FIA GT Championship

Jetalliance take control in Oschersleben Pre-Qualifying

© Planetlemans – Marcel ten Caat

Karl Wendlinger was quickest in the Pre-Qualifying session on a warm Oschersleben circuit. Despite some black clouds around the track the sun was shining bright and the temperatures went up as the session got underway. The red flags came out twice this session, with the second one finishing the session. By that time Wendlinger’s Aston Martin had already clocked a 1:24.569.

The GT1 cars, with the exception of the AT-Racing Corvette C5-R, were all together, the gap just 2.122 seconds between the number 33 Jetalliance Racing Aston Martin and the twelfth placed JMB Racing Maserati MC12. Phoenix Carsport took second place, the Mike Hezemans and Fabrizio Gollin drive C6.R was nearly six tenths of a second behind the Austrian DBR9 though. Sharp and Lichtner-Hoyer Jetalliance DBR9 managed to take third place, six tenths behind their team mates. A surprisingly quick Ferrari 550 Maranello, driven this weekend by Martin Basso and José Maria Lopez, improved from ninth in the first session to sixth in pre-qualifying.

Ferrari kept its lead in GT2 as once again the Italian cars claimed the first four places. This time it was the number 50 AF Corse 430 GT2 of Toni Vilander and Gianmaria Bruni that set the fastest lap time of the session, a 1:28.621. Team mates Thomas Biagi and Christian Montanari were second fastest, almost four tenths behind the lead car. The Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari was third fastest three tenths of a second behin the Vilander/Bruni AF Corse Ferrari.

After being first and fourth in the free practice session CR Scuderia had a rather less pre-qualfying session. Instead of being at the top again the number 55 car ended the session in tenth place. The number 56 of Andrew Kirkaldy and Rob Bell was eighth fastest but as the session was about to end the car went off and brought out the red flag.

1 – #33 Jetalliance Racing – Aston Martin DBR9 – 1:24.569
2 – #6 Phoenix Carsport – Corvette C6.R – 1:25.137
3 – #36 Jetalliance Racing – Aston Martin DBR9 – 1:25.193
4 – #10 Gigawave Motosport – Aston Martin DBR9 – 1:25.295
5 – #5 Phoenix Carsport – Corvette C6.R – 1:25.326
6 – #37 Escuderia ACA Argentina – Ferrari 550 – 1:25.371
7 – #3 Selleslagh Racing Team – Corvette C6.R – 1:25.903
8 – #2 Vitaphone Racing Team – Maserati MC12 – 1:26.327
9 – #1 Vitaphone Racing Team – Maserati MC12 – 1:26.347
10 – #7 Larbre Competition – Saleen S7R – 1:26.405
11 – #4 PK Carsport – Saleen S7R – 1:26.443
12 – #15 JMB Racing – Maserati MC12 – 1:26.691
13 – #50 AF Corse – Ferrari 430 GT – 1:28.621
14 – #12 AT-Racing – Corvette C5-R – 1:28.879
15 – #51 AF Corse – Ferrari 430 GT – 1:29.001
16 – #62 Scuderia Ecosse – Ferrari 430 GT – 1:29.197
17 – #78 BMS Scuderia Italia – Ferrari 430 GT – 1:29.857
18 – #61 Prospeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – 1:29.883
19 – #95 AE PeCom Racing Team – Ferrari 430 GT – 1:29.913
20 – #57 Kessel Racing – Ferrari 430 GT – 1:30.042
21 – #56 CR Scuderia – Ferrari 430 GT – 1:30.116
22 – #77 BMS Scuderia Italia – Ferrari 430 GT – 1:30.196
23 – #55 CR Scuderia – Ferrari 430 GT – 1:30.290
24 – #59 Trackspeed Racing – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – 1:30.991
25 – #60 Prospeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – 1:31.787
26 – #101 Belgian Racing – Gillet Vertigo – 1:31.885
27 – #103 GTO Charouz Racing – Mosler MT900 – 1:32.948
28 – #104 GTO Charouz Racing – Mosler MT900 – no time (engine damage)