2010 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round

A Matech Ford GT1 testing at Paul Ricard prior to the 2010 season

The 2010 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round was an auto racing event held at the Paul Ricard HTTT, Le Castellet, France on 2–4 June. The Paul Ricard event was the fourth round of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season. The 5.81 km (3.61 mi) circuit had previously been utilized by the FIA as a test circuit for all manufacturers as part of FIA GT1's balance of performance, and was also used by the FIA GT Championship in 2009. Support series for the event include the FIA GT3 European Championship, the GT4 European Cup, and the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo.

Background

Success Ballast^[1]
Entry	Ballast
No. 5 Matech Competition	40 kg (88 lb)
No. 7 Young Driver AMR	30 kg (66 lb)
No. 13 Phoenix Racing / Carsport	20 kg (44 lb)
No. 23 Sumo Power GT	20 kg (44 lb)

After three rounds of the championship, Romain Grosjean and Thomas Mutsch of Matech once again lead the Drivers Championship for the first time since their victory in Abu Dhabi to start the season. Grosjean and Mutsch lead the Vitaphone pair of Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini by twelve points. In the Teams Championship however it is Vitaphone who are on top but are carrying only a four-point margin over Matech. Also, following a fire at Silverstone, Phoenix is once again down to a single Corvette, reducing the series grid to 23. Defending GT1 class race winner Enrique Bernoldi, who won the 2009 FIA GT event in a Corvette, is also part of the 2010 field with Vitaphone Maserati.

Following the previous round in Brno, performance balancing modifications were published by the FIA which affected four manufacturers. The affected four, Corvette,^[2] Maserati,^[3] Ford,^[4] and Aston Martin,^[5] all had weight added to their minimum requirement in order to retard their performance potential, with Maserati having the most dramatic change with 55 kg (121 lb) added to their minimum.^[3] Further, the Fords also had their air restrictors reduced in size in order to decrease engine power. In addition to performance balancing weight additions, four teams had success ballast further added following their performances at the Brno round. Brno Championship Racing winners Romain Grosjean and Thomas Mutsch in the No. 5 Matech Ford will carry 40 kg (88 lb) of ballast for the second time this season, while the No. 7 Young Driver Aston Martin, No. 13 Phoenix Corvette, and No. 23 Sumo Power Nissan are also carrying with ballast.

Qualifying

Vitaphone Maserati drivers Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini earned their second consecutive pole position in FIA GT1 by setting a lap time over half a second faster than any other competitor in the third qualifying session. Peter Kox and Christopher Haase gave Lamborghini their first front row start in FIA GT1 by taking second.

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	1	Andrea Bertolini	Vitaphone Racing Team	2:04.189	2:04.469	2:03.511	1
1	1	Michael Bartels	Vitaphone Racing Team	2:04.189	2:04.469	2:03.511	1
2	24	Peter Kox	Reiter	2:04.729	2:05.098	2:04.028	2
2	24	Christopher Haase	Reiter	2:04.729	2:05.098	2:04.028	2
3	23	Michael Krumm	Sumo Power GT	2:03.785	2:04.659	2:04.392	3
3	23	Peter Dumbreck	Sumo Power GT	2:03.785	2:04.659	2:04.392	3
4	11	Mike Hezemans	Mad-Croc Racing	2:04.716	2:04.139	2:04.438	4
4	11	Xavier Maassen	Mad-Croc Racing	2:04.716	2:04.139	2:04.438	4
5	22	Warren Hughes	Sumo Power GT	2:04.541	2:05.035	2:04.701	5
5	22	Jamie Campbell-Walter	Sumo Power GT	2:04.541	2:05.035	2:04.701	5
6	37	Christophe Bouchut	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	2:04.543	2:05.053	2:04.993	6
6	37	Marc Basseng	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	2:04.543	2:05.053	2:04.993	6
7	38	Dominik Schwager	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	2:05.097	2:05.065	2:05.058	7
7	38	Nicky Pastorelli	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	2:05.097	2:05.065	2:05.058	7
8	8	Christoffer Nygaard	Young Driver AMR	2:05.124	2:05.139	No Time	8
8	8	Stefan Mücke	Young Driver AMR	2:05.124	2:05.139	No Time	8
9	33	Altfrid Heger	Triple H Team Hegersport	2:05.139	2:05.202		9
9	33	Alexandros Margaritis	Triple H Team Hegersport	2:05.139	2:05.202		9
10	2	Enrique Bernoldi	Vitaphone Racing Team	2:04.339	2:05.206		10
10	2	Miguel Ramos	Vitaphone Racing Team	2:04.339	2:05.206		10
11	13	Andrea Piccini	Phoenix Racing / Carsport	2:03.924	2:05.360		11
11	13	Marc Hennerici	Phoenix Racing / Carsport	2:03.924	2:05.360		11
12	34	Matteo Bobbi	Triple H Team Hegersport	2:04.383	2:05.664		12
12	34	Bert Longin	Triple H Team Hegersport	2:04.383	2:05.664		12
13	25	Ricardo Zonta	Reiter	2:04.187	2:06.058		13
13	25	Rafael Daniel	Reiter	2:04.187	2:06.058		13
14	6	Olivier Panis	Matech Competition	2:04.624	2:06.110		14
14	6	Natacha Gachnang	Matech Competition	2:04.624	2:06.110		14
15	5	Romain Grosjean	Matech Competition	2:05.102	2:06.414		15
15	5	Thomas Mutsch	Matech Competition	2:05.102	2:06.414		15
16	4	Seiji Ara	Swiss Racing Team	2:04.945	2:07.320		16
16	4	Max Nilsson	Swiss Racing Team	2:04.945	2:07.320		16
17	7	Darren Turner	Young Driver AMR	2:05.189			17
17	7	Tomáš Enge	Young Driver AMR	2:05.189			17
18	40	Bas Leinders	Marc VDS Racing Team	2:05.262			18
18	40	Maxime Martin	Marc VDS Racing Team	2:05.262			18
19	9	Frédéric Makowiecki	Hexis AMR	2:05.330			19
19	9	Thomas Accary	Hexis AMR	2:05.330			19
20	12	Oliver Gavin	Mad-Croc Racing	2:05.334			20
20	12	Pertti Kuismanen	Mad-Croc Racing	2:05.334			20
21	3	Karl Wendlinger	Swiss Racing Team	2:05.387			21
21	3	Henri Moser	Swiss Racing Team	2:05.387			21
22	10	Jonathan Hirschi	Hexis AMR	2:05.637			22
22	10	Clivio Piccione	Hexis AMR	2:05.637			22
23	41	Renaud Kuppens	Marc VDS Racing Team	2:05.703			23
23	41	Markus Palttala	Marc VDS Racing Team	2:05.703			23

Races

Qualifying race

Race result

Pos	No.	Team	Drivers	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired
1	1	Vitaphone Racing Team	Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini	Maserati	27
2	24	Reiter	Peter Kox Christopher Haase	Lamborghini	27	−5.569
3	22	Sumo Power GT	Warren Hughes Jamie Campbell-Walter	Nissan	27	−7.798
4	11	Mad-Croc Racing	Xavier Maassen Mike Hezemans	Corvette	27	−10.639
5	2	Vitaphone Racing Team	Miguel Ramos Enrique Bernoldi	Maserati	27	−12.821
6	13	Phoenix Racing / Carsport	Marc Hennerici Andrea Piccini	Corvette	27	−16.527
7	5	Matech Competition	Thomas Mutsch Romain Grosjean	Ford	27	−31.121
8	33	Triple H Team Hegersport	Altfrid Heger Alexandros Margaritis	Maserati	27	−35.443
9	23	Sumo Power GT	Peter Dumbreck Michael Krumm	Nissan	27	−37.236
10	7	Young Driver AMR	Tomáš Enge Darren Turner	Aston Martin	27	−45.843
11	9	Hexis AMR	Frédéric Makowiecki Thomas Accary	Aston Martin	27	−46.941
12	4	Swiss Racing Team	Max Nilsson Seiji Ara	Nissan	27	−50.362
13	25	Reiter	Ricardo Zonta Rafael Daniel	Lamborghini	27	−59.155
14	34	Triple H Team Hegersport	Bert Longin Matteo Bobbi	Maserati	27	−1:03.030
15	38	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Nicky Pastorelli Dominik Schwager	Lamborghini	27	−1:12.297
16	37	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Marc Basseng Christophe Bouchut	Lamborghini	27	−1:13.153
17	10	Hexis AMR	Clivio Piccione Jonathan Hirschi	Aston Martin	27	−1:20.561
18	6	Matech Competition	Natacha Gachnang Olivier Panis	Ford	27	−1:43.947
19	12	Mad-Croc Racing	Pertti Kuismanen Oliver Gavin	Corvette	27	−1:52.246
20	40	Marc VDS Racing Team	Bas Leinders Maxime Martin	Ford	27	−2:18.943
21	3	Swiss Racing Team	Karl Wendlinger Henri Moser	Nissan	26	−1 Lap
22	41	Marc VDS Racing Team	Renaud Kuppens Markus Palttala	Ford	26	−1 Lap
23 DNF	8	Young Driver AMR	Stefan Mücke Christoffer Nygaard	Aston Martin	5	Retired

Championship Race

Race result

Pos	No.	Team	Drivers	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired
1	1	Vitaphone Racing Team	Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini	Maserati	28
2	23	Sumo Power GT	Peter Dumbreck Michael Krumm	Nissan	28	−7.057
3	33	Triple H Team Hegersport	Altfrid Heger Alexandros Margaritis	Maserati	28	−24.633
4	40	Marc VDS Racing Team	Bas Leinders Maxime Martin	Ford	28	−26.209
5	13	Phoenix Racing / Carsport	Marc Hennerici Andrea Piccini	Corvette	28	−29.670
6	11	Mad-Croc Racing	Xavier Maassen Mike Hezemans	Corvette	28	−35.824
7	5	Matech Competition	Thomas Mutsch Romain Grosjean	Ford	28	−46.178
8	22	Sumo Power GT	Warren Hughes Jamie Campbell-Walter	Nissan	28	−54.364
9	9	Hexis AMR	Frédéric Makowiecki Thomas Accary	Aston Martin	28	−56.699
10	25	Reiter	Ricardo Zonta Rafael Daniel	Lamborghini	28	−57.226
11	34	Triple H Team Hegersport	Bert Longin Matteo Bobbi	Maserati	28	−1:04.943
12	38	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Nicky Pastorelli Dominik Schwager	Lamborghini	28	−1:05.405
13	10	Hexis AMR	Clivio Piccione Jonathan Hirschi	Aston Martin	28	−1:11.342
14	41	Marc VDS Racing Team	Renaud Kuppens Markus Palttala	Ford	28	−1:14.776
15	3	Swiss Racing Team	Karl Wendlinger Henri Moser	Nissan	28	−1:17.780
16	7	Young Driver AMR	Tomáš Enge Darren Turner	Aston Martin	28	−1:23.897
17	37	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Marc Basseng Christophe Bouchut	Lamborghini	28	−1:26.100
18	24	Reiter	Peter Kox Christopher Haase	Lamborghini	28	−1:47.230
19	12	Mad-Croc Racing	Pertti Kuismanen Oliver Gavin	Corvette	28	−1:47.240
20	8	Young Driver AMR	Stefan Mücke Christoffer Nygaard	Aston Martin	28	−1:53.704
21 DNF	6	Matech Competition	Natacha Gachnang Olivier Panis	Ford	17	Retired
22 DNF	2	Vitaphone Racing Team	Miguel Ramos Enrique Bernoldi	Maserati	10	Retired
23 DNF	4	Swiss Racing Team	Max Nilsson Seiji Ara	Nissan	9	Retired

References

^ "FIA Entry List Paul Ricard (FRA) – 04 July 2010" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 3 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^ "Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^ "Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

External links

Paul Ricard GT1 Race in France – FIA GT1 World Championship

FIA GT1 World Championship
Previous race: Brno	2010 season	Next race: Spa-Francorchamps

[Success_Ballast-1] "FIA Entry List Paul Ricard (FRA) – 04 July 2010" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 3 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Corvette_Balance-2] "Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

[Maserati_Balance-3] "Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

[Ford_Balance-4] "Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

[Aston_Martin_Balance-5] "Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT Committee – Decision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

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