FIA GT 2010         

In December last year, Interstate Associates were appointed by SRO to help evaluate, research and re-design the brand identity of the FIA GT1 World Championship and the result is a new 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship brand identity. Having been awarded world championship status by the FIA World Motor Sport Council, this year’s FIA GT1 World Championship will visit 10 countries in four continents, supported with a new logo and identity.

This year, the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship, GT2 and GT3 European Championships, will be split into three new distinct and easily identifiable championships. The FIA GT1 World Championship will be for independent teams and professional drivers, the FIA GT2 European Championship for independent teams and pro-am driver crews, and the FIA GT3 European Championship for independent teams and non-professional drivers.

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FIA BALANCE OF PERFORMANCE TEST

Paul Ricard HTTT – 21/22 February 2010

The second Official Test Session will be held at the Paul Ricard HTTT circuit on February 21st and 22nd. The Balance of Performance testing procedure will take place for both GT1 and GT3 cars, and as such, the session will not be open to the media. We hope that as many media as possible will join us in Paris on March 1st for the official launch of the Championship, and the first opportunity to see all the cars taking part in the 2010 season.

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE 2010 FIA GT1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Paris – Monday 1 March 2010

The official launch of the new FIA GT1 World Championship will take place in Paris on Monday 1 March in the Place de la Concorde. The press conference will start at 12 o’clock, followed by interview opportunities and a buffet lunch.

SRO APPOINTS PRISM TO GT1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PR BRIEF

Leading Sponsorship And Sports Marketing Agency To Manage Global PR Campaign For New FIA World Championship

SRO Motorsports Group have appointed PRISM (Public Relations and International Sports Marketing) to manage a global PR campaign for the soon to launch FIA GT1 World Championship. Under the agreement, PRISM will provide strategic counsel and PR activation via their global network. PRISM is the WPP’s leading sponsorship and public relations partner. PRISM will work alongside Mark Thursfield, the SRO PR Manager, Jacquie Groom, SRO Head of Motorsport Media and Jeff Carter, the FIA Media Delegate.

Cameron Kelleher is PRISM’s Account Director and Alex Hocking is the Account Executive.

Q&A WITH STEPHANE RATEL

A new chapter in the history of sports car racing begins this year with the launch of the FIA GT1 World Championship. French entrepreneur, Stephane Ratel, 46, is the long-time promoter of GT racing and has spent the past year envisaging a new world championship which evolves from the European-based FIA GT Championship. Stephane speaks ahead of the official launch of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship which takes place in Paris on March 1st.

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DELETRAZ TO RACE IN GT1 WORLD WITH HEXIS AMR

After a year of transition in GT3, working on the development of the Audi R8 LMS, Jean-Denis Deletraz is happy to announce his participation in the FIA GT1 World Championship. After four years with Phoenix Racing Deletraz is joining Hexis AMR, the team which won the 2009 FIA GT3 European Teams Championship. Jean-Denis will partner FIA GT3 race winner Frederic Makowiecki in the Aston Martin DB9.

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MOSER TO PARTNER WENDLINGER AT SWISS RACING

Swiss driver Henri Moser (23) has already made a name for himself in motorsports. Swiss Racing Team officially announced that the 2007 FIA GT3 European Champion and successful 2009 ADAC GT-Masters pilot will be sharing the cockpit of the Nissan GT-R with Austrian top driver Karl Wendlinger in the FIA GT1 World Championship.

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DRIVER LINEUP ANNOUNCED AT YOUNG DRIVERS AMR

Young Drivers AMR has announced their driver line up for the 2010 season with Britain’s Darren Turner racing alongside Czech driver Tomas Enge in the first of the teams Aston Martin DB9 in the FIA GT1 World Championship. The second Aston Martin DB9 will be driven by Germany’s Stefan Mücke and FIA GT race winner Christoffer Nygaard from Denmark.