16.05.2004 Matteo Bobbi & Gabriele Gardel gain their first win of the year as the lead out a very close Care-Prodrive Ferrari 1-2-3: FIA GT race report & result from Hockenheim |
Race
Start : 11:20
Lap 11 The nr 62 Ferrari gets ahead of the nr 99 Porsche after a long fight, Ortelli is right behind the nr 99. A real train in N-GT Lap 12 Ortelli gets ahea d of the nr 99 car as well, for second in N-GT GT : 4 - 5 - 17 - 1 - 10 - 7 - 27 - 8 - 11 - 28 N-GT : 62 - 50 - 99 - 77 Wendlinger is now closing up on Bartels for second place; he is 0.7 seconds behind the nr 5 Saleen Lap 13 The top four cars are still within 5 seconds of each other. Lechner Jr has opened up the gap to 2.1 seconds, but Bartels is holding on. In N-GT, De Simone sets his fastest lap time so far. Luhr retakes second in N-GT after a faster lap. N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 - 77 - 69 Lap 14 DE Simone goes faster still, with a lap of 1 :41.406. Lap 15 Lechner Jr to the pits - unscheduled stop; problems. Car pushed into the garage. Transmission broken Bartels takes the lead in the nr 5 Saleen. Bobbi is right behind Wendlinger Lap 16 GT : 5 - 17 - 1 - 10 - 27 - 7 - 8 - 11 - 28 - 2 N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 - 77 - 69 Lap 17 Wendlinger is currently the fastest man on the track, he is 1.1 behind the leader. Lap 18 BMS nr 2 is now up to 9 th . The nr 9 Viper went into the gravel at turn 12 and rejoined (4 minute lap) Lap 19 Wendlinger is now catching and pushing the nr 5Saleen. In N-GT, De Simone is pulling away from Luhr and is now 2.5 seconds behind Lap 20 GT : 5 - 17 - 1 - 10 - 27 - 7 - 8- 11 N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 - 77 - 69 Lap 21 Lister nr 14 to the pits, fuel, tyres, and driver to Coronel Viper nr 9 to the pits after going off, fuel, tyres and driver to Abbelen Lap 22 Bouchut is still maintaining 4th overall in the nr 10 Zwaan's Viper. Viper nr 9 receives a drive-through penalty for a jump start Lap 25 Problem for the nr 77 Porsche, clouds of smoke coming out of the back, the car receives a black and orange flag Lap 26 GT : 5 - 17 - 1 - 10 - 27 - 7 - 8 - 11 - 2 - 28 N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 - 77 - 69 Porsche nr 77 to the pits, into the garage, smoke still pouring out. Broken engine, car retires Lap 27 Viper nr 10 to the pits, fuel only Lap 29 Saleen nr 4 rejoins the race Wendlinger is maintaining around a 1 second gap from the lead car Lap 30 GT: 5 - 17 - 1 - 27 - 7 - 8 - 11 N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 - 69 - 56 Lap 31 Saleen nr 7 to the pits, fuel, tyres, and driver to Newton Lap 32 Race leader nr 5 to the pits. Fuel and tyres only, Wendlinger now leads the race. Viper nr 9 comes in for its penalty. Lister nr 27 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Derbyshire Lap 33 Saleen nr 8 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Barbosa, Viper nr 9 has a big crash into the tyre barriers, driver OK. Saleen nr 28 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Lancieri Lap 34 race leader Wendlinger to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Wolff; Wendlinger loses time after running out of fuel in the Sachs curve. Ferrari nr 18 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Khan - Wendlinger out of fuel. Ferrari nr 1 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Gardel Lap 35 Gollin, in the nr 2 BMS car whcuh started from the pit lane is now in the lead Ferrari nr 11 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Peter. Porsche nr 56 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to De Castro. Ferrari nr 19 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Gosse Lap 36 Race leader nr 2 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Cappellari. Bartels now has the lead of the race after the main pit stops. Ferrari nr 13 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Naspetti Lap 37 N-GT leader nr 62 De Simone to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Pescatori. Ferrari nr 3 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Bryner. Porsche nr 50 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Collard. Viper nr 10 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Arjan van der Zwaan, the car was third Lap 38 Luhr now leads N-GT in 6th overall, only N-GT not to have pitted Lap 39 GT : 5 - 1- 8 - 17 - 11 - 2 - 27 N-GT : 99 - 62 - 50 - 69 - 57 Lap 40 N-GT leader nr 99 to the pits to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Maassen Nr 4 pulls off to the side of the track Lap 41 Bartels now has a 30 second lead over Gardel in the nr 1 BMS car, with Goodwin third for RML. The nr 17 Ferrari is 4th. Bartels has now driven 41 laps, having remained in the car. The maximum consecutive driving time is 55% of race distance, (110 laps, so 60 laps) Lap 43 Fastest man on the track at the moment is Tommy Coronel in the 2004 model nr 14 Lister Storm. He is in 11th place, but is the only car to be lapping in the 1:39 bracket Lap 44 GT : 5 - 1 - 8 - 17 - 11 - 2 - 27 N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 - 69 Lap 45 Wolff is gradually closing in on the nr 8 RML Saleen. Lap 47 Philipp Peter is just 0.4 seconds behind his former team-mate Toto Wolff in fourth Lap 48 Porsche nr 69 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Gerold Ried Bartels has a lead of 34 seconds over Gardel. Lap 49 Peter pulls alongside and overtakes Wolff for fourth Lap 50 GT : 5 - 1- 8 - 11 - 17 - 2 - 27 N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 Ferrari nr 19 stopped at the side of the track, Lap 51 Race leader nr 5 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Alzen Lap 52 Porsche nr 57 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Casadei. Close fight for third, with Goodwin followed by Peter and Wolff. Fastest man is still Tommy Coronel in the Lister, 1:39.491, in 9th position. Lap 53 Spin for the nr 3 BMS Care Racing Ferrari Gardel is now leading the race, with Goodwin second and Peter third GT : 1 - 8 - 11 - 17 - 5 - 2 N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 - 69 - 56 Lap 55 Lister nr 14 to the pits, fuel and driver to Pearce Lap 56 Alzen in the nr 5 Saleen overtakes Wolff for fourth place. He is now 6 seconds behind Peter. Lap 57 At the front we have Ferrari - Saleen - Ferrari - Saleen - Ferrari. Peter is right behind the nr 8 Saleen and tries to overtake on the pit straight but Goodwin holds him off Lap 59 A real train of three cars is battling for second place, with the nr 8, nr 11 and nr 5 separated by less than a second. The nr 17 has dropped 4 seconds behind them Lap 60 GT : 1 - 8 - 11 - 5 - 17 Saleen nr 7 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Erdos; problem with the right rear brake. Alzen overtakes Peter for third. Lap 61 Alzen continues on his surge and overtakes Goodwin for second Lap 62 Gardel has a lead of 21 seconds over the charging Alzen. Alezn is Pescatori continues to lead N-GT around 15 seconds ahead of Maassen in the nr 99 Porsche. Lap 63 Alzen sets a lap time of 1:39.9; most of the others are lapping around 1:40 or 1:41 Lap 64 GT : 1 - 5 - 11 - 8 - 17 - 2 - 3 N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 - 69 - 56 Goodwin has dropped back and now the nr 17 is about to overtake it for fourth place Lap 65 Graham Nash Motorsport Saleen stopped in the grass at the side of the track. Lister nr 14 to the piits. Fuel, tyres and driver to Coronel. Nr 18 Ferrari smoking at the rear. Saleen nr 8 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Barbosa Lap 66 GT : 1 - 5 - 11 - 17 - 8 - 2 - 3 - 13 - 27 N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 - 69 RML Saleen nr 7 rejoins Alzen is now only 11 seconds behind Gardel Lap 67 The gap between the leaders is now down to 8 seconds Ferrari nr 18 to the pits, rear tyres changed, driver change to Bleiner Lap 69 Ferrari nr 17 to the pits, fuel, tyres on left side and driver to Robert Lechner Lister nr 27 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Campbell-Walter. Alzen has caught Gardel and is less than a second behind Lap 70 Alzen takes the lead in the nr 5 and begins to pull away from Gardel Ferrari nr 11 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Babini. Ferrari nr 2 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Gollin Lap 71 Porsche nr 56 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Premoli Viper nr 10 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Roos. Ferrari nr 1 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Bobbi. Ferrari nr 13 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Hezemans Lap 72 Alzen now has a lead of 10 seconds Ferrari nr 3 to the pits to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Livio Lap 74 Porsche nr 99 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Luhr Porsche nr 50 to the pits, fuel, left side tyres and driver to Ortelli Lap 75 GT : 5 - 1- 17 - 11 - 8 - 2 - 3 - 27 N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 - 69 - 56 - 57 Alzen, after the others made their stop, has a lead of 1:26 over Bobbi in the nr 2, and is still lapping faster than him Lap 76 Ferrari nr 19 to the pits, fuel and driver to Kutemann Babini overtakes Lechner for third, but Lechner is fighting back… Lap 78 GT : 5 - 1- 11 - 17 - 8 - 2 - 3 - 27 N-GT : 62 - 99 - 50 - 69 - 56 Lap 79 N-GT leader nr 62 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to De Simone - long stop … Lap 80 Race leader nr 5 to the pits. A problem with the car - removing back screen to access the engine Lap 81 Bobbi takes the lead, ahead of the nr 11 and the nr 17 - Ferrari 1-2-3 at the moment Lap 82 GT : 1 - 11 - 17 - 8 - 2 - 3 - 27 - 13 N-GT : 99 - 50 - 62 - 69 Lap 83 Bobbi has a 24 second lead over Babini in the nr 11 Ferrari ; Lechner is 3.6 seconds behind him. Lap 83 The nr 14 Lister Storm pulls to the side of the track, flames coming from the front, It continues to burn Porsche nr 69 to the pits, fuel, left front tyre changed and. JMB nr 18 has a rear right puncture, making its way back to the pits, refuel + rear tyres. Porsche nr 56 is stranded in the middle of the track at the last turn, Premoli at the wheel. Nr 5 pushed into the garage Lap 85 Ferrari nr 17 appears to have smoke coming from the rear. It is overtaken by the nr 8 Saleen Lap 86 GT : 1 - 11 - 8 - 17 - 2- 3 -27 - 13 - 10 N-GT : 99 - 50 - 62 - 69 - 56 - 57 Lap 87 The nr 17 Ferrari has a problem ; smoke pouring out the rear, left rear tyre blown, part of the rubber falls off onto the track. Car to the pits. Left rear tyre change and rejoins Lap 89 The nr 8 Saleen takes second place GT : 1 - 8 - 11 - 2- 3 - 27. Bobbi has a 22 second margin The nr 17 after its extra stop is down in 8th place Lap 90 GT : 1 - 11 - 8 - 2 - 3 - 27 N-GT Saleen nr 8 to the pits, fuel only Lap 91 Safety car out to allow tyre debris to be cleaned up Lap 93 Ferrari nr 17 to the pits with another left rear puncture. Out of the race Lister nr 14 to the pits, fuel only Lap 95 Green flag with 15 minutes of the race remaining. The cars have all closed up, with Babini 0.5 seconds behind Bobbi and Gollin in third, 4.8 seconds behind. Barbosa is fourth, right behind the nr 2 Lap 96 Babini challenging Bobbi, who locks up tyres. Real fight going on. Side by side and Babini takes the lead Lap 97 GT : 11 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 27 - 13 - N-GT : 99 - 50 - 62 - 69 Saleen nr 8 to the pits, brake problem Lap 98 Ortelli is just 1.7 seconds behind Luhr In the lead, Babini has pulled out a gap of 2.8 seconds. But Bobbi is lapping faster than Babini. Porsche nr 69 to the pits, changes left front tyre Lap 100 GT : 11 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 27 - 13 - 10 N-GT : 99 - 50 - 62 Lap 101 Ortelli is chasing Luhr, but there are only 4 minutes remaining…De Simone is a further 5 seconds back. Lap 103 The nr 11 appears to have a puncture at the front. The nr 1 takes the lead …on the penultimate lap Lap 104 GT : 1 - 2 - 3 - 27 - 11 - 13 - 10 Ferrari nr 11 to the pits; changed tyre and rejoined. Lap 105 Chequered flag. BMS Triple. First win of the season for Bobbi and Gardel - Gardel's first FIA GT win. Ortelli crossed the line just 0.8 behind Luhr in the nr 99. Luhr and Maassen take third consecutive win. GT : 1 -
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