From gt1world.com
The No.1 Vitaphone Maserati of Andrea Bertolini and Michael Bartels won the championship-deciding race after a nail-biting finish in Portimao.
The Maserati held off the challenge of Richard Westbrook and Thomas Mutsch in the Matech Competition Ford GT No.5. Westbrook produced a stunning drive to close a gap of over nine seconds to the Maserati with Bartels at the wheel after the driver change.
At the finish Bartels was able to hold Westbrook at bay by just 1.4 seconds in a gripping climax to the one-hour race.
Third place went to the Phoenix Corvette No.13 of Marc Hennerici and Alex Margaritas.
The pole-sitters, Michael Krumm and Peter Dumbreck in the Sumo Power Nissan GT-R No.23 finished fourth.
Race classification:
1 - Bertolini-Bartels (Maserati MC12) - Vitaphone - 34 laps - 1:00'19"722
2 - Westbrook-Mutsch (Ford GT) - Matech + 1"402
3 - Hennerici-Margaritis (Corvette Z06) - Phoenix + 15"482
4 - Krumm-Dumbreck (Nissan GT-R) - Sumo Power + 24"623
5 - Martin-Leinders (Ford GT) - Marc VDS + 31"945.
6 - Makowiecki-Clairay (Aston Martin DBR9) - Hexis + 32"483
7 - Kox-Haase (Lambo Murcielago) - Reiter + 32"850
8 - Menten-Kechele (Lambo Murcielago) - Reiter + 34"845
9 - Heger-A.Muller (Maserati MC12) - Triple H + 41"948
10 - Enge-Turner (Aston Martin DBR9) - AMR Young + 43"495
etc.
Championship:
1.Bertolini-Bartels 122 points; 2.Mutsch 95; 3.Hennerici 80; 4.Turner-Enge 66, etc.
The No.1 Vitaphone Maserati of Andrea Bertolini and Michael Bartels won the championship-deciding race after a nail-biting finish in Portimao.
The Maserati held off the challenge of Richard Westbrook and Thomas Mutsch in the Matech Competition Ford GT No.5. Westbrook produced a stunning drive to close a gap of over nine seconds to the Maserati with Bartels at the wheel after the driver change.
At the finish Bartels was able to hold Westbrook at bay by just 1.4 seconds in a gripping climax to the one-hour race.
Third place went to the Phoenix Corvette No.13 of Marc Hennerici and Alex Margaritas.
The pole-sitters, Michael Krumm and Peter Dumbreck in the Sumo Power Nissan GT-R No.23 finished fourth.
Race classification:
1 - Bertolini-Bartels (Maserati MC12) - Vitaphone - 34 laps - 1:00'19"722
2 - Westbrook-Mutsch (Ford GT) - Matech + 1"402
3 - Hennerici-Margaritis (Corvette Z06) - Phoenix + 15"482
4 - Krumm-Dumbreck (Nissan GT-R) - Sumo Power + 24"623
5 - Martin-Leinders (Ford GT) - Marc VDS + 31"945.
6 - Makowiecki-Clairay (Aston Martin DBR9) - Hexis + 32"483
7 - Kox-Haase (Lambo Murcielago) - Reiter + 32"850
8 - Menten-Kechele (Lambo Murcielago) - Reiter + 34"845
9 - Heger-A.Muller (Maserati MC12) - Triple H + 41"948
10 - Enge-Turner (Aston Martin DBR9) - AMR Young + 43"495
etc.
Championship:
1.Bertolini-Bartels 122 points; 2.Mutsch 95; 3.Hennerici 80; 4.Turner-Enge 66, etc.