FIA GT What is FIA GT3?

Naruto · 4 Jan 2006, 04:15 (Ref:1494526)

I have been hearing about FIA GT3, but I have no clue what it is. Can some body help me out and tell me what is it all about. Also Im new to this site

fausto · 4 Jan 2006, 07:27 (Ref:1494567)

You can find something here:
http://www.fiagt.com/newsitem.php?key=816
http://www.fiagt.com/newsitem.php?key=819
http://www.fiagt.com/gallery.php?event=58&season=2005
http://www.fiagt.com/gallery.php?event=59&season=2005

can be summed up as a "controlled&equalized" (cost&performance) GT class....

The Badger · 4 Jan 2006, 09:20 (Ref:1494619)

GT3 should be for national championships only ..... in my opinion of course .

pitviper · 4 Jan 2006, 19:52 (Ref:1495013)

think of it almost as a international (europe) championship of onemake vs. onemake. for example, most of the cars entered are of the single make championship variety, Viper CC, Ferrari challenge, Porsche Cup, etc. it gives drivers of these cars an international stage to compete on as wel as just going against their own makes...

pit

Naruto · 4 Jan 2006, 23:09 (Ref:1495145)

But what are the cars I ssen picture of them but are they the same same a GT1

Fogelhund · 5 Jan 2006, 00:13 (Ref:1495169)

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Originally Posted by Naruto

But what are the cars I ssen picture of them but are they the same same a GT1

Well, there is a Aston, and a Corvette.. but they are very much closer to street specs than a GT1 is. The performance will be somewhat similar to a SWC GT car.

cmk · 5 Jan 2006, 02:52 (Ref:1495212)

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Originally Posted by Naruto

But what are the cars I ssen picture of them but are they the same same a GT1

There are pictures of the test day on the fiagt.com site.

I don't mean to come across as too harsh, but the information on this championship that you're looking for is findable on Google in a very brief period of time, as are photos. Beyond that there is a GT3 thread on the first page of this subforum!

Gir · 17 Jan 2007, 01:18 (Ref:1817107)

They looked the same

Valker · 17 Jan 2007, 05:25 (Ref:1817167)

Maybe http://www.fiagt3.com/ is even more helpfull than fiagt.com

SALEEN S7R · 17 Jan 2007, 06:33 (Ref:1817179)

GT3 is essentially the next class down from GT2, with a lot of the same cars that you see racing in GT2 racing in GT3. The main differnces is that the GT3 cars are a lot closer to the road models of the original car than the GT2 cars. GT3 cars tend to have around 400bhp whilst the GT2 cars are around 450-500bhp depending on the car.

If one day GT1 is ever abolished I can see GT2 becoming the premier GT class Internationally in much the same way that GTS/GT2 took over from the old GT1 class back in 1999 and what we now think of as GT3 could well fill the shoes of GT2. The cars are still becoming faster and faster and theres not much differnce between the old GT1 cars and the current breed in terms of pace.

If you think GT3 is strange check out Ratel's new GT4 idea. A series for cars of around 350bhp by the sounds of it so really for cars such as the Porsche Boxter, Nissan 350z etc, but thats for another thread.

Satorian · 17 Jan 2007, 06:37 (Ref:1817180)

All that aside, it's the future.

At least it seems that way for now. There is lots of interest in the series and manufacturers seem eager to homologate their cars for it.

And I think they are nice to look at, being so close to stock spec.

ss_collins · 17 Jan 2007, 13:33 (Ref:1817516)

Try Racecar Engineering V16N5 - explains it all.

**John Turner** · 17 Jan 2007, 14:47 (Ref:1817601)

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Originally Posted by SALEEN S7R

GT3 cars tend to have around 400bhp whilst the GT2 cars are around 450-500bhp depending on the car.

Are you sure? I'm certain that I read recently that the GT3 DBRS9 was giving about 550bhp.

geeteeone · 17 Jan 2007, 15:10 (Ref:1817625)

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Originally Posted by John Turner

Are you sure? I'm certain that I read recently that the GT3 DBRS9 was giving about 550bhp.

Correct - the horsepower varies greatly between the different cars. As the GT3 specs don't call for air restrictors the horsepower is largely dependant on the road car's engine performance.

A combination of weight/ride height adjustments is made to equalise the cars. I think it's quite clever when you consider that the Porsche 997 probably has something like 120-150 bhp less than the Viper and Aston.

EuropaBambaataa · 17 Jan 2007, 16:51 (Ref:1817714)

And let's not forget the Lotus Exige (even though there aren't any racing in FIA GT3, it's homologated), at 285 bhp, about half of the power in the DBRS9.

MikeHoyer · 18 Jan 2007, 01:09 (Ref:1818071)

Apparently there is an "equalisation" test or something like that to ensure that the cars are equal. First I'd heard about was this year.

It's a pretty good championship, big grids, but a lot of very similar looking cars and unknown drivers which could put some people off.

old man · 8 Feb 2007, 16:19 (Ref:1836445)

Hey now, prize money in European GT Racing! 150,000 Euro plus 40 sets of Michelin tyres in Citation Cup for GT3 to help winner move up to FIA GT. whatever next!

Francesco · 8 Feb 2007, 22:25 (Ref:1836774)

slightly OT but Kessel has prepared a new 430 Kit

http://www.racingworld.it/fiagt/noti...?idtitolo=2955