Session 1627 - Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil
May 04, 2010 07:32pm
Race
Quick Stats
- Track Length: 4.262 km
- Most Distance Covered: 3 laps, 12.786 km
- Simulator Used: GTR2
Race report: Tögel Wins Interlagos Sprint as Horta's Fastest Lap Falls Short
Is setting the fastest lap of a three-lap sprint by nearly one and a half seconds sufficient to win a motor race at Autódromo José Carlos Pace? As it turns out, no.
German driver Dieter Tögel took overall victory in the brief 12.7-kilometer contest behind the wheel of his BMW CSL, posting a best lap of 1:51.034 and completing the distance in 5:52.986. Michael Menden secured second place in a 1965 Chevrolet Corvette, 1.798 seconds behind, with Ludovic Caron rounding out the podium in his Shelby Daytona Coupe.
The headline statistical anomaly of the afternoon belonged to Fernando Horta in the #87 BMW CSL. After completing the first lap in seventh position, Horta plummeted to twelfth on lap two following an unscripted delay. He responded on the final circuit by setting the absolute fastest lap of the race at 1:49.561—more than 1.4 seconds quicker than race winner Tögel—recovering to finish sixth overall.
Faustão (Guest Track Marshal): Ô loco, meu! He spent lap two driving like a Sunday tourist and lap three trying to warp time itself!
Tögel remained unfazed by Horta's late-race speed, having comfortably managed his margin over Menden across the three laps to secure maximum points in the GTC76 class.
Dieter Tögel (Race Winner): A race is three laps long, not one. The timing screen awards victory for total time, not single-lap theatricality.
Bill Shepherd brought his AC Shelby Cobra home in fourth place ahead of Wolfgang Schachinger, while Antonio Nogueira finished seventh in a Ford Escort RS, less than seven-tenths of a second behind Horta's recovering BMW.
Ps. Wilco
Disclaimer: This is a fictional, satirical report of a offline race against AI-driven opponents. All characters are fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental
Classification
| Position | Class | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Gap | Best Lap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTC76 |  | DIETER TÖGEL | TÖGEL |  BMW CSL |
3 | 0:05:52.986 | 1:51.034 |
| 1 | GTC65 | | MICHAEL MENDEN | MENDEN |  CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1965 |
3 | + 01.798 | 1:53.696 |
| 2 | GTC65 |  | LUDOVIC CARON | SHELBY |  SHELBY DAYTONA COUPE |
3 | + 02.456 | 1:53.907 |
| 3 | GTC65 |  | BILL SHEPHERD | SHEPERD |  AC SHELBY COBRA |
3 | + 11.104 | 1:54.039 |
| 4 | GTC65 |  | WOLFGANG SCHACHINGER | SCHACHINGER |  CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1965 |
3 | + 13.236 | 1:55.474 |
| 2 | GTC76 |  | FERNANDO HORTA | SCHACHINGER |  BMW CSL |
3 | + 13.657 | 1:49.561 |
| 3 | GTC76 |  | ANTONIO NOGUEIRA | NOGUEIRA |  FORD ESCORT RS |
3 | + 14.306 | 1:53.608 |
| 5 | GTC65 | HANS-JUNRGEN MALSBENDEN | MALSBENDEN |  CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1965 |
3 | + 16.092 | 1:59.048 | |
| 6 | GTC65 | | BERNARD PERUCH | PERUCH |  AC SHELBY COBRA |
3 | + 17.419 | 1:58.981 |
| 7 | GTC65 |  | BO WARMENIUS | WARMENIUS |  LOTUS ELAN 26R |
3 | + 18.605 | 1:58.325 |
| 4 | GTC76 |  | HENRIK LINDBERG | TEAM WITCHCRAFT |  DETOMASO PANTERA |
3 | + 18.667 | 1:57.658 |
| 5 | GTC76 | | ARTUR HAAS | HAAS |  CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1976 |
3 | + 18.965 | 1:58.745 |
| 8 | GTC65 | | IAN COX | IAN COX |  AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 |
3 | + 21.198 | 1:57.045 |
| 9 | GTC65 | VEIT AVEMARG | LOTUS |  LOTUS ELAN 26R |
3 | + 21.967 | 1:55.103 | |
| 10 | GTC65 | | JOSE ALBUQUERQUE | FERRARI |  FERRARI 275 GTB/C |
3 | + 24.321 | 1:57.938 |
| 1 | TC65 | | MAX ROSTRON | ROSTRON |  FORD MUSTANG |
3 | + 29.254 | 2:03.154 |
| 11 | GTC65 | PER WISTOFT | LOTUS |  LOTUS ELAN 26R |
3 | + 29.524 | 1:59.214 | |
| 12 | GTC65 | | MICHAEL KÜHN | KÜHN |  MERCEDES 300SL |
3 | + 30.312 | 2:01.360 |
| 2 | TC65 | | DR MANFRED SONTHEIMER | JAGUAR RACING TEAM |  JAGUAR MKII |
3 | + 40.068 | 2:03.898 |
| 13 | GTC65 | DR. THOMAS KARGUS | LOTUS |  LOTUS ELAN 26R |
3 | + 40.773 | 2:00.433 | |
| 14 | GTC65 |  | JOHN VANDEVENNE | TVR MOTORSPORT |  TVR GRIFFITH 400 |
3 | + 43.958 | 2:02.166 |
| 15 | GTC65 | | PAT VAN BROECK | TVR MOTORSPORT |  TVR GRIFFITH 400 |
3 | + 44.430 | 2:01.091 |
| 3 | TC65 | | ULF VON HAUSWOLF | MINI |  AUSTIN MINI COOPER S |
3 | + 48.005 | 2:04.633 |
| 4 | TC65 | | PANTELIS CHRISTOFOROU | CHRISTOFOROU |  LOTUS CORTINA |
3 | + 49.134 | 2:04.245 |
| 5 | TC65 | | REINHOLD GRÖPPER | GRÖPPER |  FORD MUSTANG |
3 | + 52.772 | 2:05.773 |
| 6 | TC65 | | JIM CHAPMAN | CHAPMAN |  FORD MUSTANG |
3 | + 53.389 | 2:05.650 |
| 7 | TC65 |  | GRAZIANO TESSARO | TESSARO |  ABARTH 1000TC |
3 | + 56.381 | 2:05.958 |
| 16 | GTC65 | | REIMER STÖHRMANN | 171 |  LOTUS ELITE |
3 | + 57.370 | 2:06.366 |
Fastest Lap Progression
Every time the race's fastest lap was beaten, from lap 2 (lap 1 is a standing start).
| Lap | Driver | Car | Time | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MICHAEL MENDEN | CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1965 | 1:55.463 | |
| 2 | DIETER TÖGEL | BMW CSL | 1:54.779 | -0.684 |
| 3 | DIETER TÖGEL | BMW CSL | 1:51.034 | -3.745 |
| 3 | FERNANDO HORTA | BMW CSL | 1:49.561 | -1.473 |
Lap Chart
Position at the end of every lap, FERNANDO HORTA highlighted. Hover a line or a name to follow a driver, click or tap to keep it highlighted; dashed lines are cars that retired.
Leaders
2 lead changes over 3 laps.
| Lap | Leader | Laps | Took the lead from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HANS-JUNRGEN MALSBENDEN | 1 | |
| 2 | MICHAEL MENDEN | 1 | HANS-JUNRGEN MALSBENDEN |
| 3 | DIETER TÖGEL | 1 | MICHAEL MENDEN |
| Driver | Laps led | % |
|---|---|---|
| HANS-JUNRGEN MALSBENDEN | 1 | 33% |
| MICHAEL MENDEN | 1 | 33% |
| DIETER TÖGEL | 1 | 33% |
Gaps
Time behind at the end of every lap. The scale stops at about one lap (2:02.187): lines break where a car drops further back. Hover or tap a line to follow a driver.
Lap by Lap
Each lap's notable moments, quiet stretches grouped; tap a row for the full order with lap times and gaps. The logs don't record pit stops: they're worked out from lap times, so a spin that costs as much time can read as one.
Lap 1HANS-JUNRGEN MALSBENDEN leads from pole
| Pos | Driver | Lap time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HANS-JUNRGEN MALSBENDEN | 2:05.451 | ||
| 2 | MICHAEL MENDEN | 2:05.625 | +0.174 | +0.174 |
| 3 | LUDOVIC CARON | 2:06.028 | +0.576 | +0.402 |
| 4 | WOLFGANG SCHACHINGER | 2:06.643 | +1.191 | +0.615 |
| 5 | BILL SHEPHERD | 2:07.102 | +1.650 | +0.459 |
| 6 | DIETER TÖGEL | 2:07.173 | +1.721 | +0.071 |
| 7 | FERNANDO HORTA | 2:08.180 | +2.728 | +1.007 |
| 8 | BO WARMENIUS | 2:08.865 | +3.414 | +0.686 |
| 9 | BERNARD PERUCH | 2:09.216 | +3.764 | +0.350 |
| 10 | ARTUR HAAS | 2:10.265 | +4.813 | +1.049 |
| 11 | ANTONIO NOGUEIRA | 2:13.184 | +7.732 | +2.919 |
| 12 | HENRIK LINDBERG | 2:14.169 | +8.718 | +0.986 |
| 13 | MAX ROSTRON | 2:14.405 | +8.953 | +0.235 |
| 14 | IAN COX | 2:15.246 | +9.795 | +0.842 |
| 15 | JOSE ALBUQUERQUE | 2:16.256 | +10.804 | +1.009 |
| 16 | MICHAEL KÜHN | 2:18.832 | +13.381 | +2.577 |
| 17 | VEIT AVEMARG | 2:19.208 | +13.756 | +0.375 |
| 18 | DR MANFRED SONTHEIMER | 2:22.013 | +16.561 | +2.805 |
| 19 | PER WISTOFT | 2:22.465 | +17.014 | +0.453 |
| 20 | JOHN VANDEVENNE | 2:25.968 | +20.516 | +3.502 |
| 21 | DR. THOMAS KARGUS | 2:27.210 | +21.759 | +1.243 |
| 22 | REINHOLD GRÖPPER | 2:29.545 | +24.094 | +2.335 |
| 23 | ULF VON HAUSWOLF | 2:30.067 | +24.616 | +0.522 |
| 24 | PAT VAN BROECK | 2:30.346 | +24.895 | +0.279 |
| 25 | JIM CHAPMAN | 2:30.557 | +25.105 | +0.210 |
| 26 | PANTELIS CHRISTOFOROU | 2:31.433 | +25.981 | +0.876 |
| 27 | GRAZIANO TESSARO | 2:33.256 | +27.804 | +1.823 |
| 28 | REIMER STÖHRMANN | 2:33.390 | +27.939 | +0.135 |
Lap 2MICHAEL MENDEN takes the lead · Fastest lap: MICHAEL MENDEN 1:55.463 · Fastest lap: DIETER TÖGEL 1:54.779 · FERNANDO HORTA P7 → P12
| Pos | Driver | Lap time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ▲1 | MICHAEL MENDEN | 1:55.463 | ||
| 2 ▲1 | LUDOVIC CARON | 1:55.507 | +0.446 | +0.446 |
| 3 ▲3 | DIETER TÖGEL | 1:54.779 | +0.863 | +0.417 |
| 4 ▼3 | HANS-JUNRGEN MALSBENDEN | 2:04.579 | +8.941 | +8.078 |
| 5 | BILL SHEPHERD | 2:02.949 | +8.963 | +0.022 |
| 6 ▼2 | WOLFGANG SCHACHINGER | 2:04.105 | +9.660 | +0.697 |
| 7 ▲2 | BERNARD PERUCH | 2:02.208 | +10.335 | +0.675 |
| 8 ▲2 | ARTUR HAAS | 2:02.941 | +12.117 | +1.782 |
| 9 ▼1 | BO WARMENIUS | 2:04.401 | +12.178 | +0.061 |
| 10 ▲1 | ANTONIO NOGUEIRA | 2:00.500 | +12.595 | +0.417 |
| 11 ▲1 | HENRIK LINDBERG | 1:59.826 | +12.907 | +0.312 |
| 12 ▼5 | FERNANDO HORTA | 2:08.902 | +15.993 | +3.086 |
| 13 ▲1 | IAN COX | 2:01.893 | +16.051 | +0.058 |
| 14 ▼1 | MAX ROSTRON | 2:04.681 | +17.997 | +1.946 |
| 15 | JOSE ALBUQUERQUE | 2:03.114 | +18.281 | +0.284 |
| 16 ▲1 | VEIT AVEMARG | 2:00.642 | +18.761 | +0.480 |
| 17 ▼1 | MICHAEL KÜHN | 2:03.106 | +20.849 | +2.088 |
| 18 ▲1 | PER WISTOFT | 2:00.831 | +22.207 | +1.358 |
| 19 ▼1 | DR MANFRED SONTHEIMER | 2:07.144 | +28.068 | +5.861 |
| 20 ▲1 | DR. THOMAS KARGUS | 2:06.115 | +32.237 | +4.169 |
| 21 ▼1 | JOHN VANDEVENNE | 2:08.811 | +33.689 | +1.452 |
| 22 ▲2 | PAT VAN BROECK | 2:05.979 | +35.236 | +1.547 |
| 23 | ULF VON HAUSWOLF | 2:06.291 | +35.269 | +0.033 |
| 24 ▲2 | PANTELIS CHRISTOFOROU | 2:06.443 | +36.787 | +1.518 |
| 25 ▼3 | REINHOLD GRÖPPER | 2:10.440 | +38.897 | +2.110 |
| 26 ▼1 | JIM CHAPMAN | 2:10.168 | +39.636 | +0.739 |
| 27 | GRAZIANO TESSARO | 2:10.153 | +42.321 | +2.685 |
| 28 | REIMER STÖHRMANN | 2:10.600 | +42.901 | +0.580 |
Lap 3DIETER TÖGEL takes the lead · Fastest lap: DIETER TÖGEL 1:51.034 · Fastest lap: FERNANDO HORTA 1:49.561 · FERNANDO HORTA P12 → P6
| Pos | Driver | Lap time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ▲2 | DIETER TÖGEL | 1:51.034 | ||
| 2 ▼1 | MICHAEL MENDEN | 1:53.696 | +1.799 | +1.799 |
| 3 ▼1 | LUDOVIC CARON | 1:53.907 | +2.456 | +0.657 |
| 4 ▲1 | BILL SHEPHERD | 1:54.039 | +11.105 | +8.649 |
| 5 ▲1 | WOLFGANG SCHACHINGER | 1:55.474 | +13.237 | +2.132 |
| 6 ▲6 | FERNANDO HORTA | 1:49.561 | +13.657 | +0.420 |
| 7 ▲3 | ANTONIO NOGUEIRA | 1:53.608 | +14.306 | +0.649 |
| 8 ▼4 | HANS-JUNRGEN MALSBENDEN | 1:59.048 | +16.092 | +1.786 |
| 9 ▼2 | BERNARD PERUCH | 1:58.981 | +17.419 | +1.327 |
| 10 ▼1 | BO WARMENIUS | 1:58.325 | +18.606 | +1.187 |
| 11 | HENRIK LINDBERG | 1:57.658 | +18.668 | +0.062 |
| 12 ▼4 | ARTUR HAAS | 1:58.745 | +18.965 | +0.297 |
| 13 | IAN COX | 1:57.045 | +21.199 | +2.234 |
| 14 ▲2 | VEIT AVEMARG | 1:55.103 | +21.967 | +0.768 |
| 15 | JOSE ALBUQUERQUE | 1:57.938 | +24.322 | +2.355 |
| 16 ▼2 | MAX ROSTRON | 2:03.154 | +29.254 | +4.932 |
| 17 ▲1 | PER WISTOFT | 1:59.214 | +29.524 | +0.270 |
| 18 ▼1 | MICHAEL KÜHN | 2:01.360 | +30.312 | +0.788 |
| 19 | DR MANFRED SONTHEIMER | 2:03.898 | +40.069 | +9.757 |
| 20 | DR. THOMAS KARGUS | 2:00.433 | +40.773 | +0.704 |
| 21 | JOHN VANDEVENNE | 2:02.166 | +43.958 | +3.185 |
| 22 | PAT VAN BROECK | 2:01.091 | +44.430 | +0.472 |
| 23 | ULF VON HAUSWOLF | 2:04.633 | +48.005 | +3.575 |
| 24 | PANTELIS CHRISTOFOROU | 2:04.245 | +49.135 | +1.130 |
| 25 | REINHOLD GRÖPPER | 2:05.773 | +52.773 | +3.638 |
| 26 | JIM CHAPMAN | 2:05.650 | +53.389 | +0.616 |
| 27 | GRAZIANO TESSARO | 2:05.958 | +56.382 | +2.993 |
| 28 | REIMER STÖHRMANN | 2:06.366 | +57.370 | +0.988 |
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Autódromo José Carlos Pace