SUPER GT INT'L MALAYSIA SERIES race, the round 3 of the 2011 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, has been held at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) in Malaysia on 19th June 2011.
The GT500 class winner was the pole-starting Weider HSV-010 driven by Takashi Kogure and Loic Duval.
Lots of incidents happened during the day. Among them is the accident in the SIC itself where a Porsche hit a Ferrari while cruising. That was a shame action for the mini-show. Below are the amateur video taken when it happen.
Another one is more serious one happened at PLUS highway on the way back from Super GT race itself. Perhaps the adrenaline of the supporters didn't stop well after the race!
These are some of the accident photos. The accident happened between BMW M5 and Lamborghini. Both drivers are heard to be safe and no injury. Might be a total loss. Pity the driver. Hope it worth..
ABOUT THE RACE
To avoid Malaysia’s midday tropical heat in, the race start was scheduled for 16:00 (local time) in the late afternoon. Starting from the pole position (1st position on the grid), the Weider HSV-010 driven by Loic Duval gradually opened up a lead of the 2nd-place S Road MOLA GT-R (Ronnie Quintarelli). When Duval began to encounter GT300 class back-markers and lose time in passing them, the S Road MOLA GT-R closed in on his tail at one point. However, with its faster pace when running alone, the Weider HSV-010 (Duval) was able to maintain its lead all the way to the routine pit stop. Then the wheel was turned over to Takashi Kogure.
Next, the S Road MOLA GT-R made its pit stop. After quick pit work the team sent the GT-R back into the race with Masataka Yanagida in the driver’s seat. From the pit exit Yanagida got out on the track in front of Kogure. At this point, however, Kogure was obviously running at a faster pace and he managed to take back the lead on the second turn of that lap. After that, Kogure never let anyone get close to him as he built up an impressive 14-second lead by the time he took the checkered to win the race. Despite being last season’s GT champions, the Weider HSV-010 had not been able to come through with good results in either of the first two rounds of this season. Round three here at Sepang finally gave them their first win of the season.
This represented the fourth win for the Honda HSV-010GT since its debut last season. For Kogure this is his fifth career GT win, and for Duval it is his fourth.
In the GT300 class, it was also the class pole-starter, the HATSUNEMIKU GOODSMILE BMW (Nobuteru Taniguchi/Taku Bamba), that won its race. It was the team’s first win in the fourth year since it began GT competition, and it was also the first win for the new BMW Z4 that has debuted this season. It was also Taku Bamba’s second GT win, while it was the ninth career GT win for Nobuteru Taniguchi.
Courtesy information from motorsport.com
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