Circuit: Spa-Francorchamps, lenght 6,946 km
Meteo: overcast, dry, air temperature 25° C
Cars:
n° 1: Maserati MC12; chassis n° 15439 Drivers: Andrea Bertolini (I) - Michael Bartels (D) - Eric Van de Poele (BEL)
n° 2: Maserati MC12; chassis n° 15443 Drivers: Jamie Davies (UK) - Thomas Biagi (I) - Vincent Vosse (BEL)

At 16 today, Saturday 29 July, the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps got underway. The race will count as the fourth round as the 2006 FIA GT championship. The two Maserati MC12s fielded by the Vitaphone Racing Team will also be taking part. Behind the wheel of the front row Trident will be Vincent Vosse-Jamie Davies-Thomas Biagi. The car on the second row will have Eric Van de Poele-Michael Bartels-Andrea Bertolini on board. Taking the first stint will be, respectively, Jamie Davies and Andrea Bertolini. Next will come Thomas Biagi and Vincent Vosse in one car and Michael Bartels and Eric Van de Poele in the other.

At the 2005 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the Maserati MC12s scored an amazing one-two courtesy of Poele-Bartels-Scheider and Bertolini-Wendlinger-Peter.



FIA GT Championship: 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

Qualifying 1: 1. Lemeret-Deletraz-Piccini-Fassler (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'14"871; 2. Vosse-Davies-Biagi (Maserati MC12) 2'14"952; 3. Van de Poele-Bartels-Bertolini (Maserati MC12) 2'15"082; 4. Pescatori-Babini-Enge-Kox (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'15"754; 5. Longin-Kumpen-Hezemans-Mollekens (Corvette C6R) 2'15"845

Qualifying 2: 1. Vosse-Davies-Biagi (Maserati MC12) 2'15"846; 2. Van de Poele-Bartels-Bertolini (Maserati MC12) 2'17"970; 3. Lemeret-Deletraz-Piccini-Fassler (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'18"758; 4. Menten-Belloc-Bornhauser-Bouvy (Corvette C6R) 2'19"098; 5. Wendlinger-Peter-Bouchut-Lechner (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'19"384

Qualifying 3: 1. Bert-Janis-Montermini-Charouz (Saleen S7R) 2'18"021; 2. Van de Poele-Bartels-Bertolini (Maserati MC12) 2'18"520; 3. Kuismanen-Palttala-Dehez-Radermecker (Corvette C5R) 2'18"683; 4. Lemeret-Deletraz-Piccini-Fassler (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'19"618; 5. Vosse-Davies-Biagi (Maserati MC12) 2'19"645

Starting grid: 1. Lemeret-Deletraz-Piccini-Fassler (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'14"871; 2. Vosse-Davies-Biagi (Maserati MC12) 2'14"952; 3. Van de Poele-Bartels-Bertolini (Maserati MC12) 2'15"082; 4. Pescatori-Babini-Enge-Kox (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'15"754; 5. Longin-Kumpen-Hezemans-Mollekens (Corvette C6R) 2'15"845

FIA GT Championship for Drivers (after three races): 1. Bartels and Bertolini 25; 3. Janis and Bert 23; 5. Piccini and Deletraz 17; 7. Babini and Gollin 16; 9. Davies and Biagi 14.

Teams: 1. Vitaphone Racing Team 39; 2. Aston Martin Racing BMS 25; 3. Zakspeed 23; 4. Phoenix Motorsport 17; 5. Cirtek Motorsport 5.

Manufacturers Cup: 1. Aston Martin 44; 2. Maserati 39; 3. Saleen 24.

FIA GT Championship on TV:
Live
Saturday 29-Sunday 30 July TBC: PLAYER (UK); SKY ITALIA (ITALY); AB MOTEURS (FRANCE):9 hours; SPORT 1 (NETHERLANDS): 6 hours; AL JAZEERA SPORT (Middle East): min 6 hours

Highlights PLAYER (UK, 7 August, 11:00, 19:00); BRAVO (UK, 5 August 19:00); NUVOLARI (ITALY, 9 August 17:00, 23:30); SPORT + (FRANCE, 2 August 12:30, 3 August 08:40, 4 August 10:05); DSF (GERMANY, 2 August, 21:00); SLOVAK TV 2 (SLOVAKIA, 5 August, 14:25 + 1 repeat); MOTORS TV (2 August, 20:00 + 8 repeats); CHANNEL 4 (UK, 12 August, 07:30, 16 August, 01.00); CT4 (CZECH REPUBLIC, 4 August, 20:00);

FIA GT magazine
SKY ITALIA (ITALY, 1 August, 20:00);