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