Corvette Dominates Imola Race
The GLPK-Carsport Corvette became the fourth different car to win in the 2005 FIA GT Championship in as many races, after dominating today's event at Imola
The car of Bert Longin, Anthony Kumpen and Mike Hezemans dominated the race, leading from pole position, and finishing more than 19 seconds ahead of the Ferrari 550 of Pedro Lamy and Gabriele Gardel.
Fabio Babini and Thomas Biagi ensured that Maserati secured their fourth successive podium finish with third place.
The Ferrari of Jaime Melo and Jean-Phillipe Belloc had looked like it would finish in second position after an impressive climb from 11th on the grid. However, a late race drive-through penalty for having too many people working on Belloc in the pitlane meant he fell to third, before being passed by the Maserati.
Belloc eventually finished sixth, having run out of fuel three laps from the end.
CLASSIFIED:
Pos Drivers Make Time
1. Longin/Kumpen/Hezemans Corvette C5R 3h01:40.505
2. Lamy/Gardel Ferrari 550 Maranello + 19.264
3. Babini/Biagi Maserati MC12 GT1 + 24.005
4. Bertolini/Wendlinger Maserati MC12 GT1 + 53.757
5. Peter/Buncombe/Rusinov Maserati MC12 GT1 + 1 Lap
6. Melo/Belloc Ferrari 575 Maranello + 3 Laps
7. Collard/Sugden Porsche 996 GT3 RSR + 3 Laps
8. Lieb/Rockenfeller Porsche 996 GT3 RSR + 3 Laps
9. Balfe/Derbyshire Mosler MT900R + 8 Laps
10. Casoni/Varini/Panzavuota Saleen S7 R + 9 Laps
11. Kaufmann/Moro Porsche 996 GT3 RSR + 9 Laps
12. Ried/Ried Porsche 996 GT3 RS + 9 Laps
13. Moccia/Busnelli Porsche 996 GT3 RSR + 10 Laps
14. Vonka/Amaduzzi/Castro Porsche 996 GT3 RS + 11 Laps
NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:
Drivers Make On Lap
Stanco/Janus Saleen S7 R 66
Lechner/Bobbi Saleen S7 R 46
Becker/Hermann Saleen S7 R 43
Wilson/MacAri Ferrari 360 Modena 38
Kuppens/Leinders Vertigo Streiff 30
Bartels/Scheider Maserati MC12 GT1 27
Keen/Halliday Lister Storm GT 22
Deletraz/Piccini Ferrari 575 Maranello 21
Ruberti/Camathias Saleen S7 R 11
Bouchut/Fomenko/Vasiliev Ferrari 550 Maranello 3
FASTEST LAPS:
Class Drivers Make Lap
GT1 Longin/Kumpen/Hezemans Corvette C5R 1:47.868
GT2 Collard/Sugden Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 1:52.567
G2 Balfe/Derbyshire Mosler MT900R 1:54.647
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