Italian GT Championship
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Italy
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sports car
Sports car racing
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series founded in 2003 and organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI) and the Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana (CSAI). It replaced a previous supercar
Supercar
Supercar is a term used most often to describe an expensive high end car. It has been defined specifically as "a very expensive, fast or powerful car"...
-based championship which ran from 1992 until 2002 when it was folded due to a lack of entrants. The series borrowed heavily from the international FIA GT Championship
FIA GT Championship
The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout the years has visited other continents including Asia and South...
in its first few seasons, although additional entries from Ferrari Challenge
Ferrari Challenge
The Ferrari Challenge is a single-marque motorsport championship that was created in 1993 for owners of the 348 Berlinetta who wanted to become involved in racing. It now encompasses three official championships in the United States, Italy, and Europe. Competitors from each series are brought...
, Porsche Supercup
Porsche Supercup
The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup is the international motor racing series supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship organized by Porsche AG....
, and Maserati
Maserati
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Trofeo competitors were allowed.
Following the 2006 season, the top GT1 class was dropped from the championship, leaving competitors in the GT2, GT3, and GT Cup classes. GT2 competition is dominated by the Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430
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, with several Porsche 911 GT3
Porsche 911 GT3
The Porsche 911 GT3 is a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is the latest in a line of high performance models, beginning with the 1973 911 RS...
s as well. The GT3 class features a variety of machines from 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...
, from Aston Martin, Chrysler and Lamborghini, while the GT Cup class is once again made up of Ferrari Challenge and Porsche Supercup cars.
Champions
| Season | Overall | |||
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| 1992 |  Rory Parasitili |
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| 1993 | Marco Brand |
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| 1994 | Vittorio Colombo |
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| 1995 | Renato Mastropietro |
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| 1996 | Antonio de Castro |
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| Season | GT1 | GT2 | GT3 | GT4 |
| 1997 | Gianni Giudici Gianni Giudici Gianni Giudici is an Italian racing driver from Province of Milan, Abbiategrasso.-Career:1970-1992: Italian Touring Car Championship1993: Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft1994: Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft... |
Alex Dazzan |
Antonio de Castro |
Nanni Corongi |
| 1998 | Luca Cattaneo |
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| 1999 | Massimo Pasini |
Mario Spagnoli |
Aspero Lapilli |
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| 2000 | Massimo Pasini |
Alex Dazzan |
"Romoletto" |
Sergio Bertoni |
| 2001 | Massimo Pasini |
Mario Spagnoli |
"Romoletto" |
Saturno Bandiera |
| 2002 | Denny Zardo |
Antonio de Castro |
Roberto Ragazzi |
Roberto Farnetti |
| Season | GT | N-GT | GT 2 | |
| 2003 | Piergiuseppe Perazzini |
 Andrea ChiesaAndrea Chiesa Andrea Chiesa is a former Formula One driver from Switzerland. He participated in 10 Grands Prix, debuting on March 1, 1992.... |
Massimo Piacentini Roberto Sperati |
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| 2004 | Piergiuseppe Perazzini Gabriele Matteuzzi |
Andrea Chiesa Andrea Chiesa Andrea Chiesa is a former Formula One driver from Switzerland. He participated in 10 Grands Prix, debuting on March 1, 1992.... Loris KesselLoris Kessel Loris Kessel was a racing driver from Switzerland. He was born in Lugano and died in Montagnola following a long illness.He participated in six Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 May 1976... |
Mario Sala Giovanni Sada |
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| Season | GT1 | GT2 | ||
| 2005 | Matteo Malucelli Miguel RamosMiguel Ramos Miguel Pedro Caetano Ramos is a Portuguese racing driver. He currently races for Vitaphone Racing, driving a Maserati MC12 in the FIA GT1 World Championship.-Early career:... |
 Toni VilanderToni Vilander Toni Markus Vilander is a Finnish race car driver who competed in the GP2 Series in 2005. He was also GT2 class champion of the FIA GT Championship in 2007 and 2008.-Career:... Alessandro Pier GuidiAlessandro Pier Guidi Alessandro Pier Guidi is a racing driver from Italy. He drove two races for the Italian A1 Team.Pier Guidi drove a Ferrari 430 GT in the Spanish GT Championship and Italian GT Championship in 2005 and 2006, for the Scuderia Playteam... |
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| 2006 | Toni Vilander Toni Vilander Toni Markus Vilander is a Finnish race car driver who competed in the GP2 Series in 2005. He was also GT2 class champion of the FIA GT Championship in 2007 and 2008.-Career:... Giambattista GiannoccaroGiambattista Giannoccaro Giambattista Giannoccaro is an Italian racing driver and entrepreneur. He owns his own racing team, Scuderia Playteam, which he has competed for.... |
Alex Caffi Alex Caffi Alessandro "Alex" Caffi is a former Formula One driver from Italy. He participated in 75 Grands Prix, debuting on September 7, 1986... Denny Zardo |
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| Season | GT2 | GT3 | GT Cup | GT4 |
| 2007 | Stefano Livio Lorenzo Casè |
Giacomo Piccini Giovanni Berton Marco Coldani (GT3B) |
Angelo Proietti |
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| 2008 | Max Busnelli Max Busnelli Max Busnelli is a racing car driver from Italy. He drove two races for the Italian A1 Team.-Complete A1 Grand Prix results:... Gabriele LancieriGabriele Lancieri Gabriele Lancieri is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as Euro/Italian Formula 3000, International GT Open, International Formula 3000 and the FIA GT Championship.-External links:* *... |
Giacomo Piccini Matteo Grassotto |
Mario Sala Giovanni Sada |
"Yah Man" |
| 2009 | Francisco Cruz Martins |
Stefano Livio Lorenzo Bontempelli |
Aldo Cerruti Mario Ferraris |
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| 2010 | Andrea Montermini Andrea Montermini -Career:Montermini raced in Formula 3 in 1989, taking second place in the Monaco GP support race and 4th in the Italian F3 Championship. He then moved up to Formula 3000, racing for three season before finally taking second place in the 1992 season, winning three rounds while driving for the Il... Emanuele Moncini |
Gianluca Roda |
Marco Mapelli Fabio Mancini |
Agostino Alberghino Sergio Orsero |