- Vitaphone Racing
Vitaphone Racing is a German racing team who participate in the
FIA GT , named for their sponsor,Vitaphone GmbH , who manufacture telecommunication equipment for hospitals. They have successfully raced theMaserati MC12 GT1 since 2005. The team consists of 32 people and is led by Rafael Calafell. Their chief drivers areMichael Bartels andAndrea Bertolini .Racing History
The Vitaphone Racing team has enjoyed success in the
FIA GT , GT1 class championship. In 2004 they initially campaigned aSaleen S7 -R, coming in fourth in the teams championship. Although racing under their own entrant name, the car was in actuality run byKonrad Motorsport .In 2005 they switched to the
Maserati MC12 and won the FIA GT teams championship ahead ofJMB Racing (also racing a Maserati MC12) allowingMaserati to win the FIA GT Manufacturers Title. [web cite|url=http://www.maseraticorse.it/home.php?lang=eng&menuid=020116&seas=05|title=2005 FIA GT standings|publisher=Maserati Corse|accessdate=2006-12-03] In 2006 Vitaphone Racing again won the FIA GT Teams Title, and their drivers Andrea Bertolini and Michael Bartels tied each other for the Drivers' Title. [web cite|url=http://www.maseraticorse.it/home.php?lang=eng&menuid=020117&seas=06|title=2006 FIA GT standings|publisher=Maserati Corse|accessdate=2006-12-03]For 2007, the team continues with their pair of MC12s, while they switch from
Pirelli tires toMichelin .ee also
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Saleen S7
*Maserati MC12
*FIA GT References
External links
* [http://www.vitaphone-racing.de/index.php?id=6&L=1 Vitaphone Official Site]
* [http://www.vitaphone.de/en/ Sponsor's site]
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