Monthly Archives: May 2011

 

Circuit Spa-Francorchamps
Date 07.05.2011
Laps 161
Distance 1.127,633 km / 700,828 miles
No Driver Ferrari S/N Team Result
51
Giancarlo Fisichella
Gianmaria Bruni
458 GTC
F 142 GT 2826
AF Corse
17. overall/ 1. in class LM GTE PRO

57

Tracy W. Krohn
Nic Jönsson

F 430 GTC

F 131 EVOGTC 2620

Krohn Racing

32. overall/ 8. in class GTE AM

58

Anthony Beltoise
Francois Jakubowski
Jean-Denis Deletraz

458 GTC
F 142 GT 2834
Luxury Racing
retired
59
Stephane Ortelli
Frederic Makowiecki
458 GTC
F 142 GT 2832
Luxury Racing
retired
61
Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Marco Cioci
Stephane Lemeret
F 430 GTC
F 131 EVOGTC 2624
AF Corse
26. overall/ 2. in class LM GTE AM
62
Pierre Ehret
Roger Willis
Shaun Lynn
F 430 GTC
F 131 EVOGTC 2612
CRS Racing
30. overall/ 6. in class GTE AM
66
Rob Bell
James Walker
458 GTC
F 142 GT 2808
JMW Motorsport
34. overall/ 7. in class LM GTE PRO
70
Michael Broniszewski
Philipp Peter
F 430 GTC
F 131 EVOGTC 2632
Kessel Racing
31. overall/ 7. in class LM GTE AM
71

Toni Vilander
Jaime Melo

458 GTC
F 142 GT 2822
AF Corse
retired
72
Robert Kauffmann
Rui Aguas
F 430 GTC
F 131 EVOGT 2464
AF Corse
retired
82
Klaas Hummel
Adam Christidoulou
Phil Quaife
F 430 GTC
F 131 EVOGT 2418
CRS Racing
retired
89
Dominik Farnbacher
Allan Simonsen
458 GTC
F 142 GT 2830
Hankook – Team Farnbacher
18. overall/ 2. in class LM GTE PRO

 

LMS – Ferrari triumphs in the Spa 1000 Km

Posted: 07.05.2011
Source: Ferrari

Maranello, 7 May – Ferraris filled the top two places on the podium in their class in the Spa 1000 Km, the second round of the Le Mans Series and the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Victory went to car number 51, entered by AF Corse and driven by Giancarlo Fisichella and Gimmi Bruni. Thanks to a perfect strategy the first of the two 458 Italia GT2 took the win in the GTE PRO category, ahead of the F430 GT2 crewed by Dominik Farnbacher-Allan Simonsen. Third was the BMW M3 driven by Andy Priaulx and Uwe Alzen. The other AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia driven by Jaime Melo and Toni Vilander had to to retire a few laps from the end of the six hour race in Belgium. It collided with a prototype car which put an end to its attempt at climbing up the order after incurring a drive-through for having pulled an overtaking move under yellow flags.

“We are really happy for the team and for Ferrari,” commented Giancarlo Fisichella after the race. “This win is the result of impeccable team work and a fantastic car. The race was closely contested right to the final lap and the decision to do one less pit stop turned out to be winning choice.”

Fisichella and co will be back on track on the weekend of 12 June for the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours, the third round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.

 

Ferrari take top 3 slots on Spa grid

Posted: 06.05.2011
Source: Ferrari

Maranello, 6 May – Jaime Melo and Toni Vilander will start tomorrow’s Spa 100 Kms from pole position in their Ferrari 458 Italia GT2, with a lap time of 2.20.743 set by Melo and their AF Corse team-mates Giancarlo Fisichella and Gimmi Bruni are third on the grid in 2.21.086. Sandwiched between them and on the front row in second place are Rob Bell and James Walker who set a time of 2.20.915 in their Ferrari 458 Italia entered by the British JMW Motorsport team. “If it had not been for a yellow flag on my quick lap I could have done better,” said Fisichella, who is on the books as a Scuderia Ferrari driver. “Unfortunately, a car ahead of me spun and luckily I managed to miss him, going on to take third spot on the grid. The car has improved and we have found and sorted out a few small problems which means I am very confident for tomorrow. The weather forecast is good so there is reason to be hopeful.” The famous event at the Belgian track is the second round of the Le Mans Series and of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and gets underway at 14.05 tomorrow local time.

 

Six Ferraris in the Spa 1000 Kms

Posted: 03.05.2011
Source: Ferrari

Maranello, 3 May – One month on from the opening round of the Le Mans Series, held at the Le Castellet circuit in France, competitors will be back in action this coming weekend for the Spa 1000 Kms, the famous endurance race that first took place back in 1924. After various ups and downs, the race has now reached its sixty fifth edition, when no less than fifty seven cars will take to the Belgian track in what is also the second round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Of the six Ferraris entered in the GTE PRO category, there are five 458 Italia GT2 cars and one F430 GT2. The action starts on Thursday with free practice, with the final session taking place on Friday, prior to qualifying, with the start of the six hour race scheduled for 14.05 on Saturday 7 May. Also heading for Spa is Giancarlo Fisichella: the Roman driver, who is on the books at Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, is one of those entered in this much awaited event. He is teamed up with Gimmi Bruni at the wheel of one of two cars entered by the AF Corse team, from Piacenza, Italy.

 

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