Race details | ||
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Date | 1 December 2018 | |
Official name | Bahrain GT Festival | |
Location | Sakhir, Bahrain | |
Course | Permanent circuit 5.412 km (3.363 mi) | |
Distance | Qualifying Race 1 60 minutes Qualifying Race 2 60 minutes Main Race 60 minutes | |
Qualifying Race 1 | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | Mike den Tandt | Belgium |
Time | 2:01.397 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Mike den Tandt | Belgium |
Time | 2:02.538 (on lap 6) | |
Podium | ||
First | Mike den Tandt Charles Weerts | Belgium |
Second | Ayhancan Güven Salih Yoluç | Turkey |
Third | Matteo Cressoni Piergiuseppe Perazzini | Italy |
Qualifying Race 2 | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | Charles Weerts | Belgium |
Time | 2:00.136 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Jim Pla | France |
Time | 2:03.816 (on lap 5) | |
Podium | ||
First | Ayhancan Güven Salih Yoluç | Turkey |
Second | Chris Buncombe Chris Froggatt | United Kingdom |
Third | Nico Bastian Alexander Mattschull | Germany |
Main Race | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | Salih Yoluç | Turkey |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Ayhancan Güven | Turkey |
Time | 2:02.379 (on lap 18) | |
Podium | ||
First | Ayhancan Güven Salih Yoluç | Turkey |
Second | Chris Buncombe Chris Froggatt | United Kingdom |
Third | Johnny Laursen Nicklas Nielsen | Denmark |
The 2018 FIA GT Nations Cup was the first edition of the FIA GT Nations Cup held at Bahrain International Circuit on 1 December 2018. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars. Only Silver and Bronze drivers were allowed to compete. [1] The event promoters were the Bahrain Motorsport Federation (BMF) and the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). For the following year the event was reformatted as the multi-discipline FIA Motorsport Games.
Pos | # | Team | Operator | Drivers | Car | Laps | Gap/Retired |
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1 | 34 | Turkey | Ram Racing | Ayhancan Güven Salih Yoluç | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 27 | 1:01:06.096 |
2 | 93 | United Kingdom | AF Corse | Chris Buncombe Chris Froggatt | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 27 | +3.311 |
3 | 16 | Denmark | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 27 | +4.459 |
4 | 993 | Russia | Rinaldi Racing | Denis Bulatov Renat Salikhov | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 27 | +11.288 |
5 | 910 | China | Herberth Motorsport | Li Chao Ye Leo | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 27 | +22.138 |
6 | 11 | Italy | AF Corse | Matteo Cressoni Piergiuseppe Perazzini | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 27 | +27.047 |
7 | 20 | Hong Kong | KCMG | Alex Au Andy Yan | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 27 | +35.142 |
8 | 69 | Malaysia | Axle Motorsport | Mitchell Cheah Zen Low | Audi R8 LMS | 27 | +45.288 |
9 | 39 | Thailand | Kessel Racing TP12 | Piti Bhirombhakdi Pasin Lathouras | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 27 | +1:16.675 |
10 | 18 | Argentina | HB Racing | José Manuel Balbiani Ezequiel Pérez Companc | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 27 | +1:35.798 |
11 | 12 | Japan | AF Corse | Tamotsu Kondo Ken Seto | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 26 | +1 Lap |
12 | 15 | Mexico | Squadra Corse Garage Italia | Martin Fuentes Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 26 | +1 Lap |
NC | 87 | France | AKKA-ASP Team | Jean-Luc Beaubelique Jim Pla | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 19 | |
NC | 188 | Sweden | Garage 59 | Victor Bouveng Alexander West | McLaren 650S GT3 | 2 | |
NC | 333 | Germany | Rinaldi Racing | Nico Bastian Alexander Mattschull | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 1 | |
NC | 8 | Belgium | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Mike den Tandt Charles Weerts | Audi R8 LMS | 1 | |
NC | 911 | Australia | Herberth Motorsport | Brenton Grove Stephen Grove | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1 | |
NC | 17 | Belarus | AT Racing | Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr. | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 1 | |
Source: [11] |
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