Sumo Power announcement; FIA GT1 calendar confirmed
Sumo Power GT, has signed a partnership agreement with NISMO (Nissan Motorsports International Co Ltd) to run two Nissan GT-Rs in this year’s inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship.
James Rumsey, managing director for the JRM Group (formerly ADR Motorsport, which prepared Mitsubishi UK’s rally Lancer Evos), said: “I am delighted that we have been awarded the contract to run the two GT-Rs. Working with NISMO is a great opportunity for us and the project fits perfectly into our company structure. We have an experienced team of people already in place, purpose-built premises with extensive engineering facilities and an existing parts distribution operation. It’s going to be an exciting year ahead.”
The full list of entries to the series (each with two cars) is:
Hexis AMR (France) – Aston Martin DB9
Young Driver AMR (Germany)– Aston Martin DB9
Mad-Croc Racing (Belgium)– Corvette Z06
Phoenix Racing/Carsport (Germany)– Corvette Z06
Marc VDS Racing Team (Belgium)– Ford GT*
Matech Competition (Switzerland)– Ford GT*
All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport (Germany) – Lamborghini Murcielago R-SV*
Reiter (Germany) – Lamborghini Murcielago R-SV*
Triple H Team Hegersport (Germany)– Maserati MC12
Vitaphone Racing Team (Germany)– Maserati MC12
Sumo Power GT (UK) – Nissan GT-R*
Swiss Racing Team (Switzerland) – Nissan GT-R*
* FIA homologation in progress
The Provisional 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship calendar is as follows:
April 17 Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi)
May 2 Silverstone (UK)
May 23 Brno (Czech Republic)
July 4 Paul Ricard HTTT (France)
August 1 Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
August 29 Nürburgring (Germany)
September 19 Portimao (Portugal)
November 7 Durban* (South Africa)
November 28 Interlagos (Brazil)
December 5 San Luis (Argentina)
*Subject to the ASN's confirmation
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