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Five years
after its last visit to Zuhai, the FIA GT Championship is
returning to the Chinese circuit, and for rookie Italian
outfit, GPC Giesse Squadra Corse, it is the perfect
opportunity to round out their first FIA GT series
participation with a win.
For GPC, freshly created by Giampaolo Coppi, who split away
from JMB Racing at the start of the year, it has turned out
to be an excellent debut season, the highlight being an
almost race long tussle for victory at the FIA GT series'
premier event, the 24 Hours of Spa.
In the GT
category, a number of teams and drivers are still in
contention for third place in the Driver's classification and
second in the Team's.
GPC Giesse and JMB Racing, both
entering two Ferrari 575 GTC cars apiece, are separated by
twelve points, with eighteen on offer in Zhuhai.
Seven drivers are
separated by just six points in the classification: Fabio Babini, Lilian Bryner and Enzo Calderari have 50 points,
Karl Wendlinger 46.5, Philipp Peter 46 and the Vitaphone
duo, Uwe Alzen and Michael Bartels, 44.
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For GPC, freshly
created by Giampaolo Coppi, who split away from JMB
Racing at the start of the year, it has turned out
to be an excellent debut season, the highlight being
an almost race long tussle for victory at the 24
Hours of Spa |
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"We need to finish well to make sure of second place in
the GT Teams classification, which was the goal set by
Giampaolo Coppi at the start of the year" |
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GPC Giesse Squadra Corse, currently lying second in
the GT Teams classification, are determined to hold on to
the place: "We would really like to claim our first win of
the year," team manager Batti Pregliasco commented.
"We have
come so close, but never actually won. That would be our
dream, but our real aim is, like in Dubai, to have four cars
at the start and four at the finish line, to show what the
team can do in terms of preparation and the management of
the cars."
As in Dubai, Fabio Babini will race with Gianni
Morbidelli in the nr 11 Ferrari 575 GTC, while
Philipp Peter and Emanuele Naspetti will be in the nr 13
car.
"We need to finish well to make sure of second place in
the GT Teams classification, which was the goal set by
Giampaolo Coppi at the start of the year. In the Drivers'
Championship, it is more difficult to play, as the points
are so close. We split up the drivers to have a better
chance at the most points."
In N-GT, Christian Pescatori and JMB Racing refugee Jaime Melo will
once again share the nr 62 GPC Giesse Ferrari 360 GTC, while
the drivers for the nr 64 will be announced shortly.
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