2012 FIA GT1 Zolder round

The 2012 FIA GT1 Zolder round is an auto racing event held at the Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium on 20–22 April 2012, and is the second round of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It is the second time the FIA GT1 World Championship has visited Zolder, with defending race winners Markus Winkelhock and Marc Basseng returning for 2012 with All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport. The event is supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship, the 2012 Supercar Challenge, and the Belgian Historic Cup.

Qualifying

Qualifying result

For qualifying, Driver 1 participates in the first and third sessions while Driver 2 participates in only the second session. The fastest lap for each session is indicated with bold.

Pos	No.	Driver 1	Team	Session 1	Session 2	Session 3	Grid
Pos	No.	Driver 2	Team	Session 1	Session 2	Session 3	Grid
1	9	Matt Halliday	Exim Bank Team China	1:42.283	1:41.238	1:33.568	4¹
1	9	Mike Parisy	Exim Bank Team China	1:42.283	1:41.238	1:33.568	4¹
2	33	Frank Stippler	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	1:42.590	1:41.125	1:33.704	1
2	33	Oliver Jarvis	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	1:42.590	1:41.125	1:33.704	1
3	25	Darryl O'Young	Reiter Engineering	1:43.250	1:41.400	1:33.936	2
3	25	Peter Kox	Reiter Engineering	1:43.250	1:41.400	1:33.936	2
4	37	Thomas Jäger	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	1:41.532	1:40.534	1:34.004	3
4	37	Nicky Pastorelli	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	1:41.532	1:40.534	1:34.004	3
5	32	Laurens Vanthoor	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	1:42.602	1:40.880	1:34.034	5
5	32	Stéphane Ortelli	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	1:42.602	1:40.880	1:34.034	5
6	18	Michael Bartels	Vita4One Racing Team	1:43.488	1:39.978	1:34.145	6
6	18	Yelmer Buurman	Vita4One Racing Team	1:43.488	1:39.978	1:34.145	6
7	38	Markus Winkelhock	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	1:41.886	1:40.367	1:34.384	7
7	38	Marc Basseng	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	1:41.886	1:40.367	1:34.384	7
8	24	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Reiter Engineering	1:42.190	1:40.248	1:39.132	8
8	24	Tomáš Enge	Reiter Engineering	1:42.190	1:40.248	1:39.132	8
9	3	Toni Vilander	AF Corse	1:42.452	1:41.489		9
9	3	Filip Salaquarda	AF Corse	1:42.452	1:41.489		9
10	1	Frédéric Makowiecki	Hexis Racing	1:43.104	1:41.623		10
10	1	Stef Dusseldorp	Hexis Racing	1:43.104	1:41.623		10
11	17	Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof	Vita4One Racing Team	1:42.911	1:41.796		11
11	17	Mathias Lauda	Vita4One Racing Team	1:42.911	1:41.796		11
12	4	Enzo Ide	AF Corse	1:42.071	1:42.017		12
12	4	Francesco Castellacci	AF Corse	1:42.071	1:42.017		12
13	7	Maxime Martin	Valmon Racing Team Russia	1:44.579	1:43.449		13
13	7	Alexey Vasilyev	Valmon Racing Team Russia	1:44.579	1:43.449		13
14	8	Benjamin Lariche	Exim Bank Team China	1:43.731	1:48.196		14
14	8	Ren Wei	Exim Bank Team China	1:43.731	1:48.196		14
15	10	Miloš Pavlović	Sunred	1:46.490			15
15	10	Matteo Cressoni	Sunred	1:46.490			15
16	2	Grégoire Demoustier	Hexis Racing	1:53.099			16
16	2	Álvaro Parente	Hexis Racing	1:53.099			16
17	6	Andreas Zuber	Valmon Racing Team Russia	No Time			17
17	6	Sergey Afanasyev	Valmon Racing Team Russia	No Time			17

Notes:

^1 — The No. 9 Team China Porsche was demoted three grid spots for a crossing the pit exit blend line during Qualifying 3.^[1]

Races

Qualifying Race

Pos	No.	Team	Drivers	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired
1	18	Vita4One Racing Team	Michael Bartels Yelmer Buurman	BMW	36
2	37	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Nicky Pastorelli Thomas Jäger	Mercedes-Benz	36	-0.567
3	9	Exim Bank Team China	Mike Parisy Matt Halliday	Porsche	36	-20.578
4	1	Hexis Racing	Frédéric Makowiecki Stef Dusseldorp	McLaren	36	-21.119
5	17	Vita4One Racing Team	Mathias Lauda Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof	BMW	36	-21.462
6	38	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock	Mercedes-Benz	36	-25.785
7	4	AF Corse	Francesco Castellacci Enzo Ide	Ferrari	36	-41.336
8	25	Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Darryl O'Young	Lamborghini	36	-49.829
9	7	Valmon Racing Team Russia	Alexey Vasilyev Maxime Martin	Aston Martin	36	-1:03.752
10	2	Hexis Racing	Álvaro Parente Grégoire Demoustier	McLaren	36	-1:09.961
11	33	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Frank Stippler Oliver Jarvis	Audi	36	-1:10.255
12	32	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Laurens Vanthoor Stéphane Ortelli	Audi	36	-1:39.328
13	3	AF Corse	Filip Salaquarda Toni Vilander	Ferrari	35	-1 Lap
14 DNF	6	Valmon Racing Team Russia	Sergey Afanasyev Andreas Zuber	Aston Martin	18	Retired
15 DNF	24	Reiter Engineering	Albert von Thurn und Taxis Tomáš Enge	Lamborghini	9	Gearbox
16 DNF	8	Exim Bank Team China	Ren Wei Benjamin Lariche	Porsche	7	Damage
DNS	10	Sunred	Miloš Pavlović Matteo Cressoni	Ford	–	Did Not Start

Championship Race

Pos	No.	Team	Drivers	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired
1	9	Exim Bank Team China	Mike Parisy Matt Halliday	Porsche	36
2	18	BMW Team Vita4One	Michael Bartels Yelmer Buurman	BMW	36	-1.030
3	3	AF Corse	Filip Salaquarda Toni Vilander	Ferrari	36	-17.256
4	37	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Nicky Pastorelli Thomas Jäger	Mercedes-Benz	36	-29.070
5	1	Hexis Racing	Frédéric Makowiecki Stef Dusseldorp	McLaren	36	-29.580
6	32	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Laurens Vanthoor Stéphane Ortelli	Audi	36	-29.900
7	2	Hexis Racing	Álvaro Parente Grégoire Demoustier	McLaren	36	-32.167
8	24	Reiter Engineering	Albert von Thurn und Taxis Tomáš Enge	Lamborghini	36	-37.156
9	38	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock	Mercedes-Benz	36	-38.456
10	33	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Frank Stippler Oliver Jarvis	Audi	36	-38.885
11	4	AF Corse	Francesco Castellacci Enzo Ide	Ferrari	36	-47.053
12	7	Valmon Racing Team Russia	Alexey Vasilyev Maxime Martin	Aston Martin	36	-1:25.273
13	25	Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Darryl O'Young	Lamborghini	35	-1 Lap
14	17	BMW Team Vita4One	Mathias Lauda Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof	BMW	35	-1 Lap
15	6	Valmon Racing Team Russia	Sergey Afanasyev Andreas Zuber	Aston Martin	35	-1 Lap
16	10	Sunred	Miloš Pavlović Matteo Cressoni	Ford	34	-2 Laps
17	8	Exim Bank Team China	Ren Wei Benjamin Lariche	Porsche	32	-4 Laps

References

^ "FIA GT1 World Championship Start Grid Qualifying Race" (PDF). gt1world.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-21.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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