The Belcar Endurance Championship (formerly Belgian GT Championship) is the national sports car racing

Sports car racing

Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars....

 championship of Belgium

Belgium

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. The series is sanctioned by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium and run by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation

Stéphane Ratel Organisation

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 (SRO). The series' title sponsor is Mediagroep Van Dyck.

Since the 2007 season, the series has run three classes. The top class is for cars conforming to international GT3 regulations, similar to those in the FIA GT3 European Championship

FIA GT3 European Championship

The FIA GT3 European Championship is a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It is a championship derived from the international FIA GT1 World Championship, but meant to provide competition for more...

. Division 2 is the "Belcar Promotion" class, for one-make series "Cup" cars as well as and international GT4 machinery. Division 3 is for "Belcar Specials", a holdover class from previous years.

Typical race lengths are 2 hours; however, the Zolder 24 Hours is included in the championship, with points awarded at 6, 12, and 24 hours.