The FIA GT Championship's GT2 category has been of an exceptional quality this year and has seen some excellent races, but there has been just one winner so far: AF Corse Motorola. The Italian team, who are the reigning Champions in the category, has won all four races held up to last weekend's round 5 at Oschersleben , three with the pairing of Dirk Müller and Toni Vilander, and most recently in the previous round with Gianmaria Bruni and Stéphane Ortelli. The question on Sunday was could the Porsche teams', which have come close to winning already this season, end the Ferrari domination on their home ground. This year is a special year for the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, as it marks its tenth anniversary.

After Saturday's qualifying session it was Andrew Kirkaldy who would start from pole position in GT2 for Sunday's fifth round of the FIA GT Championship and it was his tenth pole in two seasons. Last year he claimed a record eight GT2 poles with the Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari F430GT, which he has topped up with a further two this year, in Silverstone and then on Saturday in Oschersleben. Out of 14 races with Scuderia Ecosse, Kirkaldy has now claimed ten poles - quite an amazing record. The Scottish driver also won the race in Oschersleben last year.

Second and third in GT2 qualifying were the two AF Corse Motorola cars of Müller and Bruni. German driver Müller knew the track well, from the many FIA WTCC races here, but this was Bruni's first visit. With both cars heavily laden with success ballast, this was a fine performance. Fourth fastest in qualifying was the leading Porsche, the nr 99 Tech9 Motorsport car, driven by Sean Edwards.
 

On Sunday, and for the second race in a row, Ortelli and Bruni, in the nr 51 AF Corse entry, were victorious, claiming full points and slightly closing the gap on their team-mates Müller and Vilander. They finished ahead of the nr 97 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR of Collard and Malucelli, with the nr 62 Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari F430GT of Mullen and birthday boy Tim Mullen third.

The crew of the nr 50 AF Corse entry finished off the podium for the first time this season, having suffered a power-steering failure in their Ferrari 430 GT2, which meant a longer pit stop followed by hard work for the two drivers, coping with the car without the power steering. However, five points for fourth place means that they have retained a strong lead in the GT2 classification, while AF Corse Motorola continues to dominate the Teams classification, having a 40 point lead over second-placed teams, Scuderia Ecosse and Racing Team Edil Cris.

Bruni and Ortelli were delighted with their win. “I think this is more of a Ferrari track than a Porsche track and we had the right set up for these conditions,” Ortelli commented. “Michelin and AF Corse have found the best compromise on the strategy. Bruni did a fantastic job at the end of the race, scoring points for us both, which is the main focus of this part of the year. Spa will also be important, points-wise, and now we are completely focused on that race.”