2016 the International GT Open
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2016 The International GT Open Introduction The GT Open strenghts Roll of Honour 2016 Calendar The Event - Event Format The Rules The Costs TV Production Coverage TV Broadcasters 2015 Contacts 2016 2 3 Entering our second decade ! It was back in 2006 that GT Sport and former sportscar driver Jesús Pareja launched the series. Since then, the International GT Open has enjoyed constant expansion and a growing success, thanks to stable rules, controlled costs, excellent TV coverage and premium venues. Today, the International GT Open has established itself as one of the top pro-am racing GT series in Europe. After celebrating in 2015 its 10th season, the International GT Open inaugurates its second decade with renewed confidence. 4 • One of the best platforms for ProAm GT racing in the world • The highest level of performance for GT3 cars • Unbeatable cost/return ratio • First series to adopt time handicap system to level performances, instead of GTOPEN GTOPEN complex and costly technical measures • Best calendar in the GT world with all legendary and F.1-graded venues STRENGTHS THE 5 2006 Michele Bartyan (Ferrari F430 – Playteam Sarafree) 2007 Richard Lietz – Joel Camathias (Porsche 997 RSR – Autorlando Sport) 2008 Andrea Montermini – Michele Maceratesi (Ferrari F430 – Playteam Sarafree) 2009 Marcel Fässler – Joel Camathias (Ferrari F430 – Trottet Racing) 2010 Álvaro Barba – Pierre Kaffer (Ferrari F430 – AF Corse) 2011 Soheil Ayari (Ferrari F430/F458 – JMB Racing) 2012 Gianmaria Bruni – Federico Leo (Ferrari F458 – AF Corse) 2013 Andrea Montermini (Ferrari F458 – Villorba Corse) ROLL OF HONOUR ROLL 2014 Daniel Zampieri / Roman Mavlanov (Ferrari F458 – SMP Racing) 2015 Álvaro Parente/ Miguel Ramos (McLaren 650S – Teo Martín Motorsport) 6 23/24 APRIL CIRCUITO DO ESTORIL 21/22 MAY CIRCUIT DE SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 04/05 JUNE CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD 23/24 JULY SILVERSTONE GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT 10/11 SEPT RED BULL RING 2016 CALENDAR 01/02 OCT AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZA 29/30 OCT CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA - CATALUNYA WINTER TESTS 2016 25/26 Feb - Circuito de Jerez - 4/5 March - Circuit Paul Ricard - 15/16 March - Circuit de Barcelona 7 The Event The 2016 season will include seven rounds, all in top level circuits, with F.1 certification, among the most pres- tigious in the continent. EVENT The International GT Open shares its event meetings with sister single-seater, Euroformula Open, and other top racing series, such as the SEAT León Eurocup, the European Radical Masters and new in 2016, the re- FORMAT launched Formula 3.5 V8. The format Friday 2 Free practice sessions of 1 hour each Saturday 1 Qualifying session x 30 minutes (driver1) RACE 1: 70 minutes Sunday 1 Qualifying session x 30 minutes (driver 2) RACE 2: 60 minutes 8 The International GT Open will be based on GT3 cars, either: • GT3 FIA homologated cars • GT3 assimilated cars The International GT Open Cup is opened to: • Challenge, Cup, Trofeo type (i.e. Ferrari 458 Challenge, Porsche 997/991 Cup or the Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo, among others) • Other cars of similar performance level, which can be assimilated (through specific BoP) THE RULES Following titles are established: • Overall • GT3 Am • Teams’ Trophy • GT Open Cup ProAm • GT Open Cup Am Drivers score and sum up points individually. Points are awarded to the first nine positions overall, according, to the scale: 12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 Additional points are awarded to the first five positions by category (GT3 Am, GTCup Pro and Am), according to the scale 10-8-6-4-3 9 DRIVERS STATUS GT3 & GT CUP ______________________________________________________ PROAM Pairs of Gold or Platinum / Silver Pairs of Silver / Silver Pairs of Gold or Platinum / Bronze Pairs of Silver / Bronze ______________________________________________________ AM Pairs of Bronze drivers ______________________________________________________ THE RULES Other possible combinations (Platinum / Platinum, Platinum / Gold and Gold / Gold) will have an extra handicap. HANDICAPS Time handicaps are applied to the three first classified in each category in the previous races and consist of 15, 10 and 5 seconds, which can be accumulated up to a maximum of 30 seconds. Handicaps are served during the mandatory driver change. These handi- caps will be discounted in results lower than a thirdç The extra handicap will be established according to the Organizing Committee criteria. BoP The technical Committe of the series elaborates and updates de BoP list to balance the performance of the cars 10 Entry Fee (*) - Whole season entry fee is 25.000 euros + VAT (7 events) - Entry Fee per event is 4000 euros + VAT This price includes: Entry fee per event Track time: Friday Free Practices 2 x 60’ Saturday 1 x Qualifying (30’) + RACE (70’) Sunday 1 x Qualifying (30’) + RACE (60’) Boxes Tyres (*) THE COSTS Mandatory Michelin tyres The approximate cost is 1900 euros / set + VAT The number of authorized sets per meeting is 3 except for the first meeting that this number amounts to 4 sets (eligible). during the Friday free practices tyres marked in previous meetings may be used. On the private tests on Thursday the number of tyres is free Fuel (*) Panta fuel is mandatory. The fuel must be ordered in advance (before the event) to PANTA and shall be distributed in the circuit. Fuel cost 2015 = 3 euros / liter + VAT (*) As soon as we have prices 2016 we will inform but bear in mind that we do not foresee significant changes 11 7 Countries Visited 5 continent TV coverage 11 Manufacturers represented 516.094 72 countries in visitors on website LIFE TV top countries 133 Deferred 2500 hours of TV coverage 2015 GT OPEN around the globe Italy 20.8% Spain 13.1% UK 10.2 % FACTS & FIGURES FACTS Portugal 7.7% Belgium 7.3% Germany 6.9% 1.249.836 minutes of France 6.0% viewing in you.tube USA 3.0% 108.669 livestream Austria 2.7% USA 21% viewers Netherlands 1.9% Italy 8.9% Spain 6.7 % Portugal 6.3% UK 6.2% 12 2016 TV production will be provided in FULL HD quality In a standard event we use for the TV production: 2016 • up to 3 TV trucks • up to 16 HD fix cameras • up to 2 Slow Mo HD cameras • up to 2 RF cameras to cover the pitlane and the starting grid • Satellite mobile station for the uplink • 2 HD promotional cameras HDTV PRODUCTION 13 14 TV BROADCASTERS 2015 actual and 2016 planned (to be uptadated shortly) TELEDEPORTE LIVE & Deferred 2 countries Spain, Andorra CANAL+ Deportes LIVE & Deferred 2 countries Spain, Andorra SPORTMANIA LIVE & Deferred 2 countries Spain, Andorra BT SPORT LIVE /Deferred UK and Ireland 15 FOX SPORTS - LIVE & Deferred Italy RAI SPORT Highlights & Deferred Italy AUTOMOTO TV - Live/Deferred Italy Sport TV LIVE / Deferred 7 countries Portugal, Angola, Capo Verde, Guinea Bassau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Principe 16 MOTORS TV (Pan European) LIVE & Deferred 65 countries Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Danmark, Estonia, Finland, France, New Caledonia, Réunion, Mauritius, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Island, Kasakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia,Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Netherlands, Poland,Portugal, Ro- mania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United-Kingdom. As from February 2015, thanks to an agreement with Alterna TV and THEMA,, Motors TV is also distributed to all countries in the Americas (North, Central & South) through two channels, one in English and one in spanish DIGISPORT LIVE /Deferred 2 Countries Hungary, Rumania, DIGISPORT LIVE / Deferred 2 Countries Czeck Republic, Slovakia 17 CANAL MOTOR Deferred Norway NELONEN PRO Deferred Finland VIASAT MOTOR Deferred 2 countries Sweden, Norway SPORTTV LIVE /Deferred Turkey 18 POVERKHNOST SPORT TV LIVE / Deferred 15 Countries Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia & Georgia CIS Countries: Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Belarus, Germany, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. GEAR ONE Deferred 15 Countries Middle East & North Africa TORQUE TV - Deferred 3 Countries North America TDN (Televisa) - Live/Deferred 7 Countries Mexico and Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Dominican Republic) Sportube web TV and most television channels also broadcast highlights Live races webstreaming and highlights on www.gtopen.net 19 Jesús Pareja CEO GT SPORT [email protected] Carolina Sintes General Manager [email protected] Alfredo Filippone Media Officer CONTATCS [email protected] José Miguel García Galán Sporting Coordinator [email protected] Juan Alonso de Celada Paddock Manager [email protected] Luis Isasi Technical Delegate [email protected] Felipe Rodríguez Financial Department [email protected] Almudena Coppel Coordinator [email protected] GT Sport Organización C/ Juan Bravo 17 28006 MADRID SPAIN tel: +34 91 4322750 Technical Information : [email protected] General Information: [email protected] website: http//:www.gtopen.net.