Aldo Scribante set to host proper GT3 series
THE Aldo Scribante race circuit will host one of the world’s most exciting series this year.
GT3 racing will finally come to South Africa following the announcement that the South African GT Challenge will race over seven rounds around the country this year.
The new series will run in tandem with the South African Endurance Championship, all of which comes on top of news of several new cars set to come to South Africa to join a growing racing supercar grid.
The South African GT Challenge will start at Phakisa in the Free State on February 25, before moving to Killarney in April and then to the super-quick East London Grand Prix Circuit at the end of June.
Those races will be followed by a change of pace as the GT Challenge heads up the coast to the tight and tricky Dezzi Raceway on the KZN Natal South Coast mid-August.
From there it’s back down to Port Elizabeth in October before winding down at Phakisa in November, with the season closing at Kyalami early in December.
“South Africa has been begging for a proper GT3 series,” SA GT Challenge coordinator Charl Aranges said.
“Now we will have a real championship catering for GT3 racing supercars and run to the same rules as the world’s leading GT3 series, which means South African teams can invest in a class where they can race the finest cars in the world.”
GT3 racing caters for a wide variety of supercars from Ferrari 488s, 458s and similar models, Lamborghini Huracan and Gallardo, McLarens, Porsche 911s, Audi R8, Bentley Continental as well as Mercedes-AMG SLS and GT.
Other cars allowed include race version of the Corvette, Viper, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Nissan GT-R and several other eligible cars.
Several of the above machines are already racing in South Africa, with a number of new cars due soon.
All SA GT3 Challenge races will be live-streamed with the class also being the focus of a high-profile media campaign.
The SA GT Challenge will form part of the new South African Endurance Championship roadshow, with endurance races running on the same days as the GT rounds.