International GT Open
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The International GT Open is a grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It was a spin-off of the now-defunct Spanish GT Championship, but is now a distinct series featuring FIA GT3-spec cars modified from production road cars.
Format
The series consists of events in various European countries which feature two races over a weekend. In its first year, the races had an identical format to the Spanish GT Championship, with two 200 km races, the first held on Saturday and the second on the Sunday. Three of the six rounds were joint events for the Open and the Spanish GT Championship.
In 2007, the first race, known as Pro-Am, covers approximately 200 km distance, while the second race is 150 km and known as GT Open. The only exception is the Open GT Barcelona, which is a single 300 km race. In early seasons, a few races have been a part of the World Touring Car Championship support package.
Now the first race of a weekend is 70 minutes long and the second is 60 minutes. The current support series are the Euroformula Open Championship (formerly Spanish F3 Open) and the GT Cup Open Europe with some race weekends also featuring TCR Europe and the Alpine Elf Europa Cup.
Past support series have included the SEAT León Supercopa (2014-2016), and Formula V8 3.5 Series (2016).
Regulations
Each race consists of a field of grand touring-style cars broken into different classes based on power and weight. For 2006, two classes were used, known as GTA and GTB. GTA was equivalent to the GT2 class used in the FIA GT Championship, but it also allowed non-homologated cars provide they obey the FIA GT2 technical regulations. Most of the field was made up of Ferrari F430 GTs and Porsche 911 GT3-RSRs. Non-homologated cars like the Mosler MT900R and the SEAT Cupra GT were also competitive.
The GTB class consisted of cars usually from a manufacturer's one-make cup series, like the Ferrari F430 Challenge, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, and the Marcos Mantis. A GTS class was created to house the FIA GT3 class, consisting mainly of Dodge Viper Competition Coupes and Lamborghini Gallardo GT3s.
Starting in 2015, the International GT Open began using only FIA GT3-spec cars with 2 sub-categories. The Am category is only for drivers given the "Bronze" designation by GT Sport. Pro-Am requires one Bronze driver with no restrictions on the co-driver. All other entries are scored overall with the only driver restriction being a ban on having two Platinum drivers.
Circuits
- Template:Flagicon Algarve International Circuit (2009, 2011–2014, 2023–present)
- Template:Flagicon Brands Hatch (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (2006–present)
- Template:Flagicon Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (2006–2011)
- Template:Flagicon Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (2008–present)
- Template:Flagicon Circuit Paul Ricard (2012–2013, 2015–present)
- Template:Flagicon Circuit Ricardo Tormo (2006–2008, 2010)
- Template:Flagicon Circuito de Jerez (2013–2014)
- Template:Flagicon Circuito do Estoril (2006, 2008, 2015–2018, 2022)
- Template:Flagicon Donington Park (2009)
- Template:Flagicon Hockenheimring (2019, 2024)
- Template:Flagicon Hungaroring (2012, 2014, 2017–2018, 2020–present)
- Template:Flagicon Imola Circuit (2009–2011, 2021)
- Template:Flagicon Istanbul Park (2006)
- Template:Flagicon Monza Circuit (2006–present)
- Template:Flagicon Motorsport Arena Oschersleben (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Nürburgring (2010, 2012–2014)
- Template:Flagicon Red Bull Ring (2011, 2015–2016, 2019–present)
- Template:Flagicon Silverstone Circuit (2013–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Valencia Street Circuit (2008)
- Template:Flagicon Vallelunga Circuit (2007–2008)
Champions
Drivers
Current categories
Overall
GT3 PRO-AM
| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Template:Flagicon Álvaro Parente Template:Flagicon Miguel Ramos |
Template:Flagicon Teo Martín Motorsport | M | 6 | 3 | 11 | 94 | Race 12 of 14 | 20 |
| 2016 | Template:Flagicon Thomas Biagi Template:Flagicon Fabrizio Crestani |
Template:Flagicon Orange 1 Team Lazarus | M | 3 | 1 | 8 | 78 | Race 12 of 14 | 26 |
| 2017 | Template:Flagicon Shaun Balfe Template:Flagicon Rob Bell |
Template:Flagicon Balfe Motorsport | M | 3 | 1 | 8 | 82 | Race 12 of 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | Template:Flagicon Tom Onslow-Cole Template:Flagicon Valentin Pierburg |
Template:Flagicon SPS Automotive Performance | M | 6 | 6 | 8 | 78 | Race 14 of 14 | 0† |
| 2019 | Template:Flagicon Frederik Scandorff | Template:Flagicon Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | M | 4 | 8 | 79 | Race 14 of 14 | 7 | |
| 2020 | Template:Flagicon Marcelo Hahn | Template:Flagicon Teo Martín Motorsport | M | 4 | 2 | 7 | 63 | Race 14 of 14 | 1 |
† Title won on number of wins count back.
GT3 AM
| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Template:Flagicon Claudio Sdanewitsch | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | M | 2 | 5 | 12 | 55 | Race 10 of 14 | 7 |
| 2016 | Template:Flagicon António Coimbra Template:Flagicon Luís Silva |
Template:Flagicon Sports & You | M | 3 | 8 | 12 | 55 | Race 12 of 14 | 19 |
| 2017 | Template:Flagicon António Coimbra Template:Flagicon Luís Silva |
Template:Flagicon Sports & You | M | 0 | 4 | 10 | 49 | Race 12 of 14 | 9 |
| 2018 | Template:Flagicon Giulio Borlenghi Template:Flagicon Andrzej Lewandowski |
Template:Flagicon Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | M | 1 | 2 | 5 | 83 | Race 12 of 14 | 22 |
| 2019 | Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Cipriani | Template:Flagicon Antonelli MotorSport | M | 3 | 11 | 45 | Race 14 of 14 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Template:Flagicon Jens Liebhauser Template:Flagicon Florian Sholze |
Template:Flagicon GetSpeed Performance | M | 5 | 7 | 9 | 67 | Race 13 of 14 | 53 |
Defunct categories
GTA
| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Template:Flagicon Michele Bartyan | Template:Flagicon Playteam SaraFree | D | 3 | 3 | 5 | 86 | Race 11 of 11 | 4 |
| 2007 | Template:Flagicon Michele Maceratesi Template:Flagicon Andrea Montermini |
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Playteam SaraFree | D | 2 | 3 | 5 | 65 | Race 15 of 15 | 3 |
| 2008 | Template:Flagicon Michele Maceratesi Template:Flagicon Andrea Montermini |
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Playteam SaraFree | D | 6 | 5 | 8 | 77 | Race 16 of 16 | 9 |
GTB
| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Template:Flagicon Fabrizio Gini | Template:Flagicon Scuderia Giudici | D | 0 | 1 | 2 | no data | ||
| 2007 | Template:Flagicon Gianni Giudici | Template:Flagicon Scuderia Giudici | D | 1 | 1 | 9 | no data | ||
GTS
Super GT
| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Template:Flagicon Joël Camathias Template:Flagicon Marcel Fässler |
Template:Flagicon Trottet Racing | D | 3 | 6 | 9 | 99 | Race 16 of 16 | 5 |
| 2010 | Template:Flagicon Álvaro Barba Template:Flagicon Pierre Kaffer |
Template:Flagicon AF Corse | D | 9 | 4 | 9 | 90 | Race 16 of 16 | 9 |
| 2011 | Template:Flagicon Soheil Ayari | Template:Flagicon JMB Racing | D | 0 | 4 | 9 | 88 | Race 16 of 16 | 9 |
| 2012 | Template:Flagicon Gianmaria Bruni Template:Flagicon Federico Leo |
Template:Flagicon AF Corse | D | 3 | 3 | 7 | 85 | Race 16 of 16 | 1 |
| 2013 | Template:Flagicon Andrea Montermini | Template:Flagicon Scuderia Villorba Corse | D | 5 | 6 | 14 | 116 | Race 14 of 16 | 22 |
| 2014 | Template:Flagicon Roman Mavlanov Template:Flagicon Daniel Zampieri |
Template:Flagicon SMP Racing Russian Bears | D | 4 | 3 | 10 | 104 | Race 16 of 16 | 5 |
Gentleman’s Cup
| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Template:Flagicon Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. | Template:Flagicon AT Racing | D | 0 | 6 | 13 | 114 | Race 14 of 16 | 22 |
| 2014 | Template:Flagicon Claudio Sdanewitsch | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | D | 0 | 5 | 15 | 128 | Race 15 of 16 | 10 |
GT Open Cup
| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Teams
| Year | Teams' Cup | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Template:Flagicon Scuderia Playteam SaraFree | |
| 2008 | Template:Flagicon Scuderia Playteam SaraFree | |
| Super GT | GTS | |
| 2009 | Template:Flagicon Autorlando Sport | Template:Flagicon Villois Racing |
| 2010 | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | Template:Flagicon Kessel Racing |
| 2011 | Template:Flagicon JMB Racing | Template:Flagicon Kessel Racing |
| 2012 | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | Template:Flagicon Kessel Racing |
| 2013 | Template:Flagicon V8 Racing | Template:Flagicon Bhai Tech Racing |
| 2014 | Template:Flagicon V8 Racing | Template:Flagicon AF Corse |
| Teams' Championship | ||
| 2015 | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | |
| 2016 | Template:Flagicon BMW Team Teo Martín | |
| 2017 | Template:Flagicon Imperiale Racing | |
| 2018 | Template:Flagicon Imperiale Racing | |
| 2019 | Template:Flagicon Emil Frey Racing | |
| 2020 | Template:Flagicon Teo Martín Motorsport | |
References
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