# 2010 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round

The 2010 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round was an auto racing event held at the Paul Ricard HTTT, Le Castellet, France on 2–4 June. The Paul Ricard event was the fourth round of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season. The 5.81 km (3.61 mi) circuit had previously been utilized by the FIA as a test circuit for all manufacturers as part of FIA GT1's balance of performance, and was also used by the FIA GT Championship in 2009. Support series for the event include the FIA GT3 European Championship, the GT4 European Cup, and the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo.

## Background

Success Ballast :
| Entry | Ballast |
| No. 5 Matech Competition | 40 kg (88 lb) |
| No. 7 Young Driver AMR | 30 kg (66 lb) |
| No. 13 Phoenix Racing / Carsport | 20 kg (44 lb) |
| No. 23 Sumo Power GT | 20 kg (44 lb) |
After three rounds of the championship, Romain Grosjean and Thomas Mutsch of Matech once again lead the Drivers Championship for the first time since their victory in Abu Dhabi to start the season. Grosjean and Mutsch lead the Vitaphone pair of Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini by twelve points. In the Teams Championship however it is Vitaphone who are on top but are carrying only a four-point margin over Matech. Also, following a fire at Silverstone, Phoenix is once again down to a single Corvette, reducing the series grid to 23. Defending GT1 class race winner Enrique Bernoldi, who won the 2009 FIA GT event in a Corvette, is also part of the 2010 field with Vitaphone Maserati.
Following the previous round in Brno, performance balancing modifications were published by the FIA which affected four manufacturers. The affected four, Corvette, Maserati, Ford, and Aston Martin, all had weight added to their minimum requirement in order to retard their performance potential, with Maserati having the most dramatic change with 55 kg (121 lb) added to their minimum. Further, the Fords also had their air restrictors reduced in size in order to decrease engine power. In addition to performance balancing weight additions, four teams had success ballast further added following their performances at the Brno round. Brno Championship Racing winners Romain Grosjean and Thomas Mutsch in the No. 5 Matech Ford will carry 40 kg (88 lb) of ballast for the second time this season, while the No. 7 Young Driver Aston Martin, No. 13 Phoenix Corvette, and No. 23 Sumo Power Nissan are also carrying with ballast.

## Qualifying

Vitaphone Maserati drivers Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini earned their second consecutive pole position in FIA GT1 by setting a lap time over half a second faster than any other competitor in the third qualifying session. Peter Kox and Christopher Haase gave Lamborghini their first front row start in FIA GT1 by taking second.

### 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 | 1 | Andrea Bertolini | Vitaphone Racing Team | 2:04.189 | 2:04.469 | 2:03.511 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Bartels | Vitaphone Racing Team | 2:04.189 | 2:04.469 | 2:03.511 | 1 |
| 2 | 24 | Peter Kox | Reiter | 2:04.729 | 2:05.098 | 2:04.028 | 2 |
| 2 | 24 | Christopher Haase | Reiter | 2:04.729 | 2:05.098 | 2:04.028 | 2 |
| 3 | 23 | Michael Krumm | Sumo Power GT | 2:03.785 | 2:04.659 | 2:04.392 | 3 |
| 3 | 23 | Peter Dumbreck | Sumo Power GT | 2:03.785 | 2:04.659 | 2:04.392 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | Mike Hezemans | Mad-Croc Racing | 2:04.716 | 2:04.139 | 2:04.438 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Xavier Maassen | Mad-Croc Racing | 2:04.716 | 2:04.139 | 2:04.438 | 4 |
| 5 | 22 | Warren Hughes | Sumo Power GT | 2:04.541 | 2:05.035 | 2:04.701 | 5 |
| 5 | 22 | Jamie Campbell-Walter | Sumo Power GT | 2:04.541 | 2:05.035 | 2:04.701 | 5 |
| 6 | 37 | Christophe Bouchut | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 2:04.543 | 2:05.053 | 2:04.993 | 6 |
| 6 | 37 | Marc Basseng | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 2:04.543 | 2:05.053 | 2:04.993 | 6 |
| 7 | 38 | Dominik Schwager | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 2:05.097 | 2:05.065 | 2:05.058 | 7 |
| 7 | 38 | Nicky Pastorelli | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 2:05.097 | 2:05.065 | 2:05.058 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | Christoffer Nygaard | Young Driver AMR | 2:05.124 | 2:05.139 | No Time | 8 |
| 8 | 8 | Stefan Mücke | Young Driver AMR | 2:05.124 | 2:05.139 | No Time | 8 |
| 9 | 33 | Altfrid Heger | Triple H Team Hegersport | 2:05.139 | 2:05.202 | | 9 |
| 9 | 33 | Alexandros Margaritis | Triple H Team Hegersport | 2:05.139 | 2:05.202 | | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | Enrique Bernoldi | Vitaphone Racing Team | 2:04.339 | 2:05.206 | | 10 |
| 10 | 2 | Miguel Ramos | Vitaphone Racing Team | 2:04.339 | 2:05.206 | | 10 |
| 11 | 13 | Andrea Piccini | Phoenix Racing / Carsport | 2:03.924 | 2:05.360 | | 11 |
| 11 | 13 | Marc Hennerici | Phoenix Racing / Carsport | 2:03.924 | 2:05.360 | | 11 |
| 12 | 34 | Matteo Bobbi | Triple H Team Hegersport | 2:04.383 | 2:05.664 | | 12 |
| 12 | 34 | Bert Longin | Triple H Team Hegersport | 2:04.383 | 2:05.664 | | 12 |
| 13 | 25 | Ricardo Zonta | Reiter | 2:04.187 | 2:06.058 | | 13 |
| 13 | 25 | Rafael Daniel | Reiter | 2:04.187 | 2:06.058 | | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | Olivier Panis | Matech Competition | 2:04.624 | 2:06.110 | | 14 |
| 14 | 6 | Natacha Gachnang | Matech Competition | 2:04.624 | 2:06.110 | | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | Romain Grosjean | Matech Competition | 2:05.102 | 2:06.414 | | 15 |
| 15 | 5 | Thomas Mutsch | Matech Competition | 2:05.102 | 2:06.414 | | 15 |
| 16 | 4 | Seiji Ara | Swiss Racing Team | 2:04.945 | 2:07.320 | | 16 |
| 16 | 4 | Max Nilsson | Swiss Racing Team | 2:04.945 | 2:07.320 | | 16 |
| 17 | 7 | Darren Turner | Young Driver AMR | 2:05.189 | | | 17 |
| 17 | 7 | Tomáš Enge | Young Driver AMR | 2:05.189 | | | 17 |
| 18 | 40 | Bas Leinders | Marc VDS Racing Team | 2:05.262 | | | 18 |
| 18 | 40 | Maxime Martin | Marc VDS Racing Team | 2:05.262 | | | 18 |
| 19 | 9 | Frédéric Makowiecki | Hexis AMR | 2:05.330 | | | 19 |
| 19 | 9 | Thomas Accary | Hexis AMR | 2:05.330 | | | 19 |
| 20 | 12 | Oliver Gavin | Mad-Croc Racing | 2:05.334 | | | 20 |
| 20 | 12 | Pertti Kuismanen | Mad-Croc Racing | 2:05.334 | | | 20 |
| 21 | 3 | Karl Wendlinger | Swiss Racing Team | 2:05.387 | | | 21 |
| 21 | 3 | Henri Moser | Swiss Racing Team | 2:05.387 | | | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | Jonathan Hirschi | Hexis AMR | 2:05.637 | | | 22 |
| 22 | 10 | Clivio Piccione | Hexis AMR | 2:05.637 | | | 22 |
| 23 | 41 | Renaud Kuppens | Marc VDS Racing Team | 2:05.703 | | | 23 |
| 23 | 41 | Markus Palttala | Marc VDS Racing Team | 2:05.703 | | | 23 |

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

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 1 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini | Maserati | 27 | |
| 2 | 24 | Reiter | Peter Kox Christopher Haase | Lamborghini | 27 | −5.569 |
| 3 | 22 | Sumo Power GT | Warren Hughes Jamie Campbell-Walter | Nissan | 27 | −7.798 |
| 4 | 11 | Mad-Croc Racing | Xavier Maassen Mike Hezemans | Corvette | 27 | −10.639 |
| 5 | 2 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Miguel Ramos Enrique Bernoldi | Maserati | 27 | −12.821 |
| 6 | 13 | Phoenix Racing / Carsport | Marc Hennerici Andrea Piccini | Corvette | 27 | −16.527 |
| 7 | 5 | Matech Competition | Thomas Mutsch Romain Grosjean | Ford | 27 | −31.121 |
| 8 | 33 | Triple H Team Hegersport | Altfrid Heger Alexandros Margaritis | Maserati | 27 | −35.443 |
| 9 | 23 | Sumo Power GT | Peter Dumbreck Michael Krumm | Nissan | 27 | −37.236 |
| 10 | 7 | Young Driver AMR | Tomáš Enge Darren Turner | Aston Martin | 27 | −45.843 |
| 11 | 9 | Hexis AMR | Frédéric Makowiecki Thomas Accary | Aston Martin | 27 | −46.941 |
| 12 | 4 | Swiss Racing Team | Max Nilsson Seiji Ara | Nissan | 27 | −50.362 |
| 13 | 25 | Reiter | Ricardo Zonta Rafael Daniel | Lamborghini | 27 | −59.155 |
| 14 | 34 | Triple H Team Hegersport | Bert Longin Matteo Bobbi | Maserati | 27 | −1:03.030 |
| 15 | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Nicky Pastorelli Dominik Schwager | Lamborghini | 27 | −1:12.297 |
| 16 | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Christophe Bouchut | Lamborghini | 27 | −1:13.153 |
| 17 | 10 | Hexis AMR | Clivio Piccione Jonathan Hirschi | Aston Martin | 27 | −1:20.561 |
| 18 | 6 | Matech Competition | Natacha Gachnang Olivier Panis | Ford | 27 | −1:43.947 |
| 19 | 12 | Mad-Croc Racing | Pertti Kuismanen Oliver Gavin | Corvette | 27 | −1:52.246 |
| 20 | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Maxime Martin | Ford | 27 | −2:18.943 |
| 21 | 3 | Swiss Racing Team | Karl Wendlinger Henri Moser | Nissan | 26 | −1 Lap |
| 22 | 41 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Renaud Kuppens Markus Palttala | Ford | 26 | −1 Lap |
| 23 DNF | 8 | Young Driver AMR | Stefan Mücke Christoffer Nygaard | Aston Martin | 5 | Retired |

### Championship Race
#### Race result

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 1 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini | Maserati | 28 | |
| 2 | 23 | Sumo Power GT | Peter Dumbreck Michael Krumm | Nissan | 28 | −7.057 |
| 3 | 33 | Triple H Team Hegersport | Altfrid Heger Alexandros Margaritis | Maserati | 28 | −24.633 |
| 4 | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Maxime Martin | Ford | 28 | −26.209 |
| 5 | 13 | Phoenix Racing / Carsport | Marc Hennerici Andrea Piccini | Corvette | 28 | −29.670 |
| 6 | 11 | Mad-Croc Racing | Xavier Maassen Mike Hezemans | Corvette | 28 | −35.824 |
| 7 | 5 | Matech Competition | Thomas Mutsch Romain Grosjean | Ford | 28 | −46.178 |
| 8 | 22 | Sumo Power GT | Warren Hughes Jamie Campbell-Walter | Nissan | 28 | −54.364 |
| 9 | 9 | Hexis AMR | Frédéric Makowiecki Thomas Accary | Aston Martin | 28 | −56.699 |
| 10 | 25 | Reiter | Ricardo Zonta Rafael Daniel | Lamborghini | 28 | −57.226 |
| 11 | 34 | Triple H Team Hegersport | Bert Longin Matteo Bobbi | Maserati | 28 | −1:04.943 |
| 12 | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Nicky Pastorelli Dominik Schwager | Lamborghini | 28 | −1:05.405 |
| 13 | 10 | Hexis AMR | Clivio Piccione Jonathan Hirschi | Aston Martin | 28 | −1:11.342 |
| 14 | 41 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Renaud Kuppens Markus Palttala | Ford | 28 | −1:14.776 |
| 15 | 3 | Swiss Racing Team | Karl Wendlinger Henri Moser | Nissan | 28 | −1:17.780 |
| 16 | 7 | Young Driver AMR | Tomáš Enge Darren Turner | Aston Martin | 28 | −1:23.897 |
| 17 | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Christophe Bouchut | Lamborghini | 28 | −1:26.100 |
| 18 | 24 | Reiter | Peter Kox Christopher Haase | Lamborghini | 28 | −1:47.230 |
| 19 | 12 | Mad-Croc Racing | Pertti Kuismanen Oliver Gavin | Corvette | 28 | −1:47.240 |
| 20 | 8 | Young Driver AMR | Stefan Mücke Christoffer Nygaard | Aston Martin | 28 | −1:53.704 |
| 21 DNF | 6 | Matech Competition | Natacha Gachnang Olivier Panis | Ford | 17 | Retired |
| 22 DNF | 2 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Miguel Ramos Enrique Bernoldi | Maserati | 10 | Retired |
| 23 DNF | 4 | Swiss Racing Team | Max Nilsson Seiji Ara | Nissan | 9 | Retired |