Porsche Open Racing Series 2009 - Results |
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Round |
2 |
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Date |
April 26, 2009 |
Laps / Time |
15 mins |
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Venue |
Mondello Park |
Status |
Championship |
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Qualifying |
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No. |
Name |
Car |
Class |
Qual time |
Qual diff |
Grid Pos |
Class Pos |
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54 |
Robin Titterington |
3.6 Porsche GT3 Cup |
1 |
1:05.729 |
0:00.000 |
1 |
1 |
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32 |
Stephen Doyle |
3.6 Porsche GT3 |
1 |
1:08.877 |
0:03.148 |
2 |
2 |
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61 |
Bob Cameron |
3.8 Porsche GT2 |
1 |
1:09.639 |
0:03.910 |
3 |
3 |
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10 |
Mark Gilmartin |
3.6 Porsche GT3 |
1 |
1:09.850 |
0:04.121 |
4 |
4 |
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46 |
Jim O'Reilly |
3.6 Porsche GT3R |
1 |
1:09.884 |
0:04.155 |
5 |
5 |
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49 |
Philip Jones |
3.4 Porsche 996 |
2 |
1:09.980 |
0:04.251 |
6 |
1 |
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88 |
Greg Simpson |
3.6 Porsche 911SC |
2 |
1:10.413 |
0:04.684 |
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2 |
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Brian Corbett |
2.7 Porsche 911 |
3 |
1:20.340 |
0:14.611 |
8 |
1 |
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99 |
Vinny O'Reilly |
2.5 Porsche 944 |
3 |
1:23.658 |
0:17.929 |
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2 |
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78 |
Ivor Murphy |
3.3 Porsche 911 Turbo |
2 |
Pit Lane |
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3 |
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Race |
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No. |
Name |
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Class |
Race time |
Total Laps |
Best Lap |
Avg. Lap |
Diff. |
Gap |
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Class Pos |
32 |
Stephen Doyle |
3.6 Porsche GT3 |
1 |
15:54.172 |
16 |
0:58.368 |
0:59.636 |
0:00.000 |
0:00.000 |
1 |
1 |
54 |
Robin Titterington |
3.6 Porsche GT3 Cup |
1 |
16:02.446 |
16 |
0:58.758 |
1:00.153 |
0:08.274 |
0:08.274 |
2 |
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61 |
Bob Cameron |
3.8 Porsche GT2 |
1 |
16:15.961 |
16 |
0:58.746 |
1:00.998 |
0:21.789 |
0:13.515 |
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10 |
Mark Gilmartin |
3.6 Porsche GT3 |
1 |
16:50.019 |
16 |
1:01.680 |
1:03.126 |
0:55.847 |
0:34.058 |
4 |
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49 |
Philip Jones |
3.4 Porsche 996 |
2 |
16:10.403 |
15 |
1:01.904 |
1:04.694 |
(1) Lap 0:16.231 |
-1 Lap |
5 |
1 |
88 |
Greg Simpson |
3.6 Porsche 911SC |
2 |
16:36.268 |
15 |
1:03.643 |
1:06.418 |
(1) Lap 0:42.096 |
0:25.865 |
6 |
2 |
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Jim O'Reilly |
3.6 Porsche GT3R |
1 |
16:48.764 |
15 |
1:05.123 |
1:07.251 |
(1) Lap 0:54.592 |
0:12.496 |
7 |
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78 |
Ivor Murphy |
3.3 Porsche 911 Turbo |
2 |
16:49.426 |
15 |
1:04.702 |
1:07.295 |
(1) Lap 0:55.254 |
0:00.662 |
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Brian Corbett |
2.7 Porsche 911 |
3 |
16:00.734 |
13 |
1:12.029 |
1:13.903 |
(3) Laps 0:06.562 |
-2 Laps |
9 |
1 |
99 |
Vinny O'Reilly |
2.5 Porsche 944 |
3 |
16:03.369 |
13 |
1:11.829 |
1:14.105 |
(3) Laps 0:09.197 |
0:02.635 |
10 |
2 |
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Scratch |
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Time |
15:54.172 |
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Diff |
Gap |
Points |
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1 |
Stephen Doyle |
0:00.000 |
0:00.000 |
15 |
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2 |
Robin Titterington |
0:08.274 |
0:08.274 |
12 |
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3 |
Bob Cameron |
0:21.789 |
0:13.515 |
10 |
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4 |
Mark Gilmartin |
0:55.847 |
0:34.058 |
8 |
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5 |
Philip Jones |
(1) Lap 0:16.231 |
-1 Lap |
6 |
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Greg Simpson |
(1) Lap 0:42.096 |
0:25.865 |
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7 |
Jim O'Reilly |
(1) Lap 0:54.592 |
0:12.496 |
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8 |
Ivor Murphy |
(1) Lap 0:55.254 |
0:00.662 |
3 |
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9 |
Brian Corbett |
(3) Laps 0:06.562 |
-2 Laps |
2 |
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10 |
Vinny O'Reilly |
(3) Laps 0:09.197 |
0:02.635 |
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Class 1 |
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Diff |
Gap |
Points |
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1 |
Stephen Doyle |
0:00.000 |
0:00.000 |
15 |
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2 |
Robin Titterington |
0:08.274 |
0:08.274 |
12 |
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3 |
Bob Cameron |
0:21.789 |
0:13.515 |
10 |
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4 |
Mark Gilmartin |
0:55.847 |
0:34.058 |
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7 |
Jim O'Reilly |
(1) Lap 0:54.592 |
-1 Lap |
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Robin Titterington |
Poll |
1:05.729 |
0 |
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Stephen Doyle |
FastestLap |
0:58.368 |
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Class 2 |
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Gap |
Points |
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1 |
Philip Jones |
0:00.000 |
0:00.000 |
12 |
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2 |
Greg Simpson |
0:25.865 |
0:25.865 |
10 |
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3 |
Ivor Murphy |
0:39.023 |
0:13.158 |
8 |
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Philip Jones |
Poll |
1:09.980 |
0 |
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Philip Jones |
FastestLap |
1:01.904 |
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Class 3 |
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Diff |
Gap |
Points |
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1 |
Brian Corbett |
0:00.000 |
0:00.000 |
10 |
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2 |
Vinny O'Reilly |
0:02.635 |
0:02.635 |
8 |
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Brian Corbett |
Poll |
1:20.340 |
0 |
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Vinny O'Reilly |
FastestLap |
1:11.829 |
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Race Report
Stephen Doyle emerged victorious after a
flawless performance in the first Porsche championship race of the
season to take place at Mondello Park. Doyle held off the challenge
of Robin Titterington’s Porsche GT3, with Bob Cameron finishing
third in the distinctive pink Porsche GT2.Heavy rain over the Naas
course before and during the morning qualifying session meant
conditions were less than ideal.
As the morning progressed, track conditions improved considerably,
as the rain stopped and the circuit began to dry out as a clear
racing line emerged. Robin Titterington coped best with the early
wet conditions and lined up on pole with Stephen Doyle alongside him
in second for the first race of the day at a very overcast and dark
Mondello Park.
The affectionately known “Pink Pig” of Bob Cameron from Kilbarrack
was further back in third and Mark Gilmartin in fourth. Vinny
O’Reilly made the leap from Historics to Porsche following his
heroics during the last meeting at Mondello. Ivor Murphy completed
the field sitting last on the grid after he missed out on
qualifying.
Doyle signalled his intentions early; when a lightening start off
the line saw him snatch the lead from Titterington going down into
Honda corner. The leader’s dominance was evident as early as the end
of lap one when he opened up a gap of 1.8 seconds from this closest
challenger.
Doyle’s standing start first lap was remarkably quicker than his
best time in qualifying which highlighted the difficult weather
conditions during the morning session. By lap two Doyle had opened
up further by 3.2 seconds from Titterington chasing in second spot.
The Porches benefitted massively from the continuing drying of the
track and conditions were reflected in the quickening lap times. At
the start of lap five, the gap between Doyle, Titterington and
Cameron was considerable as the race struggled to ignite interest in
the watching crowds with Doyle cantering into what proved to be an
insurmountable lead.
Back in the mixing pot of the chasing pack, Jim O’Reilly, Greg
Simpson and Philip Jones, were enjoying a three way battle for fifth
spot. Stephen Doyle broke the magic minute on lap six as the track
continued to dry but Robin Titterington took up the challenge thrown
up by Doyle as he recorded a fastest lap of 58.758 on lap seven.
Despite starting from the back of the grid, Ivor Murphy was pushing
hard in his efforts to reel in the group of O’Reilly, Simpson and
Jones. Doyle’s pace was unrelenting as he continued to push his 996
GT3 to the limits as he began targeting back markers as early as lap
nine when Ivor Murphy appeared in his sights.
At the back of the field, Vinny O’Reilly was left to chase down
Brian Corbett in the Porsche 911. Clever use of traffic and
efficient track management allowed Doyle to keep extending the gap
from Titterington who, despise best efforts was unable to close as
the leader held a 3.7 second gap by lap 10.
Doyle and Titterington encountered heavy traffic over the next few
laps as they began cutting through the field, Doyle lapping seventh,
sixth and eventually fifth spot by lap 12. Cameron in the Porsche
GT2 began pushing hard in the closing stages, recording an
impressive time of 58.746, but a slight mishap on lap 13,
effectively ended any hopes of taking second spot from the dominant
Titterington.
Ivor Murphy and Jim O’Reilly went head to head and more accurately
bumper to bumper in the closing laps as O’Reilly fought to hold off
the blue Porsche that was climbing all over his rear view mirrors.
Doyle from Delgany completed a flawless race as he finished a
whopping eight seconds ahead of Titterington in second.
Murphy and O’Reilly continued to push to the very last corner, with
Murphy almost spinning off as he attempted one last effort to get
past in the final turn but the defensive manoeuvring of O’Reilly saw
him maintain seventh spot.
Bob Cameron finished 21.7 seconds behind Titterington in third spot
with MarkGilmartin another 55.8 seconds back in fourth. |