The Italian GT Championship (''Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo'') is an Italian

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series founded in 2003 and organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI) and the Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana (CSAI). It replaced a previous

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-based championship which ran from 1992 until 2002 when it was folded due to a lack of entrants. The series borrowed heavily from the international

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in its first few seasons, although additional entries from

Ferrari Challenge The Ferrari Challenge is a One-Design, single-marque Auto racing, motorsport championship that was created in 1993, initially catering to owners of the 348 Challenge who wanted to race their cars. The first European season took place in 1993, ...

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, and

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Trofeo competitors were allowed. Following the 2006 season, the top GT1 class was dropped from the championship, leaving competitors in the GT2, GT3, and GT Cup classes. GT2 competition is dominated by the

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, with several

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s as well. The GT3 class features a variety of machines from the

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, from Aston Martin, Chrysler and Lamborghini, while the GT Cup class is once again made up of Ferrari Challenge and Porsche Supercup cars.

Circuits

Autodromo Nazionale Monza The Monza Circuit ( Italian: ; ) is a race track near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. Built in 1922, it was the world's third purpose-built motor racing circuit after Brooklands and Indianapolis and the oldest in mainland Europe ...

(1992–1994, 1996, 1998, 2000–2001, 2003–present) * Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi (1992–present) *

Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli The Misano World Circuit (officially known as Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli or Misano Circuit Sic 58, and before 2006 called Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica Misano) is a race track located next to the town of Misano Adriatico ( Pro ...

(1992–2018, 2020–present) * Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello (1992–1995, 2001, 2003–present) * Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (1992–1993, 1995, 2001, 2003–2006, 2009–2019, 2021–present) *

Autodromo dell'Umbria The Autodromo dell'Umbria Mario Umberto Borzacchini is a long automobile and motorcycle racing circuit, circuit placed in Magione, Umbria (Italy), about west of Perugia and east of Lake Trasimeno. It is named after Grand Prix driver Baconin Bo ...

(1993–1997, 1999–2011) *

Circuit de Monaco Circuit de Monaco is a street circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the Principality of Monaco. It is commonly, and even officially, referred to as "Monte Carlo" because it is largely inside ...

(1993) *

Autodromo di Pergusa The Autodromo di Pergusa is an automobile and motorcycle racing circuit, circuit that encircles the only Sicilian natural lake, Pergusa Lake. The circuit is also known as Enna-Pergusa, as the lake is located near the city of Enna. Overview Duri ...

(1993, 2003–2004, 2021–2023) * Autodromo del Levante (1993–1994) * Autodromo Riccardo Paletti (1993–1997, 1999–2001) *

Automotodrom Grobnik Automotodrom Grobnik is a motorsport race track located in Čavle, north of Rijeka, Croatia. The circuit was built in 15 months and was opened in 14 September 1978. From 1978 to 1990, it hosted the Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix of MotoGP. ...

(1997, 2000) *

Circuit Paul Ricard The Circuit Paul Ricard () is a French motorsport race track built in 1969 at Le Castellet, Var, near Marseille, with finance from pastis magnate Paul Ricard. Ricard wanted to experience the challenge of building a racetrack. The circuit has ...

(1998, 2014, 2018) *

Red Bull Ring The Red Bull Ring is a motorsport race track in Spielberg, Austria, Spielberg, Styria, Austria. The race circuit was founded as Österreichring (translation: Austrian Circuit) and hosted the Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from t ...

(1998, 2002–2003, 2012–2013) *

Adria International Raceway Adria International Raceway was a motorsport race track near Adria in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. It was a permanent road course, the venue has hosted the FIA GT Championship, Italian Formula Three, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and the ...

(2002, 2007) *

Circuit de Lédenon Circuit de Lédenon is a motor racing circuit located next to the town of Lédenon, Gard, France, about northeast of Nîmes. It hosts mostly National championships, such as FFSA GT Championship and French F4 Championship. History In 1970, tw ...

(2002) *

Hungaroring The Hungaroring is a motorsport racetrack in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtai ...

(2005) * Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo (2008)

Champions

References

External links

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Italian GT results (1992–2005)

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