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.

Within the world of international GT racing, a combination of Aston Martin Works and customer teams are competing in the following championships listed below with Aston Martin DBR9s, Vantage GT2, DBRS9, Vantage GT4 and the LMP1 in 2010.

• The FIA GT Championship with events worldwide
• Le Mans Series (LMS) based in Europe
• American Le Mans Series (ALMS)
• FIA European GT3 Series
• FIA GT4 European Cup
• Belgian GT Championship (Belcar)
• Australian GT
• British GT Championship
• Open GT
• Aston Martin Asia Cup
• Britcar/Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Challenge

GT sports cars also compete at the most famous and toughest circuit race of them all – the Le Mans 24 Hours.