Ortelli and Bruni win in GT2
Karl Wendlinger and Ryan Sharp completed a fine weekend, which included fastest time in first free practice and pole, by giving Jetalliance its first FIA GT win, after a fine race at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. This was not only the fourth different winner of the season, and the third different make, but the first win of 2007 for the Aston Martin DBR9.
They finished ahead of the Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati MC 12 of Christian Montanari and Miguel Ramos, who claimed their second podium in a row. Third went to the Carsport Holland Corvette C6, meaning three different makes on the podium. Thomas Biagi and Michael Bartels finished fourth in the second Vitaphone Maserati, not only strengthening Vitaphone's Teams lead, but giving Biagi back the lead in the Drivers Classification. However, points are extremely close : he has a one-point lead over Kumpen, Longin, Wendlinger and Sharp. The top 11 drivers are separated by just three points !
In GT2, AF Corse claimed a fine one-two, but this time Ortelli and Bruni were victorious ahead of their team-mates Vilander and Müller. A Ferrari one-two-three was completed by the Racing Team Edil Cris car of Ruberti and Pasini.
SRT continues to dominate the Citation Cup with another win for Tom Cloet, this time accompanied by Mauro Casadei. Macari and Aucott were a close second in the JMB Maserati.
G2 was won by Red Racing and the Chrysler Viper of Stepec and Carcone.
The sole G2 car this weekend, Red Racing’s Chrysler Viper, finished in 25th position, allowing Thierry Stepec and Sebastien Carcone to win the G2 category. “It was very hot inside the car,” Stepec said. “The good part of today was that we had beautiful weather. To drive with all these people, that we normally watch on TV, but now we have the right to drive with them, it’s an honour, an honour to sit up here with all these good drivers. So far, being first in Monza, it’s a dream come true. Things didn’t go smoothly at all. It was terrible, we had a problem with the clutch, we didn’t have 6th gear after half of the race, so we tried to do the best we could, push the car to the end. That was our aim, and I think we did it very well. “
Pos Drivers Car Time
1. Wendlinger/Sharp Aston Martin DBR9 2:00:19.905 2. Montanari/Ramos Maserati MC12 GT1 + 5.619 3. Hezemans/Deletraz Corvette C6R + 8.519 4. Biagi/Bartels Maserati MC12 GT1 + 15.175 5. Kumpen/Longin Corvette C5R + 28.924 6. Babini/Davies Aston Martin DBR9 + 46.509 7. Lechner/Lichtner-Hoyer Aston Martin DBR9 + 1:45.263 8. Piccini/Bertolini Maserati MC12 GT1 + 1:46.347 9. Pier Guidi/Giannoccaro Maserati MC12 GT1 + 1 lap10. Kox/Menten Lamborghini Murcielago + 1 lap11. Peter/Hines Corvette Z06 + 1 lap12. Monfardini/Toccacelo Aston Martin DBR9 + 2 laps13. Casadei/Cloet Corvette C5R + 3 laps14. Macari/Aucott Maserati MC12 GT1 + 3 laps15. Bruni/Ortelli Ferrari 430 GT2 + 3 laps16. Muller/Vilander Ferrari 430 GT2 + 3 laps17. Ruberti/Pasini Ferrari 430 GT2 + 3 laps18. Zani/Busnelli Porsche 997 GT3 RSR + 4 laps19. Vannalet/Engelhorn Corvette C5R + 4 laps20. Rugolo/Cressoni Ferrari 430 GT2 + 4 laps21. Edwards/MacHitski Porsche 997 GT3 RSR + 4 laps22. Enge/Mullen Ferrari 430 GT2 + 4 laps23. Penders/Lamot Porsche 997 GT3 RSR + 6 laps24. Kutemann/Waaijenberg Maserati MC12 GT1 + 6 laps25. Stepec/Carcone Chrysler Viper GTS-R + 11 laps26. Niarchos/Kirkaldy Ferrari 430 GT2 + 20 laps
Not Classified:
Drivers Car Laps Malucelli/Collard Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 28 Bouchut/Mucke Lamborghini Murcielago 22
