Sunday, July 30, 2006

FIA GT 24 Hours of Spa Results


GT1: Exciting racing here! For the last five hours, less than 10 seconds lay between the Vitaphone Maserati and the Phoenix Aston Martin. However, in the final pit stop the Maserati MC12 got out just ahead of the Aston Martin DBR9 after both pitted on the same lap. The Maserati took the win again. The GLBK Corvette C6R that had trouble with oil was kept in the race and took third after hour 21, when the Saleen hit some suspension problems, requiring a front left wishbone change that took longer than ten minutes, forcing them to finish 8th overall, 6th in class. Fourth went to the BMS Aston Martin, while sixth was taken by the #34 Corvette.


GT2: Ferrari 1, 2, and 3. Ferrari swept the podium in style after the Spyker (below) needed a pit stop in hour 19 for brake and engine work. It was only the second 24 hour race for Spyker Squadron and their first FIA GT race, so they are happy with their 4th place finish. AF Corse took one and two (above), while Scuderia Ecosse took third. Fifth went to a Porsche 996 GT3 RSR, while the other Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari came in sixth.


G2: Lucas Luhr, Sacha Maasen, and M. Tiemann took the win. Luhr and Maasen are currently racing the Porsche RS Spyder in the American Le Mans Series. They won in the #197 Porsche 997 GT2. Time Bernhard, also racing the Porsche RS Spyder in ALMS, Pedro Lamy, who races for Aston Martin in ALMS, and M. Lieb took second in another Porsche 997 GT2. Third went to the #179 Ferrari 360 Modena.

G3: The #116 Dodge Viper took the win, followed by a Porsche and another Viper. Nice to see Vipers take first and third here.

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