The 2011 FIA GT1 Navarra round was an

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event held at the

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on 1–3 July, and was the sixth round of the

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. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's second race held at the Navarra. The event was supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship and MINI Challenge España.

Background

After a collision between the two Swiss Racing Team Lamborghini's at the Sachsenring round, the team decided to miss the Navarra round which is the second round in a row they have missed an event. Exim Bank Team China recruited Belgian driver Nico Verdonck for this round, replacing

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. He raced in three race weekends in 2010 for Triple H Team Hegersport. Nick Catsburg returned to GT1 after being replaced by Exim Bank Team China in the previous round. He was behind the wheel of the No. 20 Sumo Power Nissan, replacing

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. Marc VDS recruited

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driver Bertrand Baguette for this round, replacing Frédéric Makowiecki behind the wheel of car No. 41.

Qualifying

Qualifying result

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 with bold.

Races

Qualifying Race

Race result

Championship Race

Race result

References

External links

Navarra GT1 Race in Spain – FIA GT1 World Championship
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