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The '''2011 Supercup Japanese Grand Prix''' was the 3rd race of the [[2011 Supercup season]] and was won by [[Jason Muscat]].
  
 
==Report==
 
==Report==
  
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[[Jason Muscat]] drove the perfect race to continue the winning streak of [[Malta Force GP]] in the GPVWC Supercup, as [[Sam Millar]] finally put points on the scoreboard to kick-start his Championship campaign and [[Samuli Leinonen]] clinched third place for [[Nordsjoen Racing]].
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Jason Muscat drove the perfect race to continue the winning streak of [[Malta Force GP]] in the GPVWC Supercup, as [[Sam Millar]] finally put points on the scoreboard to kick-start his Championship campaign and [[Samuli Leinonen]] clinched third place for [[Nordsjoen Racing]].
  
 
Deputizing for absent Championship leader [[Bart de Vos]], Muscat set the quickest lap in a qualifying session that saw a three-driver battle for the pole and several other tussles for positions lower down the order. The Maltese driver, at his first [[2011 Supercup season|2011 Supercup]] race, narrowly edged Millar and Leinonen, with [[Gregg Lawson]]'s [[Woods Racing|Woods]] winning the battle for fourth.
 
Deputizing for absent Championship leader [[Bart de Vos]], Muscat set the quickest lap in a qualifying session that saw a three-driver battle for the pole and several other tussles for positions lower down the order. The Maltese driver, at his first [[2011 Supercup season|2011 Supercup]] race, narrowly edged Millar and Leinonen, with [[Gregg Lawson]]'s [[Woods Racing|Woods]] winning the battle for fourth.
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===Race===
 
===Race===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
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|-
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! width="35" class="unsortable"|Pos !! width="35"|No !! width="160"|Driver !! width="140"|Team !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Pitstops !! Fastlap !! Controller !! Points
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|-
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! 1
 +
| 14
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| {{flagicon|MAL}} '''[[Jason Muscat]]'''
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| '''[[Malta Force GP]]'''
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| 29
 +
| 49:21.940
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| 1
 +
| 1
 +
| 01:40.355
 +
| align="center" |[[File:Keyboard.png|25px]]
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| '''15'''
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|-
 +
! 2
 +
| 5
 +
| {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Sam Millar]]'''
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| '''[[Williamson Dynamics]]'''
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| 29
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| +6.900s
 +
| 2
 +
| 1
 +
| 01:40.521
 +
| align="center" |[[File:Wheel nonffb.png|25px]]
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| '''12'''
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|-
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! 3
 +
| 9
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| {{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Samuli Leinonen]]'''
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| '''[[Nordsjoen Racing]]'''
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| 29
 +
| +15.783s
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| 3
 +
| 1
 +
| 01:41.153
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel ffb.png|25px]]
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| '''10'''
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|-
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! 4
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| 16
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Gregg Lawson]]'''
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| '''[[Woods Racing]]'''
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| 29
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| +51.907s
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| 6
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| 1
 +
| 01:41.391
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel generic-unknown.png|25px]]
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| '''8'''
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|-
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! 5
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| 19
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| {{flagicon|EST}} '''[[Pavel Loknovski]]'''
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| '''[[Triple-Double Racing]]'''
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| 29
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| +57.502s
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| 4
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| 2
 +
| 01:41.184
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| align="center" |[[File:Joypad.png|25px]]
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| '''6'''
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|-
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! 6
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| 4
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| {{flagicon|SWI}} '''[[David Jundt]]'''
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| '''[[Nijo Racing]]'''
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| 29
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| +1:01.141s
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| 7
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| 1
 +
| 01:41.968
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel ffb.png|25px]]
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| '''5'''
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|-
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! 7
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| 23
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liam Hatchell]]'''
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| '''[[Synergetic Motorsports]]'''
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| 29
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| +1:04.417s
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| 9
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| 1
 +
| 01:42.176
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel ffb.png|25px]]
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| '''4'''
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|-
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! 8
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| 3
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Chris Williamson]]'''
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| '''[[Nijo Racing]]'''
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| 28
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| +1 Lap
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| 12
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| 1
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| 01:42.872
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel ffb.png|25px]]
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| '''3'''
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|-
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! 9
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| 12
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| {{flagicon|GRE}} '''[[Nikos Evangelidakis]]'''
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| '''[[Mineral GP]]'''
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| 28
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| +1 Lap
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| 15
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| 1
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| 01:44.294
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel nonffb.png|26px]]
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| '''2'''
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|-
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! 10
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| 8
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| {{flagicon|WAL}} '''[[Gavin Thomas]]'''
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| '''[[Red 5 Racing]]'''
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| 28
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| +1 Lap
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| 13
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| 3
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| 01:43.900
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel ffb.png|25px]]
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| '''1'''
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|-
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! 11
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| 11
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Rose]]
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| [[Mineral GP]]
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| 27
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| +2 Laps
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| 17
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| 1
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| 01:45.128
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel generic-unknown.png|25px]]
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| 0
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|-
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! 12
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| 6
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adam Smith]]
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| [[Williamson Dynamics]]
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| 26
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| +3 Laps
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| 18
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| 2
 +
| 01:47.751
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel generic-unknown.png|25px]]
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| 0
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|-
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! Ret
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| 21
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| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Luke McKee]]
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| [[CP Lotus]]
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| 15
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| DNF
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| 14
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| 1
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| 01:43.506
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel nonffb.png|25px]]
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| 0
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|-
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! Ret
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| 22
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| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mal McKee]]
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| [[Synergetic Motorsports]]
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| 9
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| DNF
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| 11
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| 3
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| 01:46.050
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel ffb.png|25px]]
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| 0
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|-
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! Ret
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| 7
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| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ben Morgan]]
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| [[Red 5 Racing]]
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| 8
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| DNF
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| 10
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| 2
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| 01:44.375
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel generic-unknown.png|25px]]
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| 0
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|-
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! Ret
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| 15
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| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Leontin Nemet]]
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| [[Malta Force GP]]
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| 4
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| DNF
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| 8
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| 0
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| 01:42.796
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel generic-unknown.png|25px]]
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| 0
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|-
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! Ret
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| 20
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul McKenna]]
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| [[CP Lotus]]
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| 4
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| DNF
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| 16
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| 0
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| 01:46.874
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel generic-unknown.png|25px]]
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| 0
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|-
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! Ret
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| 10
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| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Georgios Davakos]]
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| [[Nordsjoen Racing]]
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| 3
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| DNF
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| 5
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| 0
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| 01:43.035
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| align="center" |[[File:Wheel generic-unknown.png|25px]]
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| 0
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|}
  
 
==Standings after the Race==
 
==Standings after the Race==
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{{col-2}}
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;Drivers' Championship standings
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
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|-
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! Pos
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! Driver
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! Points
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|-
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! 1
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| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Bart De Vos]]
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| align="right"| 30
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|-
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! 2
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gregg Lawson]]
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| align="right"| 22
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|-
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! 3
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| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Samuli Leinonen]]
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| align="right"| 20
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|-
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! 4
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| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Pavel Loknovski]]
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| align="right"| 18
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|-
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! 5
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| {{flagicon|SWI}} [[David Jundt]]
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| align="right"| 17
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|-
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! 6
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| {{flagicon|MAL}} [[Jason Muscat]]
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| align="right"| 15
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|-
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! =
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| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Georgios Davakos]]
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| align="right"| 15
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|-
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! 8
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Millar]]
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| align="right"| 12
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|-
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! 9
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Williamson]]
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| align="right"| 11
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|-
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! 10
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| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gavin Thomas]]
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| align="right"| 9
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|-
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! 11
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| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mal McKee]]
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| align="right"| 6
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|-
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! 12
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul McKenna]]
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| align="right"| 5
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|-
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! =
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| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Nikos Evangelidakis]]
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| align="right"| 5
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|-
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! 14
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| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ben Morgan]]
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| align="right"| 4
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|-
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! =
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liam Hatchell]]
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| align="right"| 4
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|-
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! 16
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| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Dan Rusu]]
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| align="right"| 3
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|-
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! 17
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Rose]]
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| align="right"| 2
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|}
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{{col-2}}
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;Constructors' Championship standings
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{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
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|-
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! Pos
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! Constructor
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! Points
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|-
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! 1
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| {{flagicon|MAL}} [[Malta Force GP]]
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| align="right"| 45
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|-
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! 2
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nordsjoen Racing]]
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| align="right"| 35
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|-
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! 3
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nijo Racing]]
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| align="right"| 28
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|-
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! 4
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Woods Racing]]
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| align="right"| 25
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|-
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! 5
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Triple-Double Racing]]
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| align="right"| 18
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|-
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! 6
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| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Red 5 Racing]]
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| align="right"| 13
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|-
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! 7
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Williamson Dynamics]]
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| align="right"| 12
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|-
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! 8
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| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Synergetic Motorsports]]
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| align="right"| 10
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|-
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! 9
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mineral GP]]
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| align="right"| 7
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|-
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! 10
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| {{flagicon|GER}} [[CP Lotus]]
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| align="right"| 5
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|}
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{{col-end}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:31, 14 August 2011

Flag of Japan.png   2011 Supercup Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
2011 Supercup season
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Date April 6th, 2011
Official name 2011 Supercup Japanese Grand Prix
Location Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course Permanent Racing Facility
3.608 mi / 5.807 km
Distance 29 laps, 104.632 mi / 168.403 km
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Malta Jason Muscat Malta Force GP
Time 1:40.355
Fastest Lap
Driver Malta Jason Muscat Malta Force GP
Time 1:39.351
Podium
First Malta Jason Muscat Malta Force GP
Second Scotland Sam Millar Williamson Dynamics
Third Finland Samuli Leinonen Nordsjoen Racing

The 2011 Supercup Japanese Grand Prix was the 3rd race of the 2011 Supercup season and was won by Jason Muscat.

Report

Jason Muscat drove the perfect race to continue the winning streak of Malta Force GP in the GPVWC Supercup, as Sam Millar finally put points on the scoreboard to kick-start his Championship campaign and Samuli Leinonen clinched third place for Nordsjoen Racing.

Deputizing for absent Championship leader Bart de Vos, Muscat set the quickest lap in a qualifying session that saw a three-driver battle for the pole and several other tussles for positions lower down the order. The Maltese driver, at his first 2011 Supercup race, narrowly edged Millar and Leinonen, with Gregg Lawson's Woods winning the battle for fourth.

During warm-Up, a minute's silence was observed to remember the devastation and the grief endured by Japan as a result of the tsunami that struck in the weeks before the race. The Japanese anthem was played, and all the participating cars took part in a parade lap to salute the crowd who attended the event despite the tragedy that hit the country.

Jason Muscat was able to retain the lead at the start, and started building a solid, if not spectacular, lead over his rivals. It soon appeared Sam Millar was the only one capable to retain some kind of contact, but no real threat ever came the way of the Maltese until 6 laps before the end, when the Williamson Dynamics driver narrowed his gap to 1.4 seconds. Unfortunately for Millar, this moment coincided with his tyres going off, the result of a very long second stint, meaning Muscat was able to stretch his lead to over six seconds by the chequered flag.

Behind the leading duo, a beautiful battle for P8 between Ben Morgan, Gavin Thomas, Luke McKee and Leontin Nemet was interrupted by the Romanian missing his braking point at the Triangle and plunging in the side of Morgan, the damage forcing both to retire. Thomas and McKee were central in one of the most memorable Supercup battles in history, with the young Northern Irish driver able to match his more experienced rival and trade position several times - until a mistake by Thomas resulted in a drive-through penalty for the Welshman. Among other impressive maneuvers was a daring overtaking move by Pavel Loknovski over Liam Hatchell.

The race result saw Millar cut the gap to his rival Bart de Vos to just 18 points, with Gregg Lawson climbing to 2nd overall, just 8 points behind the Belgian leader. Thanks to his third place, Samuli Leinonen was now just 10 points off the top of the rankings, while this results also put Nordsjoen within 10 points of Malta Force in the Constructors' Championship.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Team Lap Gap
1 14 Malta Jason Muscat Malta Force GP 1:39.351 —
2 5 Scotland Sam Millar Williamson Dynamics 1:39.495 +0.144s
3 9 Finland Samuli Leinonen Nordsjoen Racing 1:39.805 +0.454s
4 19 Estonia Pavel Loknovski Triple-Double Racing 1:40.030 +0.678s
5 10 Greece Georgios Davakos Nordsjoen Racing 1:40.093 +0.741s
6 16 England Gregg Lawson Woods Racing 1:40.136 +0.785s
7 4 Switzerland David Jundt Nijo Racing 1:40.620 +1.269s
8 15 Romania Leontin Nemet Malta Force GP 01:41.01 +1.650s
9 23 England Liam Hatchell Synergetic Motorsports 1:41.387 +2.036s
10 7 Wales Ben Morgan Red 5 Racing 1:42.322 +2.971s
11 22 Northern Ireland Mal McKee Synergetic Motorsports 1:42.432 +3.081s
12 3 England Chris Williamson Nijo Racing 1:42.512 +3.160s
13 8 Wales Gavin Thomas Red 5 Racing 1:42.616 +3.265s
14 21 Northern Ireland Luke McKee CP Lotus 1:43.106 +3.755s
15 12 Greece Nikos Evangelidakis Mineral GP 1:43.691 +4.340s
16 20 England Paul McKenna CP Lotus 1:44.591 +5.240s
17 11 United States Robert Rose Mineral GP 1:44.877 +5.525s
18 6 England Adam Smith Williamson Dynamics 1:45.816 +6.465s

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pitstops Fastlap Controller Points
1 14 Malta Jason Muscat Malta Force GP 29 49:21.940 1 1 01:40.355 Keyboard.png 15
2 5 Scotland Sam Millar Williamson Dynamics 29 +6.900s 2 1 01:40.521 Wheel nonffb.png 12
3 9 Finland Samuli Leinonen Nordsjoen Racing 29 +15.783s 3 1 01:41.153 Wheel ffb.png 10
4 16 England Gregg Lawson Woods Racing 29 +51.907s 6 1 01:41.391 Wheel generic-unknown.png 8
5 19 Estonia Pavel Loknovski Triple-Double Racing 29 +57.502s 4 2 01:41.184 Joypad.png 6
6 4 Switzerland David Jundt Nijo Racing 29 +1:01.141s 7 1 01:41.968 Wheel ffb.png 5
7 23 England Liam Hatchell Synergetic Motorsports 29 +1:04.417s 9 1 01:42.176 Wheel ffb.png 4
8 3 England Chris Williamson Nijo Racing 28 +1 Lap 12 1 01:42.872 Wheel ffb.png 3
9 12 Greece Nikos Evangelidakis Mineral GP 28 +1 Lap 15 1 01:44.294 Wheel nonffb.png 2
10 8 Wales Gavin Thomas Red 5 Racing 28 +1 Lap 13 3 01:43.900 Wheel ffb.png 1
11 11 United States Robert Rose Mineral GP 27 +2 Laps 17 1 01:45.128 Wheel generic-unknown.png 0
12 6 England Adam Smith Williamson Dynamics 26 +3 Laps 18 2 01:47.751 Wheel generic-unknown.png 0
Ret 21 Northern Ireland Luke McKee CP Lotus 15 DNF 14 1 01:43.506 Wheel nonffb.png 0
Ret 22 Northern Ireland Mal McKee Synergetic Motorsports 9 DNF 11 3 01:46.050 Wheel ffb.png 0
Ret 7 Wales Ben Morgan Red 5 Racing 8 DNF 10 2 01:44.375 Wheel generic-unknown.png 0
Ret 15 Romania Leontin Nemet Malta Force GP 4 DNF 8 0 01:42.796 Wheel generic-unknown.png 0
Ret 20 England Paul McKenna CP Lotus 4 DNF 16 0 01:46.874 Wheel generic-unknown.png 0
Ret 10 Greece Georgios Davakos Nordsjoen Racing 3 DNF 5 0 01:43.035 Wheel generic-unknown.png 0

Standings after the Race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Belgium Bart De Vos 30
2 England Gregg Lawson 22
3 Finland Samuli Leinonen 20
4 Estonia Pavel Loknovski 18
5 Switzerland David Jundt 17
6 Malta Jason Muscat 15
= Greece Georgios Davakos 15
8 Scotland Sam Millar 12
9 England Chris Williamson 11
10 Wales Gavin Thomas 9
11 Northern Ireland Mal McKee 6
12 England Paul McKenna 5
= Greece Nikos Evangelidakis 5
14 Wales Ben Morgan 4
= England Liam Hatchell 4
16 Romania Dan Rusu 3
17 United States Robert Rose 2

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Malta Malta Force GP 45
2 Italy Nordsjoen Racing 35
3 England Nijo Racing 28
4 England Woods Racing 25
5 England Triple-Double Racing 18
6 Wales Red 5 Racing 13
7 England Williamson Dynamics 12
8 Northern Ireland Synergetic Motorsports 10
9 United States Mineral GP 7
10 Germany CP Lotus 5

Preceded by:
2011 Supercup Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 		2011 Supercup Japanese Grand Prix
2011 		Succeeded by:
2011 Supercup Chinese Grand Prix
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