European GT4 Cup Spa 2009 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Total 24 Hours of Spa		Date: 25.7.2009
Track: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), 7.004 kms	Organiser: unknown
European GT4 Cup Spa
GT4 European Cup (round 4) Tango Dutch GT4 Championship (round 4)

Weather:	sunny, dry & cloudy, dry
Start time:	24/7 15:09 and 25/7 8:57
Grid:	2-2-2
Distance:	2 x 40 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	37
Practiced:	37
Qualified:	37
Started:	35
Finished:	26
Classified:	26

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
FIA GT4	33	31	24
FIA GT4 Supersports	4	4	2

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race 1 Results Grid Race 1 Race 2 Results Grid Race 2 Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Race notes:
Dutch GT4 cars were gridded first, European Cup cars started delayed but were classified together with the Dutch cars...

Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 40 minutes on 23/7
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 30 minutes on 24/7

Winners:
Race 1:	219	BMW M3 GT4	Bleekemolen / Buijs
Race 2:	220	Chevrolet Corvette C6	Danny Van Dongen
FIA GT4 Supersports race 1:	103	Donkervoort D8GT	Denis Donkervoort
FIA GT4 Supersports race 2:	103	Donkervoort D8GT	Denis Donkervoort
Fastest Laps:
Race 1:	220	Chevrolet Corvette C6	Danny Van Dongen	2:38.564	159.010 km/h	lap 9
Race 2:	264	Chevrolet Corvette C6	Van der Kolk / Euser	2:35.937	161.690 km/h	lap 4
FIA GT4 Supersports race 1:	103	Donkervoort D8GT	Denis Donkervoort	2:42.451	155.210 km/h	lap 5
FIA GT4 Supersports race 2:	103	Donkervoort D8GT	Denis Donkervoort	2:43.287	154.410 km/h	lap 5
Pole Positions:
Race 1:	226	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4	Junior Strous	2:36.191
Race 2:	226	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4	Junior Strous	2:36.191
FIA GT4 Supersports race 1:	103	Donkervoort D8GT	Denis Donkervoort	2:43.761
FIA GT4 Supersports race 2:	103	Donkervoort D8GT	Denis Donkervoort	2:43.761
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Aston Martin (7), BMW (5), Chevrolet (4), Porsche (4), Ginetta (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (7), Aston Martin (7), BMW (5), Chevrolet (4), Porsche (4), Audi (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Aston Martin V8 Vantage (7), BMW M3 E92 (5), Chevrolet Corvette C6 (4), Porsche 997 GT4 (4), Ginetta G50 (4)
Driver nationalities:	NL (29), GB (6), I (4), B (3), D (2), F (2)
Team nationalities:	NL (20), GB (4), I (3), B (2)
Engine positions:	front-engined (81%), rear-engined (12%), mid-engined (7%)
Average engine size:	4115 cc (with regard to 11% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4296 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Gianni Giudici (63), Jan Lammers (53), Cor Euser (52)
Youngest known drivers:	Rory Bertram (26), Danny Van Dongen (26), Mikko Heino (28)

Official Race Programme:

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