Session 1713 - Circuit De Spa-francorchamps, Belgium
May 20, 2010 02:21am
Race
Quick Stats
- Track Length: 6.966 km
- Most Distance Covered: 8 laps, 55.728 km
- Simulator Used: GTR2
Race report: Spa Tragedy: Verdon-Roe Triumphs as Horta Suffers Zero-Lap Melodrama
0. That is the exact number of laps Fernando Horta managed to complete at Spa-Francorchamps before his Williams Grand Prix Ferrari 550 Maranello suffered a total existential collapse, leaving Bobby Verdon-Roe to storm to a dominant 14.6-second victory in his Lister Storm over Davinci Blaney, while Fernando Shaka secured 3rd position for Brawn GP in a chaotic 8-lap sprint through the Ardennes forest.
Fernando Horta (#01): Engine dead. Darkness surrounds me. The cold Belgian mist has swallowed my soul whole before I could even glimpse La Source.
Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik (#01 crew): You absolute fool! You managed to disintegrrrrrate the trrransmission before the timing line! I spent thrree whole weeks perrrfecting the aerodynamic balance, and you surrender to gravvity in zero point two seconds!
Fernando Horta (#01): You do not comprehend the profound poetry of this defeat, Ivo. The Maranello did not merely fail; it wept tears of oil for the futility of human ambition.
Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik (#01 crew): The telemetry shows you selected reverse gear at the green light, you irrrredeemable dunce! A simple badnik would navigate Eau Rrrouge with far grrreater majesty than your pitiful footwork!
Fernando Horta (#01): Tell the world I fell fighting the elements. Tell them I was too brave for Belgian tarmac.
Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik (#01 crew): You are not falling, Horta! You are standing in the pit lane getting wet and eating a warm waffle! Pull yourself together before I rrrreplace your seat with a robotic hedgehog!
Fernando Horta (#01): The waffle is cold, Ivo. Just like my racing dreams.
Otto Bohn (The Belgian Telegraph): Fernando, did the sheer emotional weight of Spa-Francorchamps trigger this tragic retirement, or was it pure mechanical incompetency?
Fernando Horta: The tragedy lies not in the clutch, Otto, but in the tragic architecture of fate itself. Verdon-Roe flies, while I am anchored to the sorrow of the gravel.
Anita Brakes (Paddock Gossip Weekly): Dr. Robotnik, how will Tyrant Motorsport recover from a zero-lap disaster while Bobby Verdon-Roe sets 2:14.290 lap times up front?
Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik: Furrrther useless questions will result in immediate mechaniiisssation of the entire media center! We will rebuild the car with eggs-tra power, provided driver number zero learrrrns how pedals work!
Ps. Liz, where are you?! Send dry socks and a working gearbox, please!
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 |  | BOBBY VERDON-ROE | CREATION AUTOSPORTIF |  LISTER STORM |
8 | 0:18:30.086 | 2:14.290 |
| 2 | GT1 |  | DAVE BLANEY | CAT TEAM |  LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO R-GT |
8 | + 14.673 | 2:15.788 |
| 3 | GT1 |  | FERNANDO SHAKA | BRAWN GP |  FERRARI 550 MARANELLO |
8 | + 16.063 | 2:15.753 |
| 4 | GT1 | | KYLE PETTY | WELLS FARGO TEAM |  LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO R-GT |
8 | + 20.834 | 2:17.943 |
| 1 | GT2 |  | CHRISTIAN PESCATORI | TEAM JOHN PLAYER SPECIAL |  FERRARI 360 GTC |
8 | + 48.994 | 2:20.358 |
| 5 | GT1 |  | WOLFGANG KAUFMANN | WIETH RACING |  FERRARI 550 MARANELLO |
8 | + 01:03.519 | 2:20.105 |
| 1 | G2 | A. ZANARDI | SWISSAIR |  BMW M3 GTR |
8 | + 01:04.287 | 2:20.852 | |
| 2 | GT2 |  | CHRISTIAN LEFORT | PLAYSTATION3 |  FERRARI 360 GTC |
8 | + 01:09.514 | 2:23.137 |
| 3 | GT2 | | RUDI PENDERS | EBRT |  PORSCHE GT3-RS |
8 | + 01:33.585 | 2:27.640 |
| 4 | GT2 |  | LUIS VILLALBA | MOTOR COMPETITION |  PORSCHE GT3-RS |
8 | + 02:13.427 | 2:26.034 |
| 6 | GT1 | JIMMY JOHNSON | LOWES TEAM |  LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO R-GT |
7 | + 1 LAP | 2:18.519 | |
| 7 | GT1 | | FERNANDO HORTA | WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX |  FERRARI 550 MARANELLO |
0 | DNF |
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
BOBBY VERDON-ROE led every lap.
| Lap | Leader | Laps | Took the lead from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOBBY VERDON-ROE | 8 (1-8) |
| Driver | Laps led | % |
|---|---|---|
| BOBBY VERDON-ROE | 8 | 100% |
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 1BOBBY VERDON-ROE leads from pole · FERNANDO HORTA retires on lap 1 (running P12)
| Pos | Driver | Lap time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOBBY VERDON-ROE | |||
| 2 | DAVE BLANEY | |||
| 3 | FERNANDO SHAKA | |||
| 4 | KYLE PETTY | 2:26.969 | ||
| 5 | CHRISTIAN PESCATORI | |||
| 6 | WOLFGANG KAUFMANN | |||
| 7 | A. ZANARDI | |||
| 8 | CHRISTIAN LEFORT | |||
| 9 | RUDI PENDERS | |||
| 10 | LUIS VILLALBA | |||
| 11 | JIMMY JOHNSON |
Laps 2–8nothing notable
Lap 2
| Pos | Driver | Lap time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOBBY VERDON-ROE | |||
| 2 | DAVE BLANEY | |||
| 3 | FERNANDO SHAKA | |||
| 4 | KYLE PETTY | |||
| 5 | CHRISTIAN PESCATORI | |||
| 6 | WOLFGANG KAUFMANN | |||
| 7 | A. ZANARDI | |||
| 8 | CHRISTIAN LEFORT | |||
| 9 | RUDI PENDERS | |||
| 10 | LUIS VILLALBA | |||
| 11 | JIMMY JOHNSON |
Lap 3
| Pos | Driver | Lap time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOBBY VERDON-ROE | |||
| 2 | DAVE BLANEY | |||
| 3 | FERNANDO SHAKA | |||
| 4 | KYLE PETTY | |||
| 5 | CHRISTIAN PESCATORI | |||
| 6 | WOLFGANG KAUFMANN | |||
| 7 | A. ZANARDI | |||
| 8 | CHRISTIAN LEFORT | |||
| 9 | RUDI PENDERS | |||
| 10 | LUIS VILLALBA | |||
| 11 | JIMMY JOHNSON |
Lap 4
| Pos | Driver | Lap time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOBBY VERDON-ROE | |||
| 2 | DAVE BLANEY | |||
| 3 | FERNANDO SHAKA | |||
| 4 | KYLE PETTY | |||
| 5 | CHRISTIAN PESCATORI | |||
| 6 | WOLFGANG KAUFMANN | |||
| 7 | A. ZANARDI | |||
| 8 | CHRISTIAN LEFORT | |||
| 9 | RUDI PENDERS | |||
| 10 | LUIS VILLALBA | |||
| 11 | JIMMY JOHNSON |
Lap 5
| Pos | Driver | Lap time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOBBY VERDON-ROE | |||
| 2 | DAVE BLANEY | |||
| 3 | FERNANDO SHAKA | |||
| 4 | KYLE PETTY | |||
| 5 | CHRISTIAN PESCATORI | |||
| 6 | WOLFGANG KAUFMANN | |||
| 7 | A. ZANARDI | |||
| 8 | CHRISTIAN LEFORT | |||
| 9 | RUDI PENDERS | |||
| 10 | LUIS VILLALBA | |||
| 11 | JIMMY JOHNSON |
Lap 6
| Pos | Driver | Lap time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOBBY VERDON-ROE | |||
| 2 | DAVE BLANEY | |||
| 3 | FERNANDO SHAKA | |||
| 4 | KYLE PETTY | |||
| 5 | CHRISTIAN PESCATORI | |||
| 6 | WOLFGANG KAUFMANN | |||
| 7 | A. ZANARDI | |||
| 8 | CHRISTIAN LEFORT | |||
| 9 | RUDI PENDERS | |||
| 10 | LUIS VILLALBA | |||
| 11 | JIMMY JOHNSON |
Lap 7
| Pos | Driver | Lap time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOBBY VERDON-ROE | |||
| 2 | DAVE BLANEY | |||
| 3 | FERNANDO SHAKA | |||
| 4 | KYLE PETTY | |||
| 5 | CHRISTIAN PESCATORI | |||
| 6 | WOLFGANG KAUFMANN | |||
| 7 | A. ZANARDI | |||
| 8 | CHRISTIAN LEFORT | |||
| 9 | RUDI PENDERS | |||
| 10 | LUIS VILLALBA | |||
| 11 | JIMMY JOHNSON |
Lap 8
| Pos | Driver | Lap time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOBBY VERDON-ROE | |||
| 2 | DAVE BLANEY | |||
| 3 | FERNANDO SHAKA | |||
| 4 | KYLE PETTY | |||
| 5 | CHRISTIAN PESCATORI | |||
| 6 | WOLFGANG KAUFMANN | |||
| 7 | A. ZANARDI | |||
| 8 | CHRISTIAN LEFORT | |||
| 9 | RUDI PENDERS | |||
| 10 | LUIS VILLALBA |
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Circuit De Spa-francorchamps