- Italian GT Championship
Infobox motorsport championship
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category = Sports cars
country/region = Italy
inaugural = 2003
inaugural2 = [2]
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drivers = 15
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constructors = Mostly Ferrari and Porsches
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website = [http://www.acisportitalia.it/ACISport/ACIWeb2004.nsf/Campionato?OpenFrameset&Camp=Campionato%20Italiano%20Gran%20Turismo& Official website] The Italian GT Championship ("Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo") is an Italian sports car series founded in 2003 and organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI) and the Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana (CSAI). It replaced a previoussupercar -based championship which ran from 1992 until 2002 when it was folded due to a lack of entrants. The series borrowed heavily from the internationalFIA GT Championship in its first few seasons, although additional entries fromFerrari Challenge ,Porsche Supercup , andMaserati Trofeo competitors were allowed.Following the 2006 season, the top GT1 class was dropped from the championship, leaving competitors in the GT2, GT3, and GT Cup classes. GT2 competition is dominated by the
Ferrari F430 , with severalPorsche 911 GT3 s as well. The GT3 class features a variety of machines from theFIA GT3 European Championship , from Aston Martin, Chrysler and Lamborghini, while the GT Cup class is once again made up of Ferrari Challenge and Porsche Supercup cars.2008 season
The 2008 season will have 7 races, at Monza, Mugello, Magione, Valencia, Mugello again, Misano and Vallelunga.
External links
* [http://www.acisportitalia.it/ACISport/ACIWeb2004.nsf/Campionato?OpenFrameset&Camp=Campionato%20Italiano%20Gran%20Turismo& Official website]
* [http://wsrp.ic.cz/italygt.html Italian GT results (1992 - 2005)]
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