07/05/2006: FIA GT3 European Championship season 2006, event 1 - Silverstone

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3rd, 1st Aston Martin DBRS9

“Jean-Claude gave me the car in 15th position, so I decided to push really hard. The car was good and consistent, so it was possible to overtake a lot of cars. I had a huge moment when I lost the car at the end of the Pit Straight, when I tried to overtake the Corvette, but hopefully I could come back quickly on track. For the second we will start from the pole position… if we had the same car, as consistent as today, we will fight for the victory.”

Frederic MAKOWIECKI
May 9th 2007
nr 26 Hexis Racing Aston Martin DBRS9

 

Championship Visits

The FIA GT3 European Championship has visited Silverstone on 5 occasions:
  07/05/2006
  06/05/2007
  20/04/2008
  03/05/2009
  02/05/2010

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Details

Silverstone GBR
Location:
  18 miles northeast of Oxford
Circuit length: 5.9 km
Contact information:
  Silverstone Circuit Ltd Silverstone Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
Tel: 00 44 1327 857273
Fax: 00 44 1327 320 333
Email: info@silverstone.co.uk
Website: www.silverstone.co.uk
Press Officer: Carol Watts
Email: carol.watts@silverstone.co.uk
Nearest Airports:
  Luton LTN (40 km) - Birmingham (BHX) 65 km London Heathrow (LHR) - 110 km

Silverstone Circuit

Silverstone Circuit

Winners

GT3 P.1 - James Murphy
GT3 P.1 - Luca Pirri
GT3 P.1 - Dennis Retera
GT3 P.1 - Jaromir Jirik
GT3 P.1 - Hector Lester
GT3 P.1 - Allan Simonsen
GT3 P.1 - Stefano Livio
GT3 P.1 - Andrea Ceccato
GT3 P.1 - Paul Van Splunteren
GT3 P.1 - Stuart Turvey

FIA GT3 European Championship Timetable

Silverstone Supercar Showdown – May 5th – 7th, 2006
Provisional Timetable – Draft 10 – April 24th, 2006

Friday, May 5th
09.00 – 10.00 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Free Practice 60’
10.10 – 11.10 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli - Coppa Shell Free Practice 60’
11.20 – 12.20 FIA GT3 European Championship Free Practice 1 60’
12.30 – 13.00 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Qualifying Practice 1 30’
13.10 – 13.40 Media Laps
13.40 – 13.50 Silverstone Supercar Tour Parade Lap
14.00 – 15.00 Maserati Trofeo Free Practice 60’
15.10 – 16.40 FIA GT Championship Free Practice 1 90’
16.50 – 17.20 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli - Coppa Shell Qualifying Practice 1 30’
17.30 – 18.30 FIA GT3 European Championship Free Practice 2 60’
 

Saturday, May 6th
09.00 – 10.30 FIA GT Championship Free Practice 2 90’
10.40 – 11.10 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Qualifying Practice 2 30’
11.20 – 12.10 FIA GT3 European Championship Qualifying Practice 20/10/20
12.20 – 12.50 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli - Coppa Shell Qualifying Practice 2 30’
Lunch Break
12.50 – 13.00 Helicopter Display – Royal Navy Single Helicopter Display
13.15 – 14.00 Maserati Trofeo Qualifying Practice 45’
14.30 – 15.20 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Race 1 50’
15.30 – 15.50 FIA GT Championship Qualifying Practice 20’
16.20 – 17.20 FIA GT3 European Championship Race 1 60’
17.45 FIA GT & GT3 European Championships GT Qualifying & GT3 Race
Press Conference
17.30 Autograph Session at the Corkscrew
17.50 – 18.40 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli - Coppa Shell Race 1 50’
 

Sunday, May 7th
08.10 – 08.25 FIA GT Championship Warm Up 15’
08.50 – 09.40 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Race 2 50’
10.00 Autograph Session at the Corkscrew
10.05 – 10.55 Maserati Trofeo Race 50’
10.55 – 11.10 Church Break
10.55 – 11.15 Pitwalk and Drivers Parade
11.10 – 11.25 Mark Jefferies and the Elite Twister Aerobatics Display
11.45 – 12.45 FIA GT3 European Championship Race 2 60’
13.30 – 16.30 RAC Tourist Trophy - FIA GT Championship Race 3h
16.50 FIA GT & GT3 European Championships Press Conference
17.00 – 17.50 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli - Coppa Shell Race 2 50’

FIA GT3 European Championship Ticketing

Tickets for trackside seats at the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy are available from Silverstone.

Ticket Prices:
Weekend Ticket    Advance £25
On the day £30
Saturday     Advance £10
      On the day £15
Sunday     Advance £20
      On the day £25

 

see http://www.silverstone.co.uk/ for more information

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