Qualifying third, the nr 1 Maserati MC 12 put in a consistent race. It ran in the top three in the first hour before moving into the lead in the second and pulling out a margin when the nr 5 Corvette had a spin. By the chequered flag, the car had built up an advantage of over thirty-seven seconds. This proved useful, as the car was awarded a thirty-second penalty for a yellow flag infringement, meaning that although the winning margin was reduced to 7.465 seconds, Biagi and Salo retained their win.
This has propelled Biagi into the lead of the GT1 Drivers Classification, with a one-point margin over the crews of the nr 4 and nr 5 Corvettes. As the second Vitaphone car crossed the line in sixth position, the reigning Champions have also moved into the lead of the Teams classification, although Maserati is still trailing Corvette in the GT1 Manufacturers Cup.
“I am very happy, ” Biagi said. “My first goal was to get a good result to wish Michael Bartels to get well soon, and I think we achieved that. Then Salo told me that this was his only race in GT1 this year, and he wanted to win, so I tried to make him happy !
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