CALENDAR 2023
29/30 April Portimão
27/28 May Spa-Francorchamps*
17/18 June Hungaroring
22/23 July Paul Ricard
09/10 Sept. Red Bull Ring
23/24 Sept. Monza
21/22 Oct. Barcelona
*Endurance race
OFFICIAL WINTER TEST 15/16 March Barcelona-Catalunya
INTRODUCTION
It was back in 2006 when 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
top F1 circuits. Today, the International GT Open has established itself as reference
Pro-Am racing GT series in Europe.
In 2023, the Series will be run on 7 events, as usual in the top F1 circuits across Europe.
The International GT Open will share its event meetings with its sister single-seater
series, the Euroformula Open and the GT Cup Europe, as well as other top racing series.
The International GT Open is based on GT3 FIA homologated cars and is the GT3
series with the highest performance level.
CLASSES DRIVERS STATUS
PRO PAIRS
Mandatory one Silver + Silver/Gold/ Platinum driver
Following classes are established:
• Overall
PRO-AM PAIRS
• Pro-Am
Mandatory one Bronze + Silver/Gold/Platinum driver
• Am
AM PAIRS
Mandatory two Bronze drivers
. Organizing Committee can adjust the driver status according to driver
Driver status is based on FIA categorization. Exceptionally, the
records and performance
* There will be Podium ceremony for every class
EVENT FORMAT
Event Formats : Standard & Endurance.
STANDARD EVENT FORMAT ENDURANCE RACE FORMAT
2023: Spa-Francorchamps
Friday 2 Free Practice 60’
1 Free Practice - Bronze Drivers 40’ Friday 2 Free Practice 60’
Saturday 1 Qualifying 25’ (Driver 1) Saturday 1 Free Practice Bronze Drivers 40’
Race 1 - 70’ 1 Qualifying 25’ (Driver 1)
(Refueling and change of tyres allowed) 1 Qualifying 25’ (Driver 2)
Sunday 1 Qualifying 25’ (Driver 2) Sunday Race: 2h30’ max
Race 2 - 60’ – (Refueling and change of tyres allowed)
(Change of tyres allowed but not refueling)
Thursday Private Test will take place in Portimão and Barcelona
BoP
The technical Committee of the series elaborates the balance of performance
HANDICAPS
Time handicaps are applied to the two first classified in each category in the previous races
These handicaps are cumulative and will be discounted, one by one, at each subsequent result
lower than third
Handicaps are served during the mandatory driver change
BASIC COSTS 2022
FULL SEASON ENTRY FEE 46.500 euros*/7 events Deadline 15 March 2023
Official adverstising kit approx 300 euros
EVENT ENTRY FEE 7.800 euros*/event Deadline 15 days prior to the event
Official advertising kit approx 300 euros
TYRES The number of authorized sets per event is 4 The first event of the season or
first participation of a team, the number of authorized sets is 5. During the
Friday Free Practice, tyres marked in previous events may be used.
Bronze Drivers may use an extra set of tyres for the Free Practice Bronze session
Tyres ranged in 2022 between 2.066 € and 2.145 €, depending on the model.
We foresee an increment in 2023 of around 4%.
FUEL Panta Fuel cost – 3. 50 €/liter*
* VAT if applicable
TV BRADCASTERS
TV BROADCASTERS (2022 & base for 2023 deals)
Worldwide TV coverage and live streaming
GT Open races can be followed from fans at home thanks to live coverage by major broadcasters and online
channels in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Moreover, races are also livestreamed on our website
www.gtopen.net and on the GT Open channel on Youtube, accessible from all over the world and from all
devices.
The GT Open will also count on live coverage in our live streaming platform.
•WEB TV GT OPEN (Worldwide)
•GT OPEN YouTube Channel (Worldwide)
•Sport TV (Portugal & Angola)
•Digi Sport (Czech & Slovakia)
•MS Channel TV- Canale 229 Sky – SKY Platform 814 - TIVUSAT Platform 54 (Italy)
•Motorwija Channel (Poland)
•Poverkhnost Sport TV (Russia, CIS countries, Baltics & Georgia)
TV BROADCASTERS (2022 & base for 2023 deals)
•Sport TV (Turkey)
•ViaSat Motor (Sweden & Norway)
•Servus TV- (Austria & Germany Live)
•MAV TV (USA & Canada)
•Spark TV (New Zealand)
•Arena TV – Live (via ip ip) (Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro,
Kosovo)
•ShowCase & Sporty Stuff (UK through Sky, Freesat, Freeview, BT)
•MotorRacing (Full Race Replay)
• UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland through Samsung TVPlus
• UK, Germany through Samsung Mobile Phones
• UK, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Finland, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Mexico,
Malaysia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Turkey, United Arab
Emirates and South Africa through Huawei Mobile Phones
TV PRODUCTION
2023 TV production will be provided in FULL HD quality.
In a standard event we use:
• Up to 2 TV trucks.
• Up to 14 HD fix cameras.
• Up to 2 RF cameras covering pit-lane and starting grid.
• 2 Slow Mo HD cameras.
• Satellite mobile station for the uplink.
• HD promotional cameras.
• Live drone cameras
GT Open web livestream www.gtopen.net
MEDIA FACTS – gtopen.net
Overview (interim 2022 report)
Users: 106,769 (↑13.5 %)
Sessions: 222.151 (↑12.9 %)
Page views: 355,125 (↑5.2 %)
Average view duration: 2m32s
Average bounce rate: 50.32 %
Return users: 31.05 % (↑1.3 %)
MEDIA FACTS – OTHER CHANNELS
Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook
Followers Followers Followers Followers
28.300 100.500 5.732 17.506
Average view Top Countries Impressions Likes
US – IT – BR – UK –
8m40s 2.010.500 14.279
DE – FR – ES - AR
Views Post reach
349.020 8.110
Watch time Video views Video views Total reach
3.020.690 2.034.300 132.100 130.052
https://www.youtube.com/GTOPENseries @gtopen @GT_Open @internationalGTOpen
PARTNERS
Official tyre supplier of the GT OPEN
Teams and drivers will benefit from Michelin’s high-tech products, top expertise and on-track service
As partner of all GT Sport series, Michelin will play also a key role in supporting communications and PR activities
Official Fuel Supplier
KEY CONTACTS
Series Coordinator & TV Carolina Sintes [email protected]
Sporting Manager José Miguel G. Galán [email protected]
GT SPORT ORGANIZATION
Juan Bravo 17- Madrid
Tf. N. 0034 91432 27 50
Information
Website - www.gtopen.net
