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Group GT1, also known simply as GT1, was a set of regulations maintained formerly by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), for Grand Tourer racing. The category was first created in 1993, as the top class of the BPR Global GT Series , and was included in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The revised car was known as the 911 GT1 Evo (or Evolution). The car had the same engine as the 1996 version, but its new aerodynamic elements allowed the 1997 version to be considerably faster than the 1996 version with improved acceleration, the top speed was still around 330 km/h (205 mph) on the La Sarthe Circuit (in the race, the GT1 Evo ...
The Elise GT1's water-cooled 3.5 L Type 918 Garrett twin-turbocharged V8 engine has a power output of 550 PS|hp at 6,500 rpm and the modified 5.7 L Chevrolet V8 engine has a power output of ca 600 PS|hp|at 7,200 rpm. Only the factory cars had the Chevrolet V8 engine and the road version had the Type 918 V8 with the former proving to be more ...
The FIA GT1 World Championship started in 2010 as a successor to the FIA GT Championship, which had featured the GT1 category as well as a GT2 category. In 2012, the series originally planned to move away from exclusive use of GT1 cars by allowing 2009-spec GT2 cars from the former FIA GT Championship, as well as current performance-balanced ...
Due to this, the R390 GT1 bears a resemblance to the Jaguar XJR-15, which was also developed by TWR and based on the XJR-9, and in fact used a cockpit - including the tub, greenhouse and roof line - from the very same tooling as the XJR-15, with some custom tooling blocks added to the XJR15 chassis mold, although for the R390, the rear and ...
The GT1 category became a world championship with rounds across the world. Cars which fit the GT1 class were eligible to race only in the FIA GT1 World Championship, as the ACO (organizer of the Le Mans 24 Hours) banned the cars from the event and all of its associated series. This meant that the category that once was eligible to race not only ...
The Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR (chassis code C297) [5] is a GT1 sports car built and produced by Mercedes-Benz in conjunction with their then motorsport partner AMG.Intended for racing in the new FIA GT Championship series in 1997, the CLK GTR was designed primarily as a race car.
GT1 may refer to FIA GT1 World Championship; Gran Turismo (1997 video game) Group GT1, a top-line category in GT racing 1993–1998 (known as "GTS" between 2000–2004), revived 2005-2011 Toyota GT-One, competed in the above category; Porsche 911 GT1, competed in the above category; GT-1 (missile), a World War II glide torpedo