Vitaphone Racing Team finished on the podium for the second race in a row, but this time with the nr 2 Maserati MC 12 of Christian Montanari and Miguel Ramos – a first FIA GT podium for both drivers. Running strongly all weekend, the car qualified third and managed to cross the line in third position despite a drive-through penalty and an additional stop. “For me, this result was very important, ” Montanari said. “I think it was well deserved due to the conditions; it was not easy to race in these conditions. We had a drive-through penalty, and had some damage which meant we had to stop. We finished third, and I am very happy for me and Miguel and for Michelin, it’s a very good result. ”
Thomas Biagi and Fabrizio Gollin, in the nr 1 car, had a strong start, and Biagi was second when he pitted. However, problems meant the car finished seventh overall, sixth in GT1. This gave Thomas an additional three points, and he is now in joint second place in the Drivers Classification. “It would have been nice to get a podium in Bucharest, but I am confident for the next race in Monza as we will have a lighter car, ” Thomas explained. Vitaphone has further strengthened its lead in the Teams points table, while today’s result placed Maserati back in the lead in the Manufacturer’s Cup.
Wendlinger and Sharp, long-time race leaders in the nr 33 Jetalliance Aston Martin DBR9, were fourth once again, their pit-stop strategy unfortunately dropping them back at the end, having lost too much time on the final stop. The team’s second car, running in a strong fourth early on, was eliminated after being unable to avoid the Kessel Ferrari 575 Maranello, which had a spin.
The PK Carsport Corvette C5R of Kumpen and Longin finished fifth, maintaining the two Belgian drivers in a strong joint second position in the points table, just two points behind Bouchut and Mücke. With Gollin and Biagi sixth, Aston Martin Racing BMS’s DBR9 of Davies and Babini was seventh, with SRT taking the final point – and the Citation Cup victory – in eighth.
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