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 …

2 days ago · Shortly thereafter, a pact was forged to field the car in the GT1 class at Le Mans, with the seasoned Joest Racing team at the helm. ... Gertrude the car is a 1983 Volvo 242 Turbo Intercooler. One of around 500 homologation-spec cars Volvo built to satisfy FIA’s Group A requirements. Group A was FIA’s touring car formula that demanded ...

May 24, 2020 · We’ve omitted silhouette racers that have, on occasion been classed alongside the GT1 machines. We’ve included those cars that either only or mainly appeared in national Championships. And we’ve attempted at least to give an indication of when, where, and how successfully (if at all) they raced.

Competitive car in CSRG and SVRA (high 1:51's at Sonoma & low 1:41's at Laguna). Prepped and maintained by Z-Car Garage. Rebello-built motor, dual Mikunis, Z-Car Garage half shafts, OSG LSD, Elite dog box, current fire system and belts.

2 days ago · The curtain had fallen on the Group C prototype era, ushering in a focus on GT-style racers. Icons like the Ferrari F40, McLaren F1, and domestic marvels such as the Bugatti EB110 and Venturi 600 LM became the new torchbearers. To populate the GT1 class, the ACO mandated the production of at least 25 road-going versions of each race car.

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Mar 14, 2025 · Well, you can now buy a $1.7m recreation from Lynx Motors, which has teamed up with Graham Rahal Performance to build 28 road-legal versions of the car originally created by Fred Calero and his...

Feb 13, 2021 · It's a racing discipline that many car fans don't know about today, but it spawned some of the greatest competition cars in modern history. The GT1 class of race car was formally introduced by the FIA in 1994, after the collapse of the World Sports Car Championship.

The FIA GT1 World Championship was a world championship sports car racing series, developed by the SRO Group and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), that was held from 2010 to 2012. It featured multiple grand tourer race cars—based on production road cars and conforming with the GT1 (2010–2011) and GT3 (2012) regulations—that competed in one-hour races on ...

The BPR Global GT Series, which ran from 1994 to 1996, marked the beginning of the GT1 class. This era saw the rise of iconic cars like the McLaren F1 GTR, Porsche 911 GT1, and Ferrari F40 GTE. The series was a breeding ground for some of …