While my wife isnt a rookie at watching racing, she is new to sports car competition. The 2020 season marks marshall pruetts 34th year working in the sport. The gt4 class consists of cars that are much closer to the road cars they are based on over than the other classes featured here. Race car sales racing schools motorsports country club. Alpine dominated 2litre racing in 1974 to a degree that few had predicted. In sports car racing, productionderived versions of sports cars, also known as grand tourers gts, and purposebuilt sports prototype cars compete within their respective classes on closed circuits. Sro motorsports group present the gt4 european series, ffsa gt gt4 france, gt4 america and gt4 asia. Hosted on the iracing service, sessions will be open to the public on saturday, march 28, with the goal of keeping the. The european le mans series has issued a revised calendar for the 2020 season, with silverstone dropping from the schedule in line with the fia world endurance championship event being axed. In nascar europe, racing and america share the marquee. Aug 14, 2019 with the goal of broadening our horizons, or at least refreshing our memories about the world of motorsport, heres a breakdown of the major types of professional and amateur car racing.
Barwell confirms witt, macdowall and schandorff for silver cup programme. Sports car racing, form of motor racing involving cars built to combine aspects of racing and touring cars. Scca sports car racing was becoming more popular with european constructors and drivers, and the united states road racing championship for largecapacity sports racers eventually gave rise to the group 7 canam series. Here i will attempt to differentiate between the gt classes, so that you may enjoy the sport more fully. Initially created in 1970 by the federation internationale du sport automobile fisa as the european 2litre sports car championship for makes, the series increased in popularity and eventually became part of the world sports car championship in 1976 even after a troubled 1975 season. Fia world endurance championship is the most popular championship series for sports car racing with fia gt1 world championship as its main series when it comes to gt car racing.
Gt3 racing cars based on the mclaren mp412c highperformance sports car for europeanbased privateers. Hosted on the iracing service, sessions will be open to the pub. Although this category declined very sharply after the middle of the decade, the series produced some of the most exciting and most highprofile racing of the 1970s. The american le mans series alms was a sports car racing series based in the united states and canada. The fullseason entry process for the 2020 gt4 european series has officially opened today. The vintage series visits circuit monttremblant in quebec. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 hours of le mans. The premier championship series of sports car racing is the fia world endurance championship. Fielding fascinating racing cars such as the 911 rsr and the new 911 gt3 r customer sport racer, porsche again lines up on the grids of the worlds most attractive racing series in 2019. The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in europe and north america with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid, to a professional racing series where the. Dxdt finalizes fourcar sro america program for 2020 season. Apr 04, 2020 welcome to sportscar365s definitive guide to the revised 2020 sports car racing calendars. Scca sports car racing was becoming more popular with european constructors and drivers, and the united states road racing championship for large.
The gt4 class was created to support the gt3 class with a true low tech amateur sports car series. Daily updates from the world of sportscar racing and electric car racing. At the pro level, production car racing usually takes the form of one make series, which feature a single model or a range of models from one manufacturer. This article was put together by jalopnik reader and motorsports. Imsa official home race results, schedule, standings. In the following you will find information about the most important racing programmes. The european sportscar championship was a name used by several sports car racing championships based in europe. It was a championship derived from the international fia gt1 world championship, but meant to provide competition for more amateur racers in closer to production cars. Although there are many conflicting definitions of sports cars, it is usually conceded that in normal production form they do not resemble grand prix formula one racing machines. Nov 21, 2019 the 2020 season marks marshall pruetts 34th year working in the sport. Podium finishers celebrate at the porsche simracing summit in leipzig, germany. Apr rebellion racing is participating in the european le mans series.
This is the top endurance racing series based in the united states, with longform events like the rolex 24 at daytona and 12 hours of sebring, plus shorter races at several iconic u. The world sportscar championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the fia from 1953 to 1992. Since its debut in 2010, the wolf has been a dominating force in european sports car racing and is now available in the u. The european le mans series is similar to the american le mans series alms based in the united states and canada that was running with aco and imsa between 1999 and.
Revised 2020 sports car racing calendars sportscar365. The european le mans series is similar to the american le mans series alms based in the united states and canada that was running with aco and imsa between 1999 and 20. Jul 30, 2019 24 of the best cheap cars to take racing. Porsche contests both the sports car world endurance championship wec and the imsa weathertech sportscar championship in the usa and canada. Racers whos dream is to race in nascar usually start here racing sprint cars which are a bit easier, then work their way up.
Sprint car racing is very similar to nascar, but it is on a smaller oval that is made of dirt not bitumen. Race 2 had drama and more with a tense affair playing a decisive role in ensuring the wtcr title would be settled during a fourway decider at the sepang superfinale the following month. Nascar racing from short tracks to supper speedways, street stocks to sprint cup cars. Mar 24, 2020 with realworld motorsports events on hold, scca is bringing the esports world to scca members and friends with the escca super tour. The gt classes of sports car racing offer some of the most exciting and diverse forms of motorsport, with many roadbased cars of different specifications often sharing the track at the same time. The very nature of the legendary circuito da guia means drama is never in short supply in macau. Introduction to sports car racing did you know cars. Multiple race disciplines including nascar, sports cars, open wheel and dirt racing. Almost all competitions on all levels from the national to global scale have had races postponed or. Professional sportscar racing is dominated by manufacturers, through the international motor sports association imsa and recently the le mans series, owned by don panoz, the racecar builder and owner of the premier sportscar track, in sebring, fl. Mclaren gt 3 heads back to sports car racing youtube. Europe is the continent on which the modern sports car arguably originated, with roots linking the hot coupes and roadsters plying the roads today with their german and british predecessors of fifty years ago. What makes iracing the ultimate esports racing game.
In his role today for racer, pruett covers openwheel and sports car racing as a writer, reporter, photographer, and filmmaker. The 911 gt3 r is based on the porsche 911 gt3 rs production sports car. European le mans series rebellion racing fia world. Sportscar racing, form of motor racing involving cars built to combine aspects of racing and touring cars. Optimum adds second mclaren for endurance cup with australian drivers. Aug 17, 2015 scca sports car racing was becoming more popular with european constructors and drivers, and the united states road racing championship for largecapacity sports racers eventually gave rise to the. Sports car and nascar veteran marks announces retirement. Heading back across the atlantic reveals a european sports car tradition that is still very much alive. This leads to great racing, but understanding the differences between them can be difficult. Mclaren gt 3 heads back to sports car racing king rose archives.
Chevroletthis edition of imsa cars are stars features the secondmost alltime winningest. The series caters for pre1978 european saloons, sports and gt cars, a few 240z datsuns and newer european cars that can race compatibly with the rest of the group. Spring mountain racing is an exclusive dealer for wolf racing cars, the manufacture of the amazing wolf gb08 series of cars. In recent months many existing and new teams have expressed their interest to enter the gt4 european series next season, which has encouraged sro motorsports group to move the opening of the 2020 entry process to the first of december rather. Last year, we saw so many new bodyshells being released, meaning that people often had to panic to get. A le mans prototype lmp is the type of sports prototype race car used in the 24 hours of le mans, fia world endurance championship, weathertech sportscar championship, european le mans series and asian le mans series. Although the cars reliability record wasnt good, they were significantly faster than anything else so if jeanpierre jabouilles works societe alpine cars retired, gerard larrousses pair of team archambeaud alpines could pick up the pieces. Almost all competitions on all levels from the national to. Sep 20, 2018 euro series officials said their circuits appeal was grounded in nascars purer racing format, one in which the best driver, not the best team with the best technology a common complaint. The auto manufacturing companies sponsoring the racing team, even they develop their own racing teams like teams in formula 1, gt1. In nascar europe, racing and america share the marquee the. For a period in the early 1970s, sports car racing developed its equivalant of formula 2, in the european 2litre sports car championship.
Wolf racing cars is an italian race car manufacture based in the province of brescia, italy. Rob wheldon et tom gamble to join wayne boyd in united autosports lmp3 team. Initial local entries for suzuka 10 hours confirmed ahead of. Dec 01, 2019 the fullseason entry process for the 2020 gt4 european series has officially opened today. Elms team champions and runnersup receive an automatic entry to the following years 24 hours of le mans. This is the official website page of nzs most popular classic car racing series erc european racing classics. American racing national museum of american history. In his previous career, he served as a mechanic, engineer, and team manager in a variety of series, including indycar, imsa, and world challenge.
Hi larry my name is tommy lee harrington i work with gary fedewa on vintage race cars we need a vintage race car meet at michigan international raceway on the road course. Dxdt finalizes four car sro america program for 2020 season. Jenson team rocket rjn confirms new mclaren partnership. Pages in category sports car racing series the following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total. Auto racing is the modern sports and famous in all countries, and formula 1 is the biggest racing event that takes place in approved circuit locations all around the world. The sports cars used can be purposebuilt or prototype, or it can be productionderived models or the grand tourers gt.
Real racing, no politics, just man and women and machine. With realworld motorsports events on hold, scca is bringing the esports world to scca members and friends with the escca super tour. Some wellknown examples include porsche supercup, lamborghini super trofeo, and ferrari challenge. Entries open for 2020 gt4 european series sportscar. For our touring car classes modified, pro stock, masters, and stock 17.
Euro series officials said their circuits appeal was grounded in nascars purer racing format, one in which the best driver, not the best team with the best technology a common complaint. Theres no question sports car racing is more complicated than other serieswhich was really driven. Hagerty, the torque show team up for the love of carscohosted by champion sports car racers justin bell and tommy kendall, the new show debuts tonight tues, april 28 at 7 p. Gt4 european series gt4 series, sro motorsports group. Entries open for 2020 gt4 european series sportscar racing news. Tech1 racing is set to contest the full gt world challenge europe powered by aws season with its lexus rc f gt3. The technical requirements for an lmp include bodywork covering all mechanical elements of the car. Imsa stands for international motor sports association, but its sports car championship is all american.