The
only possible way to describe the fifth round of the FIA GT Championship
is ‘action packed’. With temperatures high and the sun shining, the
cars and drivers gave the 20,000 spectators lining the Donington Park circuit
a thrilling show, with a breathtaking three-hour sequence of changes of
lead, nose-to-tail battles, daring overtaking manoeuvres and assorted racing
incidents.
Although both Force One Chrysler Viper GTS-R cars and the nr 14 Lister Storm led the race, and the Konrad Saleen and other Lister Storms looked strong, an assortment of mechanical problems and racing incidents meant that the race result was identical to Brno, with BMS Scuderia Italia and Freisinger Motorsport finishing on top of the podium.
Further to the technical scrutineering, the nr 18 Zwaan’s Racing Chrysler Viper, originally classified second, was excluded from the results by a decision from the Stewards of the Meeting. Therefore the results of the race remain provisional, pending the appeal by Zwaan’s Racing to the exclusion, and engine checks on both the winning nr 23 Ferrari and the nr 18 Chrysler Viper GTS-R.
