Blancpain Endurance Series Magny-Cours 2011

Event: Blancpain Endurance Series Magny-Cours		Date: 27.8.2011
Track: Magny-Cours (France), 4.411 kms	Organiser: unknown
Blancpain Endurance Series Magny-Cours
Blancpain Endurance Series (round 4)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	18:13
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	3 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	38
Practiced:	35
Qualified:	35
Started:	35
Finished:	24
Classified:	26

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
GT3 Pro Cup	13	13	9
GT3 Pro-Am Cup	11	11	7
GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	5	5	5
GT4 Cup	5	5	4
GT3 Cup	1	1	1

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
test session held on 26/8
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 150 minutes on 26-27/8
3 qualifying sessions held for a total of 45 minutes on 27/8

Winners:

Overall:	40	BMW Z4	Palttala / Leinders / Martin
GT3 Pro-Am Cup:	2	Ferrari 458 Italia	Hommerson / Machiels / van Splunteren
GT3 Gentlemen Trophy:	31	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	Guilvert / Cabanne / Michal
GT4 Cup:	63	Nissan 370Z	Buncombe / Tresson / Ward
GT3 Cup:	36	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Negroni / Cassera / Emiliani

Fastest Laps:

Overall:	40	BMW Z4	Palttala / Leinders / Martin	1:40.763
GT3 Pro-Am Cup	50	Ferrari 458 Italia	Gerber / Griffin	1:41.300
GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	22	Ferrari F430 Scuderia	Brandela / Comole	1:43.823
GT4 Cup	61	Lotus Evora GT4	Frey / Maritz / Barth	1:50.064
GT3 Cup	36	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Negroni / Cassera / Emiliani	1:49.977

Pole Positions:

Overall:	29	Ferrari 458 Italia	Bartels / Matzke / Salaquarda	1:39.219
GT3 Pro-Am Cup	50	Ferrari 458 Italia	Gerber / Griffin	1:39.846
GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	31	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	Guilvert / Cabanne / Michal	1:42.633
GT4 Cup	61	Lotus Evora GT4	Frey / Maritz / Barth	1:48.701
GT3 Cup	36	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Negroni / Cassera / Emiliani	1:49.669

Notes of interest:

Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (10), Porsche (7), Lamborghini (5), Lotus (3), BMW (2), Audi (2), Aston Martin (2), Nissan (2), McLaren (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (10), Porsche (7), Lamborghini (5), Cosworth (3), BMW (2), Audi (2), Aston Martin (2), Nissan (2), McLaren (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 458 Italia (8), Lamborghini Gallardo (5), Porsche 997 GT3 R (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (28), I (18), B (10), CH (9), GB (8), P (6), NL (4), D (3), CZ (2)
Team nationalities:	F (10), I (7), GB (6), B (5), D (4)
Engine positions:	middle-engined (64%), rear-engined (20%), front-engined (16%)
Average engine size:	4446 cc (with regard to 9% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4606 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Raffaele Sangiuolo (62), Frédéric da Rocha (58), Gianluca Roda (52)
Youngest known drivers:	Henri Moser (24), Pierre Kaffer (25), Julien Jousse (25)

Official Race Programme:

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