907	34	11.397
6	37	GT1	Nicky Pastorelli / Dominik Schwager	Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-S	1:01:41.541	34	12.031
7	21	GT1	Jamie Campbell-Walter / David Brabham	Nissan GT-R	1:01:41.784	34	12.274
8	38	GT1	Markus Winkelhock / Marc Basseng	Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-S	1:01:44.101	34	14.591
9	23	GT1	Lucas Luhr / Michael Krumm	Nissan GT-R	1:01:44.378	34	14.868
10	40	GT1	Marc Hennerici / Bas Leinders	Ford GT Matech	1:01:49.831	34	20.321
11	10	GT1	Yann Clairay / Antoine Leclerc	Ford GT Matech	1:01:49.834	34	20.324
12	11	GT1	Ho-Pin Tung / Jeroen den Boer	Corvette Z06	1:01:50.223	34	20.713
13	48	GT1	Jonathan Kennard / Christopher Brück	Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-S	1:01:53.208	34	23.698
14	7	GT1	Tomas Enge / Alex Müller	Aston Martin DB9	1:01:54.663	34	25.153
15	47	GT1	Benjamin Leuenberger / Manuel Lauck	Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-S	1:01:55.566	34	26.056
16	12	GT1	Sergio Jimenez / Michael Rossi	Corvette Z06	1:01:59.669	34	30.159
17	9	GT1	Christoffer Nygaard / Jonathan Hirschi	Ford GT Matech	27:39.065	13	33:50.445
18	20	GT1	Nicky Catsburg / Enrique Bernoldi	Nissan GT-R	3:25.388	2	58:04.122

2011 FIA GT : Drivers' Champion Ranking


Pos	Class	Driver	Nat	R1		R2		R3		R4		R5		R6		R7		R8		R9		R10		Total
Pos	Class	Driver	Nat	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Total
Pos	Class	Driver	Nat	R1		R2		R3		R4		R5		R6		R7		R8		R9		R10		Total

1	GT1	Lucas Luhr		4			2	6	25		2	6	25		8	8	25		2					113
1	GT1	Michael Krumm		4			2	6	25		2	6	25		8	8	25		2					113
2	GT1	Markus Winkelhock		1	15	8	25		8				10	8	18		4		4					101
2	GT1	Marc Basseng		1	15	8	25		8				10	8	18		4		4					101
3	GT1	Andrea Piccini			12		18		4	2	25			2	10	1	10		12					96
3	GT1	Christian Hohenadel			12		18		4	2	25			2	10	1	10		12					96
4	GT1	Darren Turner			10		6	3	18	4	15			1		4	18		10					89
4	GT1	Stefan MÃ¼cke			10		6	3	18	4	15			1		4	18		10					89
5	GT1	Maxime Martin		8	4	2	4	1		8				4	12	2	8	8	25					86
6	GT1	Clivio Piccione		2	25	1	8			6		2	12		4			3	15					78
6	GT1	Stef Dusseldorp		2	25	1	8			6		2	12		4			3	15					78
7	GT1	Dominik Schwager						2	12		18	1	1	6	25		2	1	8					76
7	GT1	Nicky Pastorelli						2	12		18	1	1	6	25		2	1	8					76
8	GT1	Tomas Enge			8	4	15					8	18			6	15							74
8	GT1	Alex MÃ¼ller			8	4	15					8	18			6	15							74
9	GT1	Jamie Campbell-Walter			2			4	15		10			3	15		12	4	6					71
9	GT1	David Brabham			2			4	15		10			3	15		12	4	6					71
10	GT1	FrÃ©dÃ©ric Makowiecki		8	4	2	4			8						2	8	8	25					69
11	GT1	Richard Westbrook		6	18			8		1	6				2	3		6	18					68
11	GT1	Peter Dumbreck		6	18			8		1	6				2	3		6	18					68
12	GT1	Mike Hezemans			1	6	10		2		8	4	15											46
13	GT1	Enrique Bernoldi		3					6	3	12	3	6				6	2						41
14	GT1	Nicky Catsburg			1	6	10		2		8						6	2						35
15	GT1	Karl Wendlinger			6	3	12		10															31
15	GT1	Peter Kox			6	3	12		10															31
16	GT1	Warren Hughes								3	12	3	6											24
17	GT1	Andreas Zuber										4	15											19
18	GT1	Bas Leinders					1		1		4		8		1				1					16
18	GT1	Marc Hennerici					1		1		4		8		1				1					16
18	GT1	Bertrand Baguette												4	12									16
19	GT1	Ricardo Zonta		3					6															9
20	GT1	MichaÃ«l Rossi													6		1							7
20	GT1	Dimitri Enjalbert													6		1							7
21	GT1	Antoine Leclerc									1		4											5
22	GT1	Markus Palttala											4											4
23	GT1	Yann Clairay						1			1													2
23	GT1	Christoffer Nygaard											2											2
23	GT1	Vanina Ickx											2											2

2011 FIA GT1 : Teams' Championship Ranking


Pos	Class	Team	Nat	R1		R2		R3		R4		R5		R6		R7		R8		R9		R10		Total
Pos	Class	Team	Nat	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Q	C	Total
Pos	Class	Team	Nat	R1		R2		R3		R4		R5		R6		R7		R8		R9		R10		Total
1	GT1	JR Motorsports		10	18	1	4	14	25	1	12	6	25		12	11	25	6	20					190
2	GT1	Hexis AMR		2	37	2	28		4	8	26	3	15	2	16	1	11	3	27					185
3	GT1	All-Inkl.com MÃ¼nnich Motorsport		1	16	8	25	2	20		18	2	14	14	43		6	1	12					182
4	GT1	Young Driver AMR			18	6	23	3	18	4	15	8	18	1		10	33		10					167
5	GT1	Sumo Power GT		3	2			4	21	3	22	4	8	3	15		18	6	6					115
6	GT1	Marc VDS Racing Team		8	4	3	8	1	2	8	6		10	4	14	2	8	8	26					112
7	GT1	Swiss Racing Team			6	4	12		10															32
8	GT1	Belgian Racing					1		1		2	1	10		1									16