Biagi grabs pole in Zhuhai

Thomas Biagi claimed his first FIA GT pole position in the first round of 2007, setting a time of 1:31.339 in an extremely close qualifying session around the 4.318 km Zhuhai International Circuit. (pictured right, Biagi left and Dirk Muller)

The Italian driver, in his nr 2 Vitaphone Maserati MC 12, was just 5 thousandths of a second ahead of Mike Hezemans in the Carsport Holland Corvette C6, who was in turn 20 thousandths ahead of his former team-mate Anthony Kumpen in the nr 4 PK Carsport Corvette C5.

Reigning Champion Andrea Bertolini, in the Scuderia Playteam Sarafree Maserati MC 12 (pictured right), claimed a place on the second row of the starting grid with a time of 1:31.551.

Proving that this is a real Corvette circuit, Philipp Peter (pictured left) was fifth with the PSI car, ahead of leading Aston Martin DBR9, the nr 23 Aston Martin Racing BMS car of Fabio Babini.

Results

Pos Cl Drivers Make Time
1. GT1 Biagi/Bartels Maserati 1:31.339
2. GT1 Hezemans/Deletraz Corvette 1:31.344
3. GT1 Kumpen/Longin Corvette 1:31.364
4. GT1 Bertolini/Piccini Maserati 1:31.551
5. GT1 Peter/Hines Corvette 1:32.113
6. GT1 Babini/Davies Aston Martin 1:32.304
7. GT1 Wendlinger/Sharp Aston Martin 1:32.306
8. GT1 Pier Guidi/Giannoccaro Maserati 1:32.433
9. GT1 Montanari/Ramos Maserati 1:32.565
10. GT1 Bouchut/Mucke Lamborghini 1:32.848
11. GT1 Mondini/Monfardini Aston Martin 1:32.883
12. GT1 Lechner/Lichter-Hoyer Aston Martin 1:33.170
13. GT1 Kox/Menten Lamborghini 1:33.286
14. GT1 Cocker/Kane Aston Martin 1:33.398
15. GT2 Muller/Vilander Ferrari 1:35.113
16. GT2 Bruni/Ortelli Ferrari 1:35.214
17. GT2 Kirkaldy/Niarchos Ferrari 1:35.246
18. GT2 Collard/Malucelli Porsche 1:35.683
19. GT2 Mullen/Enge Ferrari 1:36.517
20. GT2 Zani/Busnelli Porsche 1:36.572
21. GT2 Edwards/Machitski Porsche 1:36.588
22. GT1 Macari/Aucott Maserati 1:36.709
23. GT2 Basseng/Ried Porsche 1:38.449