FFSA GTs Nogaro, April 8-9 – Race 2
Police / Zangarelli After Narac Is ‘Arrested’

Qualifying
Frédéric Makowiecki claimed the first pole position for the ANAVEO Larbre Aston Martin DBR9, for the car’s second race. He was ahead of Soheil Ayari (Oreca Saleen), Mathieu Zangarelli (PSI C5-R), Jérôme Policand (Luc Alphand C5-R) and Olivier Thévenin (Tarrès Saleen). Richard Balandras (#36IMSA Porsche 997) was quickest in the GT2 Trophy. In the GT3 category, Amadou ( #70 Lamborghini Gallardo) set the best time.

Race 2
Makowiecki (#3 DBR9) was leading by the first corner, while Zangarelli (#16 PSI C5-R) passed Ayari for second place. Policand (#8 C5-R) and Bouchut (#17 PSI C6.R) were fighting behind these three men.

Bouchut had to cross the gravel trap to avoid some contact with Policand and dropped down to eighth place, but he was soon pushing hard again, succeeding in passing Cayrolle (#5 SRT C5-R), Dupuy (#7 Protek Saleen) and Thévenin (#4 Tarrès Saleen).

Makowiecki widened a small gap over his contenders, Zangarelli, Ayari and Policand being neck and neck. Bouchut caught up with these three drivers then overtook them all – and was into second place. Ayari passed Zangarelli and was now in third place. Behind the leaders, Laurent Groppi, the French Formula Renault Champion, was outstanding at the wheel of the #1 Oreca Saleen. While he had started from the back of the grid owing to problems in qualifying, he was able to move up from thirtieth to ninth place after 15 laps and then in the same lap he passed Dupuy, Thévenin and Cayrolle!

On the 16th lap there was the first change of lead: Bouchut was right on Makowiecki's exhaust, and with the leader troubled by a backmarker, he had an off and fell down to fifth place. So Bouchut was now ahead of Ayari, Zangarelli and Policand. Makowiecki was fighting against Groppi, who was the quickest man on the track.

All the drivers pitted late for the driver changes (Lebon for Bouchut, Narac for Ayari, Police for Zangarelli and Balthazard for Policand). Yvan Lebon wore out his tyres and had to pit to change them, so Narac was now leading ahead of Police, who was right in his mirrors.

In the traffic, Police passed Narac within ten minutes of the chequered flag. Balthazard was third ahead of Hernandez who had taken over from Groppi and who was pushing hard.

In the late stages, Narac re-passed Police for the lead, but he received a thirty second penalty after the race (overtaking under yellow), so he fell down to fourth, just ahead of Makowieck / Bornahauser's DBR9, fifth.

GT2 Trophy
It was again an easy win for the IMSA MATMUT 997 RSR driven by Michel Lecourt and Richard Balandras, ahead of the Porsche 997 of the Michel and Claude Monteiro and then Thierry Stepec and Romain Brandela.

Championship Standings
1 Zangarelli / Police (#16 PSI C5-R) 48
2 Policand / Balthazard (#8 Luc Alphand C5-R) 46
3 Ayari / Narac (#9 Oreca Saleen S7-R) 45
4 Groppi / Hernandez (#1 Oreca Saleen S7-R° 33
5 Balandras / Lecourt, 1st GT2 Trophy (#36 IMSA MATMUT Porsche 997 RSR) 25
6 Dupuy / Fiat (#7 Protek Saleen S7-R) and Cazenave / Cayrolle (#5 SRT C5-R) 18

GT3
It had been a very long time since Dany Snobeck's last win. Snobeck himself couldn't remember when. His partner, Christopher Campbell (his son-in-law), started perfectly at the wheel of the #75 Sport Garage Ferrari 43 and widened a gap on the #70 Amado's Lamborghini, #68 Ruffer's Dodge, #72 Leclerc's Lamborghini and #74 Vannelet's Ferrari 430. The positions were the same up to the driver changes.

Snobeck, who had taken over from Campbell, had a large lead and ran safely to the chequered flag. Cyril Hélias drove a great stint and moved the #71 Lammborgini up to the second place, ahead of Dubreuil and Amado. In the championship standings, Giroix and Helias are leaders (53 pts) ahead Snobeck and Campbell (42), Amado / Dubreuil (36) and Leclerc / Tuchbant (24).
Claude Foubert

Result
1 POLICE J C / ZANGARELLI M PSI EXPERIENCE CORVETTE C5-R GT1 1h00:59.906 1:26.933 / 4
2 BALTHAZARD G / POLICAND J LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES CORVETTE C5-R GT1 1h01:18.384 18.478 1:27.211 / 2
3 HERNANDEZ B / GROPPI L ORECA SALEEN SR-7 GT1 1h01:18.694 18.788 1:26.173 / 7
4 NARAC R / AYARI S ORECA SALEEN S7-R GT1 1h01:29.756 29.850 1:26.970 / 4
5 BORNHAUSER P / MACKOWIECKI F LARBRE COMPETITION ASTON MARTIN DBR 9 GT1 1h01:32.958 33.052 1:26.411 / 2
6 CAZENAVE L / CAYROLLE E SRT CORVETTE C5-7 GT1 1h01:47.159 47.253 1:28.066 / 2
7 DUPUY D / FIAT F PROTEK SALEEN SR-7 GT1 1h01:00.015 1 Trs 1:27.847 / 3
8 DEBARD E / THEVENIN O TARRES TEAM SALEEN SR-7 GT1 1h01:14.104 1 Trs 1:27.924 / 2
9 CORMERECHE D / PORTA O TARRES TEAM CHRYSLER VIPER GTS-R GT1 1h01:50.481 1 Trs 1:30.211 / 4
10 SNOBECK D / CAMPBELL C SPORT GARAGE FERRARI 430 GT3 1h02:21.242 1 Trs 1:31.887 / 5
11 LECOURT M / BALANDRAS R IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT PORSCHE 997 RSR GT2 1h02:22.779 1 Trs 1:30.996 / 2
12 LABESCAT F / PHILIPPON C ESPACE RACING CHRYSLER VIPER GTS-R GT1 1h01:03.031 2 Trs 1:31.789 / 3
13 ADAM J Y / ZACCHIA S LARBRE COMPETITION FERRARI 550 Maranello GT1 1h01:05.360 2 Trs 1:28.161 / 3
14 HELIAS C / GIROIX F FIRST RACING LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO GT3 1h01:06.646 2 Trs 1:32.597 / 4
15 DUBREUIL B / AMADO U FIRST RACING LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO GT3 1h01:35.368 2 Trs 1:31.836 / 5
16 PETIT M / VANNELET G SPORT GARAGE FERRARI 430 GT3 1h01:42.072 2 Trs 1:33.088 / 6
17 LESOUDIER G / BELTOISE A MIRABEAU MTO CHRYSLER VIPER GTS-R GT1 1h01:57.593 2 Trs 1:28.206 / 3
18 RUFFIER J / LE ROCH J F RUFFIER RACING DODGE VIPER GT3 1h01:59.183 2 Trs 1:32.551 / 4
19 LECLERC A / TUCHBANT D FIRST RACING LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO GT3 1h02:00.506 2 Trs 1:32.332 / 6
20 MONTEIRO M / MONTEIRO C ESTORIL RACING PORSCHE 996 RSR GT2 1h02:05.076 2 Trs 1:32.116 / 4
21 BEROUJON C / MERAFINA W SPORT GARAGE FERRARI 430 GT3 1h02:40.811 2 Trs 1:33.733 / 31
22 PEYROLES A / MOUREU D PILOTAGE PASSION DODGE VIPER GT3 1h01:26.243 3 Trs 1:34.237 / 4
23 LELIEVRE F / POLETTE P IMSA PORSCHE ROUEN PORSCHE 996 CUP GT3 1h01:48.271 3 Trs 1:35.154 / 4
24 MAILLET AVENEL N / PRIGNAUD G RED RACING CHRYSLER VIPER GTS-R GT1 1h01:52.206 3 Trs 1:34.526 / 5
25 CLAIRAY G / LAURIN J G C R DODGE VIPER GT3 1h01:59.537 3 Trs 1:35.562 / 5
26 BRANDELA R / STEPEC T RED RACING PORSCHE 996 RSR GT2 1h02:26.545 3 Trs 1:33.989 / 7
27 QUINTAL E / CASSOU D B L S PORSCHE 996 CUP GT3 1h00:59.804 5 Trs 1:37.774 / 10
28 LEBON Y / BOUCHUT C PSI EXPERIENCE CORVETTE C6-R GT1 52:54.463 6 Trs 1:26.257 / 4
29 YVON R / BRIERE B HEXIS RACING ASTON MARTIN DBRS 9 GT3 45:37.173 12 Trs 1:32.929 / 6
30 RODRIGUES M / RODRIGUES J HEXIS RACING ASTON MARTIN DBRS 9 GT3 48:21.901 12 Trs 1:32.764 / 3
31 MOUEZ E / LOGER D NOURRY COMPETITION PORSCHE 996 RSR GT2 30:02.013 21 Trs 1:32.123 / 2
32 CABANNES G / PEREIRA E RUFFIER RACING DODGE VIPER GT3 17:55.868 29 Trs 1:33.854 / 3
33 COMAR N / RAMBEAU P GPA RACING FERRARI 55 MARANELLO GT2 14:31.494 33 Trs 1:36.074 / 3