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2007 FIA GT Championship

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2007 fia gt championship


The 2007 FIA GT Championship season was the 11th season of FIA GT Championship. It was a series for Grand Touring style cars broken into two classes based on power and manufacturer involvement, called GT1 and GT2. Invitational G2 and G3 classes were also allowed to participate, but did not count towards the championships. It began on 25 March 2007 and ended 21 October 2007 after 10 races.

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Schedule

The Brazilian Mil Milhas endurance race was originally announced by the SRO as being part of the 2007 season, but instead became part of the Le Mans Series schedule.

Rule changes

The following rules were changed between the 2006 season and 2007.[1]

  • Race weekends were two days instead of three days.
  • Races were two hours instead of three hours, but still required two mandatory pit stops
  • Cars were allowed a maximum of three race engines for the entire season.
  • Cars were required to use the same gear ratio with three different final drives throughout the entire season.
  • All brakes were supplied by a single manufacturer and homologated by the FIA.
  • All fuel was supplied by Shell through 2008.
  • A new championship was added for amateur drivers in older GT1-class cars. Sponsored by Cessna, the Citation Cup was to be awarded to eligible teams. Winners at each race were allowed on the GT1 podium, and the crews were awarded three hours of flight from Jetalliance.[2]

    • Teams' Championship

    Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours, where half points are also granted for the leaders after 6 and 12 hours. Both cars score points towards the championship regardless of finishing position.

    Manufacturers' Cup

    Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours. All cars score points towards the championship regardless of finishing position.

    Drivers' Championship

    Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours. Drivers who do not drive the car for a minimum distance do not score points.

    Citation Cup standings

    The Citation Cup does not participate at Zhuhai (Round 1) nor at the Spa 24 Hours (Round 6).

    References

    2007 FIA GT Championship Wikipedia
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