FIA GT1 World Championship - Round Three Report, Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão  7 & 8 May 2011 The JRM Racing team scored not one, but two victories in this weekend's third round of the FIA GT1 World Championship at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. Peter Dumbreck and Richard Westbrook in car 22 recorded the team's first ever win in Saturday's Qualifying Race and Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr claimed the second in Sunday's Championship Race.  It was a great all-round weekend for the team, as Krumm and Luhr also finished second in the Qualifying Race. But, as is so often the case in motorsport, there is also a down-side, which in this case was the retirement of Dumbreck and Westbrook from the Championship Race when a suspected transmission problem brought their weekend to a premature end.  Qualifying After the frustrations of the previous round in Belgium, with car 23 finishing seventh and ninth in the weekend's two races - and car 22 not finishing either of them - JRM was eager to make amends this weekend, especially as it predicted that its Nissans would run well at the Portimäo track. It's also where Dumbreck and Krumm won the Qualifying Race last year.  Qualifying took place on Saturday morning, with the first two sessions seeing both cars get through Q1 and Q2, with Krumm the only driver to post a lap time under 1min 42 secs. This was followed by an impressive drive by Westbrook in Q3 who secured the team's first ever Pole Position, with Luhr just over a tenth of a second behind in P3. Qualifying Race Such was the suitability of the Nissan GT-R to the undulations and sweeping curves that are the hallmarks of the Algarve circuit, the first four places on the Qualifying Race grid were occupied by JRM and its sister Nissan team Sumo Power GT, which claimed P2 and P4. As cars streamed down the hill and exited the right-hander at turn-one, Dumbreck found himself second behind Ricardo Zonta. However, his relegation was short-lived as a coming together between the Brazilian's Nissan and a Lamborghini meant that the JRM driver was back in the lead by the time they reached turn-two. The first-corner issues also allowed Krumm to slot neatly into second and the two JRM Nissans began to circulate line astern, increasing their lead to seven seconds ahead of their closest challenger David Brabham in the other Sumo Power GT Nissan by the time they made their compulsory mid-race pit stops. Krumm was first to 'pit' and, following a super-fast 22-seconds to change all four wheels and swap with Luhr, car 23 was back in action. In fact, the official time sheets showed it was the fastest pit stop of the race. Car 22's stop took three seconds longer and, as Westbrook exited the pit lane, Luhr went past and into the lead.  It was now a battle of supremacy between the JRM Nissans and, as the car's braked for the approach to turn-one at the start of the 20th lap, Westbrook dived past on the inside and took the lead. Even though Luhr got close by the end of the race and set the fastest lap, the positions remained unchanged and allowed JRM Racing to take a dominant one-two result.  And, with the Sumo Power GT Nissan of Jamie Campbell-Walter crossing the line in third, for the first time ever, the FIA GT1 World Championship saw cars from the same manufacturer occupy the top-three places. Championship Race With the outcome of the first race dictating the grid positions of the second, it was a sight for sore eyes to see both JRM Racing Nissans line up on the front row of the grid for the Championship Race. A good clean start saw car 22 and car 23 again circulate one-behind the other, but this time Westbrook had found the sweet-spot with his new tyres and managed to put out a lead of seven seconds ahead of Luhr by the time they came into the pits for the mid-race driver and tyre change.  As the second half progressed, both JRM Nissans - now piloted by Dumbreck in car 22 and Krumm in car 23 - looked secure at the front of the field, with a four-second gap between them and the third-placed Aston Martin. But then, on lap 22, Dumbreck momentarily slowed and Krumm went past and into the lead, as a suspected problem with car 22's transmission began to manifest itself.  Although having to take things more cautiously, Dumbreck felt he could maintain second place and perhaps get his car to the finish. But his hopes were dashed on lap 27, when he came to a halt and pulled off the track. A bitter end to a perfect drive by Dumbreck and Westbrook, who had not only led both races, but set the fastest lap in race two as well. Their retirement allowed Krumm and Luhr to go on to record a resounding victory, taking car 23 across the line by a margin of over five seconds ahead of the Aston Martin in second. It was the conclusion of a memorable weekend for the team. But then, at post-event scrutineering, the FIA Technical Delegate found that the minimum weight of the Nissan's front upper-wishbones did not comply with the homologation papers. However, after a hearing between the FIA Technical Delegate, the Team Manager and a NISMO engineer, the stewards accepted that the homologation papers contained a formal mistake. After confirming the results will stand, they imposed a fine of EUR5000 and ordered that the papers are corrected by the next round. JRM Racing now prepares for the fourth round of the FIA GT1 World Championship, which takes place at Sachsenring near Chemnitz in Germany next weekend. It is the first time the series has visited this circuit and will be the first time that many of the competitors, including all four of the JRM drivers, will have driven the latest configuration of the 3.7km (2.299-mile) track. Team Quotes Peter Dumbreck (Car 22) "Saturday's Qualifying Race was a perfect result for us, the team and Nissan, so today's outcome is a big contrast. When I first realised there was a problem I thought I might be able to keep going and still take second place, but obviously that wasn't the case. We therefore aim to bounce back next weekend." Richard Westbrook (car 22) "With a win in the first race and after leading the second, we proved we had a great car and a great opportunity to take a double victory this weekend, but it wasn't to be. At least with the next round only a week away, we haven't got time to dwell on what might have been, which is a good thing. However, I must congratulate all at JRM and my team-mates for taking their first Championship Race win." Michael Krumm (Car 23) "This has been a fantastic weekend for JRM and Nissan. The GT-R was the best car at this circuit. It's always difficult when you are battling with your team-mates. They did a great job in the first race and it's a shame for them not to finish the second. Obviously, I am delighted to take my first GT1 Championship Race win. I have been waiting a long time for this moment." Lucas Luhr (Car 23) "I'm really happy for the whole team and Nissan for taking two wins. This has been a good weekend for us all. I was a little nervous racing my team-mates for most of it, as you can't afford anything to go wrong, but their bad luck was our good luck today. The team did a fantastic job on the car and especially in the pit stop, which helped us a lot in both races." Nigel Stepney (Team Manager and Chief Engineer) "This has been a bitter-sweet weekend. We were delighted to score a first and second yesterday. This was something we have wanted to achieve for a long time. It was also great that Michael and Lucas recorded our first Championship Race win today, but it was disappointing that Peter and Richard had to retire. I was also pleased that we took two pole positions, recorded fastest laps and one of the fastest pit stops in both races." James Rumsey (Team Principal) "Two races, two wins and one second place. That's a great result for the team and for Nissan. Of course, it could have been better if car 22 had finished the Championship Race, but the whole team has made a great effort to get us to where we are now since Zolder. I hope we can continue the same form at Sachsenring."