The Sumo Power GT team will be back in action next weekend, when it heads to Germany for round six of the FIA GT1 World Championship at one of the world’s most infamous racing circuits: Nürburgring. And, with the technical nature of the track similar to that of Spa, if its two Nissan GT-Rs perform as well as they did in round five, then a top result is on the cards this time round.FIA GT1 NURBURGRING 2010 :
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Free Practice: 27 Aug 10:40 - 27 Aug 12:00 CET >>> Live! Click Here
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Pre-Qualifying: 27 Aug 16:10 - 27 Aug 17:30 CET >>> Live! Click Here
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Qualifying: 28 Aug 09:00 - 28 Aug 10:00 CET >>> Live! Click Here
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Qualifying Race: 28 Aug 14:15 - 28 Aug 15:05 CET >>> Live! Click Here
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Warm-up: 29 Aug 10:15 - 29 Aug 10:45 CET >>> Live! Click Here
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Championship Race: 29 Aug 15:15 - 29 Aug 16:15 CET
Although the results in Belgium were not a true reflection of the pace of its two cars, the team was delighted that both set front-running lap times, with car 23 holding second place and challenging for the lead – even with 50-kilos of success ballast on board. However, with a drive train problem forcing it into retirement with two laps to go and with car 22 involved in clashes with other cars, the team unusually finished out of the points in both races.
Therefore, with the experience gained at Spa, added to further progress made during a successful test at Snetterton last week, the team is extremely upbeat about its chances to get back into the top three this weekend. Further helping the team’s aspirations to get both of its cars on the podium this weekend, will be the loss of ‘Balance of Performance’ ballast: car 22 running with none and car 23 having its allocation reduced to 10 kilos.
Out of the ten races (two per round) held so far, Sumo Power GT has scored an impressive five podium finishes, with a first, a second and three third places – results that see it third in the teams’ points table at the season’s half-way point. In the drivers’ standings, Michael Krumm and Peter Dumbreck in car 23 are ninth and Warren Hughes and Jamie Campbell-Walter in car 22 are tenth, both only a few points behind their closest rivals.
As usual, weather and track conditions will also play a significant part in performance and strategy this weekend, together with the all-important management of tyres, championship regulations imposing a limit of four sets of slicks per car to cover qualifying and both one-hour races.
Of the 12 teams, 24 cars and 48 drivers that make up the FIA GT1 World Championship grid, most are familiar with the 3.23-mile (5.2-kilometre) German Grand Prix circuit and, in particular, two of the Sumo Power GT drivers. For Michael Krumm, this is his home track and one where he began his carer, winning his very first Formula Ford race at the ‘Ring. Jamie Campbell-Walter also has good memories of the track as, driving a Lister Storm, he notably won the last FIA GT race held here in 2001.
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