2009 FIA GT Tourist Trophy
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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.
Report
=Qualifying=
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiagt.com/reports.php?event=1&season=2009&reporttype=Qualifying%20Report |title=Wendlinger and Bruni on pole |publisher=FIA GT Championship |date=2009-05-02 |accessdate=2009-05-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507155230/http://www.fiagt.com/reports.php?event=1&season=2009&reporttype=Qualifying%20Report |archivedate=7 May 2009 |url-status=live }}
==Qualifying result==
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2009&event=1&session=Qualifying%201 |title=Qualifying 1 |publisher=FIA GT Championship |date=2009-05-02 |accessdate=2009-05-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509071125/http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2009&event=1&session=Qualifying%201 |archivedate=9 May 2009 |url-status=live }}
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! Pos ! Class ! Team ! Qualifying Driver ! Lap Time |
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! 1 | GT1 | #14 K Plus K Motorsport | 1:42.216 |
2
| GT1 | #1 Vitaphone Racing | 1:43.150 |
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3
| GT1 | #2 Vitaphone Racing | 1:43.576 |
4
| GT1 | #4 PK Carsport | Mike Hezemans | 1:43.792 |
5
| GT1 | #19 Luc Alphand Aventures | 1:44.039 |
6
| GT1 | #18 K Plus K Motorsport | 1:44.361 |
7
| GT1 | Bert Longin | 1:44.892 |
8
| GT1 | #9 DKR Engineering | Jos Menten | 1:44.894 |
9
| GT1 | #11 Full Speed Racing Team | 1:46.146 |
10
| GT1 | #40 Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:46.567 |
11
| GT1 | #35 Nissan Motorsports | 1:47.217 |
12
| GT1 | #44 Matech GT Racing | 1:47.270 |
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! 13 | GT2 | #50 AF Corse | 1:50.230 |
14
| GT2 | #97 Brixia Racing | Martin Ragginger | 1:50.477 |
15
| GT2 | #55 CRS Racing | 1:50.485 |
16
| GT2 | #51 AF Corse | 1:50.524 |
17
| GT2 | #56 CRS Racing | 1:50.538 |
18
| GT2 | #60 Prospeed Competition | 1:50.659 |
19
| GT2 | #95 PeCom Racing Team | 1:50.907 |
20
| GT2 | #77 BMS Scuderia Italia | Matteo Malucelli | 1:50.932 |
21
| GT2 | #59 Trackspeed Racing | 1:51.118 |
22
| GT2 | #61 Prospeed Competition | 1:51.320 |
23
| GT2 | #78 BMS Scuderia Italia | 1:53.207 |
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! 24 | G3 | #150 Red Racing | 1:54.043 |
25
| GT2 | #80 Hexis Racing AMR | 1:50.305 |
=Race=
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==
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).{{cite web|url=http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2009&event=1&session=Race%20Result |title=Race result |publisher=FIA GT Championship |date=2009-05-03 |accessdate=2009-05-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509071129/http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2009&event=1&session=Race%20Result |archivedate=9 May 2009 |url-status=live }}
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!rowspan=2| Pos !rowspan=2| Class !rowspan=2| No !rowspan=2| Team !rowspan=2| Drivers ! Chassis !rowspan=2| Tyre !rowspan=2| Laps |
Engine |
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!rowspan=2| 1 |rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 14 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} K plus K Motorsport |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} Karl Wendlinger | Saleen S7-R |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 65 |
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| Ford 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 2
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 1 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Vitaphone Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Bartels | Maserati MC12 GT1 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 65 |
Maserati 6.0 L V12 |
rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 19 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Luc Alphand Aventures |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Guillaume Moreau |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 65 |
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 4 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} PK Carsport |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Anthony Kumpen |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 65 |
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 18 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} K plus K Motorsport |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} Adam Lacko | Saleen S7-R |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 65 |
Ford 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 6
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 3 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Selleslagh Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Bert Longin |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 65 |
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 9 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|LUX}} DKR Engineering |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FIN}} Markus Palttala |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 64 |
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 44 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Matech GT Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Thomas Mutsch | Ford GT1 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 64 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 9
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 11 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} Full Speed Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Stéphane Lémeret | Saleen S7-R |rowspan=2| {{Pirelli}} |rowspan=2| 64 |
Ford 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 10
|rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 40 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Marc VDS Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Renaud Kuppens | Ford GT1 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 63 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 |
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!rowspan=2| 11 |rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 60 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Prospeed Competition |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 62 |
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| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| 12
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 95 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} PeCom Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} Matías Russo | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 62 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 13
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 56 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} CRS Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Rob Bell | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 62 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 14
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 77 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} BMS Scuderia Italia |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Ruberti | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 62 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 15
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 51 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Barba | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 62 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 16
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 61 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Prospeed Competition |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|HKG}} Darryl O'Young | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 62 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| 17
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 80 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Hexis Racing AMR |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Makowiecki | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 61 |
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 18
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 97 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Brixia Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Lucchini | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 61 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 |
rowspan=2| 19
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 55 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} CRS Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN}} Chris Niarchos | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 61 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 20
|rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 78 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} BMS Scuderia Italia |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Kenneth Heyer | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 61 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
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!rowspan=2| 21 |rowspan=2| G3 |rowspan=2| 150 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Red Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Lagniez |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 58 |
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| Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 22 DNF |rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 50 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari F430 GT2 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 53 |
Ferrari 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 23 DNF |rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 13 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} Full Speed Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferdinando Monfardini | Saleen S7-R |rowspan=2| {{Pirelli}} |rowspan=2| 39 |
Ford 7.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 24 DNF |rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 2 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Vitaphone Racing Team |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|PRT}} Miguel Ramos | Maserati MC12 GT1 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 28 |
Maserati 6.0 L V12 |
rowspan=2| 25 DNF |rowspan=2| GT1 |rowspan=2| 35 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nissan Motorsports |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Turner | Nissan GT-R GT1 |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 28 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 26 DNF |rowspan=2| GT2 |rowspan=2| 59 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Trackspeed Racing |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tim Sugden | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR |rowspan=2| {{Michelin}} |rowspan=2| 24 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
References
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{{Sportscar Race Report
| Year_of_race = 2009
| Sportscar_Series = FIA GT Championship
| Previous_race_in_season = None
| Next_race_in_season = FIA GT Adria 2 Hours
}}