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Maserati MC12 s/n 03/15440
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Braselton April 17, 2005



Maserati will compete in round two of the American Le Mans Series, the Sportsbook.com Grand Prix of Atlanta at the Road Atlanta circuit. The team arrives after a promising start to the ALMS season at the 53rd Annual 12 Hours of Sebring this past March.

Maserati competes with an MC12 in compliance with the rules of IMSA. The car matches FIA GT1 specs. and carries a ballast of 30 kilos. The team will not score points for the Championship. The drivers are Italians Andrea Bertolini - Ferrari-Maserati official tester and Fabrizio De Simone.

This is the first visit for the Maserati MC 12 to the 2.54 mile Road Atlanta circuit. Road Atlanta provides a good mix of elevation changes, high speed sections and challenging corners. In Today’s practice the team concentrated on and finding the right balance while also determining the right choice of tires, in order to find the right set up for the three hour race.

The Sportsbook.com Grand Prix of Atlanta will start on Sunday, April 16 at 12 noon and complete at 3 pm. Live television coverage is provided by CBS Sports in the United States and Motors TV in Europe.

Andrea Bertolini: "Today we worked on the balance of the car for the race. We tested two different compounds as this course can be hard on tires. Tomorrow we will continue with trying to achieve the best balance for the car.”

Fabrizio De Simone: “I am familiar with this course from Petit Le Mans last year. It is very technical and has a good selection of fast corners. The car feels confident, so we are close, but there is still work to do in order to achieve the right balance for this circiut.”

The participation of Maserati in the ALMS has been made possible thanks to the fundamental co-operation of important partners, including Pirelli and team Risi Competizione, that will support Maserati logistically. The MC12 is using Pirelli Racing P Zero tires, developed in 2004 and currently used on an exclusive basis in the FIA GT Championship. The successful cooperation between Maserati and Pirelli continues in the American Le Mans Series.

Car

MC12 n. 35, chassis n. 03/15440

Drivers

Andrea Bertolini/Fabrizio De Simone

Position

10th - 1:17.658

Weather

clear, warm/ dry



Maserati MC12 s/n 03/15440 - Andrea Bertolini
Maserati MC12 s/n 03/15440
Maserati MC12 s/n 03/15440

Qualifying

1

16 P1 1 James Weaver 1:11.241 1:11.241 Lola EX257 AER

2

1 P1 2 Marco Werner 0.427 1:11.668 Audi R8

3

2 P1 3 Frank Biela 0.524 1:11.765 Audi R8

4

20 P1 4 Chris Dyson 0.943 1:12.184 Lola EX257 AER

5

37 P2 1 Jon Field 1.437 1:12.678 Lola B05/40 AER

6

10 P2 2 Jeff Bucknum 3.755 1:14.996 Courage C-65 AER

7

3 GT1 1 Johnny O`Connell 5.793 1:17.034 Chevrolet Corvette C6-R

8

4 GT1 2 Olivier Beretta 6.082 1:17.323 Chevrolet Corvette C6-R

9

8 P2 3 Guy Cosmo 6.381 1:17.622 Courage C65 Mazda

10

35 GT1 3 Andrea Bertolini 6.417 1:17.658 Maserati MC12

11  63

GT1 4 ? Terry Borcheller 6.892 1:18.133 Saleen S7R

12

5 GT1 5 Alex Figge 7.124 1:18.365 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R

13

50 GT2 1 Bill Auberlen 10.406 1:21.647 Panoz GTLM

14

71 GT1 6 ? Michele Rugolo 10.746 1:21.987 Dodge Viper

15

31 GT2 2 Jorg Bergmeister 11.165 1:22.406 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

16

45 GT2 3 ? Jon Fogarty 11.205 1:22.446 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

17

43 GT2 4 Sascha Maassen 11.581 1:22.822 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

18

51 GT2 5 Scott Maxwell 11.615 1:22.856 Panoz GTLM

19

24 GT2 6 Randy Pobst 12.258 1:23.499 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

20

79 GT2 7 Justin Jackson 15.193 1:26.434 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

21

78 GT2 8 Michael Cawley 16.719 1:27.960 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

22

23 GT2 9 Romain Dumas 48.661 1:59.902 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

23

19 P2 4 Gunnar van der Steur 1:07.592 2:18.833 Lola B2K/40 AER

24

44 GT2 10 ? Lonnie Pechnik ? ? Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Maserati MC12 s/n 03/15440