[FIA GT] Ultimate FIA GT calender

[Garp]

What would your ultimate FIA-GT calender look like?

Circuits and distance/time

[Alfa Fan]

Daytona 24 hours (January)
Buenos Aires 1000 miles (February)
Interlagos 500 miles (March)
Suzuka 1000 miles (April)
Zolder 24 hours (May)
Le Mans 24 hours (June)
Brands Hatch 500 miles (July)
Spa Francorchamps 24 hours (July)
Monteal 500 miles (August)
Istanbul 500 miles (August)
Elkhardt Lake 500 miles (September)
Monza 500 miles (October)
Bathurst 1000 miles (November)

[AU N EGL]

Ok Sign me up I will drive

[Naruto]

i thought Bathurst 1000 was SuperV8 and have the idea of three s4 races is nice

[chunterer]

I like alfafan's

But i'd add in a Norisring super sprint (2 heats)!

and either add in or replace Brands with Silverstone or Donington.

Possibly wouldn't have Zolder on my calendar but i'd have a mega long Italian round at Mugello or Monza and call it the Mini Mille Miglia just to max out on the marketing appeal!!

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by chunterer

I like alfafan's

But i'd add in a Norisring super sprint (2 heats)!

IMO these events are a must:
Bathurst 500 km
Norisring Double 2 (2x 1 hour sprint)
Nordschleife 500 km
Spa 24 h
Mil Milhas 500 miles
Suzuka 500 km


I have not added Sebring and LM because the question was the "ultimate FIA GT calendar".

[minimangler]

Mil Milhas Brazil (1000 miles?)
Laguna Seca 500km
Montreal 300km
Monza 300km (it's criminal it's not there this year )
Silverstone 1000km
Spa 24 hours
Magny Cours 300km
Barcelona 500km
Hockenheim 500km
A1 ring 500km
Norisring 150km x2 (What a great idea THAT is )
Donington 500km
Suzuka 1000km
Zuhai 300km
Dubai 300km

Is that too many?
I like the idea of starting away, then coming to Europe for the core of the season, then going back to Asia and the far east for the close.
NO WAY BRANDS
Jonather Palmer wants too much money, and his ideas are c-c-c-craaazy.
LOONY BIN!

[minimangler]

And definitely NOT sebring or PLM, which alms lovers can keep.
No heritage at plm, and sebring is just too american!

[AU N EGL]

Originally Posted by minimangler

And definitely NOT sebring or PLM, which alms lovers can keep.
No heritage at plm, and sebring is just too american!

Ever drive Sebring?? and that is the reason to KEEP Sebring. Plus more heritage then many other of the races mentioned.

Or Three seperate GT series. Europe, America and Pacifica. Ten races each, then the top teams from each of these three reagions meet for a One race World Championship at Le Mans in Oct.

[Garp]

Ok some revisions on mine.
For me the ultimate FIA-GT calendar,
If it's allowed to run it together with other series.

Sebring 12 hours
Mille Milhas
Kayalami 200 mile
Macau, 200 mile
TT Silverstone
Zandvoort 200 mile
Proximus SPA, double12 hours Sat and Sunday
Monza 1000 km
Pau 200 mile
Bathurst 24 hour
Mosport 200 mile
Daytona 1000 mile, evening race
Laguna Seca 500 mile
Suzuka 1000 kms

I'm hesitating of putting Road America in, but it makes
the calender just to long, Still those are the best circuits i can imagine,..
any more good circuits?

[jhansen]

Mille Milhas (1000K?)
Bathurst (3 hours)
Bahrain (3 hours)
Silverstone TT (1000K)
Norrisring Supersprint (250K x2)
Magny Cours (3 hours)
Monza (3 hours)
Spa 24 Hours
Daytona (3 hours)
Laguna Seca (3 hours)
Shanghai (3 hours)
Suzuka (1000K)

It is realistic, and not realistic at the same time. This list closely mirrors the F1 calender, but it makes sense travel wise. Pair it with WTCC, grab a partner sponsor, and it would be a pretty awesome schedule.