2011 International GT Open season
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The 2011 International GT Open season will be the sixth season of the International GT Open
. It began on 30 April at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
and will finish on 30 October, at Circuit de Catalunya
after eight double-header meetings.
International GT Open
The International GT Open is a grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It is a spin-off of the Spanish GT Championship, and uses a similar format, except its races are held internationally.-Format:...
. It began on 30 April at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, east of Bologna and east of the Ferrari factory in Maranello....
and will finish on 30 October, at Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit de Catalunya
The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit.-History:...
after eight double-header meetings.
Race calendar and results
- The series' provisional calendar was announced on 12 December 2010, with the NürburgringNürburgringThe Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about...
meeting later replaced by a meeting in PortimãoAutódromo Internacional do AlgarveThe Autódromo Internacional do Algarve commonly referred to as Portimao Circuit is a race circuit located in Portimão, Portugal. With a total cost of €195 million , the project includes a karting track, technology park, five-star hotel, sports complex and apartments.Construction was finished in...
in January 2011.
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1 | R1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, east of Bologna and east of the Ferrari factory in Maranello.... , Imola Imola thumb|250px|The Cathedral of Imola.Imola is a town and comune in the province of Bologna, located on the Santerno river, in the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy... |
30 April | No. 5 Vittoria Competizioni | No. 57 AutOrlando Sport |
Marco Frezza Juan Manuel López |
Fabio Babini Fabio Babini Fabio Babini is a race car driver, born in Faenza, Italy.He competed in the FIA GT Championship from 2000 until 2004 and in one race of the American Le Mans Series each year from 2001 to 2003.... Gianluca Roda |
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R2 | 1 May | No. 4 AutOrlando Sport | No. 51 Kessel Racing | ||
Álvaro Barba Álvaro Barba Álvaro Barba López is a Spanish racing driver and brother to fellow racer Marco Barba.-Formula Junior and Spanish Formula Three:... Andrea Ceccato |
Lorenzo Bontempelli Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Italian Formula Three Championship, the FIA GT Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship. He was champion in the 2005 Italian Formula 3000 season in the Light Class Championship and also raced in the 2006... |
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2 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is a motor racing circuit located in central France, near the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers, some 250 km from Paris... |
14 May | No. 8 Scuderia Villorba Corse | No. 51 Kessel Racing |
Andrea Montermini Andrea Montermini -Career:Montermini raced in Formula 3 in 1989, taking second place in the Monaco GP support race and 4th in the Italian F3 Championship. He then moved up to Formula 3000, racing for three season before finally taking second place in the 1992 season, winning three rounds while driving for the Il... Emanuele Moncini |
Lorenzo Bontempelli Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Italian Formula Three Championship, the FIA GT Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship. He was champion in the 2005 Italian Formula 3000 season in the Light Class Championship and also raced in the 2006... |
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R2 | 15 May | No. 5 Vittoria Competizioni | No. 57 AutOrlando Sport | ||
Marco Frezza Juan Manuel López |
Fabio Babini Fabio Babini Fabio Babini is a race car driver, born in Faenza, Italy.He competed in the FIA GT Championship from 2000 until 2004 and in one race of the American Le Mans Series each year from 2001 to 2003.... Gianluca Roda |
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3 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its... |
25 June | No. 8 Scuderia Villorba Corse | No. 51 Kessel Racing |
Andrea Montermini Andrea Montermini -Career:Montermini raced in Formula 3 in 1989, taking second place in the Monaco GP support race and 4th in the Italian F3 Championship. He then moved up to Formula 3000, racing for three season before finally taking second place in the 1992 season, winning three rounds while driving for the Il... Emanuele Moncini |
Lorenzo Bontempelli Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Italian Formula Three Championship, the FIA GT Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship. He was champion in the 2005 Italian Formula 3000 season in the Light Class Championship and also raced in the 2006... |
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R2 | 26 June | No. 5 Vittoria Competizioni | No. 54 Villois Racing | ||
Marco Frezza Juan Manuel López |
Massimiliano Wiser Gabriele Lancieri Gabriele Lancieri Gabriele Lancieri is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as Euro/Italian Formula 3000, International GT Open, International Formula 3000 and the FIA GT Championship.-External links:* *... |
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4 | R1 | Brands Hatch Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... |
23 July | No. 9 JMB Racing JMB Racing JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership... |
No. 68 AF Corse AF Corse AF Corse is an Italian auto racing team founded by former racing driver Amato Ferrari in 2002 in Piacenza. Strongly linked to the Maserati and Ferrari brands, AF Corse currently competes in the Le Mans Series and International GT Open, and are currently four-time champions of the GT2 class of the... |
Soheil Ayari Soheil Ayari Soheil Ayari is a French race car driver born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, from an Iranian father and a French mother. He won the French Formula Ford championship of 1994, Formula Three championship of 1996 and the Macau Grand Prix of 1997... Nicolas Marroc Nicolas Marroc Nicolas Marroc is a French racing driver.-Formula Renault Campus France:Marroc began his formula racing career in the 2006 Championnat de France FFSA Formule Campus Renault Elf season... |
Daniel Brown Glynn Geddie |
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R2 | 24 July | No. 9 JMB Racing JMB Racing JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership... |
No. 51 Kessel Racing | ||
Soheil Ayari Soheil Ayari Soheil Ayari is a French race car driver born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, from an Iranian father and a French mother. He won the French Formula Ford championship of 1994, Formula Three championship of 1996 and the Macau Grand Prix of 1997... Nicolas Marroc Nicolas Marroc Nicolas Marroc is a French racing driver.-Formula Renault Campus France:Marroc began his formula racing career in the 2006 Championnat de France FFSA Formule Campus Renault Elf season... |
Lorenzo Bontempelli Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Italian Formula Three Championship, the FIA GT Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship. He was champion in the 2005 Italian Formula 3000 season in the Light Class Championship and also raced in the 2006... |
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5 | R1 | Red Bull Ring | 27 August | No. 4 AutOrlando Sport | No. 60 AF Corse AF Corse AF Corse is an Italian auto racing team founded by former racing driver Amato Ferrari in 2002 in Piacenza. Strongly linked to the Maserati and Ferrari brands, AF Corse currently competes in the Le Mans Series and International GT Open, and are currently four-time champions of the GT2 class of the... |
Álvaro Barba Álvaro Barba Álvaro Barba López is a Spanish racing driver and brother to fellow racer Marco Barba.-Formula Junior and Spanish Formula Three:... Andrea Ceccato |
Stefano Bizzarri Stefano Bizzarri Stefano Bizzarri known as Bizzo is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Italian Formula Renault Championship and the European F3 Open Championship.-External links:* *... Andrea Rizzoli |
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R2 | 28 August | No. 11 Kessel Racing | No. 51 Kessel Racing | ||
Philipp Peter Philipp Peter Philipp Peter is a race car driver from Austria.In 2003 he won the 12 Hours of Sebring in a Team Joest Audi R8 with teammates Marco Werner and Frank Biela... Michal Broniszewski |
Lorenzo Bontempelli Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Italian Formula Three Championship, the FIA GT Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship. He was champion in the 2005 Italian Formula 3000 season in the Light Class Championship and also raced in the 2006... |
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6 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve Autódromo Internacional do Algarve The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve commonly referred to as Portimao Circuit is a race circuit located in Portimão, Portugal. With a total cost of €195 million , the project includes a karting track, technology park, five-star hotel, sports complex and apartments.Construction was finished in... , Portimão Portimão Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão... |
17 September | No. 3 Racing Team Edil-Cris | No. 57 AutOrlando Sport |
Raffaele Giammaria Raffaele Giammaria Raffaele Giammaria is an Italian racing car driver.He was runner-up in the Formula Renault 2000 Italy series in 2000, then progressed through German and Italian Formula Three and Italian Formula 3000 to International Formula 3000 for 2003 with the Durango team... Miguel Ramos |
Fabio Babini Fabio Babini Fabio Babini is a race car driver, born in Faenza, Italy.He competed in the FIA GT Championship from 2000 until 2004 and in one race of the American Le Mans Series each year from 2001 to 2003.... Gianluca Roda |
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R2 | 18 September | No. 9 JMB Racing JMB Racing JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership... |
No. 60 AF Corse AF Corse AF Corse is an Italian auto racing team founded by former racing driver Amato Ferrari in 2002 in Piacenza. Strongly linked to the Maserati and Ferrari brands, AF Corse currently competes in the Le Mans Series and International GT Open, and are currently four-time champions of the GT2 class of the... |
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Soheil Ayari Soheil Ayari Soheil Ayari is a French race car driver born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, from an Iranian father and a French mother. He won the French Formula Ford championship of 1994, Formula Three championship of 1996 and the Macau Grand Prix of 1997... Joël Camathias Joël Camathias Joël Camathias is a Swiss race car driver born in Lugano. In 2001 he raced in the International Formula 3000 championship and in 2002 in the European F3000 series. In 2003 he made 7 starts in the American Champ Car series for Dale Coyne Racing, his best finish a 9th in his debut at the Grand Prix... |
Stefano Bizzarri Stefano Bizzarri Stefano Bizzarri known as Bizzo is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Italian Formula Renault Championship and the European F3 Open Championship.-External links:* *... Andrea Rizzoli |
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7 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the town of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which has been hosted there since the sport's inception.... |
1 October | No. 11 Kessel Racing | No. 57 AutOrlando Sport |
Philipp Peter Philipp Peter Philipp Peter is a race car driver from Austria.In 2003 he won the 12 Hours of Sebring in a Team Joest Audi R8 with teammates Marco Werner and Frank Biela... Michal Broniszewski |
Paolo Ruberti Gianluca Roda |
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R2 | 2 October | No. 8 Scuderia Villorba Corse | No. 57 AutOrlando Sport | ||
Andrea Montermini Andrea Montermini -Career:Montermini raced in Formula 3 in 1989, taking second place in the Monaco GP support race and 4th in the Italian F3 Championship. He then moved up to Formula 3000, racing for three season before finally taking second place in the 1992 season, winning three rounds while driving for the Il... Emanuele Moncini |
Paolo Ruberti Gianluca Roda |
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8 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit.-History:... |
29 October | No. 9 JMB Racing JMB Racing JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership... |
No. 60 AF Corse AF Corse AF Corse is an Italian auto racing team founded by former racing driver Amato Ferrari in 2002 in Piacenza. Strongly linked to the Maserati and Ferrari brands, AF Corse currently competes in the Le Mans Series and International GT Open, and are currently four-time champions of the GT2 class of the... |
Soheil Ayari Soheil Ayari Soheil Ayari is a French race car driver born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, from an Iranian father and a French mother. He won the French Formula Ford championship of 1994, Formula Three championship of 1996 and the Macau Grand Prix of 1997... Joël Camathias Joël Camathias Joël Camathias is a Swiss race car driver born in Lugano. In 2001 he raced in the International Formula 3000 championship and in 2002 in the European F3000 series. In 2003 he made 7 starts in the American Champ Car series for Dale Coyne Racing, his best finish a 9th in his debut at the Grand Prix... |
Stefano Bizzarri Stefano Bizzarri Stefano Bizzarri known as Bizzo is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Italian Formula Renault Championship and the European F3 Open Championship.-External links:* *... Andrea Rizzoli |
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R2 | 30 October | No. 5 Vittoria Competizioni | No. 51 Kessel Racing | ||
Alessandro Pier Guidi Alessandro Pier Guidi Alessandro Pier Guidi is a racing driver from Italy. He drove two races for the Italian A1 Team.Pier Guidi drove a Ferrari 430 GT in the Spanish GT Championship and Italian GT Championship in 2005 and 2006, for the Scuderia Playteam... Juan Manuel López |
Lorenzo Bontempelli Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso Stefano Gattuso is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Italian Formula Three Championship, the FIA GT Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship. He was champion in the 2005 Italian Formula 3000 season in the Light Class Championship and also raced in the 2006... |