FIA GT Championship - Front row for Vosse-Davies-Biagi's Maserati MC12

Circuit: Spa-Francorchamps, length 6,946 km 
Meteo: overcast, dry, air temperature 25° C 
Cars: 
- n° 1: Maserati MC12; chassis n° 15439 Drivers: Andrea Bertolini (I) - Michael Bartels (D) - Eric Van de Poele (BEL) 
- n° 2: Maserati MC12; chassis n° 15443 Drivers: Jamie Davies (UK) - Thomas Biagi (I) - Vincent Vosse (BEL) 

At the end of the three qualifying sessions, the starting grid for the challenging 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps has been established. The classic Belgian endurance race will begin tomorrow, Saturday 29 July, at 16.00. The event is the fourth round of the FIA GT championship. The Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati MC12s will begin from rows one and two, places assured thanks to Vincent Vosse-Jamie Davies-Thomas Biagi setting the second fastest time and Eric Van de Poele-Michael Bartels-Andrea Bertolini the third. Englishman Davies was responsible for the quickest lap of 2'14"952, only 81 thousandths off pole. Up front are Lemeret-Deletraz-Piccini-Fassler in the Aston Martin DBR9 (2'14"871). Meanwhile, German Bartels stopped the clock at 2'15"082. All the fast times were set in yesterday's (Friday 27 July) first session. Today's third session, following the second held during the night, was run with the cars featuring their race set up, an ideal preparation for the 24 Hour. 
The aim was not an all-out thrust for pole but rather to test the reliability of the car ahead of the endurance race. The hope is that the Maserati MC12s can repeat last year's display when Van Poele-Bartels-Scheider and Bertolini-Wendlinger-Peter scored a wonderful one-two. 
"The weekend began well", confirmed Davies. "It is continuing well. Our performances are in line with expectations and everything is going to plan. The only unknown is the weather and rain is always a threat". 

FIA GT Championship: 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 

Qualifying 1: 
1. Lemeret-Deletraz-Piccini-Fassler (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'14"871; 
2. Vosse-Davies-Biagi (Maserati MC12) 2'14"952; 
3. Van de Poele-Bartels-Bertolini (Maserati MC12) 2'15"082; 
4. Pescatori-Babini-Enge-Kox (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'15"754; 
5. Longin-Kumpen-Hezemans-Mollekens (Corvette C6R) 2'15"845 

Qualifying 2: 
1. Vosse-Davies-Biagi (Maserati MC12) 2'15"846; 
2. Van de Poele-Bartels-Bertolini (Maserati MC12) 2'17"970; 
3. Lemeret-Deletraz-Piccini-Fassler (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'18"758; 
4. Menten-Belloc-Bornhauser-Bouvy (Corvette C6R) 2'19"098; 
5. Wendlinger-Peter-Bouchut-Lechner (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'19"384 

Qualifying 3: 
1. Bert-Janis-Montermini-Charouz (Saleen S7R) 2'18"021; 
2. Van de Poele-Bartels-Bertolini (Maserati MC12) 2'18"520; 
3. Kuismanen-Palttala-Dehez-Radermecker (Corvette C5R) 2'18"683; 
4. Lemeret-Deletraz-Piccini-Fassler (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'19"618; 
5. Vosse-Davies-Biagi (Maserati MC12) 2'19"645 

Starting grid: 
1. Lemeret-Deletraz-Piccini-Fassler (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'14"871; 
2. Vosse-Davies-Biagi (Maserati MC12) 2'14"952; 
3. Van de Poele-Bartels-Bertolini (Maserati MC12) 2'15"082; 
4. Pescatori-Babini-Enge-Kox (Aston Martin DBR9) 2'15"754; 
5. Longin-Kumpen-Hezemans-Mollekens (Corvette C6R) 2'15"845 

FIA GT Championship for Drivers (after three races): 
1. Bartels and Bertolini 25; 
3. Janis and Bert 23; 
5. Piccini and Deletraz 17; 
7. Babini and Gollin 16; 
9. Davies and Biagi 14. 

Teams: 
1. Vitaphone Racing Team 39; 2. Aston Martin Racing BMS 25; 3. Zakspeed 23; 4. Phoenix Motorsport 17; 5. Cirtek Motorsport 5. 

Manufacturers Cup: 
1. Aston Martin 44; 
2. Maserati 39; 
3. Saleen 24. 

FIA GT Championship on TV: 

Live 
Saturday 29-Sunday 30 July TBC: PLAYER (UK); SKY ITALIA (ITALY); AB MOTEURS (FRANCE):9 hours; SPORT 1 (NETHERLANDS): 6 hours; AL JAZEERA SPORT (Middle East): min 6 hours 

Highlights 
PLAYER (UK, 7 August, 11:00, 19:00); BRAVO (UK, 5 August 19:00); NUVOLARI (ITALY, 9 August 17:00, 23:30); SPORT + (FRANCE, 2 August 12:30, 3 August 08:40, 4 August 10:05); DSF (GERMANY, 2 August, 21:00); SLOVAK TV 2 (SLOVAKIA, 5 August, 14:25 + 1 repeat); MOTORS TV (2 August, 20:00 + 8 repeats); CHANNEL 4 (UK, 12 August, 07:30, 16 August, 01.00); CT4 (CZECH REPUBLIC, 4 August, 20:00); 

FIA GT magazine 
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