Gt sprint is back for 2019 with two huge events gt sprint and gt team sprint. Matteo cressoni racing career profile driver database. The following year, international trophies for gtscup and gtsopen classes were created, but the cars on the grid fell dramatically and before the beginning of the 2014 season the series was finally folded. Home primarily to sportsman drivers, with the occasional professional drivercoach joining the action in endurance races, international gt annually presents the stuttgart cup, mission foods gt3 cup trophy and the maranello cup championships. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of max mugelli over time since january.
Inaugurated in 2019, the asia gt festival is an all inclusive automotive and motorsports platform company. Encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, blancpain and sro motorsports group agree to enhance their partnership by creating a sprint series. The concept behind group gt3 was introduced by stephane ratel, head of the sro group and promoter of the fia gt championship in 2005. It has been a few years ago since the brno automotodrom hosted a. The season began at monza on 6 april and finished at vallelunga on october. May 08, 2020 encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, worldrenowned swiss watch manufacture blancpain and the sro motorsports group decide at the end of 20 to extend their partnership to the sprint series, previously promoted as the fia gt series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall blancpain gt series title, linking sprint and endurance. Gary watkins asks whether its replacement, the gt sprint series, will ever be able to hit the. Not built for comfort or ease of handling, the cars were roadracing champions unsuited for everyday driving. Fia gt world series titles are set to be awarded on the basis of points scored in stephane ratels newfor20 gt sprint series and his blancpain endurance series next season. The racing was good, the drivers excellent, but the fia gt1 world championhip lasted just three years.
Superstars international series a superstars gt sprint. The newlook fia gt series is announced in january, while the blancpain endurance series and british gt championship grow to record levels. All the winners from the 20 american le mans series season. Fia currently defines several categories of gt cars with the top two specifications being gt1, or grand touring cars, and gt2, or series grand touring cars.
Encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, the worldrenowned swiss watchmaker blancpain and the sro motorsports group decided at the end of 20 to expand their partnership to include an additional sprint series. Touted as an fia gt series, teams and drivers are given an opportunity to race for the blancpain gt series title. Cars will qualify in groups, rather than the singlecar qualifying runs, as has been the road course qualifying procedure in the na. Max pigoli and vitantonio liuzzi win in monza in the first round of international superstars series 2012.
Thomas schoffler won the championship, driving an audi. Since its birth, the series was focused on sprint races, as the name implies. Fuji race 1 short highlights blancpain gt series asia. The championship was mostly concentrated in europe, but throughout the years has visited other continents including asia and south america. Encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, worldrenowned swiss watch manufacture blancpain and the sro motorsports group decide at the end of 20 to extend. Official website, the international gtsprint series was a grand tourerstyle sports car racing founded in 2010 by. Today, a stellar grid of 30 fia gt series cars is announced, featuring some of. Ken blocks 914hp ford f150 hoonitruck and hoonigan racing hq tour.
In 2012, the format changed into two races of thirty minutes, subsequently extended to one hour in 20 with a mandatory pit stop in order to change the driver. Mar 28, 2012 superstars international series a superstars gt sprint 2012 monza duration. The test was held behind closed doors at the adria. February 28 shelby american gt 350 nascar race purse with money racing car nascar 20. Click to show race results for superstars international series 20. Htz, the worlds largest general use airport car rental brand, and penske racing, today introduced the special edition hertz penske gt. Fia approves stephane ratels gt sprint and blancpain. Hertz and penske racing team up to introduce the special. An official debut of the 12c gt sprint will take place at the 20 goodwood festival of speed in the u. Gt sprint international series 2012 highlights imola. The cheezit 355 at the glen weekend is august 811, 20. Daytona beach, florida november 16, 20 picking up where they left off late last month in savannah, bill riddell and paul reisman won again in saturdays opening sprint race of the weekend in the stuttgart cup winter series at the historic sportscar racing hsr daytona historics at daytona international.
An overview of the season, with driver information and scoring. Jenson team rocket rjn confirms new mclaren partnership. Superstars series 20 round8 vallelunga race 1 duration. Encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, worldrenowned swiss watch manufacture blancpain and the sro motorsports group decide at the end of 20 to extend their partnership to the sprint series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall blancpain gt series title, linking sprint and endurance. Gt world challenge europe gt world challenge europe. Watkins glen international introduces cheezit as nascar. Petersburg winner in the usf2000 series back in 20, was a star through the usf2000, pro mazda and indy lights prior to. Superstars international series a superstars gt sprint 2012. International gt riddell and reisman repeat in opening.
The sprint gt is a bike we could live with day in and day out, and would make a great commuter, grocerygetter, weekend bike, and will accommodate twoup riding very well. Gt series 20 large entry for the baku world challenge. International gtsprint series season 20 2012 overview of all seasons. This halo event rested on a packed 2015 race calendar, with the usual mix of topclass national motorsport interspersed with international grade highlights, over no fewer than 35 events. While triumph trumpeted about its trophy with all the latest electronic gizmos, it introduced this special edition of the gt in june without any fanfare. The gt3 category was initially created in 2005 by the sro group as a third rung in the ladder of grand touring. In 2014 wrt competed both in the blancpain endurance series and blancpain sprint series, successor of the fia gt series. Gt sprint international series 20 tv show australian tv. At the end of 2009, the championship was replaced by the fia gt1 world championship, which morphed into the fia gt series for 20. The 1050 may be as glamorous as a date with deirdre barlow, but its earnest enough and still able to show a decent turn of speed. Watkins glen international fans will see the nascar sprint cup series new groupbased road course qualifying procedures for the cheezit 355 at the glen august 811. Read what they have to say and what they like and dislike about the bike below. Championship gtsprint international series list of all races of the championship including all years it was held. Reports superstars meeting gt sprint international series.
In 1965, auto designer carroll shelby began working with ford motor company to produce a line of mustang gt 350 models known as cobras. Laurens vanthoor racing career profile driver database. Nonpoints qualifying race sets stage for daytona double header on sunday. Dec 21, 2012 ferrari corse client, in cooperation with motorsports firm michelotto automobili, is currently testing the 20 specification 458 italia gt3. Focused on the development of automotive lifestyle and branding. Watkins glen international and kellogg company announced tuesday that cheezit, the iconic snack brand, has signed a multiyear agreement to be the title sponsor of the glens nascar sprint cup series race.
They won both the teams and drivers championship in the blancpain gt series as well as in the blancpain endurance series. Take on the bend, solo or with a team or enter both. Nascar announces new sprint cup roadcourse qualifying. In 20 wrt won both the teams and drivers championship of the newly named fia gt series. International gt is a north american racing series that includes three different championships for late model porsche and ferrari competitors. Monday friday 9am 6pm, saturday 9am5pm, sunday 10am4pm. Last teams champion, ukraine ferrari motor ukraine.
Porsche, audi, chevrolet, mercedesbenz, ford, dodge, bmw, bentley and much, much more a certain number of these models are available to purchase immediately, meaning that you will receive them within the following week. The group gt1 and group gt2 cars in the fia gt championship required manufacturers to build a car based on regulations, and then develop that car to increase its performance, thus increasing the cost for the manufacturers and the customers wanting to race the cars. Ferrari corse client, in cooperation with motorsports firm michelotto automobili, is currently testing the 20 specification 458 italia gt3. Barwell confirms witt, macdowall and schandorff for silver cup programme. Encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, worldrenowned swiss watch manufacture blancpain and the sro motorsports group decide at the end of 20 to extend their partnership to the sprint series, previously promoted as the fia gt series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall blancpain gt series title, linking sprint and endurance. International superstars series in 20 naar circuit zolder 31. Contact the ford performance tech line for your performance parts related questions. What you need to know about sundays sprint cup race at richmond. This halo event rested on a packed 2015 race calendar, with the usual mix of topclass national motorsport interspersed with internationalgrade highlights, over no fewer than 35 events. Superstars international series a superstars gt sprint 2012 monza duration. Gaetano ardagna perez racing career profile driver database. International gt international gt international gt.
Nismo is pleased to announce the official release of a nissan gtr r35 that conforms to fia gt3 regulations. High temperatures, rough asphalt and the demanding characteristics of the highspeed track near bratislava turned out to be the main challenges of the weekend for tyres and teams alike. Fia approves stephane ratels gt sprint and blancpain world. Click to show race results for gt sprint international series 2011. Chevrolet camaro ss superstars series 20 sound in action on the track duration. While triumph trumpeted about its trophy with all the latest electronic gizmos, it introduced this special edition of the gt in. International superstars series monza highlights youtube.
The 20 international gtsprint series season was the fourth year of the international gtsprint series. Teo martin motorsport today announced miguel ramos and fabrizio crestani as its leading pair for the 2020 international. Fia gt world series titles are set to be awarded on the basis of points scored in stephane ratels newfor 20 gt sprint series and his blancpain endurance series next season. At the end of 2009, the championship was replaced by the fia gt1 world. Gtsprint international series championships racing sports cars.
Gt sprint international series 20 tv show australian. Gt sprint international series 2012 highlights imola race 2. Br mod 20 2014 gen6 mod by the bullring group cup physics. These included the blancpain gt sprint series return to brands hatch, speedfest iii and the carfest events.
Triumphs addictive 1050cc triple has been tuned to deliver 127ps, with seamless drive from low rpm. What you need to know about sundays sprint cup race at. Equally capable of crossing continents or taking on a track day, the sprint is one of those rare contradictions, a compromise without compromise. Encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, blancpain and sro motorsports group agree to.
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