Group GT1

Group GT1, also known simply as GT1, was a set of regulations maintained formerly by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), for Grand Tourer racing.

[1][2][3][4] The class which was to become known as "GT1" was debuted by the ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest) at the 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans, under the name Group GT.

[7] Barth, an ex Le Mans winner, was manager of the customer competitions department at Porsche, Peter was a well-respected race promoter, while Ratel was an executive/investor in the Venturi GT1 project.

The car had no street legal version even built by the time the category collapsed in 1999, and shared only the instrumentation, front grille and the four headlamps with the normal CLK (C208).

[9] In 1998, realising that with the introduction of the updated CLK LM, and the 911 GT1-98, the F1 GTR could no longer be competitive, McLaren withdrew backing from the program, following BMW which had done so the previous year, in 1997, although two cars would still be entered by Parabolica Motorsports and Davidoff Classic.

The McLaren F1 GTR , a GT1 car from the early era, which made its debut in 1995. This car is chassis #06R, also known as #29 Harrods Mach One Racing
Jaguar XJ220 GT , used in the Italian GT Championship in 1993
Ferrari F40 GTE LMGT1 at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans
Porsche 911 GT1 (993) which would mark the beginning of the GT1 Prototype era
The Maserati MC12 was the dominant car in the category from its full-season debut in 2005, clinching three drivers championships and five teams championships from 2005 to 2009. It would later earn the drivers and teams title in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship
The dominant Chevrolet Corvette C5-R , which clinched four straight teams championships and three drivers championships (2001–2004)
The dominant Chevrolet Corvette C6.R , which won four teams' and driver's championships in the ALMS from 2005–2008
The Dodge Viper GTS-R , which won two straight championships in the ALMS from 1999 to 2000