GT1: Hexis AMR snatches the Teams title

The season finale played in San Luis will have its share of surprises in store. The duel for the Teams title was to be played between JRM and the Young Driver AMR, but it was the French team Hexis AMR which was ultimately crowned.

Published on 06/11/2011 à 19:24

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The start of the FIA GT1 final will have been a turning point for the fight in the Teams Championship. Lucas Luhr, crowned world champion yesterday with Michael Krumm, was caught in a pile-up forcing the safety car to intervene for almost half an hour. The JRM only had the #22 Nissan GT-R left to compete for the Teams title against the?Aston Martin DB9 n°7 by Alex Müller and Tomas Enge.

The JRM saw the Teams title fast approaching when Alex Müller received a drive-through for overtaking a competitor during the safety car's intervention. But hope changed sides when Richard Westbrook was sanctioned for the same reasons. Meanwhile, Clivio Piccione and Stef Dusseldorp carried the No. 9 DB3 of Hexis AMR in 3rd position to the finish behind the No. 11 Corvette of Francesco Pastorelli-Yelmer Buurman (Exim Bank Team China) and the Lamborghini n °47 from Lauck-Haase (DKR). The sister car driven by Christian Hohenadel and Andrea Piccini finished in 5th position behind the #20 Nissan of Bernoldi-Catsburg (Sumo Power), thus securing Hexis AMR an unexpected title.

Discover the report of the FIA GT1 in San Luis produced by our special correspondent in the next issue of AUTOhebdo, on sale from Wednesday.