# International GT Open

The International GT Open is a grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It was a spin-off of the now-defunct Spanish GT Championship, but is now a distinct series featuring FIA GT3-spec cars modified from production road cars.

## Format

The series consists of events in various European countries which feature two races over a weekend. In its first year, the races had an identical format to the Spanish GT Championship, with two 200 km races, the first held on Saturday and the second on the Sunday. Three of the six rounds were joint events for the Open and the Spanish GT Championship.
In 2007, the first race, known as Pro-Am, covers approximately 200 km distance, while the second race is 150 km and known as GT Open. The only exception is the Open GT Barcelona, which is a single 300 km race. In early seasons, a few races have been a part of the World Touring Car Championship support package.
Now the first race of a weekend is 70 minutes long and the second is 60 minutes. The current support series are the Euroformula Open Championship (formerly Spanish F3 Open) and the GT Cup Open Europe with some race weekends also featuring TCR Europe and the Alpine Elf Europa Cup.
Past support series have included the SEAT León Supercopa (2014-2016), and Formula V8 3.5 Series (2016).

## Regulations

Each race consists of a field of grand touring-style cars broken into different classes based on power and weight. For 2006, two classes were used, known as GTA and GTB. GTA was equivalent to the GT2 class used in the FIA GT Championship, but it also allowed non-homologated cars provide they obey the FIA GT2 technical regulations. Most of the field was made up of Ferrari F430 GTs and Porsche 911 GT3-RSRs. Non-homologated cars like the Mosler MT900R and the SEAT Cupra GT were also competitive.
The GTB class consisted of cars usually from a manufacturer's one-make cup series, like the Ferrari F430 Challenge, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, and the Marcos Mantis. A GTS class was created to house the FIA GT3 class, consisting mainly of Dodge Viper Competition Coupes and Lamborghini Gallardo GT3s.
Starting in 2015, the International GT Open began using only FIA GT3-spec cars with 2 sub-categories. The Am category is only for drivers given the "Bronze" designation by GT Sport. Pro-Am requires one Bronze driver with no restrictions on the co-driver. All other entries are scored overall with the only driver restriction being a ban on having two Platinum drivers.

## Circuits

* Algarve International Circuit (2009, 2011–2014, 2023–present)
* Brands Hatch (2007)
* Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (2006–present)
* Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (2006–2011)
* Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (2008–present)
* Circuit Paul Ricard (2012–2013, 2015–present)
* Circuit Ricardo Tormo (2006–2008, 2010)
* Circuito de Jerez (2013–2014)
* Circuito do Estoril (2006, 2008, 2015–2018, 2022)
* Donington Park (2009)
* Hockenheimring (2019, 2024)
* Hungaroring (2012, 2014, 2017–2018, 2020–present)
* Imola Circuit (2009–2011, 2021)
* Istanbul Park (2006)
* Monza Circuit (2006–present)
* Motorsport Arena Oschersleben (2007)
* Nürburgring (2010, 2012–2014)
* Red Bull Ring (2011, 2015–2016, 2019–present)
* Silverstone Circuit (2013–2019)
* Valencia Street Circuit (2008)
* Vallelunga Circuit (2007–2008)

## Champions
### Current categories
#### Overall

| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
| 2006 | Michele Bartyan | Playteam SaraFree | D | 3 | 3 | 5 | 86 | Race 11 of 11 | 4 |
| 2007 | Joël Camathias Richard Lietz | Autorlando | D | 3 | 3 | 6 | 158 | Race 15 of 15 | 4 |
| 2008 | Michele Maceratesi Andrea Montermini | Scuderia Playteam SaraFree | D | 7 | 5 | 8 | 177 | Race 16 of 16 | 8 |
| 2009 | Joël Camathias Marcel Fässler | Trottet Racing | D | 3 | 6 | 9 | 233 | Race 16 of 16 | 13 |
| 2010 | Álvaro Barba Pierre Kaffer | AF Corse | D | 9 | 4 | 9 | 198 | Race 16 of 16 | 5 |
| 2011 | Soheil Ayari | JMB Racing | D | 0 | 4 | 8 | 199 | Race 16 of 16 | 22 |
| 2012 | Gianmaria Bruni Federico Leo | AF Corse | D | 3 | 3 | 7 | 233 | Race 16 of 16 | 3 |
| 2013 | Andrea Montermini | Scuderia Villorba Corse | D | 5 | 6 | 14 | 231 | Race 14 of 16 | 54 |
| 2014 | Roman Mavlanov Daniel Zampieri | SMP Racing Russian Bears | D | 4 | 3 | 10 | 212 | Race 16 of 16 | 10 |
| 2015 | Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos | Teo Martín Motorsport | M | 6 | 3 | 11 | 212 | Race 13 of 14 | 33 |
| 2016 | Thomas Biagi Fabrizio Crestani | Orange 1 Team Lazarus | M | 0 | 2 | 9 | 183 | Race 12 of 14 | 51 |
| 2017 | Giovanni Venturini | Imperiale Racing | M | 3 | 3 | 6 | 114 | Race 14 of 14 | 8 |
| 2018 | Mikkel Mac | Luzich Racing | M | 1 | 4 | 6 | 122 | Race 14 of 14 | 11 |
| 2019 | Giacomo Altoè Albert Costa | Emil Frey Racing | M | 4 | 4 | 6 | 128 | Race 14 of 14 | 12 |
| 2020 | Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos | Teo Martín Motorsport | M | 1 | 2 | 6 | 114 | Race 14 of 14 | 2 |

#### GT3 PRO-AM

| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
| 2015 | Álvaro Parente Miguel Ramos | Teo Martín Motorsport | M | 6 | 3 | 11 | 94 | Race 12 of 14 | 20 |
| 2016 | Thomas Biagi Fabrizio Crestani | Orange 1 Team Lazarus | M | 3 | 1 | 8 | 78 | Race 12 of 14 | 26 |
| 2017 | Shaun Balfe Rob Bell | Balfe Motorsport | M | 3 | 1 | 8 | 82 | Race 12 of 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | Tom Onslow-Cole Valentin Pierburg | SPS Automotive Performance | M | 6 | 6 | 8 | 78 | Race 14 of 14 | 0† |
| 2019 | Frederik Scandorff | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | M | | 4 | 8 | 79 | Race 14 of 14 | 7 |
| 2020 | Marcelo Hahn | Teo Martín Motorsport | M | 4 | 2 | 7 | 63 | Race 14 of 14 | 1 |
$^†$ Title won on number of wins count back.

#### GT3 AM

| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
| 2015 | Claudio Sdanewitsch | AF Corse | M | 2 | 5 | 12 | 55 | Race 10 of 14 | 7 |
| 2016 | António Coimbra Luís Silva | Sports & You | M | 3 | 8 | 12 | 55 | Race 12 of 14 | 19 |
| 2017 | António Coimbra Luís Silva | Sports & You | M | 0 | 4 | 10 | 49 | Race 12 of 14 | 9 |
| 2018 | Giulio Borlenghi Andrzej Lewandowski | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | M | 1 | 2 | 5 | 83 | Race 12 of 14 | 22 |
| 2019 | Giuseppe Cipriani | Antonelli MotorSport | M | | 3 | 11 | 45 | Race 14 of 14 | 4 |
| 2020 | Jens Liebhauser Florian Sholze | GetSpeed Performance | M | 5 | 7 | 9 | 67 | Race 13 of 14 | 53 |

### Defunct categories
#### GTA

| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
| 2006 | Michele Bartyan | Playteam SaraFree | D | 3 | 3 | 5 | 86 | Race 11 of 11 | 4 |
| 2007 | Michele Maceratesi Andrea Montermini | Scuderia Playteam SaraFree | D | 2 | 3 | 5 | 65 | Race 15 of 15 | 3 |
| 2008 | Michele Maceratesi Andrea Montermini | Scuderia Playteam SaraFree | D | 6 | 5 | 8 | 77 | Race 16 of 16 | 9 |

#### GTB

| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
| 2006 | Fabrizio Gini | Scuderia Giudici | D | 0 | 1 | 2 | no data | no data | no data |
| 2007 | Gianni Giudici | Scuderia Giudici | D | 1 | 1 | 9 | no data | no data | no data |

#### GTS

| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
| 2006 | Andrea Belicchi Stefano Zonca | Racing Box | D | 5 | 4 | 8 | no data | no data | no data |
| 2007 | Riccardo Romagnoli | La Torre | D | 3 | 3 | 5 | no data | no data | no data |
| 2008 | Marco Cioci Andrea Pellizzato | Twentytwo | D | 7 | 6 | 6 | 71 | Race 14 of 16 | 20 |
| 2009 | Michał Broniszewski Philipp Peter | Kessel Racing | D | 8 | 6 | 12 | 107 | Race 14 of 16 | 27 |
| 2010 | Marco Frezza | Kessel Racing | D | 1 | 5 | 8 | 86 | Race 16 of 16 | 2 |
| 2011 | Lorenzo Bontempelli Stefano Gattuso | Kessel Racing | D | 6 | 7 | 12 | 116 | Race 15 of 16 | 13 |
| 2012 | Michael Dalle Stelle Daniel Zampieri | Kessel Racing | D | 5 | 3 | 10 | 88 | Race 16 of 16 | 3 |
| 2013 | Giorgio Pantano | Bhai Tech Racing | D | 0 | 3 | 5 | 56 | Race 16 of 16 | 0 |
| 2014 | Giorgio Roda | AF Corse | D | 0 | 2 | 7 | 86 | Race 15 of 16 | 9 |

#### Super GT

| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
| 2009 | Joël Camathias Marcel Fässler | Trottet Racing | D | 3 | 6 | 9 | 99 | Race 16 of 16 | 5 |
| 2010 | Álvaro Barba Pierre Kaffer | AF Corse | D | 9 | 4 | 9 | 90 | Race 16 of 16 | 9 |
| 2011 | Soheil Ayari | JMB Racing | D | 0 | 4 | 9 | 88 | Race 16 of 16 | 9 |
| 2012 | Gianmaria Bruni Federico Leo | AF Corse | D | 3 | 3 | 7 | 85 | Race 16 of 16 | 1 |
| 2013 | Andrea Montermini | Scuderia Villorba Corse | D | 5 | 6 | 14 | 116 | Race 14 of 16 | 22 |
| 2014 | Roman Mavlanov Daniel Zampieri | SMP Racing Russian Bears | D | 4 | 3 | 10 | 104 | Race 16 of 16 | 5 |

#### Gentleman’s Cup

| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
| 2013 | Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. | AT Racing | D | 0 | 6 | 13 | 114 | Race 14 of 16 | 22 |
| 2014 | Claudio Sdanewitsch | AF Corse | D | 0 | 5 | 15 | 128 | Race 15 of 16 | 10 |

#### GT Open Cup

| Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
| 2015 | James Abbott | Radical Works | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Race 6 of 14 | 0 |

### Teams

| Year | Teams' Cup | Teams' Cup |
| 2007 | Scuderia Playteam SaraFree | Scuderia Playteam SaraFree |
| 2008 | Scuderia Playteam SaraFree | Scuderia Playteam SaraFree |
| | Super GT | GTS |
| 2009 | Autorlando Sport | Villois Racing |
| 2010 | AF Corse | Kessel Racing |
| 2011 | JMB Racing | Kessel Racing |
| 2012 | AF Corse | Kessel Racing |
| 2013 | V8 Racing | Bhai Tech Racing |
| 2014 | V8 Racing | AF Corse |
| | Teams' Championship | Teams' Championship |
| 2015 | AF Corse | AF Corse |
| 2016 | BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW Team Teo Martín |
| 2017 | Imperiale Racing | Imperiale Racing |
| 2018 | Imperiale Racing | Imperiale Racing |
| 2019 | Emil Frey Racing | Emil Frey Racing |
| 2020 | Teo Martín Motorsport | Teo Martín Motorsport |