2010 FIA GT1 World Championship

2010 FIA GT1 World Championship
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Vitaphone Racing and drivers Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini won the inaugural FIA GT1 Teams' and Drivers' World Championships.

The 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season was the debut season of the FIA GT1 World Championship, a motor racing competition reserved for FIA GT1 cars. The championship was a replacement for the FIA GT Championship which was held from 1997 to 2009. It was the first sports car racing series to be sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as a World Championship since the demise of the World Sportscar Championship at the end of the 1992 season.

Developed by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO), the 2010 championship was decided over ten events in ten countries on three continents. It was contested by twelve teams, each being independent of the automobile manufacturer that they represented, although they were permitted limited support from that manufacturer.^[1] Aston Martin, Corvette, Ford, Lamborghini, Maserati, and Nissan were each represented by two teams. Unlike the FIA GT Championship, where several tyre manufacturers competed, the FIA GT1 World Championship has a single provider, Michelin.

Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini, who won the final FIA GT Championship for Drivers in 2009, won the first GT1 World Championship for Drivers with a race to spare. Despite finishing twelfth in the Qualification Race in Argentina, Bartels and Bertolini were assured of the title as the Young Driver AMR pairing of Tomáš Enge and Darren Turner could only finish tenth which failed to keep them within reach. A non-scoring weekend for Enge and Turner dropped them to fourth in the final championship standings, as Matech Competition's Thomas Mutsch and Hexis AMR's Frédéric Makowiecki moved into second and third places respectively as Makowiecki won both races and Mutsch finished second in each race. With the assistance of Miguel Ramos, Enrique Bernoldi and Alexandre Negrão in the team's second car during the season, Vitaphone Racing also claimed the Teams' Championship in the same race, as Young Driver AMR, Hexis AMR and Reiter all failed to score enough points to take the championship to a final race.

Calendar

The SRO announced a provisional 2010 calendar featuring twelve events, although host circuits were not named. A revised twelve event calendar was announced on 21 October 2009,^[2] removing the previously planned rounds for Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, and Russia. Eastern Creek Raceway had been part of the unsuccessful bid for the Australian round,^[3] while the Russian round planned for 2010 was cancelled due to delays in the completion of the Eurasia Autodromo, while Romania's planned event was cancelled due to a change in the Bucharest government. A further calendar was released on 11 December 2009 with just ten rounds listed,^[4] removing the proposed Canadian, Hungarian, and Chinese rounds but adding the Argentinian round at the Potrero de los Funes Circuit once more. The Yas Marina Circuit later requested to the FIA that their event be pushed back two weeks to the weekend of 17 April in order to avoid a conflict with the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies which will be held in the United Arab Emirates on 5 April.^[5] The British round will contest the RAC Tourist Trophy while also serving as the first motor racing event held on the newly built Arena layout for the Silverstone Circuit.^[6] Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps will continue to host a round, but the GT1 races will be held separate from the Spa 24 Hours held during the same weekend.^[7]

In July 2010, following delays in completing alterations to the Durban street circuit due to construction for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the South African round was postponed until 2011. A Spanish event at the brand new Circuito de Navarra was proposed as a replacement for Durban on the calendar,^[8] and was confirmed at the FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting of 24 October.^[9]

All events consisted of a one-hour Qualifying race and a one-hour Championship race. For European rounds, FIA GT1 will be joined at the circuit by the FIA GT3 European Championship.^[10]

Rnd	Circuit	Date
1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	17 April
2	Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom	2 May
3	Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic	23 May
4	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	4 July
5	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium	1 August
6	Nürburgring, Germany	29 August
7	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal	19 September
8	Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain[11]	24 October
9	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil[12]	28 November
10	Potrero de los Funes Circuit, San Luis, Argentina	5 December

Entries

Manufacturers

Nismo's GT-R as it appeared during its developmental season in 2009

A Ford GT1, built by Matech Concepts specifically for the 2010 championship and entered by Marc VDS Racing Team

The Aston Martin DBR9, a previous winner in the FIA GT Championship, has been modified to comply with the 2010 FIA GT1 regulations

The SRO initially expected at least five manufacturers to participate in the inaugural 2010 season. A maximum of six manufacturers would be accepted, with each manufacturer limited to supplying two privateer teams of no more than two cars. To ensure close competition, each model of car would be tested by the FIA to determine any mandatory adjustments for performance balancing.^[10][13] The FIA employed Christophe Bouchut, Anthony Davidson, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen for balance of performance test sessions held at Circuit Paul Ricard as well as just prior to the first race event at Yas Marina Circuit.^[14]

As of June 2009, three manufacturers had announced their entries for the 2010 season. Nissan's performance division, Nismo, developed their GT-R for GT1; the GT-R was initially tested for the World Championship by competing in select 2009 FIA GT events with Gigawave Motorsport. Ford also used 2009 as a development year for its Ford GT race car built by Matech Concepts.^[15][16] Lamborghini was the third announced manufacturer, fielding a car based on the Murciélago LP670-4 SV and built by Reiter Engineering who had built the previous GT1-spec Murciélago R-GT.^[17]

Following the announcement of the initial three manufacturers, Aston Martin Racing and Prodrive submitted a proposal to the FIA World Motor Sport Council for modifications to the existing Aston Martin DBR9 to allow customers to enter the series. The FIA would be required to make technical waivers on the DBR9 in order for it to be allowed to compete.^[18] General Motors' Corvette brand also asked for a technical waiver on a modification to their 2009 Corvette C6.Rs in order to compete in 2010.^[7][19] Maserati and Saleen are also seeking these technical waivers for their 2009 cars, but require a further waiver due to the MC12 and S7 not meeting the minimum requirement of 300 production cars for the 2010 regulations. In November 2009, the SRO confirmed their six manufacturers for the 2010 season, allowing Corvette, Aston Martin, and Maserati their technical waivers to join Nissan, Ford, and Lamborghini.^[12]

Teams

For the teams which will represent each of the six manufacturers, two privateers will be selected by each manufacturer. During the launch of the FIA GT1 World Championship, Matech Concepts and VDS Racing Team announced their continuation with the Ford GT project.^[7] Hexis Racing of France also announced their intent to participate in the series with Aston Martin,^[20] joining fellow FIA GT3 European Championship competitor Fischer Racing which will participate under the Young Driver AMR title.^[21][22] Swiss Racing Team announced on 5 November that they would enter using the Nissan GT-R,^[23] to team alongside Sumo Power GT which replaced the departing 2009 development team of Gigawave Motorsport.^[24]

Maserati will retain the five-time FIA GT champions Vitaphone Racing Team, while the second squad will be formed by Altfrid Heger's Triple H Team Hegersport of Germany.^[25] Corvette will also retain several of its privateer teams from the FIA GT Championship, with DKR Engineering and Selleslagh Racing Team combining their C6.Rs to form Mad Croc Racing, and Phoenix Racing and Carsport Holland merging into Phoenix Racing Carsport.^[25] Lamborghini meanwhile will be represented by their own manufacturer, Reiter Engineering, and previous Lamborghini FIA GT campaigner Münnich Motorsport.^[25]

On 17 January 2010 the SRO confirmed the twelve teams which has submitted entries for the championship.^[25]

Drivers

Each event will consist of up to 48 drivers, with many of these drivers featuring in every round of the season. The full-season line-ups include drivers from varying backgrounds, including experienced sports car drivers and relative newcomers. Seven former FIA GT Champions are contracted with teams, including three-time co-champions Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini once again sharing a Vitaphone Maserati. Fellow three-time champion Christophe Bouchut will drive one of Münnich Motorsports' Lamborghinis, while 1998 champion Ricardo Zonta returns with the fellow Lamborghini at Reiter. 1999 champion and the record holder for most FIA GT wins, Karl Wendlinger is enlisted by Swiss Racing Team for Nissan^[26] while 2000 champion Jamie Campbell-Walter will be drive the Nissan of Sumo Power. 2003 champion Matteo Bobbi returns to driving a Maserati for the Hegersport squad. Other sports car veterans include 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Seiji Ara at Swiss Racing, 2007 FIA GT3 Champion Henri Moser at Hexis, 2008 Le Mans Series champions Tomáš Enge and Stefan Mücke co-driving for Young Driver AMR, former American Le Mans Series champions Mika Salo and Oliver Gavin driving a Mad-Croc Corvette, and two-time Super GT champion Michael Krumm with Sumo Power.

Several drivers already have world championship experience in other forms of motorsport, including the Formula One World Championship and World Touring Car Championship. Romain Grosjean has moved directly from a 2009 seat at Renault F1 to now driving for Matech Competition in GT1, while former Formula One driver Enrique Bernoldi made his sports car presence known by winning races during his rookie season in the 2009 FIA GT Championship, now switching to Vitaphone Maserati. Jean-Denis Délétraz is another driver who has had the experience of grand prix racing. Drivers making the transition from touring car racing to sports cars include Hegersport founder Altfrid Heger and 2005 WTCC Independents Champion Marc Hennerici.

A unique driver line-up amongst the field of 24 cars is No.6 Matech Ford which featuring the only females in the series. The two Swiss women, Natacha Gachnang and Cyndie Allemann, both have experience in various open wheel racing series, but are teaming together to make their debuts in sports car racing.

Entry list

On 27 January 2010 the FIA published the full entry list of teams and manufacturers for the 2010 season.^[27] On 26 February 2010 the SRO published a first partial entry-list of drivers.^[28] All teams used Michelin tyres.

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Vitaphone Racing Team	Maserati MC12 GT1	Maserati 6.0 L V12	1	Michael Bartels[29]	All
				Andrea Bertolini[29]	All
			2	Miguel Ramos[29]	1–8, 10
				Enrique Bernoldi[30]	All
				Alexandre Negrão[31]	9
Swiss Racing Team	Nissan GT-R GT1	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	3	Karl Wendlinger[32]	All
				Henri Moser[33]	All
			4	Max Nilsson[32]	All
				Seiji Ara[34]	All
Matech Competition	Ford GT1	Ford Cammer 5.3 L V8	5	Romain Grosjean[35]	1–4
				Richard Westbrook[36]	5–10
				Thomas Mutsch[37][38]	All
			6	Natacha Gachnang[38]	1, 4
				Cyndie Allemann[38]	1, 3
				Rahel Frey[39]	3
				Olivier Panis[40]	4
				Romain Grosjean[36]	5
				Neel Jani[36]	5–10
				Nicolas Prost[41]	6–7
				Nicolas Armindo[42]	8–10
Young Driver AMR	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	7	Tomáš Enge[43]	All
				Darren Turner[43]	All
			8	Stefan Mücke[43]	All
				Christoffer Nygaard[43]	1–6, 8–9
				Pedro Lamy[44]	7
				José María López[45]	10
Hexis AMR	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	9	Frédéric Makowiecki[46]	All
				Philippe Dumas[47]	1
				Thomas Accary[48]	2, 4–5
				Stéphane Sarrazin[49]	3
				Yann Clairay[50]	6–10
			10	Clivio Piccione[51]	All
				Jonathan Hirschi[52]	All
Mad-Croc Racing	Corvette C6.R	Corvette LS7.R 7.0 L V8	11	Xavier Maassen[53]	1–7
				Alex Müller[54]	1
				Nicolas Armindo[55]	2
				Mike Hezemans	3–4
				Jos Menten[56]	5–6
				Julien Jousse[57]	7
				Sérgio Jimenez[31]	9
				Claudio Dahruj[31]	9
			12	Pertti Kuismanen[58]	All
				Mika Salo[58]	1, 3, 6
				Oliver Gavin[58]	2, 4–5
				Laurent Cazenave[59]	7
				Duncan Huisman[60]	8–10
Phoenix Racing / Carsport	Corvette C6.R	Corvette LS7.R 7.0 L V8	13	Marc Hennerici[61]	All
				Andreas Zuber[62]	1–2
				Štefan Rosina[39]	3
				Andrea Piccini[63]	4
				Mike Hezemans[64]	5
				Alexandros Margaritis[65]	6–10
			14	Andrea Piccini[66]	1, 5
				Mike Hezemans[62]	1–2
				Anthony Kumpen[67]	2, 5
Sumo Power GT	Nissan GT-R GT1	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	22	Jamie Campbell-Walter[68]	All
				Warren Hughes[68]	All
			23	Peter Dumbreck[69]	All
				Michael Krumm[69]	All
Reiter	Lamborghini Murciélago LP670 R-SV	Lamborghini 6.5 L V12	24	Peter Kox[70]	All
				Christopher Haase[70]	All
			25	Ricardo Zonta[61]	1, 4–6, 8–9
				Rafael Daniel[61]	1, 4
				Jos Menten[71]	2, 7
				Frank Kechele[72]	2–3, 5–10
				Jan Danis[39]	3
				Sérgio Jimenez[73]	10
Triple H Team Hegersport	Maserati MC12 GT1	Maserati 6.0 L V12	33	Altfrid Heger[74]	1–7, 9–10
				Alexandros Margaritis[61]	1–4
				Alex Müller[75]	5–10
				Bert Longin[74][76]	8
			34		1–6
				Matteo Bobbi[74]	1–4
				Nico Verdonck[36]	5, 8, 10
				Alessandro Pier Guidi[65]	6–8, 10
				Francisco Longo[31]	9
				Daniel Serra[31]	9
				Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof[77]	7
All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Lamborghini Murciélago LP670 R-SV	Lamborghini 6.5 L V12	37	Marc Basseng[61]	All
				Thomas Jäger[61]	1, 3, 6
				Christophe Bouchut[78]	2, 4–5, 7–9
				Ricardo Risatti[79]	10
			38	Dominik Schwager[61]	All
				Nicky Pastorelli[61]	All
Marc VDS Racing Team	Ford GT1	Ford Cammer 5.3 L V8	40	Bas Leinders[61]	All
				Maxime Martin[61]	All
			41	Renaud Kuppens[61]	1–7
				Matteo Bobbi[80]	8–10
				Markus Palttala[61]	All

Results and standings

Race results

Rnd.	Event	Qualifying Race Winner	Championship Race Winner	Report
1	Abu Dhabi	No. 13 Phoenix Racing / Carsport	No. 5 Matech Competition	Report
		Marc Hennerici Andreas Zuber	Thomas Mutsch Romain Grosjean
2	Silverstone	No. 9 Hexis AMR	No. 22 Sumo Power GT	Report
		Thomas Accary Frédéric Makowiecki	Jamie Campbell-Walter Warren Hughes
3	Brno	No. 1 Vitaphone Racing Team	No. 5 Matech Competition	Report
		Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels	Thomas Mutsch Romain Grosjean
4	Paul Ricard	No. 1 Vitaphone Racing Team	No. 1 Vitaphone Racing Team	Report
		Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels	Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels
5	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 11 Mad-Croc Racing	No. 25 Reiter	Report
		Xavier Maassen Jos Menten	Ricardo Zonta Frank Kechele
6	Nürburgring	No. 7 Young Driver AMR	No. 7 Young Driver AMR	Report
		Tomáš Enge Darren Turner	Tomáš Enge Darren Turner
7	Algarve	No. 23 Sumo Power GT	No. 1 Vitaphone Racing Team	Report
		Peter Dumbreck Michael Krumm	Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels
8	Navarra	No. 25 Reiter	No. 25 Reiter	Report
		Ricardo Zonta Frank Kechele	Ricardo Zonta Frank Kechele
9	Interlagos	No. 7 Young Driver AMR	No. 2 Vitaphone Racing Team	Report
		Tomáš Enge Darren Turner	Enrique Bernoldi Alexandre Negrão
10	San Luis	No. 9 Hexis AMR	No. 9 Hexis AMR	Report
		Yann Clairay Frédéric Makowiecki	Yann Clairay Frédéric Makowiecki

Championships

Championship points were awarded for the first three positions in each qualifying race and for the first ten positions in each championship race. Entries had to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Points System[81]
Race Type	Position
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Qualifying Race	8	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Championship Race	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver Team ABU SIL BRN PRI SPA NÜR ALG NAV INT SAN Total QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR 1 Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini Vitaphone Racing Team 3 4 3 7 1 5 1 1 Ret 7 10 6 2 1 7 6 8 9 12 7 138 2 Thomas Mutsch Matech Competition 2 1 21 Ret 6 1 7 7 6 3 6 13 5 2 10 Ret Ret 14 2 2 119 3 Frédéric Makowiecki Hexis AMR 7 Ret 1 2 8 9 11 9 Ret 5 Ret 7 10 6 9 2 15 13 1 1 105 4 Tomáš Enge Darren Turner Young Driver AMR Ret 11 4 EX 2 2 10 16 10 6 1 1 4 10 Ret 4 1 2 10 15 104 5 Marc Hennerici Phoenix Racing / Carsport 1 2 11 Ret 17 8 6 5 EX 13 2 3 3 3 11 8 6 3 18 12 99 6 Frank Kechele Reiter 6 3 20 Ret 2 1 4 14 14 8 1 1 Ret Ret 5 4 95 7 Alexandros Margaritis Triple H Team Hegersport 5 9 NC 6 13 Ret 8 3 84 Phoenix Racing / Carsport 2 3 3 3 11 8 6 3 18 12 8 Ricardo Zonta Reiter 10 5 13 10 2 1 4 14 1 1 Ret Ret 75 9 Peter Dumbreck Michael Krumm Sumo Power GT 11 16 8 Ret 3 3 9 2 8 Ret Ret 15 1 4 16 Ret 2 6 6 Ret 71 10 Yann Clairay Hexis AMR Ret 7 10 6 9 2 15 13 1 1 65 11 Romain Grosjean Matech Competition 2 1 21 Ret 6 1 7 7 20 14 62 12 Clivio Piccione Jonathan Hirschi Hexis AMR 8 17 2 13 9 4 17 13 13 10 5 4 16 13 EX Ret 3 4 4 3 62 13 Richard Westbrook Matech Competition 6 3 6 13 5 2 10 Ret Ret 14 2 2 57 14 Bas Leinders Maxime Martin Marc VDS Racing Team 6 13 19 8 16 Ret 20 4 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret 5 3 5 11 5 3 Ret 54 15 Enrique Bernoldi Vitaphone Racing Team Ret 6 9 15 7 6 5 Ret 11 4 7 12 13 Ret Ret 12 4 1 16 14 53 16 Warren Hughes Jamie Campbell-Walter Sumo Power GT 13 12 5 1 21 17 3 8 19 11 16 8 9 Ret 5 3 14 Ret 13 16 52 17 Altfrid Heger Triple H Team Hegersport 5 9 NC 6 13 Ret 8 3 12 2 13 20 6 9 10 10 11 9 48 18 Peter Kox Christopher Haase Reiter 15 8 10 Ret DNS DNS 2 18 7 Ret 3 2 12 7 17 Ret 9 12 Ret 10 39 19 Thomas Accary Hexis AMR 1 2 11 9 Ret 5 38 20 Stefan Mücke Young Driver AMR 4 Ret Ret 5 11 Ret Ret 20 3 Ret 9 5 15 11 DNS DNS 12 11 Ret 5 34 21 Miguel Ramos Vitaphone Racing Team Ret 6 9 15 7 6 5 Ret 11 4 7 12 13 Ret Ret 12 16 14 28 22 Jos Menten Reiter 6 3 14 8 27 Mad-Croc Racing 1 Ret 18 18 23 Andreas Zuber Phoenix Racing / Carsport 1 2 11 Ret 26 24 Alexandre Negrão Vitaphone Racing Team 4 1 25 25 Andrea Piccini Phoenix Racing / Carsport 16 3 6 5 Ret Ret 25 26 Alex Müller Mad-Croc Racing 14 10 24 Triple H Team Hegersport 12 2 13 20 6 9 6 Ret 10 10 11 9 27 Christoffer Nygaard Young Driver AMR 4 Ret Ret 5 11 Ret Ret 20 3 Ret 9 5 DNS DNS 12 11 24 28 Bert Longin Triple H Team Hegersport DNS 7 16 4 10 11 14 11 4 8 Ret 9 6 Ret 24 29 Mike Hezemans Phoenix Racing / Carsport 16 3 7 Ret EX 13 23 Mad-Croc Racing 5 15 4 6 30 Matteo Bobbi Triple H Team Hegersport DNS 7 16 4 10 11 14 11 19 Marc VDS Racing Team 12 10 20 15 15 Ret 31 Xavier Maassen Mad-Croc Racing 14 10 12 11 5 15 4 6 1 Ret 18 18 7 14 17 32 Dominik Schwager Nicky Pastorelli All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Ret Ret 20 12 4 7 15 12 5 9 11 Ret 8 Ret Ret 9 5 7 9 11 16 33= Neel Jani Matech Competition 20 14 8 16 20 12 4 7 7 8 17 8 14 33= Nicolas Armindo Mad-Croc Racing 12 11 14 Matech Competition 4 7 7 8 17 8 34 Sérgio Jimenez Mad-Croc Racing 19 20 12 Reiter 5 4 35 Rafael Daniel Reiter 10 5 13 10 11 36 Nico Verdonck Triple H Team Hegersport 4 8 2 11 8 Ret 10 37 José María López Young Driver AMR Ret 5 10 38 Alessandro Pier Guidi Triple H Team Hegersport Ret 9 18 19 2 11 8 Ret 8 39= Marc Basseng All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Ret 17 17 Ret 14 13 16 17 15 Ret DNS 19 Ret 17 8 Ret EX EX 14 6 8 39= Ricardo Risatti 14 6 8 40 Štefan Rosina Phoenix Racing / Carsport 17 8 4 41 Stéphane Sarrazin Hexis AMR 8 9 2 42= Max Nilsson Seiji Ara Swiss Racing Team 12 Ret 14 9 15 14 12 Ret 17 16 17 21 11 18 13 Ret 13 16 Ret 13 2 43= Karl Wendlinger Henri Moser Swiss Racing Team 9 14 15 Ret 12 10 21 15 16 12 14 10 Ret 20 14 Ret 17 18 7 Ret 2 44 Markus Palttala Marc VDS Racing Team Ret DNS 18 10 18 15 22 14 14 15 12 17 19 15 12 10 20 15 15 Ret 2 45 Renaud Kuppens Ret DNS 18 10 18 15 22 14 14 15 12 17 19 15 1 46 Julien Jousse Mad-Croc Racing 7 14 0 47 Anthony Kumpen Phoenix Racing / Carsport 7 Ret Ret Ret 0 48 Philippe Dumas Hexis AMR 7 Ret 0 49 Nicolas Prost Matech Competition 8 16 20 12 0 50 Christophe Bouchut All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 17 Ret 16 17 15 Ret Ret 17 8 Ret EX EX 0 51 Pedro Lamy Young Driver AMR 15 11 0 52= Pertti Kuismanen Mad-Croc Racing Ret 15 13 14 19 12 19 19 18 17 15 23 17 16 15 Ret 18 19 DNS DNS 0 52= Mika Salo Ret 15 19 12 15 23 0 53 Oliver Gavin 13 14 19 19 18 17 0 54 Thomas Jäger All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Ret 17 14 13 DNS 19 0 55 Duncan Huisman Mad-Croc Racing 15 Ret 18 19 DNS DNS 0 56 Laurent Cazenave 17 16 0 57 Francisco Longo Daniel Serra Triple H Team Hegersport 16 17 0 58 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Triple H Team Hegersport 18 19 0 59= Cyndie Allemann Matech Competition DNS DNS 22 18 0 59= Rahel Frey 22 18 0 60= Natacha Gachnang DNS DNS 18 Ret 0 60= Olivier Panis 18 Ret 0 61 Claudio Dahruj Mad-Croc Racing 19 20 0 62 Jan Denis Reiter 20 Ret 0 Pos Driver Team QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR Total ABU SIL BRN PRI SPA NÜR ALG NAV INT SAN

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did Not Participate

Teams' Championship

Prior to the Nürburgring round, Phoenix Racing / Carsport informed the FIA that they were no longer able to enter the No. 14 Corvette due to the car being returned to its private owner. Phoenix's inability to enter two cars for the remainder of the season led race stewards to deem the team to be in violation of GT1 regulations. This required the team to forfeit all points earned over the course of the season, and team points from the Nürburgring round onward would also be redistributed to other competitors finishing behind the remaining Phoenix entry.^[65] Prior to the San Luis finale, Mad-Croc also failed to maintain a two-car entry and forfeited their Teams' Championship points.^[82]

Pos Team Manufacturer Car ABU SIL BRN PRI SPA NÜR ALG NAV INT SAN Total QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR 1 Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati 1 3 4 3 7 1 5 1 1 Ret 7 10 6 2 1 7 6 8 9 12 7 195 2 Ret 6 9 15 7 6 5 Ret 11 4 7 12 13 Ret Ret 12 4 1 16 14 2 Hexis AMR Aston Martin 9 7 Ret 1 2 8 9 11 9 Ret 5 Ret 7 10 6 9 2 15 13 1 1 177 10 8 17 2 13 9 4 17 13 13 10 5 4 16 13 EX Ret 3 4 4 3 3 Reiter Lamborghini 24 15 8 10 Ret DNS DNS 2 18 7 Ret 3 2 12 7 17 Ret 9 12 Ret 10 155 25 10 5 6 3 20 Ret 13 10 2 1 4 14 14 8 1 1 Ret Ret 5 4 4 Young Driver AMR Aston Martin 7 Ret 11 4 EX 2 2 10 16 10 6 1 1 4 10 Ret 4 1 2 10 15 147 8 4 Ret Ret 5 11 Ret Ret 20 3 Ret 9 5 15 11 DNS DNS 12 11 Ret 5 5 Matech Competition Ford 5 2 1 21 Ret 6 1 7 7 6 3 6 13 5 2 10 Ret Ret 14 2 2 135 6 DNS DNS 22 18 18 Ret 20 14 8 16 20 12 4 7 7 8 17 8 6 Sumo Power GT Nissan 22 13 12 5 1 21 17 3 8 19 11 16 8 9 Ret 5 3 14 Ret 13 16 130 23 11 16 8 Ret 3 3 9 2 8 Ret Ret 15 1 4 16 Ret 2 6 6 Ret 7 Triple H Team Hegersport Maserati 33 5 9 NC 6 13 Ret 8 3 12 2 13 20 6 9 6 Ret 10 10 11 9 84 34 DNS 7 16 4 10 11 14 11 4 8 Ret 9 18 19 2 11 16 17 8 Ret 8 Marc VDS Racing Team Ford 40 6 13 19 8 16 Ret 20 4 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret 5 3 5 11 5 3 Ret 62 41 Ret DNS 18 10 18 15 22 14 14 15 12 17 19 15 12 10 20 15 15 Ret 9 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini 37 Ret 17 17 Ret 14 13 16 17 15 Ret DNS 19 Ret 17 8 Ret EX EX 14 6 28 38 Ret Ret 20 12 4 7 15 12 5 9 11 Ret 8 Ret Ret 9 5 7 9 11 10 Swiss Racing Team Nissan 3 9 14 15 Ret 12 10 21 15 16 12 14 10 Ret 20 14 Ret 17 18 7 Ret 5 4 12 Ret 14 9 15 14 12 Ret 17 16 17 21 11 18 13 Ret 13 16 Ret 13 – Phoenix Racing / Carsport Corvette 13 1 2 11 Ret 17 8 6 5 EX 13 2 3 3 3 11 8 6 3 18 12 – 14 16 3 7 Ret Ret Ret – Mad-Croc Racing Corvette 11 14 10 12 11 5 15 4 6 1 Ret 18 18 7 14 19 20 – 12 Ret 15 13 14 19 12 19 19 18 17 15 23 17 16 15 Ret 18 19 DNS DNS Pos Team Manufacturer Car QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR QR CR Total ABU SIL BRN PRI SPA NÜR ALG NAV INT SAN

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did Not Participate

SRO Trophy for Manufacturers

The SRO Trophy for Manufacturers was established mid-season by the SRO Group as an award for the best of the season's six manufacturers, although unlike the Drivers' and Teams' Championships it is not an official FIA championship. Rankings for the Trophy are based on the results for each car in both the Qualifying and Championship Races, with all finishing cars in points earning positions combining their points toward the manufacturer's total. Aston Martin secured the inaugural Trophy, having previously won the FIA GT Manufacturers' Cup in 2006.

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Aston Martin	305
2	Maserati	270
3	Ford	189
4	Lamborghini	169
5	Corvette	131
6	Nissan	127

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