2011 FIA GT1 Ordos round
# 2011 FIA GT1 Ordos round

The 2011 FIA GT1 Ordos round was an auto racing event held at the Ordos International Circuit, Ordos City, China on 2–4 September, and was the eighth round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's first race held in China, as well as at the 3.751 km (2.331 mi) Ordos. The event was supported by Formula Pilota, and the overall event was held under the title of the Kangbashi Cup.

## Background

Success Ballast :

| Entry | Ballast |
| - | - |
| No. 23 JR Motorsports | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| No. 8 Young Driver AMR | 20 kg (44 lb) |
| No. 7 Young Driver AMR | 15 kg (33 lb) |
| No. 21 Sumo Power GT | 5 kg (11 lb) |

This was the home round of Exim Bank Team China who ran two Corvettes for the first time this season with four all new drivers including Chinese racer Ho-Pin Tung.

DKR Engineering replaced their single Corvette with two Lamborghini's for this round and also with four new drivers. Jonathan Hirschi replaced Vanina Ickx in the No. 9 Belgian Racing Ford GT alongside regular Christoffer Nygaard.

## 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 | 1:38.940 | 1:38.811 | 1:38.535 | 1 |
| 1 | 41 | Frédéric Makowiecki | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:38.940 | 1:38.811 | 1:38.535 | 1 |
| 2 | 22 | Peter Dumbreck | JR Motorsports | 1:39.001 | 1:38.769 | 1:38.669 | 2 |
| 2 | 22 | Richard Westbrook | JR Motorsports | 1:39.001 | 1:38.769 | 1:38.669 | 2 |
| 3 | 38 | Marc Basseng | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:39.270 | 1:39.095 | 1:38.768 | 3 |
| 3 | 38 | Markus Winkelhock | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:39.270 | 1:39.095 | 1:38.768 | 3 |
| 4 | 20 | Enrique Bernoldi | Sumo Power GT | 1:39.603 | 1:38.843 | 1:38.909 | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | Nick Catsburg | Sumo Power GT | 1:39.603 | 1:38.843 | 1:38.909 | 4 |
| 5 | 21 | David Brabham | Sumo Power GT | 1:39.289 | 1:38.854 | 1:39.222 | 5 |
| 5 | 21 | Jamie Campbell-Walter | Sumo Power GT | 1:39.289 | 1:38.854 | 1:39.222 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | Tomáš Enge | Young Driver AMR | 1:39.506 | 1:39.139 | 1:39.543 | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Alex Müller | Young Driver AMR | 1:39.506 | 1:39.139 | 1:39.543 | 6 |
| 7 | 23 | Michael Krumm | JR Motorsports | 1:39.849 | 1:39.061 | 1:39.561 | 7 |
| 7 | 23 | Lucas Luhr | JR Motorsports | 1:39.849 | 1:39.061 | 1:39.561 | 7 |
| 8 | 37 | Dominik Schwager | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:40.201 | 1:38.823 | 1:40.002 | 8 |
| 8 | 37 | Nicky Pastorelli | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:40.201 | 1:38.823 | 1:40.002 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | Stef Dusseldorp | Hexis AMR | 1:39.116 | 1:39.141 | | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | Clivio Piccione | Hexis AMR | 1:39.116 | 1:39.141 | | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | Andrea Piccini | Hexis AMR | 1:39.495 | 1:39.281 | | 10 |
| 10 | 4 | Christian Hohenadel | Hexis AMR | 1:39.495 | 1:39.281 | | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Michaël Rossi | Exim Bank Team China | 1:39.585 | 1:39.290 | | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Sérgio Jimenez | Exim Bank Team China | 1:39.585 | 1:39.290 | | 10 |
| 12 | 9 | Christoffer Nygaard | Belgian Racing | 1:39.401 | 1:39.383 | | 11 |
| 12 | 9 | Jonathan Hirschi | Belgian Racing | 1:39.401 | 1:39.383 | | 11 |
| 13 | 8 | Stefan Mücke | Young Driver AMR | 1:39.210 | 1:39.466 | | 13 |
| 13 | 8 | Darren Turner | Young Driver AMR | 1:39.210 | 1:39.466 | | 13 |
| 14 | 10 | Yann Clairay | Belgian Racing | 1:39.386 | 1:39.809 | | 14 |
| 14 | 10 | Antoine Leclerc | Belgian Racing | 1:39.386 | 1:39.809 | | 14 |
| 15 | 11 | Ho-Pin Tung | Exim Bank Team China | 1:40.204 | | | 15 |
| 15 | 11 | Jeroen den Boer | Exim Bank Team China | 1:40.204 | | | 15 |
| 16 | 40 | Bas Leinders | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:40.420 | | | 16 |
| 16 | 40 | Marc Hennerici | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:40.420 | | | 16 |
| 17 | 47 | Benjamin Leuenberger | DKR www-discount.de | 1:40.642 | | | 17 |
| 17 | 47 | Manuel Lauck | DKR www-discount.de | 1:40.642 | | | 17 |
| 18 | 48 | Jonathan Kennard | DKR www-discount.de | 1:42.683 | | | 18 |
| 18 | 48 | Christopher Brück | DKR www-discount.de | 1:42.683 | | | 18 |

## Races

### Qualifying Race

**Race result**

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 41 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Maxime Martin Frédéric Makowiecki | Ford | 36 | |
| 2 | 22 | JR Motorsports | Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook | Nissan | 36 | −1.725 |
| 3 | 21 | Sumo Power GT | David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter | Nissan | 36 | −28.807 |
| 4 | 3 | Hexis AMR | Stef Dusseldorp Clivio Piccione | Aston Martin | 36 | −39.768 |
| 5 | 20 | Sumo Power GT | Enrique Bernoldi Nick Catsburg | Nissan | 36 | −43.274 |
| 6 | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Dominik Schwager Nicky Pastorelli | Lamborghini | 36 | −49.182 |
| 7 | 8 | Young Driver AMR | Stefan Mücke Darren Turner | Aston Martin | 36 | −49.817 |
| 8 | 4 | Hexis AMR | Andrea Piccini Christian Hohenadel | Aston Martin | 36 | −50.048 |
| 9 | 9 | Belgian Racing | Christoffer Nygaard Jonathan Hirschi | Ford | 36 | −58.341 |
| 10 | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici | Ford | 36 | −1:04.180 |
| 11 | 23 | JR Motorsports | Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr | Nissan | 36 | 1:15.794 |
| 12 | 47 | DKR www-discount.de | Benjamin Leuenberger Manuel Lauck | Lamborghini | 35 | +1 lap |
| 13 | 10 | Belgian Racing | Yann Clairay Antoine Leclerc | Ford | 35 | +1 lap |
| 14 | 48 | DKR www-discount.de | Jonathan Kennard Christopher Brück | Lamborghini | 33 | +3 laps |
| 15 DNF | 12 | Exim Bank Team China | Michaël Rossi Sérgio Jimenez | Corvette | 32 | Retired |
| 16 | 7 | Young Driver AMR | Tomáš Enge Alex Müller | Aston Martin | 30 | +6 laps |
| 17 DNF | 11 | Exim Bank Team China | Ho-Pin Tung Jeroen den Boer | Corvette | 2 | Retired |
| EX | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock | Lamborghini | 36 | |

### Championship Race

**Race result**

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 41 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Maxime Martin Frédéric Makowiecki | Ford | 34 | |
| 2 | 22 | JR Motorsports | Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook | Nissan | 34 | −0.786 |
| 3 | 3 | Hexis AMR | Stef Dusseldorp Clivio Piccione | Aston Martin | 34 | −5.570 |
| 4 | 4 | Hexis AMR | Andrea Piccini Christian Hohenadel | Aston Martin | 34 | −9.909 |
| 5 | 8 | Young Driver AMR | Stefan Mücke Darren Turner | Aston Martin | 34 | −11.397 |
| 6 | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Dominik Schwager Nicky Pastorelli | Lamborghini | 34 | −12.031 |
| 7 | 21 | Sumo Power GT | David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter | Nissan | 34 | −12.274 |
| 8 | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock | Lamborghini | 34 | −14.591 |
| 9 | 23 | JR Motorsports | Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr | Nissan | 34 | −14.868 |
| 10 | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici | Ford | 36 | −20.321 |
| 11 | 10 | Belgian Racing | Yann Clairay Antoine Leclerc | Ford | 34 | −20.324 |
| 12 | 11 | Exim Bank Team China | Ho-Pin Tung Jeroen den Boer | Corvette | 34 | −20.713 |
| 13 | 48 | DKR www-discount.de | Jonathan Kennard Christopher Brück | Lamborghini | 34 | −23.698 |
| 14 | 7 | Young Driver AMR | Tomáš Enge Alex Müller | Aston Martin | 34 | −25.153 |
| 15 | 47 | DKR www-discount.de | Benjamin Leuenberger Michael Lauck | Lamborghini | 34 | −26.056 |
| 16 | 12 | Exim Bank Team China | Michaël Rossi Sérgio Jimenez | Corvette | 34 | −30.159 |
| 17 DNF | 9 | Belgian Racing | Christoffer Nygaard Jonathan Hirschi | Ford | 13 | Damage |
| 18 DNF | 20 | Sumo Power GT | Enrique Bernoldi Nick Catsburg | Nissan | 2 | Spun |
