30/06/2010: Road Car Test - Audi R8 V10

The FIA GT3 European Championship features race cars that are based on a road going production model from each of the brands taking part in the twelve race series. What is it like to drive the road going version of one of these fire breathing feats of automotive engineering?  Jeff Carter had the pleasant task of finding out when he drove the Audi R8 V10 FSI quattro.

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24/06/2010: Japan Welcomes GT3 in the Super Taikyu Series

Next season the Super Taikyu Series in Japan is to add a new class based on the FIA GT3 regulations with the full support of the SRO Motorsports Group, the promoter of FIA GT3 racing worldwide.  In 2011 the new ST-X Class will have three to four races with a full race schedule scheduled for 2012.

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18/06/2010: Driver Quotes from Day 1 at Jarama Driver s thoughts ahead of the first FIA GT3 European Championship event at Jarama, Spain     read more

07/06/2010: 100th race win for Mühlner Motorsport Mühlner Motorsport achieve top results in ADAC GT Masters at Hockenheim: Winners on Saturday, third on Sunday   read more

28/04/2010: Bernie Ecclestone Attends United Autosport's London launch

United Autosports was “formally launched” at West London Audi on April 27.Over 200 guests were in attendance at the lavish Audi Centre in England, the largest in the world, including Bernie Ecclestone, President and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration.

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31/03/2010: SRO MOTORSPORTS GROUP ANNOUNCE LIVE TELEVISION COVERAGE

SRO today announced that they have secured live television coverage for the FIA GT3 European Championship across Europe.  The championship will be broadcast live by pan-European motorsports broadcaster Motors TV and it will also receive live coverage in Italy by Nuvolari. The agreement with Motors TV provides live coverage in Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and Ukraine.

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19/03/2010: Nygaard's Dual GT1 and GT3 Campaign

Christoffer Nygaard has a busy season ahead of him when, uniquely, he will race a Young Drivers AMR Aston Martin DB9 in the FIA GT1 World Championship and also compete for his second year in the FIA GT3 European Championship in the Fischer Racing Ford GT.  In 2009 the Dane, who will celebrate his 24th birthday on the 24th March, won in his debut GT3 season with victory at Oschersleben in Germany, adding two further podiums to finish 5th overall with Florian Grüber at the end of the year.

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27/10/2009: Hexis Racing AMR: 2009 FIA GT3 European Team Champions 2009 was a good year for the Hexis Racing AMR team and at Zolder they finally secured the 2009 FIA GT3 European Team title the French outfit had been striving for all season.  The nr3 Aston Martin DBRS9 of Thomas Accary and Julien Rodrigues scored three podium finishes, including victory in Round 5 at Oschersleben, and the nr4 Aston Martin of Frederic Makowiecki and Manuel Rodrigues  took two further podiums, including victory in the first event FIA GT3 night race in Adria.  The performances of the two cars added up to secure the teams title for Hexis Racing with a 28 point advantage over their nearest rivals, 2008 champions Matech GT Racing, at the end of the season.   read more

23/10/2009: FIA World Motor Sport Council Announces 2010 Calendars

The FIA World Motor Sport Council met in Paris on 21st October 2009, during which the calendars for the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship, FIA GT2 European Championship and FIA GT3 European Championship were approved.

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21/10/2009: ADAC GT Masters Conclude with Christian Abt Crowned as 2009 Champion

7 weekends, 14 races, 17 teams and 83 drivers in 10 different car models from 8 different manufacturers. That are the successful figures of the 2009 ADAC GT Masters. Organized by  SRO and German Automobile organization ADAC the championship completed its third season. After Christopher Haase (2007) and Tim Bergmeister (2008), again a single driver could claim the title. Christian Abt won three races in his Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS and had nine podium finishes during the year. He shared his yellow GT3 with Jan Seyffarth and Christopher Mies.

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