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Audi R8 LMS Wins European FIA GT3 Championship
By source: Audi Sport
Oct 25, 2009, 19:43

The Audi R8 LMS won the FIA European GT3 Championship right away in its debut season. Team Phoenix Racing secured the title in the finale at Zolder with Christopher Haase and Christopher Mies. The two Germans won the first race with a commanding performance and defended their lead of the standings in the chaotic second race. After the win of the ADAC GT Masters by Christian Abt, this is the second major title for the new GT3 sports car of AUDI AG.

RESULTS & POINT SCORES:

Zolder (B), October 25, FIA European GT3 Championship round 11 1 Haase/Mies (Audi R8 LMS) 34 laps in 1h 00m 18.344s 2 Bontempelli/Gattuso (Ferrari) + 18.493s 3 Nygaard/Gruber (Ford) + 21.012s 4 Armindo/Campanico (Audi R8 LMS) + 21.322s 5 Rodrigues/Makowiecki (Aston Martin) + 24.653s ... 18 Navratil/Bonifacio (Audi R8 LMS) - 4 laps Zolder (B), October 25, FIA European GT3 Championship round 12 1 Bontempelli/Gattuso (Ferrari) 34 laps in 1h 00m 56.226s 2 Walter/Hürtgen (BMW) + 35.553s 3 Mamerow/De Doncker (Ford) + 1m 30.283s 4 Haase/Mies (Audi R8 LMS) + 1m 30.775s 5 Petit/Fumal (BMW) + 1m 35.904s ... 8. Armindo/Campanico (Audi R8 LMS) - lap Final standings after 12 rounds: 1 Haase/Mies, 54,5 points; 2 Armindo/Campanico and Accary/Rodrigues, 43; 3 Makowiecki/Rodrigues, 34; 4 Gattuso, 33; 5 Nygaard/Gruber and Salles/Mutsch, 30.

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