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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.
[3] [4] [5] There were two classes when the series was launched in 1997: Grand Touring 1 (GT1) and Grand Touring 2 (GT2). The GT1 category was dropped following the 1998 season because of rising costs and GT2 was re-branded as GT in 1999. [2] In 2000, the N-GT category was introduced as a secondary category to the GT class. [1]
A video review of the CLK GTR in conjunction with the Porsche 911 GT1 and McLaren F1. Simanaitis, Dennis; Millen, Steve, Driving the Championship Winning Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR, Road & Track. Vol. 50, no. 3. November 1998. A review of the CLK GTR racecar. Rusz, Joe, Mercedes CLK-GTR: Lose weight fast!, Road & Track. Vol. 49, no. 6. February 1998.
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
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 ...
Sports car racing is a form of motorsport road racing which utilises sports cars that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be either purpose-built sports prototypes which are the highest level in sports car racing or grand tourers (GT cars) based on road-going models and therefore, in general, not as fast as sports prototypes.
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 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 ...