The2011 FIA GT1 Beijing round was anauto racing event held at theGoldenport Park Circuit,Beijing,China on 8–10 September, and was the ninth round of the2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's second race held in China, a week after theOrdos round as well as at the 3.30 km (2.05 mi) Goldenport Park. This was a stand-alone event with no support races.
| Success Ballast[1] | |
|---|---|
| Entry | Ballast |
| No. 41Marc VDS Racing Team | 40 kg (88 lb) |
| No. 22JR Motorsports | 25 kg (55 lb) |
| No. 8Young Driver AMR | 20 kg (44 lb) |
| No. 3Hexis AMR | 10 kg (22 lb) |
Ordos Championship Race winnerFrédéric Makowiecki was at the6 Hours of Silverstone and was replaced byBertrand Baguette who had previously raced for Marc VDS in 2011 at theNavarra round.Jonathan Hirschi replacedVanina Ickx in the No. 9 Belgian Racing Ford GT alongside regularChristoffer Nygaard.Nico Verdonck returns to Exim Bank Team China replacingSérgio Jimenez in the No. 12 car. Like Baguette, he had previously raced for the Chinese team at Navarra behind the wheel of the No. 11 car.
Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr went into this weekend as championship leaders in the Drivers Championship, twelve points ahead of All-Inkl drivers Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock. In the Teams Championship, JR Motorsport] remained on top with a five-point lead over second place Hexis AMR and All-Inkl.com another three points behind Hexis.
For qualifying, Driver 1 participates in the first and third sessions while Driver 2 participates in only the second session. The fastest lap for each session is indicated withbold.
| FIA GT1 World Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: Ordos | 2011 season | Next race: San Luis |
