Race report: Donington Disaster: Horta Pipped by Batman as Scuderia ShakaXD Calls in Ozzy
Jamie Campbell-Walter took a comfortable GT1 victory at Donington Park in his #27 Lister Storm, holding off Juan Pablo Montoya by five seconds, but all the paddock gossip centres on the finish line where Fernando Horta (#01 BMW Z3 M) lost 15th place to actual Batman by 0.165 seconds. Rewind nine laps and Kyle Busch was leading the opening shuffle, Rubens Barrichello was still on track before his lap 6 collision, and Horta was already getting bullied by Belgian sports cars.
Scuderia ShakaXD issued a press release this morning that reads as follows:
Following the humiliation of being pipped at the line by a caped crusader in a Gillet Vertigo, Scuderia ShakaXD hereby announces the immediate hiring of Ozzy Osbourne as Head of Strategic Bat Avoidance. Rumours that Horta slowed down on the main straight to ask the Dark Knight for an autograph are entirely accurate, and disciplinary actions are underway. Furthermore, we formally deny that our mechanics threw empty Brahma cans at Rubens Barrichello right before his lap 6 retirement. Lastly, we congratulate Davinci (#49) for his 7th place finish, though he spent most of his race flirting with the pit wall.
Ozzy Osbourne (Head of Strategy): "ALL ABOARD! Look man, I don't know what a BMW Z3 is, but if a bloke dressed like a giant flying mammal beats you at the chequered flag, you've gone completely off the rails!"
Ps. Rodrigo
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
GT1
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
CREATION AUTOSPORTIF
LISTER STORM
10
0:15:08.579
1:27.678
2
GT1
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
TEXACO HAVOLINE TEAM
LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO R-GT
10
+ 04.926
1:27.887
3
GT1
ANDREA PICCINI
LISTER RACING
LISTER STORM
10
+ 06.385
1:28.473
4
GT1
MIKE THACKWELL
PORSCHE ROTHMANS
SALEEN S7-R
10
+ 11.789
1:28.618
5
GT1
DAVID GILLILAND
M&MS TEAM
LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO R-GT
10
+ 15.039
1:29.622
6
GT1
KYLE BUSCH
CARQUEST TEAM
LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO R-GT
10
+ 16.153
1:29.564
7
GT1
DAVINCI
LOSEL RACING
SALEEN S7-R
10
+ 18.328
1:30.403
8
GT1
MAX STANCO
ALDA COMPETITION
PORSCHE 911 GT2
10
+ 22.741
1:29.060
9
GT1
PAOLO RUBERTI
GRAHAM NASH MOTORSPORT
SALEEN S7-R
10
+ 31.020
1:30.420
10
GT1
RICKY CRAVEN
TIDE TEAM
LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO R-GT
10
+ 32.426
1:30.951
1
GT2
ANDREA BERTOLINI
JMB RACING
FERRARI 360 MODENA
10
+ 39.909
1:31.306
2
GT2
BOB BERRIDGE
CHAMBERLAIN MOTORSPORT
TVR T400R
10
+ 51.931
1:32.052
3
GT2
JAMES ROSSITER
LUCKY STRIKE
PORSCHE GT3-RSR
9
+ 1 LAP
1:35.365
1
G2
JOS MENTEN
AD SPORT
PORSCHE 911 BITURBO
9
+ 1 LAP
1:35.013
1
G3
BATMAN
BATMAN
GILLET VERTIGO STREIFF
9
+ 1 LAP
1:36.496
2
G3
FERNANDO HORTA
SCUDERIA SHAKAXD
BMW Z3 M
9
+ 1 LAP
1:33.971
3
G3
STEPHANE LEMERET
BELGIAN RACING
GILLET VERTIGO STREIFF
9
+ 1 LAP
1:35.813
11
GT1
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
BRAWN GP
FERRARI 550 MARANELLO
6
DNF (Collision)
1:32.396
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
MIKE THACKWELL
SALEEN S7-R
1:33.130
3
MIKE THACKWELL
SALEEN S7-R
1:30.256
-2.874
4
DAVID GILLILAND
LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO R-GT
1:29.622
-0.634
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 10 laps.
Lap
Leader
Laps
Took the lead from
1
KYLE BUSCH
1
2
MIKE THACKWELL
3 (2-4)
KYLE BUSCH
5
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
6 (5-10)
MIKE THACKWELL
Driver
Laps led
%
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
6
60%
MIKE THACKWELL
3
30%
KYLE BUSCH
1
10%
Gaps
Time behind at the end of every lap. The scale stops at about one lap (1:34.968): 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 1KYLE BUSCH leads from pole
Pos
Driver
Lap time
Gap
Interval
1
KYLE BUSCH
1:34.408
2
DAVID GILLILAND
1:35.157
+0.749
+0.749
3
MIKE THACKWELL
1:35.150
+1.138
+0.389
4
DAVINCI
1:35.997
+1.981
+0.843
5
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
1:35.977
+2.347
+0.366
6
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
1:36.289
+3.088
+0.741
7
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
1:36.803
+3.908
+0.820
8
ANDREA PICCINI
1:37.870
+4.671
+0.763
9
RICKY CRAVEN
1:39.118
+5.561
+0.890
10
PAOLO RUBERTI
1:38.838
+6.349
+0.788
11
MAX STANCO
1:39.670
+7.222
+0.873
12
JAMES ROSSITER
1:40.438
+8.669
+1.447
13
JOS MENTEN
1:40.233
+9.045
+0.376
14
ANDREA BERTOLINI
1:41.545
+10.066
+1.021
15
BOB BERRIDGE
1:42.465
+11.072
+1.006
16
FERNANDO HORTA
1:44.392
+13.307
+2.235
17
BATMAN
1:44.376
+13.591
+0.284
18
STEPHANE LEMERET
1:44.716
+14.197
+0.606
Lap 2MIKE THACKWELL takes the lead · Fastest lap: MIKE THACKWELL 1:33.130 · FERNANDO HORTA P16 → P17
Pos
Driver
Lap time
Gap
Interval
1 ▲2
MIKE THACKWELL
1:33.130
2 ▼1
KYLE BUSCH
1:35.233
+0.965
+0.965
3 ▼1
DAVID GILLILAND
1:34.915
+1.396
+0.431
4
DAVINCI
1:34.519
+2.232
+0.836
5
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
1:34.543
+2.622
+0.390
6 ▲1
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
1:33.467
+3.107
+0.485
7 ▼1
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
1:35.021
+3.841
+0.734
8
ANDREA PICCINI
1:34.047
+4.450
+0.609
9
RICKY CRAVEN
1:35.307
+6.601
+2.151
10
PAOLO RUBERTI
1:35.716
+7.797
+1.196
11
MAX STANCO
1:38.579
+11.533
+3.736
12
JAMES ROSSITER
1:38.286
+12.687
+1.154
13
JOS MENTEN
1:38.374
+13.151
+0.464
14
ANDREA BERTOLINI
1:38.948
+14.746
+1.595
15
BOB BERRIDGE
1:39.858
+16.662
+1.916
16 ▲1
BATMAN
1:39.174
+18.497
+1.835
17 ▼1
FERNANDO HORTA
1:43.047
+22.087
+3.590
18
STEPHANE LEMERET
1:42.764
+22.693
+0.606
Lap 3Fastest lap: MIKE THACKWELL 1:30.256
Pos
Driver
Lap time
Gap
Interval
1
MIKE THACKWELL
1:30.256
2 ▲1
DAVID GILLILAND
1:31.630
+2.770
+2.770
3 ▼1
KYLE BUSCH
1:33.491
+4.200
+1.430
4
DAVINCI
1:32.399
+4.375
+0.175
5
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
1:32.396
+4.762
+0.387
6 ▲1
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
1:31.841
+5.426
+0.664
7 ▲1
ANDREA PICCINI
1:31.866
+6.060
+0.634
8 ▼2
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
1:33.907
+6.758
+0.698
9
RICKY CRAVEN
1:33.280
+9.625
+2.867
10
PAOLO RUBERTI
1:32.543
+10.084
+0.459
11
MAX STANCO
1:36.249
+17.526
+7.442
12
JAMES ROSSITER
1:36.139
+18.570
+1.044
13
JOS MENTEN
1:36.228
+19.123
+0.553
14
ANDREA BERTOLINI
1:35.485
+19.975
+0.852
15
BOB BERRIDGE
1:35.980
+22.386
+2.411
16
BATMAN
1:40.257
+28.498
+6.112
17
FERNANDO HORTA
1:38.651
+30.482
+1.984
18
STEPHANE LEMERET
1:38.709
+31.147
+0.665
Lap 4Fastest lap: DAVID GILLILAND 1:29.622
Pos
Driver
Lap time
Gap
Interval
1
MIKE THACKWELL
1:30.318
2
DAVID GILLILAND
1:29.622
+2.074
+2.074
3
KYLE BUSCH
1:30.518
+4.400
+2.326
4
DAVINCI
1:32.720
+6.777
+2.377
5
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
1:32.993
+7.437
+0.660
6
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
1:33.144
+8.252
+0.815
7 ▲1
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
1:32.063
+8.503
+0.251
8 ▼1
ANDREA PICCINI
1:32.998
+8.740
+0.237
9
RICKY CRAVEN
1:32.325
+11.632
+2.892
10
PAOLO RUBERTI
1:32.160
+11.926
+0.294
11
MAX STANCO
1:33.518
+20.726
+8.800
12
JAMES ROSSITER
1:35.690
+23.942
+3.216
13
JOS MENTEN
1:35.918
+24.723
+0.781
14
ANDREA BERTOLINI
1:35.675
+25.332
+0.609
15
BOB BERRIDGE
1:35.114
+27.182
+1.850
16
BATMAN
1:36.496
+34.676
+7.494
17
FERNANDO HORTA
1:38.043
+38.207
+3.531
18
STEPHANE LEMERET
1:37.897
+38.726
+0.519
Lap 5JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER takes the lead · FERNANDO HORTA P17 → P16
Pos
Driver
Lap time
Gap
Interval
1 ▲6
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
2 ▲4
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
3 ▲5
ANDREA PICCINI
4 ▼3
MIKE THACKWELL
5 ▼3
DAVID GILLILAND
6 ▼3
KYLE BUSCH
7 ▼3
DAVINCI
8 ▲3
MAX STANCO
9 ▲1
PAOLO RUBERTI
10 ▼1
RICKY CRAVEN
11 ▲3
ANDREA BERTOLINI
12 ▲3
BOB BERRIDGE
13 ▼1
JAMES ROSSITER
14 ▼1
JOS MENTEN
15 ▲1
BATMAN
16 ▲1
FERNANDO HORTA
17 ▲1
STEPHANE LEMERET
18 ▼13
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
Lap 6nothing notable
Pos
Driver
Lap time
Gap
Interval
1
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
2
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
3
ANDREA PICCINI
4
MIKE THACKWELL
5
DAVID GILLILAND
6
KYLE BUSCH
7
DAVINCI
8
MAX STANCO
9
PAOLO RUBERTI
10
RICKY CRAVEN
11
ANDREA BERTOLINI
12
BOB BERRIDGE
13
JAMES ROSSITER
14
JOS MENTEN
15
BATMAN
16
FERNANDO HORTA
17
STEPHANE LEMERET
18
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
Lap 7RUBENS BARRICHELLO retires (running P18): collision
Pos
Driver
Lap time
Gap
Interval
1
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
2
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
3
ANDREA PICCINI
4
MIKE THACKWELL
5
DAVID GILLILAND
6
KYLE BUSCH
7
DAVINCI
8
MAX STANCO
9
PAOLO RUBERTI
10
RICKY CRAVEN
11
ANDREA BERTOLINI
12
BOB BERRIDGE
13
JAMES ROSSITER
14
JOS MENTEN
15
BATMAN
16
FERNANDO HORTA
17
STEPHANE LEMERET
Laps 8–10nothing notable
Lap 8
Pos
Driver
Lap time
Gap
Interval
1
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
2
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
3
ANDREA PICCINI
4
MIKE THACKWELL
5
DAVID GILLILAND
6
KYLE BUSCH
7
DAVINCI
8
MAX STANCO
9
PAOLO RUBERTI
10
RICKY CRAVEN
11
ANDREA BERTOLINI
12
BOB BERRIDGE
13
JAMES ROSSITER
14
JOS MENTEN
15
BATMAN
16
FERNANDO HORTA
17
STEPHANE LEMERET
Lap 9
Pos
Driver
Lap time
Gap
Interval
1
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
2
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
3
ANDREA PICCINI
4
MIKE THACKWELL
5
DAVID GILLILAND
6
KYLE BUSCH
7
DAVINCI
8
MAX STANCO
9
PAOLO RUBERTI
10
RICKY CRAVEN
11
ANDREA BERTOLINI
12
BOB BERRIDGE
13
JAMES ROSSITER
14
JOS MENTEN
15
BATMAN
16
FERNANDO HORTA
17
STEPHANE LEMERET
Lap 10
Pos
Driver
Lap time
Gap
Interval
1
JAMIE CAMPBELL-WALTER
2
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
3
ANDREA PICCINI
4
MIKE THACKWELL
5
DAVID GILLILAND
6
KYLE BUSCH
7
DAVINCI
8
MAX STANCO
9
PAOLO RUBERTI
10
RICKY CRAVEN
11
ANDREA BERTOLINI
12
BOB BERRIDGE
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