The FIA GT1 World Championship’s global expansion continues with the announcement of a new venue for the conclusion of the 2012 season.[...]
The build-up to the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season gathered momentum today with two significant announcements.[...]
At the end of November 2011, after winning the FIA GT1 World Championship title, Hexis was the first team to announce its entry for the 2012 contest with two of the new McLaren MP4-12C GT3s. Today, it stays a few steps ahead of its rivals by unveiling its two driver line-ups.[...]
Young Driver AMR joins Europe’s fiercely contested GT-championship this year and entered two new Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 in the German ADAC GT Masters series. For one of the two V12-powered Aston Martins, the German team has already contracted two high-profile drivers. Reigning German GT-Champions and ADAC GT Masters runner-ups Ferdinand (20) and Johannes Stuck (25), third generation racers and sons of motorsports legend Hans-Joachim Stuck, will spearhead the ADAC GT Masters campaign of Young Driver AMR.[...]
The BMW Motorsport family has a prominent new member: Michael Bartels and his Vita4One Racing Team will contest the 2012 season armed with the BMW Z4 GT3. The team plans to compete in the FIA GT1 World Championship. Other outings, such as in the Blancpain Endurance Series with the 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps or the Nürburgring 24 Hours, are also possible.
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The new Audi R8 LMS ultra will also be competing in the FIA GT1 World Championship next year. Two vehicles of the brand new customer sport race car will be independently fielded by Team WRT in the world’s highest-caliber GT racing series.[...]
GT1 World will have rounds in Europe, supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship, visiting Nogaro and Zandvoort for the first time. There will be further rounds outside of Europe, with standalone events in Ordos, Beijing, Argentina and Russia.[...]
The FIA honoured the 2011 FIA GT1 World Champions during the FIA Gala in New Delhi this evening, the first time this prestigious event has been held in India. Surrounded by the other champions from world motorsport, Germany’s Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr were crowned GT1 World Driver Champions after an exciting second season.[...]
The FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) met in India today for the last meeting of 2011. In New Delhi the following decisions regarding sportscar and GT racing were taken.[...]