FIA GT '10 GT1 WC Round 5 • Spa • July 30-31st

Yakuncha · 26 Jul 2010, 14:25 (Ref:2733354)

Thursday 29 July

09:00 - 10:30 Total 24 Hours of Spa - FIA GT2 European Cup Free practice
10:45 - 11:15 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Free practice 1
11:30 - 12:50 FIA GT1 World Championship Free practice
13:05 - 13:45 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Free practice
14:00 - 15:30 Total 24 Hours of Spa - FIA GT2 European Cup Pre-Qualifying
15:45 - 16:15 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Free practice 2
16:30 - 17:50 FIA GT1 World Championship Pre-Qualifying
18:05 - 18:35 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Qualifying
19:30 - 20:30 Total 24 Hours of Spa - FIA GT2 European Cup Qualifying 1
20:45 - 21:30
21:45 - 22:30 Total 24 Hours of Spa - FIA GT2 European Cup Qualifying 2 (night)
22:45 - 23:30 Total 24 Hours of Spa - FIA GT2 European Cup Qualifying 3 (night)
Friday 30 July
09:00 - 09:30 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Qualifying
09:45 - 10:45 FIA GT1 World Championship Qualifying
11:15 - 11:55 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Race 1
12:25 - 12:55 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Race 1
15:00 - 16:00 FIA GT1 World Championship Qualifying Race
16:30 - 17:10 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Race 2
17:40 - 18:00 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Race 2
Saturday 31 July
08:30 - 09:00 FIA GT1 World Championship Warm Up
09:10 - 09:30 Total 24 Hours of Spa - FIA GT2 European Cup Warm Up
10:00 - 10:40 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Race 3
12:05 - 13:05 FIA GT1 World Championship Championship Race
13:35 - 14:15 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Race 3
16:00 - 00:00 Total 24 Hours of Spa - FIA GT2 European Cup Race

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www.total24hours.com

Wonder will Vitaphone continue their dominance or will Matech finally overcome them. Also will Phoenix arrive with C6R #005 or not? (Badly damaged by fire at Round 2 in May) Autosport claims if they dont they will be excluded from the championship

skells22 · 26 Jul 2010, 14:36 (Ref:2733363)

the Friday race is not live on ESPN for some reason, just as well some of us has a legal way to watch this via the main web site. i wonder if the rain might be in play (after all, it is Spa and rain sometimes comes in to the mix)

dank · 26 Jul 2010, 14:41 (Ref:2733369)

An FIA sanctioned racing category, clashes with F1 and the WRC this weekend.

Good work!

dxk1 · 26 Jul 2010, 16:45 (Ref:2733435)

GT1s playing second fiddle to GT2, GT3 and GT4! Just doesn't seem right.

DK

rich07 · 27 Jul 2010, 22:39 (Ref:2734282)

Quote:

Originally Posted by dxk1

GT1s playing second fiddle to GT2, GT3 and GT4! Just doesn't seem right.

DK

So true, I'd be guessing the teams feel this way too.

Matteo Bobbi to be replaced by Belgian Nico Verdonk in Triple H Maserati.

Hopefully the second Phoenix Corvette will return (its on the official entrylist but who knows if it will be pulled at the last minute)-drivers TBA.

At Matech Grosjean and Mutsch have been split with Richard Westbrook with Mutsch and Grosjean driving with Neel Jani.

cmk · 27 Jul 2010, 23:02 (Ref:2734304)

Does Spa want the 3 weeks to clean up and prep for F1? Otherwise it would have seemed much smarter to delay a week into the middle of the F1 summer break, and avoid a WRC clash as well. Actually it seems WTCC is also this weekend, and they go on summer break after as well. Maybe the FIA refuses to work for 3 weeks sanctioning anything!

HORNDAWG · 27 Jul 2010, 23:05 (Ref:2734307)

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmk

Does Spa want the 3 weeks to clean up and prep for F1? Otherwise it would have seemed much smarter to delay a week into the middle of the F1 summer break, and avoid a WRC clash as well. Actually it seems WTCC is also this weekend, and they go on summer break after as well. Maybe the FIA refuses to work for 3 weeks sanctioning anything!

BRILLIANT I say! FIA.

L.P.

Speed-King · 27 Jul 2010, 23:37 (Ref:2734321)

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmk

Does Spa want the 3 weeks to clean up and prep for F1? Otherwise it would have seemed much smarter to delay a week into the middle of the F1 summer break, and avoid a WRC clash as well. Actually it seems WTCC is also this weekend, and they go on summer break after as well. Maybe the FIA refuses to work for 3 weeks sanctioning anything!

The Royal Auto Club of Belgium (RACB) plays a big role in the organization of the 24 hours at Spa and as the national Belgian sanctioning body they also have a hand in the 24 hours at Zolder at the end of August. These two races are idiotically close together as it stands right now, if you push back Spa even further you virtually destroy Zolder...

cmk · 28 Jul 2010, 00:20 (Ref:2734333)

Ah, this makes some sense as well. Actually, a combination of these two theories is probably accurate. The French do love their sacred August break!

The359 · 28 Jul 2010, 08:02 (Ref:2734463)

Second Phoenix car is back, although only Hezemans is nominated to drive so far. Maassen now gains Jos Menten at Mad-Croc.

Alex Margaritis replaced by Alex Muller at Hegersport.

dj4monie · 28 Jul 2010, 08:24 (Ref:2734471)

I don't know about this second fiddle stuff, that's a fabrication of traditionalist and purist. You believe because the 24hr event belongs to the GT2/GT3/GTN cars that is superior based on length of event, that's ridiculous.

GT1 World is new venture in Sports Cars, I don't know why some fans find that so hard to accept. You can't have it both ways, saying LMS is great because it has 1K/5-6 hour events that get 1-2 hours of on-air tv time and for extra money you can watch via video stream only from Eurosport's web site because of some Rights Agreements.

Then turn around and say GT1 is rubbish because its hour long sprint races.

I liked the way the SC period flew right at the time pits were open at Brno and that added a NASCAR/ALMS dimension to the series and for once, Vitaphone was not the fastest team out of pit lane it was Matech and they won the race (Race 2).

The series can be tweaked; different tire compound, option of changing tires or not, maybe slightly longer event for the Championship Racing since its more points.

But just because its present format is sprint, does not make it inferior.

Its throughly professional with professional drivers.

geeteeone · 28 Jul 2010, 09:43 (Ref:2734508)

I love the GT1WC, can't understand why some are so against it. For my money, it's provided the most entertaining racing of any series this year, and at the end of the day, isn't that what it's all about?

I've always thought that despite their endurance racing roots, the big GT cars usually provide spectacular racing in shorter races. I used to love British GTs when it had the old school GT1s such as the McLarens and Listers, and the racing was usually good then too. GT1WC has a similar feel to it.

I Rosputnik · 28 Jul 2010, 11:07 (Ref:2734525)

I concur, GT1 has been a success so far. As I said in a previous topic, once you get past the politics it really is a great series to watch. Sure I may wish they used the new LMGT cars, and yes I would like the races to be extended by 30 minutes or an hour, but the racing is very good. GT racing doesn't have to revolve around Le Mans, look at Super GT in Japan.

Tim the Grey · 28 Jul 2010, 18:13 (Ref:2734738)

I enjoyed the Silverstone weekend. Excellent stuff, and I intend to make the most of a purely spectator weekend at Spa to really revel in Lambos howling off up Kemmel...
Phwoar Factor 10!

marcosgt · 30 Jul 2010, 09:53 (Ref:2735710)

Anyone know what these 'technical difficulties' might be? Could it affect coverage of the 24 hours and/or the Championship GT1 race?

M.

I Rosputnik · 30 Jul 2010, 12:15 (Ref:2735747)

GT1 Paddock

Andy77 · 30 Jul 2010, 13:43 (Ref:2735790)

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcosgt

Anyone know what these 'technical difficulties' might be? Could it affect coverage of the 24 hours and/or the Championship GT1 race?

M.

Maybe the powerlines round the circuit broke down once more

courageous · 30 Jul 2010, 14:53 (Ref:2735822)

Sadly, that was my 1st thought also

I Rosputnik · 30 Jul 2010, 16:12 (Ref:2735870)

Corvettes dominate race one!

So much for the FIA hating them.

Also why can't other cars have as nice liveries as the Mad Croc vette?

I Rosputnik · 31 Jul 2010, 09:59 (Ref:2736255)

The race is now live!

I love what they have done with the grid line, nice 3D models.

NightStalk3r · 31 Jul 2010, 10:43 (Ref:2736270)

For goodness sake Herbert shut the hell up, god is he a crap commentator.

dank · 31 Jul 2010, 10:48 (Ref:2736272)

Not one of the better races this, is it?

Bernard Bram · 31 Jul 2010, 10:51 (Ref:2736274)

The race is quite good, the director/cameramen are totally clueless.

The359 · 31 Jul 2010, 10:56 (Ref:2736276)

It would have been if the 11 Mad-Croc and 24 Reiter hadn't had problems, they were having a nice fight at the front.

EDIT: Now it's exciting again!

I Rosputnik · 31 Jul 2010, 11:09 (Ref:2736283)

Cracking race, just let down by the safety car. Gratz for Reiter!

I love this series. Just wish the WTCC was this exicting, and maybe F1 could learn a thing or two from this.

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