2018 FIA GT Nations Cup
Race details | ||
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Date | 1 December 2018 | |
Official name | Bahrain GT Festival | |
Location | Sakhir, Bahrain | |
Course | Permanent circuit 5.412 km (3.363 mi) | |
Distance | Qualifying Race 1 60 minutes Qualifying Race 2 60 minutes Main Race 60 minutes | |
Qualifying Race 1 | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | Mike den Tandt | Belgium |
Time | 2:01.397 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Mike den Tandt | Belgium |
Time | 2:02.538 (on lap 6) | |
Podium | ||
First | Mike den Tandt Charles Weerts | Belgium |
Second | Ayhancan Güven Salih Yoluç | Turkey |
Third | Matteo Cressoni Piergiuseppe Perazzini | Italy |
Qualifying Race 2 | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | Charles Weerts | Belgium |
Time | 2:00.136 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Jim Pla | France |
Time | 2:03.816 (on lap 5) | |
Podium | ||
First | Ayhancan Güven Salih Yoluç | Turkey |
Second | Chris Buncombe Chris Froggatt | United Kingdom |
Third | Nico Bastian Alexander Mattschull | Germany |
Main Race | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | Salih Yoluç | Turkey |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Ayhancan Güven | Turkey |
Time | 2:02.379 (on lap 18) | |
Podium | ||
First | Ayhancan Güven Salih Yoluç | Turkey |
Second | Chris Buncombe Chris Froggatt | United Kingdom |
Third | Johnny Laursen Nicklas Nielsen | Denmark |
The 2018 FIA GT Nations Cup was the first edition of the FIA GT Nations Cup held at Bahrain International Circuit on 1 December 2018. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars. Only Silver and Bronze drivers were allowed to compete.[1] The event promoters were the Bahrain Motorsport Federation (BMF) and the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). For the following year the event was reformatted as the multi-discipline FIA Motorsport Games.
Entry list
Team | Operator | Car | No. | Drivers |
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Belgium[2] | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[2] | Audi R8 LMS[2] | 8 | Mike den Tandt[2] |
Charles Weerts[2] | ||||
Italy[3] | AF Corse[3] | Ferrari 488 GT3[3] | 11 | Matteo Cressoni[3] |
Piergiuseppe Perazzini[3] | ||||
Japan[3] | 12 | Tamotsu Kondo[3] | ||
Ken Seto[3] | ||||
United Kingdom[4] | 93 | Chris Buncombe[4] | ||
Chris Froggatt[4] | ||||
Mexico[5] | Squadra Corse Garage Italia[5] | Ferrari 488 GT3[5] | 15 | Martin Fuentes[5] |
Ricardo Pérez de Lara[5] | ||||
Denmark[4] | Formula Racing[4] | Ferrari 488 GT3[4] | 16 | Johnny Laursen[4] |
Nicklas Nielsen[4] | ||||
Belarus[3] | AT Racing[3] | Ferrari 488 GT3[3] | 17 | Alexander Talkanitsa Jr.[3] |
Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.[3] | ||||
Argentina[5] | HB Racing[5] | Lamborghini Huracán GT3[5] | 18 | José Manuel Balbiani[5] |
Ezequiel Pérez Companc[5] | ||||
Hong Kong[6] | KCMG[6] | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3[6] | 20 | Alex Au[6] |
Andy Yan[4] | ||||
Turkey[7] | Ram Racing[7] | Mercedes-AMG GT3[7] | 34 | Ayhancan Güven[4] |
Salih Yoluç[7] | ||||
Thailand[6] | Kessel Racing TP12[6] | Ferrari 488 GT3[6] | 39 | Piti Bhirombhakdi[6] |
Pasin Lathouras[6] | ||||
Malaysia[5] | Axle Motorsport[5] | Audi R8 LMS[5] | 69 | Mitchell Cheah[5] |
Zen Low[5] | ||||
France[8] | AKKA-ASP Team[8] | Mercedes-AMG GT3[8] | 87 | Jean-Luc Beaubelique[8] |
Jim Pla[8] | ||||
Sweden[6] | Garage 59[6] | McLaren 650S GT3[6] | 188 | Victor Bouveng[6] |
Alexander West[6] | ||||
Germany[9] | Rinaldi Racing[9] | Ferrari 488 GT3[9] | 333 | Nico Bastian[9] |
Alexander Mattschull[9] | ||||
Russia[9] | 993 | Denis Bulatov[9] | ||
Rinat Salikhov[9] | ||||
China[4] | Herberth Motorsport[10] | Porsche 911 GT3 R[10] | 910 | Chao Li[4] |
Leo Ye[4] | ||||
Australia[10] | 911 | Brenton Grove[10] | ||
Stephen Grove[10] |
Results
Main race
Pos | # | Team | Operator | Drivers | Car | Laps | Gap/Retired |
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1 | 34 | Turkey | Ram Racing | Ayhancan Güven Salih Yoluç | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 27 | 1:01:06.096 |
2 | 93 | United Kingdom | AF Corse | Chris Buncombe Chris Froggatt | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 27 | +3.311 |
3 | 16 | Denmark | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 27 | +4.459 |
4 | 993 | Russia | Rinaldi Racing | Denis Bulatov Renat Salikhov | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 27 | +11.288 |
5 | 910 | China | Herberth Motorsport | Li Chao Ye Leo | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 27 | +22.138 |
6 | 11 | Italy | AF Corse | Matteo Cressoni Piergiuseppe Perazzini | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 27 | +27.047 |
7 | 20 | Hong Kong | KCMG | Alex Au Andy Yan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 27 | +35.142 |
8 | 69 | Malaysia | Axle Motorsport | Mitchell Cheah Zen Low | Audi R8 LMS | 27 | +45.288 |
9 | 39 | Thailand | Kessel Racing TP12 | Piti Bhirombhakdi Pasin Lathouras | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 27 | +1:16.675 |
10 | 18 | Argentina | HB Racing | José Manuel Balbiani Ezequiel Pérez Companc | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 27 | +1:35.798 |
11 | 12 | Japan | AF Corse | Tamotsu Kondo Ken Seto | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 26 | +1 Lap |
12 | 15 | Mexico | Squadra Corse Garage Italia | Martin Fuentes Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 26 | +1 Lap |
NC | 87 | France | AKKA-ASP Team | Jean-Luc Beaubelique Jim Pla | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 19 | |
NC | 188 | Sweden | Garage 59 | Victor Bouveng Alexander West | McLaren 650S GT3 | 2 | |
NC | 333 | Germany | Rinaldi Racing | Nico Bastian Alexander Mattschull | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 1 | |
NC | 8 | Belgium | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Mike den Tandt Charles Weerts | Audi R8 LMS | 1 | |
NC | 911 | Australia | Herberth Motorsport | Brenton Grove Stephen Grove | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1 | |
NC | 17 | Belarus | AT Racing | Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr. | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 1 | |
Source:[11] |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "FIA GT Nations Cup – 2018 Sporting Regulations". FIA. WMSC. p. 5. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Belgian Audi Club Team WRT has announced its entry for the 2018 FIA GT Nations Cup in Bahrain from 30 Nov to Dec 1". @audisport. Audi Sport. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kilshaw, Jake (25 October 2018). "Five Additional Entries Confirmed for GT Nations Cup". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Goodwin, Graham (6 November 2018). "Five More Confirmed For FIA GT Nations Cup". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Kilshaw, Jake (9 November 2018). "18 Cars on FIA GT Nations Cup Entry List". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Goodwin, Graham (18 October 2018). "More Teams Confirmed For Nations Cup". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Lloyd, Daniel (26 October 2018). "Turkey Joins FIA GT Nations Cup Grid". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Kilshaw, Jake (4 October 2018). "AKKA ASP Confirms FIA GT Nations Cup Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kilshaw, Jake (11 October 2018). "Rinaldi to Represent Germany, Russia in FIA GT Nations Cup". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Kilbey, Stephen (19 September 2018). "Groves Become First GT Nations Cup Entry". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Result of FIA GT Nations Cup - Main Race" (PDF). FIA GT Nations Cup. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 23, 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
External links
- Official website