The Belgian round of the FIA GT1 World Championship was a tough scrap with many spectacular crashes and virile overtaking manoeuvres. In this setting, the No. 4 Aston Martin DB9 of Andrea Piccini and Christian Hohenadel managed to pull through perfectly well at this second round of the season which took place on 9 and 10 April in Zolder. It indeed took over from its sister car to keep the colours of HEXIS AMR flying. The Italo-German duo was forced to retire when leading the qualification race but then fought their way from tenth on the grid to the second step of the podium.
For their part, the Abu Dhabi winners, Clivio Piccione and Stef Dusseldorp, did a great job coping with the 30-kg ballast and bagged the points for sixth place in both races. These results have helped HEXIS AMR to double its lead in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Teams, and its four musketeers are in the provisional top three in the drivers' ratings.
The Nissan Teams were less successful however since three of the four participating Nissan GT-Rs were forced to abandon the race after a crash at the start. In the end, only the German team Michael Krumm / Lucas Luhr managed to reach the arrival line, in ninth position.
Driver Standings
1// Winkelhock - Basseng – Lamborghini - 49 pts
2// Piccione – Dusseldorp - Aston Martin - 36 pts - Motul
3// Piccini – Hohenadel - Aston Martin - 30 pts - Motul
Team Standings
1// Hexis AMR - 69 pts - Motul
2// All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport - 50 pts
3// Young Driver AMR - 47 pts
Picture : © David Reygondeau
