2011 Supercup Australian Grand Prix

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Flag of Australia.png   2011 Supercup Australian Grand Prix
Race details
2011 Supercup season
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Date March 23rd, 2011
Official name 2011 Supercup Australian Grand Prix
Location Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne, Australia
Course Temporary Street Circuit
3.295 mi / 5.303 km
Distance 30 laps, 98.850 mi / 159.090 km
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Belgium Bart De Vos Malta Force GP
Time 1:32.227
Fastest Lap
Driver Belgium Bart De Vos Malta Force GP
Time 1:32.854
Podium
First Belgium Bart De Vos Malta Force GP
Second Estonia Pavel Loknovski Triple-Double Racing
Third Finland Samuli Leinonen Nordsjoen Racing


The 2011 Supercup Australian Grand Prix was the opening race of the 2011 Supercup season and was won by Bart De Vos.

Report

Bart De Vos won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix to claim the first honours in the 2011 GPVWC Supercup. The Belgian driver fended off the attacks of his opponents to clinch an important win after putting in an impressive qualifying lap, leaving David Jundt and Sam Millar more than a second off his pole time.

Despite starting on the clean side of the track, the Belgian was overtaken by Millar by turn one, and had to engage the Williamson Dynamics driver right away to avoid the Scot making the most of the free track. Behind them, a catastrophic start saw Jundt stall his car on the grid, lose five positions by turn one and then spin and collide with Samuli Leinonen - leaving nothing but an early retirement for the Swiss driver.

Millar had to defend at every corner for a few good laps as debutant De Vos piled the pressure on the experienced Supercup race winner. However, soon after De Vos managed to find a way through and Millar, trying to keep contact, spun and hit the wall, forcing himself to stop for repairs. The Scot would later retire.

Besides a minor scare, when De Vos himself had to pit (conveniently, in his in-lap) for a new wing, nothing could spoil the day for the Malta Force GP driver, who went on to clinch his, and his team's, maiden victory. Behind him, Triple-Double Racing's Pavel Loknovski got 2nd and Leinonen 3rd - the only two other drivers to finish in the lead lap. Gavin Thomas set a creditable fourth position after a late fight with Gregg Lawson, while Georgios Davakos, Ben Morgan, Chris Williamson, Dan Rusu and Paul McKenna were the last point finishers.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Team Lap Gap
1 14 Belgium Bart de Vos Malta Force GP 1:32.227
2 4 Switzerland David Jundt Nijo Racing 1:33.284 +1.057s
3 5 Scotland Sam Millar Williamson Dynamics 1:33.516 +1.289s
4 9 Finland Samuli Leinonen Nordsjoen Racing 1:33.558 +1.331s
5 19 Estonia Pavel Loknovski Triple-Double Racing 1:33.684 +1.457s
6 7 Wales Ben Morgan Red 5 Racing 1:34.268 +2.040s
7 22 Northern Ireland Mal McKee Synergetic Motorsports 1:34.868 +2.641s
8 10 Greece Georgios Davakos Nordsjoen Racing 1:34.902 +2.674s
9 15 Romania Leontin Nemet Malta Force GP 1:35.285 +3.058s
10 8 Wales Gavin Thomas Red 5 Racing 1:35.322 +3.095s
11 16 England Gregg Lawson Woods Racing 1:35.410 +3.182s
12 3 England Chris Williamson Nijo Racing 1:35.981 +3.754s
13 12 Greece Nikos Evangelidakis Mineral GP 1:36.123 +3.896s
14 20 England Paul Mckenna CP Lotus 1:37.456 +5.229s
15 6 England Adam Smith Williamson Dynamics 1:37.546 +5.318s
16 17 Romania Dan Rusu Woods Racing 1:37.951 +5.724s
17 11 United States Robert Rose Mineral GP 1:39.120 +6.893s
18 21 Northern Ireland Luke McKee CP Lotus 1:40.395 +8.168s

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pitstops Fastlap Controller Points
1 14 Belgium Bart de Vos Malta Force GP 30 47:30.110 1 1 01:32.854 Wheel generic-unknown.png 15
2 19 Estonia Pavel Loknovski Triple-Double Racing 30 +46.640s 5 1 01:34.527 Joypad.png 12
3 9 Finland Samuli Leinonen Nordsjoen Racing 30 +53.853s 4 1 01:34.688 Wheel ffb.png 10
4 8 Wales Gavin Thomas Red 5 Racing 29 +1 Lap 10 1 01:36.552 Wheel ffb.png 8
5 16 England Gregg Lawson Woods Racing 29 +1 Lap 11 2 01:36.358 Wheel generic-unknown.png 6
6 10 Greece Georgios Davakos Nordsjoen Racing 29 +1 Lap 8 2 01:35.262 Wheel generic-unknown.png 5
7 7 Wales Ben Morgan Red 5 Racing 29 +1 Lap 6 2 01:35.449 Wheel generic-unknown.png 4
8 3 England Chris Williamson Nijo Racing 29 +1 Lap 12 2 01:37.259 Wheel ffb.png 3
9 17 Romania Dan Rusu Woods Racing 28 +2 Laps 16 3 01:37.593 Wheel ffb.png 2
10 20 England Paul Mckenna CP Lotus 27 +3 Laps 14 4 01:37.547 Wheel generic-unknown.png 1
11 6 England Adam Smith Williamson Dynamics 27 +3 Laps 15 3 01:38.321 Wheel generic-unknown.png 0
Ret 15 Romania Leontin Nemet Malta Force GP 25 DNF 9 1 01:37.611 Wheel generic-unknown.png 0
Ret 5 Scotland Sam Millar Williamson Dynamics 21 DNF 3 2 01:33.820 Wheel nonffb.png 0
Ret 12 Greece Nikos Evangelidakis Mineral GP 18 DNF 13 2 01:38.056 Wheel nonffb.png 0
Ret 21 Northern Ireland Luke McKee CP Lotus 17 DNF 18 3 01:39.731 Wheel nonffb.png 0
Ret 11 United States Robert Rose Mineral GP 6 DNF 17 1 01:38.733 Wheel generic-unknown.png 0
Ret 22 Northern Ireland Mal McKee Synergetic Motorsports 2 DNF 7 1 01:51.766 Wheel ffb.png 0
Ret 4 Switzerland David Jundt Nijo Racing 0 DNF 2 1 - Wheel ffb.png 0

Standings after the Race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Belgium Bart De Vos 15
2 Estonia Pavel Loknovski 12
3 Finland Samuli Leinonen 10
4 Wales Gavin Thomas 8
5 England Gregg Lawson 6
6 Greece Georgios Davakos 5
7 Wales Ben Morgan 4
8 England Chris Williamson 3
9 Romania Dan Rusu 2
10 England Paul McKenna 1

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Malta Malta Force GP 15
= Italy Nordsjoen Racing 15
3 England Triple-Double Racing 12
= Wales Red 5 Racing 12
5 England Woods Racing 8
6 England Nijo Racing 3
7 Germany CP Lotus 1

Preceded by:
2010 Supercup Singapore Grand Prix
2011 Supercup Australian Grand Prix
2011
Succeeded by:
2011 Supercup Abu Dhabi Grand Prix