Session 689 - Masaryk Circuit, Czechia

December 20, 2009 11:48pm

Race

Quick Stats

Track Length: 5.393 km
Most Distance Covered: 5 laps, 26.965 km
Simulator Used: GTR2

Race report: MASARYK MADNESS: HORTA SURVIVES LUHR BY ZERO POINT FOUR SECONDS!

*FDTV THEME MUSIC BLASTS AT MAXIMUM VOLUME WHILE CO-COMMENTATOR REGULARLY CHOKES ON HIS CHURRO*

HOLA, HORA DA VELOCIDADE, AMIGOS DO F-DUUUUUUDE! WE ARE LIVE FROM THE HISTORIC MASARYK CIRCUIT WHERE THE ASPHALT IS MELTING AND THE DUUDES ARE ABSOLUTELY LOSING THEIR MINDS! FIVE LAPS OF PURE, UNADULTERATED PETROL-FUELED MADNESS ACROSS TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND METRES OF PURE ADRENALINE! LOOK AT THEM GO!

Reginaldo Leme (FDTV Expert): Horta is leading in the #01 USSR Lotus F1 Team Mosler MT900R, Galvão, but Lucas Luhr in the #78 V-Tech Porsche 911 Biturbo is setting purple sectors like a man possessed by ancient artifacts! He is literally four-tenths behind!

FOUR TENTHS?! SANTO CRISTO! THAT IS NOT A GAP, THAT IS A MICROSCOPIC SLICE OF BRAZILIAN MANGO! HOLD ON TO YOUR SEATS, FOLKS, BECAUSE THIS RACE IS TIGHTER THAN A BOTTLE OF CHEAP CACHACA ON A SUNDAY NIGHT!

*SFX: LOUD AIRHORN BLARING IN THE BACKGROUND*

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WE ARE BACK AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING! FIVE LAPS COMPLETED IN TEN MINUTES AND FIFTY-NINE SECONDS! HORTA TAKES THE CHEQUERED FLAG IN FIRST PLACE BY A MERE 0.427 SECONDS OVER LUHR! CASPITA, WHAT A FIGHT! Ian James takes a lonely third in the #29 Mosler, some sixteen seconds back, while our very own Roger Wilco drags the #29 Gillet Vertigo home to P5 in class after fighting half the grid in a haze of smoke and desperation!

Reginaldo Leme (FDTV Expert): Well, Galvão, according to ancient mystical texts summoned by our guest analyst, this victory has the exact tactical energy of a Lightning Bolt cast directly into an opponent's face during main phase one.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT A LIGHTNING BOLT HAS TO DO WITH GTR2, REGINALDO, BUT IT SOUNDS EXPENSIVE! FERNANDO HORTA WINS AT MASARYK, THE CROWD IS WEEPING, THE CAMERAMAN IS CRYING, AND THE ENTIRE PADDOCK IS LOOKING FOR WHERE JENS HID THE SPARE TYRES! UNBELIEVABLE! UNREAL! GOODNIGHT FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA!

Ps. Jens, if you are reading this, please return the pit lane coffee machine before the stewards notice it is missing.

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	G2	FERNANDO HORTA	USSR LOTUS F1 TEAM	MOSLER MT900R	5	0:10:59.797	2:08.504
1	G3	LUCAS LUHR	V-TECH MOTORSPORT	PORSCHE 911 BITURBO	5	+ 00.427	2:06.958
2	G3	IAN JAMES	MICHAEL SHANK RACING	MOSLER MT900R	5	+ 16.817	2:08.936
2	G2	THIERRY PERRIER	PERSPECTIVE RACING	MOSLER MT900R	5	+ 17.457	2:10.531
3	G3	ROGER WILCO	SCUDERIA LIBRA	GILLET VERTIGO STREIFF	5	+ 17.851	2:09.808
4	G3	LAURENCE TOMLINSON	TEAM LNT	TVR T400R	5	+ 19.314	2:10.957
5	G3	MARK WILKINS	JASS PINOW RACING	GILLET VERTIGO STREIFF	5	+ 19.748	2:10.806
6	G3	PATRICK CARPENTIER	JASS PINOW RACING	GILLET VERTIGO STREIFF	5	+ 24.776	2:12.274
7	G3	COLIN BRAUN	TRACY KROHN RACING	GILLET VERTIGO STREIFF	5	+ 27.599	2:12.463
8	G3	CHRIS RUFUS	REDBULL RACING	TVR T400R	5	+ 28.916	2:12.276

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	FERNANDO HORTA	MOSLER MT900R	2:10.425
2	LUCAS LUHR	PORSCHE 911 BITURBO	2:06.958	-3.467

Qualifying

Qualifying times as the race log recorded them.

Position	Class	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap
1	G3	CHRIS RUFUS	REDBULL RACING	TVR T400R	1:58.795
2	G3	ROGER WILCO	SCUDERIA LIBRA	GILLET VERTIGO STREIFF	2:02.196	+3.401
3	G3	IAN JAMES	MICHAEL SHANK RACING	MOSLER MT900R	2:04.130	+5.335
4	G3	LUCAS LUHR	V-TECH MOTORSPORT	PORSCHE 911 BITURBO	2:04.604	+5.809
5	G2	THIERRY PERRIER	PERSPECTIVE RACING	MOSLER MT900R	2:05.464	+6.669
6	G3	MARK WILKINS	JASS PINOW RACING	GILLET VERTIGO STREIFF	2:06.231	+7.436
7	G2	FERNANDO HORTA	USSR LOTUS F1 TEAM	MOSLER MT900R	2:06.837	+8.042
8	G3	LAURENCE TOMLINSON	TEAM LNT	TVR T400R	2:07.073	+8.278
9	G3	COLIN BRAUN	TRACY KROHN RACING	GILLET VERTIGO STREIFF	2:07.446	+8.651
10	G3	PATRICK CARPENTIER	JASS PINOW RACING	GILLET VERTIGO STREIFF	2:07.868	+9.073

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 5 laps.

Lap	Leader	Laps	Took the lead from
1	FERNANDO HORTA	3 (1-3)
4	LUCAS LUHR	1	FERNANDO HORTA
5	FERNANDO HORTA	1	LUCAS LUHR

Driver	Laps led	%
FERNANDO HORTA	4	80%
LUCAS LUHR	1	20%

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 1FERNANDO HORTA leads from pole

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	FERNANDO HORTA	2:17.591
2	CHRIS RUFUS	2:26.236	+8.645	+8.645
3	LUCAS LUHR	2:26.523	+8.932	+0.287
4	IAN JAMES	2:27.161	+9.570	+0.638
5	THIERRY PERRIER	2:27.163	+9.572	+0.002
6	ROGER WILCO	2:27.880	+10.289	+0.717
7	LAURENCE TOMLINSON	2:28.275	+10.684	+0.395
8	MARK WILKINS	2:28.698	+11.107	+0.423
9	COLIN BRAUN	2:29.215	+11.624	+0.517
10	PATRICK CARPENTIER	2:29.949	+12.357	+0.733

Lap 2Fastest lap: FERNANDO HORTA 2:10.425 · Fastest lap: LUCAS LUHR 2:06.958

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	FERNANDO HORTA	2:10.425
2 ▲1	LUCAS LUHR	2:06.958	+5.464	+5.464
3 ▲2	THIERRY PERRIER	2:13.612	+12.760	+7.296
4	IAN JAMES	2:15.703	+14.849	+2.089
5 ▲1	ROGER WILCO	2:16.092	+15.956	+1.107
6 ▲1	LAURENCE TOMLINSON	2:16.235	+16.494	+0.538
7 ▲1	MARK WILKINS	2:16.399	+17.081	+0.587
8 ▼6	CHRIS RUFUS	2:20.158	+18.377	+1.296
9 ▲1	PATRICK CARPENTIER	2:16.964	+18.896	+0.519
10 ▼1	COLIN BRAUN	2:17.872	+19.072	+0.176

Lap 3nothing notable

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	FERNANDO HORTA	2:10.737
2	LUCAS LUHR	2:07.967	+2.694	+2.694
3	THIERRY PERRIER	2:10.531	+12.553	+9.859
4	IAN JAMES	2:08.936	+13.047	+0.494
5	ROGER WILCO	2:09.808	+15.025	+1.978
6	LAURENCE TOMLINSON	2:11.355	+17.111	+2.086
7	MARK WILKINS	2:11.259	+17.602	+0.491
8	CHRIS RUFUS	2:12.678	+20.317	+2.715
9	PATRICK CARPENTIER	2:12.593	+20.751	+0.434
10	COLIN BRAUN	2:12.905	+21.239	+0.488

Lap 4LUCAS LUHR takes the lead · FERNANDO HORTA P1 → P2

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1 ▲1	LUCAS LUHR	2:09.217
2 ▼1	FERNANDO HORTA	2:12.540	+0.629	+0.629
3	THIERRY PERRIER	2:11.391	+12.034	+11.405
4	IAN JAMES	2:12.197	+13.334	+1.300
5	ROGER WILCO	2:10.729	+13.844	+0.510
6	LAURENCE TOMLINSON	2:10.957	+16.159	+2.315
7	MARK WILKINS	2:10.806	+16.498	+0.339
8	CHRIS RUFUS	2:12.276	+20.683	+4.185
9	PATRICK CARPENTIER	2:12.274	+21.115	+0.432
10	COLIN BRAUN	2:12.463	+21.792	+0.677

Lap 5FERNANDO HORTA takes the lead · FERNANDO HORTA P2 → P1

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1 ▲1	FERNANDO HORTA	2:08.504
2 ▼1	LUCAS LUHR	2:09.560	+0.427	+0.427
3 ▲1	IAN JAMES	2:12.616	+16.817	+16.390
4 ▼1	THIERRY PERRIER	2:14.556	+17.457	+0.640
5	ROGER WILCO	2:13.140	+17.851	+0.394
6	LAURENCE TOMLINSON	2:12.288	+19.314	+1.463
7	MARK WILKINS	2:12.383	+19.748	+0.434
8 ▲1	PATRICK CARPENTIER	2:12.795	+24.777	+5.029
9 ▲1	COLIN BRAUN	2:14.939	+27.598	+2.821
10 ▼2	CHRIS RUFUS	2:17.366	+28.916	+1.318