The FIA GT Championship

Dream sports cars competing in three-hour endurance races, with all the drama of pit-stops, driver changes and strategy. Excitement, overtaking, close racing and all the drama of a hard-fought championship; now entering its tenth season. The 2006 season will include ten rounds, starting with the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy at Silverstone. Season highlights will be the Proximus 24 hours of Spa, with its packed grandstands and thrilling racing, and a first even street round in Bucharest, around the impressive parliamentary buildings. The season will end with the grand finale at the Dubai Atuodrome on November 18th.

The Cars

Aston Martin, Corvette, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Porsche, Saleen…Legendary names, incredible cars, entered by private highly-professional teams. Road-going cars, adapted for the circuit, between 400 and 650 bhp, they are divided into two categories, known now as GT1 – for the most powerful – and GT2, for cars closer to the production models.

The Drivers

An eclectic mix of drivers - stars from Formula One and Formula 3000, endurance and Sportscar specialists, young, upcoming drivers and talented gentlemen drivers - take part in the FIA GT Championship. Two or three drivers share each car, up to four for the 24-hour race.

The events

	Thursday	:	Two 90-minute free practice sessions
	Friday	:	One 20-minute qualifying session which will set the grid
	Saturday	:	One 15-minute warm-up on the morning of the race day: 500 km race (max 3 hours)
Cumulative handicap weights allotted to the top three in each category.