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With its development of high-powered GT race cars, Toyota decided that a car similar to the MC8-R, designed as a race car first and foremost, would be better suited to continue Toyota's GT racing efforts. Thus, Toyota announced they would skip the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans to be able to develop a new GT car for 1998. (A MC8-R was entered for the ...
A group of cars at the Snetterton Circuit, featuring three Group GT3 manufacturers. Group GT3, known technically as Cup Grand Touring Cars [1] and commonly referred to as simply GT3, is a set of regulations maintained by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for grand tourer racing cars designed for use in various auto racing series throughout the world.
From the beginning of organised motor sport events, in the early 1900s, until the late 1960s, before commercial sponsorship liveries came into common use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in standardised racing colours that indicated the nation of origin of the car or driver.
The car is the race variant of the seventh-generation edition of the Ford Mustang. It was unveiled as part of the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 9, 2023. Its first race was the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona. It competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the FIA WEC as well as other major GT races such as the 24 Hours of Spa.
The sister car was retired from the race due to technical errors, but was classified as 8th in class and 32nd overall. Both Wall Racing cars were retired from the race. [98] The car did not race in 2018. But in 2019 with team KCMG, due to the race being part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The car finished the race in 7th position. [99]
The Ford GT40 is a high-performance mid-engined racing car originally designed and built for and by the Ford Motor Company to compete in 1960s European endurance racing.Its specific impetus was to best Scuderia Ferrari, which had won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race for six years running from 1960 to 1965.
From 2007, the 997 GT3 RSR was offered to customers (35 units were produced over the winter) and then also in the other races of the FIA GT championship and racing series used. In 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011, Manthey Racing won the Nürburgring 24-hour race with this vehicle. For the 2009 season, the 997 GT3 RSR received a major overhaul.
The No. 13 Z06 GT3.R of AWA Racing at the 2024 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen. First news about the car's upcoming racing program(s) was revealed on June 23, 2023, with the announcement of a two-car factory supported effort in the IMSA GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) category, under the banner of Corvette Racing with Pratt Miller Motorsports. [8]