- International GT Open
The International GT Open is a
grand tourer -stylesports car racing founded in2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It is a spin-off of theSpanish GT Championship , and uses a similar format, except its races are held internationally.Format
The series consists of events in various European countries which feature two races over a weekend. In its first year, the races had an identical format to the Spanish GT Championship, with two 200 km races, the first held on Saturday and the second the following Sunday. Three of the six rounds were joint events for the Open and the Spanish GT Championship.
In 2007, the first race, known as "Pro-Am", covers approximately 200 km distance, while the second race is 150 km and known as "GT Open". The only exception is the Open GT Barcelona, which is a single 300 km race. Since its inception, a few races have been a part of the
World Touring Car Championship support package.Regulations
Each race consists of a field of grand touring-style cars broken into different classes based on power and weight. For 2006, two classes were used, known as GTA and GTB. GTA is equivalent to the GT2 class used in the
FIA GT Championship , but it also allows non-homologated cars provide they obey the FIA GT2 technical regulations. Most of the field is made up ofFerrari F430 GTs andPorsche 911 GT3 -RSRs. Non-homologated cars like theMosler MT900 R and theSEAT Cupra GT are also competitive.The GTB class consists of cars usually from a manufacturer's one-make cup series, like the
Ferrari F430 Challenge, thePorsche 911 GT3 Cup, and the Marcos Mantis. A GTS class was created to house the FIA GT3 class, consisting mainly ofDodge Viper Competition Coupes andLamborghini Gallardo GT3s.Champions
External links
* [http://www.gtsport.es/index.asp?pagina=gt-open&lang=en International GT Open] - Official website
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