GT Cup Championship
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| Category | Gran Turismo |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Inaugural season | 2007 |
| Drivers | Varies |
| Teams | Varies |
| Tyre suppliers | Pirelli |
| Drivers' champion | Group GTO: Ian Loggie Richard NearyGroup GT3: Greg Caton Shamus JenningsGroup GTC: Charlotte Gilbert Tom RawlingsGroup GTH: Sam Nesey Mikey PorterGroup GTA: John Ingram Rupert Williams |
| Teams' champion | Topcats Racing |
| Official website | |
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The GT Cup Championship is a sports car racing series based in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Marc Haynes in 2007.[1] The championship supported the short-lived British LMP3 Cup in 2017, following the series to Spa-Francorchamps where it participated alongside the field of prototypes. It supported the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at Brands Hatch on 1–2 May. GT Cup Championship events consist of 1 free practice session, 1 qualifying session and 2 races per day; the first being a 25-minute sprint and the second being a 50-minute endurance race with driver changes.[2]
Solution-F TC 12 (left), an example of a GTO class car. A Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (middle), a GT3 class car. A Ginetta G55 Supercup (right), an example of a GTA class car.
A Porsche 991 GT3 Cup (left), an example of a GTB class car. A Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo (middle), an example of a GTC class car. A McLaren 570S GT4 (right), an example of a GTH class car.
As of the 2022 season, GT Cup has six different classes:[1]
- GTO: GT2, GTE, modified cars; silhouettes, replicas.
- GT3: Homologated cars running to Group GT3 specifications.
- GTA: Lower specification, cup challenge and one-make series cars.
- GTB: Early year challenge and cup cars
- GTC: Later year challenge and cup cars.
- GTH: Homologated cars running to Group GT4 specifications.