GT Racing

GT stands for Gran Turismo or Grand Touring. GT sports car racing has a long history, but its popularity has grown in recent years. Racing car designs are based on standard two-seater and coupe road models. But, after some significant re-working and the introduction of high performance modifications, the cars are capable of racing over long distances – anywhere between 200 and 3000 miles.

These race series are growing in stature as the category aims to develop into a world championship alongside Formula 1 and the World Rally Championship. As a result, many of the top sports car manufacturers have returned to production-based racing with Works teams. By competing against rival marques head on, Aston Martin demontrates that the DB9 is not only a world leading sports car on the road, but that the DBR9 and DBRS9 are also highly competitive on the track.