New season and new life! The International GT Open is ready to embark on its 12th edition and presents itself completely re-energized. No less than 23 cars are entered full-season this year, representing nine different car brands. Many new entries, a greater diversity in machines and nationalities and realm of ‘heavy’ names among drivers characterize the 2017 grid. As customary, more cars will join on a selected events basis, bringing back big and diversified grids. This, together with the high qualitative level of entries and the exciting show on track that the series has enjoyed in recent years, promises to bring to the fans a very enjoyable product.

The fundamentals of the International GT Open have not changed: a balanced race format and calendar, including top tracks across Europe, stable rules, controlled costs, premium TV coverage and a relaxed atmosphere constitute a package that has positioned the GT Open as one of the best platforms for pro-am racing in the continent, providing rich sporting content and attracting more and more teams and drivers.

Jesús Pareja: “Nice to be back on a high!”

Once again, the International GT Open will be part of exciting race weekends promoted by GT Sport, which include the Euroformula Open (the F.3-based formula that has become an important ladder in the single-seater pyramid) but also a new sister series, the TC Open for touring cars. It will launched as from the second event of the season at Spa, completing the offer of GT Sport, who now covers the three pillars of track racing: GTs, single-seaters and touring cars. In addition, spectacular series as the Radical European Masters, the F.Renault Eurocup and other, will be partnering in selected events.

Ahead of the start of the 2017 season, Jesús Pareja, CEO of GT Sport, comments: “We are really looking forward to this new season, which marks a sort of new beginning. The market of GT3 racing remains extremely competitive, but is benefitting from the continuous improvement of the economic environment. It is a fact that in recent years we have suffered from the slowdown in some of our key markets in Southern Europe, but the trend is changing. This said, what makes us particularly happy is that the GT Open has