News!! - ALPINA will be racing at Silverstone this weekend

Post by **neil** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:45 pm

Only just found out !

ALPINA will be racing in this weekends Blancpain Endurance Series

Blancpain Endurance Series Timetable
Friday 7 October
09:00 - 09:50 Avon Tyres British GT Championship Testing 1
09:55 - 10:45 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Testing 1
10:50 - 11:15 MSA Formula Ford Championship of GB Testing 1
11:20 - 12:50 Blancpain Endurance Series Free Practice
12:55 - 13:45 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Testing 2
13:50 - 14:15 Ginetta Challenge / VW Testing 1
14:20 - 15:10 Avon Tyres British GT Championship Testing 2
15:15 - 15:40 MSA Formula Ford Championship of GB Testing 2
15:45 - 16:10 Ginetta Challenge / VW Testing 2
16:15 - 17:15 Blancpain Endurance Series Pre-Qualifying

Saturday 8 October
09:00 - 09:20 MSA Formula Ford Championship of GB Qualifying
09:35 - 10:10 Avon Tyres British GT Championship Qualifying
10:25 - 10:55 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Qualifying
11:05 - 11:20 Ginetta Challenge Free Practice
11:35 - 12:35 Blancpain Endurance Series Qualifying
13:20 - 13:40 Volkswagen Racing Cup Qualifying
13:55 - 14:13 MSA Formula Ford Championship of GB Race 1
14:35 - 15:05 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Race 1
15:20 - 15:40 Ginetta Challenge Race 1
16:00 - 18:00 Avon Tyres British GT Race

Sunday 9 October
09:00 - 09:20 Volkswagen Racing Cup Race 1
09:35 - 09:55 Ginetta Challenge Race 1
10:10 - 10:30 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Race 2
10:35 - 10:55 VIP Laps
10:55 - 11:10 Church Break
11:12 - 11:30 MSA Formula Ford Championship of GB Race 2
12:15 - 15:15 Blancpain Endurance Series ROUND 5
15:35 - 16:15 Cooper Tires British F3 Int. Series Race 3
16:30 - 16:50 Volkswagen Racing Cup Race 2
17:05 - 17:25 Ginetta Challenge Race 2
17:40 - 17:58 MSA Formula Ford Championship of GB Race 3

Looks like 1 car racing:

PRO 41 Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Alpina B6 Dylan Derdaele
BEL Niki Mayer Main holf
Dino Lunardi

Sorry for the late notice but as I said I only just found out too !!

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:57 pm

Anyone attending

Post by D4 » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:22 pm

ade and liz flint wrote:Anyone attending

Hi Ade - James Lam will be there on both days and another member Andrew who has the last UK B3s Saloon

I believe Neil is also trying to make Sunday - sadly i've already got plans for this weekend and the notoce of teh even was too short to rearrange.

BTW I've sent you a PM Ade.

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:35 pm

D4 wrote:
ade and liz flint wrote:Anyone attending
Hi Ade - James Lam will be there on both days and another member Andrew who has the last UK B3s Saloon

I believe Neil is also trying to make Sunday - sadly i've already got plans for this weekend and the notoce of teh even was too short to rearrange.

BTW I've sent you a PM Ade.

Responded...thanks!

Similar problem here - notice is very short for us, mostly due to distance and Liz's diary. We will attend if we can, though

*edit * no we can't make it....

Post by **neil** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 6:42 pm

Hopefully a good sign...

ALPINA finished 2nd in today's free pracitce at Silverstone

1 24 PAM Marc A. Hayek / Peter Kox Lamborghini LP560 02:05.107 26
2 41 PRO Dylan Derdaele / Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof / Dino Lunardi Alpina B6 02:05.289 27 0.182
3 20 PAM Franck Morel / Jean-Luc Beaubelique / Ludovic Badey Ferrari 458 Italia 02:06.237 28 1.130
4 35 PRO Richard Westbrook / Peter Dumbreck / Nicky Catsburg Nissan GTR GT-3 02:06.598 22 1.491
5 9 PRO Gianluca Roda / Raffaele Gianmaria / Paolo Ruberti Porsche 997 GT3 R 02:06.776 28 1.669
6 1 PRO Frank Kechele / Nico Verdonck / Matteo Bobbi Ferrari 458 Italia 02:07.247 28 2.140
7 2 PAM Nick Hommerson / Louis Machiels / Michael Bartels Ferrari 458 Italia 02:07.251 29 2.144
8 60 PRO Adam Christodoulou / Klaas Hummel / Phil Quaife McLaren GT 02:07.356 25 2.249
9 90 PAM David Jones / Godfrey Jones Mercedes SLS AMG 02:08.047 21 2.940
10 32 PRO Bert Longin / Filipe Albuquerqe / Stephane Ortelli Audi R8 LMS 02:09.549 24 4.442
11 33 PRO Greg Franchi / Andrea Piccini / Christopher Mies Audi R8 LMS 02:10.269 26 5.162
12 6 PAM Ricardo Bravo / Lourenco Beirao da Veiga / Duarte Felix da Costa Lamborghini LP 600 02:10.283 26 5.176
13 29 PRO Giacamo Petrobelli 1 / Carlos Iacomelli / Filip Salaquarda Ferrari 458 Italia 02:10.548 30 5.441
14 3 PRO Julien Rodrigues / Laurent Cazenave / Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin DBRS 9 02:11.793 22 6.686
15 42 PAM Michael Petit / Eric Cayrolle / Christophe Jouet Ferrari 430 Scuderia 02:12.137 27 7.030
16 4 PRO Yann Clairay / Henri Moser / Frederic Makowiecki Aston Martin DBRS 9 02:12.373 23 7.266
17 50 PRO Pierguiseppe Perazzini / Marco Cioci / Matt Griffin Ferrari 458 Italia 02:13.098 26 7.991
18 7 PAM Jose Manuel Balbiani / Alejandro Chahwan / Sebastian Martinez Lamborghini LP 600 02:13.544 27 8.437
19 40 PRO Markus Palttala / Bas Leinders / Maxime Martin BMW Z4 02:15.131 24 10.024
20 31 GTR Georges Cabannes / Fabien Michal / Gregory Guilvert Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 02:16.124 27 11.017
21 63 GT4 Alex Buncombe / Jordan Tresson / Christopher Ward Nissan 370Z 02:18.313 21 13.206
22 45 PRO Frederic Fatien / Andrea Barlesi / Fabien Giroix Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 02:18.363 29 13.256
23 59 PRO Danny Watts / Alvaro Parente / Oliver Turvey McLaren GT 02:26.081 13 20.974
24 22 GTR Robert Hissom / Chris Dymond / Lionel Comole Ferrari 430 Scuderia 02:29.043 25 23.936
25 51 PAM Yannick Mallegol / Jean Marc Bachelier / Howard Blank Ferrari 458 Italia 02:31.149 22 26.042
26 100 GT4 Raffaelle Sangiuolo / Guiseppe De Pasquale BMW M3 02:32.861 25 27.754
27 70 GT4 Edoardo Piscopo / Leo Mansell / Greg Mansell Lotus Evora GT4 02:33.554 22 28.447
28 19 GTR Brody / Mathijes Harkema / Christoff Corten Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 02:33.623 26 28.516
29 36 Cup Luigi Emiliani / Sergio Negroni / Marco Cassera Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 02:34.164 27 29.057

Conditions were wet/raining

E24man · Post by **E24man** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:44 pm

Post by D4 » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:43 pm

There are 2 spare tickets for the weekend if anyone is interested..

these are great tickets

full weekend passes including Grid Walk access - please PM me if interested - the tickets need to be collected on Saturday - but if whoever is interested can only go on Sunday - we may have a solution

Post by **neil** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:10 am

Awaiting news from this mornings pre-qualifying.

Here's a short write up of yesterdays free practice:

Newly crowned ADAC GT Masters Amateur Champion Marc A Hayek was the quickest driver on the first day at Silverstone, with the weather playing a major role in the proceedings. The nr24 Blancpain-Reiter Lamborghini set a lap time of 2:05.107, just 0.182s ahead of the Marc VDS entered Alpina B6, with GT Masters Champion Dino Lunardi at the wheel.

Half way through the session the weather closed in a rain storm put paid to any further improvements in the times and the teams concentrated on finding a good wet weather set up in preparation for Sunday's race in case the weather continues to be unsettled in England over the weekend.

The session was interupted when red flags were shown as the nr59 McLaren of Alvaro Parente stopped on the Wellington Straight and with visibility reduced due to the spray, the session was stopped to recover the car.

Post by **neil** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:12 am

Couple of photos from yesterday's free practice !

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Post by **neil** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:34 am

10th in Pre Qualifying

Pos Car Class Drivers Car Time Laps Gap
1 59 PRO Danny Watts / Oliver Turvey / Alvaro Parente McLaren GT 02:02.707 24
2 2 PAM Nick Hommerson / Louis Machiels / Michael Bartels Ferrari 458 Italia 02:02.972 25 0.265
3 1 PRO Frank Kechele / Nico Verdonck / Matteo Bobbi Ferrari 458 Italia 02:02.984 24 0.277
4 20 PAM Franck Morel / Jean-Luc Beaubelique / Ludovic Badey Ferrari 458 Italia 02:03.151 25 0.444
5 32 PRO Bert Longin / Filipe Albuquerqe / Stephane Ortelli Audi R8 LMS 02:03.154 25 0.447
6 35 PRO Peter Dumbreck / Nicky Catsburg / Richard Westbrook Nissan GTR GT-3 02:03.173 22 0.466
7 50 PRO Marco Cioci / Pierguiseppe Perazzini / Matt Griffin Ferrari 458 Italia 02:03.337 24 0.630
8 24 PAM Marc A. Hayek / Peter Kox Lamborghini LP 600 02:03.448 25 0.741
9 29 PRO Giacamo Petrobelli / Carlos Iacomelli / Filip Salaquarda Ferrari 458 Italia 02:03.500 25 0.793
10 41 PRO Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof / Dylan Derdaele / Dino Lunardi Alpina B6 02:03.640 25 0.933
11 60 PRO Adam Christodoulou / Klaas Hummel / Phil Quaife McLaren GT 02:03.671 23 0.964
12 40 PRO Bas Leinders / Markus Palttala / Maxime Martin BMW Z4 02:03.911 18 1.204
13 33 PRO Greg Franchi / Christopher Mies / Andrea Piccini Audi R8 LMS 02:03.914 25 1.207
14 9 PRO Gianluca Roda / Paolo Ruberti / Raffaele Gianmaria Porsche 997 GT3 R 02:04.273 22 1.566
15 4 PRO Yann Clairay / Henri Moser / Frederic Makowiecki Aston Martin DBRS 9 02:04.664 5 1.957
16 90 PAM Godfrey Jones / David Jones Mercedes SLS AMG 02:05.068 28 2.361
17 3 PRO Julien Rodrigues / Laurent Cazenave / Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin DBRS 9 02:05.302 22 2.595
18 6 PAM Lourenco Beirao da Veiga / Ricardo Bravo / Duarte Felix da Costa Lamborghini LP 600 02:05.951 25 3.244
19 45 PRO Frederic Fatien / Andrea Barlesi Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 02:06.228 22 3.521
20 51 PAM Howard Blank / Yannick Mallegol / Jean Marc Bachelier Ferrari 458 Italia 02:07.049 24 4.342
21 22 GTR Lionel Comole / Robert Hissom / Chris Dymond Ferrari 430 Scuderia 02:08.966 14 6.259
22 42 PAM Michael Petit / Christophe Jouet / Eric Cayrolle Ferrari 430 Scuderia 02:11.414 21 8.707
23 31 GTR Georges Cabannes / Fabien Michal / Gilles Vannelet Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 02:11.436 21 8.729
24 19 GTR Brody / Mathijes Harkema / Christoff Corten Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 02:11.449 24 8.742
25 7 PAM Sebastian Martinez / Alejandro Chahwan / Jose Manuel Balbiani Lamborghini LP 600 02:11.836 6 9.129
26 100 GT4 Guiseppe De Pasquale / Raffaelle Sangiuolo BMW M3 02:15.505 21 12.798
27 70 GT4 Leo Mansell / Edoardo Piscopo / Greg Mansell Lotus Evora GT4 02:15.539 20 12.832
28 36 Cup Sergio Negroni / Luigi Emiliani / Marco Cassera Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 02:16.753 21 14.046
29 63 GT4 Jordan Tresson / Christopher Ward / Alex Buncombe Nissan 370Z 03:58.370 4 0.001

Only 0.933 off leader though !

Post by **neil** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:44 am

I'm tweeting as things happen - @neilmw

Post by **neil** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:58 pm

ALPINA qualified in pole !!!

ALPB1033 · Post by **ALPB1033** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:50 pm

Just come back from the qualifying. 1st qualify as 2nd fastest then final qualify position is 1st. Good result, excellent and well done!

Post by **neil** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:04 pm

Combined Qualifying Pos Car Class Drivers Car Gap Avg speed Laps Time 1 Laps Time 2 Laps Time 3
1 41 PRO Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof / Dylan Derdaele / Dino Lunardi Alpina B6 6 02:01.982 7 02:04.119 4 02:00.094
2 32 PRO Bert Longin / Filipe Albuquerqe / Stephane Ortelli Audi R8 LMS 2.405 7 02:04.387 7 02:02.255 7 02:01.141
3 40 PRO Bas Leinders / Markus Palttala / Maxime Martin BMW Z4 0.656 6 02:02.638 7 02:02.933 5 02:01.214
4 50 PRO Marco Cioci / Pierguiseppe Perazzini / Matt Griffin Ferrari 458 Italia 0.726 7 02:02.708 6 02:06.389 5 02:01.296
5 1 PRO Frank Kechele / Nico Verdonck / Matteo Bobbi Ferrari 458 Italia 0.166 6 02:02.148 5 02:01.618 7 02:01.434
6 60 PRO Adam Christodoulou / Klaas Hummel / Phil Quaife McLaren GT 1.028 5 02:03.010 6 02:06.666 6 02:01.477
7 59 PRO Danny Watts / Oliver Turvey / Alvaro Parente McLaren GT 1.497 6 02:03.479 7 02:03.071 7 02:01.619
8 29 PRO Giacamo Petrobelli / Carlos Iacomelli / Filip Salaquarda Ferrari 458 Italia 0.962 8 02:02.944 7 02:03.683 7 02:01.891
9 2 PAM Nick Hommerson / Louis Machiels / Michael Bartels Ferrari 458 Italia 3.674 7 02:05.656 7 02:03.911 7 02:01.902
10 9 PRO Gianluca Roda / Paolo Ruberti / Raffaele Gianmaria Porsche 997 GT3 R 2.188 7 02:04.170 6 02:02.128 7 02:01.975
11 20 PAM Franck Morel / Jean-Luc Beaubelique / Ludovic Badey Ferrari 458 Italia 3.192 5 02:05.174 5 02:06.256 7 02:02.007
12 24 PAM Marc A. Hayek / Peter Kox Lamborghini LP 600 4.584 6 02:06.566 7 02:02.023
13 3 PRO Julien Rodrigues / Laurent Cazenave / Stef Dusseldorp Aston Martin DBRS 9 4.331 5 02:06.313 4 02:07.264 6 02:02.398
14 33 PRO Greg Franchi / Christopher Mies / Andrea Piccini Audi R8 LMS 1.871 7 02:03.853 6 02:03.214 8 02:02.491
15 4 PRO Yann Clairay / Henri Moser / Frederic Makowiecki Aston Martin DBRS 9 3.306 5 02:05.288 4 02:05.552 6 02:02.757
16 35 PRO Peter Dumbreck / Nicky Catsburg / Richard Westbrook Nissan GTR GT-3 1.688 6 02:03.670 7 02:03.440 7 02:03.074
17 6 PAM Lourenco Beirao da Veiga / Ricardo Bravo / Duarte Felix da Costa Lamborghini LP 600 6.655 3 02:08.637 6 02:04.411 7 02:03.794
18 45 PAM Frederic Fatien / Andrea Barlesi Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 12.897 6 02:14.879 7 02:03.923 7 02:13.971
19 90 PAM Godfrey Jones / David Jones Mercedes SLS AMG 2.946 5 02:04.928 7 02:04.304 6 02:04.269
20 51 PAM Howard Blank / Yannick Mallegol / Jean Marc Bachelier Ferrari 458 Italia 18.960 5 02:20.942 7 02:09.690 7 02:05.302
21 42 PAM Michael Petit / Christophe Jouet / Eric Cayrolle Ferrari 430 Scuderia 5.075 6 02:07.057 7 02:08.376 7 02:05.319
22 7 PAM Sebastian Martinez / Alejandro Chahwan / Jose Manuel Balbiani Lamborghini LP 600 8.159 7 02:10.141 6 02:16.218 7 02:06.133
23 22 GTR Lionel Comole / Robert Hissom / Chris Dymond Ferrari 430 Scuderia 11.825 5 02:13.443 6 02:06.797
24 19 GTR Brody / Mathijes Harkema / Christoff Corten Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 18.351 6 02:20.333 7 02:10.824 5 02:18.338
25 31 GTR Georges Cabannes / Fabien Michal / Gilles Vannelet Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 11.145 7 02:13.127
26 36 Cup Sergio Negroni / Luigi Emiliani / Marco Cassera Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 14.915 7 02:16.897 7 02:17.131 6 02:13.237
27 70 GT4 Leo Mansell / Edoardo Piscopo / Greg Mansell Lotus Evora GT4 14.411 7 02:16.393 4 02:14.357 6 02:13.989
28 63 GT4 Jordan Tresson / Christopher Ward / Alex Buncombe Nissan 370Z 16.901 6 02:18.883 6 02:15.222 7 02:14.691
29 100 GT4 Guiseppe De Pasquale / Raffaelle Sangiuolo BMW M3 14.688 4 02:16.670 6 02:26.351 4 02:14.805 30 31 32

Post by **neil** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:57 pm

Here's a concise coverage of ALPINA at Silverstone

http://www.thealpinaregister.com/blancp ... rstone.php