# 2012 FIA GT1 Zolder round

The 2012 FIA GT1 Zolder round is an auto racing event held at the Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium on 20–22 April 2012, and is the second round of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It is the second time the FIA GT1 World Championship has visited Zolder, with defending race winners Markus Winkelhock and Marc Basseng returning for 2012 with All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport. The event is supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship, the 2012 Supercar Challenge, and the Belgian Historic Cup.

## 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 | 9 | Matt Halliday | Exim Bank Team China | 1:42.283 | 1:41.238 | 1:33.568 | 4 |
| 1 | 9 | Mike Parisy | Exim Bank Team China | 1:42.283 | 1:41.238 | 1:33.568 | 4 |
| 2 | 33 | Frank Stippler | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 1:42.590 | 1:41.125 | 1:33.704 | 1 |
| 2 | 33 | Oliver Jarvis | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 1:42.590 | 1:41.125 | 1:33.704 | 1 |
| 3 | 25 | Darryl O'Young | Reiter Engineering | 1:43.250 | 1:41.400 | 1:33.936 | 2 |
| 3 | 25 | Peter Kox | Reiter Engineering | 1:43.250 | 1:41.400 | 1:33.936 | 2 |
| 4 | 37 | Thomas Jäger | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:41.532 | 1:40.534 | 1:34.004 | 3 |
| 4 | 37 | Nicky Pastorelli | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:41.532 | 1:40.534 | 1:34.004 | 3 |
| 5 | 32 | Laurens Vanthoor | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 1:42.602 | 1:40.880 | 1:34.034 | 5 |
| 5 | 32 | Stéphane Ortelli | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 1:42.602 | 1:40.880 | 1:34.034 | 5 |
| 6 | 18 | Michael Bartels | Vita4One Racing Team | 1:43.488 | 1:39.978 | 1:34.145 | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Yelmer Buurman | Vita4One Racing Team | 1:43.488 | 1:39.978 | 1:34.145 | 6 |
| 7 | 38 | Markus Winkelhock | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:41.886 | 1:40.367 | 1:34.384 | 7 |
| 7 | 38 | Marc Basseng | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:41.886 | 1:40.367 | 1:34.384 | 7 |
| 8 | 24 | Albert von Thurn und Taxis | Reiter Engineering | 1:42.190 | 1:40.248 | 1:39.132 | 8 |
| 8 | 24 | Tomáš Enge | Reiter Engineering | 1:42.190 | 1:40.248 | 1:39.132 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | Toni Vilander | AF Corse | 1:42.452 | 1:41.489 | | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | Filip Salaquarda | AF Corse | 1:42.452 | 1:41.489 | | 9 |
| 10 | 1 | Frédéric Makowiecki | Hexis Racing | 1:43.104 | 1:41.623 | | 10 |
| 10 | 1 | Stef Dusseldorp | Hexis Racing | 1:43.104 | 1:41.623 | | 10 |
| 11 | 17 | Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof | Vita4One Racing Team | 1:42.911 | 1:41.796 | | 11 |
| 11 | 17 | Mathias Lauda | Vita4One Racing Team | 1:42.911 | 1:41.796 | | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | Enzo Ide | AF Corse | 1:42.071 | 1:42.017 | | 12 |
| 12 | 4 | Francesco Castellacci | AF Corse | 1:42.071 | 1:42.017 | | 12 |
| 13 | 7 | Maxime Martin | Valmon Racing Team Russia | 1:44.579 | 1:43.449 | | 13 |
| 13 | 7 | Alexey Vasilyev | Valmon Racing Team Russia | 1:44.579 | 1:43.449 | | 13 |
| 14 | 8 | Benjamin Lariche | Exim Bank Team China | 1:43.731 | 1:48.196 | | 14 |
| 14 | 8 | Ren Wei | Exim Bank Team China | 1:43.731 | 1:48.196 | | 14 |
| 15 | 10 | Miloš Pavlović | Sunred | 1:46.490 | | | 15 |
| 15 | 10 | Matteo Cressoni | Sunred | 1:46.490 | | | 15 |
| 16 | 2 | Grégoire Demoustier | Hexis Racing | 1:53.099 | | | 16 |
| 16 | 2 | Álvaro Parente | Hexis Racing | 1:53.099 | | | 16 |
| 17 | 6 | Andreas Zuber | Valmon Racing Team Russia | No Time | | | 17 |
| 17 | 6 | Sergey Afanasyev | Valmon Racing Team Russia | No Time | | | 17 |
Notes:
* ^1 — The No. 9 Team China Porsche was demoted three grid spots for a crossing the pit exit blend line during Qualifying 3.

## Races
### Qualifying Race

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 18 | Vita4One Racing Team | Michael Bartels Yelmer Buurman | BMW | 36 | |
| 2 | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Nicky Pastorelli Thomas Jäger | Mercedes-Benz | 36 | -0.567 |
| 3 | 9 | Exim Bank Team China | Mike Parisy Matt Halliday | Porsche | 36 | -20.578 |
| 4 | 1 | Hexis Racing | Frédéric Makowiecki Stef Dusseldorp | McLaren | 36 | -21.119 |
| 5 | 17 | Vita4One Racing Team | Mathias Lauda Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof | BMW | 36 | -21.462 |
| 6 | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock | Mercedes-Benz | 36 | -25.785 |
| 7 | 4 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Enzo Ide | Ferrari | 36 | -41.336 |
| 8 | 25 | Reiter Engineering | Peter Kox Darryl O'Young | Lamborghini | 36 | -49.829 |
| 9 | 7 | Valmon Racing Team Russia | Alexey Vasilyev Maxime Martin | Aston Martin | 36 | -1:03.752 |
| 10 | 2 | Hexis Racing | Álvaro Parente Grégoire Demoustier | McLaren | 36 | -1:09.961 |
| 11 | 33 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Frank Stippler Oliver Jarvis | Audi | 36 | -1:10.255 |
| 12 | 32 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Laurens Vanthoor Stéphane Ortelli | Audi | 36 | -1:39.328 |
| 13 | 3 | AF Corse | Filip Salaquarda Toni Vilander | Ferrari | 35 | -1 Lap |
| 14 DNF | 6 | Valmon Racing Team Russia | Sergey Afanasyev Andreas Zuber | Aston Martin | 18 | Retired |
| 15 DNF | 24 | Reiter Engineering | Albert von Thurn und Taxis Tomáš Enge | Lamborghini | 9 | Gearbox |
| 16 DNF | 8 | Exim Bank Team China | Ren Wei Benjamin Lariche | Porsche | 7 | Damage |
| DNS | 10 | Sunred | Miloš Pavlović Matteo Cressoni | Ford | – | Did Not Start |

### Championship Race

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 9 | Exim Bank Team China | Mike Parisy Matt Halliday | Porsche | 36 | |
| 2 | 18 | BMW Team Vita4One | Michael Bartels Yelmer Buurman | BMW | 36 | -1.030 |
| 3 | 3 | AF Corse | Filip Salaquarda Toni Vilander | Ferrari | 36 | -17.256 |
| 4 | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Nicky Pastorelli Thomas Jäger | Mercedes-Benz | 36 | -29.070 |
| 5 | 1 | Hexis Racing | Frédéric Makowiecki Stef Dusseldorp | McLaren | 36 | -29.580 |
| 6 | 32 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Laurens Vanthoor Stéphane Ortelli | Audi | 36 | -29.900 |
| 7 | 2 | Hexis Racing | Álvaro Parente Grégoire Demoustier | McLaren | 36 | -32.167 |
| 8 | 24 | Reiter Engineering | Albert von Thurn und Taxis Tomáš Enge | Lamborghini | 36 | -37.156 |
| 9 | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock | Mercedes-Benz | 36 | -38.456 |
| 10 | 33 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Frank Stippler Oliver Jarvis | Audi | 36 | -38.885 |
| 11 | 4 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Enzo Ide | Ferrari | 36 | -47.053 |
| 12 | 7 | Valmon Racing Team Russia | Alexey Vasilyev Maxime Martin | Aston Martin | 36 | -1:25.273 |
| 13 | 25 | Reiter Engineering | Peter Kox Darryl O'Young | Lamborghini | 35 | -1 Lap |
| 14 | 17 | BMW Team Vita4One | Mathias Lauda Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof | BMW | 35 | -1 Lap |
| 15 | 6 | Valmon Racing Team Russia | Sergey Afanasyev Andreas Zuber | Aston Martin | 35 | -1 Lap |
| 16 | 10 | Sunred | Miloš Pavlović Matteo Cressoni | Ford | 34 | -2 Laps |
| 17 | 8 | Exim Bank Team China | Ren Wei Benjamin Lariche | Porsche | 32 | -4 Laps |