2007 FIA GT Zhuhai 2 Hours

The 2007 FIA GT Zhuhai 2 Hours was the opening race of the 2007 FIA GT Championship season. It took place on March 25, 2007. Over 22,000 paying spectators plus another 1,000 VIPs attended the race in person.

The Track map of Zhuhai International Circuit

This raced marked the first time Lamborghini scored an overall victory in an international racing series, with the All-Inkl.com Racing Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT taking the win.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1GT17 All-Inkl.com Racing Christophe Bouchut
Stefan Mücke
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GTM69
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
2GT119 PSI Experience Luke Hines
Philipp Peter
Chevrolet Corvette C6.RM69
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
3GT14 PK Carsport Anthony Kumpen
Bert Longin
Chevrolet Corvette C5-RM69
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
4GT123 Aston Martin Racing BMS Jamie Davies
Fabio Babini
Aston Martin DBR9P69
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
5GT15 Carsport Holland
Phoenix Racing
Mike Hezemans
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Chevrolet Corvette C6.RM69
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
6GT11 Vitaphone Racing Team Michael Bartels
Thomas Biagi
Maserati MC12 GT1M69
Maserati 6.0L V12
7GT12 Vitaphone Racing Team Miguel Ramos
Christian Montanari
Maserati MC12 GT1M69
Maserati 6.0L V12
8GT117 Barwell Motorsports Jonny Kane
Jonathan Cocker
Aston Martin DBR9M68
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
9GT133 Jetalliance Racing Karl Wendlinger
Ryan Sharp
Aston Martin DBR9M68
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
10GT250 AF Corse Motorola Toni Vilander
Dirk Müller
Ferrari F430 GT2M68
Ferrari 4.0L V8
11GT122 Aston Martin Racing BMS Giorgio Mondini
Ferdinando Monfardini
Aston Martin DBR9P68
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
12GT18 All-Inkl.com Racing Jos Menten
Peter Kox
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GTM67
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
13GT251 AF Corse Motorola Gianmaria Bruni
Stéphane Ortelli
Ferrari F430 GT2M67
Ferrari 4.0L V8
14GT262 Scuderia Ecosse Tim Mullen
Tomáš Enge
Ferrari F430 GT2P67
Ferrari 4.0L V8
15GT136 Jetalliance Racing Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
Robert Lechner
Aston Martin DBR9M66
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
16GT116 JMB Racing Joe Macari
Ben Aucott
Maserati MC12 GT1M66
Maserati 6.0L V12
17GT274 Ebimotors Emanuele Busnelli
Marcello Zani
Porsche 997 GT3-RSRM66
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
18GT263 Scuderia Ecosse Chris Niarchos
Andrew Kirkaldy
Ferrari F430 GT2P65
Ferrari 4.0L V8
19GT299 Tech9 Motorsport Leo Machitski
Sean Edwards
Porsche 997 GT3-RSRM65
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
20
DNF
G2101 Belgian Racing Bas Leinders
Renaud Kuppens
Gillet Vertigo StreiffM41
Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6
21
DNF
GT111 Scuderia Playteam Sarafree Andrea Bertolini
Andrea Piccini
Maserati MC12 GT1P31
Maserati 6.0L V12
22
DNF
GT112 Scuderia Playteam Sarafree Giambattista Giannoccaro
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Maserati MC12 GT1P30
Maserati 6.0L V12
23
DNF
GT269 Team Felbermayr-Proton Gerold Ried
Marc Basseng
Porsche 911 GT3-RSRP5
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DSQGT297 BMS Scuderia Italia Emmanuel Collard
Matteo Malucelli
Porsche 997 GT3-RSRP68
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6

† – Michael Bartels was excluded from the results for driving less than 35 minutes.

‡ – #97 BMS Scuderia Italia was excluded from the results for failing post-race inspection due to a lower than legal ride height.

Statistics

  • Pole Position – #1 Vitaphone Racing Team – 1:31.339
  • Average Speed – 147.92 km/h

External links


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