FIA GT World Championship 2012

[morningview66]

Also if anyone is interested just found the full list of FIA GT3 homologations. All cars are homologated until 2019. If car was built not in country of manufacturer origin country is stated in brackets e.g. Reiter Lamborghinis (D) for Deutchesland. I hope this is interesting....

GT3-001 10.2006 Maserati COUPE GRAND SPORTIF LIGHT
GT3-002 10.2006 Dodge VIPER COMPETITION COUPE
GT3-003 11.2006 Aston Martin DBRS9
GT3-004 11.2006 Lamborghini – (D) GALLARDO
GT3-005 05.2007 Corvette Z06R GT3
GT3-006 03.2007 Ascari KZ1 GT3
GT3-007 04.2007 Porsche 997GT3 CUP MY06
GT3-008 12.2008 Venturi GT3 HERITAGE
GT3-009 03.2007 Ferrari – (F) F430
GT3-010 05.2007 Ford Racing – MUSTANG FR500C - GT
GT3-013 09.2007 Morgan AERO 8 GT3
GT3-014 10.2007 Lotus EXIGE GT3
GT3-015 04.2008 Porsche 911 GT3 CUP S
GT3-016 05.2008 Ford – (D) GT
GT3-017 05.2009 Audi R8-LMS
GT3-018 05.2009 BMW Alpina B6 GT3
GT3-019 05.2009 Ferrari – (CH) 430 SCUDERIA
GT3-020 05.2009 Dodge VIPER COMPETITION COUPE SERIES 2
GT3-021 05.2009 Jaguar XKR-S
GT3-022 05.2009 Morgan AERO SUPER SPORT
GT3-023 05.2010 BMW E89 Z4
GT3-024 05.2010 Lamborghini – (D) GALLARDO LP560-4
GT3-025 05.2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R
GT3-026 05.2010 Corvette CALLAWAY CORVETTE Z06R GT3
GT3-027 05.2010 Ford Multimatic – MUSTANG MARCVDS
GT3-028 05.2011 Mercedes AMG GmbH MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT3
GT3-029 ??.2011 Ferrari 458 ITALIA GT3
GT3-030 ??.2011 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3
GT3-031 ??.2011 McLaren MP4/12C GT3
GT3-032 ??.2012 Aston Martin V12 VANTAGE GT3
GT3-XXX ??.???? Chevrolet CAMERO GT3

[Ultimo]

Thanks for that mv!

[Rodger Davies]

they did originally say this: https://twitter.com/#!/gtendurance/s...72901969195009

but I suspect that it's Spa only, would be an impressive feat otherwise as I'm pretty sure they only have a couple of cars. Hope a few other GT1 teams decide to run Spa with V4O and WRT.

[rich07]

Originally Posted by Nic_O

http://www.autosport.be/?p=30310

Not really sure what it says about Vita4one drivers. Bartels, Van der Ende and Franchi seem to be confirmed and the last seat would go to Mathias Lauda or Marco Wittmann. Is that right ?

Originally Posted by Coach Ep

Correct! Also the article confirms that Vita4one will compete in the Nurburgring 24H (+ 2 mandatory VLN races before that) and 24H of Spa.

More pieces of the puzzle fall into place with these driver announcements. Dont know much about Lauda or Wittmann although is Wittman a BMW factory driver of some capacity?

Great to hear that Vitaphone will compete at Spa, should be another drama packed race this year.

[dcr44S]

Does anybody know who is carrying this championship on TV in the UK and Ireland in 2012? I'm presuming that it will be ESPN (which I don't subscribe to) and hopefully Bloomberg (even if they did forget to televise the season finale from Argentina in 2011).

[mirkob]

Vilander on AF Corse:

rw

[hondafan37]

Originally Posted by morningview66
Also if anyone is interested just found the full list of FIA GT3 homologations. All cars are homologated until 2019. If car was built not in country of manufacturer origin country is stated in brackets e.g. Reiter Lamborghinis (D) for Deutchesland. I hope this is interesting....

GT3-001 10.2006 Maserati COUPE GRAND SPORTIF LIGHT
GT3-002 10.2006 Dodge VIPER COMPETITION COUPE
GT3-003 11.2006 Aston Martin DBRS9
GT3-004 11.2006 Lamborghini – (D) GALLARDO
GT3-005 05.2007 Corvette Z06R GT3
GT3-006 03.2007 Ascari KZ1 GT3
GT3-007 04.2007 Porsche 997GT3 CUP MY06
GT3-008 12.2008 Venturi GT3 HERITAGE
GT3-009 03.2007 Ferrari – (F) F430
GT3-010 05.2007 Ford Racing – MUSTANG FR500C - GT
GT3-013 09.2007 Morgan AERO 8 GT3
GT3-014 10.2007 Lotus EXIGE GT3
GT3-015 04.2008 Porsche 911 GT3 CUP S
GT3-016 05.2008 Ford – (D) GT
GT3-017 05.2009 Audi R8-LMS
GT3-018 05.2009 BMW Alpina B6 GT3
GT3-019 05.2009 Ferrari – (CH) 430 SCUDERIA
GT3-020 05.2009 Dodge VIPER COMPETITION COUPE SERIES 2
GT3-021 05.2009 Jaguar XKR-S
GT3-022 05.2009 Morgan AERO SUPER SPORT
GT3-023 05.2010 BMW E89 Z4
GT3-024 05.2010 Lamborghini – (D) GALLARDO LP560-4
GT3-025 05.2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R
GT3-026 05.2010 Corvette CALLAWAY CORVETTE Z06R GT3
GT3-027 05.2010 Ford Multimatic – MUSTANG MARCVDS
GT3-028 05.2011 Mercedes AMG GmbH MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT3
GT3-029 ??.2011 Ferrari 458 ITALIA GT3
GT3-030 ??.2011 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3
GT3-031 ??.2011 McLaren MP4/12C GT3
GT3-032 ??.2012 Aston Martin V12 VANTAGE GT3
GT3-XXX ??.???? Chevrolet CAMERO GT3

Thank you for the complete GT3 list. The Chevrolet Camaro must be the 033 car. What did happen with the 011 and 012 cars? why are not listed?

[Rodger Davies]

GT3-011 is the original version of the Ford GT, superceded by -016

GT3-012 is the Jaguar XKR, superceded by -021

Incidentally, GT3-101 is the Mosler MT900, but is only homologated on a national level.

[morningview66]

Here are Muhlner Motorsport (Exim Bank Team China's) Plans for GT1 2012
http://www.muehlner-motorsport.com/d...brik=porschepr

Mike Parisey/Antonio Pizzonia
Ren Wei/Matt Halliday

[urdragon]

So, browsing last data we have, the current Line-up List is this:

Af corsa (Ferrari 458 GT3):
-Toni Vilander/Salaquarda
-Francesco Castellacci/Enzo Ide

Hexis (Mclaren MP4-12C GT3):
-Alvaro Parente/Gregoire Demoustier
-Stef Dusseldorp/Fred Makowiecki

WRT Belgian Audi Club Team (AUDI R8 LMS):
-Oliver Jarvis/Frank Stippler
-Stephane Ortelli/Laurens Vanthoor

Vita4One Racing team (BMW Z4 GT3):
TBA -Michael Bartels ¿? Greg Franchi.
TBA -Mathias Lauda ¿? ¿Ricardo vander Ende? ¿? ¿Marco Wittmann?

Reiter engineering (Lamborghini Gallardo LP600):
-Peter Kox/Darryl O'Young
-Thomas Enge/Albert von Thurn and Taxis

All inkl Munich motorsport (MERCEDES SLS AMG GT3):
TBA -Marc Basseng / ¿¿¿????
TBA -¿¿¿???? / ¿¿¿????

Muhlner motorsport Exim bank china (Porsche 911 GT3 R):
-Mike Parisey/Antonio Pizzonia
-Ren Wei/Matt Halliday

Valmon Racing Team Russia (Aston Martin DBRS9 GT3):
TBA -¿Mikhail Aleshin? / ¿¿¿????
TBA -¿Andy Soucek? / ¿Andreas Zuber?

Team Sunred India (Ford GT GT3):
TBA -¿¿¿????/¿¿¿????
TBA -¿¿¿????/¿¿¿????

correct me if i'm wrong.

[FstrthnU]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbIzt...4dFUAAAAAAAMAA

Supergtracing has a very nice video on Youtube stitching together all of the competing cars in GT1 this year.

[Rodger Davies]

anyone betting against Jarvis and Stippler?

[cmk]

A very strong lineup for sure, but not a walk. Their team car should be strong competition too, Vanthoor is young but quick and could benefit from Ortelli's tutelage.

Other strong cars to me are Vilander/Salaquarda, the 2 Vita4One lineups (if Wittmann gets the nod), Kox/O'Young, and Soucek/Zuber could be strong if and when the new car emerges. The rest make me shrug a bit. I'll be interested to see who lines up for AllInkl, but they could also be in it. Otherwise it's hard to avoid a feeling that the Pro and top half of Pro-Am lineups in BES put this series in perspective.

[Speed-King]

Dusseldorp and Mako are near the top of my list as well... and I could see Albert vT&T surprising a lot of people.

[cmk]

Yeah, I should have put those in as potentials as well. I see them as just a tick down the ladder, but those are probably as legit as the lead AF Corse pair on pace to be fair.

[urdragon]

Don't forget also if Bartels matches with the former BES Champion Greg Franchi. Could be interesting.

[mirkob]

Off topic comment alert I have to type this or my brain will explode! The real Ferrari GT1 car: Video Thanks for reading, you've been a wonderful audience. Don't forget to try the veal and tip your waitress. We now return you to the topic

[Ultimo]

Does anyone have any idea where to find a whole homologation list for GT1, GT2, and even GT4?

[Jameson]

Looks to me that the level of drivers has taken a serious step down from last season. In my opinion, Dusseldorp-Mako is the only line-up with two really quick drivers, so I'd put my money on them. On the other hand, the "weaker" drivers in each car are mostly OK, just not top, so it's not like it would look like a Pro-Am.

Anyone willing to guess how many real pro cars there are? I mean cars where both drivers are paid, not paying to drive. I see only one: Jarvis-Stippler.

Gone are the days of superduos like Nissan, Aston and 1 of the Fords had last year. Well, I'm happy that GT1 continues, just that having so many drivers with budget in a World Champ isn't how it should be.

[morningview66]

Just checking through the driver lineups to see what drivers have been placed in teams by manufacturers and can be called therefore 'works' drivers.

So far i can see:

Parente - Mclaren

Jarvis - Audi
Stippler - Audi

Vilander - Ferrari

Kox - Lamborghini? (dont really know if he is a lambo works driver or just Reiter driver)

So some manufacturer backing, BMW and Mercedes might yet recieve some works drivers. Shame Aston Martin and Porsche arent supporting the championship, could of done with some of their drivers.

[Nic_O]

All-Inkl's lineup is a strong one too :

Basseng/Winkelhock
Jäger/Pastorelli

Originally Posted by rich07

More pieces of the puzzle fall into place with these driver announcements. Dont know much about Lauda or Wittmann although is Wittman a BMW factory driver of some capacity?

Yes, Wittmann is their reserve driver in DTM.

[tbz]

Thomas Mutsch, Mike Hezemans would be a great choice for one of SUNRED Ford GT's.

[rich07]

Originally Posted by Nic_O

All-Inkl's lineup is a strong one too :

Basseng/Winkelhock
Jäger/Pastorelli

Thats a strong lineup for All Inkl, I can see both cars being quite competitive.

Theres a number of strong lineups in my opinion, I cant see anyone walking with this. Kox and O'Young should be up there as should Mako and Dusseldorp. If Bartels and Franchi are paired together then that'll be another quick car. Good to see Vilander in for AF Corse I just wish he was paired with another factory pilot-Matt Griffin?

[cmk]

Originally Posted by urdragon

Don't forget also if Bartels matches with the former BES Champion Greg Franchi. Could be interesting.

That's why I said both Vita4One entries! Bartels/Franchi is strong for sure, but I thought Lauda would drag down the second car if chosen. I just don't see him as having form. Wittmann has a lot of potential, very quick young kid who BMW has put some faith in.

Both AllInkl lineups are contenders IMO.

[Jameson]

Originally Posted by cmk

That's why I said both Vita4One entries! Bartels/Franchi is strong for sure, but I thought Lauda would drag down the second car if chosen. I just don't see him as having form. Wittmann has a lot of potential, very quick young kid who BMW has put some faith in.

Both AllInkl lineups are contenders IMO.

Agreed, AllInkl looks good. Although Winkelhock-Jäger would be the strongest combination there.

I've never followed Lauda and have no opinion on him but I don't get why Bartels-Franchi is so highly rated here. Bartels is good but not top (Bertolini used to do the heavy lifting when they won races and titles) and Franchi was 1-2 seconds slower than his excellent teammates last year in BES and was nowhere in FIA GT3, so I reckon he'll struggle in GT1. Or hopefully not struggle but I'd definitely not count him as a favorite!

I don't want to be negative here. I just divide drivers to top (as works drivers and likes of Westbrook, Mako, Martin, Dumbreck, Luhr etc.) and good (Pastorelli, Basseng, Parisy, Stippler, Bartels etc.). These good guys are well known, have won races, but are not as quick as the top guys. Does this make any sense..? Then there's also another group a step lower like Ide, Demoustier, Franchi & co, for sure OK guys but nothing to do compared to the top guys!