ROAD ATLANTA - GT


The No. 33 MSB Motorsports Ferrari 360 Modena was shared by Marino Franchitti, Ralf Kelleners and Kelvin Burt. Unfortunately, it was the first GT car to retire after completing only twenty-six laps. An alternator problem caused the Ferrari to stop on course and outside help to restart the car led to a disqualification.

Jorg Muller earned the class Driver’s title with his second place finish in GT. The team was more concerned about winning the war rather than the battle and took a conservative approach to ensure that they got good fuel mileage. He shared the driving duties with Dirk Muller.

Mike Fitzgerald, Johnny Mowlem and Christophe Boullion drove the No. 30 Petersen Motorsports Porsche GT3RS. The team started seventh in GT and finished sixth in class.

The last time the Callaway Corvette competed was at Le Mans where it captured the pole position. The car’s strength was its speed, which is invaluable at Le Mans. However, handling and braking are also important at Road Atlanta. Shane Lewis, Cort Wagner and Bob Mazzuoccola qualified eighth in GT but the car retired when it broke a rear stub axle.

The No. 6 PTG entered BMW M3 GTR of Hans Stuck, Boris Said and Bill Auberlen took the GT class victory finishing one lap ahead of the Schnitzer prepared BMW driven by Dirk and Jorg Muller. This was Auberlen’s first win in ALMS competition.

At Petit Le Mans, the No. 23 Sascha Maassen/Lucas Luhr Alex Job Racing Porsche GT3RS finished third in the GT class - they were the highest placed Porsche. The results gave Maassen a third place in the GT Drivers points championship and Luhr a fourth.

The BMW Motorsport team decided to split up their regular driver pairings for the ALMS season finale. Team regulars JJ Lehto and Fredrik Ekblom along with guest driver Karl Wendlinger competed in the No. 43 BMW M3 GTR. They were the fastest qualifiers in GT but finished fourth in class.


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