The Porsche 997 ran by team Exim, and driven by Mike Parisy and Matt Halliday, takes win in the championship race at Zolder.
In qualifying race, the Vita4One BMW Z4 driven par Jelmer Buurman and Michael Bartels managed to take benefit of the wet-dry conditions to put the right set of tires at the right time, and emerge in the lead to score its first win of the season. The Z4 concluded the race ahead of Team Munnich’s Mercedes SLS (Pastorelli/Jager) and the Exim Porsche driven by Parisy and Halliday, which started from the pole.
In championship, it was team Exim’s turn to set the best strategy in the same weather conditions : the Porsche 997 ran 3rd before mid race’s pit stop, and moved up to the lead when all the cars made their stop, with Mike Parisy at the wheel. The Frenchman crossed the finish line in front, despite the return of the BMW Z4 driven by Jelmer Buurman.
Stephane Ortelli and Laurens Vanthoor, who won qualifying and championship race at Nogaro for the opening round of the season, stay in front of provisional classification, despite a quite disapointing week end when the took 12th and 6th places.
Qualifying race:
1 - Buurman/Bartels (BMW Z4) - Vita4One - 36 laps in 1:00'41"928
2 - Pastorelli/Jager (Mercedes SLS) - Munnich + 0"567
3 - Parisy/Halliday (Porsche 997) - Exim + 20"578
4 - Makowiecki/Dusseldorp (McLaren MP4/12C) - Hexis +21"119
5 - Mayr-Melnhof/Lauda (BMW Z4) - Vita4One + 21"462
Etc.
Championship race:
1 - Parisy/Halliday (Porsche 997) - Exim - 36 laps in 1:00'32"983
2 - Buurman/Bartels (BMW Z4) - Vita4One + 1"030
3 - Vilander/Salaquarda (Ferrari 458) - AF Corse + 17"256
4 - Pastorelli/Jager (Mercedes SLS) - Munnich + 29"070
5 - Makowiecki/Dusseldorp (McLaren MP4/12C) + Hexis - 29"580
Etc.
Championship:
1. Ortelli and Vanthoor 41 points; 2. Halliday and Parisy 31; 3. Jager and Pastorelli 30; 4. Bartels and Buurman 27; 5. Jarvis and Stippler 25, etc.
In qualifying race, the Vita4One BMW Z4 driven par Jelmer Buurman and Michael Bartels managed to take benefit of the wet-dry conditions to put the right set of tires at the right time, and emerge in the lead to score its first win of the season. The Z4 concluded the race ahead of Team Munnich’s Mercedes SLS (Pastorelli/Jager) and the Exim Porsche driven by Parisy and Halliday, which started from the pole.
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| Porsche 997. (Photo: WRi2) |
In championship, it was team Exim’s turn to set the best strategy in the same weather conditions : the Porsche 997 ran 3rd before mid race’s pit stop, and moved up to the lead when all the cars made their stop, with Mike Parisy at the wheel. The Frenchman crossed the finish line in front, despite the return of the BMW Z4 driven by Jelmer Buurman.
Stephane Ortelli and Laurens Vanthoor, who won qualifying and championship race at Nogaro for the opening round of the season, stay in front of provisional classification, despite a quite disapointing week end when the took 12th and 6th places.
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| Photo: WRi2 |
Qualifying race:
1 - Buurman/Bartels (BMW Z4) - Vita4One - 36 laps in 1:00'41"928
2 - Pastorelli/Jager (Mercedes SLS) - Munnich + 0"567
3 - Parisy/Halliday (Porsche 997) - Exim + 20"578
4 - Makowiecki/Dusseldorp (McLaren MP4/12C) - Hexis +21"119
5 - Mayr-Melnhof/Lauda (BMW Z4) - Vita4One + 21"462
Etc.
Championship race:
1 - Parisy/Halliday (Porsche 997) - Exim - 36 laps in 1:00'32"983
2 - Buurman/Bartels (BMW Z4) - Vita4One + 1"030
3 - Vilander/Salaquarda (Ferrari 458) - AF Corse + 17"256
4 - Pastorelli/Jager (Mercedes SLS) - Munnich + 29"070
5 - Makowiecki/Dusseldorp (McLaren MP4/12C) + Hexis - 29"580
Etc.
Championship:
1. Ortelli and Vanthoor 41 points; 2. Halliday and Parisy 31; 3. Jager and Pastorelli 30; 4. Bartels and Buurman 27; 5. Jarvis and Stippler 25, etc.