# 2011 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round

The 2011 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round is an auto racing event held at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France on 15–17 July, and was the seventh round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's second race held at the 5.842 km (3.630 mi) Paul Ricard. The event was supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship, Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo and British Formula 3 Championship.

## Background

Success Ballast :
| Entry | Ballast |
| No. 37 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 35 kg (77 lb) |
| No. 38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 30 kg (66 lb) |
| No. 23 JR Motorsports | 20 kg (44 lb) |
| No. 21 Sumo Power GT | 10 kg (22 lb) |
| No. 41 Marc VDS Racing Team | 5 kg (11 lb) |
The team of Marc VDS Racing Team who run four Ford GT's were doubtful to run in this round as engine supply issues could have forced them to miss the Paul Ricard round, meaning there could have been just twelve cars competing. After a collision between the two Swiss Racing Team Lamborghini's at the Sachsenring round, the team were scheduled to return at this event with one car but then decided to withdraw it from the third event in a row. Andreas Zuber is back behind the wheel of the No. 11 Exim Bank Corvette alongside regular Mike Hezemans. Frédéric Makowiecki also returns for Marc VDS Racing Team competing with Maxime Martin in car No. 41 replacing Bertrand Baguette.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying result

For qualifying, Driver 1 participates in the first and third sessions while Driver 2 participates in only the second session. The fastest lap for each session is indicated with bold.
| Pos | No. | Driver 1 | Team | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver 2 | Team | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Grid |
| 1 | 22 | Peter Dumbreck | JR Motorsports | 2:04.097 | 2:03.583 | 2:03.419 | 1 |
| 1 | 22 | Richard Westbrook | JR Motorsports | 2:04.097 | 2:03.583 | 2:03.419 | 1 |
| 2 | 23 | Michael Krumm | JR Motorsports | 2:03.386 | 2:04.070 | 2:03.498 | 2 |
| 2 | 23 | Lucas Luhr | JR Motorsports | 2:03.386 | 2:04.070 | 2:03.498 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Tomáš Enge | Young Driver AMR | 2:04.397 | 2:03.752 | 2:03.772 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | Alex Müller | Young Driver AMR | 2:04.397 | 2:03.752 | 2:03.772 | 3 |
| 4 | 21 | David Brabham | Sumo Power GT | 2:05.015 | 2:04.054 | 2:03.800 | 4 |
| 4 | 21 | Jamie Campbell-Walter | Sumo Power GT | 2:05.015 | 2:04.054 | 2:03.800 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | Darren Turner | Young Driver AMR | 2:04.002 | 2:03.435 | 2:03.840 | 5 |
| 5 | 8 | Stefan Mücke | Young Driver AMR | 2:04.002 | 2:03.435 | 2:03.840 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Christian Hohenadel | Hexis AMR | 2:04.566 | 2:04.044 | 2:03.963 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | Andrea Piccini | Hexis AMR | 2:04.566 | 2:04.044 | 2:03.963 | 16 |
| 7 | 11 | Mike Hezemans | Exim Bank Team China | 2:03.973 | 2:03.493 | 2:04.137 | 6 |
| 7 | 11 | Andreas Zuber | Exim Bank Team China | 2:03.973 | 2:03.493 | 2:04.137 | 6 |
| 8 | 37 | Dominik Schwager | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 2:04.792 | 2:04.072 | 2:04.298 | 7 |
| 8 | 37 | Nicky Pastorelli | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 2:04.792 | 2:04.072 | 2:04.298 | 7 |
| 9 | 41 | Maxime Martin | Marc VDS Racing Team | 2:04.584 | 2:04.080 | | 8 |
| 9 | 41 | Frédéric Makowiecki | Marc VDS Racing Team | 2:04.584 | 2:04.080 | | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | Clivio Piccione | Hexis AMR | 2:04.503 | 2:04.204 | | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | Stef Dusseldorp | Hexis AMR | 2:04.503 | 2:04.204 | | 9 |
| 11 | 47 | Michaël Rossi | DKR Engineering | 2:04.630 | 2:04.293 | | 10 |
| 11 | 47 | Dimitri Enjalbert | DKR Engineering | 2:04.630 | 2:04.293 | | 10 |
| 12 | 20 | Enrique Bernoldi | Sumo Power GT | 2:04.531 | 2:04.494 | | 11 |
| 12 | 20 | Nick Catsburg | Sumo Power GT | 2:04.531 | 2:04.494 | | 11 |
| 13 | 40 | Bas Leinders | Marc VDS Racing Team | 2:05.024 | 2:04.766 | | 12 |
| 13 | 40 | Marc Hennerici | Marc VDS Racing Team | 2:05.024 | 2:04.766 | | 12 |
| 14 | 38 | Marc Basseng | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 2:06.579 | 2:05.060 | | 13 |
| 14 | 38 | Markus Winkelhock | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 2:06.579 | 2:05.060 | | 13 |
| 15 | 9 | Vanina Ickx | Belgian Racing | 2:07.219 | | | 14 |
| 15 | 9 | Christoffer Nygaard | Belgian Racing | 2:07.219 | | | 14 |
| 16 | 10 | Antoine Leclerc | Belgian Racing | No Time | | | 15 |
| 16 | 10 | Yann Clairay | Belgian Racing | No Time | | | 15 |

## Races
### Qualifying Race
#### Race result

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 23 | JR Motorsports | Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr | Nissan | 27 | |
| 2 | 7 | Young Driver AMR | Tomáš Enge Alex Müller | Aston Martin | 27 | −8.350 |
| 3 | 8 | Young Driver AMR | Darren Turner Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin | 27 | −9.406 |
| 4 | 22 | JR Motorsports | Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook | Nissan | 27 | −10.375 |
| 5 | 41 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Maxime Martin Frédéric Makowiecki | Ford | 27 | −17.171 |
| 6 | 4 | Hexis AMR | Christian Hohenadel Andrea Piccini | Aston Martin | 27 | −21.142 |
| 7 | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock | Lamborghini | 27 | −23.547 |
| 8 | 47 | DKR Engineering | Michaël Rossi Dimitri Enjalbert | Corvette | 27 | −25.986 |
| 9 | 20 | Sumo Power GT | Enrique Bernoldi Nick Catsburg | Nissan | 27 | −37.111 |
| 10 | 21 | Sumo Power GT | David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter | Nissan | 27 | −58.282 |
| 11 DNF | 11 | Exim Bank Team China | Mike Hezemans Andreas Zuber | Corvette | 17 | Retired |
| 12 DNF | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Dominik Schwager Nicky Pastorelli | Lamborghini | 15 | Engine |
| 13 DNF | 10 | Belgian Racing | Antoine Leclerc Yann Clairay | Ford | 15 | Retired |
| 14 DNF | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici | Ford | 4 | Damage |
| 15 DNF | 9 | Belgian Racing | Vanina Ickx Christoffer Nygaard | Ford | 3 | Retired |
| 16 DNF | 3 | Hexis AMR | Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp | Aston Martin | 2 | Collision |

### Championship Race
#### Race result

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 23 | JR Motorsports | Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr | Nissan | 29 | |
| 2 | 8 | Young Driver AMR | Darren Turner Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin | 29 | −0.843 |
| 3 | 7 | Young Driver AMR | Tomáš Enge Alex Müller | Aston Martin | 29 | −11.602 |
| 4 | 21 | Sumo Power GT | David Brabham Jamie Campbell-Walter | Nissan | 29 | −12.232 |
| 5 | 4 | Hexis AMR | Christian Hohenadel Andrea Piccini | Aston Martin | 29 | −13.832 |
| 6 | 41 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Maxime Martin Frédéric Makowiecki | Ford | 29 | −14.730 |
| 7 | 20 | Sumo Power GT | Enrique Bernoldi Nick Catsburg | Nissan | 29 | −27.576 |
| 8 | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock | Lamborghini | 29 | −28.140 |
| 9 | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Dominik Schwager Nicky Pastorelli | Lamborghini | 29 | −34.725 |
| 10 | 47 | DKR Engineering | Michaël Rossi Dimitri Enjalbert | Corvette | 29 | −37.893 |
| 11 | 3 | Hexis AMR | Clivio Piccione Stef Dusseldorp | Aston Martin | 29 | −39.835 |
| 12 | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Marc Hennerici | Ford | 29 | −40.429 |
| 13 | 9 | Belgian Racing | Vanina Ickx Christoffer Nygaard | Ford | 28 | −1 lap |
| 14 DNF | 22 | JR Motorsports | Peter Dumbreck Richard Westbrook | Nissan | 26 | Retired |
| 15 DNF | 10 | Belgian Racing | Antoine Leclerc Yann Clairay | Ford | 16 | Steering |
| 16 DNF | 11 | Exim Bank Team China | Mike Hezemans Andreas Zuber | Corvette | 0 | Steering |