Map of the Silverstone Circuit (2004-2009)

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.[1]

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]

Pos Class Team Qualifying Driver Lap Time
1 GT1 #14 K Plus K Motorsport Karl Wendlinger 1:42.216
2 GT1 #1 Vitaphone Racing Andrea Bertolini 1:43.150
3 GT1 #2 Vitaphone Racing Alex Müller 1:43.576
4 GT1 #4 PK Carsport Mike Hezemans 1:43.792
5 GT1 #19 Luc Alphand Aventures Guillaume Moreau 1:44.039
6 GT1 #18 K Plus K Motorsport Mario Dominguez 1:44.361
7 GT1 #3 Selleslagh Racing Team Bert Longin 1:44.892
8 GT1 #9 DKR Engineering Jos Menten 1:44.894
9 GT1 #11 Full Speed Racing Team Luke Hines 1:46.146
10 GT1 #40 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders 1:46.567
11 GT1 #35 Nissan Motorsports Michael Krumm 1:47.217
12 GT1 #44 Matech GT Racing Thomas Mutsch 1:47.270
13 GT2 #50 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni 1:50.230
14 GT2 #97 Brixia Racing Martin Ragginger 1:50.477
15 GT2 #55 CRS Racing Tim Mullen 1:50.485
16 GT2 #51 AF Corse Álvaro Barba 1:50.524
17 GT2 #56 CRS Racing Andrew Kirkaldy 1:50.538
18 GT2 #60 Prospeed Competition Richard Westbrook 1:50.659
19 GT2 #95 PeCom Racing Team Matías Russo 1:50.907
20 GT2 #77 BMS Scuderia Italia Matteo Malucelli 1:50.932
21 GT2 #59 Trackspeed Racing Tim Sugden 1:51.118
22 GT2 #61 Prospeed Competition Marco Holzer 1:51.320
23 GT2 #78 BMS Scuderia Italia Kenneth Heyer 1:53.207
24 G3 #150 Red Racing Iradj Alexander 1:54.043
25 GT2 #80 Hexis Racing AMR Frédéric Makowiecki 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).[3]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 14 Czech Republic K plus K Motorsport Austria Karl Wendlinger
United Kingdom Ryan Sharp
Saleen S7-R M 65
Ford 7.0 L V8
2 GT1 1 Germany Vitaphone Racing Team Germany Michael Bartels
Italy Andrea Bertolini
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 65
Maserati 6.0 L V12
3 GT1 19 France Luc Alphand Aventures France Guillaume Moreau
Netherlands Xavier Maassen
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 65
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
4 GT1 4 Belgium PK Carsport Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 65
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
5 GT1 18 Czech Republic K plus K Motorsport Czech Republic Adam Lacko
Mexico Mario Domínguez
Saleen S7-R M 65
Ford 7.0 L V8
6 GT1 3 Belgium Selleslagh Racing Team Belgium Bert Longin
France James Ruffier
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 65
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
7 GT1 9 Luxembourg DKR Engineering Finland Markus Palttala
Netherlands Jos Menten
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 64
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
8 GT1 44 Switzerland Matech GT Racing Germany Thomas Mutsch
Italy Thomas Biagi
Ford GT1 M 64
Ford 5.0 L V8
9 GT1 11 Austria Full Speed Racing Team Belgium Stéphane Lémeret
United Kingdom Luke Hines
Saleen S7-R P 64
Ford 7.0 L V8
10 GT1 40 Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team Belgium Renaud Kuppens
Belgium Bas Leinders
Ford GT1 M 63
Ford 5.0 L V8
11 GT2 60 Belgium Prospeed Competition France Emmanuel Collard
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 62
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
12 GT2 95 Argentina PeCom Racing Team Argentina Matías Russo
Argentina Luís Pérez Companc
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
13 GT2 56 United Kingdom CRS Racing United Kingdom Rob Bell
United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
14 GT2 77 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Italy Paolo Ruberti
Italy Matteo Malucelli
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
15 GT2 51 Italy AF Corse Spain Álvaro Barba
Italy Niki Cadei
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 62
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
16 GT2 61 Belgium Prospeed Competition Hong Kong Darryl O'Young
Germany Marco Holzer
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 62
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17 GT2 80 France Hexis Racing AMR France Frédéric Makowiecki
Germany Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 M 61
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
18 GT2 97 Italy Brixia Racing Italy Luigi Lucchini
Austria Martin Ragginger
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 61
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
19 GT2 55 United Kingdom CRS Racing Canada Chris Niarchos
United Kingdom Tim Mullen
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 61
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
20 GT2 78 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Germany Kenneth Heyer
Italy Diego Romanini
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 61
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
21 G3 150 France Red Racing France Jean-Claude Lagniez
Switzerland Iradj Alexander
Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R M 58
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
22
DNF
GT2 50 Italy AF Corse Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Finland Toni Vilander
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 53
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
23
DNF
GT1 13 Austria Full Speed Racing Team Italy Ferdinando Monfardini
France Michel Orts
Saleen S7-R P 39
Ford 7.0 L V8
24
DNF
GT1 2 Germany Vitaphone Racing Team Portugal Miguel Ramos
Germany Alex Müller
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 28
Maserati 6.0 L V12
25
DNF
GT1 35 Japan Nissan Motorsports
United Kingdom Gigawave Motorsports
United Kingdom Darren Turner
Germany Michael Krumm
Nissan GT-R GT1 M 28
Nissan 5.6 L V8
26
DNF
GT2 59 United Kingdom Trackspeed Racing United Kingdom Tim Sugden
United Kingdom David Ashburn
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 24
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

References

  1. "Wendlinger and Bruni on pole". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-02. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  2. "Qualifying 1". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-02. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  3. "Race result". FIA GT Championship. 2009-05-03. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
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