2011 FIA GT1 Beijing round
# 2011 FIA GT1 Beijing round

The 2011 FIA GT1 Beijing round was an auto racing event held at the Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing, China on 8–10 September, and was the ninth round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's second race held in China, a week after the Ordos round as well as at the 3.30 km (2.05 mi) Goldenport Park. This was a stand-alone event with no support races.

## Background

Success Ballast :

| Entry | Ballast |
| - | - |
| No. 41 Marc VDS Racing Team | 40 kg (88 lb) |
| No. 22 JR Motorsports | 25 kg (55 lb) |
| No. 8 Young Driver AMR | 20 kg (44 lb) |
| No. 3 Hexis AMR | 10 kg (22 lb) |

Ordos Championship Race winner Frédéric Makowiecki was at the 6 Hours of Silverstone and was replaced by Bertrand Baguette who had previously raced for Marc VDS in 2011 at the Navarra round. Jonathan Hirschi replaced Vanina Ickx in the No. 9 Belgian Racing Ford GT alongside regular Christoffer Nygaard. Nico Verdonck returns to Exim Bank Team China replacing Sérgio Jimenez in the No. 12 car. Like Baguette, he had previously raced for the Chinese team at Navarra behind the wheel of the No. 11 car.

Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr went into this weekend as championship leaders in the Drivers Championship, twelve points ahead of All-Inkl drivers Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock. In the Teams Championship, JR Motorsport] remained on top with a five-point lead over second place Hexis AMR and All-Inkl.com another three points behind Hexis.

## Qualifying

### Qualifying result

For qualifying, Driver 1 participates in the first and third sessions while Driver 2 participates in only the second session. The fastest lap for each session is indicated with bold.

| Pos | No. | Driver 1 | Team | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | No. | Driver 2 | Team | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Grid |
| 1 | 41 | Maxime Martin | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:00.992 | 1:00.947 | 1:00.344 | 1 |
| 1 | 41 | Bertrand Baguette | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:00.992 | 1:00.947 | 1:00.344 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Darren Turner | Young Driver AMR | 1:00.818 | 1:00.778 | 1:00.441 | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | Stefan Mücke | Young Driver AMR | 1:00.818 | 1:00.778 | 1:00.441 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Tomáš Enge | Young Driver AMR | 1:01.370 | 1:00.800 | 1:00.465 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | Alex Müller | Young Driver AMR | 1:01.370 | 1:00.800 | 1:00.465 | 3 |
| 4 | 38 | Marc Basseng | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:00.999 | 1:00.853 | 1:00.588 | 4 |
| 4 | 38 | Markus Winkelhock | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:00.999 | 1:00.853 | 1:00.588 | 4 |
| 5 | 12 | Michaël Rossi | Exim Bank Team China | 1:01.413 | 1:00.873 | 1:00.741 | 5 |
| 5 | 12 | Nico Verdonck | Exim Bank Team China | 1:01.413 | 1:00.873 | 1:00.741 | 5 |
| 6 | 40 | Bas Leinders | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:01.396 | 1:00.602 | 1:00.943 | 6 |
| 6 | 40 | Marc Hennerici | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:01.396 | 1:00.602 | 1:00.943 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Christoffer Nygaard | Belgian Racing | 1:01.304 | 1:01.044 | 1:01.253 | 7 |
| 7 | 9 | Jonathan Hirschi | Belgian Racing | 1:01.304 | 1:01.044 | 1:01.253 | 7 |
| 8 | 21 | David Brabham | Sumo Power GT | 1:01.512 | 1:00.847 | 1:01.390 | 8 |
| 8 | 21 | Jamie Campbell-Walter | Sumo Power GT | 1:01.512 | 1:00.847 | 1:01.390 | 8 |
| 9 | 22 | Peter Dumbreck | JR Motorsports | 1:01.267 | 1:01.074 | | 9 |
| 9 | 22 | Richard Westbrook | JR Motorsports | 1:01.267 | 1:01.074 | | 9 |
| 10 | 37 | Dominik Schwager | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:01.263 | 1:01.118 | | 10 |
| 10 | 37 | Nicky Pastorelli | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:01.263 | 1:01.118 | | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Ho-Pin Tung | Exim Bank Team China | 1:01.472 | 1:01.173 | | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Jeroen den Boer | Exim Bank Team China | 1:01.472 | 1:01.173 | | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | Andrea Piccini | Hexis AMR | 1:01.349 | 1:01.285 | | 12 |
| 12 | 4 | Christian Hohenadel | Hexis AMR | 1:01.349 | 1:01.285 | | 12 |
| 13 | 48 | Jonathan Kennard | DKR www-discount.de | 1:01.160 | 1:01.335 | | 13 |
| 13 | 48 | Christopher Brück | DKR www-discount.de | 1:01.160 | 1:01.335 | | 13 |
| 14 | 10 | Yann Clairay | Belgian Racing | 1:01.621 | 1:01.453 | | 14 |
| 14 | 10 | Antoine Leclerc | Belgian Racing | 1:01.621 | 1:01.453 | | 14 |
| 15 | 47 | Benjamin Leuenberger | DKR www-discount.de | 1:01.713 | | | 15 |
| 15 | 47 | Manuel Lauck | DKR www-discount.de | 1:01.713 | | | 15 |
| 16 | 23 | Michael Krumm | JR Motorsports | 1:02.054 | | | 16 |
| 16 | 23 | Lucas Luhr | JR Motorsports | 1:02.054 | | | 16 |
| 17 | 3 | Clivio Piccione | Hexis AMR | 9:08.775 | | | 17 |
| 17 | 3 | Stef Dusseldorp | Hexis AMR | 9:08.775 | | | 17 |
| 18 | 20 | Enrique Bernoldi | Sumo Power GT | No Time | | | 18 |
| 18 | 20 | Nick Catsburg | Sumo Power GT | No Time | | | 18 |

## Races

### Qualifying Race

**Race result**

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Young Driver AMR | Tomáš Enge Alex Müller | Aston Martin | 46 | |
| 2 | 8 | Young Driver AMR | Darren Turner Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin | 46 | −1.089 |
| 3 | 4 | Hexis AMR | Andrea Piccini Christian Hohenadel | Aston Martin | 46 | −1.673 |
| 4 | 23 | JR Motorsports | Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr | Nissan | 46 | −2.177 |
| 5 | 3 | Hexis AMR | Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp | Aston Martin | 46 | −2.859 |
| 6 | 9 | Belgian Racing | Christoffer Nygaard Jonathan Hirschi | Ford | 46 | −3.166 |
| 7 | 22 | JR Motorsports | Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook | Nissan | 46 | −4.455 |
| 8 | 12 | Exim Bank Team China | Michaël Rossi Nico Verdonck | Corvette | 46 | −4.974 |
| 9 | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Dominik Schwager Nicky Pastorelli | Lamborghini | 46 | −5.931 |
| 10 | 20 | Sumo Power GT | Enrique Bernoldi Nick Catsburg | Nissan | 46 | −6.401 |
| 11 | 21 | Sumo Power GT | David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter | Nissan | 46 | −7.188 |
| 12 | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock | Lamborghini | 46 | −7.531 |
| 13 | 47 | DKR www-discount.de | Benjamin Leuenberger Manuel Lauck | Lamborghini | 46 | −8.833 |
| 14 DNF | 11 | Exim Bank Team China | Ho-Pin Tung Jeroen den Boer | Corvette | 39 | Accident |
| 15 DNF | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici | Ford | 15 | Retired |
| 16 DNF | 41 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Maxime Martin Bertrand Baguette | Ford | 3 | Accident |
| 17 DNF | 10 | Belgian Racing | Yann Clairay Antoine Leclerc | Ford | 1 | Transmission |
| DNS | 48 | DKR www-discount.de | Jonathan Kennard Christopher Brück | Lamborghini | – | Engine |

### Championship Race

**Race result**

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 8 | Young Driver AMR | Darren Turner Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin | 42 | |
| 2 | 7 | Young Driver AMR | Tomáš Enge Alex Müller | Aston Martin | 42 | −0.972 |
| 3 | 23 | JR Motorsports | Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr | Nissan | 42 | −1.593 |
| 4 | 41 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Maxime Martin Bertrand Baguette | Ford | 42 | −2.726 |
| 5 | 12 | Exim Bank Team China | Michaël Rossi Nico Verdonck | Corvette | 42 | −2.955 |
| 6 | 20 | Sumo Power GT | Enrique Bernoldi Nick Catsburg | Nissan | 42 | −3.387 |
| 7 | 22 | JR Motorsports | Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook | Nissan | 42 | −3.723 |
| 8 | 21 | Sumo Power GT | David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter | Nissan | 42 | −4.838 |
| 9 | 47 | DKR www-discount.de | Benjamin Leuenberger Manuel Lauck | Lamborghini | 42 | −6.160 |
| 10 DNF | 4 | Hexis AMR | Andrea Piccini Christian Hohenadel | Aston Martin | 37 | Accident |
| 11 DNF | 11 | Exim Bank Team China | Ho-Pin Tung Jeroen den Boer | Corvette | 37 | Accident |
| 12 DNF | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici | Ford | 25 | Retired |
| 13 DNF | 10 | Belgian Racing | Yann Clairay Antoine Leclerc | Ford | 21 | Retired |
| 14 DNF | 48 | DKR www-disount.de | Jonathan Kennard Christopher Brück | Lamborghini | 18 | Spun |
| 15 DNF | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Dominik Schwager Nicky Pastorelli | Lamborghini | 7 | Retired |
| 16 DNF | 9 | Belgian Racing | Christoffer Nygaard Jonathan Hirschi | Ford | 4 | Damage |
| 17 DNF | 3 | Hexis AMR | Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp | Aston Martin | 3 | Collision |
| 18 DNF | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock | Lamborghini | 3 | Collision |
