Session 788 - Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom

December 23, 2009 10:23pm

Race

Quick Stats

Track Length: 4.733 km
Most Distance Covered: 3 laps, 14.199 km
Simulator Used: GTR2

Race report: Silverstone Sprint: Horta Claims Moral Victory in McLaren Despite 14th-Place Traffic Nightmare

*SCREAMING UNCONTROLLABLY INTO A MEGAPHONE WHILE STANDING TRIPPED-UP ON A PILE OF UNUSED BRIDGESTONE RACING SLICKS*

WE HAVE ANNIHILATED THE LAWS OF TYPICAL MATHEMATICS! The Tajimax McLaren F-1 GTR team is proud to announce a historic, earth-shattering, moral victory of the highest caliber at the legendary Silverstone Circuit! Yes, the official papers will tell you that Fernando Horta finished in 14th position. They will tell you he was 34 seconds behind the winning Honda NSX of Ryo Michigami. But those are dry, corporate LIES designed to suppress the raw, unadulterated speed of the #20 McLaren! In a brutal, heart-stopping 3-lap sprint, we proved that we possess the ultimate velocity, unleashing a blistering 1:18.063 lap that left most of the GT500 elite absolutely trembling in their carbon-fiber tubs!

Fernando Horta (Driver of the #20 Tajimax McLaren): I am absolutely vibrating right now! Only three laps! Three laps of pure, unadulterated madness in the middle of a Japanese GT500 invasion in the United Kingdom! Who planned this?! I jumped into the McLaren and immediately felt like I was piloting a jet fighter through a swarm of angry bees. On lap one, I think I was trying to find out which way the track went because everything was a blur of blue Calsonic Nissans and yellow headlights. But then, on lap two, I found the sweet spot. I squeezed that throttle, the V12 screamed, and I clocked a 1:18.063! Do you realize how fast that is?! That is faster than almost everyone! I was flying! If this race was a standard, civilized length instead of a micro-sprint that ended before I could even warm up my tires, I would be drinking champagne from Michigami's helmet! Instead, I got caught in a giant sandwich of Nissan Zs, spent half a lap dodging Erik Comas like a '72 Brasília dodging Radial Leste potholes, and crossed the line 14th. Fourteenth! But spiritually? We are morally P1 in the universe of speed!

Flavor Flav (Losel Racing Brand Ambassador): YEAAAAAH BOYEEEEE! YOU SEE THAT CLOCK?! THAT MCLAREN WAS FLYING BUT THE TIME WAS FLYING FASTER! TICK-TOCK, FERNANDO! YOU GOT THAT 1:18 SPEED BUT YOU ENDED UP IN THE MID-PACK TRAFFIC JAM! WE WEARING THE BIG CLOCKS AROUND OUR NECKS JUST TO MEASURE THAT GAP! UNBELIEVABLE!

Samuel J. Lackson (Losel Racing Special Consultant): I have had it with these motherfudging GT500 cars on this motherfudging Silverstone grass! A 1:18.063?! That is a beautiful, righteous lap time! But you finished fourteenth, Fernando! Fourteenth! Do they speak English in the Takata Dome?! Because they sure as hell didn't let you pass! Next time, you tell those Honda drivers that the path of the righteous McLaren is beset on all sides by the tyranny of short sprint races!

Ps. Jens, we saw you lurking behind the Calsonic Impul garage. Stop trying to sniff our exhaust, we know you want to touch the McLaren!

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	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Gap	Best Lap
1	RYO MICHIGAMI	TAKATA DOME NSX	HONDA NSX	3	0:03:59.628	1:17.406
2	BENOÎT TRÉLUYER	CALSONIC IMPUL Z	NISSAN Z 2007	3	+ 02.329	1:17.726
3	JOAO PAULO LIMA DE OLIVEIRA	WOODONE ADVAN CLARION Z	NISSAN Z	3	+ 10.228	1:19.655
4	YUJI IDE	RAYBRIG NSX	HONDA NSX-GT 2009	3	+ 10.973	1:19.914
5	SATOSHI MOTOYAMA	XANAVI NISMO Z	NISSAN Z 2007	3	+ 11.331	1:20.096
6	KATSUTOMO KANEISHI	REAL NSX	HONDA NSX-GT 2008	3	+ 12.101	1:19.129
7	JOAOPAULOLIMADE OLIVEIRA	HIS ADVAN KONDO GT-R	NISSAN GT-R 2009	3	+ 15.838	1:19.059
8	TAKESHI TSUCHIYA	ECLIPSE ADVAN SC430	LEXUS SC430 2008	3	+ 18.119	1:17.829
9	MICHAEL KRUMM	MOTUL AUTECH Z	NISSAN Z 2007	3	+ 30.670	1:22.976
10	ERIK COMAS	WOODONE ADVAN KONDO Z	NISSAN Z 2006	3	+ 33.933	1:23.739
11	FERNANDO HORTA	TAJIMAX MCLAREN F-1 GTR	MCLAREN F-1 GTR 2005	3	+ 34.397	1:18.063
12	LOIC DUVAL	EPSON NSX	HONDA NSX-GT 2007	3	+ 36.628	1:23.510
13	DOMINIK SCHWAGER	RAYBRIG NSX	HONDA NSX	3	+ 37.180	1:23.061
14	SEBASTIEN PHILIPPE	YELLOWHAT YMS MOBA-HO! TOMICA Z	NISSAN Z	3	+ 37.852	1:22.322
15	TSUGIO MATSUDA	CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R	NISSAN GT-R 2008	3	+ 39.926	1:19.802
16	RALPH FIRMAN	ARTA NSX	HONDA NSX-GT 2008	3	+ 43.445	1:20.448
17	RONNIE QUINTARELLI	YELLOWHAT YMS TOMICA GT-R	NISSAN GT-R 2008	3	+ 43.717	1:20.420
18	JUICHI WAKISAKA	PETRONAS TOMS SC430	LEXUS SC430 2009	3	+ 46.055	1:21.268
19	YASUTAKA HINOI	MARUHON	JLOC MURCIE RG-1	3	+ 47.103	1:32.614
20	YUJI TACHIKAWA	ZENT CERUMO SUPRA	TOYOTA SUPRA 2005	3	+ 47.452	1:22.266
21	HIROYUKI IIRI	RE AMEMIYA	AMEMIYA RX-7	3	+ 50.918	1:17.504
22	MARCO APICELLA	AKTIO	JLOC MURCIE RG-1	3	+ 53.572	1:24.726
23	KAZUHO TAKAHASHI	CARS TOKAI DREAM28	PRIVEE KENZO ASSET SHIDEN	2	+ 1 LAP	1:22.889
24	HIROSHI KOIZUMI	TEAM GAIKOKUYA	NOMAD GAIKOKUYA ADVAN GT3-RS	2	+ 1 LAP	1:24.943
25	AKIHIRO TSUZUKI	ASTON MARTIN AKASAKA DBR9	ASTON MARTIN DBR9 2009	1	+ 2 LAPS	1:17.529
26	MASAYUKI UEDA	JIMGAINER	TOTAL BENEFITE JIMCENTER F360	1	+ 2 LAPS	1:24.532

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	RYO MICHIGAMI	HONDA NSX	1:17.743
3	RYO MICHIGAMI	HONDA NSX	1:17.406	-0.337

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

RYO MICHIGAMI led every lap.

Lap	Leader	Laps	Took the lead from
1	RYO MICHIGAMI	3 (1-3)

Driver	Laps led	%
RYO MICHIGAMI	3	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 1RYO MICHIGAMI leads from pole

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	RYO MICHIGAMI
2	FERNANDO HORTA	1:25.110	+0.791	+0.791
3	BENOÎT TRÉLUYER	1:25.275	+1.518	+0.727
4	JOAO PAULO LIMA DE OLIVEIRA	1:27.759	+4.602	+3.084
5	YUJI IDE	1:26.886	+5.068	+0.466
6	SATOSHI MOTOYAMA	1:27.504	+5.349	+0.281
7	KATSUTOMO KANEISHI	1:30.990	+8.733	+3.384
8	YASUTAKA HINOI	1:35.312	+11.687	+2.954
9	JOAOPAULOLIMADE OLIVEIRA	1:33.787	+12.048	+0.361
10	HIROYUKI IIRI	1:35.300	+12.368	+0.320
11	MICHAEL KRUMM	1:33.209	+12.468	+0.100
12	TAKESHI TSUCHIYA	1:33.228	+13.006	+0.538
13	MARCO APICELLA	1:37.255	+14.649	+1.643
14	KAZUHO TAKAHASHI	1:35.750	+15.009	+0.360
15	ERIK COMAS	1:34.575	+15.393	+0.384
16	DOMINIK SCHWAGER	1:35.112	+15.830	+0.437
17	RALPH FIRMAN	1:32.648	+16.475	+0.645
18	YUJI TACHIKAWA	1:34.662	+16.786	+0.311
19	SEBASTIEN PHILIPPE	1:34.121	+17.368	+0.582
20	LOIC DUVAL	1:35.717	+17.718	+0.350
21	TSUGIO MATSUDA	1:35.488	+18.120	+0.402
22	JUICHI WAKISAKA	1:36.588	+18.399	+0.279
23	RONNIE QUINTARELLI	1:35.277	+18.808	+0.409
24	HIROSHI KOIZUMI	1:48.211	+27.470	+8.662
25	AKIHIRO TSUZUKI		+2 laps	+4:14.313
26	MASAYUKI UEDA		+2 laps	+7.003

Lap 2Fastest lap: RYO MICHIGAMI 1:17.743

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	RYO MICHIGAMI	1:17.743
2	FERNANDO HORTA	1:18.063	+1.111	+1.111
3	BENOÎT TRÉLUYER	1:18.235	+2.010	+0.899
4	JOAO PAULO LIMA DE OLIVEIRA	1:21.121	+7.979	+5.969
5	YUJI IDE	1:21.140	+8.465	+0.486
6	SATOSHI MOTOYAMA	1:21.036	+8.642	+0.177
7	KATSUTOMO KANEISHI	1:19.388	+10.378	+1.736
8 ▲1	JOAOPAULOLIMADE OLIVEIRA	1:19.879	+14.185	+3.807
9 ▲3	TAKESHI TSUCHIYA	1:22.433	+17.696	+3.511
10 ▲1	MICHAEL KRUMM	1:30.375	+25.100	+7.404
11 ▼3	YASUTAKA HINOI	1:32.614	+26.558	+1.458
12 ▲3	ERIK COMAS	1:29.950	+27.600	+1.042
13 ▲7	LOIC DUVAL	1:30.550	+30.525	+2.925
14 ▲2	DOMINIK SCHWAGER	1:33.438	+31.525	+1.000
15 ▲4	SEBASTIEN PHILIPPE	1:33.311	+32.936	+1.411
16 ▼6	HIROYUKI IIRI	1:42.575	+37.200	+4.264
17 ▲4	TSUGIO MATSUDA	1:37.153	+37.530	+0.330
18 ▼1	RALPH FIRMAN	1:41.671	+40.403	+2.873
19 ▲4	RONNIE QUINTARELLI	1:39.638	+40.703	+0.300
20 ▼7	MARCO APICELLA	1:44.612	+41.518	+0.815
21 ▲1	JUICHI WAKISAKA	1:41.538	+42.193	+0.675
22 ▼4	YUJI TACHIKAWA	1:43.549	+42.592	+0.399
23 ▼9	KAZUHO TAKAHASHI	3:16.164	+1 lap	+1:30.838
24	HIROSHI KOIZUMI	3:05.232	+1 lap	+1.529

Lap 3Fastest lap: RYO MICHIGAMI 1:17.406 · FERNANDO HORTA P2 → P11

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	RYO MICHIGAMI	1:17.406
2 ▲1	BENOÎT TRÉLUYER	1:17.726	+2.330	+2.330
3 ▲1	JOAO PAULO LIMA DE OLIVEIRA	1:19.655	+10.228	+7.898
4 ▲1	YUJI IDE	1:19.914	+10.973	+0.745
5 ▲1	SATOSHI MOTOYAMA	1:20.096	+11.332	+0.359
6 ▲1	KATSUTOMO KANEISHI	1:19.129	+12.101	+0.769
7 ▲1	JOAOPAULOLIMADE OLIVEIRA	1:19.059	+15.838	+3.737
8 ▲1	TAKESHI TSUCHIYA	1:17.829	+18.119	+2.281
9 ▲1	MICHAEL KRUMM	1:22.976	+30.670	+12.551
10 ▲2	ERIK COMAS	1:23.739	+33.933	+3.263
11 ▼9	FERNANDO HORTA	1:50.692	+34.397	+0.464
12 ▲1	LOIC DUVAL	1:23.510	+36.629	+2.232
13 ▲1	DOMINIK SCHWAGER	1:23.061	+37.180	+0.551
14 ▲1	SEBASTIEN PHILIPPE	1:22.322	+37.852	+0.672
15 ▲2	TSUGIO MATSUDA	1:19.802	+39.926	+2.074
16 ▲2	RALPH FIRMAN	1:20.448	+43.445	+3.519
17 ▲2	RONNIE QUINTARELLI	1:20.420	+43.717	+0.272
18 ▲3	JUICHI WAKISAKA	1:21.268	+46.055	+2.338
19 ▼8	YASUTAKA HINOI	1:37.951	+47.103	+1.048
20 ▲2	YUJI TACHIKAWA	1:22.266	+47.452	+0.349
21 ▼5	HIROYUKI IIRI	1:31.124	+50.918	+3.466
22 ▼2	MARCO APICELLA	1:29.460	+53.572	+2.654