Free Practice
Paul Ricard - FRANCE
04/10/2009
04/10/2009
Maserati in the chasing pack in pre-qualifying
02/10/2009 - Paul Ricard
The second eighty-minute free practice session saw the quickest Maserati place fifth. Andrea Bertolini and Michael Bartels clocked 2:02.967, again making them the fastest of the Maserati crews.The two championship leaders finished 1.156 down on Bernoldi/Streif, the quickest of the bunch. Despite a clash with Bernoldi, Pier Guidi/Bobbi came sixth in 2:03.260 with Müller/Ramos just behind them in seventh (2:03.260).
Pre-qualifying
| n° | Drivers | Car | Time | |
| 01 | 8 | Bernoldi/Streit | Corvette Z06 | 2:01.811 |
| 02 | 4 | Hezemans/Kumpen | Corvette Z06 | 2:02.191 |
| 03 | 19 | Maassen/Biagi | Corvette Z06 | 2:02.605 |
| 04 | 3 | Longin/Ruffier | Corvette Z06 | 2:02.964 |
| 05 | 1 | Bartels/Bertolini | Maserati MC12 | 2:02.967 |
| 06 | 33 | Pier Guidi/Bobbi | Maserati MC12 | 2:03.260 |
| 07 | 2 | Ramos/Müller | Maserati MC12 | 2:03.289 |
| 08 | 21 | Barde/Panis | Ferrari 550 Maranello | 2:03.760 |
| 09 | 40 | Leinders/Kuppens | Ford GT (001 PT GT1) | 2:06.658 |
| 10 | 44 | Mutsch/Moser | Ford GT (001 PT GT1) | 2:07.696 |
Maserati get off to a good start at Paul Ricard
02/10/2009 - Paul Ricard
At Paul Ricard, Bertolini/Bartels ended the first free practice session in second place.In the eighty-minute session, the reigning champions posted a time of 2:03.700, 0.394 down on Bernoldi/Streit's Corvette Z06. Fourth quickest was the Maserati MC12 driven by Müller/Ramos (2:04.305) with the other MC12, crewed by Pier Guidi/Bobbi, sixth in 2:05.049.
Warm temperatures and under sunny skies bathed the French circuit today. The next session, pre-qualifying, is timed for this afternoon at 17.10 and will last eighty minutes.
Free Practice
| n° | Drivers | Car | Time | |
| 01 | 8 | Bernoldi/Streit | Corvette Z06 | 2:03.306 |
| 02 | 1 | Bartels/Bertolini | Maserati MC12 | 2:03.700 |
| 03 | 19 | Maassen/Biagi | Corvette Z06 | 2:03.792 |
| 04 | 2 | Ramos/Müller | Maserati MC12 | 2:04.305 |
| 05 | 3 | Longin/Ruffier | Corvette Z06 | 2:04.821 |
| 06 | 33 | Pier Guidi/Bobbi | Maserati MC12 | 2:05.049 |
| 07 | 4 | Hezemans/Kumpen | Corvette Z06 | 2:05.295 |
| 08 | 21 | Barde/Panis | Ferrari 550 Maranello | 2:05.709 |
| 09 | 44 | Mutsch/Moser | Ford GT (001 PT GT1) | 2:07.577 |
| 10 | 40 | Leinders/Kuppens | Ford GT (001 PT GT1) | 2:08.331 |





