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International GT Open unveils 2010 schedule

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While the SRO and the Le Mans Series organisers have yet to announce the calendars for the 2010 season GT Sport Organización unveiled its plans for 2010 today. And the fifth season of International GT Open looks set to become the best ever. And it could well attract GT2 (and GT3) teams from those two organisers.

The 2010 season will have eight race weekends on Europe’s top racing tracks. Like before the teams will have two one-hour free practice sessions on Friday, two 35-minutes qualifying sessions and one race on Saturday and a race on Sunday.

Once more the series will be open for GT2 (Super GT) and GT3 (GTS) cars. GT Sport Organización is also investing in extended TV coverage throughout Europe, with new TV deals to increase coverage being worked on.

GT Sport’s CEO Jesús Pareja is very optimistic about the 2010 season, especially when looking at the proposed regulation changes for the Le Mans Series GT2 class and the new FIA GT2 European Championship. “We are actively working on the 2010 edition of the International GT Open and will pursue our policy of progressive growth based on regulatory stability and cost control, which is what GT competitors are asking for. We are pleased to announce today our 2010 calendar, which includes eight events in seven different countries, all on top-class circuits with premium venues, and we are delighted to add to the list a motorsports temple like the Nürburgring”.

As mentioned the (provisional) International GT Open calendar features eight famous European tracks. The season will open at Imola, before moving to Germany where the championship will visit the Nürburgring for the first time ever. Three weeks later Portimão is the place for round three of the season.

Two weeks after the Le Mans 24 Hours the International GT Open is back in action at Spa-Francorchamps and two weeks later the teams are in action at the Magny-Cours circuit.

No races are planned for August and the series is set to race at Donington early September, a race yet to be confirmed. On the first weekend of October the teams will return to Italy for a round on the fast and famous Monza circuit before going to back to Spain at the end of the month for the final round at the Barcelona circuit.

International GT Open – 2010 Calendar

9-11 April // Autodromo Enzo & Dino Ferrari, Imola (Italy)
30 April – 2 May // Nürburgring GP Circuit (Germany)
21-23 May // Autódromo Internacional do Algrave, Portimão (Portugal)
25-27 June // Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
9-11 July // Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (France)
3-5 September // Donington Park Circuit (England) *TBC
1-3 October // Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy)
29-31 October // Circuit de Catalunya, Montmelò (Spain)