2009 FIA GT Zolder report and slideshow ...

[Wouter Melissen]

Yesterday the 13th FIA GT Championship came to a close at the Belgian Zolder track. In a weekend with ever changing weather the GT1 and GT2 drivers' titles were decided. It was a very close battle between Maserati and Corvette in the top class and the umpteenth encounter between Ferrari and Porsche in GT2. The exciting showdown was not only the final race of the season but also the last FIA GT race held in this form. Next year a new generation of GT1 cars will race in a new World Championship, while GT2 machinery will fight in a European Championship. Two cars built to the 2010 regulations already took part in several of this year's races in preparation for the World Championship. At Zolder both the Nissan Nismo GT-R and the Matech-Ford GT1 took to the track.
As a warm-up the spectators were also treated to two rounds of the European GT3 championship, which incorporated the Belgian GT championship. After a huge pile-up at the previous race, the entry was down but there were still plenty of spectacular GT races to enjoy. Among them were the latest additions to the grid like the Alpina B6 GT3, Audi R8 LMS and Morgan Aero SuperSports. Fortunately there were no repeats of the Paul Ricard accidents despite the ever changing weather conditions.
Although we have only rarely reported on the FIA GT Championship, we could not bare to miss the 132nd and final race in the great GT racing series. We braved the weather to capture all the excitement and intrigue in a full report and a 100-shot gallery.

2009 Zolder FIA GT report and slideshow

[LeonOfTheDead]

Another addition to the line up was the Ferrari 430 Scuderia developed by Kessel Racing, which run for the first time at the Adria event, and which then substituted all the older F430 Challenge base cars.

For the first time at this event even the Ascari KZ1R was raced this year.

Thnaks for th review and pictures, highly appreciated!

[LeonOfTheDead]

For those who missed the race, this happened during the last race featuring the GT3 cars (the BMW Alpina) and Belgian Gt cars (the Porsche 911).

YouTube - FIA-GT3 2009 Zolder Race 2 Huge Flip

YouTube - FIA-GT3 2009 Zolder Race 2 Huge Flip

[Dino Scuderia]

Nice action shots!

The Matech Ford GT is way hotter than the Doran body in ALMS.

[LTSmash]

So, now that it is going to be FIA GT1, GT2, GT3 Championship; does that mean that they will race in their own class races or will it still be a multi-class field?

[Wouter Melissen]

Yes they will all race in different events. The GT1 World Championship will consist of two one-hour races per weekend. The Spa 24 Hours will be an exclusive GT2 race.

[putje]

Will the Maserati's be there in 2010 ? they attract the most people !