Date: 22 June 2011 Trofeo Maserati GranTurismo MC 2011 - Spa (B) - - - PDF document

Date: 22 June 2011 Trofeo Maserati GranTurismo MC 2011 - Spa (B) - Presentation of Round 4

At Spa per for the fourth round of the Trofeo Maserati This weekend, the famous circuit of Spa will host the fourth round of the Trofeo Maserati GranTurismo MC. This is the second time that the single-make series has touched down in Belgium and follows the Zolder event held last season. David Baldi, the overall leader, will be trying to get back to winning ways after finding things tough in Hungary but will have to contend with Nicolò Piancastelli, buoyed by his one-two in

• Budapest. The victories have seen Piancastelli move into second spot in the championship.

Venezuelan Gaetano Ardagna is another driver with title hopes as he now lies third. Also appearing will be Nick Catsburg, who turns out in the World FIA GT1 championship and in

• GT3. He will be sharing the drive with Mathjis Bakker.

In the No.18 Radio Monte Carlo car will be Kris Wauters, the Belgian singer from pop group ‘Closeau’. Wauters has raced in the Trofeo Maserati three times: at Spa in 2005 he finished third with Sandor Van Es and, a year later, came home sixth partnered with Jean-Marc

• Couloumb. In last year’s race at Zolder he crossed the line third in Race 1 driving the Maserati

GranTurismo MC Trofeo. Kris, together with brother Koen and other members, formed the

Flemmish band ‘Closeau’ in the eighties. They are well known in Belgium and Holland as well as internationally because some of their songs were produced in English. Other drivers representing Belgium are: Guy Fawe and Raf Vleugels, partners in the Trofeo classification and Daniel Waszczinski (from Konvex Motorsport) who competes in the Team

• series. Scuderia AF Corse crew of Sbirrazzuoli/Chionna currently lead the Team standings and

will be out to consolidate their advantage. As usual, RMC will feature the Trofeo races on its weekly ‘RMC Motori’ and ‘RMC Music and Sport’ shows. On Sunday, the show is scheduled to go out at 16.45. The two races will be beamed live on Italian satellite channel Nuvolari at 9.50 and at 15.20. Video clips will be available at www.thenewsmarket.com while the www.maseraticorse.com site will publish in-depth race reports and driver interviews. The programme Friday 24 June 12.10 – 12.45 Free practice 1 15.55 – 16.30 Free practice 2 Saturday 25 June 9.00 – 9.15 Race 1 Qualifying

11.05 – 11.20 Race 2 Qualifying Sunday 26 June 09.50 – 10.30 Race 1 (38’ + 1 lap) 15.20 – 16.00 Race 2 (38’ + 1 lap)