The 2009 FIA GT Zolder 2 Hours is the eighth and final round of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Zolder, Belgium on 25 October 2009. It was also the final round held under the FIA GT Championship banner before the introduction of the FIA GT1 World Championship and FIA GT2 European Championship in 2010.
The race was won by the No. 33 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL Maserati of the Italians Alessandro Pier Guidi and Matteo Bobbi, leading the No. 4 Peka Racing Corvette and No. 1 Vitaphone Maserati. Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini secured the GT1 Drivers' Championship with their third-place finish. Richard Westbrook and Marco Holzer won the GT2 category in the No. 60 Prospeed Competition Porsche, with Westbrook securing the GT2 Drivers' Championship.
Report
Qualifying Anthony Kumpen qualified the No. 4 Peka Racing Corvette on pole position ahead of the No. 1 Vitaphone Maserati. However the two cars on the front row were penalized for setting their fastest lap while a portion of the track was under yellow flag conditions. Both were moved back five grid spots, promoting the No. 33 Vitaphone Maserati to pole at the race start.
Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Pos Class Team Driver Lap Time Grid 1 GT1 No. 4 Peka Racing Anthony Kumpen 1:27.399 6 2 GT1 No. 2 Vitaphone Racing Team Alex Müller 1:27.464 7 3 GT1 No. 33 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL Alessandro Pier Guidi 1:27.589 1 4 GT1 No. 8 Sangari Team Brazil Enrique Bernoldi 1:28.026 2 5 GT1 No. 19 Luc Alphand Aventures Xavier Maassen 1:28.148 3 6 GT1 No. 1 Vitaphone Racing Team Andrea Bertolini 1:28.183 4 7 GT1 No. 3 Selleslagh Racing Team Bert Longin 1:28.848 5 8 GT1 No. 35 Nissan Motorsports Michael Krumm 1:30.754 8 9 GT1 No. 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders 1:31.274 9 10 GT2 No. 50 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni 1:31.622 10 11 GT2 No. 59 Trackspeed Racing Jörg Bergmeister 1:31.381 11 12 GT2 No. 60 Prospeed Competition Richard Westbrook 1:31.879 12 13 GT2 No. 95 PeCom Racing Team Matías Russo 1:31.911 13 14 GT2 No. 61 Prospeed Competition Marc Lieb 1:32.264 14 15 GT2 No. 55 CRS Racing Tim Mullen 1:32.295 15 16 GT2 No. 56 CRS Racing Rob Bell 1:32.396 16 17 GT2 No. 77 BMS Scuderia Italia Paolo Ruberti 1:32.565 17 18 GT2 No. 97 Brixia Racing Martin Ragginger 1:32.693 18 19 GT2 No. 51 AF Corse Álvaro Barba 1:32.759 19 20 GT2 No. 58 Trackspeed Racing Sascha Maassen 1:33.345 20 21 GT2 No. 78 BMS Scuderia Italia Stéphane Lémeret 1:33.530 21
Race
Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 33 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL Alessandro Pier Guidi Matteo Bobbi Maserati MC12 GT1 79 Maserati 6.0 L V12 2 GT1 4 Peka Racing Anthony Kumpen Mike Hezemans Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 79 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 3 GT1 1 Vitaphone Racing Team Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini Maserati MC12 GT1 79 Maserati 6.0 L V12 4 GT1 19 Luc Alphand Aventures Xavier Maassen Thomas Biagi Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 79 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 5 GT1 8 Sangari Team Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Roberto Streit Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 78 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 6 GT1 3 Selleslagh Racing Team Bert Longin James Ruffier Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 78 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 7 GT2 60 Prospeed Competition Marco Holzer Richard Westbrook Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 76 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 8 GT2 77 BMS Scuderia Italia Paolo Ruberti Matteo Malucelli Ferrari F430 GT2 76 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 9 GT2 56 CRS Racing Rob Bell Andrew Kirkaldy Ferrari F430 GT2 76 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 10 GT2 50 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander Ferrari F430 GT2 76 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 11 GT2 59 Trackspeed Racing Jörg Bergmeister Christian Mamerow Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 76 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 12 GT2 97 Brixia Racing Emmanuel Collard Martin Ragginger Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 76 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 13 GT2 51 AF Corse Álvaro Barba Niki Cadei Ferrari F430 GT2 75 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 14 GT2 61 Prospeed Competition Marc Lieb Darryl O'Young Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 75 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 15 GT2 58 Trackspeed Racing Sascha Maassen David Ashburn Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 74 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 16 GT2 95 PeCom Racing Team Matías Russo Luís Pérez Companc Ferrari F430 GT2 73 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 17 GT1 2 Vitaphone Racing Team Miguel Ramos Alex Müller Maserati MC12 GT1 72 Maserati 6.0 L V12 18 GT1 35 Nissan Motorsports Gigawave Motorsports Darren Turner Michael Krumm Nissan GT-R GT1 61 Nissan 5.6 L V8 19DNF GT1 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Renaud Kuppens Bas Leinders Ford GT1 35 Ford 5.0 L V8 20DNF GT2 55 CRS Racing Antonio García Tim Mullen Ferrari F430 GT2 34 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 21DNF GT2 78 BMS Scuderia Italia Luigi Lucchini Stéphane Lémeret Ferrari F430 GT2 17 Ferrari 4.0 L V8
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