19.10.2003 FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP MONZA: THE RACE LAP-BY-LAP

Weather : sunny and bright,  quite cool,  track dry

The nr 19 Lister Storm will start from the pit lane, GNM is working on the nr 8 car after it went into the gravel in the warmup

Start  The nr 22 leads into the first corner.  Two Porsches (77 and 87) crossed chicane nr 1 on the inside.   Gollin is followed by the nr 5 Force One Viper and the nr 2 Saleen. Gollin pulls out a slight lead through the parabolica, while the Saleen is right behind Hezemans and tries to overtake on the pit straight.
Lap 1 GT :  22 - 5 - 2 - 21 -7 - 23 - 15 - 10
 N-GT :  61 - 52 - 50 - 88 - 85 - 58 - 89 - 57
Lap 2 Gollin has a lead of 1.6 seconds, while Lechner is 0.1 behind Kumpen in the nr 5.  Collard leads N-GT.
Lap 3 Car nr 5 receives a black and white flag.  Lechner still trying to pass …
Lap 4 nr 57 MENX Ferrari in the gravel at turn 10, Pergl at the wheel
Lap 5 GT :  22 - 5 - 2 - 21 - 7 - 23 - 10 - 15 - 9
 N-GT : 61 - 52 - 85 - 50 - 88 - 58 - 89
 Kumpen sets the fastest lap so far with a time of 1:45.847
Lap 6 Ferrari nr 71 to the pits, problem with the clutch cable
 Car 8 is reported to have stopped at turn 6
Lap  7 Viper nr 11 to the pits, purging the brakes
 Car 86 is reported to be in the gravel at turn 4; rejoins
 Lister nr 19 has lost its bonnet
Lap 8 Kumpen is closing slightly on Gollin, and is now just 1 second behind, while Lechner Jr is 0.4 behind him.
 Extremely close fight in N-GT, with Bertolini 0.6 behind Collard
Lap 9 Ferrari nr 71 to the pits again; rejoins
Lap 10 The nr 2 Konrad takes second place while going through traffic, and the nr 21 overtakes Kumpen as well.
 GT : 22 - 2 - 21 - 5 - 7 - 23 - 10
 N-GT : 61 - 52 - 50 - 88 - 85 - 89
Lap 11 N-GT leader nr 61 EMKA Porsche in the gravel at turn 11.  nr 52 JMB takes N-GT lead
 GT : 22 - 2 - 21 - 5 - 7 - 23 - 10
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 88 - 85 - 89
Lap 13 Ferrari nr 71 returns to the pits with clutch cable problem
Lap 14 Ferrari nr 16 to the pits, fuel and changes front two tyres
 Biagi in the nr 23 Ferrari is just 0.124 behind Erdos in the nr 7 Saleen
Lap 15 GT : 22- 2 - 21 - 5 - 23 - 10 - 15 - 7 - 9 - 14
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 88 - 85 - 89 - 51
 Viper nr 18 going slowly on the track
 The three N-GT championship contenders are in top three places in N-GT.
Lap 16 Lister nr 19 to the pits, engine checks due to having lost the bonnet, pushed into pits
Lap 17 Viper nr 18 to the pits, checking under bonnet, pushed into garage
 Porsche nr 99 to the pits
 Livio, in the nr 21 Ferrari, takes second place ahead of Lechner Jr in the nr 2 Saleen
Lap 18 The nr 21 Ferrari is now just 0.58 behind the race leader; the drivers of these two cars are fighting for second place in the Championship
Lap 19  Ferrari nr 71 rejoins
Lap 21 GT : 22 - 21 - 2 - 5 - 23 - 10 - 15 - 7
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 88 - 89 - 85 - 51 - 74
 Very close at the front, with the top three cars within a second - nr 22, 21 and 2
Lap 22 Viper nr 11 - driver change to Roos - fuel  - rejoins
Lap 23 Saleen nr 2 to the pits.  Fuel only
Lap 24 Viper nr 5 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Hezemans
 Viper nr 37 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to
Lap 25 Ferrari nr 23 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Bobbi
 Saleen nr 7 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Newton
Lap 26 Ferrari nr 21 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Bryner
Lap 27 GT : 22 - 21 - 10 - 15 - 9 - 14 - 6 - 2 - 23
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 88 - 89 - 85  - 51
Lap 28 Race leader Ferrari nr 22 to the pits, fuel, tyres, driver to Cappellari
 Ferrari nr 10 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Derichebourg
 Lister nr 14 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Kinch
 Ferrari nr 9 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Babini
 Lister nr 6 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Zadra
 Porsche nr 38 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Casadei
 Porsche nr 64 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver
Lap 29 Debris noted at the 1st chicane
 Ferrari nr 89 to the pits, fuel, tyres and repairs to the front left
Lap 30 Lister nr 15 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Sterckx
 Ferrari nr 71 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver change to Santini
 Porsche nr 75 in the gravel at turn 11
Lap 31 Porsche nr 51 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Gardel; problem restarting
 GT : 2 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 14 - 5 - 15 - 9
 N-GT : 52 - 88 - 50 - 74 - 85 - 51
Lap 32 Porsche nr 74 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Barff
 Porsche nr 85 to the pits to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Khan
 Ferrari nr 58 to the pits to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Ernoli
Lap 33 Ferrari nr 52, N-GT leader, to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to De Simone
Lap 34 Lechner Jr leads by 32 seconds after only a fuel stop;  The nr 21 Care Racing Ferrari is 32 seconds behind.  Bobby is close behind Cappellari in the fight for fourth place. Lap 34 Ferrari nr 89 reported slow on the track after 2nd chicane
Lap 35 Porsche nr 50 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Lieb
 Porsche nr 69 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Marcinkiewicz
Lap 36 GT : 2 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 5 - 14 - 15 - 9
 N-GT : 88 - 50 - 52 - 67 -
 Ferrari nr 88 to the pits, fuel, tyres, driver to Davies, also reported to be smoking
 Ferrari nr 89 to the pits, stopped, engine smoking
Lap 37 Ferrari nr 53 to the pits, fuel only
 Porsche nr 67 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Sabatini
Lap 38 The nr 22 and 23 go down the pit straight side by side; Bobbi takes third place but then goes wide through the gravel and the nr 22 regains third.
Lap 39 Porsche nr 90 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver change
 BMS battle continues between the 22 and 23; 23 goes up to third
 Ferrari nr 16 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Carli
 GT : 2 - 21 - 23 - 22 - 5 - 14 - 15
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 99 - 74 - 51 - 85 - 67
Lap 40 The nr 2 Saleen has a lead of 35 seconds over the nr 21 Care Racing Ferrari; Bobbi and Cappellari are still close together for third
Lap 41 Porsche nr 86 to the podium, fuel, tyres and driver to Felbermayr Jr
Lap 43 Ferrari nr 88 receives a 10-second stop and go penalty for failing to turn off the engine
 Viper nr 5 to the pits, fuel, tyres - no driver change
 In N-GT, De Simone leads from Lieb and Wolff in the nr 99 RWS
 Viper nr 11 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Wallinder, brake problems
Lap 45 Porsche nr 64 to the pits
 GT : 2 - 21 - 23 - 22 - 14 - 9 - 15
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 99 - 51 -74 - 85 - 67 - 58
 Ferrari nr 16 to the pits
Lap 46 Race leader nr 2 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Seiler
Lap 48 Spin for the 99 Porsche and contact with the nr 23 Ferrari, that was lapping it, knocking off front bodywork on the Ferrari.  Makes rapid progress back towards the pits
 Ferrari nr 16 stopped at end of the pits lane
Lap 49 Porsche nr 99 drops down the field, Ferrari nr 23 to the pits, fuel, tyres and removed trailing bodywork, driver to Biagi
 Ferrari nr 53 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Gosse
Lap 50 Viper nr 5 going slowly on the track.
Lap 51 GT : 21 - 22 - 14 - 9 - 2 - 15 - 23 - 6 -10
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 51 - 74 - 85 - 67 - 58 -77
 Porsche nr 86 to the pits,
 Viper nr 37 to the pits , fuel, tyres and driver to Matteuzzi
Lap 52 Viper nr 5 to the pits, pushed into the garage
Lap 53 Cappellari is only 0.8 seconds behind the nr 21 Care Racing Ferrari
 Porsche nr 86 rejoins
 Saleen nr 7 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Erdos
Lap 54 Ferrari nr 21 to the pits, race leader, fuel, tyres and driver to Calderari
 Cappellari takes the lead of the race
 Ferrari nr 71 to the pits, fuel, driver to Montermini.
Lap 55 Ferrari nr 9 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Peter
 Lister nr 6 to the pits, fuel, driver to Verdon-Roe
 Ferrari nr 21 is shown the black and white flag
 Ferrari nr 89 rejoins the race
Lap 57 Porsche nr 77 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Fomenko
 Ferrari nr 58 in the gravel at turn 7
 Lister nr 14 to the pits, fuel,tyres and driver to Campbell-Walter
 GT : 22 - 14 - 2 - 21 - 15 - 23
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 51 - 74 - 67
Lap 58 Ferrari nr 10 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Pescatori
 Ferrari nr 22 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Gollin
 Black and Orange flag to the nr 58 car, which is trailing its rear bumper
Lap 59 The nr 2 Konrad is now in the lead, Seiler at the wheel
 Porsche nr 38 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Stanco
Lap 60 GT : 2 - 21 - 22 - 15 - 23 - 14
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 51 - 74 - 67 - 85 - 88
 Ferrari nr 52 to the pits, N-GT race leader - fuel, tyres and driver to Bertolini
 Lister nr 15 to the pits, fuel tyres and driver to Lancieri
 Porsche nr 67 to the pits, fuel, tyres and delay, driver to Spinelli
Lap 63 Porsche nr 74 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Jordan
 The nr 14 Lister is close behind the nr 23 Ferrari
Lap 64 Car nr 58 receives a 10 second stop and go penalty for not responding to black and orange flag
 GT : 2 - 21 - 22 - 14 - 23 - 9 - 6
 Campbell-Walter overtakes Biagi for fourth
Lap 64 Porsche nr 51 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Longin - cooling liquid
 Viper nr 37 to the pits, pushed into the pits with brake problems
Lap 65 Race Leader nr 2 to the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Konrad
 Calderari takes the lead in the nr 21 Ferrari
 Ferrari nr 58 to the pits, fuel, tyres
Lap 67 GT : 21 - 22 - 2 - 14 - 23 - 9 - 6- 10
 N-GT : 50 - 52 - 51 - 74 - 88 - 85 - 67 - 69
 Incident at the first chicane, nr 2 Konrad goes wide, after overtaking, minor contact with a Lister nr 15, both spin, and the nr 14 is forced to come to a halt.  Jamie then stalls and the nr 9 JMB passes him.
 Porsche nr 51 to the pits, overheating due to cooling problem
 Saleen nr 2 to the pits, repairs to the front bumper and  left rear wheel
Lap 70 Porsche nr 50 has a blown tyre rear left, into the pits, fuel, tyres and driver to Ortelli
Lap 71 GT :  21 - 22 - 23 - 9 - 14 - 6 - 10
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 74 - 88 - 85 - 67 - 51 - 77
Lap 72 Ferrari nr 23 to the pits, removing bodywork at the front form the earlier damage. 
 Ferrari nr 58 stopped at the entrance to turn 11
Lap 73 Viper nr 11 to the pits, fuel ,tyres and Roos to the wheel, brake problems
 Porsche nr 51 to the pits, overheating, cooling liquid added
Lap 74 Saleen nr 2 rejoins
 Porsche nr 86 stopped at the entrance to turn 3
Lap 75 The nr 14 Lister moves up to third place ahead of the nr 9 Ferrari 575 M Maranello
 Ferrari nr 88 to the pits, electrical problems
 Saleen nr 7 to the pits, fuel only
 Ferrari nr 71 retires
Lap 76 GT : 21 - 22 - 14 - 9 - 6 - 10 - 23 - 15 - 7
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 74 - 85 - 88 - 67
Lap 77 Saleen nr 2 to the pits - retires
 Viper nr 11 rejoins after draining brakes
Lap 79 The nr 9 Ferrari is under a second behind the nr 14 Lister
 Ferrari nr 88 rejoins
Lap 80 GT : 21 - 22 - 14 - 9 - 6 - 10
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 74 - 85 - 67 - 77
Lap 81 Saleen nr 7 to the pits, engine problem, retires
 Ferrari nr 21 to the pits, fuel only; Ferrari nr 22 takes the lead
Lap 83 Jamie Campbell-Walter is the fastest on the track at the moment, 3 seconds ahead of the nr 9 Ferrari
 Ferrari nr 9 to the pits, fuel and change rear tyres only; rejoins
Lap 85 GT : 22 - 21 - 14 - 9 - 10 - 6- 23 - 15
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 74 - 85 - 67 - 77 - 53 - 51
Lap 86 Oil is announced at turn 1
 Lister nr 6 to the pits; fuel only
Lap 87 Chequered flag
 GT :  22 - 21 - 14 - 9 - 10 - 23 - 15 - 6
 N-GT : 52 - 50 - 74 - 85 - 67 - 77 - 53 - 69