[FIA GT Race] 2011 GT1 WC Round 1 • Yas Marinas • March 25/26 2011

[Yakuncha]

With the Balance of Performance testing yet to take place, what can we expect? On paper at least its the 4 Nissans vs the Young Driver Astons!!

Note both races are on Saturday! Qualifying on Friday

Abu Dhabi time is + 4 hours of GMT so qualifying will take place at 15.45 GMT - ideal way to bring on the weekend
GT1 World Championship Timetable


Friday 25 March

11:00 FIA GT1 World Championship - Free Practice
12:40 UAE Sportscar Free Practice
13:25 Total UAE Touring Cars Free Practice
14:10 Cytech UAE GT Free Practice
15:35 FIA GT1 World Championship - Pre-Qualifying
17:15 UAE Sportscar Qualifying
18:00 Total UAE Touring Cars Qualifying
18:45 Cytech UAE GT Qualifying
19:45 FIA GT1 World Championship - Qualifying


Saturday 26 March

11:50 FIA GT1 World Championship - Warm up
13:15 FIA GT1 World Championship - Qualifying Race
14:40 Total UAE Touring Cars Race 1
15:25 UAE Sportscar Race 1
16:15 Cytech UAE GT Race
17:35 UAE Sportscar Race 2
18:20 Total UAE Touring Cars Race 2
19:45 FIA GT1 World Championship - Championship Race

[Yakuncha]

Photos of the C6R's - certainly interested in chassis numbers - is it 002/006 again??

[NightStalk3r]

The top 1 is still in Corvette Racing Livery.

[Yakuncha]

Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

The top 1 is still in Corvette Racing Livery.

Appears to be, but I saw a (road) car being vinyl wrapped today - took all of an hour!

[NightStalk3r]

Originally Posted by Yakuncha

Appears to be, but I saw saw a (road) car being vinyl wrapped today - took all of an hour!

But why would they wrap it in the Corvette Racing livery? and not one of there best either.

[Yakuncha]

Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

But why would they wrap it in the Corvette Racing livery? and not one of there best either.

It could be wrapped between when that photo was taken and qually/race time, find out soon

[TDJ]

Only 2 Corvettes on track at Abu Dhabi. One Exim Bank Team China with Hezemans-Catsburg, one DKR Corvette with Cazenave-Police.

[NightStalk3r]

Originally Posted by Yakuncha

It could be wrapped between when that photo was taken and qually/race time, find out soon

My point is it must be one of the last 2 C6.R GT1's built and must have just come straight from Pratt & Miller, and not one we have seen racing in Europe before.

Anyway well know soon, i have sent Marc Hennerici off on a mission to find out the chassis number.

[Yakuncha]

Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

My point is it must be one of the last 2 C6.R GT1's built and must have just come straight from Pratt & Miller, and not one we have seen racing in Europe before.

Indeed, Le Mans aside

Anyway well know soon, i have sent Marc Hennerici off on a mission to find out the chassis number.

Cool

[Graham Goodwin]

Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

My point is it must be one of the last 2 C6.R GT1's built and must have just come straight from Pratt & Miller, and not one we have seen racing in Europe before.

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Nope - not according to Gary Pratt at Sebring it isn't

[Chiana]

With the Balance of Performance testing yet to take place--

Nice, Corvette might still have a chance then - before FIA gives the usual +20,000kg ballast and throws them out of the game again!
edit: Unless you meant that the BoP test is still scheduled to take place before the weekend?

I see a little bit of red on the SRT C6.R.

[kurski]

Originally Posted by Yakuncha

With the Balance of Performance testing

Who is the drivers testing their cars this year, Balance of Performance Test Sessions?. Last year was tested by Christophe Bouchut, Anthony Davidson and Heinz-Harald Frentzen.

[Yakuncha]

Live timing screen of practice http://static.sportresult.com/federations/fia/gt1/

[Chiana]

Umm, what track configuration are they using? According to that timing, Young Driver Aston is already about 13 seconds quicker than the pole time was last year. V8 layout?

[Jameson]

Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

My point is it must be one of the last 2 C6.R GT1's built and must have just come straight from Pratt & Miller, and not one we have seen racing in Europe before.

Anyway well know soon, i have sent Marc Hennerici off on a mission to find out the chassis number.

What did Marc say? I'm 99% sure that these are the same cars ran by Mad-Croc last year. The 2 independent teams (SRT and DKR) joining forces under Mac-Croc name in 2010 have just split up to form two separate teams. Same cars, same people, different names. I wonder if the 4 Corvette story was just a scoop or if they are really working on it...