The FFSA GT Championship (Championnat de France FFSA GT) is a French Grand Touring-style sports car racing series that began in 1997. It is the main event of the Championnat de France des Circuits (formerly called Super Série FFSA and GT Tour).
It is controlled by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA) and from 2011 the series was organized by racing company Oreca. In 2017 the series was readopted by the SRO. Since the demise of the French Supertouring Championship after the 2005 season, the French GT has become France's major circuit racing championship.
Founded by Patrick Peter in 1997 as an offshoot 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 the SRO Group took over the series and the classes were reorganized to align with the inaugural FIA GT Championship, also organised by SRO. SRO alignment continues through to today even though in 2011 series organization 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.
The main class has used GTS car regulations from 1997 to 2004, GT1 from 2005 to 2009, and FIA GT3 from 2010 to 2016. The championship featured classes for both professionals and amateurs. GT3 rules included extensive performance balancing and handicap weights to make cars artificially more equal.
In 2016, grids depleted and Oreca cancelled the championship. For the 2017 season, the SRO Group became again the promoter and the GT4 regulations were adopted.
As of 2023 the series is known as FFSA GT - GT4 France.
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The FFSA GT Championship Championnat de France FFSA GT is a French Grand Touring style sports car racing series that began in 1997 It is the main event of the Championnat de France des Circuits formerly called Super Serie FFSA and GT Tour FFSA GT ChampionshipCategoryGT4 sports carsCountry FranceInaugural season1997Drivers championPro Am Fabien Michal Pro Am Gregory Guilvert Am Nicolas Gomar Am Julien LambertTeams championPro Am CMR Am AGS EventsOfficial websiteOfficial websiteCurrent season It is controlled by the Federation Francaise du Sport Automobile FFSA and from 2011 the series was organized by racing company Oreca In 2017 the series was readopted by the SRO Since the demise of the French Supertouring Championship after the 2005 season the French GT has become France s major circuit racing championship Contents 1 History 2 Circuits 3 Champions 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFounded by Patrick Peter in 1997 as an offshoot 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 the SRO Group took over the series and the classes were reorganized to align with the inaugural FIA GT Championship also organised by SRO SRO alignment continues through to today even though in 2011 series organization 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 The main class has used GTS car regulations from 1997 to 2004 GT1 from 2005 to 2009 and FIA GT3 from 2010 to 2016 The championship featured classes for both professionals and amateurs GT3 rules included extensive performance balancing and handicap weights to make cars artificially more equal In 2016 grids depleted and Oreca cancelled the championship For the 2017 season the SRO Group became again the promoter and the GT4 regulations were adopted As of 2023 the series is known as FFSA GT GT4 France Circuits edit nbsp Circuit d Albi 1997 2002 2011 2020 2022 nbsp Circuit Bugatti 1998 1999 2001 2006 2012 2015 nbsp Circuit de Charade 1998 nbsp Circuit de Dijon Prenois 1997 1998 2000 2002 2012 2017 2018 2023 present nbsp Circuit de Ledenon 1999 2015 2019 2021 present nbsp Circuit de Nevers Magny Cours 1997 2015 2017 present nbsp Circuit de Pau 1999 2001 2003 2005 2017 2019 nbsp Circuit Paul Armagnac 1997 2011 2014 2016 present nbsp Circuit Paul Ricard 1997 2009 2011 2015 2017 present nbsp Circuit du Val de Vienne 1997 2000 2001 2003 2015 2023 nbsp Circuit de Spa Francorchamps 1998 2008 2013 2015 2019 2021 2022 2024 nbsp Circuit Ricardo Tormo 1999 nbsp Circuito de Navarra 2012 2015 nbsp Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya 2017 2018 nbsp Hungaroring 2000 nbsp Autodromo Nazionale Monza 2001 nbsp Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2013 Champions editSeason Driver Car Team 1997 nbsp Patrice Goueslard Porsche 911 GT2 Larbre 1998 nbsp Jean Pierre Jarier nbsp Francois Lafon Porsche 911 GT2 Sonauto 1999 nbsp Jean Pierre Jarier Porsche 911 GT2 Sonauto 2000 nbsp Dominique Dupuy nbsp Francois Fiat Chrysler Viper GTS R DDO 2001 nbsp Dominique Dupuy nbsp Francois Fiat Chrysler Viper GTS R DDO 2002 nbsp Philippe Soulan nbsp Patrice Goueslard Porsche 911 GT2 Nourry 2003 nbsp Didier Defourny nbsp Patrice Goueslard Chrysler Viper GTS R Larbre 2004 nbsp Patrick Bornhauser Chrysler Viper GTS R VBM 2005 nbsp Olivier Thevenin nbsp Patrick Bornhauser Chrysler Viper GTS R VBM 2006 nbsp Soheil Ayari nbsp Bruno Hernandez Saleen S7 R Oreca 2007 nbsp Soheil Ayari nbsp Raymond Narac Saleen S7 R Oreca 2008 nbsp Christophe Bouchut nbsp Patrick Bornhauser Saleen S7 R Larbre 2009 nbsp Eric Debard Chevrolet Corvette C6 R DKR 2010 nbsp Laurent Groppi nbsp Patrick Bornhauser Porsche 911 GT3 R Larbre 2011 nbsp Laurent Pasquali nbsp Anthony Beltoise Porsche 997 GT3 R Pro GT 2012 nbsp Henry Hassid nbsp Anthony Beltoise Porsche 997 GT3 R Pro GT 2013 nbsp Morgan Moulin Traffort nbsp Fabien Barthez Ferrari 458 Italia Team Sofrev ASP 2014 nbsp Raymond Narac nbsp Nicolas Armindo Porsche 911 GT3 R IMSA Performance Matmut 2015 nbsp Sebastien Dumez nbsp Raymond Narac nbsp Olivier Pernaut Porsche 911 GT3 R IMSA Performance Matmut 2016 nbsp Soheil Ayari nbsp Laurent Pasquali nbsp Nicolas Tardif Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Sport Garage 2017 nbsp Mike Parisy nbsp Gilles Vannelet Porsche Cayman Clubsport MR GT4 Speed Car 2018 nbsp Gregory Guilvert nbsp Fabien Michal Audi R8 LMS GT4 Sainteloc Racing 2019 nbsp Gregory Guilvert nbsp Fabien Michal Audi R8 LMS GT4 Sainteloc RacingReferences editExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to FFSA GT Championship Official website nbsp This motorsport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FFSA GT Championship amp oldid 1194592974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
