FIA unveils 2011 GT1 World Championship entry list and calendar

The governing body for the GT1 Championships, the FIA has finally unveiled details of the series for the 2011 season. Five teams continue on from where they left off at the end of the 2010 season including Hexis AMR, Young Driver AMR, All-Inkl.com Munnich Motorsport, Sumo Power GT and the Marc VDS Racing Team. The Swiss Racing Team is the other old team competing in 2011. The new teams on the block include Belgian Racing, JR Motorsports, Exim Bank Team China and DKR Engineering. Each of the teams will be running two cars each.

A total of five manufacturers will be competing in 2011 with Hexis AMR and Young Driver AMR running Aston Martin DB9s. The Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV will be run by the Swiss Racing Team and All-Inkl.com Munnich Motorsports while Belgian Racing and Marc VDS Racing will be putting the Ford GT Matech into service. Exim Bank Team China and DKR Engineering will be running the Corvette Z06 while the pack will be rounded up by Sumo Power GT and JR Motorsports in their Nissan GT-Rs. The complete list is as follows:

Nr        Team                                      Nat                  Car

 3         Hexis AMR                              FRA     Aston Martin DB9

 4         Hexis AMR                              FRA     Aston Martin DB9

 5         Swiss Racing Team                  CHE    Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV

 6         Swiss Racing Team                  CHE    Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV

 7         Young Driver AMR                    DEU    Aston Martin DB9

 8         Young Driver AMR                    DEU    Aston Martin DB9

 9         Belgian Racing                        BEL      Ford GT Matech

 10       Belgian Racing                        BEL      Ford GT Matech

 11       Exim Bank Team China            CHN    Corvette Z06

 12       Exim Bank Team China            CHN    Corvette Z06

 20       Sumo Power GT                       GBR    Nissan GT-R

 21       Sumo Power GT                       GBR    Nissan GT-R

 22       JR Motorsports                        GBR    Nissan GT-R

 23       JR Motorsports                        GBR    Nissan GT-R

 37       All-Inkl.com Münnich                DEU     Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV

 38       All-Inkl.com Münnich                DEU    Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-SV

 40       Marc VDS Racing Team             BEL     Ford GT Matech

 41       Marc VDS Racing Team             BEL     Ford GT Matech

 47       DKR Engineering                      LUX    Corvette Z06

 48       DKR Engineering                      LUX    Corvette Z06

The races will be scheduled as per the following FIA Calendar:

26th March                   UAE                  Abu Dhabi

10th April                     Belgium            Zolder

8th May                       Portugal            Algarve

15th May                     Germany          Sachsenring

5th June                      Great Britain     Silverstone

3rd July                       Spain                Navarra

17th July                      France              Paul Ricard

4th September              China               Ordos

23rd October                Brazil                Curitiba

6th November               Argentina          San Luis