2007 FIA GT Zhuhai 2 Hours

The 2007 FIA GT Zhuhai 2 Hours was the opening race of the 2007 FIA GT Championship season. It took place on March 25, 2007. Over 22,000 paying spectators plus another 1,000 VIPs attended the race in person.

The Track map of Zhuhai International Circuit

This raced marked the first time Lamborghini scored an overall victory in an international racing series, with the All-Inkl.com Racing Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT taking the win.

Official results

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Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 7   All-Inkl.com Racing   Christophe Bouchut
  Stefan Mücke
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT M 69
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
2 GT1 19   PSI Experience   Luke Hines
  Philipp Peter
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 69
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
3 GT1 4   PK Carsport   Anthony Kumpen
  Bert Longin
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 69
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
4 GT1 23   Aston Martin Racing BMS   Jamie Davies
  Fabio Babini
Aston Martin DBR9 P 69
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
5 GT1 5   Carsport Holland
  Phoenix Racing
  Mike Hezemans
  Jean-Denis Délétraz
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 69
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
6 GT1 1   Vitaphone Racing Team   Michael Bartels
  Thomas Biagi
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 69
Maserati 6.0L V12
7 GT1 2   Vitaphone Racing Team   Miguel Ramos
  Christian Montanari
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 69
Maserati 6.0L V12
8 GT1 17   Barwell Motorsports   Jonny Kane
  Jonathan Cocker
Aston Martin DBR9 M 68
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
9 GT1 33   Jetalliance Racing   Karl Wendlinger
  Ryan Sharp
Aston Martin DBR9 M 68
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
10 GT2 50   AF Corse Motorola   Toni Vilander
  Dirk Müller
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 68
Ferrari 4.0L V8
11 GT1 22   Aston Martin Racing BMS   Giorgio Mondini
  Ferdinando Monfardini
Aston Martin DBR9 P 68
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
12 GT1 8   All-Inkl.com Racing   Jos Menten
  Peter Kox
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT M 67
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
13 GT2 51   AF Corse Motorola   Gianmaria Bruni
  Stéphane Ortelli
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 67
Ferrari 4.0L V8
14 GT2 62   Scuderia Ecosse   Tim Mullen
  Tomáš Enge
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 67
Ferrari 4.0L V8
15 GT1 36   Jetalliance Racing   Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
  Robert Lechner
Aston Martin DBR9 M 66
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
16 GT1 16   JMB Racing   Joe Macari
  Ben Aucott
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 66
Maserati 6.0L V12
17 GT2 74   Ebimotors   Emanuele Busnelli
  Marcello Zani
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 66
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
18 GT2 63   Scuderia Ecosse   Chris Niarchos
  Andrew Kirkaldy
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 65
Ferrari 4.0L V8
19 GT2 99   Tech9 Motorsport   Leo Machitski
  Sean Edwards
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 65
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
20
DNF
G2 101   Belgian Racing   Bas Leinders
  Renaud Kuppens
Gillet Vertigo Streiff M 41
Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6
21
DNF
GT1 11   Scuderia Playteam Sarafree   Andrea Bertolini
  Andrea Piccini
Maserati MC12 GT1 P 31
Maserati 6.0L V12
22
DNF
GT1 12   Scuderia Playteam Sarafree   Giambattista Giannoccaro
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
Maserati MC12 GT1 P 30
Maserati 6.0L V12
23
DNF
GT2 69   Team Felbermayr-Proton   Gerold Ried
  Marc Basseng
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR P 5
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DSQ GT2 97   BMS Scuderia Italia   Emmanuel Collard
  Matteo Malucelli
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR P 68
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6

† – Michael Bartels was excluded from the results for driving less than 35 minutes.

‡ – #97 BMS Scuderia Italia was excluded from the results for failing post-race inspection due to a lower than legal ride height.

Statistics

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  • Pole Position – #1 Vitaphone Racing Team – 1:31.339
  • Average Speed – 147.92 km/h
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