Blancpain GT World Challenge America COTA 2019

Event: Blancpain GT World Challenge America COTA		Date: 3.3.2019
Track: Circuit of the Americas (United States), 5.515 kms	Organiser: unknown
Blancpain GT World Challenge America COTA
GT World Challenge America (round 1)

Weather:	cloudy, dry
Start time:	2/3 15:50 and 3/3 14:14
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	2 x 90 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	23
Practiced:	23
Qualified:	23
Started:	23
Finished:	17
Classified:	21

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
FIA GT3 - Pro	6	6	5
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am	11	11	10
FIA GT3 - Am	6	6	6

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race 1 Results Grid Race 1 Race 2 Results Grid Race 2 Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
officlal test held in 3 sessions for a total of 90 minutes on 28/2
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 150 minutes on 1/3
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 30 minutes on 2/3

Winners:
Race 1:	3	Bentley Continental GT3	Baptista / Soulet
Race 2:	61	Ferrari 488 GT3	Molina / Vilander
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am race 1:	31	Ferrari 488 GT3	Lu / Segal
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am race 2:	80	Acura NSX	Barkey / Marcelli
FIA GT3 - Am race 1:	7	Ferrari 488 GT3	Bacarella / Fuentes
FIA GT3 - Am race 2:	7	Ferrari 488 GT3	Bacarella / Fuentes
Fastest Laps:
Race 1:	3	Bentley Continental GT3	Baptista / Soulet	2:06.037	157.530 km/h	lap 7
Race 2:	61	Ferrari 488 GT3	Molina / Vilander	2:06.488	156.960 km/h	lap 3
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am race 1:	80	Acura NSX	Barkey / Marcelli	2:06.826	156.550 km/h	lap 20
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am race 2:	6	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Aghakhani / Antinucci	2:06.784	156.600 km/h	lap 3
FIA GT3 - Am race 1:	7	Ferrari 488 GT3	Bacarella / Fuentes	2:08.217	154.850 km/h	lap 19
FIA GT3 - Am race 2:	7	Ferrari 488 GT3	Bacarella / Fuentes	2:07.939	155.180 km/h	lap 4
Pole Positions:
Race 1:	9	Bentley Continental GT3	Soucek / Parente	2:08.803
Race 2:	80	Acura NSX	Barkey / Marcelli	2:07.206
FIA GT3 - Pro race 2:	61	Ferrari 488 GT3	Molina / Vilander	2:07.691
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am race 1:	71	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Perez / Buhk	2:07.351
FIA GT3 - Am race 1:	991	Porsche 991 GT3 R	Metni / Toussaint	2:18.220
FIA GT3 - Am race 2:	7	Ferrari 488 GT3	Bacarella / Fuentes	2:07.957
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (7), Porsche (7), Mercedes-AMG (4), Bentley (2), Acura (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (7), Porsche (7), Mercedes-Benz (4), Bentley (2), Acura (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 488 (7), Porsche 991 GT3 R (7), Mercedes-AMG GT3 (4)
Driver nationalities:	USA (27), CDN (4), D (3), E (2), GB (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (39%), rear-engined (30%), front-engined (31%)
Average engine size:	4326 cc (with regard to 52% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5225 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Anthony Lazzaro (56), Wolf Henzler (44), Toni Vilander (39)
Youngest known drivers:	Maximilian Buhk (27), Colin Braun (31), Andy Soucek (34)

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