All of the teams and drivers in the FIA GT3 European Championship were looking forward to the final event of the season, at the Dubai Autodrome; a visit to the United Arab Emirates at the beginning of December for some winter sunshine, and the last two races of the 2008 season.[…]
The destinies of the Drivers’ and Teams’ titles of the 2008 FIA GT3 European Championship were always going to be decided at the Dubai Autodrome – what nobody realised was that it would take just one of the two 60-minute races to settle matters.[…]
It seems that it makes no difference whether the FIA GT3 European Championship visits a tight, narrow circuit such as Nogaro, scene of the previous event in the series, or a long, wide, sweeping track like the Dubai Autodrome, which stages the final event of the season this weekend.[…]
The final round of the 2008 FIA GT Championship in San Luis was one with ups and downs. It promised to be a great event on a brand new circuit labelled as a ‘real racer’ track, but with Jetalliance Racing not making the trip to Argentina and the Gigawave MotorSport team withdrawn after a crash on Saturday the race was robbed of at least two potential race winners before it had even started. The fans in Argentina would see a nice finish of the 2008 season though.[…]
For the season finale, the FIA GT Championship is visiting South America for the very first time, racing at the brand new Potrero de los Funes circuit in the province of San Luis, Argentina. This impressive semi-permanent track, circumnavigating a volcanic lake and surrounded by hills, is truly spectacular and should be both fast and challenging for the drivers.[…]
With the American Le Mans Series and Le Mans Series seasons over it is time to switch the focus on the 2009 season. Michelin did so by organizing a tyre test at the Circuito do Estoril in Portugal. The French tyre manufacturer took six manufacturers with them to the Portuguese track and on all four […]
The spectators in Zolders were presented with a great show this afternoon as the FIA GT race was one with a lot of action both on and off the track. Even before the race started there was some turmoil as the grid was changed on several places with the most important change the Jetalliance Aston on pole after the Gigawave Aston was given a grid-penalty.[…]
The Selleslagh Racing Team Corvette C6.R was the quickest car in the warm-up session ahead of today’s ninth round of the FIA GT Championship at Zolder. In the session that kickstarted Sunday’s action the Belgian Corvette was almost half a second quicker than the nearest rival.[…]
It looked like Allan Simonsen gave Gigawave MotorSport its first ever FIA GT pole position this afternoon at Zolder. In an exciting qualifying session the Dane beat all his rivals and rewarded his team with the best possible grid position for tomorrow’s race. But hours later things changed[…]
After setting the seventh fastest time in the free practice session it was the fastest lap time for the Selleslagh Racing Team Corvette C6.R in the pre-qualifying session. In the first afternoon session after a one hour break (with absolute motor silence) the Belgian team was the quickest on home soil. The Vantage V8 was surprisingly quick.[…]