GT Tour

The GT Tour (GT Tour Championnat de France des Circuits) is a French Grand Touring-style sports car racing series that began in 1997. It is controlled by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA) and organized by racing company Oreca. Since the demise of the French Supertouring Championship after the 2005 season, the GT Tour has become France's major circuit racing championship.

History

Founded by Patrick Peter in 1997 as an off-shoot of the international BPR Global GT Series, this national version featured a wide variety of Grand Touring-style cars in multiple classes competing at the same time on mostly French courses. In 1998 saw the SRO Group took over the series as the classes were reorganized to reflect the changes made in the new FIA GT Championship, continuing in a similar formula today. In 2011, the series was handed over from SRO to Oreca, a French racing team, constructor, and organiser of the Sportscar Winter Series and the former Formula Le Mans Cup.

Currently the series uses FIA GT3 specification cars in competition at a variety of French tracks, with a championship for both professionals and amateurs. GT3 rules include extensive performance balancing and handicap weights to make cars artificially more equal.

Champions

References

External links

• Official Website