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GT1: 18 Entries For Nogaro
FIA GT1 World Championship season-opener this weekend in France...
The FIA GT1 World Championship visits Circuit Nogaro for the first time, in a double-header event with the GT3 World Championship. (Photo: DPPI/GT Tour)
Despite concerns of attracting a sufficient enough grid for this year's series, the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship kicks off with a respectable 18-car field this weekend in Nogaro, France.
Nine teams representing as many brands - McLaren, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Porsche, Ford, BMW, Lamborghini, Audi and Mercedes - are set to do battle in the first of ten scheduled weekends spreading across Europe and Asia.
Utilizing GT3-spec cars for the first time, the SRO-run championship will see the popular formula on the world's stage for the first time.
Defending champions Hexis Racing debut its pair of McLaren MP4-12Cs, while 2011 European GT3 winners AF Corse graduate to the global championship with Ferrari F458 Italias.
Other contenders include 2010 GT1 World Champions Vita4One (BMW Z4), Reiter Engineering (Lamborghini Gallardo), Spa 24 Hours winners WRT (Audi R8 LMS) and German squad All-Inkl.com Munnich Motorsport (Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3).
Known as the Coupes de Paques, the Easter weekend festivities kick off on Friday and Saturday with practice and pre-qualifying, followed by the Qualifying Race on Sunday and Championship Race on Monday.
ENTRY LIST
1 – Hexis Racing – McLaren MP4-12C – Makowiecki-Dusseldorp
2 – Hexis Racing – McLaren MP4-12C – Parente-Demoustier
3 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 – Salaquada-Vilander
4 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 – Castellacci-Ide
6 – Valmon Racing Team Russia – Aston Martin DBRS9 – Afanasyev-Zuber
7 – Valmon Racing Team Russia – Aston Martin DBRS9 – Vasilyev-TBA
8 – Exim Bank Team China – Porsche 911 GT3 R – Wei-Lariche
9 – Exim Bank Team China – Porsche 911 GT3 R – Parisy-Halliday
10 – Sunred – Ford GT – Pavlovic-Soucek
11 – Sunred – Ford GT – Cressoni-Moncini
17 – BMW Team Vita4One – BMW E89 Z4 – Lauda-Mayr-Melnhof
18 – BMW Team Vita4One – BMW E89 Z4 – Bartels-Buurman
24 – Reiter Engineering – Lamborghini Gallardo LP 600 – Kox-O'Young
25 – Reiter Engineering – Lamborghini Gallardo LP 600 – von Thurn und Taxis-Enge
32 – Belgian Audi Club WRT – Audi R8 LMS – Ortelli-Vanthoor
33 – Belgian Audi Club WRT – Audi R8 LMS – Jarvis-Stippler
37 – All-Inkl.com Munnich Motorsport – Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 – Pastorelli-Jager
38 – All-Inkl.com Munnich Motorsport – Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 – Basseng-Winkelhock
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
Nine teams representing as many brands - McLaren, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Porsche, Ford, BMW, Lamborghini, Audi and Mercedes - are set to do battle in the first of ten scheduled weekends spreading across Europe and Asia.
Utilizing GT3-spec cars for the first time, the SRO-run championship will see the popular formula on the world's stage for the first time.
Defending champions Hexis Racing debut its pair of McLaren MP4-12Cs, while 2011 European GT3 winners AF Corse graduate to the global championship with Ferrari F458 Italias.
Other contenders include 2010 GT1 World Champions Vita4One (BMW Z4), Reiter Engineering (Lamborghini Gallardo), Spa 24 Hours winners WRT (Audi R8 LMS) and German squad All-Inkl.com Munnich Motorsport (Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3).
Known as the Coupes de Paques, the Easter weekend festivities kick off on Friday and Saturday with practice and pre-qualifying, followed by the Qualifying Race on Sunday and Championship Race on Monday.
ENTRY LIST
1 – Hexis Racing – McLaren MP4-12C – Makowiecki-Dusseldorp
2 – Hexis Racing – McLaren MP4-12C – Parente-Demoustier
3 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 – Salaquada-Vilander
4 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 – Castellacci-Ide
6 – Valmon Racing Team Russia – Aston Martin DBRS9 – Afanasyev-Zuber
7 – Valmon Racing Team Russia – Aston Martin DBRS9 – Vasilyev-TBA
8 – Exim Bank Team China – Porsche 911 GT3 R – Wei-Lariche
9 – Exim Bank Team China – Porsche 911 GT3 R – Parisy-Halliday
10 – Sunred – Ford GT – Pavlovic-Soucek
11 – Sunred – Ford GT – Cressoni-Moncini
17 – BMW Team Vita4One – BMW E89 Z4 – Lauda-Mayr-Melnhof
18 – BMW Team Vita4One – BMW E89 Z4 – Bartels-Buurman
24 – Reiter Engineering – Lamborghini Gallardo LP 600 – Kox-O'Young
25 – Reiter Engineering – Lamborghini Gallardo LP 600 – von Thurn und Taxis-Enge
32 – Belgian Audi Club WRT – Audi R8 LMS – Ortelli-Vanthoor
33 – Belgian Audi Club WRT – Audi R8 LMS – Jarvis-Stippler
37 – All-Inkl.com Munnich Motorsport – Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 – Pastorelli-Jager
38 – All-Inkl.com Munnich Motorsport – Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 – Basseng-Winkelhock
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
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