FIA GT Race FIA GT Rnd 10: Dubai 16-18 Nov 2006

**chunterer** · 14 Nov 2006, 12:21 (Ref:1765863)

GT1 entry a bit depleted for the final round but GT2 looks like it's a bit bigger?

Larbre have entered a 550 with the developmental 'low cost' engine in it for evaluation purposes.

No Lamborghini and no Cirtek Aston which I thought might make the trip along with maybe the Menten Vette?

Vitaphone have entered Eric Van Der Poele and Vincent Vosse in the 2 Maserati's making them 3 driver line ups for this event (shame not in a separate 3rd car!)

Dauer 962 · 14 Nov 2006, 14:13 (Ref:1765956)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

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Larbre have entered a 550 with the developmental 'low cost' engine in it for evaluation purposes.

No Lamborghini and no Cirtek Aston which I thought might make the trip along with maybe the Menten Vette?

The Lambo team never considered to race outside Europe.

Cirtek don’t have any Aston, that’s all Team Modena now. But you are right, Team Modena announced some month ago plans to race in Dubai. Unfortunately that doesn’t come true.

davemk7 · 14 Nov 2006, 14:34 (Ref:1765973)

the larbre 550 should be very interesting, I hope it goes well. If it proves quick then we might get more of them. (more is better to me at least)

tux · 14 Nov 2006, 14:55 (Ref:1765988)

it is good news that larbre is enteting with their 550 as i love them cars

hopefuly itll run well and be reliable and show the potential it still has and then maybe there will be some more 550s next season

what has happened to the 2nd race alliance aston martin? it was driven at silverstone by robert lechner and frank diefenbacher but after silverstone it hasnt raced again

Dauer 962 · 14 Nov 2006, 16:18 (Ref:1766050)

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Originally Posted by tux

what has happened to the 2nd race alliance aston martin? it was driven at silverstone by robert lechner and frank diefenbacher but after silverstone it hasnt raced again

After Silverstone Racealliance split with Diefenbacher because of his crash at the start and weren’t able to find another funded drivers, thus the Aston is gathering dust since than.

tux · 14 Nov 2006, 16:55 (Ref:1766078)

ok, thanks for that

for those who are intrested, highlights will be shown on sunday at 12:15 on bravo

**chunterer** · 15 Nov 2006, 13:52 (Ref:1766809)

Isn't it live on Bravo 2 saturday afternoon?

old man · 15 Nov 2006, 15:06 (Ref:1766874)

According to the FIA GT website it is "Live" at 14.00 hours all round Europe including the UK, that is confusing on two counts, it can't be at the same time in Europe mainland and UK as there is 1 hour difference so is that 13.00 UK time? The second reason is that the race starts at 14.30 local time and that is 3 hours ahead of UK so the race starts at 11.30 UK time. We shall therefore have the live pictures and commentary delayed by either 90 minutes or 150 minutes. If you are taking the live timing on the computer this is very confusing as you keep wanting to tell the commentators what happens next!

The AF Corse disciplining of Bobbi for knocking Salo off is interesting as is the inclusion of Rockenfeller with Collard in the factory Porsche and the omission of Kirkaldi in the Scuderia Ecosse car because of "other commitments"

According to the SKY screen schedule it is not on at all in the UK

davemk7 · 15 Nov 2006, 17:06 (Ref:1767003)

I found it sunday, it looks like full coverage but delayed until then.

Wasn't the race last year held on the friday or am i imagining that?

old man · 15 Nov 2006, 17:19 (Ref:1767012)

Yes, quite correct, as was Bahrain

Stephan2738 · 15 Nov 2006, 20:47 (Ref:1767162)

Does anybody know / has anybody seen the livery of the Spyker Spyder GT2R for Dubai yet?

Gendebien · 15 Nov 2006, 20:56 (Ref:1767167)

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Originally Posted by Stephan2738

Does anybody know / has anybody seen the livery of the Spyker Spyder GT2R for Dubai yet?

Just two pics from tuesday

http://www.projectlemans.de/content/view/2556/163/

Marcel ten Caat · 15 Nov 2006, 21:02 (Ref:1767172)

http://www.planetlemans.com/cmsv2/in...k=view&id=2190

The way Planetlemans.com pictured them just before leaving to Dubai.

And another one from Project LeMans

http://www.projectlemans.de/content/view/2559/163/

Stephan2738 · 16 Nov 2006, 08:56 (Ref:1767458)

Thanks for the pics guys!

I have to admit that i feel very ashamed...
...I saw a couple of these pics before but it didn't occur to me that it was the new liverey. Maybe because I thought (actually I hoped) it would be totally different.

ger80 · 16 Nov 2006, 09:51 (Ref:1767519)

There is Dubai TV in the list on fiagt.com
Are they real FTA on Hotbird 13°E?

The Badger · 16 Nov 2006, 11:21 (Ref:1767613)

That Spyker is a lovely lookin car ..... hope they do well in Dubai . Hoping their purchase of Midland F1 will bring better things for next year too , be nice to see them consistantly taking the scrap to Ferrari and Porsche .

tux · 17 Nov 2006, 09:20 (Ref:1768364)

the first pratice session has been completed and the results look like this

Pos Car Class Drivers Car Time Laps Gap Avg
speed
1 5
GT1 Deletraz/Piccini Aston Martin DBR9 1:58.104 12 164.41
2 33
GT1 Wendlinger/Peter/Janis Aston Martin DBR9 1:58.707 27 0.603 163.58
3 9
GT1 Bert/Montermini/Menten Saleen S7R 1:58.720 27 0.616 163.56
4 2
GT1 Davies/Biagi/Vosse Maserati MC12 GT1 1:58.819 31 0.715 163.42
5 23
GT1 Malucelli/Babini Aston Martin DBR9 1:58.967 27 0.863 163.22
6 3
G2 Gardel/Zacchia/Makowiecki Ferrari 550 Maranello Evo 1:58.976 32 0.872 163.21
7 1
GT1 Bartels/Bertolini/Van De Poele Maserati MC12 GT1 1:59.000 29 0.896 163.18
8 4
GT1 Longin/Kumpen/Hezemans Corvette C6R 1:59.093 12 0.989 163.05
9 24
GT1 Gollin/Ramos Aston Martin DBR9 1:59.193 24 1.089 162.91
10 63
GT2 Niarchos/Mullen Ferrari 430 GT2 2:03.091 33 4.987 157.75
11 59
GT2 Salo/Aguas Ferrari 430 GT2 2:04.009 30 5.905 156.58
12 80
GT2 Kox/Dumbreck Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R 2:04.063 31 5.959 156.52
13 79
GT2 Bleekemolen/Kane Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R 2:04.463 31 6.359 156.01
14 55
GT2 Sugden/Alexander/Case Ferrari 430 GT2 2:04.545 33 6.441 155.91
15 58
GT2 Vilander/Melo Ferrari 430 GT2 2:04.856 29 6.752 155.52
16 75
GT2 Collard/Rockenfeller Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 2:05.086 17 6.982 155.24
17 62
GT2 Kinch/Franchitti Ferrari 430 GT2 2:05.575 27 7.471 154.63
18 74
GT2 Moccia/Busnelli Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 2:06.232 19 8.128 153.83
19 115
G3 Zlobin/Zani/Benucci Aston Martin DBRS9 2:07.103 29 8.999 152.77
20 133
G3 Pirri/Seiler Aston Martin DBRS9 2:08.011 25 9.907 151.69
21 101
G2 Leinders/Kuppens Gillet Vertigo 2:08.197 8 10.093 151.47
22 56
GT2 Garbagnati/Kutemann Ferrari 430 GT2 2:08.286 35 10.182 151.36
23 77
GT2 Konopka/Rosina Porsche 996 GT3 R-S 2:08.978 20 10.874 150.55
24 99
GT2 Lichtner Hoyer/Gruber Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 2:09.535 29 11.431 149.90
25 69
GT2 Felbermayr/Ried Porsche 996 GT3 R-S 2:11.653 16 13.549 147.49
26 122
G3 Comar/Rambeaud/Mhitarian Ferrari 430 Challenge GT3 2:15.586 26 17.482 143.21
27 66
GT2 Ried/Felbermayr Jr Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 0

the glpk corvette hit the wall and has some damage to repair but the team will have it repaired in time for the afternoon sessions

panoz.lmp1 · 17 Nov 2006, 09:32 (Ref:1768376)

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Originally Posted by davemk7

Wasn't the race last year held on the friday or am i imagining that?

Yes. But at the begginning of the year the sheik decided to change the "Dubai weekend" from Thursday/Friday to Friday/Saturday.

gwyllion · 17 Nov 2006, 12:44 (Ref:1768547)

Free practice 1
Free practice 2

mirkob · 17 Nov 2006, 13:46 (Ref:1768597)

Pole Position for the "G2" Ferrari F550 Maranello 'Evo': 1 55 987
at 0.080 and 0.089 the 2 Aston Martin BMS Pirelli

:-)

Marcel ten Caat · 17 Nov 2006, 13:53 (Ref:1768606)

I know the Belgian Racing Vertigo had technical problems and will get parts flown in from Belgium today, but what happened to the 2nd Ebimotors Porsche?

Spyker 3rd and 6th, not bad at all.

SALEEN S7R · 17 Nov 2006, 16:22 (Ref:1768680)

And the Labre Ferrari 550 takes pole! I wonder if we will see these cars once again in GT1 in 2007? If what I have read is true then Prodrive do have a strong case for managing the engines life. Here are the full qualifying times courtesy of www.autosport.com

1. Gardel/Zacchia/Makowiecki Ferrari 550 Maranello Evo 1:55.987
2. Malucelli/Babini Aston Martin DBR9 + 0.080
3. Gollin/Ramos Aston Martin DBR9 + 0.089
4. Longin/Kumpen/Hezemans Corvette C6R + 0.129
5. Bartels/Bertolini/Van de Poele Maserati MC12 GT1 + 0.443
6. Wendlinger/Peter/Janis Aston Martin DBR9 + 0.553
7. Davies/Biagi/Vosse Maserati MC12 GT1 + 0.894
8. Deletraz/Piccini Aston Martin DBR9 + 1.165
9. Bert/Montermini/Menten Saleen S7R + 1.369
10. Niarchos/Mullen Ferrari 430 GT2 + 5.273
11. Salo/Aguas Ferrari 430 GT2 + 5.895
12. Bleekemolen/Kane Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R + 6.031
13. Sugden/Alexander/Case Ferrari 430 GT2 + 6.315
14. Vilander/Melo Ferrari 430 GT2 + 6.438
15. Kox/Dumbreck Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R + 6.695
16. Ried/Felbermayr Jr Porsche 996 GT3 RSR + 8.339
17. Kinch/Franchitti Ferrari 430 GT2 + 8.693
18. Moccia/Busnelli Porsche 996 GT3 RSR + 8.923
19. Garbagnati/Kutemann Ferrari 430 GT2 + 9.594
20. Zlobin/Zani/Benucci Aston Martin DBRS9 + 10.130
21. Konopka/Rosina Porsche 996 GT3 RS + 11.289
22. Pirri/Seiler Aston Martin DBRS9 + 11.941
23. Lichtner-Hoyer/Gruber Porsche 996 GT3 RSR + 12.729
24. Felbermayr/Ried Porsche 996 GT3 RS + 15.135
25. Comar/Rambeaud/Mhitarian Ferrari 430 Challenge GT3 + 16.238

geeteeone · 17 Nov 2006, 17:07 (Ref:1768706)

I wonder whether the Larbre Ferrari's performance today was down to the electronically restricted engine giving more power than the traditional air restricted engines, or down to Gabriele Gardel who I seem to remember was pretty impressive at Dubai the last two years.

old man · 17 Nov 2006, 17:45 (Ref:1768735)

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Originally Posted by geeteeone

I wonder whether the Larbre Ferrari's performance today was down to the electronically restricted engine giving more power than the traditional air restricted engines, or down to Gabriele Gardel who I seem to remember was pretty impressive at Dubai the last two years.

Best 550 last year was Lamy and this time is 7/10 quicker than he was last year. Gardell and Lamy? really don't know but Lamy is pretty impressive. The 06 550 time would have put it 3rd on last years grid but then the lead Aston (Rusian Age, Bouchut/Ortelli) was also on Michelin

The Porsches from GruppeM last year would have been 2nd and 4th on this years grid but again they ran Michelin last year and Collard was not able to live with the Ferraris this year, anybody know why #75 did not put up a time in qual?

911 GT1 · 18 Nov 2006, 07:03 (Ref:1768993)

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Originally Posted by old man

Best 550 last year was Lamy and this time is 7/10 quicker than he was last year. Gardell and Lamy? really don't know but Lamy is pretty impressive. The 06 550 time would have put it 3rd on last years grid but then the lead Aston (Rusian Age, Bouchut/Ortelli) was also on Michelin

The Porsches from GruppeM last year would have been 2nd and 4th on this years grid but again they ran Michelin last year and Collard was not able to live with the Ferraris this year, anybody know why #75 did not put up a time in qual?

They had to change engine after second free practice and so they missed the qualifrying.

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